QUEST 76 · MEMBERS
The Golem
Deep in the desert stand the ruins of the once great city of Uzer, where a lone survivor, an ancient clay golem, forever paces back and forth. It is badly damaged, and its mind cannot rest until it has completed the task for which it was created. It is up to you to uncover the secret of the lost city, and add the final chapter to a story started in the violence of the Third Age.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Length
- Short
- Quest points
- 1
- Released
- 11 April 2005
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Before you start
Where to start
Talk to the clay golem in the ruins of Uzer, east of the Shantay Pass in the Kharidian Desert.
Items required
- Vial
- Pestle and mortar
- Papyrus (can be bought from Ali Morrisane for 10gp)
- 4 soft clay (or a bracelet of clay and a pickaxe to mine north-west of the ruins)
- Phoenix feather (can be obtained north-west of the ruins)
- Means to enter the desert (such as the Shantay pass, Teleport tablets or scrolls, Fairy rings or the Pharaoh's sceptre)
Recommended
- Protective clothing for the desert heat (Desert boots, Desert robe, Desert shirt)
- Waterskins
- Stamina or energy potions
- Fast travel to several locations:
- Uzer to start the quest plus one additional trip - necklace of passage to Eagles' Eyrie or fairy ring DLQ
- Digsite (1 trip) - digsite pendant, Digsite Teleport or gnome glider
- Varrock Museum (1 trip) - Varrock Teleport
- Hammer and chisel to remove gems from the throne
- Equipment to complete several optional Achievement Diary tasks:
- A pickaxe for an easy Desert Diary task to mine clay
- A woodcutting axe for a medium Desert Diary to cut a Teak tree with 35 Woodcutting
- A bird snare for an easy Desert Diary task to catch a golden warbler with 5 Hunter
Enemies to defeat
None
STEP BY STEP
Walkthrough
Follow the chapters below. Click any screenshot or diagram to view it at full size.
Optional Diary Tasks
Items needed: pickaxe, bracelet of clay or 4 clay, bird snare
Items recommended: Digsite pendant or Digsite teleport, a woodcutting axe for another diary task later
Skills needed: 25 [boostable] to steal a phoenix feather, 5 [boostable] to catch a golden warbler
Items recommended: Digsite pendant or Digsite teleport, a woodcutting axe for another diary task later
Skills needed: 25 [boostable] to steal a phoenix feather, 5 [boostable] to catch a golden warbler
This quest takes place in the vicinity of several diary tasks which may be optionally completed. This is recommended as several of the tasks may also save you time during the quest. You may choose to teleport to Eagles' Eyrie with the necklace of passage, complete the tasks and then head south-east towards the Ruins of Uzer where the quest takes place.
- Steal a Phoenix feather from the Desert Phoenix ( 25 ) for both a medium Desert Diary task and use in the quest itself.
- Mine 5 pieces of clay for an easy Desert Diary task (4 of which can be used in the quest itself but require a method such as mining it with a bracelet of clay to turn it into soft clay).
- Catch a Golden Warbler with a Bird Snare ( 5 ) for an easy Desert Diary task.
- Fill a Waterskin with water by cutting a Khardian cactus with a knife for an easy Desert Diary task.
Repairing the golem
Items needed: 4 soft clay or a bracelet of clay and a pickaxe
Items recommended: Digsite pendant or Digsite teleport, a woodcutting axe for a diary task
Skills needed: 35 [boostable] if completing an optional diary task
Items recommended: Digsite pendant or Digsite teleport, a woodcutting axe for a diary task
Skills needed: 35 [boostable] if completing an optional diary task
Travel to the Ruins of Uzer. You can use a necklace of passage to the Eagles' Eyrie or fairy ring DLQ.
Talk to the broken clay golem to learn it is in need of repair. Use each piece of soft clay on it to slowly repair it. If you didn't already, you can mine clay at the north-western mine with a bracelet of clay. If you didn't bring a bracelet, there is a jug of water in the Oasis to the south of Uzer that may be used on the clay to make soft clay (world hop to respawn it).
Once fully repaired, the golem will explain that he was programmed to destroy a powerful demon, Thammaron, and that he needs assistance to open a portal to defeat it. Ask him how to open the portal, and he will explain that four statuettes in the temple must be turned to the correct pattern, but he doesn't know it.
Outside the temple ruins, near the golem, there is a letter. Take the letter and read it; it describes how an expedition here was discontinued after the opening of The Digsite near Varrock.
Head east into the temple by climbing down the stairs behind the golem. Once inside, pick a black mushroom by the entrance, then pick up the strange implement in the north-western corner.
- Tip: Pick a second for Shadow of the Storm, and keep the strange implement for the same quest. If you brought an axe, you may also choose to complete a medium Desert Diary task here by cutting the Teak tree ( 35 ) behind the ruins, indicated on the minimap with a tree icon.
The Digsite
Skills needed: 25 [boostable] to pickpocket Curator Haig
Head to the north-eastern corner of the Digsite to find Elissa, the author of the letter. The fastest method of reaching her is a digsite pendant or gnome glider.
Talk to her about the letter, and she will suggest you look in the Exam Centre for her late husband's notes, the man whom led the discontinued Uzer expedition.
Head to the Exam Centre and search the south-eastern most bookshelf to find Varmen's notes. Read them before progressing; Varmen describes in detail the discovery of the golems and the great city of Uzer, and mentions taking a statuette from the ruins. Return to Elissa and ask where the statuette went, and she will point you towards the Varrock Museum.
Go to the Varrock Museum and ask Curator Haig Halen on the ground floor (UK) about a missing statuette. Then, pickpocket him to get a display cabinet key ( 25 ).
- Note: Ensure that you have read the notes and completed all prior dialogue if the dialogue options do not appear.
Unlock Display Case 30 upstairs to steal the statuette. It is on the 1st floor (UK) in the first row, the fourth case after you ascend the stairs.
- Note: If you lose the statuette, you can use the display cabinet key on the empty display cabinet to receive a new one.
Returning to Uzer
Items needed: An empty vial, pestle and mortar, statuette, black mushroom (obtainable in Uzer dungeon), Strange implement, papyrus, Phoenix feather (obtainable near the clay mines north of Uzer), chisel and hammer (optional, for cutting gems).
Ensure you have the required items and return to Uzer. Enter the dungeon near the golem, then use the statuette on the empty alcove on the wall in the centre. Turn all of the statuettes north to face towards the double doors to unlock the demon's lair. The east statues should face right and the west statues should face left when the player examines them. The statues will lock and the doors will automatically open. Go inside to discover that Thammaron had succumbed to his wounds long ago after the battle with the golems.
- Note: You may optionally use a chisel and hammer on the throne to take 2 cut rubies, 2 emeralds, and 2 sapphires for yourself.
Return to the golem to inform him of the demon's death. He does not believe the player - you will need to reprogram him to put his mind to rest.
With an empty vial in your inventory, use your pestle and mortar on the black mushroom to make black dye. Use the phoenix feather on your ink to make a phoenix quill pen, then use it on your papyrus to write a Golem program.
Use the strange implement on the golem followed by the golem program, and the golem will declare that his task is complete.
Congratulations, quest complete!
Quick checklist 36 instructions
Use this when you already know the route. The full walkthrough above includes explanations and diagrams.
Starting the quest
Travel to the Ruins of Uzer via the necklace of passage teleport to Eagle's Eyrie and run south-east. You can alternatively use a fairy ring (DLQ) and go north-east.
Pick up and read the Letter west of the broken clay golem
Talk to the golem.
Say: Shall I try to repair you?
Use four soft clay on the golem. If you chose to bring a pickaxe and a bracelet of clay, clay rocks can be found to the north-west, near the shore. The phoenix can be found there as well.
Optional: Mine 5 clay for easy Desert Diary, and steal the Desert Phoenix's feather while nearby.
Optional: Catch a Golden Warbler near the Desert Phoenix with a Bird Snare (requiring Level 5 Hunter) for an easy Desert Diary task
Talk to the golem again.
Say: How do I open the portal?
The statuette
Pick a black mushroom near the stairs east of the golem before heading down (or downstairs at your right).
Use the black mushroom on the pestle and mortar to get black dye. You can do this later if you don't have your pestle and mortar.
Note: Take an extra black mushroom if you plan on completing Shadow of the Storm soon afterwards.
Climb down the stairs in the ruins.
Take the strange implement from the north-western room.
Note: Keep the strange implement if you plan on completing Shadow of the Storm soon afterwards.
Speak to the Golem again
Say: How do I open the portal?
Head to the most north-eastern part of the Digsite, near the large buried skeleton, and talk to Elissa.
Say: I found a letter in the desert with your name on. (make sure to read the letter if no 3rd option is seen)
Head to the Exam Centre just south of the Digsite.
Search the bookcase in the south-east corner and read Varmen's notes.
Note: If you have not repaired the golem up to this point, or read Varmen's Notes the curator will not speak to you about the quest.
Say: Where is the statuette that Varmen took back from Uzer?
Talk to Curator Haig Halen in the Varrock Museum about the statuette.
Say: I'm looking for a statuette recovered from the city of Uzer. → I want to open a portal to the lair of an elder-demon. ( → if Bone Voyage is started)
Pickpocket him for the display cabinet key.
Head upstairs, and open the second-most western case in the northern-most row. You will get a statuette.
The portal
Return to the Kharidian Desert (fairy ring DLQ), or teleport to Eagle's Eyrie with Necklace of passage.
If you still need the Phoenix feather, run north to the clay rocks east of River Elid and grab a feather from the Phoenix.
Return to the ruins of Uzer where you started the quest and again go down the stairs.
In the centre of the room will be four alcoves. Place the statuette in the empty one.
Turn the statues until they all point north.
Go north, through the double doors.
Optional: Use your chisel and hammer on the throne for 2 sapphires, emeralds, and rubies.
Otherwise, immediately go back through the south portal.
The golem
Go back upstairs and talk to the golem.
With an empty vial in your inventory, grind the black mushroom using a Pestle and mortar.
Use the phoenix feather on the black dye to make a phoenix quill pen.
Talk to the golem
Use the phoenix quill pen on a piece of papyrus to get the golem program.
Use the strange implement on the golem then quickly use the newly acquired golem program on the golem.
Congratulations, quest complete!
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
- 1,000 Thieving Thieving experience
- 1,000 Crafting Crafting experience
- 2 cut rubies, emeralds, and sapphires (collect these by using a chisel and hammer on the throne)
- Unlock the carpet ride from Shantay Pass to Uzer
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Sources & credits
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