A Void Dance

A Void Dance is a quest that was released on 10 August 2010. It is the sequel to Quiet Before the Swarm.

Starting
Commodore Tyr will want you to go search for the missing creature on the mainland with Captain Korasi and Jessika, the one who freed the pest in the first place. She will tell you to investigate and see if anyone in the town has seen the pest.
 * Take the boat to Pest Control and talk to Commodore Tyr.
 * After starting the quest, travel to Port Sarim and talk with Korasi on the dock there.

Investigation
She will tell you to talk with the owner of Rusty Anchor pub, to gain access to his cellar. There, Jessika will find something odd about the wall.
 * Talk with Captain Tobias, also located on the dock, who is ill. He will tell you to talk with the fishmonger.
 * Talk with Gerrant (fishing shopkeeper) and a track will appear outside his shop.
 * Follow the track using the Hunter skill, searching bushes, plants and stones until you find a mound just north of The Rusty Anchor.
 * Check the mound, and then go an inform Korasi of your findings.
 * He too is sick, and has no energy to give you the key, telling you it is in one of the piles of junk on the floor.
 * Search them until you find the key and proceed to the cellar, by entering the trapdoor on the north-west side of the pub.
 * Mine the Suspicious Looking Wall with a pickaxe, and a strange purple goo will begin to pour out.

Barrel puzzle
In order to obtain a container for the goo, you must find an empty barrel in the storeroom.
 * Kick all the other (full) barrels into the correct positions, giving a clear path for the empty barrel, and then kick that along the path directed in the picture below.



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Tips

 * It is possible that in solving this puzzle you will block your exit. If this happens, reset the puzzle and then leave the room; if you already pushed the empty barrel out it will be there already.
 * You can use your Void Knight whistle to undo or reset your puzzle (You can only undo one move).

Confrontation

 * Talk to the bartender after completing the puzzle and afterwards either telling the truth or lie, talk to Captain Korasi.
 * Then, take the ship to Karamja, then talk to Zambo in the pub. Ask him about anything odd.
 * Go to Shopkeeper Kofi, who is located in the general store. He is ill, but will help you if you repair his wall.
 * In the corner of the room, "Take-from" the supply table to get logs, a plank, a chisel and a hammer.
 * Use the plank and logs on the chisel to get jointed plank and jointed log respectively.
 * Use the jointed plank and jointed log together to get a joist. Use the joist on the wall to repair it.

Tracking
Search the logs, shrubs, and succulents to follow the trail. At the end of the tracking, you will find another burrow in the banana plantation, where it appears there has been a struggle.
 * Talk to Shopkeeper Kofi and he will take you to a tracking point (similar to the one in Port Sarim).
 * Search the hole to get wood shards. After this, you will be told to go to Rimmington.
 * Before travelling to Rimmington, make sure you have at least 16 free inventory spaces.
 * Talk to Rommik in the Rimmington Crafting shop, and he will tell you about a large order of waxwood boxes to someone in Falador.
 * Talk to Captain Korasi in the Chemist's house, and then talk to the Chemist.

Analysing the sample
After you speak to the chemist you start a puzzle similar to distilling coal.
 * To the right of the screen is a table showing what two ingredients combined will make a third ingredient. To the left of the screen is a table showing the current state of the machine.
 * To begin analysis, add the ingredient shown on the left table from your inventory into the hopper. After a short time, you will see the lower icon change to that of another ingredient. Consult the table on the right to see what needs adding to the ingredient currently inside (upper icon) to produce the needed one (lower icon). Use this ingredient with the hopper to progress the reaction.
 * While doing this, the machine may become imbalanced with high/low heat/pressure. Adjust the heat and power according to the table to the left of your screen. Each turn of the wheel will change the status one unit in that direction, so if it has become severely imbalanced several turns may be needed to return it to equilibrium.
 * If all parts of the machine are continually kept in balance and the correct ingredients are added when needed, the machine will eventually reach 100%. If not, the machine will explode and you will need to start the analysis from the beginning.
 * Try and balance out power and heat before adding in compounds, as power and heat may change while adding in the compounds, and may cause some trouble.
 * Note: This challenge can be extremely difficult if you have a slow or laggy connection as the values may change rather rapidly!
 * It is easier to ignore the formula window and instead, see what two substances you see in the left corner and add the one you don't see there.

Jessika will then teleport you to Sir Tiffy Cashien in Falador Park.
 * After completing the puzzle, speak to the Chemist.
 * Speak with Sir Tiffy and he will tell you there is a stall near the east bank whose owner, Ali Tist, is selling mysterious boxes.
 * Buy one off him and return to Sir Tiffy. After you try to open the box, Sir Tiffy, Jessika, and Korasi have a go, but fail, though Korasi will then crack it open with her sword.
 * Return to the seller in attempt to find out where he got the boxes, and when he refuses, return to Sir Tiffy and then go to Sir Amik Varze, leader of the White Knights (located in the third floor, west side of White Knights' Castle), and he will give you a warrant to search Tist's stall.

Clue scroll

 * Question the stall owner and he will give you a mysterious clue scroll.
 * Return to Sir Tiffy and you will begin the Treasure Trail, with Korasi and Jessika keeping contact via CommOrb.



Clue one
The first clue is a map, the location of which is the shores of Lake Crystalmere just west of the Falador mining site to the west of Falador. Dig with your spade to get another clue. You will speak with Korasi via the CommOrb and you will listen to Jessika and Korasi put their differences aside.



Clue two
The clue you receive will read: "South of a city and east of a guild, there wanders a fellow whose path went astray. Hand him an onion and give him a wave, if on track for a treasure you're wishing to stay."

You will receive another clue.
 * Walk east of Melzar's Maze north of Rimmington and pick an onion, if you do not have one already.
 * Go east of the Crafting Guild and find the Man with a pack and a staff wandering around.
 * Give him the onion, and select the wave option.



Clue three
The third clue reads: "Check a crate in the farmhouse west of the Falador farming patch." It is the patch that is north of Port Sarim.
 * Go inside the farmhouse and search a light brown crate in the largest room of the house.
 * You will receive another clue and speak to Korasi via the CommOrb.



Clue four
The new clue reads "Splash of red in a holy bed; lies north of its fountain, east of Ice Mountain. Its three closest neighbours have petals of blue; just dig where it's planted to find your next clue."
 * The location of the clue is the Edgeville Monastery, so make your way there.
 * After digging on the correct red flower, you will receive a coordinate clue.



Last clue
The coordinate clue reads: "11 degrees, 31 minutes north 17 degrees, 54 minutes east" which is a hatch entrance north of the Black Knights' Fortress.

Note: This is the time to prepare all your potions, food and armour. The knight is very weak to Magic and there is a safespot available, so Magic is strongly recommended.

Jessika speaks with Korasi about joining the Void Knights.
 * Follow the clue and reach its location.
 * Try to enter the hatchway and you will speak with Korasi and Jessika via the CommOrb. They will teleport to you.

Investigating the Kinshra Base
Korasi will knock out the black knight on guard and kill him. Note: If you are caught in this room, you are thrown out, however you can just simply climb back down. The Black knight doorkeeper will not allow her to enter because she does not know the password. the door avoiding contact with the workers walking in and out of the room. Plant the bug and wait for a worker to go through the door. Jessika approaches the door and tells the guard the password, but without an identification insignia she is not allowed in.
 * The three of you enter the hatchway and appear in a room full of boxes.
 * Speak with Korasi and she will try to enter the next room.
 * Jessika will summon a Void drone which you have to plant on the low box near the door. Sneak your way over to the low box near
 * Pick the Void Drone up and speak with Jessika, who tells you the password.
 * Pick-pocket a worker as he is leaving and you will receive his insignia.
 * Knock on the door and speak with the guard. You will say the password and he will ask for your insignia. After trying to trick you with a "secret handshake," you will enter with Korasi and Jessika.
 * You can kill or bind and gag the guard, then speak with Korasi.
 * Enter the next room and either right click "Murder" on an indentured servant, or, if you do not wish to murder one of the innocent slaves, search the north-west bench to receive a screwdriver of sorts. Use this with the north-east bench to receive a piece of metal. Get another screwdriver and do the same with the other two benches in the south-east and south-west. Combine the hook and both pieces of metal. To the west of the door you will find a key on a shelf. Use the hooked pole on this shelf. You will receive a key; use it on the next door.

Final battle
You will appear in a room with two level 110 Black Knight Guardians. Korasi attacks the one on the east and the west knight is all yours. The guardian can hit hard and accurately and has high Defence stats. Although he can be poisoned, a poisoned dagger is not a recommended weapon for this fight. Should you die, your gravestone will appear upstairs next to the hatch. You will have to start your fight again.

There is a safe spot for this fight but it takes some skill. You must trap the black knight on another NPC, such as Korasi or the other guardian. After this is done you can range, mage or halberd him safely. Alternatively, you can choose to use Ancient Magicks for the fight, and, if ice spells are used correctly, you can easily finish the fight without having to use any food by freezing the guard and running away from him to attack him from a distance. Another option is to use a full Guthan's set, which can work very nicely with little to no need for food for this battle.

Note: If the player has any prayer points while fighting the knight, he will shout "En garde!", "Your energy will fuel my life!" or "In Zamorak's name!", drain the player's prayer points and heal himself. Be sure to drain your prayer points before entering the final room.




 * When you finish killing it, speak with the Void leech, which tells you a little about pest life.
 * You are then given the option to set it free or kill it.
 * Either way, Korasi will teleport you and Jessika back to the Void Knights' Outpost.
 * Speak with Commodore Tyr, and after a cutscene the quest is complete!

Reward

 * 1 Quest point
 * 50 Void Knight commendation points
 * 10,000 Hunter experience
 * 10,000 Herblore experience
 * 8,000 Summoning and Woodcutting experience
 * 5,000 Thieving, Construction and Mining experience

Music unlocked

 * All for the Pest
 * Chain Reaction
 * Out of Control
 * Void Knights' Theme

Trivia

 * "A Void Dance" is a play on the word "avoidance".
 * Currently, it has the highest summoning level requirement at 48 Summoning.
 * On the day of release, the spoilers on the website read: Was writing rewards. Had no energy. Will do later. Check back tomorrow. This is a reference to the illness that the Void leech causes.
 * When the player tries to open the puzzle box given by Ali Tist, the player says "What is this? I don't even..." which is a popular Internet Meme.
 * When telling the barman a comforting lie, the conversation about a gas leak caused by light from a distant planet reflecting through a weather balloon is a reference to Men in Black.
 * After reporting to Captain Korasi that you've told a comforting lie to the bartender she replies, "I'm sure he could have handled the truth" this is a play on the famous "You can't handle the truth" scene from the film "A Few Good Men"
 * During the final cutscene Commodore Tyr is wrongly named Captain Tyr and when hovered over with the cursor still displays the quest symbol for Quiet Before the Swarm.
 * The Adventurers' Log reads "I tracked the escaped void pest, and discovered its fate and a number of disturbing implications... " when this quest has been completed.
 * The homepage showed the Chemist's machine on the ground floor of his lab. This was changed a day later.
 * At the time of release, the music track All for the Pest was glitched; some players found they could not unlock it. This was fixed on the 11th of August 2010.
 * An invisible music track was released along with this quest. The unlock hint states that "This track unlocks automatically."
 * When speaking to Rommik, your player will show him the wood shards even if you do not have them in your inventory.
 * There is a glitch when you fix the wall of Kofi's shop you will hit the wall with the weapon you have equipped and not a hammer.
 * During the analysing the sample part, there is a glitch where if you search a crate near the ladder you won't be able to move. To move again just simply climb up the ladder, however, it will lose your progress you have obtained from the machine.
 * There are currently two glitches at once for this The bartender of Port Sarim. The first one is that when finished A Void Dance, he is not sick anymore, but when trying to open the trapdoor, he still talks like being sick and has the pale skin that he did before, and the second one being that his name is barkeeper then, while his official name is bartender. See image for evidence.
 * The ill people look normal instead of the pale-white looking of when talking to them in the chatbox.
 * After the doorkeeper is hidden/killed, the Guarded door still shows the "Knock-on" option, and if you try to do so, you will open it and walk in/out normally.
 * Although the chemist says you do need to turn the sample into the mixture displayed on the high/low pressure table if it changes, you can still get to 100% without having to change the sample at all, but the stablility will be very low and dangerous and the pressure and heat will change very very fast.
 * Ali Tist is a play on the word "elitist."
 * 'A Void Dance' was originally listed at the top of the members section of the quest list as a quest starting with 'A'. This was later changed to being listed as starting with 'V', similar to how quests starting with 'the' are not necessarily listed under 'T'.
 * The quest requires levels in 7 different skills, in a 6-way tie for 2nd with The Curse of Arrav, Darkness of Hallowvale, Legacy of Seergaze, Lunar Diplomacy, While Guthix Sleeps, and with only Legends' Quest requiring more with 10. This does not take prerequisite quests' requirements into consideration, though.