QUEST 148 · FREE-TO-PLAY

Below Ice Mountain

Willow, an energetic archaeologist (perhaps suspiciously so) is hunting for her next big discovery. She believes she has found the entrance to ancient underground ruins found to the west of Ice Mountain. There's a catch though - the entrance is sealed tight and she needs to re-unite her old crew to help her break in. Naturally, she has to stay close to the ruins in order to lay claim to the find, so it falls to you to bring her rag-tag group back together for one last caper and a final big pay-o

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Difficulty
Novice
Length
Short
Quest points
1
Released
14 April 2021
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Before you start

Where to start

Talk to Willow on the path south of Ice Mountain.

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STEP BY STEP

Walkthrough

Follow the chapters below. Click any screenshot or diagram to view it at full size.

Willow the 'archaeologist'

Speak to Willow, north-east of Falador and south of the Dwarven Mine entrance by Ice Mountain. A self-proclaimed 'archaeologist', she will tell the player that she has found a set of doors beneath a tonne of rocks, and asks for their help, as she cannot leave the area in fear of another 'archaeologist' claiming the credit for her discovery.

Agree to help Willow, and she'll need you to convince her old 'excavation team' to help her, since they had a falling out with Willow. Her mates, Burntof, Checkal and Marley, can be spoken to in any order.

Checkal the strongman

The trials of the strongman.
The trials of the strongman. Image source ↗

Checkal can be found in the centre of Barbarian Village. In order to get him to join Willow, the player must prove their strength by training with his old friend Atlas, who can be found in The Long Hall tavern in Barbarian Village.

Speak to Checkal. He will refer the player to Atlas, who will agree to train them. A long cutscene of training regimens will ensue, which afterward will unlock the Flex emote. Before returning to Checkal, grab a beer and meat from the table if you have not obtained it already.

Return to Checkal and use the Flex emote when prompted, and he will agree to help Willow.

Burntof, master of explosives

Items needed: 3 coins or a beer

Burntof can be found in the Rising Sun Inn in Falador. Drunk as he is, he will ask the player for a drink. If you have not already picked up the beer from Barbarian Village, purchase one from the bartender and give it to Burntof.

Burntof will agree to join the team if the player manages to beat him in a best-of-three game of rock paper scissors. Regardless of what is chosen, Burntof will agree to help Willow as he is too drunk to properly play the game.

Marley the thief

Items needed: knife, cooked meat and bread

Though Willow instructs the player to speak to Charlie the Tramp to find Marley's whereabouts, you can skip this conversation and directly reach Marley in the Edgeville ruins, by the yew trees south of Edgeville bank.

He will want a steak sandwich from the Blue Moon Inn in order to help Willow. However, he was banned from the inn and the cook won't make him another one. Thus, the player must go to the inn in his place.

Speak to the cook in the east room of Blue Moon Inn in Varrock. Though he will still refuse to make a steak sandwich due to Marley trying to steal from one of their patrons, he will tell the player the 'delicate art' of creating a steak sandwich: using a knife on bread while having cooked meat in your inventory.

With the steak sandwich beautifully and masterfully created, return to Marley with it in your inventory. He will now agree to help Willow.

The Ruins of Camdozaal

The crew assembled prepares to enter.
The crew assembled prepares to enter. Image source ↗
Items needed: Some food for low combat players, and any pickaxe or a weapon and armour to kill a level 25 monster
Skills needed: 10 [boostable] if avoiding combat

With the crew assembled, head to the ancient doors at the west side of Ice Mountain (marked by the dungeon icon on the minimap), and talk to Willow. The crew will begin unblocking the entrance, with Burntof blowing up the rocks, Checkal moving the debris, and Marley disabling the traps within.

Willow's treachery is revealed, whilst Burntof finds the ruins rather familiar.
Willow's treachery is revealed, whilst Burntof finds the ruins rather familiar. Image source ↗

Though the player becomes fascinated at the potential historical value of the ruins, Willow reveals that they are not actually archaeologists, but grave robbers hoping to find valuable loot. Now that the player knows, she can't risk being revealed to the authorities and prepares to kill them. However, Burntof accidentally sets off a trap, awakening the Ancient Guardian. Having bit off more than they can chew, the four crew members flee.

Fighting the Ancient Guardian.
Fighting the Ancient Guardian. Image source ↗

After the cutscene ends, kill the level 25 Ancient Guardian. You can choose to kill it through standard combat, but lower levelled players are recommended to mine the four structural pillars in the corners of the room; this will cause some rocks to fall down, damage the golem and ultimately kill it. When using the mining method, the guardian will constantly hit the player, so bring enough food. Alternatively, the guardian can be safespotted by hugging the east wall by the ruins' exit.

After defeating the golem, the player will loot some items from Willow's bag, which she left behind in a panic. However, the doors leading deeper into the mountain open, revealing a dwarf named Ramarno. Being one of the few Imcando dwarves to have survived the Runecrafting Crusades, Ramarno has since lived isolated inside these ruins: the Ruins of Camdozaal.

Congratulations, quest complete!

Quick checklist 16 instructions

Use this when you already know the route. The full walkthrough above includes explanations and diagrams.

Starting off

  1. Talk to Willow on the path south of Ice Mountain, north of Falador.

    Say: Yes.

Checkal

  1. Speak to Checkal in Barbarian Village near the pottery oven building.

  2. Speak to Atlas in The Long Hall tavern in Barbarian Village and complete training.

    Say: Yes.

    • Take some cooked meat and a beer from the tables in The Long Hall if you do not have them already.

  3. Return to Checkal and use the Flex emote when prompted.

Marley

  1. Speak to Marley in Edgeville at the yew trees. You MUST speak to Marley first or the cook wont give you the recipe.

  2. Speak to the cook in the east room of Blue Moon Inn in Varrock. He will give you the steak sandwich recipe.

    Say: I was wondering if you'd be able to make me a Steak sandwich?

  3. Create a steak sandwich by using a knife on cooked meat while having bread in your inventory.

  4. Speak to Marley in Edgeville at the yew trees with the steak sandwich in your inventory.

Burntof

  1. Speak to Burntof in the Rising Sun Inn in Falador.

    • If you do not have a beer, buy any beer for 3 coins by talking to Emily or Kaylee.

      Say: What ales are you serving? → One Asgarnian Ale, please.

  2. Choose any option in the game of rock paper scissors.

    Say:

Entering the dungeon

  1. Go to the entrance of the Ruins of Camdozaal, at the west side of the Ice Mountain, and talk to Willow (dungeon icon on minimap).

    Say: Yes.

  2. After the cutscene, kill the level 25 Ancient Guardian by attacking it or mining the 4 structural pillars in the corners.

  3. Congratulations, quest complete!

    • After the quest is complete, your character will speak with Ramarno, an Imcando dwarf found in the ruins.

QUEST COMPLETE

Rewards

  • 2,000 coins
  • Access to the Ruins of Camdozaal
  • Flex emote
  • The ability to make a steak sandwich

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Sources & credits

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