Kurask

Kurasks are large, green, bull-like monsters that can be found in the last chamber of the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon and on the lower level of the Desert Slayer Dungeon. They require 70 slayer to kill. Kurasks, like Turoths, must be killed with either a Leaf-bladed sword, a Leaf-bladed spear, a Slayer's staff/Magic Dart spell (which also requires a Magic level of 50), or Broad arrows/Broad-tipped bolts, or else the player's attacks will be ineffective.

The Kurasks were graphically updated with the quest Smoking Kills.

Biology and Nature
Kurasks are somewhat similar to gorillas, although they share some traits, particularly their large horns which are similar to a bull's. They are dark green in colour and have a distinctive light green stripe on their back. They possess three stomachs, the third of which has a special stomach lining that prevents food from being digested. Within the stomach a ceremonial fruit is stored for the duration of the Kurask's life. Their lifespan is of an unknown length, but surpasses that of humans. They ideally come of age at 80 years. There is also evidence that they can breathe underwater.

It was revealed in an issue of Postbag from the Hedge that Kurasks are somewhat intelligent, and have their own rites of passage and a basic language. Kurask society dictates that individuals should not come in contact with with other races unless they are hunting. Those that disobey this are generally shunned or even banished.

At age 80 Kurasks partake in a coming-of-age ritual called Kurisk. This generally kills one-third of those that attempt it. The kurasks are sent "over a plane" and then "under the sea" to retrieve a fruit from the human lands (this is thought to mean through northern Kandarin, under the Southern Sea, and onto Karamja). Those that return are treated as adults.



Language
Kurasks possess a basic language. Little is known of it, and only a few words have been translated; most by Skuhavi, a kurask banished for his interest in humans. Below is a list of known words in the kurask language.


 * Skutask - Interest.
 * Shallask - Alas, or an expression of anger/regret.
 * Skarooom - Dooom!
 * Kuraski - A kurask that has completed Kurisk, an adult. Must be at least 80.
 * Kura - A child, or one who has not completed Kurisk.
 * Kurisk - Rite performed by Kura. Named after a legendary Kurask hero that first performed the travel to Karamja.
 * Kuriskia - A Kurask city, most likely their part of the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon.

Locations

 * Fremennik Slayer Dungeon (near Fairy Ring code A-J-R, a Slayer ring has a teleport to the dungeon).
 * Desert Slayer Dungeon (again, a Slayer ring has a teleport close to the dungeon) multi-combat area.

Strengths and Weaknesses
Players must use a leaf-bladed weapon, broad arrows, Broad-tipped bolts or the Magic Dart spell when fighting these. Killing them can be very slow work. In the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon, Safe spots in the northeast corner make broad arrows the fastest, though not the cheapest, option. In this dungeon, it is also safe to range or mage them standing in the small entrance to the area.

Fighting Tips
If your combat strategy includes using food to heal hitpoints, at one point they dropped un-noted pineapple, and players would heal using those. Now a more effective way of healing is to bring Bones to Peaches tablets made in player-owned houses. They are used with normal bones and heal 8 hitpoints per peach.

When using a leaf-bladed spear, if a Kurask drops a leaf-bladed sword consider switching to the sword. It is a more effective weapon.

Drops
100% drop
 * Bones

Charms
 * Gold
 * Green (most common)
 * Crimson
 * Blue

Runes
 * 5-15 or 30 Nature runes
 * 1-5 Death Runes
 * 5, 12, 13, 16 Mind runes
 * Chaos talisman

Weapons
 * Leaf-bladed sword (rare)
 * Rune longsword
 * Mithril axe
 * 2-9 Broad-tipped bolts
 * 23, 25, 31, 50, 55 Unfinished broad bolts
 * 24, 29, 33, 35, 36, 39, 40, 50, 53, 57 Broad arrow heads
 * 5-19 Adamant bolts
 * 1-8 Broad arrows

Armour
 * Dragon shield half
 * White mystic robe top (very rare)
 * Adamant platebody
 * Mithril kiteshield

Herblore Ingredients
 * Herb
 * White berries
 * 2 Limpwurt roots

Food
 * 1 or 2 Bananas
 * 2 - 8 Noted Pineapples ( 2 Unnoted)
 * Plain Pizza

Other
 * Nothing
 * 22-295 Coins
 * Bones and Big bones
 * 20-30 Noted flax
 * Gem
 * Super strength potion (1)
 * Ranging potion (1)
 * Half of a key
 * Herb seeds
 * Cactus seed
 * Level 3 Clue scroll
 * Kurask head