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Old School

Icthlarin's Little Helper

Difficulty
Intermediate
Length
Medium

Where to start

  • Talk to the wanderer in the camp west of the Agility Pyramid.

Requirements

  • Completion of Gertrude's Cat

  • The ability to defeat a level 91 monster.

  • A method to obtain willow logs:Ironman

  • 30 Woodcutting [boostable] to cut willow treesIronman

  • 1/16 drop from Vampyre Juvinates (requires starting In Aid of the Myreque )Ironman

  • 1/128 drop from Swamp Crabs (requires Priest in Peril )Ironman

Encounters

  • Possessed Priest (level 91)

  • One of the level 75–81 guardians (chosen based on your stats):

  • Apparition (level 75)—uses Magic

  • Apparition (level 75)—uses Magic

  • Apparition (level 75)—uses Melee

  • Apparition (level 81)—uses Melee

  • It is possible to know in advance which of these guardians you're going to get, based on which jar your character obtains during the quest. See the "Second Flashback" section below.

Items to bring

  • Regular or overgrown cat, hellcat, or kitten. No food is required as the kitten can stay in your inventory for the most part, or automatically go in/out of your inventory.

  • Willow log

  • Bag of salt (can be bought from any Slayer Master, other players, or the Grand Exchange) or an empty bucket to obtain a pile of salt in Sophanem

  • Bucket of sap (use a knife on an evergreen tree or a regular tree with the description "a commonly found tree" with a bucket in your inventory)

  • Full waterskin to give away (can be bought for 30 coins at Shantay pass)

  • Linen (Can be bought on The Grand Exchange or bought from Raetul in Sophanem for 30 coins during the quest)

  • Means to enter the desert. (Such as the Shantay pass, Teleport tablets or scrolls, Fairy rings or the Pharaoh's sceptre)

Quest rewards

2 quest points

  • 4,500 Thieving experience

  • 4,000 Agility experience

  • 4,000 Woodcutting experience

  • Access to the city of Sophanem

  • Unlock the carpet rides from Pollnivneach to Sophanem and Menaphos

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