Varrock achievements

The Varrock Diary is the Achievement Diary releating to northern Misthalin. The Varrock Diary was the second Achievement Diary released on 10 September 2007. The easy NPC for this Diary is Rat Burgiss found down the road south of Varrock at the icon. The medium NPC for this Diary is Reldo found in the Varrock Palace Library at the icon. The hard NPC for this Diary is Vannaka found in the Edgeville Dungeon at the icon. They will be indicated by a icon on your minimap and the world map. To complete the entire Varrock Diary, you will need the stats shown to the right

(B)=Boosts Possible, (M)=Minimum Requirement, (O)=Obtainable Within Area, (R)=Recommended, (S)=Started Quest

Items Needed

 * Any Pickaxe,
 * Normal Log (O)
 * 6150-31,150 Coins
 * Any Hatchet
 * Bones (O)
 * Soft Clay
 * Earth Talisman
 * OR Earth Tiara
 * OR Omni-Talisman
 * Cup of Tea (O)
 * Fly Fishing Rod
 * Feathers

Skills Needed

 * 15
 * 13
 * 8
 * 20
 * 10

Quests required
 * Rune Mysteries
 * The Dig Site

Rewards



 * Varrock armour 1 - When worn:
 * Chance of smelting two bars at once when smelting ores up to and including steel in new Edgeville furnace. (Note that the two bars together count as only a single "use" when using the Ring of Forging.)
 * Chance of Mining two ores at once when Mining ores up to and including coal.
 * 16 Battlestaves may be bought from Zaff's staff shop on a daily basis.
 * A higher chance at receiving Skull Sceptre part drops from monsters in the Stronghold of Security. Also, the Skull Sceptre has 10 charges instead of 5 when the staff is made while the armour is worn.
 * Option to change your Varrock teleport to the entrance of the Grand Exchange by talking to Rat Burgiss.
 * An Antique lamp - 1,000 experience in any skill at least at level 30.

Items Needed

 * Limpwurt root,
 * Red Spider Eggs
 * 30,005 Coins
 * Chaos talisman
 * OR Chaos Tiara
 * Pet Kitten
 * OR Pet Cat
 * Rat pole
 * Ring of Charos(a)
 * Rope
 * Tiara
 * Earth Talisman
 * Varrock Teleport Runes
 * Fire Rune
 * 3 Air Rune
 * Law Rune
 * 20 Mahogany Logs
 * Normal Log
 * Tinderbox
 * Dramen Staff or a Lunar staff if you have done Lunar diplomacy.(unless you have completed Fairy Tale III)

Skills Needed

 * 42
 * 21
 * 49
 * 40
 * 40
 * 40
 * 25

Quests Required

 * What Lies Below
 * Started Rat Catchers
 * Tree Gnome Village
 * Gertrude's Cat
 * Garden of Tranquillity
 * Started A Soul's Bane
 * The Dig Site
 * Rune Mysteries
 * Enlightened Journey
 * Started Fairytale II - Cure a Queen
 * Dragon Slayer

Rewards



 * Varrock armour 2 - In addition to the easy tasks' reward, when worn:
 * Chance of smelting two bars at once when smelting ores up to and including mithril in new Edgeville furnace.
 * Chance of Mining two ores at once when Mining ores up to and including mithril.
 * Chance of Smithing at a slightly faster rate.
 * 32 Battlestaves may be bought from Zaff's staffs store on a daily basis.
 * Option to change your Varrock teleport to the Grand Exchange by talking to Reldo.
 * An Antique lamp - 5,000 experience in any skill with a minimum level of 40.

Items

 * Poison Ivy Seed
 * 2 Dashing Kebbit Furs
 * 15,800 Coins
 * Adamantite bar
 * Hammer
 * Chef's Hat
 * Wild Pie
 * Unpowered Orb
 * Charge Air Orb Runes
 * 30 Air Runes
 * 3 Cosmic Runes
 * Battlestaff
 * Varrock Teleport Runes
 * Soft Clay
 * Hatchet
 * Skull Sceptre

Skills Needed

 * 70(B)
 * 51
 * 73(B)
 * 32
 * 66(B)
 * 66
 * 67(R) *note, you can do this at somebody else's house
 * 57

Rewards

 * Varrock armour 3 - In addition to the easy and medium tasks' reward, when worn:
 * Chance of smelting two bars at once when smelting ores up to and including adamantite in Edgeville furnace
 * Chance of Mining two ores at once when Mining ores up to and including adamantite
 * Access to new bank area in the Cooks' Guild 1st level with range in bank lobby
 * Armour can be used to access the Cooks' Guild in place of chef's hat
 * 64 Battlestaves are now available daily for purchase from Zaff's magic shop
 * Option to change your Varrock teleport to the Grand Exchange by talking to Vannaka.
 * An Antique lamp - 10,000 experience in any skill with a minimum level of 50.

Items

 * Soul Wars cape
 * Inferno adze
 * Strawberry
 * Watermelon
 * Cooking apple
 * Pie dish
 * Pot of flour
 * Bucket of water
 * Runite bar
 * Hammer
 * 10 Feathers
 * 25 Rune essence

Skills Needed

 * 80
 * 92
 * 15
 * 80
 * 95
 * 92
 * 88
 * 69
 * 78 (may be possible with a lower level and an Explorer's ring)

Rewards

 * Varrock armour 4 - In addition to the easy, medium and hard tasks' reward, when worn:
 * Zaff's apprentice, Naff, will sell you up to 80 battlestaves per day
 * Varrock's estate agent offers half price housing costs
 * Bork's drops are more generous
 * Access to the log storage boxes near the Fired Up beacons
 * Antique lamp - 3 x 40,000 experience in the skill of your choice over level 88
 * Antique lamp - 30,000 experience in the skill of your choice over level 65

Trivia

 * Orlando Smith is a nod to the character Indiana Jones from the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie.
 * When the Defender of Varrock quest was released, the Kudos requirement stayed at 153 instead of the new total.
 * From sometime no later than 13 May 2009, until the 19 May 2009 update, the Ancients Home Teleport did not register, making it impossible to complete the diary.
 * If you cast home teleport in a Bounty hunter world, it does NOT count for completing the Hard task of using home teleport to teleport to Edgeville.
 * The reward from all armours used to include better prices when buying and selling from Varrock stores, but was replaced with a higher chance at receiving Skull Sceptre parts on 2 September 2009 along with the Personalised Shops Update.
 * When Elsie tells you a story about "Dissy" she is actually speaking about the Wise Old Man from Draynor.