The Great Brain Robbery/Quick guide

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The Great Brain Robbery (#121)
Members only		Yes
Release date		6 March 2007 (Update)
Quest series		Pirate
Official difficulty		Experienced
Developer		Anthony W

Details

Start point	Talk to Brother Tranquility in Mos Le'Harmless.
Official difficulty	Experienced
Description	The peaceful contemplation of the monks of Harmony Island has been disturbed by such rude interruptions as an invasion of zombie pirates and the theft of their brains! The evil zombie pirates have returned with a new scheme, and it's up to you to try to re-mind these poor priests before the sinister Mi-Gor completes his experiments...
Official length	Medium
Requirements	16 Crafting Crafting (Cabin Fever requires 45 Crafting.) 30 Construction Construction 50 Prayer Prayer (not boostable) Must have completed the following quests: Creature of Fenkenstrain Cabin Fever Pirate Pete subquest of Recipe for Disaster Access to a player-owned house workshop and crafting table. Be able to kill a level 190 monster without using Prayer.
Items required	Fishbowl helmet Diving apparatus (Obtain these from Murphy in Port Khazard if you've lost them; talk to him 2 times, 1st time for helmet and 2nd time for apparatus.) 10 Wooden Cats 2 Hammers (one will be given to Fenkenstrain) About 100 nails (38 are needed, but some—especially bronze or iron—may bend) 8 normal planks (18 if making the Wooden Cats instead of buying them from the Grand Exchange) Holy symbol Ring of charos (if lost, can be re-obtained during quest by pickpocketing Fenkenstrain) NOTE: The following items are only required if you are making the Wooden cats instead of buying them from the Grand Exchange. You also cannot make them before starting the quest. 4 oak planks and a saw if you are providing your own crafting table and do not already have one (build in the Clockmaking space) 10 pieces of fur (bear or grey wolf fur; wolf fur can be obtained during quest by killing Canifis townsfolk. Baraek sells them for 20 gold each. Furs from Hunter monsters will not work) Recommended: Means of teleportation to Port Phasmatys (through the Ectophial) Charged Amulet of Glory or Combat Bracelet to teleport to Edgeville (specifically the Monastery), Runes to cast Fenkenstrain's Castle Teleport twice (or its magic tablet equivalent) If making the wooden cats, Runes to teleport to your (or another player's) house or its magic tablet equivalent, are highly recommended. Weapon and armour (ranging or maging gear is highly recommended as safespotting is available) Food and prayer potions are highly recommended
Enemies to defeat	Barrelchest (level 190) 4 Sorebones (level 57)

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Walkthrough

Scouting

Items required: 4 planks, at least 20 nails, a hammer, fishbowl helmet, and diving apparatus (DON'T BRING ANY PETS!)

• Talk to Brother Tranquility on Mos Le'Harmless near the dock. ( 1)…

  1

  (Finish the dialogue, or you will be teleported back to Mos Le' Harmless)
• Head north, pull on the statue and climb down.
• Equip your diving apparatus and fishbowl then descend.
• Repair the stairs at the end of the tunnel and climb up.
• Climb up the ladder then peer through the peephole.

The prayer book

Items required: a Holy symbol, recommended to bring a teleport to Edgeville Monastery.

• Talk to Brother Tranquility on Harmony Island.
• Go to the Edgeville Monastery and search the bookcase in the SW corner of the ground floor. (this is a good time to bless your symbol if it isn't already, see Brother Jered)
• Read the book.
• Equip a Holy Symbol and return to Harmony Island.
• Right click the book "recite prayer" inside of the grain mill building.
• Talk to Brother Tranquility. ( 1)…

  1

The doctor

Items required: Ring of Charos, 4 wooden planks (14 if making the wooden cats, 10 pieces of fur), 100 nails (to be sure you have enough), and a hammer, 2 free spaces. Crate parts and wolf whistle are needed but obtained during this section.

• Talk to Dr. Fenkenstrain (jail on the top floor of his castle north-east of Canifis).
• Equip your Ring of Charos, keep it equipped through this section.
• Talk to Rufus in Canifis (food store). ( 1)…

  1

  (until you receive a wolf whistle and crate parts)
• Make 10 wooden cats on a clockmaker's bench in your house (10 planks and 10 furs).
• Build a crate next to Dr. Fenkenstrain, add a bottom (4 planks and nails), and fill it with the wooden cats.
• Blow the wolf whistle.
• Put the shipping order Rufus just gave you on the crate.

Making the transplants

Items required: a hammer, fishbowl helmet, diving apparatus, and combat equipment

• Return to Harmony island and enter the windmill basement.
• Talk to Dr. Fenkenstrain.
• Equip your diving equipment and go north to the shipwreck.
• Search the locker for a fuse. Climb the ladder and get a tinderbox and a keg.
• Go south a bit to the monastery and use the keg and fuse on the door. Light the fuse.
• Enter and kill 4 Sorebones for a Cranial clamp, Brain tongs, 3 Bell jars, and 30 Skull staples.
• Talk to Dr. Fenkenstrain. (Remember to bring a hammer.)
• Climb up and talk to Brother Tranquility, prepare for the fight.

The big battle

Items required: Combat equipment, hammer, fishbowl helmet and diving apparatus

• Return to the monastery and defeat Barrelchest. (This fight is instanced.)
  • You must wear your fishbowl helmet and diving apparatus.
  • Each attack will disable your prayer and remove a few prayer points.
  • When adjacent he will only attack with melee.
  • Re-enabling prayer after each attack will prevent you from taking any damage.
  • Alternatively you can leave the monastery and re-enter; the boss will get stuck and can be safespotted from the entrance.
• Talk to Brother Tranquility.

Quest complete!

Rewards

• 2 Quest Quest points
• 6,000 PrayerPrayer experience
• 3,000 CraftingCrafting experience
• 2,000 ConstructionConstruction experience
• Blessed lamp (5,000 Total experience in a chosen skill above level 30 and can be placed in your bank)
• Barrelchest anchor (To repair your barrelchest anchor, return to Mos Le'Harmless and make sure you have a book o' piracy in your inventory; then, go to the docks south of the bank and talk to "Smith." He can fix your anchor for 230,000 coins.)
• Prayer book

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