QUEST 16 · FREE-TO-PLAY

Pirate's Treasure

Redbeard Frank knows the location of pirate treasure, but he'll only part with the knowledge for a bottle of Karamjan rum.

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Difficulty
Novice
Length
Very Short
Quest points
2
Released
11 June 2001
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Before you start

Where to start

Talk to Redbeard Frank at the northernmost dock at Port Sarim, just outside The Rusty Anchor.

Enemies to defeat

Gardener (level 4, optional)

STEP BY STEP

Walkthrough

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

Before you begin

Captain Redbeard

Items needed: 60 coins.
Redbeard Frank chathead
Redbeard Frank chathead Image source ↗

Talk to Redbeard Frank located in front of the northernmost dock in Port Sarim. Tell him you are in search of treasure, and he will ask you to bring him some Karamjan rum before he'll tell you where to find some.

Walk south on the docks to see three sailors (NOT the Monks of Entrana). Talk to any one of these sailors to board the ship to Karamja for 30 coins (free using the Ring of Charos(a)).

Rum smuggling

Items needed: 30 coins.
  1. 1 Location
Location of the crate used to hide the rum. Open interactive map ↗Map data and tiles: OSRS Wiki · Game imagery © Jagex Ltd

When you arrive in Karamja, follow the path to the west and enter the bar. Trade with Zembo and buy one Karamjan rum.

Do not leave the island with the rum - it will be confiscated by the officers as Asgarnia has banned the import of intoxicating spirits. The bottle will also break if you teleport or accept a random event where you would be temporarily teleported.

You will need to find a method to smuggle the rum off the island. First, pick 10 bananas from the plantation to the north. Then talk to Luthas in his hut to the east of the plantation and ask him for a job, and he will hire you as his worker.

Outside the south east corner of his hut is a crate. Use the rum on it to hide it in the crate, then "Fill Crate" on it to fill it with bananas.

Note: If you get a message saying "Why would I want to do that?" make sure you have asked for employment first.

Talk to Luthas again and he will pay you 30 coins for loading the crate. Ask him where the crate goes, and he will tell you they go to Wydin, who owns the food store in Port Sarim. Travel back to Port Sarim at the customs officer to the east for 30 coins (free with Ring of Charos(a)).

Retrieving the rum

  1. 1 Location
Location of Hector's chest. Open interactive map ↗Map data and tiles: OSRS Wiki · Game imagery © Jagex Ltd
Items recommended: a teleport to Varrock and Falador.

Once you are in Port Sarim, make a quick stop at the fishing shop just to the west. Hanging on the back wall is a white apron. Take it and wear it.

Talk to Wydin at his food store directly south of the fishing shop, and ask him for a job. He will agree as long as you are wearing your white apron. Enter the back room and search the crate with a banana on top of it. You will find the rum. Do not teleport with it in your inventory (including random events). Head back to Redbeard Frank and give him the drink.

Frank will give you a key to the chest found upstairs in Varrock's Blue Moon Inn, owned by the now deceased One-Eyed Hector. Travel to Varrock and head to the Blue Moon Inn located just north of the city's southern gate. Go upstairs and find the chest in the room at the end of the hall. Use the key on the chest to find a pirate message. It will give you a clue to the treasure's location. Be sure to read the clue.

Buried treasure

Items needed: Spade, pirate message
Items recommended: A weapon.
Location of the buried treasure.
Location of the buried treasure. Image source ↗

Travel to Falador Park, located in the north of Falador. If you don't yet have a spade, grab one from the estate agency just south-west of the park. Find the statue of Saradomin in the middle of the park, and notice where it's pointing. Note the configuration of the dirt, which vaguely makes an X. Stand in the middle of the dirt "X" and dig. An angry level-4 gardener will appear out of nowhere and attack you. You will be unable to dig again until you either kill him, or run out of the park to despawn him. Dig again in the same spot to get a casket and complete the quest.

  1. 1 Location
Location of the buried treasure. Open interactive map ↗Map data and tiles: OSRS Wiki · Game imagery © Jagex Ltd

Congratulations, Quest Complete!

Reward

Quick checklist 18 instructions

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

Captain Redbeard

  1. Talk to Redbeard Frank by the pub to the north Port Sarim dock.

    Say: I'm in search of treasure. → Ok, I will bring you some rum

  2. Travel to Karamja for 30 coins (talk to Seaman Thresnor, Seaman Lorris, or Captain Tobias on the south-west docks).

The island of Karamja

  1. Head west to the Karamja Wines, Spirits, and Beers bar and buy one Karamjan rum for 30 coins. (Do not try to leave the island with the rum.)

  2. Grab 10 Bananas from the nearby trees.

  3. Talk to Luthas the banana farmer about the customs workers,

    Say: That customs officer is annoying isn't she? then talk to him again to ask for a job. → Could you offer me employment on your plantation?

  4. Place your rum in the crate outside, then right-click Fill to add the 10 bananas (the crate outside, not in the bedroom. Careful not to eat the bananas).

  5. Talk to Luthas and get your payment from him.

  6. Take the boat back to Port Sarim.

    Say: Can I journey on this ship? → Search away, I have nothing to hide. → k.

Back at Port Sarim

  1. Take a white apron from the fishing store Gerrant's Fishy Business..

  2. Talk to Wydin in the food store South of Gerrant's and get a job while wearing your white apron.

    Say: Well, can I get a job here?

  3. Search the crate with the banana on it to get the rum.

  4. Give the rum to Redbeard Frank, he will give you a key.

    Say: Ok thanks, I'll go and get it.

  5. Go upstairs in the Blue Moon Inn in Varrock and use your key on the chest in the room directly west. Read the pirate message.

Buried treasure

  1. Head to Falador Park.

    • If you didn't have a spade already, you can get one from the Estate agent's house on the south-west side of the park, right next to the study desk.

  2. Dig in Falador park, kill the Gardener (or run away to despawn him).

  3. Dig again to get a casket.

  4. Congratulations, quest complete!

QUEST COMPLETE

Rewards

  • Access to One-Eyed Hector's Treasure Chest (contains a gold ring, an emerald, and 450 coins).

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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