Grim Tales/Quick guide

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Grim Tales (#126)
Members only?	Yes
Release date	4 June 2007 (Update)
Quest series	None
Official difficulty	Master
Developer	Danny J

Details

Start point	Talk to Sylas in Taverley.
Official difficulty	Master
Description	"Once upon a time in a land far, far away..." Sylas, a collector of items both wondrous and unusual seeks out the latest additions to his trove with a somewhat unusual prize for the finder. Terrors and towers await; fierce battles with giant beasts; striding boldly to rescue a dwarf in distress! Not a quest for the meek or faint-hearted, prepare yourself for a feast of fairy-tale fun with rewards a-plenty! The Brothers Grimm could never have foretold a tale such as this...
Official length	Medium
Requirements	45 Farming Farming (boostable) 52 Herblore Herblore (boostable) 58 Thieving Thieving (boostable) 59 Agility Agility (boostable) (needed twice) 71 Woodcutting Woodcutting (boostable) Must have completed Witch's House Ability to defeat a level 138 cloud giant—Glod
Items required	2 Tarromin potion (unf) or 2 vials of water and 2 tarromins Seed dibber (Leprechaun is nearby) Watering can with at least 1 dose (also can be stored with the leprechaun) Any axe High healing food Good armour and a weapon Recommended: House teleports with POH at Taverley Magic equipment Prayer potions One-click teleports in case you are about to die Mind altar teleports
Enemies to defeat	Glod (level 138)

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Walkthrough

Griffin's feather

The path to Grimgnash, the griffin.

Items required: None

• Talk to Sylas by the POH portal in Taverley. ( 5)…

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• Talk to Grimgnash the griffin on the NE side of White Wolf Mountain (see map). ( 1•1•2•4•4•3•1)…

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• Steal a feather from next to his nest.
• Return to Sylas and give him the feather. ( 3)…

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Rupert's helmet

Items required: None

• Go to the stone tower south of the mind altar (between the Goblin Village and Ice Mountain).
• Climb over the crumbling wall. (58 Thieving)
• Talk-into to the drain pipe twice. ( 2•2)…

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• Climb the beard and talk to Rupert the Beard. (59 Agility)
• Climb down and talk to Miazrqa behind the tower. ( 2•4•4•4)…

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Miazrqa's pendant

Music sheet

Items required: leather gloves (optional), 2 tarromin potions (unf)

• Enter the basement of the Witch's House in Taverley.
• Go to the piano on the southern wall, play the notes E-F-E-D-C on the right side, then A-E-G-A on the left side.
• Search the piano.
• Add the Shrunk ogleroot to your unfinished potions (52 Herblore).
• Go to the ground1^st floor^[?] and drink a shrinking potion by the mouse hole.

Note: If you need another shrunk ogleroot you must get one by killing Experiments No.2 in the witch's basement.

Note: Level 95 mice will attack you while in this area, hitting up to 9 damage. Protect from Melee prayer is advised if in low armour gear.

• Climb up the nails to the north-east.
• Climb up the nails to the south-west.
• Climb up the nails to the south.
• Climb down the nails to the north-east.
• Climb up the nails to the north-east.
• Take the pendant.
• Give the pendant to Miazrqa.
• Talk to Rupert.
• Optional: You can talk to Miazrqa and Rupert again to unlock extra humorous dialogue.

The beanstalk

Items required: Combat equipment, any woodcutting axe, a seed dibber, a watering can, Rupert's helmet and a shrink potion, and you cannot bring a follower/pet

• Give Rupert's helmet to Sylas.
• Plant and water the beans in the plot SW of the Taverley tree patch (45 Farming).
• Climb up the beanstalk (59 Agility). You cannot climb with a follower/pet.
  • Warning: This area is instanced, if you die you will lose your items.
• Defeat Glod and pick up the golden goblin.
• Talk to Sylas.
• Use a shrinking potion on the beanstalk then chop it down (71 Woodcutting).
• Talk to Sylas.

Quest complete!

Reward

• 1 Quest point
• 4,000 Farming experience
• 5,000 Herblore experience
• 5,000 Hitpoints experience
• 14,000 Woodcutting experience
• 6,000 Agility experience
• 6,000 Thieving experience
• Dwarven helmet (wear this helmet in the Dwarven Mines to unlock a Falador Hard Achievement)

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