Material cache (vellum)

Material cache (vellum)

Release	30 March 2020 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest	No
Location	See #Locations
Actions	Excavate, Survey, Examine
Examine	An excavation full of archaeological materials.

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Material caches (vellum) are Archaeology material caches that can be found at the First Tower excavation site. Completion of the Rune Memories quest is required to access the tower's resources.

Once a vellum cache is depleted, it takes 60 seconds for it to respawn.

Material cache info[edit | edit source]

Excavation site	Members	Amount	Requirements
First Tower excavation site	Yes	3	Rune Memories

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
Vellum	1	Always^{[d 1]}	1,751	150
Tetracompass piece (left)	1	1/1500^{[d 2]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Tetracompass piece (right)	1	1/1500^{[d 2]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Tetracompass piece (dial)	1	1/1500^{[d 2]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Tetracompass piece (needle)	1	1/1500^{[d 2]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable
Complete tome	1	Varies^{[d 3]}	Not sold	Not alchemisable

^ Only for successful excavations.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tetracompass pieces are always dropped in order: tetracompass piece (left), tetracompass piece (right), tetracompass piece (dial), tetracompass piece (needle).
^ ${\frac {L+E}{250{,}000}}$ drop rate, where $L$ is the player's Archaeology level and $E$ is the level of the excavation spot. This is a lowest rate of ${\frac {1}{125{,}000}}$ up to approximately ${\frac {1}{1{,}042}}$ .

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v • d • e RS3 Material caches
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