Burthorpe Castle

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Burthorpe Castle
Released		9 August 2004 (Update)
Members		No
Location		Burthorpe
Teleports		Burthorpe lodestone
Music		Burthorpe Danger Burthorpe Dilemma Burthorpe Dreams Burthorpe Drummer Burthorpe Duty
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The Castle's interior.

The Council of Burthorpe on the 1st floor of the Burthorpe Castle

Burthorpe Castle, also called Burthorpe Citadel, is the official residence of Crown Prince Anlaf, son of King Vallance and heir to the Kingdom of Asgarnia. The castle is in the north-central part of Burthorpe and its lower levels contain the Burthorpe Games Room.

Previously, the castle's main use to many players was as gateway to Burthorpe, since the Games necklace teleported to the Games Room. However, with the addition of the Troll Invasion distraction, the teleport was moved out of the castle. It also played a role in the Death Plateau quest, before the area was updated.

Infrequently, a Treasure Trails clue will require the player to meet Uri in the Games Room.

Layout of the castle

Ground floor

The ground floor^[UK]1^st floor^[US] has a north-west stair leading down to the Burthorpe Games Room, and north-east stone staircase leading to the 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US]. There is also a ladder on the south-west outside of the castle which leads directly to the roof. Eadburg and a Servant can be found on this floor, as well as a guard who mentions the old Stone ball locking mechanism that the castle used to have.

Directly east of the castle is a training camp for the Imperial Guard, which contains training dummies, an Agility course, an altar and a bank chest.

First floor

The 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US] contains the sleeping quarters for the Burthorpe guards. Eohric, the head servant, can be found on this floor. Eohric will offer the player a quest if asked, but it turns out to be cleaning the castle's cesspit, which the player automatically refuses.

At the beginning of the Desperate Times quest, Seren and the Council of Burthorpe meet here.

Roof

The roof contains five Archers who can be spoken to. The equipment room can be found at the centre of the roof, containing two safes. On the west side, there is a small bridge leading to a tower, but the door cannot be opened and trying to do so gives the message: "The door is securely locked to stop the trolls getting in. Don't you know there's a war on?" There is a small ladder on the south side which can be climbed down to reach the ground floor^[UK]1^st floor^[US] and a south-east wooden steps to the 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US].

Games Room

Main article: Burthorpe Games Room

The Burthorpe Games Room is located in the castle's basement.

Personalities

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  Eadburg

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  Servant

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  Eohric

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  Rachael

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  Sam

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  Archer

Graphical updates

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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 30 January 2023 (Update):
  • Returning players stuck in limbo on the roof of Burthorpe Castle should now continue to the Burthorpe transition cutscene.

• patch 30 May 2022 (Update):
  • New accounts stuck on the roof of Burthorpe Castle should now continue to the Burthorpe transition cutscene. No ladder required!

• patch 9 August 2021 (Update):
  • Wooden props in Burthorpe Castle now fit snugly against the wall.

• patch 16 September 2019 (Update):
  • Scenery and patrols on the top of Burthorpe castle have been adjusted so that the archers follow patrol routes again.

• patch 18 April 2016 (Update):
  • Removed some floating shadows that were hanging around the roof of Burthorpe Castle.

• update 9 August 2004 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Several NPCs in this castle used to be attackable. Eadburg and the Servant on the ground floor^[UK]1^st floor^[US] used to have a combat level of 5, the guards stationed outside the castle were level 37, and the archers were level 42.
• The planks at the southern entrance contain two references in their examine messages:
  • The part in the middle states "Paved with good intentions and dead trees.", which references the proverb The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
  • The parts at both ends state "Where we're going, we don't need roads.", which is a quote from the Back to the Future movies.