Thormac has lost his rare lesser kharid scorpions after leaving their cage door open. These scorpions have hidden in areas that are rather difficult to get into. You will have to overcome various challenges (and drink a lot of beer) to get all the scorpions back If you manage to help him Thormac will improve your battle staffs.
Start point:
Sorcerer's tower
Speak to:
Thormac the sorcerer
Quest difficulty/length:
Intermediate/Long
Minimum requirements:
level 31 Prayer
Go deep into the Taverley Members Dungeon
Members only:
Yes
Items needed:
Go to the Sorcerors Tower (west of Catherby and south of the Seer's Village). Go to the top floor, talk to Thormac. Say "What do you need assistance with?" and "So how would I go about catching them then?". Thormac will give you a Scorpion Cage. You can ask what's in if for you if you want. Then say "Ok, I will do it then.". Leave the Tower.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go north to the Seer's Village. Talk to a Seer there. Say "Your friend Thormac sent me to speak to you." He will tell you "I can see a scorpion that you seek. It would appear to be near some nasty spiders. I can see two coffins there as well. The scorpion seems to be going through some crack in the wall. It's gone into some sort of secret room.".
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Stop at the bank. Take a weapon and armour, cure poison potion, food, runes to teleport, the Scorpion Cage, and a Dragonfire Shield. (NOTE: if you do not have the Dragonfire Shield, go to the second floor of Lumbridge Castle and talk to Lord Horacio, he will give you one.)
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head east to Taverley. Once there, go south through the town. You will see an area of dead trees surrounding a ladder, go down the ladder. If you look in the room to the west, after you go down the ladder, you will see a Kharid Scorpion. This is what you are after.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go north, there will be Skeletons (level 18) in the area. You will see a Prison Door on the east wall, open it. When you open it, the Suits of Armour (level 19) on either side will attack. After you defeat them, go through the door.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go through the Door on the south wall. There will be Ghosts (level 19) in the area. Follow the passageway east. Go south when the passageway splits.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
There will be Black Knights (level 31) in the area. The passageway will open into a large room. There will be Magic Axes (level 42) here, go south through the room. Follow the path leading from the south western end of the room to the west and then south. There will be Poison Scorpions (level 20) in the area.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
You may see some Chaos Dwarves (level 48) near the bridge. Keep going south (do not cross the bridge yet). The path will open into a large area, go south through it.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
You will be in a large area with Black Knights (level 31) all around. Go through the Large Door on the south wall. There will be Black Knights (level 31) and Lord Daquarius (level 59) in this area.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go east, you will see jail cells. Attack the Jailer (level 42), he will drop the Jail Key, take it. Use the Jail Key with the door to the southern cell. Talk to Velrak the Explorer. Say "So... do you know anywhere good to explore?" and then "Yes please!". He will give you the Dusty Key.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go north, back through the Large Door. Then go north, back to the bridge, cross it. There will be Chaos Dwarves (level 48) here.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go north, across the bridge, there will be Lesser Demons (level 82) in the area. On the western wall there will be a door. Equip the Dragonfire Shield (dragons do huge damage without it). Use the Dusty Key with the door.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
There will be Baby Blue Dragons (level 43) and Blue Dragons (level 99) in this area. Go south west through the area, then follow the path south.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
There will be Baby Blue Dragons (level 43) in this area, head west.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
There will be Black Demons (level 172) in this area. Head west and then north.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
There will be Poison Spiders (level 64) in this area. You will see a small room to the east. Look along the wall, you will see an 'old Wall', search it.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Once in the room, use the Scorpion Cage with the Kharid Scorpion. Now you can teleport out. (NOTE: if you did not bring runes or are trying to stay pure, you will have to go out the way you came in.)
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Travel to the Seer's Village, talk to a Seer. He will tell you "Well I've checked my looking glass. There seems to be a kharid scorpion in a village full of axe wielding warriors. One of the warriors there, dressed mainly in black, has picked it up. That's all I can tell you about that scorpion."
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Stop at the bank. You will need about 270gp. Head north west from the Seer's Village, going around the north side of McGrubor's Wood. You can follow the coal cart tracks most of the way.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
When you get to where the coal cart tracks cross bridge, go south a bit. You will see a Log Balance, walk across it.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go west through the Coal Cart Mine. On the west side you will see a fence, look along the fence for the Gate, go through it. You will see a fenced pathway heading west, follow it.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go north through this area and cross the bridge. Head north east, you will see the Barbarian Outpost. Go around to the north western side, talk to a Barbarian Guard there. Say "I want to come through this gate." and then "Looks can be deceiving, I am in fact a barbarian.". He will give you a Barcrawl Card.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Now you need to visit all of the bars on the list. Tell the bartenders that you are doing Alfred Grimhand's Barcrawl.
BlueMoon Inn (Varrock - south) (50gp)
Blurberry's Bar (Grand Tree) (10gp)
Dead Man's Chest (Brimhaven) (15gp)
Dragon Inn (Yanille) (12gp)
Flying Horse Inn (East Ardougne) (8gp)
Foresters Arms (Seer's Village) (18gp)
Jolly Boar Inn (Varrock - north) (10gp)
Karamja Spirits Bar (Karamja Island) (7gp)
Rising Sun Inn (Falador) (70gp)
Rusty Anchor Inn (Port Sarim) (8gp)
30gp for the boat to Karamja Island
30gp for the boat to Ardougne
(268gp for barcrawl)
(NOTE: The 10 steps takes you to all of the bars listed above.)
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head east to the Seer's Village, stop at the Forester's Arms.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head east to Falador, stop at the Rising Sun Inn.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head east to Varrock. Follow the road east through town. The road will branch to the north just east of the Palace, follow the north branch. Go east when the road branches again. You will see a building, this is the Jolly Boar Inn.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go south towards the General Store (in Varrock). Go into the building just south of the General Store (on the same side of the road), this is the Blue Moon Inn.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head south west to Port Sarim, stop at the Rusty Anchor.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go to Karamja Island, stop at the Karamja Spirits Bar.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go west to Brimhaven, stop at the Dead Man's Chest.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go north from Brimhaven to the dock, go to Ardougne. Head south to Yanille, stop at the Dragon Inn.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head north to Ardougne, stop at the Flying Horse Inn (across the river, towards west Ardougne).
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Travel north west to the Tree Gnome Stronghold, go to the Grand Tree. Go inside and up the ladder, then go west and south. Talk to Blurberry. Leave the Tree Gnome Stronghold.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
After you visit the last bar, when you try to read the Barcrawl Card you will get a message saying "You are too drunk to be able to read the barcrawl card."
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head north west, back to the Barbarians Outpost. Talk to a Barbarian Guard. Go into the Outpost. Look around for the Kharid Scorpion, use the Scorpion Cage with it. Leave the Outpost.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head east to the Seer's Village, talk to a Seer. He will tell you "It seems to be in some sort of upstairs room. There seems to be some sort of brown clothing lying on the floor.".
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head east to the Monastery (north east of the Dwarven Mine, north west of the Barbarian Village). Go into the Monastery.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
(NOTE: if you have been upstairs before, you can skip this step.) Talk to Abbot Langley, say "How do I get further into the monastery?" and then "Well can I join your order?".
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Go up the ladder. Look around for the Kharid Scorpion, use the Scorpion Cage with it. Leave the Monastery. You should have all three Kharid Scorpions now.
Step is Complete.
( Done)
Head west to the Sorcerors Tower (where you began the quest). Talk to Thormac, you will be rewarded.
Reward:
1 Quest Point
6625 Strength exp
Access to the Barbarian Outpost Agility Course
Thormac will enchant battlestaffs for 40000gp
