Requirements
- 30 Firemaking (boostable)
QUEST 36 · MEMBERS
Sea Slug
Something strange is happening on the Fishing Platform. Missing fishermen and the presence of dozens of strange sea creatures gives cause for concern. Investigate the platform, discover the truth before it's too late.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Length
- Short
- Quest points
- 1
- Released
- 9 September 2002
Talk to Caroline just north of Witchaven.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE BANK
Preparation
Requirements are gates. Recommendations are comfort and risk controls, not mandatory levels unless the game enforces them.
Items required
- Swamp paste (made by mixing flour with swamp tar then cooking the mixture on a fire; can also be bought from a Trader crewmember for 75 coins, from Rasolo for 60 coins west of the Fishing Guild, or from the Khazard General Store for 42 coins at full stock)
Recommended
- Small fishing net for Ardougne Medium Diary (can be bought near quest start in Witchaven)
- Unlit torch (a small glitch might occur where you do not receive the torch during the quest)
Enemies to defeat
None listed.
ACTION CHECKLIST
Walkthrough
Nested rows are alternatives, dialogue selections, or substeps under the action above them. Recheck the pinned source after a game update.
The platform
- 01
Speak with Caroline in Witchaven. Dialogue: I suppose so, how do I get there?
- 02
Talk to Holgart (right next to Caroline) and give him the Swamp paste.
- 03
Right-click Holgart and select the Travel option to travel to the fishing platform.
- 04
Pick up the Broken glass on the floor (hut to the west).
- 05
Go to the north-east corner of the platform and pick up some Damp sticks.
- 06
Climb the ladder right next to the sticks.
Upper platform
- 01
Go inside the cabin on the west side of the platform and talk to Kennith.
- 02
Go back down the ladder to the sea level.
Remote island
- 01
Travel or speak with Holgart for a trip to a remote island.
- 02
Talk to Kent.
- 03
Talk to Holgart again to go back to the Fishing Platform.
Saving Kennith
- 01
Speak with Bailey in the south-west cabin for an Unlit torch.
- 02
Use the Broken glass on the Damp sticks to dry them.
- 03
Rub the Dry sticks together to light the torch.
- 04
Go back up the ladder.
- 05
Go talk to Kennith again.
- 06
From outside of the cabin, kick the badly repaired wall to make an opening.
- 07
Talk to Kennith again.
- 08
Just outside of Kennith's cabin, activate the crane controls to rotate it (a cutscene will play if you've followed the steps correctly - make sure you've talked to Kennith after you've kicked in the wall).
- 09
Go back down the ladder to the sea level.
- ↳
Tip: Before leaving, you can catch a fish with a small fishing net on the downstairs platform to complete a task for the Ardougne Medium Diary .
Finishing up
- 01
Speak with Holgart again to return to the shore.
- 02
Report to Caroline.
- 03
Congratulations, quest complete!
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
- 7,175 Fishing Fishing experience
- Access to the Fishing Platform
- Oyster pearls
REVISION-PINNED EVIDENCE
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Facts and walkthrough actions are adapted from Old School RuneScape Wiki contributors under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. This page is fan-made and not affiliated with Jagex.
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