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[[File:Starterarea_guards.png|thumb|250px|The guards at [[Draynor Village]].]]

The '''Starting area''' is an area that spans throughout [[Lumbridge]], [[Draynor]], and [[Varrock]]. It is a fenced-in area with gates that low-level players will be asked if they want to cross before letting them through. All players with a [[total level]] of under 60 will be asked if they are sure they want to continue. All players with a [[total level]] of more than 60 will be able to cross automatically.

[[File:Starter_area_rs.png|thumb|250px|The starter area.]]

This is a new feature added by Jagex on [[17 September]] [[2009]], with the [[Update:Advisors and Objectives|Advisors and Objectives update]]{{CiteNews |author=Paul Gower |url=http://services.runescape.com/m=news/newsitem.ws?id=2221 |title=Advisors and Objectives |newsdate=17 September 2009 |date=03:05, July 8, 2011 (UTC) }}. The purpose of this feature was to help new players and prevent them from entering dangerous areas such as [[Gunnarsgrunn]], where [[barbarians]] that range from levels 10 to 29, will attack if talked to.

It is possible to leave or enter the starting area without going past the border guards through many methods of teleporation and transportation, such as canoeing from the Gunnarsgrunn to Edgeville, as well as with two agility shortcuts. Most of these would require having a total level higher than 60, however.

==Changes to the starting area==
When the starting area was created, items outside the area that were critical to play were moved inside or new items created. In addition, some new features around [[Misthalin]] were added. These are as follows:

* As these mini tutorials are more interactive, they’ve rendered some previous features in [[Lumbridge]] for helping new players, obsolete. These features that had built up over the years were making Lumbridge feel rather cluttered, so the Tutors and [[Jobs]] were removed.
* The items which you could previously get for free from the tutors are now available as free samples from certain shops.
* The [[Air altar]]'s location has moved to south-west of [[Varrock]], next to the [[River Lum]]. It is the same distance from Varrock's west bank as it used to be from Falador's east bank.
* A [[fishing shop]] was added to Lumbridge.
* A new [[tanner]] has set up shop in south-west Varrock.
* A new [[pottery]] has been opened in Draynor Village.
* A new bridge has been built over the River Lum (near the [[Champions' Guild]]).
* Small changes have been made to some easy and beginner [[Tasks]]. Also, the “Craft 196 air runes simultaneously” [[Falador Tasks|Falador task]] has changed to “Craft 140 mind runes simultaneously”.
* [[Woodcutting skillcape]]s can now be bought from [[Wilfred]], who can be found among the trees north of Falador.
* [[Goblins]] and [[giant spiders]] now have slightly improved drop tables.

==Free items==
Some shops within the starting area give out free items. They give out items that are very useful for beginners, such as a bronze sword from the Varrock Swordshop to start off.
*[[Aubury's Rune Shop]] gives 30 free [[Mind rune]]s and [[Air rune]]s.(Formerly these runes were given out by the [[Magic Tutor]].)
*The Varrock Archery shop, [[Lowe's Archery Emporium]], gives out 1 [[Shortbow]], 1 [[Longbow]], and 30 bronze arrows. (Formerly a [[Training bow]] and [[Training arrows]] were given out by the [[Ranged Tutor]].)
*Fishing shop - free [[Small fishing net]] and [[crayfish cage]] (Formerly a [[Small fishing net]] and a [[crayfish cage]] was given out by the [[Fishing Tutor]].)
*[[Lumbridge General Store]] - Free [[Bronze dagger]], [[Tinderbox]], and [[Hammer]]
*[[Bob's Brilliant Axes]] in [[Lumbridge]] - free [[Bronze hatchet]] and [[Bronze pickaxe]]
*[[Varrock Swordshop]] - free [[Bronze sword]]

==Note==
[[Draynor Manor]] is part of the starting zone, however lower level players may easily die here due to [[Undead trees]], vines, etc. It is dark in that area, and creatures could sneak up on lower leveled players, maybe killing them. Also, once entering the mansion through the main entrance, you <u>cannot</u> get out by that same entrance. You must find the smaller one that is to the north-east.

==References==
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[[Category:Locations]]

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