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QUEST 37 · MEMBERS

Waterfall Quest

Investigate the death of elven leaders of old. Search for the elf King Baxtorian's tomb and discover the mysterious hidden treasure of the waterfall.

Difficulty
Intermediate
Length
Short
Quest points
1
Released
24 September 2002
START POINT

Talk to Almera in her house north-east of Baxtorian Falls.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE BANK

Preparation

Requirements are gates. Recommendations are comfort and risk controls, not mandatory levels unless the game enforces them.

Requirements

  • The ability to withstand and evade attacks from level 86 Fire Giants and level 84 Moss Guardian without any equipment.

Items required

  • 6 Air runes
  • 6 Earth runes
  • 6 Water runes
  • Rope

Recommended

  • 25 Combat
  • 15 or more Hitpoints (to run past enemies safely)
  • Food
  • Fast travel to several locations
  • Baxtorian Falls to start the quest, plus one additional trip - games necklace to Barbarian Outpost, Minigame Teleport to Barbarian Assault, or skills necklace to Fishing Guild
  • Tree Gnome Village (1 trip) - Spirit tree, fairy ring CIQ, Ardougne cloak 1-4 to Ardougne Monastery, Minigame Teleport to Fishing Trawler, or ring of dueling to Castle Wars
  • Glarial's Tomb (1 trip) - skills necklace to Fishing Guild, games necklace to Barbarian Outpost, or Minigame Teleport to Barbarian Assault

Enemies to defeat

None listed.

Ironman notes

  • You must briefly visit Glarial's Tomb, which has significant item restrictions.

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 Treasure

  1. 01

    Speak to Almera north-east of Baxtorian Falls. Dialogue: How can I help? (use Games Teleport to Barbarian Outpost and head south to the top of the hill)

  2. 02

    Board the raft west of the house.

  3. 03

    Speak to Hudon. Make sure to go through all dialogue or the upcoming book will not spawn.

  4. 04

    Walk to the southern end of the island and swim in the water.

  5. 05

    Enter the large building to the north, where Hadley is.

  6. 06

    Go upstairs and search the southernmost bookcase on the eastern wall for a Book on Baxtorian.

  7. 07

    Left-click Read Book on Baxtorian and close the book again, or the key will not appear for the next part.

The Pebble

  1. 01

    Enter the Tree Gnome Village maze.

  2. If you haven't started Tree Gnome Village yet, be sure to enter the village and start the quest so you won't have to redo the maze later on.

  3. 02

    Enter the dungeon at the end of the maze.

  4. 03

    Go east and search the off-coloured crate near the entrance of the room for a key.

  5. 04

    Go west and open the gate ("door") with the key.

  6. 05

    Speak to Golrie, he will give you Glarial's pebble.

  7. Keep the pebble in your bank for Roving Elves to save you some time in the future.

Tomb Raiding

  1. 01

    Bank all items EXCEPT Glarial's pebble, some food and a transport method (Runes won't be allowed since you won't be able to enter the tomb if you have anything deemed "not peaceful" in your possession; Jewellery is allowed including any jewellery that has any combat bonuses. You must have at least 2 open inventory spaces).

  2. For low levels, as Glarial's Tomb is single-way combat, it is recommended to initiate combat with a skeleton once inside to prevent being attacked by Moss giants which damage the player significantly more.

  3. For Ultimate Ironmen there is a table (in the house you got Book on Baxtorian from) you can place your items on for temporary safe-keeping.

  4. If you die while in the tomb, your gravestone will spawn on the surface.

  5. 02

    Head to Glarial's Tombstone, east of the Waterfall. Use the pebble on it to enter.

  6. 03

    Go west, search the chest to find Glarial's amulet. (Pick-up an extra amulet or two by dropping it from your inventory and picking them up from the ground).

  7. 04

    Return and go the other way to search the tomb to find Glarial's urn.

Baxtorian Treasures

  1. 01

    Head to the bank and get 6 air runes, 6 water runes, 6 earth runes, rope, some food, Glarial's amulet, and Glarial's urn. (Warning, there are several high level monsters in the waterfall dungeon.) Weapons and armour are also allowed in the cave, so feel free to get these back too.

  2. 02

    Make your way back to Baxtorian falls, board the raft, use your rope on the rock (across the water to the south), then use your rope on the dead tree. DO NOT GET IN THE BARREL.

  3. 03

    Carry/equip Glarial's amulet and enter the doorway.

  4. 04

    Go to the right path and search the northernmost crates for a key.

  5. 05

    Go back and to the left side, avoid the fire giants, use the key on the door.

  6. Killing a fire giant is a medium Kandarin Diary task.

  7. 06

    Use all 3 runes on each pillar (1 air, 1 water and 1 earth rune on each pillar).

  8. Use an additional rune on each pillar to check if that type has already been added, yielding the message: "You've already placed this type of rune on the pillar."

  9. 07

    After this, put Glarial's amulet on her statue. The ground will now rise to the chalice. Do not click Take treasure, as you will be washed out of the cave.

  10. 08

    Use the Glarial's urn in your inventory on the chalice. (Make sure you have 5 free inventory slots).

  11. 09

    Congratulations, quest complete!

QUEST COMPLETE

Rewards

  • 13,750 Strength Strength experience
  • 13,750 Attack Attack experience
  • 2 Diamonds
  • 2 Gold bars
  • 40 Mithril seeds

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