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The Hand in the Sand

Difficulty
Intermediate
Length
Short

Where to start

  • Talk to Bert in Yanille, near the sand pit.

Requirements

  • 17 Thieving [not boostable] [required to start]

  • 49 Crafting [not boostable] [required to start]

  • The player briefly visits Entrana.Ironman

  • A method to acquire White berries:Ironman

  • 59 Farming [boostable] and a whiteberry seedIronman

  • Spawn on the Lava Dragon Isle in the WildernessIronman

  • Spawn in Isadfar, north of the Elf Tracker (requires partial completion of Regicide)Partial completionIronman

  • 1/25.6 drop from cave crawlers (requires 10 )Ironman

  • 1/25.6 drop from the Chaos druid warriors in the Yanille Agility Dungeon (requires 40 )Ironman

Items to bring

  • Beer (obtainable during the quest)

  • About 150 coins

  • 1 empty vial

  • Redberries (purchasable during the quest from the Food Store in Port Sarim)

  • 5 earth runes (can be bought from Betty for 20 gp)

  • Bucket of sand (obtainable during quest if you bring a bucket)

Quest rewards

1 quest points

  • 1,000 Thieving experience

  • 9,000 Crafting experience

  • Ability to buy pink dye from Betty

  • A secret reward from Bert - He simply loves sand, and wasn't in the job for the money. He will ship 84 buckets of sand to your bank if you talk to him after the quest. This can be done once per day (UTC). Asking Bert to take sand to your bank is also an Ardougne Medium task.

  • Access to the Wizards' Guild rune store

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