Ring of Charos

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Ring of Charos
Released							31 January 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							Creature of Fenkenstrain
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Wear, Drop
Destroy							None
Examine							The Ring of Charos.
Values
Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							0.005 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							4202
Link							MOID

The ring of Charos is a magical ring that charms certain NPCs when worn, unlocking different dialogue options and benefits. Charos, the creator of the ring, used it to enhance his prowess as a diplomat and convince the weak-minded to do his bidding. The Wise Old Man says that anyone who uses the ring must already possess some kind of diplomatic skill for it to work.

The unactivated form is awarded upon completion of Creature of Fenkenstrain. This version of the ring can only be used to deceive werewolves into believing the wearer is one of them; wearing it is necessary to access the Werewolf Agility Course. Near the beginning of the Garden of Tranquillity quest, the Wise Old Man activates it into the ring of Charos(a), allowing the player to charm and convince other people into helping you. Finishing Garden of Tranquility is NOT required to use the activated form of the ring.

The ring is lost upon death. If lost, it can be recovered by pickpocketing Dr Fenkenstrain. After Creature of Fenkenstrain, he resides on the top floor of Fenkenstrain's Castle; partway through The Great Brain Robbery, he permanently moves to the basement of the Harmony Island windmill. Note that if the player throws the ring into the Edgeville well during Garden of Tranquillity, another one cannot be claimed from Fenkenstrain during the quest, and the only way to get it back is to use a fishing rod on the well. Once the ring is activated for the first time, it will always be activated when recovered, and the original version becomes unobtainable.

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Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+0	+0	+0%	+0	List

The Ring of Charos(a) has the following uses for transportation:

• Free boat trips from Captain Barnaby between the ports of Brimhaven, East Ardougne, and Rimmington (through dialogue only, not the 'Pay-fare' option).
• Free boat trips from Captain Tobias, the Customs officer, and Seaman Morris between the ports of Port Sarim, Musa Point and The Pandemonium (through dialogue only, not the right-click options on the NPC of the destination name).
• Free boat trips from Antonia between the ports of Sunset Coast and Aldarin (through dialogue only, not the 'Travel' option).
• Free trips to the Piscatoris Fishing Colony (unnecessary after completion of Swan Song as travel becomes permanently free).
• Reduced cost for magic carpets to 100 coins, or 75 coins once Rogue Trader is completed for Ali Morrisane (unnecessary after completion of the Hard Desert Diary as travel becomes permanently free).
• Halved cost of all tickets on the Keldagrim minecart system.
• Cost of charter ships reduced by half, or three-quarters if Cabin Fever is also completed.
• Reduced cost of travelling to Dragontooth Island from 25 to 10 ecto-tokens.
• Free boat rides from Mort'ton to the middle of Mort Myre.

It is also usable in quests:

• Garden of Tranquillity: Required. Used to charm farmers to acquire various unique seeds.
• The Great Brain Robbery: Required. Used to trick Rufus the werewolf into shipping a crate with Fenkenstrain in it. Both versions work.
• Cold War: Optional. Removes the need for a fish to bribe one of the penguins.
• Ratcatchers: Optional. Reduces the price for the snake charming kit from Ali the Snake Charmer from 100 to 50.
• The Fremennik Exiles: Optional. Allows the player to obtain a free Fremennik shield only once.
• Recipe for Disaster Freeing the Mountain Dwarf: Optional. Get the recipe for Asgoldian ale for free. Alternatively, can get the recipe for 50 coins cheaper (150 down from 200) by wearing the ring and proceeding normally without picking the persuasion option.
• While Guthix Sleeps: Optional. Can be used to charm the Khazard Launderer instead of paying 500 coins.
• Ghosts Ahoy: Optional. Can be used to lower the amount of ecto-tokens needed to get to dragontooth island.

• Grants access to the Werewolf Agility Course. Both versions work.
• Dwarven Boatman's fee for banking gold ore near the Arzinian Mine is reduced from 20% + 1 of the gold ore to 10% + 1.
• The Dwarven Ferryman will ferry the player across the River Kelda for free.
• Periodic 10-minute fee with less than 60 Smithing at the Blast Furnace is halved from 2,500 coins to 1,250 coins.
• Ability to convince Brundt the Chieftain to change the player's Fremennik name.
• Ability to convince the Fossegrimen south-west of Rellekka to accept raw bass in place of raw shark to charge the enchanted lyre with 2 teleports.
• Sell grey wolf fur to Baraek in Varrock square for 150 coins instead of 120 coins.
• Sell bear fur and fur to Baraek in Varrock square for 20 coins instead of 12 coins.
• Sell molten glass to Fritz the Glassblower on Entrana for 25 coins instead of 20 coins.
• Ability to choose the colour of the kitten from Gertrude. This is a medium Varrock Diary task.

These uses are primarily flavour text, providing no tangible benefit, but leading to humorous reactions or additional lore.

• Residents of Canifis think the player is a werewolf and are nice to them. Both versions work.
• In the beginning of the 2013 Christmas event, Shanty Claws would think the player was a werewolf. Both versions work.
• 50% Luke will tell the story of how he lost half of his body.
• Allows the player to board the boat between Musa Point and Port Sarim without being searched by the customs officer. However, the player will jump for joy afterwards, causing any Karamjan Rum to fall out of their backpack and be destroyed.
• Additional dialogue from Movario in the Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon. Requires wearing both the ring and a pendant of Lucien.
• Additional dialogue from Nahta in Cam Torum when asking where she gets her runes from.
• During Desert Treasure I, Malak will remark on the ring, saying it isn't strong enough to affect him.

The chance to successfully fish out the activated ring out of the Edgeville well during the Garden of Tranquillity quest scales from 13% Fishing at level 1, up to a success rate of 37% at level 99.^[1]

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Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Dr Fenkenstrain	25	1	Always

• During Garden of Tranquillity, the ring of Charos(a) is thrown into a well. Attempting to reclaim it by pickpocketing Dr Fenkenstrain does not work because it says the player already has one.
• The ring's name is a nod to its power of increasing the charisma of the wearer.