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The Ides of Milk/Quick guide

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Details

Start pointMap icon Talk to Cassius by the Lumbridge pond. Show on map
Official difficultyNovice
Official lengthShort
DescriptionLumbridge, the iconic city for all the fresh-faced arrivals and budding adventurers. Home to regular citizens of Gielinor, they chop the trees, work the fields, and tend to the animals of the realm, except there has been a disturbance in the nearby cow pen and the steaks have never been higher! Distress runs through the herd and while they have always feared adventurers claiming their lives, a new threat has entered their domain bringing the beef...
Requirements None
Items required None
Recommended
Enemies to defeat A bull

Walkthrough

  • Speak to Cassius by the Lumbridge pond, south of the windmill. (Chat 1)…
    1Yes.
  • Speak to Gillie Groats in the Lumbridge cow field, just north of the entrance. (Chat 3)…
    3Can you share what makes your cows so productive?
  • Speak to Seth Groats in the farmhouse by the chicken coop, north-west of the cow field.
  • Search the shelves on the southern wall for The groats principles.
  • Return the book to Cassius to receive a milk sample.
  • Drink the milk sample in front of Cassius, then speak to him again to receive another sample for Duke Horacio.
  • Speak to Duke Horacio upstairs in Lumbridge Castle about the permit.
  • Return to Gillie Groats and drink the milk sample when prompted.
  • Open the gate directly north-east of Gillie and defeat the bull.
    • Its normal attacks cannot kill you during the quest, but its special attacks can hit up to 19 and cannot be prayed against.
    • When it snorts, move two tiles to either side or one tile backwards.
    • When it growls, move two tiles to either side.
  • Speak to Gillie Groats about the bull.
  • Return to Cassius and confront him.
  • Congratulations, quest complete!

After completing the quest, return to Gillie Groats to receive the additional quest rewards.

Rewards

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