Highwayman

The Retarted man with a Black Cape is a level 5 NPC that players can attack. These highwaymen will attack players up to level 10 and may prove a challenge to new players who are just passing by.

They are not aggressive to players who have a combat level of 11 or above. It is possible that some highwaymen were created to stop bots and macroers. Highwaymen can be deadly to new players trying to get to Draynor village and Falador.

Highwaymen appear to wield some type of steel sword with a hilt made out of what resembles elemental metal. They wear black capes and highwayman masks. Despite the fact that they wear highwaymen masks, players cannot obtain a highwayman mask as a drop.

Locations

 * South of Falador, near the farm and the crossroads to Port Sarim; they have not been graphically updated
 * North of Rimmington
 * North of Seers' Village, near the Sinclair Mansion
 * North of Falador, to the right on the 3-way crossroads

Drops

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If you kill a highwayman that has not been updated, it will only drop bones and a black cape.

Trivia

 * "Stand and Deliver!" is a reference to the fact that highwaymen used to shout "stand and deliver".
 * The Highwayman's attire may be a reference to Dennis Moore, a highwayman in the monty pythons flying circus who also says "stand and deliver".
 * On 8 April 2009, highwaymen got a graphical update. Their original look was just shirt, pants, a black cape and a highwayman mask. Some also had hoods.
 * There are two highwaymen that look like the old style with the pants and shirt. They are located at the 4-way crossroad of Draynor and Draynor Manor, and the T-junction going towards the Crafting Guild, Rimmington and Port Sarim. However, Jagex probably did this for variation between the highwaymen.
 * Malignius Mortifer, the dark mage who wanders around below Falador summoning various fungi and evil beings, sports a cape that is dropped by highwaymen after they are defeated.
 * There was originally a highwayman north of Draynor Village, but he was removed by Jagex as this led to the death of many new low level players who travelled from Lumbridge to Draynor.
 * There is a glitch when a Highwayman is killed, the drop appears before the body disappears.Highglitch.png