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{{Infobox Location
|name = Forthos Dungeon
|image = [[File:Forthos Dungeon.png|300px]]
|release = [[4 July]] [[2019]]
|update = Forthos Dungeon
|members = Yes
|floors = 1
|location = [[Great Kourend]]
|race = [[Red dragon]]s, [[Temple Spider]]s, [[Undead Druid]]s
|music = [[A Forgotten Religion]]
|map = [[File:Forthos Dungeon map.png|300px]]
|type = dungeon
|leagueRegion = Kourend
}}
The '''Forthos Dungeon''', also known as the '''Ruined Temple Dungeon''' and '''Hosidius Dungeon''', is an ancient underground temple found beneath the [[Forthos Ruin]] in [[Hosidius]]. Monsters here range from mid to high combat levels and can be accessed from the staircase in the Forthos Ruin itself or the smaller ruins just east.

The underground temple is one dedicated to [[Ralos]], the god of the sun, and [[Ranul]], the god of the moon. The temple is believed by [[Brother Aimeri]], who comes from the Kingdom of [[Varlamore]] (where worshipping Ralos is common practice), to be the location in which Ralos worshippers originated.

Players can access The Shallows within the [[Catacombs of Kourend]] via the strange passage once climbing down the stairs from the Forthos Ruin. However, this passage will only open once the player has climbed up the respective vine from inside the Catacombs.

[[Dwarf multicannon]]s cannot be placed inside the Forthos Dungeon. If players attempt to place one, the chatbox will state "''A mysterious presence prevents your cannon being set up here.''"

==Location==
{{Map|align=left|x=1690|y=3570|r=3|mtype=pin|width=300|height=300|x:1702,y:3574|x:1669,y:3567|caption=The two aboveground entrances to the Forthos Dungeon.}}
The dungeon can be easily reached by various teleport methods:
*[[Xeric's talisman]] - Teleporting to Xeric's Glade brings players just east of the eastern dungeon entrance.
*[[Kharedst's memoirs]]/[[Book of the dead]] - Using the "Lunch by the lancalliums" teleport brings the player by the [[River Hos]] just north-east of the dungeon entrances.
*[[Watson teleport]] - Brings the player to [[Watson's house]], just west of the Forthos Ruin.
*[[Spirit Tree Patch]] - Brings the player just south of the Ruin.
*[[Lovakengj Minecart Network]] - The Hosidius West station of the minecart network brings the player just south of the Ruin.
*[[Skills necklace]] - Teleport to the Woodcutting Guild and run north.
*[[Hosidius]] [[player-owned house]] [[Portal (Player-owned house)|portal]] - [[Teleport to House]] spell or [[Scroll of redirection|redirected]] [[Teleport to house (tablet)|house tab]] and run north west.
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==Layout==
===Spider's Den===
[[File:Forthos Dungeon - Spider's Den.png|thumb|left|270px|The Spider Den]]
The Spider's Den, formerly a ritual circle for worshippers, is a multi-combat area containing 21 [[Temple Spider]]s, as well as 11 [[red spiders' eggs]] that spawn in the den.

Just south, players can find a small chamber of [[undead druid]]s blocked by some spider webs. To continue south, players must have a [[knife]] or slash weapon to pass through. Players can also find [[Brother Aimeri]] here, who will give players information about the dungeon itself.

Lastly, further south of Brother Aimeri is an old burial tomb that is now occupied by [[Sarachnis]], the mother of the temple spiders.

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===Grubby Chest===
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The [[grubby chest]] is located behind a locked gate in the south-west corner of Forthos Dungeon. Players must have level 57 [[Thieving]] in order to unlock the gate, granting 10 experience when opened. Players can unlock the chest with a [[grubby key]], which can be obtained as a drop from the monsters in the dungeon or from [[gourmet impling]]s. The chest contains an assortment of food, potions, and treasure.

===Temple Library===
[[File:Forthos Dungeon - Temple Library.png|thumb|270px|The dungeon's temple library.]]
The Temple Library is a small chamber containing various bookshelves and four [[undead druid]]s. Here, players can find the [[tome of the sun]], [[tome of the moon]] and [[tome of the temple]] to begin the [[In Search of Knowledge]] [[miniquest]]. These tomes, once filled with tattered pages dropped by monsters in the dungeon, describe the religion of [[Ralos]] and [[Ranul]], the former being commonly practised by people in the Kingdom of [[Varlamore]], as well as information about the dungeon itself.

===Altar of the Sun===
[[File:Forthos Dungeon - Altar of the Sun.png|thumb|left|270px|The altar of the sun, dedicated to Ralos.]]
North of the temple library lies the [[Altar (Forthos Dungeon)|Altar of the Sun]]. Players can restore their prayer points here. A man named [[Olbertus]] can be found here, as well as an invisible [[Shaeded Beast]], who can only be seen while wearing a [[ring of visibility]]. Players can receive a [[temple coin]] from him in exchange for five [[dragonstone]]s or by attempting to kill him.

If players choose to kill him, he will transform into a level-186 [[Shaeded Beast]], who will [[Cursed Altar|curse the Altar]] and render it unusable until a sufficient amount of eligible dragon bones are offered to the bone burner in the Crypt of the Moon (see [[Sacred Bone Burner#Faith level|here for more info]]). Attempting to use the altar while it is still cursed will result in the player taking up to 30 damage and fully depleting their prayer.

There is also a [[broken sun altar]] directly next to Olbertus, which cannot be used to restore prayer.

===Crypt of the Moon===
[[File:Forthos Dungeon - Crypt of the Moon.png|thumb|270px|The Crypt of the Moon.]]
The Crypt of the Moon is a crypt that was used by followers of Ranul to bury their significant leaders, which are now occupied by [[undead druid]]s. Players can use the [[temple coin]] on the [[stone relief]] here, which depicts a vision of both Ralos and Ranul, to travel into a small room containing a sacrificial burner.

In the room, a [[Sacred Bone Burner]] can be found; players can offer bones here for triple the experience that is normally granted when burying bones. Additionally, the burner tracks a "faith level" (or "divine presence") which, when maxed, will grant the player a [[temple key]] which can be used to unlock the [[Temple Door|temple doors]] of the dungeon, which are found near the western and eastern exits.

[[Eodan]], a friend of Olbertus, can also be found in the room, where he tans hides for players at a higher cost than other tanners. This cost can be reduced by completing sets of the [[Kourend & Kebos Diary]].

===Scorched Grotto===
[[File:Forthos Dungeon - Scorched Grotto.png|thumb|270px|The Scorched Grotto.]]
The Scorched Grotto is the domain of [[red dragon]]s (can be safe spotted by the Short Cut in the north-east corner for both range and magic combat) and their [[Baby dragon (red)|babies]], which followers of Ralos believed were capable of innately manifesting a similar power to Ralos.

There are four fires located on the north, south, east, and west walls of the room.

A level 63 [[Agility]] shortcut can be found here which allows quicker access to other parts of the dungeon.

==Monsters==
* [[Undead Druid]] (Lvl-105)
* [[Temple Spider]] (Lvl-75)
* [[Red dragon]] (Lvl-152)
** [[Baby red dragon]] (Lvl-48)
* [[Shaeded Beast]] (Lvl-186)
* [[Sarachnis]] (Lvl-318)

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" widths="200">
File:Forthos Dungeon - Altar.png|The Altar of the Sun, depicting a crescent moon.
File:Forthos Dungeon - Cursed Altar.png|The Altar of the Sun, depicting an eclipsed moon, tainted by the [[Shaeded Beast]].
File:Forthos Dungeon - Broken sun altar.png|The broken sun altar.
File:Forthos Dungeon - strange passage.png|A strange passage that leads into the [[Catacombs of Kourend]].
File:Forthos Dungeon - burial tomb.png|The burial tomb, now occupied by [[Sarachnis]].
File:Grubby Chest (closed).png|The [[grubby chest]] found south of the temple library.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
[[File:Praise the Sun.gif|thumb|The praying animation at the broken sun altar after the Knight of Varlamore arrives.]]
*Once players complete [[In Search of Knowledge]] and have used the [[temple coin]] on the [[stone relief]], they can speak to the [[Knight of Varlamore (Kourend Castle)|Knight of Varlamore]] and inform him about the dungeon; he will then move to the Altar of the Sun. Once he is there, praying at the broken sun altar will result in a different animation rather than the standard praying animation, a reference to the character Solaire of Astora from the ''{{WP|Dark Souls}}'' video game series, who has an unusual obsession with the sun.
*If players wear a [[ring of visibility]], they will see a ghostly version of the [[Shaeded Beast]] by the Altar of the Sun. When asked what it is after freeing Olbertus from its possession, he gives a speech that is a reference to the Explosion of Anger speech from Dragon Ball Z.
*Upon examining the strange passage in the western exit of the dungeon, the chatbox will state "''A passage to another realm... I've seen stranger things.''" This is a reference to the American television series ''{{WP|Stranger Things}}''.
*Upon examining the [[egg sac]]s in Sarachnis' lair, the chatbox will state "''It's making sounds inside. It's going to hatch soon!''" This is the verbatim message that is given upon checking the status of a Pokémon egg that will hatch soon in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
*Upon examining the floor tiles in the Crypt of the Moon, the chatbox will state "''Under this sign will he conquer.''" This is part of a prophecy from the Wheel of Time series. The sign referred to in the prophecy is a yin-yang like symbol, the same as is displayed on the floor tiles.

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