Merlin's Crystal/Quick guide

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

Merlin's Crystal (#21)
Members only		Yes
Release date		27 February 2002 (Update)
Quest series		Camelot
Official difficulty		Intermediate
Developer		Paul Gower

Details

Start point	Talk to King Arthur in Camelot.
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Description	The wizard Merlin has been trapped in a magical crystal by the witch Morgan Le Faye. So far, King Arthur hasn't been able to figure out how to free his mentor from his crystal prison. Can you help?
Official length	Medium-Long (Under 10 minutes with teleports)
Requirements	Must be able to defeat a level 39 enemy.
Items required	Bread Tinderbox Bucket of wax (obtainable during the quest) Insect repellent (if obtaining bucket of wax during quest) (obtainable during the quest) Bat bones (obtainable during the quest)
Recommended	Food (if low level) Armor (if low level) A teleport to Varrock: Varrock Teleport Tablet (no magic level required) or Varrock Teleport (requires 25 magic) or another method A teleport to Port Sarim: Amulet of glory (to teleport to Draynor Village, just east of the port) or Explorers ring 2+ (to teleport to Falador farm, just north of the port) or another method A teleport to Camelot: Camelot Teleport Tablet (no magic level required) or Camelot Teleport (requires 45 magic) A teleport to Taverly: Falador Teleport Tablet (no magic level required, just east of Taverly) or Falador Teleport (requires 37 magic, just east of Taverly) or Games necklace (to teleport to Burthorpe, just north of Taverly)
Enemies to defeat	Sir Mordred (level 39) Giant bat (level 27) (optional, to aquire bat bones)

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Walkthrough

Getting started

• Talk to King Arthur in the Camelot Castle. ( 1)…

  1	I want to become a knight of the round table!

• Talk to Sir Gawain in the courtyard or nearby in the castle. ( 3•2)…

  3	Do you know how Merlin got trapped?
  2	Thank you for the information.

• Talk to Sir Lancelot upstairs. ( 3)…

  3	Any ideas on how to get into Morgan Le Faye's stronghold?

• Go to Catherby. (If you didn't bring a bucket of wax, grab insect repellent in the house north of Catherby bank.)
• Hide in the crate north of the candle maker's shop. Wait. Climb out of the crate. ( 1•1)…

  1	Hide.
  1	Yes.

  • (optional) Use the Catherby bank to prepare for the fight.

Inside the keep

• Climb to the top floor. (The Renegade Knights will attack you on your way up.)
• Attack Sir Mordred.
• When Sir Mordred reaches 0 hitpoints, Morgan Le Faye will appear and ask that you spare him. Spare his life to discover how to save Merlin. ( 1•2)…

  1	Tell me how to untrap Merlin and I might.
  2	OK I will do all that.

• Go down the stairs, exit the keep through the west doors. (Kill a giant bat if you don't already have bat bones.)
• If you didn't bring a bucket of wax, walk north to the Beehives (southeast of the Seers' Village). Take the bucket near the east fence. Use insect repellent on a beehive, then fill the bucket with wax.

Black candle

• Talk to the candle maker in Catherby. ( 1)…

  1	Have you got any black candles?

• Talk to him again for a black candle.
• Go to Catherby bank, grab your bread, tinderbox, bat bones, and teleport methods (if any).

Excalibur

• Talk to The Lady of the Lake south-east of Taverley on the peninsula. ( 3)…

  3	I seek the sword Excalibur.

  • (optional) Use a Taverley teleport method. (see above)
• Go to the Port Sarim jewellery store.
  • (optional) Use a Port Sarim teleport method. (see above)
• Give the beggar your bread. ( 1)…

  1	Yes, certainly.

Ritual

• Go to the Zamorakian temple in south-east Varrock.
  • (optional) Use a Varrock teleport method. (see above)
• Check the chaos altar to learn the inscription.
• Return to Camelot and enter the castle gates.
  • (optional) Use a Camelot teleport method. (see above)
• Go to the ritual site at the north-east side of the Camelot Castle courtyard (a red star in the middle of 8 columns).
• Stand on the star and light the black candle with a tinderbox.
• Drop the bat bones on the star.
• The magic words are "Snarthon Candtrick Termanto".

Finishing up

• Enter the castle and climb to the top of the south-east tower.
• Smash the giant crystal with Excalibur. (Does Not Require 20 attack, Just use Excalibur on the Crystal)
• Talk to King Arthur.

Quest complete!

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