Mysterious Old Man

The Mysterious Old Man is a RuneScape random event. He can be a helpful event that does a number of things.

While his origin is unknown, it was alluded to in a letter from Saradomin that he is a wizard practicing the magic of summoning, despite the magic not currently being available to players. It is rumored that he is in fact Saradomin. However, this is very unlikely.

Mystery Box
The Mysterious Old Man may give players a mystery box. If opened, a simple question of matching the number/shape to the shape/number on the box will be given and if answered correctly, a mystery prize will be given (usually coins or gems). If the question is answered incorrectly, another mystery box will appear. Over time, if box has not been opened, the box will multiply and eventually fill a player's inventory. It cannot be dropped and if attempted to; the original box will stay and another will appear in their inventory. Attempting to perform High Level Alchemy on the box will also cause it to duplicate. Only the original mystery box contains a prize. Or he may come and not give you a box (This is said to be a bug).

The box may contain
 * Coins (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 1000)
 * Adamant (adamant longsword, adamant legs, adamant body plate, adamant shield, adamant Scmithar)
 * Uncut Diamond
 * Uncut sapphire
 * Uncut emerald
 * Half of a key

Appearance
The Mysterious Old Man will sometimes appear without giving anything and will not leave until players talk to him. Quickly talking to him will cause him to give coins or an item. If ignored, he will teleport players to a random location.

Maze
Sometimes the man will appear and send players into a maze. Players who quickly find their way to the centre of the maze will be given a prize and be teleported back to where they originally were. The faster they are, the better the prize. There are chests throughout the maze which have items inside and time can be spent to search for them but the final prize is a lot larger.

Other Events
The Mysterious Old Man will also sometimes appear and transport players to the Mime, Pinball and Surprise Exam! events. In the Pinball event he appears to be it's master, the other events are controlled (coordinated) by other characters, such as the Mime or Mr. Mordaut.