Birthright of the Dwarves/Quick guide

This is the quick guide for Birthright of the Dwarves. For a more in-depth version, click here.

Walkthrough

Start point	Speak to King Veldaban on the top floor of Keldagrim Palace
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Grandmaster
Official length	Very Long
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: Birthright of the Dwarves King of the Dwarves Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf Forgettable Tale... The Giant Dwarf Fishing Contest Between a Rock... Dwarf Cannon Fishing Contest My Arm's Big Adventure Eadgar's Ruse Druidic Ritual Troll Stronghold Death Plateau The Feud Jungle Potion Done some work in Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup 80 Mining 82 Smithing 85 Strength Recommended: The World Wakes Watchtower The Fremennik Isles
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. 7 free inventory spaces
Recommended	Combat gear and food
Enemies to defeat	3x Chaos dwarf (level 108) 7x Red Axe director (levels 90, 84) Ikadia the Exile (level 126) Hreidmar (level 111) Colonel Grimsson (level 107 and then level 111)

Starting out

• If you just finished King of the Dwarves you must leave Keldagrim and come back or re-log to make Veldaban appear.
• Talk to Veldaban on the top floor of the Keldagrim palace. ( 1•1•3•✓)…

  1	Hello, Veldaban.
  1	So you're king - what now?
  3	So what are you going to do?
  ✓	[Accept Quest]

Investigating the spies

Items needed: 2 inventory spaces

• Enter the cave west of the Keldagrim bank and talk to Lieutenant Brae. ( 1)…

  1	He's not coming. He sent me instead.

• Talk to Vigr.
• Go to the western ground floor of the palace and search the furnace in the north-eastern room.
• Read the bundle of letters and return to Vigr. ( 1•~)…

  1	Here are some letters I found in your workshop.
  ~	[Any option]

• Talk to Klaas. ( 1•1•2•3)…

  1	Calling for the overthrow of the king is treason.
  1	How do you know Veldaban isn't the rightful king?
  2	I think the Red Axe told you to say this.
  3	I'll come back.

• Go to the bar south of the Keldagrim bank and talk to Meike. ( 1•1•1•2)…

  1	Klaas is calling for a revolution.
  1	Why does Klaas think Veldabanm isn't the rightful king?
  1	Could he have got the idea from the Red Axe?
  2	Goodbye.

• Return to Klaas. ( 1•~)…

  1	I spoke to Meike. She vouched for you.
  ~	[Any option]

• Talk to Brendt. ( 2•2)…

  2	Why did King Sorvott say you were from the Red Axe?
  2	I'll come back.

• Talk to Grundt. ( 3)…

  3	What was the nickname of your ship's captain?

• Talk to Brendt. ( 3•~•~)…

  3	Grundt says the ship's captain was Sigridsdottir.
  ~	[Any option]
  ~	[Any option]

• Return to Veldaban. ( 1•1•2)…

  1	I've dealt with the suspected spies.
  1	Vigr said the Red Axe broke off contact with him.
  2	Goodbye.

Taverley Chaos Dwarves

Items recommended: Combat equipment

• Go to the Taverley Dungeon and kill chaos dwarves until Ikadia the Exile appears.
• After she talks to you and teleports away, go to the chaos druid circle in the north-eastern corner of the dungeon and talk to her. ( 2)…

  2	I am ready.

• Defeat her and talk to her again. ( 2•4)…

  2	Just tell me about the chaos dwarves.
  4	I'm not a murderer. You live.

Yanille's Watchtower Wizard

Items needed: No follower, 5 free inventory spaces

• Go to the Watchtower just north-west outside the wall of Yanille and talk to the Watchtower Wizard on the top floor. ( 1•~•1)…

  1	King Veldaban sent me...
  ~	[Any option]
  1	I'm ready.

• Use the wand on the 4 floating objects.
• Catch all the loose memory fragments.
• Investigate each memory void. Based on the text that appears, use the corresponding memory fragment on the memory void following the table below:

Original object	Text	Correct fragment	Result
Kebab	Walking stick, spiky hair, twirly moustache.	Hreidmar fragment	Hreidmar
Beer	What would a Gnome be doing here?	Gnome emissary fragment	Gnome Emissary
Beer	I wonder where he got that scar.	Grimsson fragment	Colonel Grimsson
Kebab	It's not natural for a dwarf to look like that.	Chaos dwarf fragment	Chaos dwarf

• After the cut-scene, return to Veldaban. ( 1•~•1•2•2)…

  1	I investigated Taverley dungeon.
  ~	[Any option]
  1	I got a wand from the Watchtower Wizard.
  2	I'll keep hold of it.
  2	I'll meet you in the Barendir caves.

The Assault on the Red Axe

Items recommended: Food

The entrance to the Barendir tunnels.

• Enter the Barendir caves south of west Keldagrim and then enter the cave on the far north-eastern side.
• Talk to Veldaban.
• Talk to Nulodion.
• Fire the cannon.
• This part is not a safe death. Should you die, your gravestone will be a short walk inside the Barendir caves.
• After the cut-scene, stand behind the pillars to get the cannons to shoot them down, and sabotage the cannons as you progress.
  • Do not stand near a cannon if it is about to explode, as it will hit for 5,000+ damage.
  • Praying against range is strongly recommended.
• After destroying all 5 cannons, walk up onto the platform with Grimsson.
• Pull the lever and get in the mine cart.

Repairing the Memories

Items recommended: 3 free inventory spaces

• Enter the cave.
• After the cut-scene, use the wand on the royal Red Axe standard, the Zamorakian Chaplain, and the chaos dwarf standing next to him.
• Catch all the loose memory fragments.
• Investigate each memory void. Based on the text that appears, use the corresponding memory fragment on the memory void following the table below:

Original object	Text	Correct fragment	Result
Chaos dwarf	He doesn't want to be here.	Conscript fragment	Dwarf conscript
Zamorakian chaplain	Guthix won't help us now.	Chaplain fragment	Guthixian chaplain
Red Axe Standard	Eight coloured segments on a flag.	Standard fragment	Consortium Standard

• In the next memory, use the wand on the two trolls directly next to Grimsson and repeat the memory fragment process following the table below:

Original object	Text	Correct fragment	Result
Dwarf Bone	Broken rocks.	Troll fragment	Dwarf Bone
Small troll	He doesn't want to be here.	Dwarf fragment	Dwarf conscript

• In the next memory, use the wand on Zamorak and repeat the memory fragment process.
• In the next memory, use the wand on the 3 dwarves, catch the memory fragments only when they're not labelled "dangerous", and repeat the process following the table below:

Original object	Text	Correct fragment	Result
Old Dwarf	Walking stick, spiky hair, twirly moustache.	Hreidmar fragment	Hreidmar
Grumpy Dwarf	I wonder where he got that scar.	Grimsson fragment	Colonel Grimsson
Beardless dwarf	What would a gnome be doing here?	Gnome Emissary fragment	Gnome Emissary

Veldaban of the Red Axe

Items recommended: Combat equipment

• Kill Grunsh or let him go.
• Enter the eastern doorway and go up to the 1^st2^nd floor^[UK].
• Try to open the door with the chaos dwarf behind it.
• Talk to one of the directors. ( 4)…

  4	My friend here would like to join the Red Axe.

• Kill 7 of the 8 directors.
• Talk to the remaining director.
• Go upstairs to the top floor of the palace.

The Final Confrontation

Items needed: No follower
Items recommended: Magic combat equipment and food

Warning: If you place your Dominion Marker during the first phase of the fight you will lose it.

• You can teleport out at any time. When you return, the fight will resume from after the last person you killed (Grimsson, Chaos Grimsson, or Chaos Hreidmar).
• Talk to Grimsson and begin the fight.
• Kill Grimsson.
• Kill Chaos Grimsson.
  • Try to lure and isolate him on the side with the stairs, just outside the main room. When his adrenaline bar fills up and he's about to charge you, go down the stairs and wait for 10 seconds before coming back up.
• Kill Chaos Hreidmar.
• Either kill or save Veldaban.
• Speak with any director.
• Quest complete!