Hunters' Rumours

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Hunters' Rumours are unlocked at level 46 Hunter after speaking to Guild Scribe Verity in the Burrow under the Hunter Guild. Players are assigned a rumour from a Guild Hunter which requires them to hunt a specific hunter creature until a rare creature part is received. When a player finds the rare part, a jingle is played and the player receives the message You find a rare piece of the creature! You should take it back to the Hunter Guild.

The quest At First Light offers an introduction to the Hunter Guild and unlocks the ability to complete Master Tier rumours at 91 Hunter, although no other tier of rumour requires completion of this quest.

Completing Hunters' Rumours rewards the player with additional Hunter experience and a hunters' loot sack, the quality of which depends on the tier of the rumour assigned. Hunter's loot sacks typically contain various hunter meats, logs, herbs, and may also reward unique items like the guild hunter outfit and huntsman's kit, or Quetzin. As rumours are completed, players unlock additional rewards and lore about the Hunter Guild, including access to Quetzal Whistles which provide remote access to the Quetzal Transport System to quickly transport the player back to the Guild, and can be used to check a player's current rumour.

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Players can choose four tiers of rumours, with each having their own unboostable Hunter level requirements:

Tier	Level	Guild Hunter
Novice	46	Huntmaster Gilman
Adept	57	Guild Hunter Cervus or Guild Hunter Ornus
Expert	72	Guild Hunter Aco or Guild Hunter Teco
Master	91 [1]	Guild Hunter Wolf

There are a few things to note:

• Huntmaster Gilman (Novice) is able to give all rumours.
• Guild Hunter Cervus and Ornus are both adept hunters, but have their own distinct list of rumours.
• Guild Hunter Aco and Teco are both expert hunters, but have their own distinct list of rumours.
• Pending tasks: Players who received a task that has since been removed from the task lists of some hunters before the 15 May 2024 update can still get these tasks if they did not complete the rumour. Players will not receive these tasks after resetting tasks with Gilman or completing the task in question.
• Each guild hunter can offer the player an assignment even if they have an incomplete assignment with another guild hunter.
  • Players cannot receive the same task at once from several guild masters, allowing for the potential to "block" tasks from appearing with one guild hunter by first obtaining them with another. (See strategy page for advice on setting up blocks)

Level	Hunter creature		Locations	Method		Novice (Gilman)	Adept (Cervus)	Adept (Ornus)	Expert (Aco)	Expert (Teco)	Master (Wolf)
19		Tropical wagtail	Feldip Hunter area The Great Conch Tlati Rainforest		Bird snare	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
23		Wild kebbit	Piscatoris Hunter area Auburnvale		Deadfall	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
25		Sapphire glacialis	Rellekka Hunter area Farming Guild Mons Gratia		Butterfly net	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
29 [1]		Swamp lizard	Canifis Hunter area North-west of Slepe		Net trap	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
31		Spined larupia	Feldip Hunter area		Spiked pit	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
33		Barb-tailed kebbit	Feldip Hunter area		Deadfall	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
35		Snowy knight	Rellekka Hunter area Weiss Farming Guild Mons Gratia		Butterfly net	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
37		Prickly kebbit	Piscatoris Hunter area		Deadfall	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
39 [2]		Embertailed jerboa	West of Hunter Guild North-west of the Locus Oasis		Box trap	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
41		Horned graahk	Karamja Hunter area		Spiked pit	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
43		Spotted kebbit	Piscatoris falconry area		Falconry	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
45		Black warlock	Feldip Hunter area Farming Guild Crypt of Tonali hunter area Tlati Rainforest Shimmering Atoll		Butterfly net	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
47		Orange salamander	The Great Conch Uzer Hunter area Necropolis Hunter area		Net trap	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
49		Razor-backed kebbit	Piscatoris Hunter area		Tracking	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
51		Sabre-toothed kebbit	Rellekka Hunter area		Deadfall	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
53 [2]		Grey chinchompa	Piscatoris Hunter area Kourend Woodland Isle of Souls		Box trap	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
55		Sabre-toothed kyatt	Rellekka Hunter area		Spiked pit	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
57		Dark kebbit	Piscatoris falconry area		Falconry	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
57		Pyre fox	Avium Savannah		Deadfall	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
59		Red salamander	Ourania Hunter area Charred Island		Net trap	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
60 [3]		Wyrmscraig goat	Wyrmscraig		Goat pit	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
63 [2]		Red chinchompa	Chinchompa Island Feldip Hunter area The Great Conch Gwenith Hunter area Red chinchompa hunting ground[4] Tlati Rainforest		Box trap	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
69		Dashing kebbit	Piscatoris falconry area		Falconry	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
72		Sunlight antelope	Avium Savannah		Spiked pit	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
75 [5]		Sunlight Moth	Avium Savannah Neypotzli		Butterfly net	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
79		Tecu salamander	Ralos' Rise		Net trap	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
80 [6]		Herbiboar	Mushroom Forest on Fossil Island		Tracking	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
85 [5]		Moonlight moth	The Burrow Neypotzli Ruins of Tapoyauik Tonali Cavern		Butterfly net	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
91		Moonlight antelope	The Burrow		Spiked pit	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes

The rate of rare creature parts are dependent on the type of hunting method used. To prevent players from being excessively unlucky while investigating rumours, a "pity threshold" exists for them in which the player is guaranteed to receive a "pity drop" after hunting a set amount of creatures; this threshold is slightly lower if wearing the guild hunter outfit. Additionally, if the player's inventory is full, the rare creature part will be dropped on the ground; however, if the part is received as a pity drop, it will be destroyed, requiring players to free up enough space to receive it on their next catch. This is an intentional mechanic to prevent abusing the pity drop system. Over the long term, the pity drop system results in a ~13-15% increase in rare creature parts over the base drop rate. For a drop rate of 1/N and a pity threshold of 2N, the factor by which the drop rate increases approaches e2/(e2−1) as N increases.

Having a rare part in your inventory prevents you from obtaining another, even if it is a different type of rare part. However, if you are hunting for your next rumour (with an extra rare part in your inventory) your successful hunts will still count toward the "pity threshold", i.e. once the threshold is hit, you will receive the rare part as long as you destroy the rare part from your previous rumour. This means that hunting while in possession of an excess rare part isn't a complete waste, although it is still not ideal. As such, if you are not paying attention and end up getting duplicate rare parts (say, at butterflies with an inventory of jars) on the ground, keeping one (picking one up after starting your next rumour) is not helpful unless you get the same rumour back to back.

Hunting method		Drop rate[1]	Pity threshold (without outfit)	Pity threshold (with outfit)	Adjusted drop rate (without outfit)	Adjusted drop rate (with outfit)
	Bird snare	1/20	40	38	1/17.42	1/17.15
	Box trap	1/50	100	94	1/43.36	1/42.51
	Butterfly net	1/40	80	76	1/34.72	1/34.16
	Deadfall	1/15	30	28	1/13.10	1/12.82
	Falconry	1/10	20	18	1/8.78	1/8.49
	Net trap	1/25	50	46	1/21.75	1/21.17
	Spiked pit	1/15	30	28	1/13.10	1/12.82
	Goat pit	1/48	96	90	1/41.64	1/40.78
	Tracking (kebbit)	1/15	30	28	1/13.10	1/12.82
	Tracking (herbiboar)	1/7	14	12	1/6.19	1/5.89

Upon completing a rumour, the player will gain Hunter experience calculated with the formula Experience=(HunterLvl+5)*Modifier, where:

• HunterLvl is the player's Hunter level after completing a rumour
• The value of Modifier is dependent on the tier of rumour completed:
  • 50 when turning in a Novice or Adept rumour
  • 55 when turning in an Expert rumour
  • 60 when turning in a Master rumour

In addition to experience, players will also receive hunters' loot sacks that correspond to the tier of the rumour completed.

Tier	Level	Reward	GP Value	XP
Novice	46	Hunters' loot sack (basic)	6,516.43	2,550–5,200
Adept	57	Hunters' loot sack (adept)	17,282.54	3,100–5,200
Expert	72	Hunters' loot sack (expert)	22,733.28	4,235–5,720
Master	91	Hunters' loot sack (master)	27,524.08	5,760–6,240

Lastly, completing certain milestone numbers of rumours will give additional rewards, unlock new features, and additional lore.

Hunters' Rumours has 6 collection log items.

Item	Collections	Comp%
Quetzin	All Pets, Hunter Guild	3.4%
Guild hunter headwear	Hunter Guild	22.7%
Guild hunter top	Hunter Guild	15.4%
Guild hunter legs	Hunter Guild	11.4%
Guild hunter boots	Hunter Guild	8.9%
Huntsman's kit	Hunter Guild	23%