QUEST 15 · FREE-TO-PLAY
Goblin Diplomacy
There's a disturbance in the Goblin Village. Help the goblins solve their dispute so the world doesn't have to worry about rioting goblins. Aim: to help the goblins decide which colour they will wear.

- Difficulty
- Novice
- Length
- Very Short
- Quest points
- 5
- Released
- 8 May 2001
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Before you start
Talk to General Bentnoze or General Wartface in Goblin Village.
Items required
- 3 sets of Goblin mail (obtained during the quest)
- 1 Blue dye (or 2 woad leaves and 5 coins to obtain a blue dye from Aggie)
- Offer 20 coins to Wyson the gardener and he will give you two woad leaves
- 1 Orange dye – created by combining red dye with yellow dye
- 1 Red dye (or 3 redberries and 5 coins to obtain a red dye from Aggie)
- 1 Yellow dye (2 onions and 5 coins to obtain a yellow dye from Aggie)
Enemies to defeat
STEP BY STEP
Walkthrough
Follow the chapters below. Click any screenshot or diagram to view it at full size.
Before you begin
Getting started
Talk to General Bentnoze or General Wartface in Goblin Village, in the Kingdom of Asgarnia (located north of Falador, and east of Taverley). They will say that the goblin race is on the brink of civil war over armour colour, and they want their armour to be orange which is different to their normal colour.
Gathering the required items
Skip this subsection if you already have the items required.
Ask the generals where you can get orange armour. Eventually, one will answer that you can dye Goblin mail orange. Grubfoot will mention he stole yellow dye from a witch in Draynor Village, and mentions you may be able to find it there. One of the generals will mention you can find goblin mail in three different crates around the village. Grab the suits of goblin mail from the following crates:
- Behind the generals' hut in a crate.
- Inside the western hut in between the small square hut and the generals' hut.
- Up a ladder near the gate to the goblin village.
Note: DO NOT dye 3 pieces of armour. You only want 1 blue and 1 orange. Leave one plain. If you mistakenly paint an armour you won't get new ones from the crates.
Alternatively, goblin mail can be obtained as a drop from killing goblins. The goblins in Goblin Village drop red or green goblin mails, which can be dyed, but you will need one uncoloured one from a standard goblin. You can go up the only ladder in the goblin village, up there will be some crates, search them to find a brown goblin mail.
Wyson the head gardener in Falador Park will sell you the needed woad leaves. Ask him if you can buy some. When you do, he'll ask how much you are willing to pay. Say, "About 20 coins," and he'll say you are generous and will give you two woad leaves. This is the cheapest option.
Two onions can easily be picked from the field just north of Rimmington, or alternate places such as Lumbridge, in the backyard of Farmer Fred's farm, which is next to the sheep paddock.
Three redberries can be purchased from Wydin's Food Store in Port Sarim for 3 coins each or picked west of Varrock's south-east mine.
Making the dyes
Skip this subsection if you already have Orange dye and Blue dye.
You need to make orange dye and blue dye from the components you gathered in the previous section. Take the supplies to Aggie in Draynor Village, and have her make one yellow, one red, and one blue dye. To make orange dye, use the yellow dye and red dye on each other in your inventory. Note: dying Yellow Goblin Mail with red dye makes Red Goblin Mail (and vice versa), so make sure you mix the dyes before using them!
The generals' verdict

Dye one Goblin mail orange, one blue, and leave the last one unaltered.
Go back to Goblin Village, and give the orange goblin mail to the generals. They will have Grubfoot try it on, and say they do not like it. They will ask for blue armour. Give them the blue goblin mail. Again, they will have Grubfoot try it on, and again, it is rejected. They now want brown. Give them the plain brown goblin mail. Grubfoot tries it on for the last time. They decide that the original colour, brown, is best after all.
Congratulations, quest complete!
Reward
- 5 Quest points
- 200 Crafting experience
- A gold bar
Quick checklist 19 instructions
Use this when you already know the route. The full walkthrough above includes explanations and diagrams.
Walkthrough
Head to Goblin Village north of Falador.
Gather the goblin mails from crates around Goblin Village:
Crate Behind the Generals' Hut to the north-east.
Crate in the hut south-west of the Generals.
Up the southernmost ladder there is a crate to the north of you.
Dye one set of goblin mail blue, another orange, and leave the third set brown.
Make orange dye by using red dye on yellow dye. Warning: Do not use both dyes separately on the goblin mail.
Talk to the goblin generals again and offer to pick a colour for them.
Say: Do you want me to pick an armour colour for you? → Start the quest? → What about a different colour? ( → So How is life for the goblins? → Do you want me to pick an armour colour for you? → What about a different colour? if Dragon Slayer I is in progress).
Repeat this 2 more times until they settle on the brown armour.
Say: I have some blue armour here → I have some brown armour here
Congratulations, quest complete!
Ironman version
Offer to buy 2 woad leaves for 20 gp from Wyson the gardener in Falador Park.
Take 2 onions from the farm north of Rimmington.
Buy 3 redberries from Wydin's Food Store in Port Sarim (hop worlds to replenish stock). Buy 2 extra Redberries if you plan on doing The Knight's Sword.
Take the ingredients, along with 15 gp to Aggie in Draynor Village.
Use the woad leaves on her to make a blue dye.
Use the redberries on her to make a red dye.
Use the onions on her to make a yellow dye Warning: Do not eat with left-click.
Use the red dye on the yellow dye to create an orange dye.
Continue with the normal guide.
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
- 200 Crafting Crafting experience
- A gold bar
OSRS WIKI CONTRIBUTORS
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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