Tortoise

The Tortoise (Testudines Giganteus) are trained tortoises used by the gnomes in battle.

Fighting
They have very high hitpoints and low attack, but good defence, so they are arguably better than Yaks or Rock crabs for training purposes. It is recommended for training only if you can hit high enough to effectivelty damage them.

At the north end of the Tree gnome stronghold there are 3 tortoises, 1 has 3 gnome riders and 2 do not have riders.

Two tortoises at the Battlefield of Khazard are ridden by three gnomes: a Gnome archer, Gnome driver, and a Gnome mage, all level 5s. Protection prayers will not work because the tortoises use range, melee, and magic, and a player cannot have all of the prayers activated at once.

When the tortoise is killed, the three gnomes yell and attack you. The warrior yells, "No! Dobbie is dead!"; the mage yells, "Kill the infidel."; And the ranger merely says, "Argh!" They become aggressive to ALL players, so low levels should be careful around them. They may also call you a murderer.

When fighting the tortoise, the three gnomes take turns attacking the player. The mage sends a spell, which looks like Water strike, but sounds like Ice Barrage. The ranger shoots, and the tortoise attacks with the warrior holding the reins. The tortoises can hit with a maximum of 12. When you kill the tortoise the Gnomes take turns attacking you, first the rider, then the ranger, and lastly the mage.

Location

 * Battlefield of Khazard, south-west of Ardougne - 2 with gnome riders
 * Tree gnome stronghold - 1 with gnome riders, 2 without riders

100% Drops

 * Big bones
 * Bones, 3 from killing the 3 gnome riders

Other Drops

 * Noted Cabbages, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36,37, 38, 39, 42, 44 ,47, 51, 53, 56, or 59
 * Grimy Herbs
 * Teak logs, 2,4
 * Mahogany logs
 * Nature runes, 1-3
 * Earth runes, 10-14
 * Mithril arrows, 6, 7, 8, 11
 * Swamp toad
 * Worm batta
 * Toad crunchies
 * Pineapple
 * Tortoise shells, 1-3 (tertiary ingredient for the War tortoise pouch in Summoning)every 50 or so.
 * Perfect shell
 * Potato seeds, 4
 * Cabbage seeds, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19
 * Tomato seeds
 * Steel arrows
 * Onion seeds, 4
 * Blurberry special
 * Boots
 * Law talisman
 * Robe bottoms (Gnome Stronghold)
 * Robe top (Gnome Stronghold)
 * Curved Bone
 * Long Bone (extremely rare)

Trivia

 * After you kill the tortoise, one of his riders will say "Dobbie is dead!" This was at one point thought to be a reference to the Harry Potter house elf, Dobbie, who dies in the Harry Potter series. However, since the rider has been saying this since before the book came out, it is unlikely that there is any connection.