Requirements
- Completion of the following quests:
- Children of the Sun
- 54 Slayer
- 45 Fishing
- 41 Construction
- 36 Hunter
QUEST 172 · MEMBERS
Shadows of Custodia
Solve the case of some missing people and unlock a new dungeon.
- Difficulty
- Experienced
- Length
- Short
- Quest points
- 2
- Released
- 23 July 2025
Read the notice board in Auburn Pub.
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
- 4 willow longbows
- Can be purchased from Arcuani's Archery Supplies in Tal Teklan or Lowe's Archery Emporium in Varrock
- 4 maple logs (obtainable during quest)
- Fishing rod (obtainable during quest) (Oily fishing rod, Pearl fishing rod, or Barbarian rod also works)
- Hammer (obtainable during quest)
Recommended
- Any axe (if gathering logs during the quest)
- 1 stamina potion or other means of energy restoration
- 60 Combat
Enemies to defeat
- 3 Strange creatures (level 93)
Ironman notes
- A method to obtain maple logs:
- 45 Woodcutting (boostable) to cut maple trees
- Guaranteed from the Managing Miscellania activity (requires Throne of Miscellania Quest)
- 50 Firemaking for maple logs from the Wintertodt Reward Cart (drop chance based on Woodcutting level).
- Completing Hunters' Rumours with 46 Hunter to receive Hunters' loot sack (drop chance based on Woodcutting level)
- Using Serum 208 for a 1/128 drop of maple logs from curing Afflicted (requires Shades of Mort'ton Quest).
ACTION CHECKLIST
Walkthrough
Nested rows are alternatives, dialogue selections, or substeps under the action above them. Recheck the pinned source after a game update.
Walkthrough
- 01
Read the Noticeboard in the Auburn Pub Dialogue: Yes.
- 02
Talk to Marcus in the bar
- 03
Talk to the Bartender Dialogue: About the missing people...
- 04
Talk to Ictus north of the Quetzal and west of the nearby hill
- 05
Talk to Captain Ariadna in south-west Auburnvale, between the two guard towers
- 06
Talk to Francis or Aemilia in the house west of the bar
- 07
Inspect the western wall outside of their house then follow path of red marks to the river west of town.
- 08
Inspect the plank to use fishing rod (Fishing Rod Spawn just south west of floating plank) to fish up cloth
- 09
Return to Francis or Aemilia with the cloth
- 10
Follow the path indicated by the puddles west of town, then north around the mountain, until reaching a cave. Enter the cave
- 11
Talk to injured boy
- 12
Talk to Francis or Aemilia
- 13
Speak to Captain Ariadna at the West Entrance to town with 4 willow longbows (Renu to Tal Teklan Archery shop for quick bows)
- 14
Reinforce the west Wall of the house with the boys with 4x Maple Logs and a hammer. (Hammer be found in the house to the north. Maple Trees can be chopped nearby.)
- 15
Return to Francis or Aemilia, go upstairs and speak to Etz & Shas (the former injured boy(s))
- 16
Go back to the cave west of town
- 17
Talk to Antos (east side of the cave) and be prepared to kill 3 Strange Creatures - protect from melee works but you can still take bleed damage.
- 18
Talk to Antos again to return to Auburnvale.
- 19
Talk to Captain Ariadna
- 20
Quest Complete
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
- 10,000 Slayer Slayer experience
- 4,000 Hunter Hunter experience
- 3,000 Fishing Fishing experience
- 3,000 Construction Construction experience
- Access to the Stalker Den containing Custodian stalkers
REVISION-PINNED EVIDENCE
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- Shadows of Custodia ↗full guide · revision 15319376
- Shadows of Custodia/Quick guide ↗quick guide · revision 15020316