Contact!/Quick guide

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Contact! (#117)
Members only		Yes
Release date		10 January 2007 (Update)
Quest series		Desert
Official difficulty		Master
Developer		Chris J, Matt H

Details

Start point	Speak to the High Priest of Icthlarin.
Official difficulty	Master
Description	The High Priest of Icthlarin has problems again - this time with the inhabitants of Menaphos. Sophanem is recovering from the plague, yet most of its citizens are still trapped on the other side of the river. Diplomacy has failed and subterfuge beckons. Clearly, this is the sort of job that a shifty adventurer could excel in.
Official length	Medium
Requirements	Completion of the following quests: Prince Ali Rescue Icthlarin's Little Helper Gertrude's Cat
Items required	A light source (Kandarin headgear, Firemaking cape or a bruma torch are extremely recommended as they can't be extinguished by traps in the dungeon) A tinderbox (not needed if your light source can't be extinguished) Recommended: Antipoison potions Combat equipment (mage gear works well due to the Giant Scarabs weakness to Earth spells, but Iban's Blast is also ideal) A weapon with the stab attack style Food The Pharaoh's sceptre or a Nardah teleport (to get to Sophanem) An emergency escape teleport Desert robes Waterskins A ring of dueling or amulet of glory (to quickly return to Al Kharid) ~800 coins A Shantay pass (entry to the Kharidian Desert) Prayer potions
Enemies to defeat	Giant scarab (level 191)

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Walkthrough

A map of the Sophanem Dungeon.

• Talk to the High Priest in Sophanem. ( 1•5)…

  1	Sounds like a quest for me; I can't turn that down!
  5	Is there any way into Menaphos from below?

• Go to the most NE building in Sophanem and talk to Jex.
• Climb down the nearby ladder, then the trapdoor.
• Follow the red line on the map to the ladder. Protection from magic is recommended. It is also recommended to turn off auto-retaliate in the combat tab.

Image	Description
	Floor trap: Search floor to pass. Walking over them will deal 14-17 damage
	Wall trap: Search the wall to pass. Walking past them will deal 14-17 damage
	Crusher Blocks: Move diagonally between them or use the minimap to automatically navigate. Failure will hit around 8 damage.
	Sand pits: Avoid by walking around the pit. If you step on these, the ground will crack open and a Scarab swarm will come out.
	Scarab trap: Avoid standing directly under these. Otherwise a pit will appear, dropping you to the lower level.

• Search Kaleef's body.
• Read the parchment.
• Talk to Maisa to the west. ( 2•4)…

  2	Draynor Village
  4	Leela

• Speak to Osman in front of the Al Kharid palace. ( 2•3)…

  2	I want to talk to you about Sophanem
  3	It would drive a wedge between the Menaphite cities.

• Travel to Sophanem and speak to Osman again outside the gates. ( 3)…

  3	I know of a secret entrance to the north.

• Navigate the tunnels to the ladder again.
• Kill the level 191 Giant scarab. Make sure you're well prepared; if you die during the fight, your stuff vanishes, and there is no way to reclaim it! If you decide to mage the Giant Scarab, it can be safe spotted by standing near Kaleef's body, and Protect from Missiles.
• Talk to Osman.
• Pick up Keris if you wish (needed for Desert hard diary).
• Talk to the High Priest.

Quest complete!

(Tip: Do not teleport out if you wish to complete a task for Desert hard diary, instead return back to the maze and kill a Locust rider with the Keris.)

Rewards

• 1 Quest Quest point
• 7,000 Thieving Thieving experience
• Combat lamp giving two wishes granting 7,000 experience to Attack Attack, Strength Strength, Defence Defence, Hitpoints Hitpoints, Ranged Ranged, or Magic Magic
• The Keris
• Access to Sophanem's bank

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