Wise Old Man

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Wise Old Man
Released								6 June 2005 (Update)
Also called								Dionysius, Deesus, WOM
Combat level								144
Members								No
Race								Human
Quest								• Swan Song • Dragon Slayer II • Recipe For Disaster • Making Friends with My Arm • Garden of Tranquillity
Location								Draynor Village
League region								Misthalin✓
Shop								Quest point cape
Gender								Male
Options								Talk-to
Examine								A venerable and rich sage.
Map
Advanced data
NPC ID								2108,2112,2113,4306,4307,8052,8407,8409
Link								MOID

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Dionysius, also known as the Wise Old Man, is a legendary and very powerful Saradominist wizard and former adventurer, currently residing in Draynor Village. He is infamous for the Draynor bank robbery. He wears light brown robes, a regular blue cape, partyhat & specs, and wields a short staff.

When asked, he tells the player about his feats throughout Gielinor, and recognises players' own accomplishments – he sells the quest point cape and the quest point hood for 99,000 coins once all quests have been completed, a total of 333 Quest points.

He also offers a service to remove quest items or "junk" from the bank. Players can enter their bank pin to access the "Wise Old Man's Recycling Centre" showing unusable or otherwise worthless items, mostly from completed quests, which can all be removed from the bank at once.

Lastly, if the player asks "Is there anything I can do for you?" he can assign various tasks on members' worlds, in exchange for small rewards and experience.

Being an iconic character, he has featured in various holiday events, some as minor cameos, and others with more significant roles, like the 2017 Christmas event in which he took over for Santa that year.

History

Early History

In his youth, Dionysius (also called the Wise Young Man at the time) was a hero who roamed Gielinor to help those in need. One of these heroic feats was assisting the Keldagrim Black Guard in driving out a group of rogue ice trolls led by Mother who attempted to storm the city. Mother's group would eventually settle in Weiss, vowing revenge on their sworn enemy.

Some of his travels in his youth included the Kalphite Lair, where he fought the Kalphite Queen; Sophanem, where he vaporised a Drunken Dwarf with Saradomin Strike; battling Dad in the arena; killing an ogre shaman; and battling The Shaikahan.

Getting Older

As he grew older, Dionysius began to feel bitter that he had not been "adequately" rewarded. By this time, he had taken residence in a small house in Draynor Village.

His most notorious act was the robbing of the local bank, killing several people in the process. One can watch the robbery's recording by speaking to the guard outside the bank - free for the first view, and a fee of 50 coins afterwards. One of these unfortunate victims, a 'player' named Elfinlocks, dropped a blue partyhat, which the Wise Old Man claimed for himself due to its rarity and visual appeal.

He plays a small role in freeing Sir Amik Varze from the Culinaromancer, where he provides the player with a Book on chickens to help them locate the Evil Chicken.

The Ring of Charos

The adventurer, tasked by Ellamaria to grow a garden for her husband, was unsure of where to start as she demanded that the seeds be gathered through persuasion. They visited Dionysius, who was surprised that she had sent them on an errand and gave them a short story about her past. Upon learning that they possessed Charos' ring, he told them about Charos' powers. He agreed to reactivate the ring, but only if they could prove that they had a knack for diplomacy. Once the adventurer passed his test, he enchanted the ring and sent them off.

Swan Song

The Wise Old Man hit by a powerful water spell.

Herman Caranos would encounter an adventurer, who helped them repel a sea troll raid just as they were conversing. Unsure that they could handle the threat alone, he tasked them with bringing Dionysius to the Piscatoris Fishing Colony. The adventurer visited Dionysius and he was surprised that people still remembered his good deeds, deciding that it would be his final adventure. Upon arriving and repelling the trolls, Dionysius tasked the adventurer with finding an army after the colony's leader, Arnold Lydspor, sent most of the colonists away for their own safety. He told them to seek out Wizard Frumscone and to use his zombies, but Frumscone was unable to fulfil the request because everyone would keep asking him for zombies if he helped them.

Frumscone told the adventurer to look for Malignius Mortifer, who made them the army that the Colony needed. With the army ready, Dionysius and the adventurer battled the sea trolls. A Sea Troll General soon appeared, who Dionysius disposed of easily. However, a Sea Troll Queen then attacked him, dealing 254 damage but did not lower his health in the slightest. Despite the "weak" hit, Dionysius claimed to be too wounded and the adventurer was forced to battle the Sea Troll Queen alone, eventually killing it. He teleports back to his house afterwards, with the adventurer disappointed that they did not get his partyhat.

Saving the World

Dionysius and Brundt fighting a red dragon.

Dionysius would later be recruited by Aeonisig Raispher after learning of a new draconic threat by the Dragonkin Zorgoth and his creation Galvek. Dionysius would participate in the battle, fighting alongside Brundt the Chieftain against a red dragon, which the adventurer assisted in killing.

Along with the other heroes, Dionysius would assist the adventurer in taking out a mithril, adamant, and rune dragon. He and the others would later protect them from two brutal black dragons. When the adventurer slew Galvek, he congratulated them for their heroic feat.

A Strange Quest

The Wise Old Man pretending to be dead.

Dionysius makes a small appearance in Making Friends with My Arm, where Odd Mushroom tells the adventurer why the trolls of Weiss hate him. The adventurer recruits Dionysius to create a ploy to trick Mother into allowing My Arm to marry Snowflake. He initially declines as he is not a family mediator, but accepts when the adventurer reminds him that they owe him one for saving him from the Sea Troll Queen. He tells them to create a coffin and a reduced cadava potion, which he drinks and is soon placed in the coffin.

My Arm presents him to Mother, who is suspicious because the two lack battle wounds. The ploy fails when Dionysius starts snoring, then passes gas, enraging Mother and sends him, the adventurer, My Arm, Snowflake and Odd Mushroom into jail. Dionysius assists the adventurer against Don't Know What and Mother, partying with them after Mother is killed by the adventurer.

Treasure Trails

Wise Old Man is the solution to the hard anagram clue: SLIDE WOMAN. His challenge answer is 28.

Note that this clue step cannot be completed while the Swan Song and Making Friends with My Arm quests are in progress since the Wise Old Man will not be at home.

Tasks

Main article: Wise Old Man tasks

The Wise Old Man can assign various tasks on member worlds and give small rewards in return.

Stock

Item		Price sold at
	Quest point cape	99,000
	Quest point cape (t)	99,000

Dialogue

This article on an NPC has an associated dialogue page. Click here for a transcript of possible conversations with this NPC. Click here for a list of other transcripts that this NPC speaks in.

Changes

Date	Changes
20 August 2025 (Update)	Updated the list of quest items that can be cleared from your Bank by the Wise Old Man.
5 July 2023 (Update)	The Wise Old Man will now check your inventory for free space before handing out rewards.
11 October 2018 (Update | poll)	The Wise Old Man now offers a recycling service which will tell players which quest and "junk" items can be discarded.
12 – 19 September 2005	The NPC's partyhat and cape were recoloured.
23 August 2005 (Update)	The NPC was graphically updated following the Draynor Bank Robbery. The NPC's examine was changed from "A venerable sage." to "A venerable and rich sage."

Gallery (historical)

6 June 2005 – 23 August 2005	23 August 2005 – 12-19 September 2005	12-19 September 2005 – present

Gallery

• 
  The Wise Old Man Steam Emoticon.
• 
  Membership key art featuring Wise Old Man

Trivia

• The Wise Old Man contacts the player upon purchasing a max cape, congratulating them on their achievement.
• If you choose the option "three gods?" after you complete Curse of the Empty Lord and Desert Treasure I, the Old Man will get angry with you.
• He asks for "arrowheads", rather than the synonymous arrowtips, which is what they are called in RuneScape 3.
• He refers to bronze swords as "bronze shortswords". This is what they were called before an update and also in RuneScape Classic.
• It was commonly believed that a blue partyhat would be the final reward from the seemingly never-ending tasks, as the tasks got longer.
• When attempting to complete a task for him, the Wise Old Man will not accept bank notes, asking what use they would be to him. This is likely connected to the security footage, in which the Wise Old Man breaks into the Draynor bank.
• He gives runes as a reward, despite claiming to be low on runes.
• He is revealed to have a combat level of 144 during Dragon Slayer II. He also wears an Ancient wyvern shield during the quest.
• Previously, the Wise Old Man would only check free-to-play quest items in the player's bank. As of an update on 11 October 2018, he now checks for all members quest items as well.
• During the quest Cold War, it is hinted that the Wise Old Man once saved the life of Larry. Larry was trapped by a sudden avalanche, only to be rescued by a "passing old man" who shrunk him down, and later taught Larry this shrinking spell. The player states that he "Seems like a pretty wise old man."
• A variant of the Wise Old Man could be seen in the Eastern Lands during the 2014 April Fools event.
• A variant of the Wise Old Man dressed as Santa during the 2017 Christmas event.
• A variant of the Wise Old Man participated in the cookout during the 2022 Birthday event.
• The Wise Old Man's house used to feature a door on the northern side, which was removed in an update to the village around 2006.
• His alias 'Dionysius' refers to Greek mythology's god of ecstasy, Dionysus.
• If you observe the Telescope in the Wise Old Man's house while you have the Old man's coffin the player will say "Oh, he's not here."