QUEST 103 · MEMBERS
Rag and Bone Man I
Everybody needs some body, and the Odd Old Man knows exactly which bits of those bodies he needs. Can you help him finish his extensive and extremely creepy collection?

- Difficulty
- Novice
- Length
- Short
- Quest points
- 1
- Released
- 10 April 2006
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Before you start
Talk to the Odd Old Man in Silvarea north-east of Varrock, by the Limestone Mine.
Items required
Recommended
- 15 Combat level
- One of the following methods of transportation for two trips to the Odd Old Man:
- Ring of elements to the Earth Altar
- Digsite pendant or Digsite teleport
- Balloon transport system to the Lumber Yard (with willow logs)
- Varrock teleport
- Various transportation options to kill various monsters found across Gielinor, and to visit Draynor Village.
- If following the suggested path, a skills necklace and amulet of glory.
Enemies to defeat
STEP BY STEP
Walkthrough
Follow the chapters below. Click any screenshot or diagram to view it at full size.
Starting out
Head to Silvarea, located within a mountain range to the north-east of Varrock, by the map icon, along the path to the Paterdomus Temple. The ring of elements teleport to the Earth Altar and balloon transport system are a short distance from Silvarea.
Talk to the Odd Old Man by his house just north-west of the mining site. He will claim to be an archaeologist collecting bones for the Varrock Museum. After he mentions being a few bones short, ask if there is anything you can do to help. When he asks the player to help grab some, agree to start the quest. After appearing to communicate with the bone sack on his back, the Odd Old Man will list a number of monsters that the player should kill to retrieve the bones. He will also describe the process of cleaning the bones, which will need to be done before handing them in.
Collecting the bones
Below is the list of monsters that need to be killed to obtain all the bones (8 total). Each bone is a guaranteed drop.[1] A player may choose to polish and then turn in a bone or bones at any point, but it is recommended to wait until all 8 have been retrieved to save time. For a suggested path to retrieve all 8 at once, see the following section.
- Note: For monsters with an ensouled head drop, it is possible to use them to obtain the bones, by using the Reanimation spells from the Arceuus Spellbook near the Dark Altar.
| Bone | Monster | Locations (preferable) - Click to mark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant rat bone | Giant rat | South-east of Varrock by the mine, Varrock Sewer, Lumbridge Swamp, near the Port Sarim jail. | |
| Unicorn bone | Unicorn | The forest south-east of Varrock, Lumbridge Swamp, by Draynor Village, south of Edgeville, west of Catherby, on Entrana (west from the Law Altar), next to fairy ring BIS in Ardougne Zoo, outside of Corporeal beast cave in Wilderness (very close to Games necklace teleport), Hosidius saltpetre mines (close to the Tithe Farm minigame teleport and Hosidius house portal). | |
| Bear ribs | Bear | The forest south-east of Varrock, the enclosure north-east of the palace in Varrock, north of Falador, the forests near Ardougne (south-west of fairy ring BLR). | |
| Ram skull | Ram | The sheep pen south of Varrock, in Fred the Farmer's sheep pen (north of Lumbridge), north of the Crafting Guild (by the Make-over mage), in the Fisher Realm (fairy ring BJR) after finding Sir Percival. | |
| Goblin skull | Goblin | Both east and west of Lumbridge, the farm south of Varrock, north of Ardougne. | |
| Big frog leg | Big frog | The Lumbridge Swamp. Both the Level 10 and 24 Big Frogs can be killed to acquire the bone. | |
| Monkey paw | Monkey | East of the Karamja Volcano, south Karamja (right next to fairy ring CKR), Ardougne Zoo (if you choose to go to Ardougne Zoo, you must bring ranged and/or magic equipment and have 33 Magic for Telekinetic Grab). | |
| Giant bat wing | Giant bat | Crandor and Karamja Dungeon (which can be accessed on the Karamja Volcano), outside Keep Le Faye (north of fairy ring BLR), below the Heroes' Guild, Yanille dungeon, coal trucks west of McGrubor's Wood, mine west of Tithe Farm (close to the minigame teleport, or Hosidius house portal). | |
Suggested paths
- Head to the sheep pen north of Ardougne. Skills necklace to the Fishing Guild and run east or Combat bracelet to the Ranging Guild and run south, or Ardougne Teleport and run north.
- Kill a ram in the pen for the ram skull. ( View start location ↗)
- At the mine to the south-east, kill a grizzly bear for the bear ribs. ( View start location ↗)
- Head to Musa Point/the Karamja Volcano. Amulet of glory to Musa Point or Minigame Teleport to TzHaar Fight Pit.
- Just east of the volcano, kill a monkey for the monkey paw. ( View start location ↗)
- Inside the Karamja Volcano Dungeon, kill a giant bat for the giant bat wing. ( View start location ↗)
- Head to Draynor Village using the Amulet of glory.
- Kill a level 2 goblin south of the village and pick up the goblin skull. ( View start location ↗)
- Kill a unicorn in the swamp and pick up the unicorn bone. ( View start location ↗)
- Kill a giant rat in the swamp and pick up the giant rat bone. ( View start location ↗)
- Kill a big frog in the swamp and pick up the big frog leg. The small frogs and giant frogs do NOT drop the big frog leg. ( View start location ↗)
- Head south past Varrock until you reach the south-east Varrock mine and kill a giant rat near or inside the mine, picking up the giant rat bone.
- Head slightly south of the mine to the forest and kill a unicorn and black bear, picking up the unicorn bone and the bear ribs respectively.
- Head into the sheep pen to the south-west of the mine and west of the forest and kill a ram to get a ram skull.
- Walk south towards Lumbridge (or teleport to the city and walk east) and kill a goblin on the eastern side of the River Lum to get a goblin skull.
- Head down to the Lumbridge Swamp and kill one of the big frogs for the big frog leg. The small frogs and giant frogs do NOT drop the big frog leg.
- Retrieve 60 coins from the Draynor Village bank to pay for transportation in the next step. Consider retrieving an additional 8 coins and creating the required pots of vinegar before continuing (see the following section).
- Head to Port Sarim. Talk to one of the Seamen just east of the Fishing shop and pay to travel to Musa Point.
- Walk west towards the Karamja Volcano and kill a monkey on the way, picking up the monkey paw.
- Head into the Crandor and Karamja Dungeon, which is located at the top of the Karamja Volcano (marked by a dungeon icon), and kill a giant bat, picking up the giant bat wing.
Dousing the bones in vinegar
Head to Draynor Village and talk to Fortunato in the marketplace just west of the bank. Though initially offended when the player asks for vinegar, he will quickly agree once the player mentions the Odd Old Man sent them. Purchase 8 jugs of vinegar, then use them on your pots to make 8 pots of vinegar. Finally, use all of the gathered bones on the pots to make 8 bones in vinegar.
Polishing the bones
Items recommended: A teleportation method to the Odd Old Man (Varrock teleport, Digsite pendant).
Return to the Odd Old Man once ready to polish the bones. An example of what an inventory may look like before heading back to the Odd Old Man can be seen on the right.
Warning: In the following section, be careful that you do not accidentally "empty" a bone in vinegar, because if you do, you will lose the bone and have to collect that bone again.
To start polishing the bones, use a log on the pot-boiler by the Odd Old Man. Then, use a bone in vinegar on the pot-boiler, and finally, use your tinderbox to light it (you will not receive experience for lighting the logs). It takes 12 seconds for each pot to boil. You can hop worlds after lighting the logs to skip these 12 seconds. Repeat this for all eight bones.
Talk to the Odd Old Man with all of the polished bones in your inventory. He will thank the player for the help, asking them to bring any more bones they find.
Congratulations, quest complete!
Quick checklist 35 instructions
Use this when you already know the route. The full walkthrough above includes explanations and diagrams.
Starting out
Talk to the Odd Old Man in Silvarea, north-east of Varrock, north of the Digsite, during the conversation he will mention boiling the bones in vinegar..
Say: Anything I can do to help? → Yes
Gathering the bones
Gather the following bones by killing the appropriate monsters and picking up the drop. Either pick your preferred locations from the table, or follow one of the suggested paths in the section below.
Suggested paths
Head to the sheep pen north of Ardougne. Skills necklace to the Fishing Guild and run east or Combat bracelet to the Ranging Guild and run south, or Ardougne Teleport and run north.
Kill a ram in the pen for the ram skull. ()
At the mine to the south-east, kill a grizzly bear for the bear ribs. ()
Head to Musa Point/the Karamja Volcano. Amulet of glory to Musa Point or Minigame Teleport to TzHaar Fight Pit.
Just east of the volcano, kill a monkey for the monkey paw. ()
Inside the Karamja Volcano Dungeon, kill a giant bat for the giant bat wing. ()
Head to Draynor Village using the Amulet of glory.
Kill a level 2 goblin south of the village and pick up the goblin skull. ()
Kill a unicorn in the swamp and pick up the unicorn bone. ()
Kill a giant rat in the swamp and pick up the giant rat bone. ()
Kill a big frog in the swamp and pick up the big frog leg. The small frogs and giant frogs do NOT drop the big frog leg. ()
Head south past Varrock until you reach the south-east Varrock mine and kill a giant rat near or inside the mine, picking up the giant rat bone.
Head slightly south of the mine to the forest and kill a unicorn and black bear, picking up the unicorn bone and the bear ribs respectively.
Head into the sheep pen to the south-west of the mine and west of the forest and kill a ram to get a ram skull.
Walk south towards Lumbridge (or teleport to the city and walk east) and kill a goblin on the eastern side of the River Lum to get a goblin skull.
Head down to the Lumbridge Swamp and kill one of the big frogs for the big frog leg. The small frogs and giant frogs do NOT drop the big frog leg.
Retrieve 60 coins from the Draynor Village bank to pay for transportation in the next step. Consider retrieving an additional 8 coins and creating the required pots of vinegar before continuing (see the following section).
Head to Port Sarim. Talk to one of the Seamen just east of the Fishing shop and pay to travel to Musa Point.
Walk west towards the Karamja Volcano and kill a monkey on the way, picking up the monkey paw.
Head into the Crandor and Karamja Dungeon, which is located at the top of the Karamja Volcano (marked by a dungeon icon), and kill a giant bat, picking up the giant bat wing.
Polishing the bones
Talk to Fortunato located in Draynor marketplace and buy 8 jug of vinegar.
Use all of the jugs of vinegar with all the pots to make 8 pots of vinegar. If intending to do Rag and Bone Man II, buy 27 more (35 total) jugs of vinegar to save time.
Use all of the bones with your pots of vinegar to get 8 bones in vinegar.
Withdraw a tinderbox and either 8 logs or an axe
With the logs in your inventory, return to the Odd Old Man
For each bone in vinegar do:
Place a set of logs on the pot-boiler next to the old man.
Use a bone in vinegar with the pot-boiler.
Light the set of logs with your tinderbox.
Wait 12 seconds until the fire is consumed and remove the pot from the pot-boiler. (Alternatively, hop worlds after lighting the logs for them to be finished when you log back in)
Talk to the Odd Old Man.
Congratulations, quest complete!
Rag and Bone Man II. Rag and Bone Man II starts immediately after completing Rag and Bone Man I. The player may begin collecting bones throughout their journey rather than actively seeking each enemy, saving some time down the line.
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
- 500 Cooking Cooking experience
- 500 Prayer Prayer experience
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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