Black Knights' Fortress (quest)

Black Knights' Fortress may also refer to the building.

Walkthrough
Obtain all items necessary for the quest before starting. They will fit in inventory and this will save time.

Getting Started
Start the quest by talking to Sir Amik Varze on the 3rd floor of the White Knights' castle in Falador, the west side. Sir Amik asks you to 'check on' the Black Knights' Fortress (north side of Ice Mountain) and will give you a Dossier of information.

Members with a Combat Bracelet can teleport to the Monastery will get you almost right there. An Amulet of Glory teleport to Edgeville and running west along the Wilderness ditch is the next fastest way there.

Regardless, it isn't that far from Falador to the Black Knights' Fortress, which is located between Ice Mountain and the Monastery.

*** NOTE ***: If your character has a combat level lower than 66, there are a group of three black knights at the southern walkway to the fortress (toward the Dwarven Mine). This would be a good chance to see if you have the combat level necessary to take on the black knights inside of the fortress. These and all of the knights inside are aggressive, meaning they will attack you even though you haven't hit first. For those trying to avoid these knights, a separate entrance to the north of the fortress can be found in the wilderness, next to the Mind altar ruins. Don't let this scare you into thinking you must be above level 66 combat to complete this quest, as it is unnecessary to actually kill the black knights. Just be cautious if you are playing a character with low-level combat skills when approaching this fortress.



At the Fortress
Approaching the guards at the main doors of the fortress, an option to "Talk-To Fortress Guard" is available to find out what equipment is necessary for the disguise. In order to gain access to the fortress, you need the following items:


 * Bronze med helm
 * Iron chainbody

and for those wanting to complete the effect of looking just like one of guards you would want to get:


 * A black cape
 * Bronze sq shield
 * Any iron weapon

All completely optional, but adds flavour for infiltrating the fortress.

Once the bronze helm and and iron chain-mail has been equipped, talking to the guards will give a response: "Hey, get back on duty!". They think you are a guard and can enter the fortress.

Once inside, the disguise will no longer be necessary and you may switch to your better armour if you brought some (very strongly recommended!) Enter the sturdy door on the south side of the fortress, and then push on the north wall you are facing to enter a secret area.

Climb up the ladder (L1), then the ladder you find on the next floor (L3). On this floor there are boxes blocking the way, so proceed down (L4), enter the room to the east with a fenced off section. Head up (L5) then down (L6) to get to the eastern side of the room. There is a Chaos altar here if you need to recharge your prayer. Proceed through the door and then down ladder (L7), where you will be in a hallway behind the witches room. At the end of this hallway 'listen at grill' to hear the devious plan of the black knights and the witch, and how to stop it.

THE CABBAGE IS NORMAL CABBAGE!!!!!! TO MESS UP THE POTION!!!

Stopping the Evil Plan
Reverse your path now, and get back to the the main floor where you first entered. There is a door to the east into a dining room which you will need to go in.

One of the guards will try and stop you, warning that the black knights will kill anybody who enters the room. This isn't unreasonable, as there are five black knights that are aggressive in this small room and can kill low-level players if they aren't careful. Respond "I don't care. I'm going in anyway." to enter this room.

Quickly take ladder L2 up bypassing the black knights. Walk to the end of this passage and push the wall into a small room right over the witches room. There is a hole in floor directly above the witches cauldron. USE the cabbage on this hole and watch it tumble into the cauldron. The potion becomes ruined.

Make your way back to Sir Amik in Falador any way you choose where you will be granted your reward.

Rewards

 * 3 Quest Points
 * 2,500 coins

Music
Music tracks unlocked:

Knightmare

Inspiration

Trivia

 * The quest point requirement was added to discourage players from creating new accounts to do the quest and transfer the 2500 coins to their main characters. When the quest was first released, 2,500 coins was considered very valuable.
 * At first, the quest gave around 250 Thieving experience as a reward. Thieving was in the skill menu at the time, but had not been programmed yet. The skill was later removed and added back in 2002, but the quest no longer gives Thieving experience.
 * When you ask Sir Amik Varze for your quest, he will tell you: "Your Mission, should you choose to accept it", and when he gives you the dossier it self-destructs, references to the TV show: Mission Impossible
 * In the black knight HQ in Taverley Dungeon there is a grill in which you can listen in to hear the same thing you hear in the black knight outpost's grill.
 * If a player uses a cabbage from Draynor Manor with the hole, you will get the message, "That's the wrong kind of cabbage! I'm not supposed to be helping the witch you know."

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