The Fremennik bards often sing tales of the past. Of great battles, deadly foes and heroes long gone. However, in recent years, things have been much quieter in the Province, as there's increasingly less to sing about. All that is about to change though, as what starts off as a simple investigation soon leads to one of the greatest threats the Fremennik have ever seen.
Requirements are gates. Recommendations are comfort and risk controls, not mandatory levels unless the game enforces them.
Requirements
65 Crafting
60 Slayer
60 Smithing
60 Fishing
55 Runecraft
60 Mining (boostable)
Completion of the following quests:
The Fremennik Isles
The Fremennik Trials
Lunar Diplomacy
Lost City
Rune Mysteries
Shilo Village
Jungle Potion
Druidic Ritual
Mountain Daughter
Heroes' Quest
Dragon Slayer I
Merlin's Crystal
Shield of Arrav
Items required
Combat equipment
Mirror shield
2 Kegs of beer (cannot be obtained in Rellekka during quest, buy from Thora the Barkeep before starting the quest)
1 Molten glass
100 Astral runes
Pet rock
Fishing rod, fly fishing rod, or barbarian fishing rod
Fremennik shield (this is not the tradeable Neitiznot shield)
Alternatively, get it from Bardur AFTER being exiled, for either 150000 coins or for free using a Ring of Charos(a)
Recommended: Rune thrownaxes or 85 Agility to get to Bardur in the Waterbirth Island Dungeon
Ice gloves or Smiths gloves (i)
Hammer
Glassblowing pipe
3 Lunar bars
Or a pickaxe to obtain 3 ores to turn into Lunar bars (requires 60 Mining (boostable)).
Seal of Passage (if the elite Fremennik diaries aren't completed)
Recommended
80 Combat
Stamina potions
Moonclan teleport (tablet)s
Food (Monkfish or better)
Enchanted lyre, Fremennik sea boots, or other means to return to Rellekka
Enemies to defeat
Basilisk Youngling (level 53)
Basilisk (level 61)
Monstrous Basilisk (level 135)
Typhor (level 218)
The Jormungand (level 363)
ACTION CHECKLIST
Walkthrough
Nested rows are alternatives, dialogue selections, or substeps under the action above them. Recheck the pinned source after a game update.
A disturbance in Rellekka
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Buy 2 kegs of beer from Thora in the Longhall before you start the quest to save time later. (bank them when you have the chance to reduce weight while running around)
02
Talk to Brundt in the Longhall to start the quest. Dialogue: Do you have any quests? → Yes. or Dialogue: Do you have any quests? → Yes.
03
Go north and talk to Freygerd in the house south of the sandpit.
04
Equip your mirror shield (to avoid taking damage and stat drain), then search the sandpit (to the north) and kill the Basilisk Youngling (level 53).
05
Pick up the Unsealed letter and read it.
06
Search the rockslide west of the house to get the Fang.
07
Search the boxes south of the house to get the Venom gland.
08
Talk to Freygerd to give her the items.
09
Return to Brundt to receive a note, read it, then talk to him again for a cutscene. Dialogue: Ask about the investigation. or Dialogue: Ask about the investigation.
10
Go south-east of Rellekka, following the dirt path, and talk to Brundt. Go through all chat options to learn how to restore V's shield. Dialogue: Where can I find a Fremennik Shield? → Where can I get Lunar Glass? → How do I make the Polishing Rock? → How do I make V's Sigil?
Fremennik shield
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Obtain a Fremennik shield (this is not the tradeable Neitiznot shield).
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Option 1: Go to Waterbirth Island and kill dagannoth until they drop the shield (uncommon drop).
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Option 2: Go to Rellekka and kill Market Guards or Warriors until they drop the shield (rare drop).
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Option 3: Travel to Bardur deep in the Waterbirth Dungeon and wear a Ring of Charos(a) to get the shield for free. Without the ring it will cost 150000 coins.
Lunar glass and V's sigil
01
Go to Baba Yaga on Lunar Isle to turn your molten glass into molten glass (i). Dialogue: or Dialogue: if using lunar spellbook and Ourania teleport is not unlocked.
02
Head north-east of the town to Lunar Isle mine and mine stalagmites for 3 lunar ore.
03
Leave the mine and travel to the Astral Altar with 100 astral runes in your inventory and craft on the altar to obtain Lunar glass. Then return to Rellekka.
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Optional: Destroy the Seal of passage and talk to the Oneiromancer to be teleported there. This guide will remind you later to re-obtain it at a convenient moment.
04
Smelt 3 lunar bars in a furnace (Rellekka is convenient) or you can use Superheat Item.
05
Smith the V sigil on an anvil (Rellekka is convenient).
06
Talk to the Fossegrimen to enchant the sigil. (Found by summoning at the Strange altar south-west of Rellekka) Dialogue: Ask about V's Sigil..
Polishing rock
01
Head east of Rellekka to the Mountain Camp
02
Follow the path north of the Mountain Camp and inspect the Large Geyser. Use your pet rock on the Geyser. Dialogue: It's for the good of the Province!
03
Go to Rellekka and talk to Peer the Seer found south-west of the Rellekka market.
04
Return to the geyser and wear the ice gloves, if you forget you may re-equip them and try again.
05
Inspect the large geyser to the west to get the polishing rock.
06
Use any of the components together while having a glassblowing pipe in the inventory to create V's shield.
Basilisks in the Market
01
Talk to Brundt south-east of Rellekka.
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If you destroyed your Seal of passage to return to Rellekka quickly, now is a good time to ask for another one Dialogue: Ask about a Seal of Passage. and then talk to Brundt again.
02
Return to the Longhall and talk to Brundt again.
03
Wield V's shield and fight the basilisks until you reach 100%. You have to hit a basilisk at least once to make its death count towards completion.
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Monstrous Basilisk (level 135) counts for 10% completion.
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Basilisk (level 61) counts for 3.33% completion.
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Travel on the Fremennik Boat to the Island of Stone.
Island of Stone
01
Speak with Brundt to explain the cave door puzzle.
02
Solve the cave door puzzle (Mastermind).
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Each red check means one rune is correct but in the wrong position.
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Each green check means one rune is correct and in the right position.
03
Equip V's shield and keep it equipped for the full fight.
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Enter the cave.
05
Fight Typhor (level 218)
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Pray against either Magic or Melee, depending on which attack style you are weaker against.
06
There is a checkpoint after Typhor is defeated. You may wish to teleport out between fights to resupply. If you do, you can return to the Island of Stone by talking to Haskell on the western-most pier in Rellekka (the same one the Waterbirth Island boat is on)
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Fight The Jormungand (level 363). There are two special attacks to avoid:
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When the screen turns red, click to face away from the attack (can hit for 50+ damage and drains your stats a little).
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When frozen in rock, click to attack the snake repeatedly to break free (otherwise take 30+ damage as the rock explodes).
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Pray Protect from Magic.
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It is weak to crush attacks.
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Congratulations, quest complete!
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
50,000 Slayer Slayer experience
50,000 Crafting Crafting experience
30,000 Runecraft Runecraft experience
V's shield
Access to the Island of Stone
Ability to kill a Basilisk Knight as a Slayer task
A Fremennik honorific, Dräpare, added to the player's Fremennik name
Ability to create and equip the Neitiznot faceguard (with 70 Defence)
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