Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Corsair Cove

Released		7 December 2017 (Update)
Members		No
Location		Feldip Hills
Inhabitants		Humans
Teleports		Spirit tree
Music		On the Shore
Map

Location on World Map
Feldip Hunter area
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Myths' Guild	←	Corsair Cove	→	Ardent Ocean
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Ardent Ocean

Corsair Cove is a small port town located on the southern shore of Feldip Hills. It is isolated from the rest of the area by large impassable cliffs. Unlike most of the western part of the world map, the cove is accessible to free-to-play players, after starting The Corsair Curse quest.

Transportation

Players can be automatically ferried to the Cove by speaking to various NPC's. If The Corsair Curse is not started, players can speak with Captain Tock north of Port Sarim. Once started, players can speak to Captain Tock on the western end of Rimmington. Players can speak to Cabin Boy Colin in this same location after completing the quest. (To return to Rimmington, speak to Captain Tock during the quest, or Cabin Boy Colin post-quest aboard the ship at Corsair Cove.)

With The Corsair Curse completed, players with 40 Sailing can dock at the cove.

Other transport options which bring players into or close to Corsair Cove listed with their arrival destination, from closest to farthest:

Charter ships — main docks.
Teleport to Boat — Corsair Cove mooring point once a player-owned boat with a greater teleport focus is docked there (with 40 Sailing and The Corsair Curse completed)
Spirit trees — Feldip Hills, south-west of the town.
Mythical cape — Myths' Guild, west of the town. From the basement

With 10 Agility, players can access Corsair Cove via the Feldip Hills by climbing the rocks south of the Feldip Hunter area. Players can also climb the rocks near the resource area with 30 Agility, after completion of Dragon Slayer I and having spoken to Haris.

History

The following lore is sourced from dialogue with Arsen the Thief, The Corsair Curse, dialogue with Madame Caldarium, and dialogue with Chief Tess.

It is unknown when Corsair Cove was formed, but it was likely first settled by Captain Tock and his crew. Because settling in the area meant that a navigator was no longer needed, the navigator of Tock's crew attempted to poison them, in order to convince them they were cursed. With an adventurer's help, Ithoi's plot was revealed and he was killed, ending the "curse".

West of the cove, a group of ogresses living underground plan to get rid of the Corsairs and expand to the surface, while Madame Caldarium plans to expand her spa business.

Locations

Corsair Cove docks

The Corsair Cove docks feature a shipwright, making them a convenient place for players to recover their boats to if they need to reach the Shrouded or Unquiet Oceans.

Additionally, the charter ships have a dock in Corsair Cove, providing rides across Gielinor. Completion of Cabin Fever will reduce fares by 50%, as will wearing the Ring of Charos(a). The two reductions in price stack together.

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.

Skill training spots

There are three net/bait fishing spots south-west of the town. However, the major skill-training opportunities are found in the resource area, and the cove's dungeon.

Immediately west of the main area is a hole leading into the Corsair Cove Dungeon. The dungeon is a useful location for both members and free players to fight level 82 ogress warriors and ogress shamans, which are notable for their rune full helm, limpwurt root, and shaman mask drops. North-west of the underground dungeon is a mining site with 5 coal, 2 mithril and 1 adamantite rocks, as well as an exit to the resource area.

North-west of the port is the Corsair Cove Resource Area, which is only accessible by speaking to Haris after completion of Dragon Slayer I. The area features 3 yew trees, 4 maple trees, and 3 cage/harpoon Fishing spots. Using the resource area's fishing spot in conjunction with the deposit box outside the Corsair Cove bank can yield slightly faster trips (around 6 seconds there and back) over running from Karamja's lobster/swordfish spots to the boat then to Port Sarim deposit box. It will however drain more run energy due to there being no loading time while on the boat, but you will save on gold and have another inventory slot for fishing.

Buildings

Name	Description
Arsen's hut	A two-story hut occupied by Arsen, the thief.
Corsair Cove bank	A bank, only usable after The Corsair Curse quest. The bank features a poll booth.
Gnocci's hut	A small hut from which Arsen's brother, Francois, conducts his "secret mission" of digging a tunnel toward the ogresses' bank vault.
Ithoi's hut	A large hut, previously occupied by the Corsair navigator.

Spawns

Item	Spawns	Location	Map
Bronze scimitar	1	Second level of Gnocci's house	Show map
Cooked meat	1	Second level of Gnocci's house	Show map
beer glass	1	Platform next to the spa	Show map

A tinderbox also spawns on the second floor of Gnocci's hut, but it does not show up as a red dot on the minimap.

Sailing info

Players can dock at the Corsair Cove with level 40 Sailing, provided they have also completed The Corsair Curse. The dock south-east of the town offers the following utilities for sailors, though many are unusable until the quest is completed:

Shipwright
Notice board
Salvaging station
Ledger table
Bank deposit box

A rowboat can be built on Angler's Retreat, requiring 51 Sailing to moor there and 50 Construction to build. Once built, it can be used to move quickly between Angler's Retreat and the Corsair Cove.

Port tasks

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

Bounty tasks

Level	XP	Monster		Item qty	Item rarity	Map
40	3,465	Osprey	Beak	5	1/10	Show map
40	8,800	Hammerhead shark	Jaw	15	1/3	Show map
40	3,465	Mogre	Mace	15	1/3	Show map
45	11,825	Stingray^[a]	Fin	25	1/2	Show map
50	14,575	Pygmy kraken	Tentacle	15	1/3	Show map
55	19,910	Tiger shark	Liver	5	1/10	Show map
75	40,370	Great white shark	Liver	5	1/10	Show map

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

Courier tasks

Level	XP	Cargo location	Destination		Qty	Loot	Map
40	468	Corsair Cove	Port Khazard	Scimitars	3	Small	Show map
40	655	Corsair Cove	The Pandemonium	Spices	3	Small	Show map
40	720	Corsair Cove	Brimhaven	Jewellery	3	Small	Show map
40	872	Port Khazard	Corsair Cove	Platebodies	2	Small	Show map
40	1,216	Corsair Cove	Civitas illa Fortis	Books	2	Medium	Show map
40	1,309	The Pandemonium	Corsair Cove	Ship parts	3	Medium	Show map
40	1,440	Brimhaven	Corsair Cove	Rum	3	Medium	Show map
40	1,628	Corsair Cove	Port Piscarilius	Jewellery	2	Medium	Show map
40	2,961	Port Piscarilius	Corsair Cove	Fish	2	Large	Show map
42	358	Corsair Cove	Cairn Isle	Gold bars	2	Tiny	Show map
42	788	Cairn Isle	Corsair Cove	Gems	3	Small	Show map
45	577	Corsair Cove	Port Khazard	Gunpowder	3	Small	Show map
46	1,751	Corsair Cove	Aldarin	Daggers	3	Medium	Show map
50	509	Corsair Cove	Void Knights' Outpost	Dragonhide	4	Small	Show map
50	926	Void Knights' Outpost	Corsair Cove	Arrowtips	3	Small	Show map
55	670	Corsair Cove	Void Knights' Outpost	Wrath runes	3	Small	Show map
66	2,252	Corsair Cove	Port Tyras	Herbs	6	Medium	Show map
66	4,349	Port Tyras	Corsair Cove	Bear meat	5	Large	Show map
70	7,274	Corsair Cove	Port Tyras	Swords	6	Huge	Show map

Inhabitants

Personalities

Altarkiz, a Bedabin nomad^[1] who can't be spoken with due to his deep meditative concentration.
Arsen the Thief, a kleptomaniac who isn't very good at what he does.
Cabin boy Colin, a young boy who pilots Captain Tock's ship.
Captain Tock, a corsair captain with a cursed crew.
Chief Tess, the box of the ogre dungeon.
Francois, Arsen's brother and more successful half.
Gnocci the Cook, the chef for the Corsairs.
Haris, a proud Bedabin who only allows sufficiently heroic players to enter his dungeon.
Ithoi the Navigator, a mage who resorts to lies and violence after being threatened with being let go.
Lord Marshal Brogan, a commander planning an invasion of the land.
Madame Caldarium, a business-minded pirate hoping to open up a spa.
Port master, who helps players with their port tasks.
Shipwright Soraya, who helps players recover and customise their boats.
2trader crewmembers, who ferry players for high prices.
Yusuf, the Corsair Cove banker.

Monsters

	Levels	Spawns
Ram	2	1
Seagull	2, 3	9
Snake	5	4

Oo'glog

The town of Corsair Cove was designed as a precursor to Oo'glog, an ogre city first introduced to RuneScape 2 on 29 January 2008.^[2] In Corsair Cove, Madame Caldarium can be found next to a rock tub, mirroring the appearance of Oo'glog's spas. Furthermore, her daughter is Balnea from RuneScape 3, whom players meet during the quest As a First Resort.^[3]

When spoken to, Madame Caldarium will reveal that she is planning to start a spa business in the Corsair Cove with the ogresses in the Corsair Cove Dungeon.

Music

Name	Unlock location	Music track
Grumpy	Corsair Cove Dungeon
On the Shore	Corsair Cove

References

^ Altarkiz. Postbag 24: "Concerning the treatment of cats in West Ardougne.". Oh, yes, I'm from the desert. Haris and I signed up with Captain Tock's crew because we were looking for some real adventure.. Old School RuneScape Postbags from the Hedge. Jagex.
^ Mod West. "[SuggestionInstead of corsair, can we get Oo'glog so that we dont stray too far away from rs3 lore?"]. Reddit. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Mod West: "I've designed that place to purposefully be a precursor to oo'glog :)"
^ Jagex. Mod West's Twitter account. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Mod West: "[Is Madame Caldarium actually Balnea from the live game?] Nope, she is her mother and the Dragon Inn barkeep is her husband. Not sure there is a reference to that in game, but that's the canon."