Larry


 * This article is about the quest and D&D NPC. For the person who sells team capes, see Larry (merchant).



Larry is a zoo keeper who knows about the true intentions of the penguins, and is part of the PBJ, an organisation against the penguins and their evil plans. Players must talk to Larry to start the Cold War and the Hunt for the Red Raktuber quests. During Cold War, when players have made a clockwork penguin, he shrinks the player so that they can fit inside the suit. He only does this at the following locations: Iceberg, East of Yanille, Ardougne Zoo and at the Lumbridge sheep pen.

However, Larry will only shrink players in the Lumbridge sheep pen during the quest. He is apparently quite a proficient magic user as he can shrink and tele-other players during the Cold War quest, although he says that teleporting stresses him out, which is probably why he doesn't always use it to get to faraway locations during the quest.

If players would like to have a Penguin as a pet, they should ask the Penguin Keeper for an egg as opposed to Larry, as he does not give penguin eggs.

Penguin Hide and Seek
Larry is the starting point for the Penguin Hide and Seek, a part of the Distractions and Diversions. He can be located with the Distractions and Diversions icon on the World map. Doing Cold War is not required, however if you do complete you may receive a point bonus.

When spoken to, he explains how to spy on penguins, and provides players with the Spy notebook to keep track of their activities. By doing this, player earn Penguin points which may be traded for coins and experience.

Note: After completion of Hunt for the Red Raktuber, Larry is taken away and Chuck will take over for doing Penguin Hide and Seek.

Possible hints
Larry may give 9-11 hints for penguin locations. As the penguins move around, additional hints may be given during the current week:


 * on an island, etc. - Miscellania and Etceteria
 * on a large crescent island - Lunar Isle
 * on islands where brothers quarrel - Jatizso and Neitiznot
 * where eagles fly - Piscatoris Hunter area
 * in the kingdom of Kandarin
 * around Ardougne
 * north of Ardougne
 * south of Ardougne
 * where wizards study - Wizards' Guild / Yanille
 * near some ogres - Feldip Hills
 * near pointy-eared ones - Tirannwn
 * where banana smugglers dwell - Brimhaven
 * deep in the jungle - Karamja
 * in the wilderness
 * in the kingdom of Asgarnia
 * between the Fremenniks and the Barbarians Lighthouse
 * located where the Imperial Guard train - Burthorpe
 * in the kingdom of Misthalin
 * in the northern desert - Al Kharid
 * in the southern desert - Kharidian Desert
 * where bloodsuckers rule - Morytania
 * near the ghost town - Port Phasmatys
 * island of Dragontooth
 * where pirates feel mostly harmless - Mos Le'Harmless
 * where fishers colonise - Piscatoris Fishing Colony

Trivia

 * Larry seems to be hallucinating and suffering from paranoia, much like the mental illness known as Schizophrenia. However, it is later proven that his paranoia is for good reason.
 * His motives for watching over the penguins was due to the penguins been making a model of the Ardougne Zoo out of fish bones. This was revealed in the 40th Postbag from the Hedge.
 * At the end of Hunt for the Red Raktuber, Larry is taken away to the Motherland, and it is unknown so far what happens to him. When Larry is contacted with the NPC Contact spell after the quest, the player is instead redirected to Chuck.
 * During Hunt for the Red Raktuber, Larry went for a fishing vacation at Witchaven, and he states that the people there are all right and that he felt home there. This is probably a joke as Larry is thought to be crazy himself.
 * If using NPC Contact from the Lunar spellbook to ask Larry about claiming your reward you will get an error "There has been a disruption in your connection. Please redial and try again." And if you try again the same error will appear.
 * At the end of Cold War quest, Larry still uses the old dance emote instead of the new one.
 * Larry's and Chuck's name might be a reference to the movie "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry."