Mystery

For other uses, see Mystery (disambiguation).

Start of a new mystery.

Mysteries are short miniquest-esque activities at Archaeology dig sites, usually involving a storyline, that can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours or even a few days to complete.

Players can unlock new areas within the dig sites, or different rewards such as Ancient Invention and Ancient Summoning by completing these mysteries. The Archaeology journal may be read to view the current progress of any uncovered mysteries.

Completing all of the mysteries at a specific digsite will automatically unlock that digsite's foreman as a Research team member.

Completing mysteries also completes Mystery Solver achievements at different milestones, which require the player to complete "Gielinor's greatest mysteries", although these refer to any Archaeology mysteries listed below.

List of mysteries

Name	Requirements	Alignment	Dig site	Rewards
Secrets of the Monolith	40 Archaeology Qualification - Assistant	General	Archaeology Guild	2,000 experience You can harness more energy from the Monolith (+100 energy)
Writings on the Walls	99 Archaeology Qualification - Guildmaster Time Served Eyes in Their Stars Partial completion of Hallowed Be... Wingsuit v1 Into the Forge	General	Archaeology Guild	35,000 experience
The Dour of Bable	72 Archaeology [B]	Saradominist	Everlight Dig Site	10,000 experience
The Epic of Hebe	92 Archaeology [B]	Saradominist	Everlight Dig Site	23,000 experience
The Everlight	105 Archaeology [B] 40 Construction [B] Hallowed Be...	Saradominist	Everlight Dig Site	49,000 experience
Fall and Rise	61 Archaeology [B]	Saradominist	Everlight Dig Site	5,100 experience
Fallen Angels	42 Archaeology [B]	Saradominist	Everlight Dig Site	2,100 experience
Hallowed Be...	105 Archaeology [B]	Saradominist	Everlight Dig Site	49,000 experience
Queen of the Icyene	42 Archaeology [B]	Saradominist	Everlight Dig Site	2,100 experience
Contract Claws	29 Archaeology 49 Farming (optional) 35 Prayer Land of the Goblins (partial) Embrace the Chaos Ironmen: Bringing Home the Bacon 49 Farming	Zamorakian	Infernal Source Dig Site	1,400 experience
Dagon Bye	68 Archaeology [B] Contract Claws Embrace the Chaos	Zamorakian	Infernal Source Dig Site	8,400 experience Pact with Dagon
Embrace the Chaos	29 Archaeology Eyes in Their Stars	Zamorakian	Infernal Source Dig Site	1,400 experience Access to the Source (Vestibule of Futility)
Eyes in Their Stars	24 Archaeology	Zamorakian	Infernal Source Dig Site	1,300 experience Access to the Dungeon of Disorder
Breaking the Seal	12 Archaeology [B]	Zarosian	Kharid-et Dig Site	900 experience Access to the Main Fortress
The Cult of Orcus	74 Archaeology [B] Prison Break	Zarosian	Kharid-et Dig Site	11,000 experience
Decimation	107 Archaeology [B] Prison Break	Zarosian	Kharid-et Dig Site	54,000 experience
The Forgotten Prisoner	107 Archaeology [B] Prison Break	Zarosian	Kharid-et Dig Site	54,000 experience
Prison Break	12 Archaeology [B] Breaking the Seal	Zarosian	Kharid-et Dig Site	900 experience Access to the prison block
Shadow Fall	107 Archaeology [B] Prison Break	Zarosian	Kharid-et Dig Site	54,000 experience
Time Served	47 Archaeology Prison Break	Zarosian	Kharid-et Dig Site	2,800 experience Partial access to the Vault
The Vault of Shadows	107 Archaeology [B] Time Served All shadow anchors powered or pylon active	Zarosian	Kharid-et Dig Site	2,500 experience (ice button puzzle with 58 Archaeology)[B] 5,000 experience (blood button puzzle with 86 Archaeology)[B] 7,500 experience (smoke button puzzle with 100 Archaeology)[B] 10,000 experience (shadow button puzzle with 107 Archaeology)[B] 25,000 experience 30,000 experience Ability to teleport between the five buttons.
Atonement	70 Archaeology	Armadylean	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	9,300 experience
Howl's Floating Workshop	95 Archaeology	Armadylean	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	28,000 experience Access to Ancient Invention and the ability to make blueprints from Torn blueprint fragments (Howl's workshop)
Leap of Faith	70 Archaeology	Armadylean	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	9,300 experience
The Spy Who Loved Metal	76 Archaeology	Armadylean	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	12,000 experience
Wing Out	76 Archaeology [B] 40 Smithing [B]	Armadylean	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	12,000 experience Ability to upgrade wingsuit v2 to wingsuit v3
The First Commander	76 Archaeology	Bandosian	Warforge Dig Site	12,000 experience
Forge War!	89 Archaeology [B] Out of the Crucible	Bandosian	Warforge Dig Site	21,000 experience
Heart of the Forge	110 Archaeology [B] Out of the Crucible	Bandosian	Warforge Dig Site	62,000 experience
Into the Forge	83 Archaeology [B] 35 Dungeoneering 28 Fishing Out of the Crucible	Bandosian	Warforge Dig Site	21,000 experience 8,000 experience
Out of the Crucible	83 Archaeology [B]	Bandosian	Warforge Dig Site	16,000 experience
You Have Chosen...	100 Archaeology Out of the Crucible The First Commander	Bandosian	Warforge Dig Site	37,000 experience Access to Warforge - Bandos's sanctum excavation site
A Study in Aether	85 Archaeology [B]	Armadylean	Stormguard Citadel Dig Site	18,000 experience
Crypt o' Zoology	90 Archaeology [B]	Dragonkin	Orthen Dig Site	21,500 experience
Teleport Node On	90 Archaeology [B] 70 Runecrafting [B] 70 Crafting 70 Divination Know Thy Measure	Dragonkin	Orthen Dig Site	3,000 experience (first teleport device) 3,000 experience (second teleport device) 3,000 experience (third teleport device) 3,000 experience (final teleport device) 35,000 experience (mystery reward)
Death Watch	101 Archaeology [B]	Dragonkin	Orthen Dig Site	39,500 experience
Know Thy Measure	90 Archaeology 70 Runecrafting Qualification - Associate	Dragonkin	Orthen Dig Site	39,500 experience Access to the Moksha ritual site
Free Your Mind	106 Archaeology [B]	Dragonkin	Orthen Dig Site	51,500 experience
Fragmented Memories	108 Archaeology [B] 86 Hunter [B] Know Thy Measure	Dragonkin	Orthen Dig Site	56,500 experience
I Am Become Death	113 Archaeology [B] Fragmented Memories	Dragonkin	Orthen Dig Site	67,000 experience
Mysterious City	120 Archaeology [B] Fragmented Memories	Dragonkin	Orthen Dig Site	80,000 experience 150 additional power at the mysterious monolith
Empty Children	66 Archaeology [B]	Zarosian	Senntisten Dig Site	7,300 experience
Night Theatre	67 Archaeology [B]	Zarosian	Senntisten Dig Site	7,800 experience
Secrets of the Inquisition	67 Archaeology [B]	Zarosian	Senntisten Dig Site	7,800 experience Aurelius's Mask