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QUEST 71 · MEMBERS

Ghosts Ahoy

East of Canifis is a ghost port. Not meaning that it's deserted. It's full of ghosts! For some reason, they're unable to pass on to the afterlife, but some aren't happy with that. Can you help?

Difficulty
Intermediate
Length
Medium
Quest points
2
Released
15 February 2005
START POINT

Talk to Velorina in Port Phasmatys.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE BANK

Preparation

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

Requirements

  • Completed Priest in Peril
  • Completed The Restless Ghost
  • 25 Agility (boostable)
  • 20 Cooking (boostable)

Items required

  • Some amount of Ecto-tokens:
  • 31 Ecto-tokens (16 with Ring of Charos(a))
  • OR 25 Ecto-tokens (10 with ring) using charter ships
  • OR 1 bone, 1 pot, and 1 bucket for every 5 ecto-tokens required (see Pre-quest for more info)
  • ~400 Coins
  • Ghostspeak amulet
  • Bucket of milk
  • Silk
  • 3 colours of dye (The dye colours you will need are random. If you want to save a trip, have 3 red, 3 blue, and 3 yellow dyes. That way, you can mix whatever colours you end up needing.)
  • Spade
  • Oak longbow
  • Knife (can be purchased from the Canifis general store)
  • Needle and thread (can be purchased from the Canifis general store) or a costume needle
  • One extra bucket of slime for colouring the bed sheet (can be purchased from a Charter ship crewmember at the port).
  • Nettle tea (prepared ahead of time, within a bowl of water) or items to make nettle tea:
  • A tinderbox and a log of which you have the Firemaking level to light. Tinderbox can be purchased from the general store during quest
  • Gloves (must be closed fingered - Slayer gloves, Ranger gloves, Infinity gloves, Moonclan gloves, Granite gloves, Lunar gloves and Beekeeper's gloves won't work)
  • Nettles (obtainable during the quest)
  • Bowl of water (empty bowl can be purchased during quest -- the gold bowl won't work)

Recommended

  • 15 Combat
  • Level 58 Agility Agility (can be boosted) to save time at the Ectofuntus
  • Food and weapons to defeat a level 32 foe
  • 2-3 Stamina potions
  • Fast travel between quest locations (Slayer ring to Slayer Tower, Fenkenstrain's castle teleport, Canifis teleport or Fairy Rings).

Enemies to defeat

  • Giant lobster (level 32) Can be safespotted.

Ironman notes

  • Nettle tea and bucket of milk can be combined before the quest starts to save inventory space

ACTION CHECKLIST

Walkthrough

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

Beginning the quest

  1. 01

    Pray at the Ectofuntus 7 or more times and talk to the Ghost disciple to get enough ecto-tokens for the quest.

  2. Bring 8 worth of bones/buckets/pots instead of 7 so you have enough ecto tokens to get back into the city. Otherwise you have to go through Port Phasmatys again.

  3. 02

    Talk to Velorina inside Port Phasmatys in the house just east of the gates to begin the quest. Dialogue: Why, what is the matter? → Yes, I do. It is a very sad story. → Yes.

  4. 03

    Talk to Necrovarus back at the Ectofuntus.

  5. 04

    Talk to Velorina again. Dialogue: Do you know where this woman can be found?

The old crone and some nettle tea

  1. 01

    A few steps east of Slayer master Mazchna in Canifis is a patch of nettles. Wear your gloves and pick at least five: the nettle water can easily boil over, especially at low cooking levels.

  2. Make one extra nettle tea for Skippy and the Mogres miniquest, if desired.

  3. 02

    Combine the nettle with the bowl of water, and cook it over a fire (there is a dead tree just south-east of the slayer tower). Do not drink the tea.

  4. 03

    Head north-west to the old crone's house by the water, just east of the Slayer Tower.

  5. 04

    Talk to the old crone east next to the slayer tower with nettle tea in your inventory. Dialogue: I'm here about Necrovarus.

  6. 05

    Put the tea in the porcelain cup and add your bucket of milk to the tea, then talk to the old crone again. Dialogue: I'm here about Necrovarus. → You are doing so much for me - is there anything I can do for you?

The book of Haricanto

  1. 01

    Repair the model ship by using the needle on it. This will use up the silk and a thread.

  2. 02

    Head to the wrecked ship on the coast north-west of the Ectofuntus and directly north of the farming allotment.

  3. 03

    Climb up a ladder to the ship deck. Then, climb another ladder to get to the ship quarterdeck.

  4. 04

    Wait for the wind speed to drop to low, and search the mast multiple times to find out what colour the three components of the flag are.

  5. 05

    Dye the model ship's flag the right colours, mixing dyes as needed (use the dye on the toy ship and select which part to dye).

  6. 06

    Head down one level to the ship deck, talk to the Old man. Dialogue: Is this your toy boat?

  7. 07

    Use the key on the closed chest inside the captain's quarters to receive the first map scrap.

  8. 08

    Climb down to the lowest level of the ship and get ready to fight. Search the chests until you are attacked by a giant lobster (level 32). Kill it, then search the chest it came out of to get the second map scrap.

  9. 09

    Climb back up the ladder and proceed to the north-west side of deck where there is a gangplank you can walk out onto some rocks.

  10. 10

    Jump along the path of rocks. At the end, there will be another chest with the final map scrap. (Save some run energy as some rocks take 5% energy)

  11. 11

    Fit all the map pieces together to get a completed treasure map.

  12. 12

    Head back inside Port Phasmatys again, and go south-east onto the docks. Take the small rowing boat to Dragontooth Island which is south-east at the docks.

  13. If you have a Ring of Charos(a), it will only cost 10 ecto-tokens by using the (Charm) option when speaking to the ghost captain.

  14. 13

    Once there, use the map to find the treasure starting at the statue (or use the image on the right to find it). Dig with your spade, and you will find the book of Haricanto.

The translation manual

  1. 01

    Return to Port Phasmatys.

  2. 02

    Talk to Ak-Haranu around the docks. Dialogue: Okay, wait here - I'll get you your bow.

  3. 03

    Talk to Robin in the inn. He'll challenge you to a game of Rune-Draw. Beat him four times (in total, does not need to be consecutive) so he owes you 100 coins.

  4. 04

    He'll give you the signed oak bow to repay the debt.

  5. 05

    Take it back to Ak-Haranu for the translation manual.

The robes

  1. 01

    Ask the ghost innkeeper if he has any jobs for you. He'll give you a bedsheet. Dialogue: Do you have any job I can do? → Yes, I'd be delighted.

  2. 02

    Use bucket of slime on the bedsheet to dye it (can be bought from trader crewmembers at the docks to the east) and Wear it.

  3. 03

    Talk to Gravingas, the ghost activist protesting just inside the town's gate. He'll ask you for 10 signatures. Dialogue: After hearing Velorina's story I will be happy to help out.

  4. 04

    Ask ghost villagers around town for signatures with the bedsheet equipped. You can alternate between just two ghosts for all the signatures. If one asks you for ecto-tokens, you can ignore them and ask the other, or you can pay if you have tokens to spare.

  5. 05

    With all 10 signatures, show the petition to Necrovarus.

  6. 06

    Take the key Necrovarus drops and head upstairs. Use the key on the door and enter the room. Take his robes from the coffin.

Using the spell

  1. 01

    Return to the old crone. Dialogue: I'm here about Necrovarus.

  2. 02

    Head back to the ectofuntus and talk to Necrovarus. Dialogue: Let any ghost who so wishes pass on into the next world. Once you've spoken to Necrovarus, you will be able to enter Port Phasmatys freely.

  3. 03

    Enter Port Phasmatys one last time and talk to Velorina.

  4. 04

    Congratulations, quest complete!

QUEST COMPLETE

Rewards

  • 2,400 Prayer Prayer experience
  • Free passage into Port Phasmatys
  • The Ectophial, which allows direct teleport to the Ectofuntus, is refilled from the Ectofuntus.

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