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Horror from the Deep/Quick guide

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Details

Start pointMap icon Talk to Larrissa outside the Lighthouse north of Barbarian Outpost. Show on map
Official difficultyIntermediate
Official lengthShort
DescriptionThe lighthouse protecting Kandarin's north-western coastline has mysteriously stopped operating, and contact with the lighthouse keeper Jossik has been lost. The Council would greatly appreciate it if somebody could discover for them what has happened to this most vital landscape feature.
Requirements
Items required
Recommended
Enemies to defeat

Walkthrough

  • To begin the quest use the fairy ring code ALP to teleport to the lighthouse. Alternatively, one could teleport to the Barbarian Outpost using a games necklace or Grouping teleport then hop over the rocks to the north to reach the lighthouse.
  • Talk to Larrissa. (Chat 1•1•1•3)…
    1With what?
    1But how can I help?
    1Okay, I'll help!
    3I'll see what I can do
  • Run east to the second bridge, use a plank on it.
  • Jump the bridge and use a second plank on it.
  • Head over to Barbarian Outpost, enter the Barbarian Outpost Agility arena and talk to Gunnjorn for a key. In order to enter the arena, you need to have completed the barcrawl miniquest.
    • While at the outpost, prepare for the battle against the Dagannoth and Dagannoth Mother.
    • (Optional) Complete a lap of the Agility course to complete a medium Kandarin task.
  • Talk to Larrissa again.
  • Go to the roof of the lighthouse and use the swamp tar, tinderbox, and molten glass on the lighting mechanism.
  • Climb down to the basement, use 1 of each elemental rune, any sword, and any arrow on the strange wall.
  • Open the eastern strange wall of the doorway, climb down the ladder and talk to Jossik.
  • Kill the level 100 Dagannoth then the level 100 Dagannoth Mother by using any elemental magic attack from the table below.
Image Colour Weakness Attack Using
White Air spells Wind Strike, Bolt, Blast, Wave, or Surge.
Blue Water spells Water Strike, Bolt, Blast, Wave, or Surge.
Brown Earth spells Earth Strike, Bolt, Blast, Wave, or Surge.
Red Fire spells Fire Strike, Bolt, Blast, Wave, or Surge.
Orange Melee Melee attacks.
Green Ranged Ranged attacks.
  • Congratulations, quest complete!
  • Take the rusty casket you received from killing the Dagannoth mother to Jossik upstairs to receive a damaged prayer book (choose any, you can buy the others from him afterwards for 5000 coins each). If you didn't receive a casket, he will give you one during the conversation.

Rewards

Unlocks:

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