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Stormguard Citadel Dig Site


Release						30 March 2020 (Update)
Members						Yes
Location						Temple of Ikov and the sky above Gielinor
Music						Skybound and Sundered

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Stormguard Citadel Dig Site is a dig site that players can visit in the Archaeology skill. The citadel is a former aviansie levitating fortress and laboratory that could be found several miles above the surface of Gielinor. Upon reaching level 70 Archaeology, a Stormguard Citadel invitation is awarded, directing the player to the dig site. The entrance is located at the Temple of Ikov.

Outside the portal leading to the Citadel, players can find Ikovian memorial excavation hotspots that require the assistant qualification to dig at. To gain access to the Citadel itself, players need a restored Ikovian gerege from the hotspot. Once inside, players can excavate at the Ikovian memorial sites inside the citadel to have a chance to obtain the Boots of Flight. These are necessary to traverse further into the citadel. At level 76, players can repair the wingsuit v1 and upgrade it a total of two times; the first upgrade allows players to move past the lightning conductors, while the second allows the gravitational core at the centre of the citadel to be used as long as a restored Stormguard gerege is in the inventory or tool belt. If players fly out of the citadel's bounds, the wingsuit will malfunction and players will crash back down to the surface portal; no damage is taken.

Additionally, various Stormguard portals are used to quickly travel the gaps between islands. At level 95, players can restore a Stormguard gerege (damaged). Both the wingsuit v3 and the restored Stormguard gerege are required to access Howl's Floating Workshop where the player can learn how to manufacture Ancient Invention blueprints.

Dig site info

Stormguard Citadel Dig Site

Manager	Gee'ka
Requirements	70 Archaeology Qualification - Assistant

Getting there

Archaeology teleport, purchased for 250 chronotes from Ezreal at the Archaeology Guild Shop.
Archaeology journal, teleport to the Archaeology Campus then running west, inside the main building, and use the dig sites map table inside to teleport to it directly
Master archaeologist's outfit teleport function.
Ardougne lodestone then running north-east.
Seer's Village lodestone, then running south.
Manor farm teleport then running north.
North Ardougne Teleport from the Lunar spellbook, then running north.
Fishing Guild Teleport from the Lunar spellbook, then running east.
Combat bracelet teleport '4' to the Ranging Guild, then running south-east.
Skills necklace teleport '1' to the Fishing Guild, then running east.
Skills necklace teleport '6' to the Farming Guild, then running north-east.
Spirit tree teleport 'M' to Manor Farm, then running north.
Master quest cape teleport '7' to the Legends' Guild, then running north-west.
Legends' cape teleport, then running north-west.
Ardougne teleport, then running north.
Fairy ring BLR, then running north-west.

History

Like the Clan Citadels of today, the aviansie made use of floating islands to mimic their life back on Abbinah.

Armadyl, who had knowledge of the citadel, stated that its original purpose was for alchemical study and innovations to improve the quality of life for the aviansie. Following his participation in the God Wars however, the focus quickly shifted to creating advanced weapons, and an artificial weather defence system was implemented as a means of protection.

Access was strictly monitored, with some areas being closed off to those with the improper credentials. It houses a gravitational core that is responsible for keeping the islands afloat, and allows the boots of flight and wingsuits to work in the near proximity.

Because the research performed in the citadel was extremely confidential, the aviansie working in the citadel were assigned codenames to keep their identities a secret, should they be captured by their enemies. The most famous among them was an aviansie inventor who went by the name Howl.

The citadel was eventually destroyed in the aftermath of the destruction of Forinthry by Zamorak during the God Wars near the end of the Third Age; an incident that left no survivors.^[1] This resulted in the citadel fracturing into several islands, although they were still kept in place by the gravitational core.

In the Sixth Age, archaeologists at the Temple of Ikov found a design of the citadel and sent it to Guildmaster Tony, who plans to find it.^[2] Further investigation soon discovered a portal above the Temple of Ikov that allowed access to the citadel.

Areas

Recreation

Recreation is the main area inside the citadel. It is formed of multiple islands that host the Stormguard Citadel - Welcome area excavation site, Stormguard Citadel - Keshik memorial excavation site, and Stormguard Citadel - Relay station excavation site in the middle set of islands, Stormguard Citadel - Research & Development north-east excavation site in the northern set of islands, Stormguard Citadel - Research & Development north-west excavation site in the western set of islands, Stormguard Citadel - Research & Development south-west excavation site in the south-western set of islands, and Stormguard Citadel - Research & Development south-east excavation site in the southern set of islands.

The war golem arm that can be studied to unlock The Aetherium Giant research can be found in the middle of the south-western set of islands.

Materials carts can be found in the middle, western, and south-eastern sets of islands, with archaeologists next to them and excavating some of the excavation hotspots.

Famine can be found south-east of the Stormguard Citadel - Relay station excavation site.

Dayguard Tower

Dayguard Tower is located in the south-eastern part of the citadel, and it hosts the Stormguard Citadel - Dayguard tower excavation site.

Nightguard Tower

Nightguard Tower is located in the north-western part of the citadel, and it hosts the Stormguard Citadel - Nightguard tower excavation site.

Howl's workshop

Howl's workshop hosts the Stormguard Citadel - Howl's workshop excavation site.

A drafting bench and some theoretical blueprints can be found here, which can be studied to unlock the Back to the Drawing Board and Howling Man special research, respectively.

Getting around

Stormguard portals allow players to quickly teleport between locations within the citadel, while bridge edges allow players to use the various wingsuits to travel between them. Lightning posts floating in the sky define an area that can't be crossed without the wingsuit v2.

Accessing Howl's workshop requires both wingsuit v3 and a Stormguard gerege in tool belt to access via the gravitational core.

Portals and bridge edges within the citadel

Excavation hotspots

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Material caches

Level	Material	Amount	Hotspot	Site	Dig site	Faction	Site requirements	Members
70	Wings of War	2	Material cache (Wings of War)	Stormguard Citadel - Dayguard tower excavation site	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	Armadylean	Wingsuit v2	Members
70	Wings of War	2	Material cache (Wings of War)	Stormguard Citadel - Nightguard tower excavation site	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	Armadylean	Wingsuit v2	Members
70	Stormguard steel	3	Material cache (Stormguard steel)	Stormguard Citadel - Research & Development south-west excavation site	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	Armadylean	Wingsuit v1	Members
76	Armadylean yellow	3	Material cache (Armadylean yellow)	Stormguard Citadel - Relay station excavation site	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	Armadylean	Boots of Flight	Members
76	Armadylean yellow	2	Material cache (Armadylean yellow)	Stormguard Citadel - Keshik memorial excavation site	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	Armadylean	Boots of Flight	Members
85	Aetherium alloy	2	Material cache (aetherium alloy)	Stormguard Citadel - Research & Development north-east excavation site	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	Armadylean	Wingsuit v2	Members
85	Aetherium alloy	2	Material cache (aetherium alloy)	Stormguard Citadel - Research & Development north-west excavation site	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	Armadylean	Wingsuit v1	Members
91	Quintessence	2	Material cache (quintessence)	Stormguard Citadel - Research & Development north-east excavation site	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	Armadylean	Wingsuit v2	Members
91	Quintessence	3	Material cache (quintessence)	Stormguard Citadel - Howl's workshop excavation site	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	Armadylean	Wingsuit v3 Stormguard gerege	Members

Mysteries

Name	Requirements	Rewards
A Study in Aether	85 Archaeology (B)	18,000 experience
Atonement	70 Archaeology	9,300 experience
Howl's Floating Workshop	95 Archaeology	28,000 experience Access to Ancient Invention and the ability to make blueprints from torn blueprint fragments (Howl's workshop)
Leap of Faith	70 Archaeology	9,300 experience
The Spy Who Loved Metal	76 Archaeology	12,000 experience
Wing Out	76 Archaeology (B) 40 Smithing (B)	12,000 experience Ability to upgrade wingsuit v2 to wingsuit v3

Achievements

There are 18 achievements in this group.

#	Name	Description	Members
1	Mastery - Stormguard Citadel	Complete all of the listed achievements.	Yes	0
2	Mysteries - Stormguard Citadel	Complete all of the listed achievements.	Yes	0
3	Atonement	Solve this mystery.	Yes	15
4	Leap of Faith	Solve this mystery.	Yes	10
5	The Spy Who Loved Metal	Solve this mystery.	Yes	15
6	Wing Out	Solve this mystery.	Yes	15
7	Howl's Floating Workshop	Solve this mystery.	Yes	20
8	A Study in Aether	Solve this mystery.	Yes	15
9	Research - Stormguard Citadel	Complete all of the listed research.	Yes	0
10	Any Port in a Storm	Activate all portals within the citadel.	Yes	10
11	Home is Where the God is	Convince Armadyl to visit Stormguard.	Yes	15
12	Abbinah Resting Here For a While	Find every ancient aviansie spirit at Stormguard.	Yes	10
13	Armadylean Expert	Restored a collection of Armadylean artefacts.	Yes	0
14	Breaking the Sound Barrier	Fly across Stormguard harnessing something powerful.	Yes	10
15	I Am Inevitable	Try to repower the war golem arm at Stormguard.	Yes	25
16	Icarus	Fly beyond the limits of Stormguard.	Yes	10
17	That's Not How it Works	Experiment with one of Howl's prototype weapons.	Yes	10
18	The Feast and the Famine	Attempt to be funny and show a primal feast to someone who won't appreciate it at Stormguard.	Yes	10

Research

Personalities

Music unlocked

Transcript

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Gallery

An update header image of the citadel.
The introductory cutscene to the Stormguard Citadel, showing its high activity during the Third Age.
The end cutscene to the Stormguard Citadel, showing Howl and a giant golem.
Buildings kit concept art
Golem fist concept art
Charging pylons concept art
Wingsuit concept art

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

patch 11 April 2022 (Update):
- Fixed a number of blocking and clipping issues within the Stormguard Citadel.

patch 8 June 2020 (Update):
- Fixed a graphical issue with the wingsuit found at Stormguard Citadel.
- Some missing sides have been added to certain planks in Howl's workshop.
- Fixed an issue that would cause the player's weapons to briefly disappear when activating Stormguard Citadel portals.

patch 26 May 2020 (Update):
- A wandering NPC took a wrong turn at Lumbridge market and found himself at Stormguard Citadel. He has been "dealt with".

patch 18 May 2020 (Update):
- Strong winds at Stormguard Citadel have knocked down pillars and dislodged a tree that was obstructing players' views of excavation spots.
- The orientation of the Stormguard Citadel skybox has been flipped to better reflect the World map.

hidden 18 May 2020 (Update):
- An ordinary man has been added to Stormguard Citadel.

patch 27 April 2020 (Update):
- Some clipping debris in Howl's workshop has been moved.
- A floating pillar in Stormguard Citadel has been grounded again.
- Removed a plant that was clipping with a rock at Stormguard Citadel.
- A gap in a floorboard in Stormguard Citadel has been fixed.
- Added some missing textures in Stormguard Citadel.
- Fixed some clipping issues at Stormguard Citadel.
- Fixed some material z-fighting issues at Stormguard Citadel
- Fixed multiple texture Z-fighting issues on Stormguard Citadel

patch 6 April 2020 (Update):
- An Armadylean yellow cache at the Stormguard Citadel dig site has been moved slightly to make it more accessible.
- Fixed a texture Z-fighting issue at the Stormguard Citadel dig site.
- Fixed an issue with some missing geometry in the Stormguard Citadel dig site.

update 30 March 2020 (Update):
- Added to game.

References

^ Guildmaster Tony, "Stormguard Citadel Dig Site", RuneScape. "Its many secrets lost to time, as the citadel was sundered by the Forinthry explosion and its remnants set adrift."
^ Guildmaster Tony. "Archaeology Journal: Stormguard Citadel." RuneScape News.

[1] Guildmaster Tony, "Stormguard Citadel Dig Site", RuneScape. "Its many secrets lost to time, as the citadel was sundered by the Forinthry explosion and its remnants set adrift."

[2] Guildmaster Tony. "Archaeology Journal: Stormguard Citadel." RuneScape News.

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 Because the research performed in the citadel was extremely confidential, the aviansie working in the citadel were assigned codenames to keep their identities a secret, should they be captured by their enemies. The most famous among them was an aviansie inventor who went by the name [[Howl]].
-The citadel was eventually destroyed in the aftermath of the destruction of Forinthry by Zamorak during the [[God Wars]] near the end of the Third Age; an incident that left no survivors. This resulted in the citadel fracturing into several islands, although they were still kept in place by the gravitational core.
+The citadel was eventually destroyed in the aftermath of the destruction of Forinthry by Zamorak during the [[God Wars]] near the end of the Third Age; an incident that left no survivors.{{CiteNPC |npc=Guildmaster Tony |loc=Stormguard Citadel Dig Site |quote=Its many secrets lost to time, as the citadel was sundered by the Forinthry explosion and its remnants set adrift.}} This resulted in the citadel fracturing into several islands, although they were still kept in place by the gravitational core.
 In the [[Sixth Age]], archaeologists at the [[Temple of Ikov]] found a design of the citadel and sent it to [[Guildmaster Tony]], who plans to find it.{{CiteNews|author=Guildmaster Tony|url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/archaeology-journal-stormguard-citadel|title=Archaeology Journal: Stormguard Citadel|blogdate=28 November 2019}} Further investigation soon discovered a portal above the Temple of Ikov that allowed access to the citadel.

v • d • e RS3 Dig sites
Locations	Varrock Dig Site Kharid-et Infernal Source Everlight Senntisten Stormguard Citadel Daemonheim Warforge Orthen
Site managers	Seth Minas Dr Nabanik Movario Vanescula Drakan Intern Jimmy Gee'ka Skaldrun Zanik Mr Mordaut
NPCs	Archaeologist
Items	Ancient gravel Fiery brimstone Saltwater mud Aerated sediment Earthen clay Volcanic ash
Scenery	Archaeologist's workbench Dig sites map Materials cart Material storage container

v • d • e RS3 Ancient Invention
Blueprints	Theoretical blueprints Torn blueprint fragments Ancient gizmos ^{(Untradeable • Discovery)} Ancient tools ^{(Untradeable • Discovery)} XP Capacitor ^{(Untradeable • Discovery)} Random ^{(Untradeable)}
Components	Classic ^{(Small crate • Large crate)} Historic ^{(Small crate • Large crate)} Vintage ^{(Small crate • Large crate)} Timeworn ^{(Small crate • Large crate)}
Gizmos	Weapon ^(Shell) Armour ^(Shell) Tool ^(Shell)
Perks	Fortune Relentless Ruthless
Devices	Enhanced hammer-tron Enhanced pyro-matic Enhanced fishing rod-o-matic XP Capacitor 5000 Experimental Aether Reactor ^{(Conservation of Energy)} The Subtle Blade ^{(Abyssal Link)} Kinetic dynamo ^(Scrapped)
Archaeology	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site Howl's workshop Drafting bench Howl's Floating Workshop Back to the Drawing Board