Crocodile Tears quick guide

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Walkthrough

Start point	Speak to Leela and Senliten in Senliten's tomb.
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Master
Official length	Short to Medium
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: Crocodile Tears Dealing with Scabaras Contact! Icthlarin's Little Helper Diamond in the Rough Stolen Hearts Gertrude's Cat The Restless Ghost The Feud Zogre Flesh Eaters Big Chompy Bird Hunting Jungle Potion The Jack of Spades Diamond in the Rough Stolen Hearts Missing My Mummy The Golem Icthlarin's Little Helper Diamond in the Rough Stolen Hearts Gertrude's Cat The Restless Ghost Spirits of the Elid Rank 3 overall Menaphos reputation Bring Leela back to Senliten's tomb 73 Hunter 72 Fishing 47 Woodcutting 30 Agility Rank 3 overall Menaphos reputation
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. Rope Fishing bait Cat (or kitten) At least 28,000 Coins for buying Croc ice Items obtained for Crondis will not be accepted if you gather them before she has demanded them
Recommended	Food and equipment for the boss fight Pharaoh's sceptre/Sceptre of the gods (for quick-travel to Sophanem and the Agility Pyramid) Desert amulet 2 or higher (for easy access to the Uzer Mastaba) TokKul-Zo also works (teleport to the TzHaar Fight Cave, use the fairy ring to DLQ and then run east) Dominion medallion (for quick access to the Elid cave) Waterskin or enchanted water tiara for desert heat Super energy potion or Explorer's ring 4 to refresh run energy Port district teleport/Slayer Codex (if unlocked) and Imperial district teleport tablets, or access to the Menaphos lodestone
Enemies to defeat	Ukunduka (level 108)

Finding Crondis

Items needed: Rope, and a cat, kitten, or hellcat.

• Note: The fastest way to visit Senliten is to use a charged Amulet of glory to teleport to Al Kharid, and then use the magic carpet network to head to Uzer.
• Speak with Senliten in her tomb in the Pyramid south of Uzer. ( 3•3•✓)…

  3	Talk about Crocodile Tears.
  3	Where are you going with this?
  ✓	[Accept Quest]

• Talk to the Sphinx in Sophanem with your cat (do not wear a catspeak amulet or cramulet). ( 2•3•3•2)…

  2	Can you tell me about the gods of the Menaphites?
  3	Tell me about the minor gods.
  3	Tell me about Crondis.
  2	Thanks, I think I now have a better understanding of this place.

• Talk to Jex, who is north-east of the Sphinx. ( 2•3•1•2•3)…

  2	Could you tell me more about the minor gods?
  3	Could you tell me more about Crondis?
  1	Could you tell me more about Crondis's connection with crocodiles?
  2	Could you tell me more about Crondis's followers?
  3	Could you tell me more about the Crondis's influence over the desert?

• Return to Senliten. ( 3)…

  3	Talk about Crocodile Tears.

• Use Leela to return to the surface.
• Enter the temple again but use the explore option. ( 2)…

  2	Explore the temple.

  • Head north to the ship to search for the dowsing rod.
• Search the desert 3 times with the rod:
  • The oasis right outside the temple.
  • The oasis by the Camel Warriors.
  • The oasis near the Bedabin Camp. (Bandit Camp teleport)
• Return to Senliten. ( 3)…

  3	Talk about Crocodile Tears.

• Climb the waterfall north of the Dominion Tower and talk to the spirits. ( 1)…

  1	I need your help to charge the dowsing rod.

Dealing with Crondis

Items recommended: Weight-reducing clothes, and combat gear for fighting Ukunduka.

• Talk to Portmaster Kags in the Port District of Menaphos, on the west-most pier. ( 2)…

  2	Transport to Crondis's pyramid.

• Enter the Pyramid.

• Talk to the High Priest of Crondis (you cannot get the items in advance).
  • Collect 1 raw beltfish, then return to Crondis.
  • Collect 2 acadia logs, then return to Crondis.
  • Collect 4 pyramid tops, then return to Crondis.
  • Collect 8 plover birds, then return to Crondis.
  • Collect 16 croc ices (buy at least 24), then return to Crondis as fast as possible without teleporting. You can use flying carpets to travel to Menaphos.
• Talk to Crondis. Any chat option, except 1 for all dialogue boxes.
• Kill Ukunduka (stay out of melee distance or use Saradomin Brews).
• Talk to the High Priest of Crondis.
• Return to Senliten.
• After the cutscene, speak with Senliten. ( 3)…

  3	Talk about Crocodile Tears.

• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 1 quest point
• A relic of Crondis, giving 5,500 reputation with a faction in Menaphos of your choice by turning it in to a faction leader.
• 35,000 experience
• 35,000 experience
• 15,000 experience
• 15,000 experience
• Immunity from desert heat
• Menaphos reputation gain increased to 150%
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice
  

Additional rewards/activities

• Access to the Crondis tomb containing:
  • Nekhakha
  • Crondis mask
  • 20,000 experience for entering the tomb for the first time
    

Music unlocked

• More Than a Mouthful (entering Crondis's pyramid for the first time)
• More Than a Mouthful II (during fight with Ukunduka)
• The Tale of Crondis (after the quest in The Golden Scarab Inn)