Stealing artefacts

Stealing artefacts
Released		7 January 2016 (Update)
Members		Yes
Location		Port Piscarilius
Participants		1
Skills		Thieving
Reward currency		Coins
Tutorial		Yes
Location
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The locations of the houses Captain Khaled assigns you to steal from.

Stealing artefacts is a thieving activity located in Port Piscarilius. Players with level 49 Thieving and 75% Piscarilius favour can talk to Captain Khaled to engage in stealing artefacts from those living in the residential district. Captain Khaled is located in the huge building south-east of the bank.

Players must use a lockpick or a hair clip to steal artefacts (stolen pendant, stolen garnet ring, stolen circlet, stolen family heirloom, or stolen jewelry box) from drawers inside the assigned house and smuggle them out without attracting the attention of constantly moving patrolmen and patrolwomen. If players are caught with stolen goods, they will be relocated near the Kourend guards south-west of the general store. Players must travel back to Captain Khaled on foot, as teleportation will remove the artefact.

A successful heist awards 500-1,000 coins, and 2% Piscarilius favour. In addition you earn 750 Thieving xp for successfully picking the lock and retrieving the artefact and additional Thieving xp equal to 40 times your thieving level for safely delivering the artefact to Captain Khaled. Note, if you logout or teleport after acquiring the artefact; but before you safely deliver it, you will need to report to Khaled that you lost the item and will have to get another task.

The residential section of town is found in the southwestern-most section of Port Piscarilius and consists of 6 buildings on 4 docks over the water.

Experience Rates

With good practice, a player can steal and return about 30 artefacts per hour, increasing to 35 by using Kharedst's memoirs to return to town, though more expensive.

Level	Estimated XP/hr
49	81,300
55	88,500
60	94,500
65	100,500
70	106,500
75	112,500
80	118,500
85	124,500
90	130,500
95	136,500
99	141,300

Paths

North-western, south-western and western house

The artefacts are located up the ladder in a drawer. For the south-western house, wait until the patrolwoman is walking away from you, then run to the spot in the first image.

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  Stand here until both the eastern patrolman and northern patrolman face away from you, then run to the spot in the next image.

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  Once the patrolman is south of you and facing away from you, run away from the residential district.

Southern, northern and south-eastern house

The artefacts are located up the ladder in a drawer. For the northern house, the artefacts are located on the ground floor.

If stealing an artefact at the northern house, wait until both the patrolman circling around the house and the patrolwoman north of the house are walking away from you before moving to the spot in the second image.

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  Once the patrolwoman is facing away from you, quickly run to this spot. Then, once the patrolmen are in the position shown in this image, quickly run to the spot in the next image.

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  Once the patrolwoman and the patrolman west of you are facing away from you, quickly run to the spot in the next image. If it appears the patrolman circling around the house will be able to catch you, wait until he won't be able to do so while running to the next spot.

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  Here, the patrolwoman must be walking away south of you, and once the patrolman is walking east, facing away from you, run away from the residential district.

Efficient method using only Middle and South-East exits with guard lures

You can gain increased xp rates by only using the south-eastern exit for the south-east house, and the middle bridge for all other houses. Setting up the guards requires you to have an artefact in your inventory in order to have their attention. If you get too close to the guards they will turn around and catch you, and you will have to set up the lures again. Doing this may take several attempts to get the timing right.

Middle bridge Guard Lure Setup

Walk under the guard to get his attention without being caught, and quickly teleport to a far away area, which will force the guard to look to the south.

One example of using the middle bridge after the guard is lured to look south, being sure to keep a 1 tile distance between you and the guard.

South-Eastern Guard Lure Setup

Walk under the guard to get his attention, then run back and climb the ladder to lose his attention, causing him to be stuck facing the pillar, then pass him while keeping a 1 tile distance.

West bridge safe-spots useful for Southwest, West, and Northwest houses.