Sigmund



Sigmund is a non-player character who is a cultist of H.A.M. and an advisor to Horacio, the Duke of Lumbridge, a title which he loses at the end of The Lost Tribe.

He has been involved in four attempts to destroy the Dorgeshuun goblins. The first was during the Lost Tribe quest, the second during the Death to the Dorgeshuun quest, the third from Another slice of H.A.M. quest, and finally the fourth during The Chosen Commander.

Lost Tribe
During this quest, Sigmund sends the player to find silverware allegedly stolen by underground goblins. You can talk to the people right outside the front of the castle. Then you report to the Duke. During this quest it is discovered that Sigmund has taken the silverware and is a member of Humans Against Monsters, or H.A.M. His attempts at creating a war between Misthalin and the Dorgeshuun are thwarted, and he is dismissed for treason by Duke Horacio.

Death to the Dorgeshuun
During the Death to the Dorgeshuun quest, a H.A.M member reveals that Sigmund and Johanhus Ulsbrecht, head of H.A.M, are "planning something big". After eavesdropping on the H.A.M council, it is discovered that they are using a machine they bought from the dwarves of Keldagrim for unknown purposes. When the dead Dorgeshuun Zanik has been revived, she reveals that the HAM are going to use the machine to flood the Dorgeshuun capital, Dorgesh-Kaan.

After infiltrating the caves with the machine in it and slaying the H.A.M helpers, the player and Zanik battle the level 50 Sigmund. Using a Ring of Life, he escapes death and swears that they will meet again. The ring works even if you reduce his hitpoints to 0.

Combat strategy
Sigmund is simple to defeat. First, players must defeat his cronies. Afterwards, both the player and Zanik can focus on Sigmund alone. Sigmund, probably out of spite for Zanik, will use Protect from Missiles rather than the protection prayer against whatever combat style you use, making him vulnerable.

Another Slice of H.A.M.
In this quest, Sigmund and his men ambush goblins at the Goblin Village. After a brief struggle he captures Zanik, and ties her to the new rail line linking Keldagrim and Dorgesh-Kaan in the hopes of starting war between the two cities. However his plans are foiled by an adventurer who defeats him and manages to get Zanik off the track just before the train arrives. And once again, he uses another ring of life to get away safely just like in the previous quest.

Combat strategy
Sigmund is a bit harder to defeat this time. Not only is there no Zanik to help you, but he also has gained 14 levels since last time from training on goblins around Lumbridge (from 50 to 64). However, there are no HAM guards to help him.

However, thanks to the goblin generals giving you the Ancient Mace, the player can steal his favour of the Gods so they have prayer and he does not.

The Chosen Commander
In The Chosen Commander, Sigmund has left the main H.A.M base and formed his own in Kandarin due to some disagreements with Johanhus Ulsbrecht. While Johanhus wants to destroy goblins indirectly, Sigmund tires to eliminate the Goblins himself. However, Zanik (controlled by Bandos) arrives with a small group of goblins and, with the help of an adventurer, defeats him. He tries escaping using a Ring of life but Zanik cuts off his hand (and with it the Ring of Life) and ignores Sigmund as he was begging for life, and kills him.

Combat Strategy
Sigmund has gained 11 levels since the last encounter, but the fight should be relatively easy. He will start by using Protect from Melee, but will switch to Protect from Range when Zanik attacks. Simply attack him until he is dead. He will try to teleport away with his ring of life but Zanik will chop off his hand.