QUEST 167 · MEMBERS

Death on the Isle

Solve a mysterious murder on the island of Aldarin.

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Difficulty
Intermediate
Length
Medium
Quest points
2
Released
25 September 2024
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Before you start

Where to start

Talk to Patzi by the entrance to Villa Lucens.

Items required

None

Recommended

  • 40

Enemies to defeat

Two low-level enemies must be fought with no equipment, but you can’t die to them

STEP BY STEP

Walkthrough

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

Getting the right fit

Breaking into a villa for a butler's uniform.
Breaking into a villa for a butler's uniform. Image source ↗

Travel to the island of Aldarin; the easiest method is to use the Mastering Mixology Minigame Teleport (requires 60 Herblore), fairy ring CKQ, or you can pay 20 coins to take a boat from the Sunset Coast; via Antonia.

Talk to Patzi at the entrance to Villa Lucens. He will ask that you help him with a new play that is due to be performed at the villa, whose owner is a patron of the arts and is hosting a party for the play. He will ask that you acquire a butler's uniform to help him fit in; Adala, Patzi's bag carrier, suggests "borrowing" one and tells you she recalls seeing some through a window in a villa to the north.

The villa in question is found just west of the Aldarin General Store. Break into the villa via the house window on the south side once the Wandering Guard is far enough, then take a uniform from the wardrobe nearby.

Return to Patzi, who will then ask that you follow along Adala to the staff entrance to blend in. Wear your uniform, then head south along the hedge until you see the Head Butler. He will inform you of the rules whilst inside the villa, and will hold onto your items before entering for security purposes.

Inside Villa Lucens

The player plays the part of a butler in Villa Lucens.
The player plays the part of a butler in Villa Lucens. Image source ↗

Once inside Villa Lucens, you will be wearing one of several possible masks (snake mask, ram mask, jaguar mask, wolf mask or bird mask) and butler's tray alongside your uniform. You will find Patzi by the eastern exit, who will tell you to introduce yourself to the guests on his behalf; however, as a butler, he will ask that you at least get their names for him.

Speak to Constantinius, who you find out is the host of the party, and then the three guests: Cozyac, Pavo, and Xocotla. After doing so, you will relay what you've learned to Patzi, who then asks you to fetch him a glass of Principum Red in the wine cellar. Head outside and enter the cellar entrance, then head to the south-west room and investigate the antique wine along the south wall.

As you attempt to retrieve some wine from the antique wine jug, you will hear glass breaking in another part of the cellar, spilling some on you. Head to the south-east corner to find a fallen man. Upon investigating him, two guards, Stradius and Hutza, will accuse you of murder and take you away to a small room in the villa. After some questioning, you offer to help solve the murder of Livius, an actor who was due to perform on stage. They will give you a case file and ask you to investigate the crime scene.

Playing detective

Livius' corpse in the wine cellar.
Livius' corpse in the wine cellar. Image source ↗

Speak to Constantinius, Cozyac, Pavo, and Xocotla again, then return to the wine cellar and investigate the following:

After investigating everything, speak to Stradius and Hutza to discuss your findings. You will not find sufficient evidence to accuse the guests, but believe the butlers may be suspicious like you were, and will attempt to pickpocket them in hopes of finding something of note.

Pickpocket the following people for your investigation:

Adala lashes out after being accused.
Adala lashes out after being accused. Image source ↗

After inspecting each item, return to the guards and they will gather everyone on the top floor. Speak to all the suspects, then place your accusations on Adala, who admits to being in the cellar to steal the extremely valuable Principum Red. However, she claims not to have killed Livius and starts attacking the player. She is level 49, and has no special mechanics to attack with. Once either of you are close to death, she will stop and claim that she's too weak to kill Livius or you depending on how the fight went. She will then be taken away.

The Show Must Go On

Though the killer is still at large, Constantinius demands that the show must go on, and asks that you keep an eye on the situation behind the scenes. He will tell you to use the back way around the theatre so as to not attract attention.

Use the southern path down the steps that leads around the cliffs until you reach a set of loose rocks by the shortcut icon. Navigate through them and speak to the guards - they will ask that you investigate the backstage downstairs to check for additional clues.

Enter the backstage entrance then speak to the costumer, and ask about the actors. Then search the following:

  • The crate next to the exit containing poison
  • The costume rack behind the mirror containing Naiatli's wine-stained costume
  • The bookshelf hiding a secret passage to the wine cellar
The player confronts Naiatli without revealing to the audience what is truly happening.
The player confronts Naiatli without revealing to the audience what is truly happening. Image source ↗

After searching the aforementioned objects, speak to the costumer and ask her about each of them. Next, return to the guards and accuse Naiatli of being the culprit. However, the play has started already, and you decide to step into the limelight.

As you accuse Naiatli of her crimes whilst doing so under the guise of improvising the play, you begin to attack her with a prop sword while she continues to "perform". Whenever she runs away, resume attacking her until she "dies". You will find out that in reality, Naiatli only tripped him in an attempt to injure Livius so that he would be unable to perform the play, but was far too drunk and fell harder than anticipated.

Stradius and Hutza will thank you for your assistance and apologise for hastily accusing you.

Congratulations, quest complete!

Before leaving Villa Lucens, players can claim some rewards:

Quick checklist 39 instructions

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

Walkthrough

  1. Talk to Patzi to start the quest (fairy ring (CKQ), then walk east).

  2. Break into the house north of Patzi, west of the general store, via the southern House Window. Wait for the guard to move away.

  3. Take uniform from the wardrobe on the ground floor

  4. Speak to Patzi again

    • Make sure to finish the dialogue, otherwise you cannot continue the quest

  5. Equip both pieces of the uniform.

  6. Head east up the stone steps, then south and speak to the Head Butler to enter the house. He will hold onto all of your items in the meantime.

  7. Speak to Patzi

  8. Speak to Constantinius, Cozyac, Pavo and Xocotla

  9. Speak with Patzi again

  10. Enter the cellar entrance. It is located just outside of the house, immediately north of the house's east exit.

  11. Go all the way south and investigate the Antique wine against the wall.

  12. Check on the man on the south end of the room to the east.

  13. Speak to Constantinius, Cozyac, Pavo and Xocotla.

  14. Head back inside the wine cellar and investigate:

    • Jug by the stairs

    • South room's Small box

    • South room's Broken stool

    • East room's Broken pottery

    • East room's Livius, on the floor

    • East room's Wine storage, by the exit

  15. Speak to the guards Stradius and Hutza to discuss your clues.

  16. Pickpocket Adala, Patzi, Constantinius, Cozyac, Pavo and Xocotla.

  17. Inspect the Wine labels, Threatening note, Shipping contract and Drinking flask

  18. Speak to one of the guards, either Stradius or Hutza.

  19. Speak to all the suspects, then accuse Adala, and she'll fight you (level 49). Once defeated, she'll claim she's too weak to have killed anyone.

  20. Once Adala has been taken away, speak to Stradius, then head back to the ground floor, south to the cliff, round and climb up the Loose rocks shortcut, and speak to Stradius again.

  21. Head down the stairs to the east, enter the backstage entrance, and question the Costumer.

  22. Search the crate next to the stairs to discover it is full of poison.

  23. Search the bookshelf on the west wall to uncover a secret passage to the wine cellar.

  24. Search the costume rack along the north wall to discover a wine-stained costume.

  25. Ask the Costumer about the actors, hidden passage, stained costume and the poison.

  26. Go up the stairs and speak to Stradius again. Accuse Naiatli.

  27. Confront Naiatli on stage and attack her when she runs away.

  28. Speak to Stradius or Hutza to end the quest.

  29. Speak to the Head Butler after the quest to claim a range of masks, and the Butler's tray.

  30. Speak to the Costumer after the quest to claim your Costume needle.

  31. Pickpocket Constantinius for a chest key. After using it to open the fancy chest in the south room of the cellar, the fountain to the south-west of Villa Lucens can be searched to find an icon.

  32. Use the icon on the statue at the most north-eastern tip of Aldarin (Statue Holds bowl of blue fluid), and get your reward. (1 water rune, Pendant of Ates teleport location)

QUEST COMPLETE

Rewards

  • 10,000 Thieving Thieving experience
  • 7,500 Agility Agility experience
  • 5,000 Crafting Crafting experience
  • A costume needle from the costumer
  • The butler's tray and an assortment of masks from the Head Butler
  • The ability to unlock the North Aldarin teleport destination via the Pendant of Ates

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Sources & credits

Walkthrough text and preparation lists are adapted from Old School RuneScape Wiki contributors under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Game imagery © Jagex Ltd; individual image sources are linked in their captions. This page is fan-made and not affiliated with Jagex.

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