Tempoross

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The official worlds for Tempoross are worlds 341, 422, 463 and 531 (P2P).

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Tempoross
Released								24 March 2021 (Update)
Members								Yes
Race								Sea spirit
Location								Tempoross Cove
Quest								No
Examine								A mass of angry wet.
Map
Advanced data
NPC ID								10572

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Tempoross is a minigame-style boss that is fought using non-combat skills. Also known as the Spirit of the Sea, it is an ancient entity believed to be as old as Gielinor itself. It is able to create intense storms that make sailing difficult, and has recently awoken after having laid dormant for centuries, wreaking havoc upon sailors who were unfortunate to cross its path in the seas.

The Spirit Anglers, a group of fishermen from Al Kharid, have established a port at the Ruins of Unkah in the southern desert to investigate the reason behind its sudden resurgence and to create safe passage through the seas by keeping it subdued. In order to help them subdue Tempoross, players must have at least level 35 in Fishing.

Tempoross is considered a boss and not a minigame. Therefore, while players take no damage directly from Tempoross or the surrounding environment, the normal rules relating to the loss of items still apply, and Hardcore Ironmen will lose their Hardcore status if they die while fighting Tempoross (e.g. from poison).

Followers and pets (Eg. Kittens, Cats) are allowed in Tempoross, and the fished harpoonfish can be fed to kittens when hungry.

Getting there

There are several ways of reaching Tempoross. Beware of desert heat while travelling there. These options, ordered from fastest to slowest, are:

Using Ferryman Sathwood's boat, south of the Al Kharid bank. This will bring the player directly to the Tempoross docks.

• Using the pharaoh's sceptre teleport to the Azzanadra's Pyramid using the teleport option Jaldraocht and heading south-west.
• Using the Camulet to teleport to Enakhra's Temple and heading south.
• Taking the magic carpet to Menaphos and heading north-west.
• Using a desert amulet 4, teleporting outside Kalphite Cave, go through the Shanty Pass and heading north-west.

Requirements

• Level 35 is the only requirement to take on the Tempoross.

Fighting Tempoross

Main article: Tempoross/Strategies

Four cannon fire harpoonfish at Tempoross.

Players can begin the encounter by boarding the ship located at the end of the dock in the Ruins of Unkah. Tempoross can be fought alone or with a group. Captain Dudi announces a countdown for when the next encounter will depart; however, the boat will leave immediately if the maximum number of players allowed in one encounter is reached.

Multiple instances of the encounter can run simultaneously, so players will not have to wait for an in-progress encounter to return before a new encounter can begin. The boss fight scales by the amount of players and combined fishing levels. Doing it solo or in smaller groups mostly does not put you at a disadvantage. However, with fewer players, fires will be harder to put out.

After the ship departs, players will arrive at Tempoross Cove on board one of two ships, both of which are identical in function and role in defeating Tempoross. A selection of equipment, including ropes, buckets, hammers, and harpoons are available from the crates on deck should the player have lost or forgotten any items.

Players must help the anglers subdue Tempoross by draining its essence to zero. To do this, players must first deplete its energy by firing cannons found on the decks of both ships, using harpoonfish as ammo. The fish are gathered via harpoon spots found in the waters around the island and can optionally be cooked to deal more damage. Occasionally, a fishing spot will have jumping harpoonfish. Fishing at these spots allows for the chance of catching two harpoonfish at a time. Raw harpoonfish drain 10 energy per fish, while cooked fish drain 15 energy per fish.

Double harpoonfish!

Once its energy is depleted to zero, Tempoross will submerge and the second phase of the fight will begin. During this phase, players must catch the energized fish from Tempoross by fishing at the whirlpool at the end of each dock. Doing so will reduce its essence. If the essence depletes to zero before Tempoross has fully restored its energy, it will retreat and the encounter will be successful. However, if Tempoross fully regains its energy before its essence is fully depleted, it will emerge and the first phase of the fight will repeat again. Any essence depleted from Tempoross in the second phase will remain depleted. This cycle can be repeated up to three times, after which Tempoross will gain too much energy, and the encounter will end unsuccessfully.

If the encounter is successful, the player will be automatically sent back to the Ruins of Unkah after approximately 20 seconds. Players can skip the wait by using the right-click leave option on any of the NPCs around the Cove.

Tempoross' attacks

Dispersing the magical fish forming the Tempoross's essence.

During the fight, Tempoross will attempt to disrupt the player's efforts by unleashing an array of attacks. These attacks do not deal any damage; rather, they hinder the player's movements and can cause players to lose some of the fish and tools gathered during the encounter. Tools that will not be lost to any attacks are the Imcando hammer, Barb-tail harpoon, Dragon harpoon, Infernal harpoon, and Crystal harpoon (along with any respective cosmetic variations).

• Wave Attack - A huge wave covers the entire cove, pushing players a few tiles away. Players can avoid being swept away by using rope to tether themselves to masts or totem poles found on the ships and islands respectively. Tethered players will be unaffected by the wave attack but will be unable to move for the duration of the wave (though players can freely tether/untether themselves). The wave can also break masts and totem poles, which will need to be repaired with a hammer before they can be used to tether again. The wave will also extinguish any fires started by the lighting attack. The wave attack will not start if Tempoross' energy is 10% or lower.
  

  A colossal wave closes in...

• Lightning Attack - Large grey clouds move over the island and ships, expand, and then emit lightning bolts. Players can put out the fires with buckets of water, but if not done quickly, fires will spread to more tiles. As with the wave attack, the lightning attack will not start if Tempoross' energy is 10% or lower. However, fires will continue to spread.
  

  A strong wind blows as clouds roll in...

• Torrent Attack - A swirling pillar of water is launched towards a cannon, which temporarily disables it and stuns any player currently loading the cannon. This can be avoided by quickly stepping away or switching to another cannon onboard. The Torrent Attack will not start if Tempoross' energy is 10% or lower.
  

  A zapped cannon

A charged torrent of water surges towards a nearby cannon...

Activities

• Fishing harpoonfish (5 points/fish) - Collect raw harpoonfish by fishing at the designated fishing spots.
• Cooking harpoonfish (10 points/fish) - Cook harpoonfish to increase their damage output when used as ammo.
• Depositing harpoonfish (raw/cooked/crystallised) (20/65/20 points/fish) - Deposit harpoonfish into the crates next to the cannons on the ships. Depositing cooked harpoonfish yields significantly more points.
• Repairing totems/masts (40 points/repair) - Over time, the totem poles and masts players tether themselves to will get damaged and need to be repaired with an Imcando or normal hammer. Doing so provides a decent amount of construction experience.
• Dousing fires (40 points/fire) - Douse the fires created by Tempoross' lightning attack.
• Surviving the wave (10 points/wave) - Tether to either a totem pole or mast to survive the colossal wave.
• Harpooning spirit pool (55 points/scatter) - Fish in the whirlpools to drain Tempoross' essence.

Experience rates

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Not Cooking

Not cooking the harpoonfish means getting lower amounts of points/loot but significantly more exp. With Crystal harpoon and a fishing level near 99, this is the fastest experience in the game if not using tick manipulation methods. With no crystal harpoon or if not near level 99 fishing, drift net fishing will yield higher experience rates. It is recommended for non-iron players to not cook the fish as the boss is meant for fast experience rates and is not as reward heavy as others.

Fishing Level	XP/HR
	Harpoon	Dragon	Infernal	Crystal
35	30,000	N/A	N/A	N/A
70	62,000	66,000	N/A	72,000
80	65,000	69,000	71,000	77,000
90	68,000	72,000	74,000	80,000
99	70,000	74,000	76,000	92,000

Cooking

Cooking the harpoonfish means lower experience rate but significantly more points and, therefore, loot. It is recommended for iron players and pet hunters to use the infernal harpoon when they reach the level requirements.

Fishing Level	XP/HR
	Harpoon	Dragon	Infernal	Crystal
35	22,000	N/A	N/A	N/A
70	52,000	54,000	N/A	58,000
80	56,000	58,000	60,000	62,000
90	60,000	62,000	64,000	66,000
99	64,000	66,000	68,000	70,000

Rewards

Main article: Reward pool

During the fight with Tempoross, players will primarily gain Fishing experience, with additional opportunities to gain experience in Cooking, Construction, and Strength. Unlike Wintertodt, no experience is awarded upon Tempoross' defeat. Using a small or big fishing net, the debris left behind by Tempoross can be looted from the reward pool at the Ruins of Unkah. Players will receive one reward permit for the first 2,000 points and additional permits for every 700 points beyond 2,000. Any remaining points award a linearly scaling chance for a final permit. Up to 8,000 reward permits can be stored in the pool.

Points	Guaranteed Reward Permits
2000	1
2700	2
3400	3
4100	4
4800	5
5500	6
6200	7
6900	8
7600	9
8300	10
9000	11
9700	12
10400	13
11100	14
11800	15

Unique Rewards

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Spirit flakes	32–64	40/160	Not sold	32–64
	Casket (Reward pool)	1	8/160	Not sold	N/A
	Soaked page	5–9	149/8,000	5,330–9,594	510–918
	Fish barrel	1	1/400	Not sold	N/A
	Tackle box	1	1/400	Not sold	510
	Big harpoonfish	1	1/1,600	Not sold	2,100
	Tome of water (empty)	1	1/1,600	520,548	11,700
	Dragon harpoon	1	1/8,000	1,422,901	33,000
	Tiny tempor	1	1/8,000	Not sold	N/A

The debris can contain some unique rewards:

• Spirit flakes - Provides a 50% chance of catching an extra fish for no additional XP. Stacks with Rada's blessing.
• Fish barrel - Stores up to 28 raw fish, which can only be removed at a bank. Can be combined with a fish sack to make it equippable.
• Tackle box - Stores fishing equipment.
• Big harpoonfish - Can be mounted in a skill hall.
• Tome of water - Requires level 50 in Magic to wield, it is charged with soaked pages. The tome acts as an infinite stock of water runes, increases damage from water spells by 20%, and increases accuracy of water, curse, and binding spells by 20%.
• Spirit angler's outfit - Requires angler piece and 1,200 spirit flakes per piece (4,800 for the full set). Talk to Gita Prymes, east of the dock.
• Tiny tempor - Tempoross pet. Obtained from fishing in the reward pool, not from killing the boss itself.
• Great blue heron - A recoloured version of the heron, obtained by feeding the heron 3,000 spirit flakes.
• Dragon harpoon

Combat Achievements

The following Combat Achievement tasks involve Tempoross.

Name	Description	Difficulty	Category
Tempoross Novice	Subdue Tempoross 10 times.	Easy	Kill count
Master of Buckets	Extinguish at least 5 fires during a single Tempoross fight.	Easy	Mechanical
Calm Before the Storm	Repair either a mast or a totem pole.	Easy	Mechanical
Fire in the Hole!	Attack Tempoross from both sides by loading both cannons on both ships.	Easy	Mechanical
Tempoross Champion	Subdue Tempoross 50 times.	Medium	Kill count
The Lone Angler	Subdue Tempoross alone without getting hit by any fires, torrents or waves.	Medium	Perfection
Dress Like You Mean It	Subdue Tempoross while wearing any variation of the angler outfit.	Hard	Restriction
Why Cook?	Subdue Tempoross, getting rewarded with 10 reward permits from a single Tempoross fight.	Hard	Mechanical

Music

Track	Details
Play track	Tempor of the Storm. Plays upon arriving at Tempoross Cove.
Play track	Plays upon successfully subduing Tempoross.
Play track	Plays when failing to subdue Tempoross.

Trivia

• Dying at Tempoross is considered an unsafe death, however since the boss doesn't do damage to the player, this can only be managed through self inflicted damage, poison, or venom.

Gallery

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  Artwork depicting the Spirit Anglers encountering Tempoross.

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  Concept art of Tempoross by Mod Gee.

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  3D concept by Mod Gee.

Changes

Date	Changes
6 May 2021 (update)	Hotfix The aforementioned change to Tempoross' behaviour below 10% energy has been reverted.
5 May 2021 (update)	Reducing Tempoross' energy to 10% or lower will now prevent it from attacking for 15 seconds rather than indefinitely. If players don't continue to shoot fish within that time, it will begin to attack again. Fire hitboxes are now slightly bigger, covering more of the 2x2 space they occupy. In addition, the height of the fire will no longer change mid-animation. Fires now remove resources every two ticks (1.2 seconds) rather than one (0.6 seconds). The wave attack won't disrupt as many actions when it's incoming, such as when cooking at the shrine.
28 April 2021 (update)	A new overlay has been added to the lobby and the surrounding area. This will show how many players are waiting in the lobby, and indicate how long until the ship takes players to Tempoross Cove. Player's Personal Bests and Time Taken stats are now displayed after successfully defeating the boss. They've also been added to the Spirit Angler stats board in the Ruins of Unkah. A quick-climb option has been added to the Tempoross lobby ladder, as well as a water pump aboard the ship. UI on both mobile and PC has been moved to create more space on the screen.
14 April 2021 (update)	Items that require setting up (e.g. dwarf multicannons, mithril seeds, box traps, etc) can no longer be used on the ship taking players to Tempoross Cove, nor can players light fires on it. Players can no longer stall to run through fires. Points from dousing fires and fixing totem poles have been increased from 20 to 40. Fishing XP may now be gained in Tempoross encounters on world 345.
7 April 2021 (update)	The ship taking players to Tempoross Cove will now sail there after 30 seconds instead of 60.
29 March 2021	Hotfix Players without a house will no longer gain Construction experience when repairing the mast or totem pole.