Temple of the Eye (location)

Temple of the Eye
Released	23 March 2022 (Update)
Members	Yes
League region	Desert✓
Inhabitants	Various
Music	Temple of the Eye
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Type	dungeon

The Temple of the Eye is an ancient temple located at the bottom of the Eastern Sea south of Morytania. The Great Guardian resides here, and players assist it in closing the abyssal rift that opens up during the minigame Guardians of the Rift.

Getting there

The portal to the Temple of the Eye resides in the basement of the Wizards' Tower. Players can get there faster than walking by using the following:

The amulet of the eye teleport.
The grouping minigame activity teleport.
A necklace of passage teleport to the Wizards' Tower.
Fairy ring code DIS to the Wizards' Tower.
An amulet of glory teleport to Draynor Village and walking south.
Lumbridge Home Teleport and walking south-west.
Teleporting to The Scar via ring of shadows, requiring Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire.

History

Some time after the Betrayal of Zaros, the other gods appeared and banished Zamorak, who possessed the Stone of Jas, from Gielinor.^[1] During this time, possession of the Stone went to Saradomin, who then hid it beneath the waves somewhere south of Hallowvale. Aliya and Zachariah, Justiciars of the Lion and Owl, were tasked with protecting the artefact;^[2] Aliya was tasked to build the temple to house the artefact,^[3] known to them as "The Eye", while Zachariah was to hunt down and slay those who would try to claim it, including Porazdir, one of Zamorak's generals.^[4]

Sometime during the God Wars, many sought to claim the Stone, including servants of Zaros.^[5] A group of Zarosians led by Perseriya managed to locate the Stone and attempted to use abyssal magic to steal it; however, because of the presence of the Stone (and not known to anyone) the spell was warped and instead opened a rift to The Scar,^[6] the most dangerous part of the Abyss.^[7] Nearly the entire Zarosian fleet and some of the Saradominists were sucked into the Scar, while creatures from it began pouring out of the rift, resulting in a huge battle. Aliya used the Stone to seal the abyssal rift,^[8] and created The Great Guardian and many other rune guardians to protect the temple in the event the rift was reopened.^[9] She then moved the Stone to an unknown location, and tasked her knights to clear out the rubble.^[10]

During the Fifth Age, the Order of Wizards rediscovered the Temple in an attempt to find an ancient teleportation matrix to the runic altars. However, Mia Persten, the leading researcher in teleportation magic, accidentally reopened the rift and disappeared into the Abyss, activating the Temple's defences once more. The Great Guardian, with the assistance of several apprentices and a certain adventurer, manage to close the rift, albeit temporarily, due to the Stone no longer being present in the Temple.^[11] However, it is later revealed that Persten was actually Sliske in disguise, who had opened the rift to test the adventurer's worthiness of being one of his wights.

Inaccessible altars

Three runic altars cannot be accessed via the Temple due to their locations not being known to the Saradominists who built its defences. The Astral Altar was a creation of the Moon Clan and generally unknown outside of it at the time. The true Soul Altar, buried deep beneath Menaphos, was likewise inaccessible. The Wrath Altar was not accessible until the Runecrafting Crusades.^[12]

Trivia

On the ocean floor to the east of the Temple, a pineapple, moai, and rock can be seen. This is a reference to the homes of the main characters of the television show SpongeBob SquarePants. This is further evidenced by their examine information.
Attempting to light a fire within the temple grounds yields a message "A strange magical force won't let you light a fire here."

References

^ Viggora. Old School RuneScape. "It was then [after the Betrayal of Zaros] that the other gods appeared and banished Zamorak from the world completely for daring to kill one of their kind, although as it turned out it didn't quite work out that way for them, when he returned stronger than ever, a god himself."
^ Zachariah. Old School RuneScape. "...he [Saradomon] has given us the task of protecting it [the Eye]."
^ Zachariah. Old School RuneScape. "You must build a sanctuary for the Eye. The forces of chaos already seek to reobtain it, as do countless others."
^ Zachariah. Old School RuneScape. "Zamorak has tasked his collector with finding the Eye. I will hunt him down before he does, along with any others who would try to claim it."
^ The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "This temple was built to house a powerful artefact. Many sought to claim this artefact for themselves, including servants of the Fallen Empire."
^ The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "In their attempt to claim the artefact, they used magic they did not understand. The rift to the Scar was created as a result."
^ The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "No part of the Abyss is more dangerous than the Scar."
^ The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "The Eye was removed after the battle, but not before the Justiciar of the Lion used it to seal the rift once more."
^ The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "She then created us, the Guardians of the Rift, to protect this place in the event the rift was ever reopened."
^ "Atlax's diary". Old School RuneScape. "Perhaps the temple lived up to the stories before the battle, but now there's just a big hole in the wall, some strange symbols on the floor that kind of freak me out and a whole lot of rubble. According to Pharana, the Justiciar of the Lion wants no time wasted. We start work tomorrow."
^ The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "Without the power of the Eye, we have no way to seal the rift permanently. It will soon reopen once more."
^ "Q&A Summary 07/04/2022". RuneScape News. Jagex. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original. "Those are the three altars that the Saradominists at the time didn't have access to. The Astral Altar was in the way on Lunar Isle so no one else could get to it, the Wrath Altar was already lost at that point. And the Soul Altar was, for anyone who doesn't know, the Soul Altar, the true Soul Altar, not the one on Kourend, is actually deep beneath Menaphos so it was also not available to the Saradominists, that's why those three aren't in there."

[1] Viggora. Old School RuneScape. "It was then [after the Betrayal of Zaros] that the other gods appeared and banished Zamorak from the world completely for daring to kill one of their kind, although as it turned out it didn't quite work out that way for them, when he returned stronger than ever, a god himself."

[2] Zachariah. Old School RuneScape. "...he [Saradomon] has given us the task of protecting it [the Eye]."

[3] Zachariah. Old School RuneScape. "You must build a sanctuary for the Eye. The forces of chaos already seek to reobtain it, as do countless others."

[4] Zachariah. Old School RuneScape. "Zamorak has tasked his collector with finding the Eye. I will hunt him down before he does, along with any others who would try to claim it."

[5] The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "This temple was built to house a powerful artefact. Many sought to claim this artefact for themselves, including servants of the Fallen Empire."

[6] The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "In their attempt to claim the artefact, they used magic they did not understand. The rift to the Scar was created as a result."

[7] The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "No part of the Abyss is more dangerous than the Scar."

[8] The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "The Eye was removed after the battle, but not before the Justiciar of the Lion used it to seal the rift once more."

[9] The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "She then created us, the Guardians of the Rift, to protect this place in the event the rift was ever reopened."

[10] "Atlax's diary". Old School RuneScape. "Perhaps the temple lived up to the stories before the battle, but now there's just a big hole in the wall, some strange symbols on the floor that kind of freak me out and a whole lot of rubble. According to Pharana, the Justiciar of the Lion wants no time wasted. We start work tomorrow."

[11] The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "Without the power of the Eye, we have no way to seal the rift permanently. It will soon reopen once more."

[12] "Q&A Summary 07/04/2022". RuneScape News. Jagex. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original. "Those are the three altars that the Saradominists at the time didn't have access to. The Astral Altar was in the way on Lunar Isle so no one else could get to it, the Wrath Altar was already lost at that point. And the Soul Altar was, for anyone who doesn't know, the Soul Altar, the true Soul Altar, not the one on Kourend, is actually deep beneath Menaphos so it was also not available to the Saradominists, that's why those three aren't in there."

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v • t • e Temple of the Eye
NPCs	Wizard Persten Mage of Zamorak Tea Seller Dark Mage Archmage Sedridor Wizard Traiborn Apprentice Cordelia Apprentice Felix Apprentice Tamara Zachariah Aliya The Great Guardian
Items	Eye amulet Strong cup of tea Abyssal incantation
Energies	Cosmic Energy Death Energy Earth Energy Fire Energy Law Energy Nature Energy
Scenery	Inactive cell tile Portal
Music	Temple of the Eye The Guardians Prepare Guardians of the Rift
Related	Quick guide ^{(speedrunning)} Transcript Guardians of the Rift Mysterious Stone

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