The Slug Menace/Quick guide

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The Slug Menace (#111)
Members only		Yes
Release date		20 September 2006 (Update)
Quest series		Sea Slug Temple Knight
Official difficulty		Intermediate
Developer		Chris LC

Details

Start point	Talk to Sir Tiffy Cashien in Falador.
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Description	The small village of Witchaven was all but deserted when the Fishing Platform was built a short ways off the coast. Now, some of the inhabitants of the village have been acting somewhat strangely....
Official length	Long
Requirements	Wanted! Sea Slug 30 Crafting Crafting 30 Runecraft Runecraft (not boostable) 30 Slayer Slayer (not boostable) 30 Thieving Thieving The ability to defeat a level 62 enemy with Melee. Note that you must have the Commorb in your inventory to start the quest.
Items required	Commorb (you can get another by speaking to Sir Tiffy) Swamp paste At least 5 rune/pure essence (bring 10-30 to be safe) Chisel One of each: Water, Earth, Fire, Air (or an Elemental talisman) and a Mind talisman/tiara OR access to the Abyss. Recommended 3 Ardougne teleports for easy access to Witchaven 2 Falador teleports to reach Tiffy Necklace of passage, for a teleport directly to Jorral's Outpost Fully charged Amulet of glory if using the Abyss method It is also recommended to take a charged Abyssal bracelet if going through the abyss Energy potions Teleports to Lumbridge, Varrock, Falador and Ardougne, as well as a ring of dueling would be useful if you plan to access altars without the use of the Abyss.
Enemies to defeat	Slug Prince (level 62) - can only be fought with melee

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Walkthrough

Starting out

Item required: Commorb

• Talk to Sir Tiffy Cashien to get a Commorb v2. ( 1)…

  1	Do you have any jobs for me yet?

• Talk to Col. O'Niall on the northeast dock in Witchaven. ( 1•3•4)…

  1	What's the mission?
  3	Who are the important people in Witchaven?
  4	That's enough for now.

• Talk to the following people in Witchaven
  • Talk to Brother Maledict (church)
  • Talk to Mayor Hobb (most northwest building) ( 1)…

    1	I'm here to relax.

  • Talk to Holgart (green shirt, northeast of quest icon)
• Talk to Col. O'Niall again.

The shrine

Jorral's location.

Items required: Commorb

• Climb down the Old Ruin Entrance (Dungeon sign) just west of Witchaven.
• Push the false wall right beside the entrance (red on minimap).
• Follow the path to the imposing door, using the shortcut if able, try to open it.
• Scan with the Commorb to acquire the door transcription (make sure you have one free inventory space).
• Pick up a dead sea slug.
• Talk to Jorral in the outpost (necklace of passage) northwest of Ardougne. ( 2)…

  2	Translations

  if Making History has not been started

The pages

The solution of the puzzle.

Items required: 1 swamp paste, a dead seaslug, and 5 free inventory spaces

• Talk to Col. O'Niall.
• Talk to Brother Maledict.
• Go to the mayor's house and search the desk until you get a page.
• Talk to Ezekial Lovecraft in the fishing store (make sure you have one free inventory space).
• Talk to Col. O'Niall (make sure you have 3 free inventory spaces.)
• Use swamp paste on one of the fragments.
• Talk to Jeb to go to the Fishing Platform.
• Talk to Bailey on the Fishing Platform, give him the dead slug.
• Use the sea slug glue on a fragment, then solve the puzzle.

The imposing door

Items required: chisel, 5+ rune or pure essence, the Commorb, combat equipment

• Right click the pages and select shape-options on the pages to shape essences into air, water, fire, earth, and mind.
• NOTE: It is possible and likely to fail and break the essence.
• Use the chiselled stones on their respective Runecraft altars.
• NOTE: It is possible and likely to fail this as well.
• Use the handmade runes on the imposing door in the cave underneath Witchaven.
• Kill the level 62 Slug Prince, only melee can damage it.
• Talk to Sir Tiffy Cashien.

Quest complete!

Rewards

• 1 Quest Quest point
• 3,500 Crafting Crafting experience
• 3,500 Runecraft Runecraft experience
• 3,500 Thieving Thieving experience
• Promotion to Proselyte among the Temple Knights. This means you can buy and wear Proselyte armour with a greater Prayer bonus than Initiate. You can buy each piece individually, or buy the armour pack which, when opened, gives you the plate, helm, and legs/tassets all at once. The pack costs 25,000 coins.
  • Buying the upgraded armour in separate pieces cost more: the helm costs 8,000 coins, the platelegs and plateskirt cost 10,000 coins, and the platebody costs 12,000 coins for a total of 30,000 coins.

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