Gleason's Gielinor Guide

This quest has an in-depth guide.

It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Details

Start point	Talk to Lucien at the Flying Horse Inn in the north-western corner of East Ardougne. Show on map
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Medium
Description	A mysterious stranger called Lucien asks you to go on a mission deep under the Temple of Ikov in central Kandarin. He wants you to retrieve an artefact known as the Staff of Armadyl. After you retrieve it, the quest doesn't stop there... Are you on the side of good or evil?
Requirements	42 Thieving ^[boostable] ^{[not required to start]} 40 Ranged ^{[not boostable]} ^{[not required to start]} - bypassable ^[1] The ability to defeat a level 84 enemy with Ranged
Items required	Any bow capable of firing ice arrows (yew bow or better) or any thrown weapon 20 unnoted limpwurt roots A method of reducing your weight to at least -1kg temporarily: Boots of lightness (can be obtained during the quest with a light source and slash weapon, such as a lit candle and knife) Other forms of weight-reducing clothing such as the graceful outfit
Recommended	45 Combat level 37 Prayer and prayer potions for Protect from Magic (43 may also be helpful for Protect from Melee) Food if low level or without Protect from Magic or Protect from Melee Ranged armour Ava's accumulator Fast travel to several locations The entrance of the Temple of Ikov (skills necklace to the Fishing Guild, combat bracelet to the Ranged Guild or Fairy Rings to BLR) Ardougne (Ardougne teleport or Ardougne cloak) Edgeville (amulet of glory to Edgeville, ring of wealth to Grand Exchange or Fairy Rings to DKR)
Enemies to defeat	Fire Warrior of Lesarkus (level 84) Guardian of Armadyl (level 43) (Safespottable) - only if siding with Lucien Lucien (level 14) - only if siding with the Guardians of Armadyl
Ironman concerns	20 unnoted items need to be delivered at once. A method of defeating the Fire Warrior of Lesarkus: 40 ^{[not boostable]} and access to a Yew longbow or better. Yew longbows can be obtained as a rare drop from young implings. OR Darts or Throwing knives to bypass the Ranged requirement: Iron darts can be used with no Ranged requirement. There is a spawn of 4 darts in Civitas illa Fortis, on the 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US] of the building just outside the most north-western portion of the city wall. Black knives and Black darts can be obtained as a common drop from Burthorpe soldiers, requiring 10 to use. Knives up to steel can be bought from Martin Thwait's Lost and Found., which requires 50 and 50 .

Walkthrough

Starting

Speak to Lucien in the Flying Horse Inn in the north-west corner of East Ardougne. ( 1•1)…
1 Why can't you get it yourself?
1 Yes.

The temple

Items required for this part: Pendant of Lucien (given by Lucien when talking to him), the necessary bow listed above (yew or better), items to obtain a boots of lightness (knife or slash weapon and light source), stamina and energy potions for looting ice arrows, food. Your character must weigh -1kg or less for this part; boots of lightness reduce weight by 4.5kg.

Enter the temple directly south of the Ranging Guild by climbing down the ladder.
Go west down the stairs, slash the web, and take the boots of lightness (light source and knife or slash weapon required).
Go back upstairs, then through the north gate with the pendant of Lucien equipped.
Cross the lava bridge wearing the boots of lightness (weight must be -1 kg or less or you will not be able to cross and take 20 damage from falling), open the Large door, and take the lever.
Cross the lava bridge again and attach the lever to the lever-bracket on the wall a bit west of the ladder you climbed to enter the dungeon.
Pull the lever after attaching it. You will receive the prompt: "You hear the clunking of some hidden machinery."
Go through the south gate and follow the path.
Search chests along the icy path to obtain ice arrows. 16 with Ava's device and 60+ Ranged is enough.
- Note: It is possible for the arrows to be in the same chest multiple times in a row. It is therefore recommended to search the chest again right after getting an arrow loot.
- Note: You must search every chest after finding arrows to reset the chests, hopping worlds at 1 chest no longer resets them.

Killing the Fire Warrior

Items required for this part: Pendant of Lucien, ice arrows, a bow that can fire ice arrows (yew or better), 20 un-noted limpwurt root. Items suggested: food and armour; if necessary, the limpwurt roots can be retrieved from a bank after killing the fire warrior.

Go back through the north gate with the pendant of Lucien equipped.
Continue straight north to a small room containing a lever.
Right-click the lever and search for traps. (Requires 42 Thieving) Then pull the lever.
Go west then north through the doors.
A Fire Warrior of Lesarkus will spawn in the room upon attempting to enter the second door.
Kill him with your ice arrows.
- Use protect from magic to take no damage.
Give Winelda 20 unnoted limpwurt roots all at once. She will teleport you to the other side of the lava.
- Ultimate Ironmen should be extremely cautious if juggling items here. As soon as you hand in the limpwurt roots, Winelda will teleport you across the lava. You will NOT be able to turn around or get back to her.
Optional: follow the path to its end and take the shiny key to access this dungeon from McGrubor's Wood.
Push the wall to the north leading to a room full of Guardians of Armadyl.
Pick the good or evil path.

Good path

Remove your pendant of Lucien and talk to a Guardian of Armadyl. ( 1•1•3•1)…
1 I seek the Staff of Armadyl.
1 Lucien will give me a grand reward for it!
3 You're right, it's time for my yearly bath.
1 Ok! I'll help!
Enter the building west of the Grand Exchange wearing your Armadyl pendant and kill Lucien (level 14).

Congratulations, quest complete!

Evil path

Take the Staff of Armadyl from the table, you may have to kill a level 43 Guardian of Armadyl.
- The guardian can be easily safespotted behind a chair.
- Make sure to take the staff.
Enter the building west of the Grand Exchange and give Lucien the Staff of Armadyl.
Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

1 Quest point
10,500 Ranged experience
8,000 Fletching experience
Armadyl pendant (if you sided with Lucien, you must kill Guardians of Armadyl to obtain it)
Pendant of Lucien, which grants access to a door in the Temple of Ikov
Optional; Boots of lightness
Optional; Shiny key, for a shortcut between the Temple of Ikov and McGrubor's Wood
Completing this quest awards the player with 5 kudos which can be claimed by talking to Historian Minas in the Varrock Museum

Required for completing

^ This requirement can be bypassed - see below

Temple of Ikov/Quick guide