Stranger


 * For information about the vampire stranger see Sinister Stranger.
 * For information about the suspicious outsiders in Draynor Village see Shady Stranger.

A Stranger sometimes appears when players have a diamond of Azzanadra in your inventory. He wields a poisoned Dragon dagger and follows the closest person to him. He is non-attackable to the players not doing Desert Treasure, and attempting to attack the stranger when not doing Desert treasure will yield the message, "He has no interest in fighting you."

He has been known in rare cases to stalk random players who aren't holding a diamond, and haven't started Desert Treasure, and in rare cases even attack them, which is problematic because they can't fight back. This is a glitch, and Jagex has yet to implement a fix.

Recent reports have also revealed that the stranger has appeared after Desert Treasure was completed, but will leave you alone if you log out, or wait a little while. There have been some cases of him appearing on free worlds, able to use a members weapon, which is probably due to members logging out and logging back in onto free worlds.

He uses a Dragon dagger (p++) and he attacks with its special attack very often, with no special attack bar limit. If you wish to fight him, protect from melee prayer is highly recommended, although it won't prevent him from poisoning you unless you bring an antipoison.

Avoiding the Stranger
The moment at which the stranger appears is random, as long as you are carrying the gems. To minimize the risk of the stranger, consider the following.
 * Have a weapon at hand (if you choose to fight him).Stranger_NPC.png
 * Have anti-poison ready to drink, in case he poisons you (which he probably will).
 * Prayer is recommended, as he can hit upwards of 150.
 * If you don't want to fight, make sure you don't turn back. It also helps to have auto-retaliate off, so that you don't turn back, thus risking becoming hit and poisoned.

Also, always try to keep all your diamonds on your bank so he doesn't appear for you. However he can appear right after you get one of the diamonds, which can be annoying since you will probably have taken damage or exhausted Prayer from the fights.

Trivia

 * After completing Desert Treasure, the Stranger can appear. He can not be attacked after and he will follow you about. If you move far enough away from where he started following you, he will lose interest and start following another person, even if they haven't started Desert Treasure.
 * He can appear and attack you in the Distraction and Diversion, Familiarisation. You will fight with the same strength and accuracy as the weapon and the same defence as the armour you had when you entered the familiar plane but you will stay in a holiday resort eating icecream