Sophanem
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| Also called? | Sopha |
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| Kingdom? | Kharidian Desert |
| Members Area? | Yes |
| No. of Banks | 1 |
| No. of Altars | Yes, 1 |
| No. of Obelisks | Unknown edit |
| Main Music | City of the Dead, Back to Life |
| Leader | High Priest |
| Teleportation | Pharaoh's Sceptre (Jalsavrah) |
| Guilds | None |
| Inhabitants/Race | Human |
| Location on World Map | ||||
| Agility Pyramid | ||||
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| Menaphos | ← | Sophanem | → | Ullek |
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| Unknown | ||||
Sophanem, the "City of the Dead", is located far south in the Kharidian Desert, right on the edge of the map. Players need to progress far enough into Icthlarin's Little Helper in order to enter this city. The city is currently being afflicted by several plagues. A bank and some shops open after Contact! quest. Players come here to get good thieving experience at Pyramid Plunder.
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[edit] Travel
- The Pharaoh's Sceptre can teleport you directly inside the Pyramid Plunder mini-game.
- The magic carpet system can be used to travel to Sophanem from Pollnivneach
- Fairy Ring code DLQ is a long way away but probably an option if the above two are not available.
[edit] Shortcut
A shortcut just east of the bank at the wall leads to the camp just north of Sophanem and west of the Agility Pyramid.
There is also a door at the south-east that is guarded by a Doorman.
[edit] Notable Features
[edit] Bank
There is a bank in Sophanem for use by anyone who has completed the Contact! quest. It is located below the temple in the north-east.
[edit] Sophanem Dungeon
The Sophanem Dungeon is under the bank and features heavily in the Contact! quest. It can be extremely dangerous. See main article Sophanem Dungeon.
[edit] Altar
There is an altar where a player may recharge prayer on the west side of the city.
[edit] Pyramid Plunder
- See main article Pyramid Plunder; located north-west.
[edit] Shops
Shops opened after the Contact! quest:
- Blades by Urbi (north) - daggers bronze to dragon, scimitar bronze to steel
- Siamun (tailor shop) (north east) - spinning wheel. After doing Rogue Trader minigame, clothing will be available after bringing 3 cowhides, 3 wolf or snake skins or the shearings of 3 sheep for desert robes OR 3 pots of dye for Menaphite clothes; but he doesn't accept certs (notes).
- Jamila's Craft Stall (east) - moulds and other crafting supplies
- Carpenter (east)- nothing now, however does buy willow logs for 40 each
- Nathifa's Bake Stall (west of carpenter) - bread, cake, chocolate, waterskin(4)
- Stone mason (south east) - nothing now, but hints at another quest in a few months
- Embalmer (south west store) sells pot, gnome spice, curry leaf, pile of salt, bucket of sap and antipoison potions.
- Raetul and Co's Cloth Store - stocks various sewing materials and articles of clothing
[edit] Monsters
- Plague cow
- Plague Frog
- Locust
- Crocodile just north of the city
[edit] Quests
[edit] Trivia
- Some of the Plagues in Sophanem are very similar to those depicted in the Plagues of Egypt, in keeping with the Kharidian Desert's strong Egyptian theme.
- Entering and leaving via the gates mandates a chat with one of the Sophanem guards unless you right-click on the gates and select the quick option.
- Using a spot-potion from the apothecary in Varrock on any citizen results in strange chat about spots.
- Menaphos and Sophanem have the same letters and are spelled backwards, just that the "p" and the "h" are switched in order to make the cities pronounceable. Soph, a prominent piece of both names, is a Latin root meaning "wise". This seems to play on both Menaphos' and Sophanem's (albeit diminishing) scholarly history.
