The Blood Pact

The Blood Pact is a quest released on 15 March 2010, hitting the 300 quest point total. It was the first new quest available for free players since Rune Mysteries, which was released in 2004 (2003 if including the beta). New free-to-play items were released with the quest along with the Helmet of trials for members who have obtained 300 quest points. Most non-members found this exciting because most updates are for members, and having a new dungeon is useful for low-level players to train in combat.

Start
She will ask for help and will tell you that Zamorakian Cultists have captured a young wizard named Ilona to use for an unknown purpose.
 * Start the quest by talking to Xenia in Lumbridge Graveyard.
 * Agree to help her, and head down into the Lumbridge Catacombs.

Kayle

 * The player will arrive with Xenia in a big hall with Kayle on the opposite end.

She will ask the player to fight on alone because of her injuries. If you need to get close without him shooting you, the player can take cover behind the walls on both sides. Whatever your choice, he drops his sling on the floor.
 * When the player moves close to Kayle, he will attack with his sling; however, Xenia is injured in the battle.
 * Attack Kayle. Any type of combat will work, but Xenia recommends melee.
 * After he is beaten you can ask him questions about the group's activities and choose whether or not to spare his life.

Caitlin
You will need to use a ranged or magic attack to defeat her; Xenia will recommend using Kayle's sling. Note: Attempting to operate the winch while she is still attacking you will result in nothing happening. Whatever your choice, she will drop her staff.
 * Take Kayle's sling, wield it, and enter the second chamber.
 * Caitlin, another cultist, will cast the spell air strike at you from across a gap. She is level 3 and has 20 life points.
 * When Caitlin is defeated, operate the nearby winch to open the gate.
 * Talk to Caitlin when you reach the other side. You can ask her questions about the group's activities and choose whether or not to spare her life.

Reese
Upon opening the door, he will engage you in conversation. The coffin in the centre will crumble and reveal a set of stairs. Take his sword and untie Ilona. Ilona will thank you and Xenia will reward you with the trio's weapons and some runes. Note: If you do not have enough inventory space, she will hold onto them for you until you have space free for the remaining items.
 * Go down one of the sets of stairs and try to open the door at the end of the hall; Reese will be waiting behind it.
 * Regardless of what you choose to say, he will attack you.
 * Defeat him in combat. Xenia recommends using magic, such as casting wind strike with Caitlin's staff and runes, though it does not matter what you use.
 * As with the other two, you can ask him questions about what he was doing here and who he is; similarly, you will have to choose whether to spare his life.
 * Regardless of what you chose, Reese will drink from a vial of poison, killing him – and completing the ritual.
 * Following this, you will appear just outside of the catacomb entrance.
 * You will be given the same rewards regardless of which conversation options you choose.
 * After receiving the rewards, you can ask Xenia about the catacombs, or finish the quest by saying, "I think I'll go."

Congratulations! Quest Complete!

The Lumbridge Catacombs
If you choose to ask her about what happened in the catacombs, Xenia will tell you about Dragith Nurn – a necromancer who lived in the town of Lumbridge. He oversaw the construction of the Lumbridge catacombs, which not only served to house the dead, but also to cover up his now-abandoned workshop.

Retracing your steps back to the room where Reese perished, you will find a flight of stairs descending deeper into the catacombs – the lower levels of the catacombs. These house several monsters, most of which should be easy enough for seasoned adventurers to best. The greater part of the monsters will drop parts of the Mask of Dragith Nurn upon death; the necromancer himself drops the fifth and final piece. Apart from the gem statuettes – which can be sold to Xenia for a total of 2,500 coins – and the mask, the catacombs present no other use.

Rewards



 * 1 Quest Point
 * 100 Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged and Magic experience
 * Access to the lower levels of the Lumbridge Catacombs Dungeon, which includes:
 * The mask of dragith nurn (the 5 parts it can be assembled from can be found by killing the monsters in the catacombs)
 * 6 demon statuettes in the catacombs, which Xenia will buy from you for a total of 2500 coins
 * Reese's Sword
 * Kayle's sling
 * Caitlin's Staff
 * 200 air runes
 * 200 mind runes
 * 200 bronze arrows
 * Helmet of trials (requires 300+ Quest Points)

Note: For pures who just want the weapons, as soon as you kill the enemy that drops that weapon, you can leave without finishing the quest.

Music unlocked

 * The Pact

Trivia


Der Blutpakt
 * On the day the quest was released, the spoiler said: "No information on the rewards for this quest will be available until the cult activity is identified and thwarted. Rest assured though, that there will be several useful items for new adventurers." Normally messages such as these last only 24 hours, however this one lasted at least 48.
 * On the day the quest was released, many players and pures, including 1 defence pures, went and completed the quest without knowing the reward. This caused low defence pures to gain unwanted defence experience.
 * The items obtained as a reward from the quest are similar to some Dungeoneering items.
 * When you complete the quest, your Adventurer's Log will say, "I defeated a trio of Zamorakian cultists in the catacombs beneath Lumbridge Church."
 * There was a glitch where casting a spell or using Caitlin's staff as a hand-to-hand weapon caused it to float. This also occurred when a player would defend from an attack. This glitch is now fixed.
 * Another glitch concerning the rewards Xenia gives you and the text box switched the game messages for the runes, i.e. "Xenia gives you some air runes" when you actually received mind runes, and vice versa.
 * This was the first non-member quest released in over seven years, the previous one being Rune Mysteries, released in 2003.
 * If you are new and have not done any other quests prior, Xenia will say she knows your name because of your victory over the Dragon and your rescue of Roddeck; if you have completed The Restless Ghost, Xenia will say that she knows of you through the Lumbridge Priest. If you have completed Dragon Slayer, she will say that she has heard of you through her contacts from the Champions' Guild. If you have completed Vampire Slayer, she will say that Dr. Harlow has told her about you. If you have completed the Heroes' Quest, Xenia will say that she knows about you from her contacts from the Heroes' Guild. If you have completed Legends' Quest, Xenia will say that she knows of you through her contacts from the Legends' Guild. Xenia will only refer to the most prestigious guild if you have completed more than one of these quests.
 * If you poison any of the cultists, they will still take poison damage while you're talking to them when they're downed. They don't die from it. Similarly, though you can attack them for their total life points, they do not die until you deliver the killing blow.
 * Reese is one of, if not the only, NPC in RuneScape that commits suicide if you choose not to kill him.
 * There is a glitch wherein if you try to run past Kayle through to the next room it says "You deal with the ranger before you advance further into the catacombs." If you press continue, you back up and walk forward again and receive the same dialogue box. You may also get hit by a magic attack from Caitlin.
 * It is worth noting that the completed Mask of Dragith Nurn weighs nothing, considering that each of its parts weigh a kilogram each.
 * The Blood Pact marks the first appearance of a NPC signature hero in RuneScape – Xenia.
 * If you try to operate the winch that controls the spear wall, it will say that you can't operate the winch when you are under attack even when Caitlin is not attacking you.
 * With a low-level combat update 12 October 2010, Kayle's bow was changed to Kayle's sling.