Shady stranger

Shady strangers are attackable NPCs that can be found in Draynor Village. Several are dressed in white, while the rest are dressed in green. The ones without hoods are Suspicious outsiders. Shady strangers were released, along with Suspicious outsiders, for the While Guthix Sleeps quest. They play a role in the quest, as the player must capture one for questioning.

When a player attacks them, and they are left with 20 Hitpoints, they will teleport and say "Uh oh, time to go!" The known ways of killing them is by poisoning them using a poisoned weapon, by using Smoke spells from the Ancient Magicks spellbook (using an Ancient staff), or by using a Summoning familiar. Note that specials would not work on these strangers.

Strategy


The most common method of killing the Shady strangers is by poisoning them. In order to do this effectively, players have to attack them until they are poisoned, then just stand by and let them die. Players have to make sure that Auto retaliate is turned off, or they will end up attacking the strangers more than needed, making them teleport away. The Dragon claws special attack can also be used to kill them.

Another effective method is by using a summoning familiar to kill the strangers. The method is similar to the poisoning method, but with a familiar summoned.

Shady Strangers cannot be teleport blocked.

Dialogue
When spoken to, the Shady Stranger gives a very non-specific reason for his presence.


 * Player: Hello, I don't think I've seen you before, have I?
 * Stranger: Err, no, sorry, just in here for some fun. Heard Draynor's a nice place to visit.

Drops

 * Bones (100% drop), Abbysal Whip (extremely rare)