The Duke of Bridgelum standing next to a pile of dismembered cows
Duke of Bridgelum was a scrapped random event that involved going to ScapeRune to help the Duke of Bridgelum reassemble dead cows from their component parts. The player would have to select certain cow parts (udders, hind legs, etc.) from an interface.[1]
The random event was scrapped because during testing, it was pointed out that the dismembered cow parts looked too grotesque.[2] The reward would have been pieces of the cow outfit, which are now given out as rewards during birthday events.
In the archive of MIDI music files contained within Old School RuneScape, a song exists that was intended to be used for this random event. According to Mod Ash, the title of the piece was "Autumn in Bridgelum".
Autumn in Bridgelum
The song that plays when entering the random event.
The reassembled cows, along with a player wearing the cow mask
The interface showing the selection of cow parts
- ↑ Dev blog: Content Poll 10 - New Rewards. 13 September 2013. (Archived from the original on 1 November 2016.) “The cow mask was made for a random event that we decided not to launch. It involved going to ScapeRune to help the Duke of Bridgelum reassemble dead cows from their component parts.”*
- ↑ Dev blog: Content Poll 10 - New Rewards. 13 September 2013. (Archived from the original on 1 November 2016.) “The testers at the time pointed out that the dismembered cow parts looked grotesque ("Please pass me the cow's udders!") so the project was cancelled. We kept the cow mask for posterity. It's mildly grotesque too.”*
