QUEST 154 · MEMBERS

Sleeping Giants

Ahh, giants. We all know them. Enormous humanoids hanging about Gielinor, simply minding their own business until some adventurer or another comes along to beat them up. But how much do we really know about these giants? What do they think about? Where did they come from? Would they enjoy making massive swords in some kind of... gargantuan workshop? All these questions, and more, will be answered in the quest Sleeping Giants! You'll help Kovac, a friendly giant who's discovered an ancient forge

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Difficulty
Intermediate
Length
Very Short
Quest points
1
Released
8 June 2022
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Before you start

Where to start

Talk to Kovac at the Giants' Plateau, east of Al Kharid.

Requirements

  • 15 Smithing [not boostable] [required to start]

Enemies to defeat

None

STEP BY STEP

Walkthrough

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

What is this? A workshop for giants?

Items needed: 3 oak logs, 1 wool, 10 nails, 1 hammer, 1 chisel, 1 bucket of water or ice gloves, 20 empty inventory spaces
Kovac and the player enter the Giants' Foundry.
Kovac and the player enter the Giants' Foundry. Image source ↗

Make your way to the Giants' Plateau east of Al Kharid. The quickest way there is the Minigame Teleport to Giants' Foundry. Alternatively, travel to Al Kharid using an amulet of glory and head east from the palace. Past the Hill Giants, a singular Hill Giant with a "Strike" option rather than an "Attack" option can be seen by a giant anvil. Attempt to strike the Hill Giant, and it will ask you to stop, requesting your help. Accept his request to start the quest.

The Hill Giant, whose name is Kovac, will ask you to accompany him to the cave next to him. A cutscene will play, showing a workshop too big for regular-sized people to use. This is the Giants' Foundry, where giants of ages past once forged weapons. Kovac wishes to restore the foundry to forge giant weapons to help his kin remember how civilised their race once was.

You must now repair the various features of the foundry that have been dilapidated. If you forgot to bring any of the required items, a big chest can be found which accesses your bank.

Make-A-Sword

An overview of the features in the Giants' Foundry.
An overview of the features in the Giants' Foundry. Image source ↗

You will need 20 empty inventory spaces for max 20 seconds. Drop your items, search the crate, speak to Kovac, use items on the crucible then recover items.

Warning: The initial room is an instance, pick up any dropped items before talking to Kovac or they will be lost.

Speak to Kovac once you've repaired the aforementioned objects. He will now ask that you make a sword for his old friend; this part of the quest acts as an interactive tutorial for the Giants' Foundry minigame.

Search the crate near the cave exit for an assortment of bronze and iron items, and use them on the crucible. Once it is full, speak to Kovac again, and he will tell you to set up the mould for the sword's forte, blade, and tip which match the commission.

Once you've got a fitting mould set, speak to Kovac and pour the molten metal from the crucible into the mould jig. With no weapon and shield equipped, use a bucket of water to cool the sword and obtain the preform. An empty bucket can be taken from the pile next to the polishing wheel, and filled by using the bucket on the waterfall. Alternatively, a bucket of water is not needed if you have ice gloves equipped.

Now, you must refine the preform into a quality giant sword:

  • Heat the preform to maximum by using it on the lava pool. The "Heat-preform" option will increase the heat by small increments, while the "Dunk-preform" option will heat it faster. The temperature should be red.
  • Hit the preform with the Trip Hammer repaired earlier, repeating until progress bar is onto the yellow section. Be sure to keep the temperature in the red while doing this, otherwise the quality of the sword will decrease. Using the Trip Hammer will cool the preform.
  • Cool the preform using the waterfall until its temperature is almost green. The "Cool-preform" option will cool the preform slowly, while the "Quench-preform" option cools it more quickly.
  • Use the preform on Grindstone repaired earlier, repeating until progress is onto green section. Be sure to watch the temperature as the Grindstone will heat the preform during use.
  • Cool the preform in the waterfall until its temperature is high green.
  • Use the preform on the Polishing Wheel, repeating until the sword is complete. The Polishing Wheel will cool the preform during use, so be sure to watch the temperature.
  • Note: Kovac will accept any quality sword for the purpose of this quest, though he will comment on it being not quite up to standard.

Once you've completed the sword, speak to Kovac again. He will reveal that the sword was made for his old friend Obor, who resides in the Edgeville Dungeon.

Congratulations, quest complete!

Quick checklist 19 instructions

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

What is this? A workshop for giants?

  1. Minigame Teleport to "Giants' Foundry"

  2. Speak to Kovac (strike the Hill Giant) in the Giants' Plateau.

    Say: Yes.

  3. Once inside, repair the polishing wheel, grindstone, and trip hammer using the required items.

  4. Speak to Kovac twice.

  5. Search the crate for items.

  6. Deposit all the items into the crucible (large bucket) hanging to the east by the bank. Different items are input separately.

Make-A-Sword

  1. Speak to Kovac to learn how to select the moulds (in red text).

  2. Select the fitting mould Kovac described for the forte, blade and tip at the mould jig.

  3. Speak to Kovac again. He will tell you to pour the metal.

  4. Pour the metal from the crucible into the mould.

  5. Get a bucket of water (grab a bucket from the pile of buckets and use it on the waterfall), and pour it on the sword. You can also use ice gloves for this step. Your hands must be free to pick up the preform.

  6. Heat the preform to maximum by using it on the lava pool. The "Heat-preform" option will increase the heat by small increments, while the "Dunk-preform" option will heat it faster. The temperature should be red.

  7. Hit the preform with the Trip Hammer repaired earlier, repeating until progress bar is onto the yellow section. Be sure to keep the temperature in the red while doing this, otherwise the quality of the sword will decrease. Using the Trip Hammer will cool the preform.

  8. Cool the preform using the waterfall until its temperature is almost green. The "Cool-preform" option will cool the preform slowly, while the "Quench-preform" option cools is more quickly.

  9. Use the preform on Grindstone repaired earlier, repeating until progress is onto green section. Be sure to watch the temperature as the Grindstone will heat the preform during use.

  10. Cool the preform in the waterfall until its temperature is high green.

  11. Use the preform on the Polishing Wheel, repeating until the sword is complete. The Polishing Wheel will cool the preform during use, so be sure to watch the temperature.

  12. Speak to Kovac.

  13. Congratulations, quest complete!

QUEST COMPLETE

Rewards

  • 6,000 Smithing Smithing experience
  • Access to the Giants' Foundry

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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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