Mysterious Old Man

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Mysterious Old Man
Released								29 March 2004 (Update)
Members								No
Race								Human
Location								Anywhere
Gender								Male
Examine								A very strange old man.
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Advanced data
NPC ID								6742,6750,6752,6753

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SMW Subobject for NormalImage: File:Mysterious Old Man.pngUses infobox: NPCNPC ID: 6742, 6750, 6752, 6753NPC location: AnywhereRelease date: 29 March 2004Trailblazer Region: AsgarniaIs members only: falseIs variant of: Mysterious Old Man

SMW Subobject for UnderwaterImage: File:Mysterious Old Man (underwater).pngUses infobox: NPCNPC ID: 6751NPC location: UnderwaterRelease date: 15 March 2006Trailblazer Region: AsgarniaIs members only: trueIs variant of: Mysterious Old Man

The Mysterious Old Man is a man who can teleport you to the Maze and Mime random event, or just hands out items in a similar way to Rick Turpentine to Free-to-play players. In the Maze random event you must complete the labyrinth as quickly as possible (for better rewards), and in the Mime random event you need to copy the movements of the mime artist.

A player interacting with the Mysterious Old Man.

Before the Optional Randoms update, would also occasionally give the player a strange box instead of teleporting them off to the Maze or the Mime, unless their inventory was full. The strange box presented the player with a puzzle asking them which shape contains which number or which number is in which shape. The rewards from this random could be very generous, as you could get a half key from the Mysterious prize box.

1 Gem (cut or uncut, up to diamond)

Rewards

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	Unknown	Common	1	1
	Kebab	1	Common	44	1
	Spinach roll	1	Common	101	0
	Uncut sapphire	1	Common	377	15
	Sapphire	1	Common	317	150
	Uncut emerald	1	Uncommon	575	30
	Emerald	1	Uncommon	477	300
	Uncut ruby	1	Rare	1,176	60
	Ruby	1	Rare	909	600
	Uncut diamond	1	Very rare	2,810	120
	Diamond	1	Very rare	1,846	1,200
	Cosmic talisman	1	2/75	563	2
	Tooth half of key	1	Unknown	10,436	60
	Loop half of key	1	Unknown	10,108	60

Dialogue

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Changes

Date	Changes
29 March 2004 (update)	The NPC was permanently added with the launch of RuneScape 2.
2 February 2004 (update)	The NPC was added to the RuneScape 2 Beta.

Trivia

• The Mysterious Old Man appeared before the Bandits of the Golden Claw on two occasions. During the first he appeared before the group, who were not sure how he got into the cave system, only leaving after Davey spoke to him. On the second occasion, the group ignored the Mysterious Old Man, resulting in them being teleported away.
• If the Mysterious Old Man spawns underwater, he will be wearing diving gear.
• The Mysterious Old Man can be found upstairs in a house in eastern Falador, saying he is trying to solve a puzzle-cube and that he is retired.