Contact!/Quick guide

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This quick guide has an in-depth guide here. It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Details

Start point	Speak to the High Priest of Sophanem.
Official difficulty	Master
Description	The High Priest of Sophanem 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). If you don't have one, the Sophanem guard under the temple of the lesser deities will sell you an unlit torch for 200 coins. A tinderbox (unless you have the Kandarin headgear, Firemaking cape or a bruma torch). If you don't have one, the Sophanem guard will sell you one for 50 coins.
Recommended	Antipoison potion Combat equipment Food The Pharaoh's sceptre or a Nardah teleport (to get to Sophanem) 3 Nardah teleports to get to Nardah An emergency escape teleport Desert robes Waterskins A ring of dueling or amulet of glory (to quickly return to Al Kharid) ~800 coins (if using Magic carpet transportation) A Shantay pass (entry to the Kharidian Desert) Prayer potions
Enemies to defeat	Giant scarab (level 191)

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Walkthrough

• 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 north-eastern building in Sophanem and talk to Jex.
• Climb-down the ladder in the building, 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.
• You will encounter one scarab trap via this path. BE HIGHLY CAUTIOUS as triggering it would drop you to a multi combat lower level.

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 (Note: This may sometimes fail). 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.

This fight takes place in an instanced area. On death, all unprotected items will be moved to a grave outside the instance. Any items left on the ground will be lost.

• Navigate the tunnels to the ladder again.
• Kill the level 191 Giant scarab.
  • If you decide to mage the Giant Scarab, it can be safespotted by standing near Kaleef's body, use Protect from Missiles. Note: The Giant Scarab can still spawn mages and riders that can attack you which you should be highly careful of. The Giant Scarab CAN extinguish bullseye lanterns; bring a tinderbox.
• Talk to Osman.
• Pick up Keris if you wish (needed for Desert hard diary).
  • (Tip: Do not teleport out if you wish to complete a task for Desert hard diary, instead return to the maze and kill a Locust rider with the Keris.)
• Return to Sophanem and talk to the High Priest.

Quest complete!

Rewards

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