Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Civitas illa Fortis

Released		20 March 2024 (Update)
Members		Yes
Location		Varlamore
Inhabitants		Humans
Teleports		Civitas illa Fortis Teleport after Twilight's Promise
Music		• The City of Sun • Prospering Fortune
Map
Advanced data
Type		settlement

Location on World Map
Twilight Temple
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Ralos' Rise	←	Civitas illa Fortis
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Locus Oasis

Civitas illa Fortis is the capital of Varlamore. Commonly referred to as Fortis by its inhabitants (as it was known as such before Varlamore's founding 900 years ago), the city is notable for its Perican-style architecture,^[1] featuring several notable landmarks such as the Fortis Colosseum, Sunrise Palace, and the Grand Museum.

Transportation

The player must first travel to Civitas illa Fortis by travelling with Primio, located east of the Varrock east bank after completing Children of the Sun before other transportation methods listed below become usable. This will teleport players just north of the Bazaar.

The Civitas illa Fortis Teleport spell on the standard spellbook takes players to the Sunrise Palace. Requires completion of Twilight's Promise, as well as level 54 Magic.
Charter ships can take players to the Fortis Cothon.
Players can teleport into the Fortis Colosseum via ring of dueling after having unlocked the ability to do so at 12,000 glory.
A fairy ring (code AJP) will take players to the centre of the Avium Savannah, south of Civitas illa Fortis.
The portal nexus or portal chamber in a player-owned house can take players to the fountain outside Sunrise Palace.

Features

Fortis Colosseum

The Fortis Colosseum is a large stadium found atop the Fortis Cliffs at the eastern end of the city. Here, players can take on up to twelve waves of opponents, culminating with the final fight against Sol Heredit. Enemies will spawn in similarly to the TzHaar Fight Caves and Inferno, though additional reinforcements will also spawn in during the wave.

Players can obtain rewards such as sunfire fanatic armour and Dizana's quiver, as well as earn Glory, where certain amounts will give additional benefits throughout the city.

Stealing valuables

Stealing valuables is a low intensity thieving activity offering modest GP and experience rates that requires 50 Thieving to participate in. In this activity players obtain house keys in order to steal valuables from one of three houses inhabited by wealthy citizens. These valuables can then be sold to Oriana for 55 gold per valuable.

If pickpocketing wealthy citizens for their house keys, easy clue scrolls may be commonly obtained during the course of the activity. During the burgling portion of the activity, there is an uncommon chance to obtain jewellery up to diamond, as well as a rare chance to obtain a blessed bone statuette, which can be broken down into blessed bone shards that are used in Prayer training.

Grand Museum

The Grand Museum is located in the northern side of the city, east of the Sunrise Palace. Similar to the museum in Varrock, it has displays showing historic artefacts related to Varlamore's history. The armour of the Cloud Titan is displayed here, as well as the unique daggers that have been given to Kualti that served former rulers.

Outer Fortis

Outer Fortis part of the city itself, is found outside the main walls of Civitas illa Fortis. It has many farms around it to support the city population, and has a few shops and a pub.

Ortus Farm

Ortus Farm is a collection of farm buildings and fields on the west side of Civitas illa Fortis, outside of the city wall. It has a few fields with buffalos and alpacas. It also features allotment patches along with herb and flower patches.

Fortis Cothon

The Fortis Cothon is a large harbour on the north side of the city. Charter ships can be found here.

Charter ships

The charter ships can be found docked in Fortis Cothon. It provides rides to several other locations. After completing Cabin Fever, the charter ship fare is reduced by 50%. Wearing the Ring of Charos(a) also reduces the fare by 50%. These two bonuses can be stacked to reduce the cost to 25%.

Fare table		Destination
Fare table		Aldarin	Brimhaven	Catherby	Civitas illa Fortis	Corsair Cove	Deepfin Point	Karamja Shipyard	Land's End	Mos Le'Harmless	Musa Point	Port Khazard	Port Phasmatys	Port Piscarilius	Port Roberts	Port Sarim	Port Tyras	Prifddinas	Red Rock	Sunset Coast	The Pandemonium	The Summer Shore
Origin	Aldarin	N/A	2,500	2,500	600	2,100	1,200	3,100	900	2,350*	3,000	2,300	4,500	1,100	1,400	3,100	3,200	1,800	2,200	N/A	3,000	2,400
	Brimhaven	2,500	N/A	480	2,400	680	2,000	400	2,200	1,950*	480	400	2,900	2,000	3,200	1,600	3,200	3,450	1,900	2,500	400	1,900
	Catherby	2,500	480	N/A	2,400	1,000	2,200	1,600	2,200	1,250*	480	1,600	3,500	2,000	3,400	1,000	3,200	3,560	2,000	2,500	1,200	2,000
	Civitas illa Fortis	600	2,400	2,400	N/A	2,000	1,200	3,000	800	2,300*	2,900	2,200	4,400	1,000	600	3,000	3,200	1,700	2,000	500	2,800	2,200
	Corsair Cove	2,100	680	1,000	2,000	N/A	1,600	800	1,800	2,040*	800	600	4,040	1,500	2,200	1,200	3,200	1,420	1,500	2,100	800	1,600
	Deepfin Point	1,200	2,000	2,200	1,200	1,600	N/A	2,800	1,400	1,600*	2,400	1,800	3,400	1,600	1,000	2,600	3,200	1,200	1,400	1,200	2,800	1,800
	Karamja Shipyard	3,100	400	1,600	3,000	800	2,800	N/A	2,800	550*	200	1,600	3,200	2,600	3,600	400	3,200	4,000	1,600	3,100	200	1,600
	Land's End	900	2,200	2,200	800	1,800	1,400	2,800	N/A	2,200*	2,700	2,000	4,200	N/A	800	N/A	3,200	1,500	2,200	900	2,600	2,400
	Mos Le'Harmless	2,350*	1,950*	1,250*	2,300*	2,040*	1,600*	550*	2,200*	N/A	2,050*	550*	N/A	2,100*	2,200*	650*	1,600*	2,475*	1,000*	2,350*	500*	900*
	Musa Point	3,000	480	480	2,900	800	2,400	200	2,700	2,050*	N/A	400	1,100	2,500	3,500	N/A	3,200	4,400	1,700	3,000	N/A	1,700
	Port Khazard	2,300	400	1,600	2,200	600	1,800	1,600	2,000	550*	400	N/A	4,100	1,800	3,000	1,280	3,200	2,800	1,800	2,300	700	1,800
	Port Phasmatys	4,500	2,900	3,500	4,400	4,040	3,400	3,200	4,200	N/A	1,100	4,100	N/A	4,000	4,600	1,300	3,200	5,200	2,200	4,500	1,000	2,000
	Port Piscarilius	1,100	2,000	2,000	1,000	1,500	1,600	2,600	N/A	2,100*	2,500	1,800	4,000	N/A	1,000	N/A	3,200	1,200	2,400	1,100	2,400	2,600
	Port Roberts	1,400	3,200	3,400	600	2,200	1,000	3,600	800	2,200*	3,500	3,000	4,600	1,000	N/A	3,500	3,200	600	2,000	1,400	3,600	2,500
	Port Sarim	3,100	1,600	1,000	3,000	1,200	2,600	400	N/A	650*	N/A	1,280	1,300	N/A	3,500	N/A	3,200	4,800	1,700	3,100	N/A	1,700
	Port Tyras	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	1,600*	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	N/A	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200
	Prifddinas	1,800	3,450	3,560	1,700	1,420	1,200	4,000	1,500	2,475*	4,400	2,800	5,200	1,200	600	4,800	3,200	N/A	2,000	1,800	3,800	2,200
	Red Rock	2,200	1,900	2,000	2,000	1500	1400	1600	2,200	2,000	1,700	1,800	2,200	2,400	2,000	1,700	3,200	2,000	N/A	2,200	1600	1000
	Sunset Coast	N/A	2,500	2,500	500	2,100	1,200	3,100	900	2,350*	3,000	2,300	4,500	1,100	1,400	3,100	3,200	1,800	2,200	N/A	3,000	2,400
	The Pandemonium	3,000	400	1,200	2,800	800	2,800	200	2,600	500*	N/A	700	1,000	2,400	3,600	N/A	3,200	3,800	1,600	3,000	N/A	1,600
	The Summer Shore	2,400	1,900	2,000	2,200	1,600	1,800	1,600	2,400	900*	1,700	1,800	2,000	2,600	2,500	1,700	3,200	2,200	1,000	2,400	1,600	N/A
* Since travel to and from Mos Le'Harmless requires Cabin Fever to be completed anyway, the cost is already halved.

Banks

There are banks on the west and east sides of the city.

Shops

Artima's Crafting Supplies
Cobado's Groceries
The Flaming Arrow
Fortis Blacksmith
Floria's Fashion
Fortis Baker's Stall
Fortis Fur Stall
Fortis Gem Stall
Fortis General Store
Fortis Silk Stall
Fortis Spice Stall

Other landmarks

Sunrise Palace - the residence of the royal family
Kualti Headquarters, the headquarters of the Kualti, the Sun Queen's elite guard
The bazaar, a marketplace containing various shops
The park, housing a Temple of Ralos

Sailing info

Players can dock at Civitas illa Fortis with level 38 Sailing, provided they have also completed Children of the Sun and visited Varlamore at least once. The dock in the Fortis Cothon offers the following utilities for sailors:

Shipwright
Notice board
Salvaging station
Ledger table
Bank deposit box

Port tasks

The notice board offers eight port tasks selected from the following lists.

Bounty tasks

Level	XP	Monster		Item qty	Item rarity	Map
38	3,465	Eagle ray	Skin	5	1/10	Show map
38	3,465	Tern	Beak	5	1/10	Show map
38	3,465	Osprey	Feather	15	1/3	Show map
38	3,465	Bull shark	Jaw	20	1/2	Show map
40	8,800	Hammerhead shark	Jaw	20	1/2	Show map
45	11,825	Frigatebird^[a]	Beak	5	1/10	Show map
75	40,370	Armoured kraken	Tentacle	25	1/2	Show map

^ This task is guaranteed to appear on the notice board.

Courier tasks

Level	XP	Cargo location	Destination		Qty	Loot	Map
38	436	Civitas illa Fortis	Port Piscarilius	Jewellery	2	Small	Show map
38	453	Civitas illa Fortis	Port Piscarilius	Antelope meat	3	Small	Show map
38	908	Port Piscarilius	Civitas illa Fortis	Vegetables	3	Small	Show map
40	2,025	Civitas illa Fortis	Ardougne	Spices	3	Medium	Show map
40	2,026	Civitas illa Fortis	Port Sarim	Sunbeam ale	2	Medium	Show map
44	1,147	Civitas illa Fortis	Sunset Coast	Maces	3	Medium	Show map
44	2,223	Sunset Coast	Civitas illa Fortis	Fish	2	Medium	Show map
45	2,655	Civitas illa Fortis	The Summer Shore	Leather	2	Large	Show map
46	1,270	Civitas illa Fortis	Aldarin	Platebodies	3	Medium	Show map
46	2,463	Aldarin	Civitas illa Fortis	Oranges	2	Medium	Show map
50	486	Civitas illa Fortis	Port Roberts	Gems	3	Small	Show map
50	1,064	Port Roberts	Civitas illa Fortis	Tokens	4	Medium	Show map
52	1,528	Civitas illa Fortis	Aldarin	Furs	3	Medium	Show map
52	4,444	Red Rock	Civitas illa Fortis	Red coral	4	Large	Show map
55	772	Civitas illa Fortis	Port Roberts	Silk	4	Small	Show map
67	2,175	Civitas illa Fortis	Deepfin Point	Alpaca wool	6	Medium	Show map
67	4,191	Deepfin Point	Civitas illa Fortis	Ores	5	Large	Show map
70	2,078	Civitas illa Fortis	Prifddinas	Clothes	7	Medium	Show map
70	4,156	Prifddinas	Civitas illa Fortis	Seeds	7	Large	Show map

Quests

Gallery

The Sunrise Palace
The Kualti Headquarters
The Grand Museum
The Fortis Bazaar
The Fortis Park
The Fortis Colosseum
The Fortis Cothon
Outer Fortis
The Ortus Farm

Environment

Concept art of the city pillars, by Mod Grub.
Concept art of the city's outer wall, by Mod Grub.
Concept art of the city wall kits, by Mod Grub.
Concept art of various objects in the city, by Mod Grub.
Concept art of the Fortis Aqueduct, by Mod Grub.
Concept art of the city environment, by Mod Grub.
Paintover concepts of the Fortis Cothon, by Mod Grub.
Concept art by Mod Grub showing a scrapped trireme in the cothon.
Concept art of the various temples in the kingdom, by Mod Jerv.
Concept art of the various statues in the city, by Mod Jerv.

NPCs

Concept art of various NPCs in the city, by Mod Jerv.
Concept art of various merchants in the city, by Mod Jerv.
Concept art by Mod Jerv of rich homeowners. It also includes scrapped concepts of bards that presumably would be found in the city
A scrapped concept of a travelling merchant, by Mod Jerv.

Development history

During the development of the continent of Zeah, Civitas illa Fortis was supposed to be added to the continent in the third phase of the release, featuring a Colosseum that is a large arena akin to RuneScape 3's now-removed Duel Arena Tournament.^[2] Just the combat ground of the arena is said to be as large as all six sections of Emir's Arena combined. Seatings encircle this central area, and the victorious combatants would be rewarded with the entrance fees of the spectators.^[3]

A concept art of Zeah, showing the Colloseum on the left side of the island.
A work in progress wireframe of the Colosseum's entrance.

Trivia

The appearance of the city is said to be inspired by Roman architecture.^[4]
The city's name can be translated as "That Mighty City" from Latin.

References

^ Curator Herminius. Old School RuneScape. "For example, here in Fortis, you'll find yourself surrounded by Perican archetecture, whereas over in the Tlati Rainforest, the influence of the Talkasti remains clear."
^ "Continent Expansion". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original. "This huge town boasts one of the largest combat training and endurance tests in all of Gielinor, the great Colosseum. As an expansion to the previously popular duel tournaments, the Colosseum will offer the ultimate duelling tournament and experience."
^ "Continent Expansion". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original. "The Colosseum will match the duel arena in size and scale, only its combat ground will be the same size as all 6 duel arena arenas combined. With spectator seating circling the arena, viewers can watch the ultimate showdown between combatants fighting for the crowds support, and the reward of all entrants’ fees."
^ "Continent Expansion". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original. "An additional sneak peak welcomes you to Civitas illa fortis. A Roman themed empire of discipline, combat, honour and dominion."