Merlin's Crystal/Quick guide

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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
Requirements	Must be able to defeat a level 39 enemy.
Items required	Bread A tinderbox A bucket of wax (obtainable during the quest with Insect repellent, a bucket spawns near the beekeeper) Bat bones (obtainable during the quest)
Recommended	A Varrock teleport tablet A Camelot teleport tablet A Falador teleport tablet A Games necklace or a Taverley teleport for quick access to Taverley A charged Amulet of glory or the Explorer's ring 2 for quick access to Rimmington (Teleport to house works too with a house located in Rimmington).
Enemies to defeat	Sir Mordred (level 39) Giant bat (level 27) (optional, to acquire bat bones)

Bring all required items for the quest with you.

Talk to King Arthur. ( 1)…
1 I want to become a knight of the round table!
Talk to Sir Gawain, who can be found in the courtyard to the south or nearby in the castle. ( 3)…
3 Do you know how Merlin got trapped?
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 the bank in Catherby.
- Use the insect repellent on one of the beehives to the west with an empty bucket (a bucket can be found near the beehives) in your inventory to get a bucket of wax.
Talk to the general store merchant Arhein. ( 3•1•1)…
3 Is that your ship?
1 Do you deliver to the fort just down the coast?
1 Can you drop me off on the way down please?
. He will decline to let you board his ship.
Hide in the crate north of the candle maker's shop. ( 1)…
1 Yes
Wait and finish the cutscene. Climb out of the crate. ( 1)…
1 Yes

Climb to the top floor. The Renegade Knights will attack you on your way up.
Attack Sir Mordred. He cannot be safespotted, but he can be flinched using the stairs (position him on the square left of the stairs whilst flinching from the square north-east of him). He can also be killed with rings of recoils or by another account poisoning and attacking right before his death.
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.
**DO NOT INTERRUPT THE DIALOGUE, OR YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGHT SIR MORDRED AGAIN.**
- If you don't already have bat bones, exit the keep through the west doors and kill a bat before leaving.
- Can be recoiled down after dealing a 0 and not splashing Magic.

Talk to The Lady of the Lake south-east of Taverley on the peninsula. ( 3)…
3 I seek the sword Excalibur.
Go to Port Sarim.
Enter the ring shop to the north.
Give the beggar your bread. ( 1)…
1 Yes certainly.
Finish the conversation.

Go to the Zamorakian temple in the south-east corner of Varrock.
Check the chaos altar's inscription.
Return to Camelot with a tinderbox and enter the castle gates.
Go to the ritual site at the north-east corner of the Camelot castle grounds (a red star in the middle of 8 columns).
Stand on the star and light the black candle.
Drop the bat bones on the star.
The magic words are "Snarthon Candtrick Termanto".

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 instead of attempting to wield it)
Talk to King Arthur.

Quest complete!

6 Quest points
Excalibur (Required for "Holy Grail" quest.)
Completing this quest awards the player with 5 Kudos which can be claimed by talking to Historian Minas in the Varrock Museum.

3	Is that your ship?
1	Do you deliver to the fort just down the coast?
1	Can you drop me off on the way down please?

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