Rookgaard

Background
Rookgaard is the first island that you start on with a new character. It has limited equipment and monsters and is there to give players a first taste of the game. When they have mastered the basics and reached level 8 they can go see the Oracle. At the the Oracle they will have to choose a hometown and a vocation. The choice of vocation is permanent and can only be changed by rooking the character. It is not possible to go back to Rookgaard once you have choosen to go to mainland (except, as mentioned earlier, if you kill the character down to level 5). Also for premium characters, there is another Oracle in Premium part of Rook. You can choose a premium hometown here.

NPCs
Cipfried - The first NPC you meet when you first start out with a new character. Cipfried is a monk that have healingpowers. He can stop poison, fire, electricity and heal badly wounded players (<65 hitpoints). You can find Cipfried in the Temple.

Obi - Obi sells and buys weapons, armors and other wares that a real explorer and hunter needs. His shop is located east in the town, northeast of the Temple.

Dixi - Dixi works in Obi's shop. She buys and sell the same things as Obi does. You can find her shop on the second floor of Obi's.

Al Dee - Al Dee, or "Mad Al" which is his nickname, sells weapons, armors and other equipment that is useful for hunters and explorers. Unlike Dixi and Obi, he also has picks. But he doesn't have many of them so he will only trade them for a Small Axe, which are rare items on the non-premium part of Rookgaard. You can find Al Dee at the northeast part of the non-premium town. North of Willies house.

Tom - Tom the tanner buys dead Rats, Rabbits, and wolves. A good place for newbies to get their first Gold. His shop is located west of Obi's shop, northwest of the Temple.

Seymour - Seymour is working in the library part of the Acadamy. He pays people for bringing dead rats to him. You can find the Acadamy north of the Temple.

Willie - Willie is our foodseller. He buys and sells most kinds of food (not fish). He can be found at the west part of the non-premium town. West/northwest of the Sheep farm.

Lily - Lily sells antidote runes and buys blueberries. Her store can be found south of the sheep farm.

Amber - She is a traveller from mainland. She came here with her raft to the east of Rookgaard. Unfortunately she forgot her Notebook in her chest on the raft. Anyone that brings this Notebook to her will be rewarded. She also knows some orcish. You can find Amber in the rest room, downstairs in the Acadamy.

Dallheim - Dallheim is the bridgeguard of Rookgaard. He has the same healing powers as Cipfried does and he can be found on the bridge north of town.

Lee'delle - She is pretty much the same as Obi and Dixi. Her store is located in the center of the premium island (the part of Rookgaard which only premium account characters can visit). She likes honey flowers and rewards players for bringing them to her.

Billy - He is pretty much the same as Willie, although he also buys rats like Tom. He is looking for some useful pans for cooking. He can be found on the east part of the premium island (the part of Rookgaard which only premium account characters can visit).

Loui - Loui is a monk in the wilderness on the premium part of Rookgaard. He is very scared of a sinkhole near him and he says it's something very dangerous down there. He can't heal people because of the lack of "some flower".

Oracle - When you are level 8 you are allowed to leave Rookgaard and travel to the mainland. When you want to do this you have to talk to the Oracle. The Oracle will ask what vocation and hometown you want and will then teleport you to the choosen town. You can find the Oracle on the second floor in the Acadamy, above the library.

Gatekeeper - When you are level 8 you are allowed to leave Rookgaard and travel to mainland. When you want to do this you have to talk to the Gatekeeper. The Gatekeeper will ask what vocation and hometown you want and then teleport you to the chosen town. The main diffrence between Gatekeeper and Oracle are the towns you can choose to travel to. You can find the Gatekeeper east of the blueberry fields, north of Lee'delle's shop (the part of Rookgaard which only premium account characters can visit).

Zerbrus - He is pretty much the same as Dallheim on the bridge out of town. Can be found on the bridge out of town (the part of Rookgaard which only premium account characters can visit).

Hyacinth - Hyacinth is an old hermit who lives in his small house on the top of a mountain. He sells life fluids and you can deposit your empty vials to him.

Blind Orc - The Blind Orc is a friendly Orc in the mountains. He doesn't understand English, so you have to speak orcish (Orc Language) with him. He sells some equipment, but the only thing worth buying from him is a bow and arrows. His mountain can be found north of the ruins, outside the town.

Monsters
Monsters that can be found here


 * Rats: The first monster you meet will be a rat, they have 20 hitpoints and give 5 experience. These monsters may be weak alone but they rack up lots of damage to low levels in numbers. Dont get trapped.


 * Spiders: Like rats, these are weak monsters. They drop better loot than rats and have better exp points. These are also the creature of choice when trying to raise experience quickly.


 * Snake: Very easy to kill, but watch out for their poison! These monsters yield 10 exp but drop no loot.


 * Cave rats: Slightly stronger than rats, these are harder to kill due to increased health and dealing more damage, they yield 10 exp points.


 * Bugs: These creatures are great to train on, they give 18 exp each and are not very strong, but beware! They do some amazing damage when in large groups.


 * Poison spiders: You can argue whether these are worth hunting or not. Some feel that their damage and poison is too high compared to how much exp and GP you get while others think they are great for some fast powergaming.


 * Wolves: These monsters are easy to kill but do some high damage to inexperienced players. Make sure that you have studded armor/helmet or above and a shield before fighting these dog-looking creatures.


 * Trolls: Very slow and don't do much damage, but they are hard to kill if you don't have a sword or better. These are training creatures of choice for young tibians.


 * Orcs: Basically, a stronger, faster, tougher version of trolls. And they are green with fearsome red eyes. These are slightly harder than trolls.


 * Bears: Very easy to kill and drop lots of food, but they do some good damage, especially in pairs. These creatures can't be pushed, making them troublesome even for more experienced players on Rookgaard.


 * Wasps: These creatures are one of the largest scares you will come across on Rookgaard. They make a great foe because of the poison and speed. Also, their attack strength and defence is something to earn them one of the most fearsome creatures.


 * Goblins: Not very strong in hand to hand combat, but they can do some nasty hits with their throwing stones. Be very careful when crossing the goblin bridge in the main premium cave.


 * Skeleton


 * Minotaurs: These things are incredibly tough. To hunt them or do the mino quest, you need to have a blocker lvl 15+ with shielding 20+ trap them one at a time. Then someone with distance 16+ shoot spears at them, spears sometimes do over 30 damage when thrown at a distance.


 * Rotworms: Rotworms remind of minotaurs, but they hit harder and have more hitpoints. Just one alone can do 15 damage, but if you get trapped with 5 then your doomed. Notice: rotworms can not be pushed away! So plan how to run so you don't get yourself trapped with them.


 * Orc spearman: One of the 4 hardest monsters on Rookgaard. This creature will attempt to keep its distance to the player and throw spears once in a while. Best way to handle these creatures is to single it out, trapping it in a corner and kill it in close combat.

You will Encounter some other monsters such as minotaur mages and ghouls. Don't worry, these are just for display and you can only battle them on the mainland.

Food
Food that can be obtained on Rookgaard
 * cheese
 * fish
 * meat
 * ham
 * bread
 * apple
 * cherry
 * banana
 * salmon (semi-rare, not many people know how to obtain this}
 * carrot
 * blueberry
 * egg (rare, obtained only in Easter from rabbits)

Rumours
Common rumours about the island


 * It is said, that somewhere there lies a Spike Sword on a tiny island near Rookgaard. That it disappears, and appears again after some time. No one seemed to have taken the sword in his hand and no one knows, where and how to get it.
 * Some say you get a spikesword once you reach level 100, but as noone has ever become level 100 on Rookgaard noone can know this.
 * People say that you can obtain scale armors on Rookgaard, but I think this is a false rumour coming from people who think you can kill the Ghoul.
 * Some say you can open the door in the Minotaur Hell that leads to the Minotaur Mage, but this haven't been proven yet. There is no known key that can open this door.
 * A few years ago people said you could loot a key if you killed the single Minotaur on the mountain south of the Sword of Fury with your bare hands. The key was told to open the door to the Minotaur Mage in Minotaur Hell. This rumour is false.
 * A sign to the 'Maze of Fury' can be seen in a cave and a hole marked on the map but as so far no one have discovered whether this maze exists or where it is.
 * It is rumored that a brass armor can be looted on Rookgaard, as the NPC's on the island offer to buy it. However, this rumor hasn't been confirmed yet. Brass armor is dropped by Minotaur Mages, which will make you get a hunch at whether you can get into the Minotaur Mage's room.
 * Some say if you go onto a mountain with a Minotaur on it, and say "allfull" you will get 1000gp and Gold Armor. This has been proven false, merely a Minotaur NPC has been placed there.
 * It has been said that iron spawns somewhere on Rookgaard and that the Blind Orc can forge a key with it to the Minotaur Mage's room. However, there is no item known called an Iron Key. Suspecting for this rumour to be false.

Spoiled Quests
For information on quests that can be found on Rookgaard, see the section of Rookgaard Quests on the Quests page.

Geographical Location
The town of Rookgaard is located here.