The Eremos - the Wilderness

At a glance#

The map#

The Eremos runs north from Thermopylae for 64 levels - every 8 tiles north is one level. The Acheron river cuts across it at levels 21-23: below it you can still teleport out, above it you can't. Click a number for what's there.

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1. 1
   Thermopylae (safe)The hub: bank, shops, the Duel Arena and Last Man Standing portals, the lever and the ferry home. See Thermopylae below.
2. 2
   The Horos trench (level 1)The border. Cross it anywhere - the wardens check your purse holds your 5% risk.
3. 3
   The Sown Field (L1-10)The first open ground past the trench - Spartoi recruits, brigands and harpies.
4. 4
   Eris' Orchard - Shrine of Eris (L7)The first shrine, inside the Golden Apple of Eris multi pocket.
5. 5
   The Asylon (L11-18)A safe walled pocket in the middle of the Wilderness, with a bank and a healing pool.
6. 6
   The Polyandrion (L11-20)The burial mound of the fallen. Its stair leads down to the Galleries.
7. 7
   Stymphalian Marsh (L11-20)Stymphalian birds - and a sinkhole into the Galleries.
8. 8
   Phobos' Bastion (L11-18)Hoplites of Ares; Phobos' cellar drops into the Undercroft.
9. 9
   The Acheron (L21-23)The teleport line. Past here, normal teleports stop working.
10. 10
    The Bothros (L24)The chaos altar: bones give 3.5x Prayer XP with a 50% chance to save each one.
11. 11
    Temple of Ares - Shrine of Ares (L31)Multi-combat temple with the second shrine.
12. 12
    Field of the Gigantes (L27-34)Multi-combat battlefield: giants, the Spartoi phalanx - and Echion, First of the Spartoi.
13. 13
    The Kenotaph door (L34)Down into the Kenotaph - Charon's toll is 250,000 Dracma for 30 minutes.
14. 14
    Burning Fields of Phlegra (L37-48)Lava, slag titans and the Drakaina of Phlegra. One of the Avatar of Ares arenas.
15. 15
    Lemnos, Isle of the Drakaina (L37-48)The Mosychlos stair down into the Deeps.
16. 16
    Laurion (L41-48)The PvP mine, multi-combat - 100,000 Dracma a visit.
17. 17
    The Lever of Aeetes (L46)The only way into the sealed lair of the Colchian Drakon.
18. 18
    Grove of Kalliste (L45-53)Multi-combat grove - home of Callisto, Bear of Artemis.
19. 19
    The Cave of Boreas (L55)Into the frozen caves of Boreas.
20. 20
    The great strongbox (L53)Unlocks every 20 minutes. Channel it open - and hold it.
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    Krene of Ares (L54)The deep Avatar of Ares arena - and where the hub lever drops you.
22. 22
    Hyperborea - Shrine of Apollo (L59)The third shrine, in the far frozen north.
23. 23
    Crossroads of Hecate - Shrine of Hecate (L60)The fourth shrine.
24. 24
    Chasm of Khaos (L57-64)Multi-combat chasm - Khaos the Primordial, and the Khaos rift into the Deeps.

The regions#

The west climbs into ice and snow (Hyperborea), the east into fire and lava (Phlegra, Laurion), and the middle road runs straight up from the trench to the Crossroads of Hecate.

Thermopylae#

The Hot Gates are the safe hub at the end of the mainland road. Everything a PKer needs is here.

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   ArrivalWhere you land - the central plaza.
2. 2
   Thermopylae SutlerPK supplies for Dracma: sharks, brews, restores, prayer potions, bolts.
3. 3
   Thermopylae ArmourerOSRS PK gear for Honor.
4. 4
   Duel Arena portalDracma stakes only.
5. 5
   Last Man Standing portalEveryone starts equal.
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   AntiquarianBuys grave goods for Dracma.
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   Spring of HeraclesRestores your health and special attack.
8. 8
   GuideThe Eremos status board.
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   The hub leverStraight to the deep wilderness (about level 54) - and back.
10. 10
    The HorosThe trench and its wardens - cross it and you're in the Wilderness.
11. 11
    FerrymanBack to Olympia Nova.

The Honor Quartermaster (Eremos gear, supplies, statuette hand-in), the Herald who cries every kill, eight Thesauros bankers and the Stele PK scoreboard are all in the hub too.

Getting around the Wilderness#

• Teleports work at level 20 and below. Past the Acheron (levels 21-23) normal teleports - and most :: commands - stop.
• Six obelisks at about levels 13, 19, 27, 35, 44 and 50 link to each other. They take 8 ticks to fire and ignore teleblock.
• Levers: the hub lever drops you at about level 54 (with a lever back); the Lever of Aeetes at about level 46 opens the sealed Drakon lair. Teleblock and a combat tag stop them.
• The Asylon (levels 11-18): a safe pocket with a bank and a pool. You can't walk in teleblocked or in combat, and leaving checks your purse again.
• Charon's toll into the Kenotaph: 250,000 Dracma for 30 minutes. The Laurion mine: 100,000 a visit.
• The Bothros chaos altar at level 24: bones give 3.5× Prayer XP with a 50% chance to save each bone.

What you risk#

PvP on Olympus never takes your gear. Instead:

• Before you cross, your purse must already hold 5% of what you're wearing and carrying. Without it the trench turns you back.
• On a PvP death, that 5% goes to your killer in Dracma. Every tradeable item you carry that isn't gear drops for them too: loot, materials, food, potions, runes, ammo, loose Dracma. Worn gear, carried gear and untradeables always stay with you.
• Inside, the bank is closed, so the purse can't drain away from under your risk.
• A kill only pays Honor if the victim actually paid at least 50,000 Dracma, and the same pair pays once per 10 minutes. Accounts on the same computer can never profit from each other.

How PvP combat works#

• OSRS maths on OSRS-sized stats. Every item's stats are translated to their OSRS equivalent for PvP, so hits feel like OSRS. Your levels count one for one, up to 150, and HP goes to 150.
• Olympus's custom power is turned down against players: class, talents, prestige, bonus damage, enchants and custom specials are heavily reduced or off when both sides are players. Gear and skill decide fights.
• Protection prayers block 40% of a hit.
• Freezes show over the target's feet: Frozen 12s in ice blue, then Immune 3s in grey.
• Custom PvP gear (Eremos and Gladiator's) needs 150 Defence. Pures and mains in OSRS gear are their own tier.

Honor#

Honor is the PvP currency. Every source:

An active PvPer makes about 100-150 Honor an hour. Spend it at the Honor Quartermaster (Eremos gear and capes) and at the Thermopylae Armourer, who sells OSRS PK gear: d'hide, Barrows, dragon and rune, god capes, spec weapons, ammo, runes and PK supplies.

Honor ranks#

Fourteen Greek military ranks. Each needs both its lifetime Honor (spending never costs you rank) and its kills (Wilderness player kills plus Battleground killing blows). Promotions are announced in chat.

Hotspots#

Shrines: your clan takes a shrine by standing in its ring uncontested for 30 seconds; it then holds for 30 minutes, paying Honor every minute, and any enemy in the ring pauses a capture.

Multi-combat is limited to named pockets - the Golden Apple of Eris, the Temple of Ares, the Field of the Gigantes, Phlegra's heart and Lemnos, Laurion, the Grove of Kalliste, Krene of Ares, Hyperborea, the Crossroads of Hecate and the Chasm of Khaos, plus the Kenotaph, the Weaver's Nest and the Grove of Ares underground - and a 20-tile ring around every boss and event. Everywhere else is single-way.

Votive statuettes (tiers 1-10): monsters drop the low tiers (deeper regions drop higher ones), bosses and the strongbox the middle tiers - and every PvP kill upgrades the best statuette you carry by one tier. Hand them in to the Honor Quartermaster.

Bosses#

Each Voidwaker piece is a 1-in-200 announced unique - combine all three for the Voidwaker. The Avatar of Ares has 8,000 hp: his Wrath strikes every 25 ticks, and hoplites join at 66% and 33%. Anyone who does 2% of the damage earns 20 Honor; the top three get 30 / 20 / 10 more.

The four dungeons#

The dungeons are part of the Wilderness: same levels as the ground above them, same risk, same rules.

Monsters by region#

Inside the hub and the Wilderness all combat - monsters too - uses the PvP rules, so your custom power is off here as well. The deep monsters (slag titans to keres) drop zenyte shards at 1 in 300 - chisel one into a torture, anguish, tormented bracelet or Ring of suffering (i).

Eremos gear#

The Eremos's own weapons and armour sit 5% above their PvE counterparts. They are built for players: each piece adds PvP Power (+2% damage dealt, -2% damage taken against players) but deals slightly less to monsters. All of it needs 150 Defence.

Xiphos of Leonidas

Special: Molon Labe

Harpe of Perseus

Claws; a cascading special

Dory of Achilles

Special: Wrath of Achilles, stronger below 50% health

Labrys of Minos

Special: Charge of the Minotaur (stun)

Hammer of Hephaestus

Special: Forge of Hephaestus (burn)

Bow of Odysseus

Special: Through the Twelve Axes

Javelin of Zeus

Thrown; special: Thunderbolt of Zeus

Gaze of Medusa

Special: Petrifying Gaze (freeze)

Spartan helm

The Spartan set: wear helm, cuirass and greaves for +25% Honor per kill

Helm of Darkness (Eremos)

Helm

Amulet of Hades' Avarice

Amulet

Ring of Hermes

Ring

Honor capes I-IV: cape I costs 3,000 Honor; the rest are forged on the Forge's PvP tab (100% success):

The Hammer of Hephaestus, Bow of Odysseus and Gaze of Medusa are forged there too, from boss materials and a tier-4 votive.

More PvP#

The full mechanics - combos, specials, eating, shops and prices - are in the PKing guide.

• Last Man Standing: everyone starts equal, and the last one alive wins the most Honor.
• The Duel Arena: stakes are Dracma only, never items.
• The Ranked Arena: rated PvP with safe deaths. See the Ranked Arena guide.