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QUEST 77 · MEMBERS

Desert Treasure I

Rumours abound throughout Varrock and Al Kharid that an archaeologist has discovered clues to a hoard of treasure hidden deep in the desert, south of Al Kharid. Anybody prepared to offer him assistance in his treasure hunting could well find themselves benefitting from a very large reward indeed...

Difficulty
Master
Length
Long
Quest points
3
Released
18 April 2005
START POINT

Talk to Asgarnia Smith at the Bedabin Camp.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE BANK

Preparation

Requirements are gates. Recommendations are comfort and risk controls, not mandatory levels unless the game enforces them.

Requirements

  • Completion of the following quests:
  • The Dig Site
  • Temple of Ikov
  • The Tourist Trap
  • Troll Stronghold
  • Death Plateau
  • Priest in Peril
  • Waterfall Quest
  • 53 Thieving
  • 50 Magic
  • 50 Firemaking (boostable)
  • 10 Slayer or the gas mask from Plague City
  • Access to Morytania Graveyard

Items required

  • 10+ Shantay passes or a way to enter the Kharidian Desert without one
  • 650 Coins
  • 12 Magic logs (can be noted)
  • 6 Steel bar (can be noted)
  • 6 Molten glass (can be noted)
  • Ashes
  • Charcoal
  • 1 blood rune
  • Bones (can be noted to prevent accidental burial)
  • A silver bar
  • Garlic powder (made by grinding garlic in a pestle and mortar)
  • Spice (gnome spice and Evil Dave's spices will not work)
  • A sweet (cake, chocolate cake (part cakes are accepted), chocolate bar, cooking apple, or pineapple pizza)
  • Spiked boots (obtainable during the quest by bringing Dunstan climbing boots and an iron bar; do so before attempting to obtain the ice diamond)
  • Climbing boots (if Eadgar's Ruse isn't completed and/or you lack 61 Magic for the Trollheim Teleport)
  • A facemask, slayer helmet, or gas mask
  • A tinderbox
  • 20-50+ lockpicks

Recommended

  • 70 Combat
  • Started Nature Spirit to enter Mort Myre Swamp
  • High-healing Food
  • Prayer potions (highly recommended)
  • Super restore or Menaphite remedy potions (highly recommended)
  • Antidote++ or antipoisons (especially if Ironman) (highly recommended)
  • Ice gloves or Smiths gloves (i) (to be able to wield a weapon against Fareed if not using water spells with runes only)
  • Stamina, super energy or energy potions
  • Weight-reducing clothing to lower run energy drain and restore run energy faster
  • Coins for magic carpet rides (bring a Ring of Charos(a) for discounted rides)
  • Ring of dueling (easy access to Kharidian Desert)
  • Digsite pendant (easy access to Exam Centre)
  • Ectophial (easy access to Morytania)
  • Skills necklace or Necklace of passage (easy access to Rasolo)
  • Runes to cast Paddewwa Teleport to complete a Varrock Hard Diary task
  • 80,000 Coins if purchasing an Ancient Staff after the quest from Eblis

Enemies to defeat

  • Dessous (level 139)
  • 5 ice trolls (level 120-124)
  • Kamil (level 154)
  • Fareed (level 167)
  • Damis (2 forms, levels 103 and 174)
  • You will also need to tank hits by many high level enemies throughout most parts of the quest.

Ironman notes

  • The player briefly visits Entrana.
  • Player will need to obtain Magic logs; see the "enchanting the mirrors" section for more information
  • Lockpicks and antipoisons may be pickpocketed from the Bandits in the vicinity of the chest where they're needed.

ACTION CHECKLIST

Walkthrough

Nested rows are alternatives, dialogue selections, or substeps under the action above them. Recheck the pinned source after a game update.

Starting out

  1. 01

    Talk to Asgarnia Smith in the Bedabin camp by the magic carpet with at least one inventory slot free. Dialogue: Do you have any quests? → Yes, I'll help you.

  2. 02

    Go to the Digsite Exam Centre and talk to Terry Balando. Dialogue: Ask about the Desert Treasure quest.

  3. 03

    Talk to him again for a translation. Dialogue: Ask about the Desert Treasure quest.

  4. 04

    Talk to Asgarnia Smith in the desert. Dialogue: Don't read book

  5. 05

    Talk to him again. Dialogue: Help him

  6. 06

    Run south to the bandit camp and buy a drink in the pub for 650 coins. (If you are wearing any saradomin or zamorak items e.g. unholy blessing, remove them now so you don't get attacked by the Bandits) Dialogue: Buy a drink → Buy a beer

  7. 07

    Talk to the bartender again. Dialogue: I heard about four diamonds...

  8. 08

    Talk to Eblis in or just outside of the small rectangular building east of the bar. Dialogue: Tell me of The four diamonds of Azzanadra → Yes → Yes, I will go get those for you.

  9. 09

    Deliver all the required items to Eblis by using them on him (items can remain noted), then talk to him again.

  10. 10

    Go south-east to the mirrors, and talk to Eblis there.

Smoke diamond

  1. 01

    Equip your facemask and enter the Smoke Dungeon west of Pollnivneach and east of the mirrors

  2. 02

    Light the 4 standing torches, one in each corner of the dungeon, and open the chest in the centre to get the key before any of the torches burns out.

  3. Starting at the NE corner with 100% run and then onto SE, NW and then SW, you can make it to the chest without stamina or energy pots.

  4. 03

    Use the warm key to open the gate to the east.

  5. 04

    Kill Fareed to get the Smoke diamond. Protect from Melee is strongly advised and attacking with water spell or any range arrow.

Shadow diamond

  1. 01

    Talk to Rasolo outside the house south of Baxtorian Falls. Dialogue: Ask about the Diamonds of Azzanadra → Yes

  2. 02

    Go to the most southern tent in the Bandit camp. Bring antipoison, food, and 20+ lockpicks (you can bring noted ones and coins to exchange with Tiles in Bandit camp's general store, 5 coins for each lockpick) (For ironmen, note that both lockpicks and antipoisons may be pickpocketed from the Bandits in the vicinity).

  3. 03

    Unlock the secure chest (the 3 locks must be picked consecutively, it can take upwards of 100 tries to open the chest and is dependent upon Thieving level).

  4. 04

    Give the gilded cross to Rasolo. Even if your inventory is full, the cross will instantly be swapped for the ring.

  5. 05

    Equip the visibility ring and climb down the ladder east of Rasolo in the fenced area.

  6. 06

    Run through the dungeon, kill Damis in his 2 forms and pick up the shadow diamond (his second form drains player's prayer rapidly, it is advised to safespot Damis, this can be done by hitting a bat or rat and stacking npcs behind). Kill a Shadow Hound to complete a task in the Hard Kandarin Diary.

  7. Note: If you run too fast and too far out of Damis' range, he will vanish once more into the shadows. If this happens, go back into the maze where you first enter the large area with Damis' spawn. He will re-appear in the form he disappeared in, with hitpoints reset to full.

Ice diamond

  1. 01

    Give your sweet food to the Troll child north-west of Trollheim by right-clicking and using the cake on the troll child.

  2. 02

    Talk to the Troll child. Dialogue: Yes

  3. 03

    Enter the ice gate and kill 5 ice trolls.

  4. Note: You won't need to kill the trolls again if you teleport out and come back

  5. 04

    Enter the cave.

  6. 05

    Follow the path then kill Kamil (it is advised to approach with protect from magic to force him to teleport into range, then protect from melee, and manually cast your spells).

  7. 06

    Continue west and follow the long icy path.

  8. 07

    Wear spiked boots and climb the ice ledge, follow the new path.

  9. 08

    Go through the gate and smash the trolls frozen in ice by using your fire spell on each of them. Talk to them for the ice diamond.

Blood diamond

  1. 01

    Talk to Malak in the Canifis pub. Dialogue: I am looking for a special Diamond... → Yes → How can I kill Dessous?

  2. 02

    Travel to the Draynor Sewer and give Ruantun a silver bar for a silver pot.

  3. You can go upstairs in Morgan's house and search the cupboard to get garlic if needed. Grind your garlic with a pestle and mortar to receive garlic powder.

  4. 03

    Take the silver pot to the High Priest in the Entrana church and he will enchant it.

  5. 04

    Talk to Malak (He will damage you for five hitpoints here, but he cannot kill you).

  6. 05

    Add spices and garlic powder to the pot of blood.

  7. 06

    Prepare for a tough boss fight (combat gear, high healing food).

  8. 07

    Go to the Morytania Graveyard north of Castle Drakan (see map).

  9. 08

    Pour your pot of blood on the tomb and defeat Dessous

  10. Dessous has 99 Defence and 150 defence against slash and is generally very strong against melee. Recommended to range/mage him.

  11. You can avoid taking damage by alternating between protection from melee and protection from range each game tick. (Note: if you leave the fight you will need to make a new pot of blood but you keep your blessed pot)

  12. 09

    Return to Malak and claim the blood diamond.

The Ancient Pyramid

  1. 01

    Go south-east of Eblis and place a diamond in each of the pyramid's obelisks.

  2. 02

    Enter the pyramid from the top.

  3. 03

    Run through each floor and don't stop or a trap may send you back to the start. Traps may still trigger regardless. Beware Mummies and Scarabs as they can hit over 20.

  4. 04

    Talk to Azzanadra at the end.

  5. Praying at the altar twice after completing the quest will unlock a hard task in the Desert area.

  6. 05

    Congratulations, quest complete!

QUEST COMPLETE

Rewards

  • 20,006.9 Magic Magic experience
  • The ability to use Ancient Magicks: At any time, you can pray at the altar and change between the standard and Ancient Magicks spellbooks. After traversing the pyramid for the first time, you may enter via the back-door of the pyramid to gain a short cut to the altar. Be warned that changing spellbooks will drain your prayer to 0.
  • Ring of visibility: If you ever lose it, you can obtain another one from Rasolo.
  • Access to ancient staff: You can buy one from Eblis for 80,000 coins. If you lose the staff, you will have to reobtain it from another source.
  • Access to the Smoke Dungeon, which can be used for various Slayer tasks.
  • Ability to talk to Eblis to obtain an ancient signet.
  • Dessous, Damis, Fareed, and Kamil accessible in the Nightmare Zone.

REVISION-PINNED EVIDENCE

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