Requirements
- 20 Mining (boostable) This requirement can be bypassed if another player mines the rock.
- 20 Smithing (boostable)
- 20 Crafting (boostable)
QUEST 53 · MEMBERS
Elemental Workshop I
Hundreds of years ago, a mineral was found that had the ability to change the property of Magic. The magicians, fearing the effect this may have on their profession, sealed this Workshop forever; or so they had hoped. See if you can rediscover the lost knowledge of elemental ore.
- Difficulty
- Novice
- Length
- Very Short
- Quest points
- 1
- Released
- 2 June 2004
Search the bookcase in the house immediately south-west of the Seers' Village bank.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE BANK
Preparation
Requirements are gates. Recommendations are comfort and risk controls, not mandatory levels unless the game enforces them.
Items required
- Knife (obtainable during the quest) or a slash weapon (e.g. dagger or scimitar)
- Pickaxe
- Needle (obtainable during the quest, Costume needle does not work)
- Thread
- Leather (obtainable during the quest)
- Hammer
- 4 coal (4 more for each additional bar you would like to produce)
Recommended
- 15 Combat
- Camelot teleport
- Combat equipment for lower levels
Enemies to defeat
- Earth elemental (level 35)
Ironman notes
- 30 Mining (boostable) (if mining the coal)
ACTION CHECKLIST
Walkthrough
Nested rows are alternatives, dialogue selections, or substeps under the action above them. Recheck the pinned source after a game update.
Getting Started
- 01
In Seers' Village, go to the house immediately south of the anvil.
- 02
Search the bookcase on the eastern wall to find a battered book.
- 03
Read the book, then use a knife on it to get a Battered key.
- ↳
There is a knife spawn in the house north of the church if you forgot to bring one.
- ↳
Note: You'll need the book later, so don't get rid of it.
- 04
Go to the building with anvil and open the Odd looking wall in the north (with the key in inventory).
- 05
Go down the stairs.
Repairing the Workshop
- 01
Go into the room to the north.
- 02
Turn the water controls east of the water wheel.
- 03
Turn the water controls west of the water wheel.
- 04
Pull the lever by the water wheel.
- 05
(Optional) Kill one of each of the Elemental to complete Kandarin Easy Task. For the Earth Elemental, you must defeat one of the actual Elementals walking around; the rock that turns into the Elemental won't count towards the requirement.
- 06
(Optional) To obtain leather, search a crate north of the staircase in the middle room.
- 07
(Optional) To obtain a needle, search the two stacked crates on the left as you enter the west room.
- 08
Go to the eastern room.
- 09
With a needle, thread, and leather, fix the bellows.
- 10
Pull the lever by the bellows.
- 11
Go to the middle room and search the boxes in the north-east to get a stone bowl.
- 12
Go to the south room.
- 13
Use a stone bowl on the lava trough to the south.
- 14
Use the bowl of lava on the Furnace in the room.
Finishing up
- 01
Go to the western room and mine an elemental rock.
- 02
Kill the Earth elemental and pick up the elemental ore it drops (get 2 more ores if you are planning to do Elemental Workshop II).
- 03
Use the elemental ore and four coal on the furnace in the southern room. You will get an Elemental metal.
- 04
With the slashed book, go to the middle room and smith an elemental shield by using the elemental metal on the workbench.
- 05
Congratulations, quest complete!
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
- 5,000 Crafting Crafting experience
- 5,000 Smithing Smithing experience
- Access to the Elemental Workshop
- An elemental shield, as well as the ability to make and wield them
REVISION-PINNED EVIDENCE
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