Adventurer

The Adventurer is a non-player character who is boiled alive in a cauldron within the Troll Strongholds Kitchen by the chief Troll Cook Burntmeat in a cutscene during the My Arm's Big Adventure quest. He is then later eaten by Burntmeat; however this is not witnessed in the cutscene as it finishes as Burntmeat goes to light the fire under the cauldron to begin cooking the adventurer.

The player learns about the fate of the Adventurer when speaking to Burntmeat at the beginning of My Arm's Big Adventure. Burntmeat requests help from the player to grow Goutweed, The player questions Burntmeat because they thought it was impossible to grow as the Trolls had harvested it all. Burntmeat tells the player about the Adventurer because Burntmeat discovered that Goutweed could be farmed while cooking the Adventurer.

The adventurer was captured, cooked and eaten sometime between the end of Eadgar's Ruse and the beginning of My Arm's Big Adventure, the actual time when it happened is not specified by Burntmeat only that he found out about Goutweed being grow-able sometime after the end of Eadgar's Ruse.

The Adventurer was captured by unknown means, most likely he was captured while exploring the Troll Stronghold. He was stripped of his armour and clothes and before he was added to the cauldron Burntmeat washed him to avoid the adventurers sweat from contaminating the stew in the cauldron. (However Burntmeat did forget to wash the adventurers feet, this led to Burntmeat getting food poisoning after he ate the stewed adventurer) After he was washed he was placed in the cooking pot in the centre of the kitchen. Burntmeat is the only Troll currently in the kitchen, the other three cooks are not currently present.

All of the Adventurers possessions (Dragon chainbody, Dragon platelegs, Dragon medium helmet, Abyssal whip, a Shark, and some Coins) were strewn over the floor in-front of the cooking pot where he was detained. The adventurer told Burntmeat he is welcome to all his possessions if he was released, however Burntmeat refuses as armour and weapons don't taste as good as humans.

It is not made clear how the adventurer was detained in the cauldron. His hands were seen to be visibly free and clutching the rim of the cooking pot however his legs may have been tied beneath him preventing him from standing and escaping.

Burntmeat discovered Goutweed in the Adventurer's Dragon platelegs when he kicked them across the room when walking towards the cauldron, Burntmeat demanded to know where it came from claiming that the Adventurer had stolen it from him. The adventurer repeatedly told Burntmeat that he grew the Goutweed however Burntmeat claimed that he was lying as Burntmeat believed it was impossible to grow.

The Adventurer hoped that by telling Burntmeat where he got the Goutweed from he will then be released, however this plan backfired as Burntmeat decided to boil him into a stew anyway after hearing about the origin of the Goutweed. The adventurer cried out but was cut short by Burntmeat, the cutscene camera paned left to the wall as the clip ends. It is presumed that Burntmeat then started the cauldron boiling and stirred the soup as the adventurer slowly boiled to death, the adventurer would have then been eaten after he finished cooking, it is not known whether he was eaten by just Burntmeat or if he was shared out with the other trolls inside of the Troll Stronghold.

Burntmeat then realises that Goutweed can be grown again and informs the player that his assistant, My Arm, will need help growing it.

The adventurer apparently gave Burntmeat a stomachache because he forgot to wash the adventurer's sweaty feet before placing him in the cauldron with the water and other 'ingredients' (cabbage), and boiling him alive, Burntmeat doesn't realise until after eating him that he forgot to wash his feet.

The player is disgusted when they learn that Burntmeat ate the adventurer, and they only agree to help Burntmeat when he tells them he will never cook another human again if he learns how to farm Goutweed. When the player demands to know why the adventurer deserved to be eaten, Burntmeat claims the fact that he got a stomachache from the adventurers unwashed feet was a justifiable enough reason for eating him, despite the fact that he would have had to eat the adventurer before he could have given Burntmeat a stomach ache.

The player asks about the adventurer's items, to which Burntmeat replies that he has thrown them away, as they were no good for eating (the dragon armour and coins were hard on his teeth and the abyssal whip got stuck down his throat). He even throws away the shark, despite that being edible.



Trivia

 * If the player repeatedly clicks on the Adventurer's items during the cutscene it is prematurely ended, Burntmeat complains that you aren't listening to him and stops talking to you. The player then has to start up a conversation with Burntmeat again to get him to continue telling the story.


 * If the player asks Burntmeat for the Adventurers items as a reward, Burntmeat will tell you that he threw them away as they weren't edible. If you have done the Swan Song quest before My Arm's big adventure, your character replies, "You're worse than that old man who wouldn't give me his hat!" This response pertains to the many rants during Swan Song where your character begs the Wise Old Man for his blue party hat.


 * The cauldron that the adventurer is boiled alive in is full of cabbage, it is a common joke by Jagex to refer to cabbages. There are many silly references to cabbages during quests in Runescape.


 * Burntmeat uses cabbage as a seasoning when boiling the adventurer into a stew and the fact that players state that cabbage tastes terrible, as well as Burntmeat forgetting to thoroughly wash the adventurer including his feet which led to his sweat contaminating the cooked stew and giving Burntmeat a stomachache, may point out that Burntmeat is not actually a very good cook at all.


 * The adventurer was probably the last human to be cooked by Burntmeat, as one of the players conditions for helping Burntmeat in My Arm's Big Adventure is that he will never cook a human again. However Burntmeat didn't specify that he would stop eating humans so many more could follow the adventurer's fate. (Just eaten raw rather than boiled alive)


 * Before the HD graphical update the Adventurer had no visible thumbs on either of his hands in the close up shots of him talking, however since the high detail update they can be seen.


 * After Burntmeat tricks the adventurer and begins walking towards him to start cooking him at the end of the cutscene, the adventurer yells out "Oh B..." it is likely this is meant to be a swear cut off by the end of the cutscene as a joke by Jagex.


 * All of the adventurers expensive items laying in-front of the cauldron as well as Burntmeat throwing them away is designed to tease players who start the quest.


 * The adventurer may well be made to represent a player; he has dragon armour and a Abyssal whip which is common among high level players as well as having a notable farming level due to being able to grow Goutweed. This might show what would happen to players if Burntmeat considered them tasty enough to boiled in his cauldron rather than letting them go because of him considering them to tough to be tender.