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This quest has an in-depth guide. It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.
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Details
| Start point | Talk to King Arthur in Camelot. Show on map |
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| Official difficulty | Intermediate |
| Official length | Short |
| Description | The wizard Merlin has been trapped in a magical crystal by the witch Morgan Le Faye. So far, King Arthur hasn't been able to figure out how to free his mentor from his crystal prison. Can you help? |
| Requirements |
Must be able to defeat a level 39 enemy. You do not need to have an Attack level of 20 to free Merlin, you can 'Use' Excalibur on the crystal to free him. |
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Walkthrough
Getting started
Bring all required items for the quest with you.
- Talk to King Arthur. ( 1•1)…
1 1 I want to become a knight of the round table! - Talk to Sir Gawain, who can be found in the courtyard to the south or nearby in the castle. ( 3)…
3 Do you know how Merlin got trapped? - Talk to Sir Lancelot upstairs. ( 3)…
3 Any ideas on how to get into Morgan Le Faye's stronghold? - Go to Catherby.
- If you didn't bring a bucket of wax, grab insect repellent in the house north of the bank in Catherby.
- Use the insect repellent on one of the beehives to the west with an empty bucket (a bucket can be found near the beehives) in your inventory to get a bucket of wax.
- Hide in the crate east of the candle maker's shop. ( 1)…Wait and finish the cutscene. Climb out of the crate. (
1 Yes 1)…1 Yes
Inside the keep
- Climb to the top floor. The Renegade Knights will attack you on your way up.
- Attack Sir Mordred. He cannot be safespotted, but he can be flinched using the stairs (position him on the square left of the stairs whilst flinching from the square north-east of him). He can also be killed with rings of recoils or by another account poisoning and attacking right before his death.
- When Sir Mordred reaches 0 hitpoints, Morgan Le Faye will appear and ask that you spare him. Spare his life to discover how to save Merlin. ( 1•2)…Warning: Do not interrupt the dialogue or you will have to fight Sir Mordred again.
1 Tell me how to untrap Merlin and I might. 2 OK I will do all that. - If you don't already have bat bones, exit the keep through the west doors and kill a bat before leaving.
- Can be recoiled down after dealing a 0 and not splashing Magic.
Black candle
- Talk to the candle-maker in Catherby. ( 1)…
1 Have you got any black candles? - Talk to him again for a black candle.
Excalibur
- Talk to The Lady of the Lake south-east of Taverley on the peninsula. ( 3)…
3 I seek the sword Excalibur. - Go to Port Sarim. (Make sure you have bread in your inventory.)
- Enter the jewellery shop to the north.
- Give the beggar your bread. ( 1)…Finish the conversation.
1 Yes certainly.
Ritual
- Go to the Zamorakian temple in the south-east corner of Varrock.
- Check the Chaos Altar's inscription.
- Return to Camelot with a tinderbox and enter the castle gates.
- Go to the ritual site at the north-east corner of the Camelot castle grounds (a red star in the middle of 8 columns).
- Stand on the star and light the black candle.
- Drop the bat bones on the star.
- The magic words are "Snarthon Candtrick Termanto".
Finishing up
- Enter the castle and climb to the top of the south-east tower.
- Smash the giant crystal with Excalibur. (Does not require 20 Attack, just use Excalibur on the crystal instead of attempting to wield it)
- Talk to King Arthur.
- Congratulations, quest complete!
Rewards
- 6
Quest points - Excalibur (Required for Holy Grail quest.)
- Ability to claim 5 Kudos and an Antique lamp rewarding 1,000 XP in any skill of at least level 20 from Historian Minas after completion of the quest
- Appointment with a title as a Honorary Knight of the Round Table.