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QUEST 70 · MEMBERS

Roving Elves

Deep in the elven forests of Isafdar, live a duo of roving elves: Islwyn, a grumpy, old elf who dislikes humans and his companion, Eluned, who is a beautiful, friendly, young female elf with a kind heart. In this quest, you are challenged to overcome Islwyn's prejudice against humans and alleviate the burdens of the past.

Difficulty
Experienced
Length
Short
Quest points
1
Released
7 February 2005
START POINT

Talk to Islwyn inside the elven woods of Isafdar.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE BANK

Preparation

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

Requirements

  • Completion of the following quests:
  • Regicide
  • Underground Pass
  • Biohazard
  • Plague City
  • Waterfall Quest
  • The ability to defeat a level 84 enemy unarmed, with heavy restrictions
  • 56 Agility (boostable) , unless travelling with a charter ship to the elven woods

Items required

  • Glarial's pebble (obtainable during the quest)
  • Key (obtainable during the quest)
  • Spade
  • Rope

Recommended

  • 60 Combat
  • The requirements to start Mourning's End Part I directly after this quest, to obtain the teleport crystal
  • 60 Ranged
  • 50 Thieving
  • Completion of Sheep Herder and Big Chompy Bird Hunting
  • Antipoison and food
  • Ring of recoil, goblin paint cannon, Prayer potions (for players with 43 Prayer to sustain Protect from Melee), and a super combat potion in the fight against the Moss Guardian.
  • Fast travel to the Waterfall Dungeon and Glarial's Tomb (games necklace or minigame teleport to the Barbarian Outpost, or skills necklace to the Fishing Guild, or fishing cape)
  • Fast travel to Islwyn and Eluned (Iorwerth camp teleport or charter ship to Port Tyras)
  • Ring of Charos(a) to reduce charter ship costs, if travelling with them

Enemies to defeat

  • Moss Guardian (level 84) (has to be killed with restricted items, can be flinched)

Ironman notes

  • You must briefly visit Glarial's Tomb which has significant item restrictions. Items dropped outside the tomb may be picked back up within three minutes.

ACTION CHECKLIST

Walkthrough

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

Tracking Islwyn

  1. 01

    Head to Tirannwn (Catherby teleport (tablet), use charter to Port Tyras)

  2. 02

    Track down Islwyn, who will be either west of Lletya or north-east of the Tyras Camp. Use this map to assist you. (If the elves are not there, switch worlds until they appear)

  3. 03

    Offer your help to Islwyn. Dialogue: Tell the truth? → Maybe I could help.

  4. 04

    Talk to Eluned.

Obtaining the Seed

  1. 01

    Bank all your combat equipment, runes included.

  2. Go to Tree Gnome Village dungeon and retrieve Glarial's pebble if you didn't save one from Waterfall Quest.

  3. 02

    Travel north-west of the Fishing Guild and use Glarial's pebble on Glarial's tombstone.

  4. 03

    Kill a Moss Guardian (level 84). It will drop a consecration seed.

  5. 04

    Take the seed to Eluned.

Planting The Seed

  1. 01

    Enter the Waterfall Dungeon.

  2. Board the log raft north of Baxtorian Falls.

  3. Use a rope on the rock.

  4. Use a rope on the dead tree.

  5. Open the door to enter.

  6. 02

    (Skip this step if you already have the key.) Search the most northern crates in the east room for a key.

  7. 03

    Take the west path all the way north.

  8. 04

    Left click the seed in the final room to plant it.

  9. 05

    Return to Islwyn to choose your reward.

  10. 06

    Congratulations, quest complete!

  11. Optional: Speak to Eluned to start Mourning's End Part I, which will allow you to receive the teleport crystal to Lletya.

QUEST COMPLETE

Rewards

  • 10,000 Strength Strength experience
  • Ability to wield the Crystal shield and the Crystal bow (with 50 Agility and 70 Ranged for the bow, and 50 Agility and 70 Defence for the shield)
  • Crystal shield or Crystal bow with 500 charges
  • Moss Guardian accessible in the Nightmare Zone.
  • Isafdar painting for the Quest hall, which is required for completing the hard Western Provinces Diary.

REVISION-PINNED EVIDENCE

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