The Great Brain Robbery/Quick guide

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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 (unknown) (Cabin Fever requires 45 Crafting.) 30 Construction (unknown) 50 Prayer (unboostable) Must have completed the following quests: Creature of Fenkenstrain Cabin Fever Pirate's Treasure Priest in Peril Rum Deal Zogre Flesh Eaters Big Chompy Bird Hunting Jungle Potion Pirate Pete subquest of Recipe for Disaster Access to a player-owned house workshop and crafting table or the Grand Exchange Be able to kill a level 190 monster that can disable Prayers (can be safespotted without taking damage).
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 – you must progress far enough in the quest to make these yourself, or buy them from the Grand Exchange at any time 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 of the Workshop) 10 planks (if making your own wooden cats) 10 pieces of fur: fur, bear fur or grey wolf fur (if making your own wooden cats) (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) A hammer 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)
Recommended	Means of teleportation to Port Phasmatys (through the Ectophial) Charged Combat Bracelet to teleport to the Monastery, (or a charged Amulet of Glory to teleport to nearby Edgeville), 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. Three watermelon seeds and farming supplies, to complete a step in the Hard Morytania Diary. 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. Recommended to bring a teleport to Edgeville Monastery if continuing to the next section immediately, and bring 3 watermelon seeds to complete the hard Morytania Diary task.

Note: 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)
  • When doing the Hard Morytania Diary task, plant watermelon seeds now to be able to harvest them at the end of the quest.
• 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.
• Return to Brother Tranquility and talk to him.

The prayer book

Items required: a Holy symbol, Ectophial (optional)

• 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 talk to Brother Tranquility to 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), 10 wooden cats, 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 false bottom (4 planks and nails), and fill it with the wooden cats.
• Blow the wolf whistle.
• Rufus will appear and will give you a shipping order. Put it on the crate.

Making the transplants

Items required: a hammer, fishbowl helmet, diving apparatus, combat equipment and 6 empty inventory slots

• 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.
• Climb-down the ladder in the mill and 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, fishbowl helmet and diving apparatus

This fight takes place in an instanced area. On death, all unprotected items will be moved to a grave outside the instance. Any items left on the ground will be lost.

• Return to the Harmony island monastery and defeat Barrelchest.
  • 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 points
• 6,000 Prayer experience
• 3,000 Crafting experience
• 2,000 Construction experience
• Blessed lamp ( 5,000 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