Requirements
- Completion of the following quests:
- Rune Mysteries
- 35 Runecraft
QUEST 122 · MEMBERS
What Lies Below
A travelling trader has been stranded south of Varrock after his cart was attacked by local outlaws. He needs the help of a hero to recover his lost documents, but that's not all... The Varrock Palace Secret Guard (VPSG) are on the trail of treacherous dealings with the Monks of Zamorak. Will you be able to help the VPSG and uncover what lies below?
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Length
- Short
- Quest points
- 1
- Released
- 27 March 2007
Talk to Rat Burgiss south of Varrock.
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
- Empty bowl
- 15 chaos runes
- Access to the Chaos Altar (Chaos talisman or tiara, Catalytic talisman or tiara, or travelling through the Abyss or Temple of the Eye)
Recommended
- 30 Combat
- 42 Mining
- Weapon, armour, and some food if low leveled
- Bronze pickaxe to avoid going into the Wilderness (a bronze pickaxe can be obtained during the quest)
- Fast travel to several locations around Varrock;
- Varrock square (Varrock teleport)
- Outlaw camp (ring of wealth to the Grand Exchange, skills necklace to the Cooks' Guild or Varrock teleport if medium Varrock Diary completed)
- South of Varrock (Chronicle, Combat bracelet to the Champions' Guild, or Senntisten teleport)
- The canoe system (requires axe and level 27 woodcutting for the Dugout canoe)
Enemies to defeat
- 5 Outlaws (level 32)
- King Roald (level 47)
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
Talk to Rat Burgiss at the crossing south of Varrock. Dialogue: Shall I get them back for you? → Of course! Tell me what you need me to do.
- 02
Kill 5 Outlaws just west of the Grand Exchange (from Grand Exchange, use the tunnel and walk south) and collect 5 rat's paper.
- 03
Fill the folder with 5 papers.
- 04
Return the folder to Rat Burgiss.
- 05
Talk to Surok Magis in the Varrock library (the northern-most room in Varrock Palace). Dialogue: Go on, then!
- 06
Read Sin'keth's diary.
- 07
Enter the Chaos Altar and use the wand on the altar with 15 chaos runes in your inventory.
- ↳
To avoid entering the wilderness, see an alternative entrance in the full guide.
- 08
Return to Surok Magis with the infused wand and an empty bowl. Dialogue: I have the things you wanted!
- 09
Talk to Rat Burgiss. Dialogue: Yes! I have a letter for you!
- 10
Talk to Zaff. Dialogue: Rat Burgiss sent me!
- 11
Talk to Surok Magis. Dialogue: Bring it on!
- 12
Bring King Roald to low health (2 hitpoints or less) then operate the Beacon ring. Your chatbox will show "Now would be a good time to summon Zaff!" when the ring is ready to be operated. (Instanced)
- ↳
Take the Dagon'hai history from the north-east bookshelf to bring to Historian Minas for 5 Kudos after the quest.
- 13
Talk to Rat Burgiss.
- 14
Congratulations, quest complete!
QUEST COMPLETE
Rewards
- 8,000 Runecraft Runecraft experience
- 2,000 Defence Defence experience
- The Beacon ring
- Access to a shortcut to the Chaos Altar
- Completing this quest awards the player with 5 Kudos which can be claimed by talking to Historian Minas in the Varrock Museum, while holding the Dagon'hai history book.
- 5 Battlestaves in stock of Zaff's Superior Staffs! store (after defeating King Roald - the quest doesn't need to be completed)
- King Roald accessible in the Nightmare Zone.
REVISION-PINNED EVIDENCE
Verify the guide after updates.
Facts and walkthrough actions are adapted from Old School RuneScape Wiki contributors under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. This page is fan-made and not affiliated with Jagex.
- What Lies Below ↗full guide · revision 15292388
- What Lies Below/Quick guide ↗quick guide · revision 14458317