Desert achievements

Desert achievements

Release date	21 January 2013 (Update)
Area	Kharidian Desert
Members	Yes
Reward	Desert amulet
Lamp rewards	2,000 8,000 20,000 160,000
Taskmasters	Grand Vizier Hassan, Zahur, Ali the Mayor, Clay golem
Levels required Total level: 1647  78  —  81  78  80  70  65  85  70  60  91  70  45  89  51  80  52  58  35  77  65  70  67  55  75  —  — 160 275 —

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The Desert Tasks are the tasks relating to Kharidian Desert and its surrounding area, added on 21 January 2013. To complete all of the tasks, players will need the stats shown to the right. These members tasks, like all other members' task sets, have four difficulties ranging from easy to elite. Please note you must do the easy tasks first in order to claim rewards from medium, hard or elite. Two higher level requirements for the elite tasks include 91 Thieving and 89 Crafting. Some of the tasks include riding a magic carpet, mining granite and looting the engraved sarcophagus in Pyramid Plunder. They also include tasks from the Agility Pyramid and the Mage Training Arena.

The rewards include a Desert amulet, hefty experience rewards, new daily rewards and rerolls for the Dominion Tower. The amulet also provides some useful benefits for Mining, Crafting and Herblore and unlimited teleports to Nardah.

Easy tasks

Skills Needed
5 Hunter 14 Runecrafting 22 Thieving 7 Magic

Quests required
Diamond in the Rough Stolen Hearts One Piercing Note

Task	#	Description	Quest(s) needed	Skill(s) needed	Notes
Assassin's Feed	1	Eagle-dive into a hay cart after completing Diamond in the Rough.	Diamond in the Rough	None	Start at top of Craft Store or Al Kharid Palace. Stolen Heart
Touring Gear	2	Equip a full set of desert clothing while standing in the desert.	None	None
Memento Mori	3	View the Duel Arena scoreboard.	None	None
Fool's Gold	4	Catch a golden warbler.	None	5
Don't You Dare Close Your Eyes	5	Use any of the magic carpets in the desert.	None	None	To Uzer for tasks 4, 6 and 11
Slash Fund	6	Get water from a cactus in the desert.	None	None
Kookookachat	7	Talk to Khoochak about a quest.	Stolen Hearts	None	Al Kharid castle.
Fire at Will	8	Craft a fire rune at the fire altar.	None	14
Seems Legit	9	Obtain five artefacts from Pyramid Plunder and sell them to Simon in one go.	None	21	Cannot use artefacts obtained prior to task addition.
Extra Cheese	10	Exchange pizazz points at the Mage Training Arena.	None	7	Cosmic rune is easiest to purchase.
I Like to Watch	11	Attempt to spectate on a match at the Dominion Tower.	None	None	Choose 'other fights'
Wiggle Room	12	Perform the troubadour dance emote near the dancers outside the Citharede Abbey.	One Piercing Note	None

Walkthrough

1. Use a ring of duelling to reach the Duel Arena. View the scoreboard.
2. Go north to the Mage Training Arena. Earn some pizazz points if necessary and spend them.
3. Go out of the Duel Arena main gate and slightly north. Enter the fire altar and craft some fire runes.
4. Run south, or use the lodestone, and go through the east gate, go past the strykewyrms and do the troubadour dance near the Citharede Abbey musicians.
5. Use the Al Kharid lodestone to return to the city. Go east and north to the start point of the roof course (crafting shop) and follow it round to the hay cart.
6. Speak to Khoochak in the palace.
7. Go south to the Shantay Pass. Purchase and equip some desert clothing. Also purchase an empty water skin.
8. Take the carpet to Uzer.
9. Fill the waterskin from a cactus.
10. Run west and use a bird snare to catch a golden warbler.
11. Run west to the Dominion Tower and attempt to spectate a match inside.
12. Run across the river and south to Pollnivneach. Take the south carpet to Sophanem. Get five artefacts from Pyramid Plunder, exit the city and take them to Simon Templeton, near the Agility Pyramid to the east.

Easy task complete!

Rewards

Speak to Hassan in Al Kharid Palace to receive the easy rewards.

• Desert amulet 1
• Antique lamp (2,000 xp in any skill)
• Mage Training Arena prices lowered by 2%.
• Sparkly dung kalphites drop double loot.
• Speak to any rug merchant daily to receive a bag of lost items.
• Double water from cacti when wearing the amulet.

Medium tasks

Items Required
Crossbow Mithril grapple Dramen staff or equivalent Pyramid top Molten glass Glassblowing pipe Clean harralander Pickaxe Pouch (Summoning) 51 spirit shards Blue charm Potato cactus Hatchet Rope (obtainable during task) (3 pots of dye or 3 cowhides or 3 snake skins or 3 wolf skins or 3 sheep shears if no option for task 2)

Skills Needed
45 Prayer 35 Woodcutting 25 Summoning 45 Mining 33 Crafting 36 Herblore 30 Agility 37 Ranged 19 Strength

Quests required
Eagles' Peak The Feud Spirits of the Elid Missing My Mummy

Task	#	Description	Quest(s) needed	Skill(s) needed	Notes
Faster than a Speeding Bullet	1	Ride an eagle to the desert.	Eagles' Peak	None	Rope is found in the desert eagle cave. To get to the Eagles Eyrie fast, use the Book of Char teleport or any Eagle Transport.
So Su Me	2	Solve an easy runedoku casket.	The Feud	None	Speak to Ali Morrisane (if no rune option for puzzle you must speak to Aubury in the Varrock Rune Shop and select the option about Ali Morrisane, then Siamun).
A Bridge Not Far	3	Cross the River Lum using a crossbow.	None	8 19 37
Heathen Idle	4	Pray at the Elidinis statuette in Nardah.	Spirits of the Elid	None	North of the fountain.
Away with the Kalphites	5	Travel to the fairy ring near the Kalphite Lair.	Started Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen	None	Fairy ring code B-I-Q
All Square	6	Sell a pyramid top to Simon.	None	30
Goat Harralander?	7	Create a vial of combat potion from scratch in Nardah after killing a goat from the desert.	Spirits of the Elid	36 , 33	The following MUST be done in Nardah to count: crushing the goat horn, creating the vial from molten glass, filling the vial with water, adding the harralander to the vial of water, adding the crushed goat's horn to the harralander potion (unf). Doing any of this outside of Nardah will not count.
Taken for Granite	8	Mine granite at the quarry south of the Bandit Camp.	None	45
Unbeetleable	9	Create a spirit kalphite pouch at the obelisk south west of Nardah.	None	25	Pouch, 51 spirit shards, blue charm, potato cactus
An Teak	10	Attempt to cut a log from the teak tree near the Ruins of Uzer.	None	35	Southeast of Uzer near shore.
Overcut	11	Boost your stats at Amascut's altar.	Missing My Mummy	45	Use fairy ring to D-L-Q and run east. Room with Pharaoh Queen.

Walkthrough

1. Use the Book of char to go to Eagle's Peak. Take the desert eagle to the desert.
2. Home teleport to Lumbridge. Run south through the graveyard and cross the river.
3. Run east and do an easy runedoku at Ali Morissane.
4. Home teleport to the Bandit Camp and run south to the quarry. Mine some granite.
5. Home teleport to Yanille and run north to the fairy ring. Go to B-I-Q. Enter the kalphite lair and run round to get a potato cactus for later.
6. Go out of the lair and take the fairy ring to D-L-Q. Go through the Uzer Mastaba and pray at Amascut's altar.
7. Exit the mastaba and go to the teak trees and cut a log.
8. Run south to Nardah. Pray at the Elidinis statue.
9. Get a goat horn. Do not crush it yet. Go to the fountain and do all the steps there.
10. Run west from Nardah to the summoning obelisk. Make the kalphite pouch.
11. Go to the Agility Pyramid and traverse its edges to get the gold top.

Rewards

Medium task complete!

Speak to Zahur in the potion shop in Nardah for a Desert amulet 2 and an Experience lamp, giving 8,000 experience in the skill of your choice.

• When worn:
  • Goats have a chance to drop noted Desert goat horns.
  • Reduced failure rate at the Agility Pyramid.
  • 50 Molten glass per day (Make Glass Desert Amulet option).
• At all times:
  • A second Teak tree near Uzer.
  • Unlimited teleports to Nardah.
  • 5% cheaper items at the pizazz store.
  • 20 noted potato cacti from the Weird Old Man a day.

Hard tasks

Items Required
1 Astral rune, 1 Fire rune, and 3 Water runes Dreadnips (450 kills in dominion tower) Face mask or Full slayer helmet Waterskin Camulet or Cramulet Cactus seed Onion Bowl Bucket of water Tomato Pot of flour Raw ugthanki meat Cramulet (Full version, complete with Monkeyspeak, Ghostspeak, Catspeak, and Camelspeak amulets)

Skills Needed
70 50 52 55 65 55 61 75

Task	#	Description	Quest(s) needed	Skill(s) needed	Notes
Skinful	1	Use Humidify to fill a Waterskin while standing in the desert.	Dream Mentor	68
Water on the Brain	2	Equip a charged Enchanted water tiara while in the desert.	Dealing with Scarabas	50
More Fletcher than Sumona	3	Fletch some Broad bolts or arrows in Sumona's house.	Smoking kills	52	Also unlock the ability to do so for 300 Slayer points.
Ug Thankee Kindly	4	Make an Ugthanki kebab from raw ingredients in Nardah.		50	All of the items can be purchased on Grand Exchange. Purchase an onion, a tomato, an empty bowl, raw Ugthanki meat, pot of flour, and a bucket of water. Create the kebab mix in Nardah by using first the onion then tomato on the bowl. Proceed to create the pitta bread dough by using the pot of flour and bucket of water together. Next, cook the meat and dough on the range in Nardah. Then, combine all items. Note: Using a pot of flour on a water source doesn't work. The dough must be made with a bucket, jug, or bowl of water.
Nipped in the Bug	5	Use a Dreadnip on the Kalphite Queen.			You need 450 kills in the Dominion Tower and have a dreadnip to release.
Drafty in Here	6	Kill a Dust devil in the Smoke Dungeon	Smoking kills	65	Also equip a Face mask or a Full slayer helmet
Enaqua	7	Fill a Waterskin from the fountain of Enakhra's Temple.			Must have started Enakhra's Lament.
Say It, Don't Spray It	8	Hear one of Al the Camel's poems using a fully featured cramulet.	Enakhra's Lament, Do No Evil		2nd option - say something unpleasant, then "this is just to say". If not working, combine M'speak amulet, Ghostspeak amulet, Catspeak amulet (or Catspeak amulet (e)) and Camulet.
1001 Kharidian Spikes	9	Harvest spines from a cactus you grew yourself.		55
Ice-Cold Killer	10	Freeze an enemy in the desert using Ice Burst.	Desert Treasure	70
Ludikeris	11	Kill a scarab mage, Locust rider or Kalphite with the Keris dagger.	Contact!
Security through Obscurity	12	Use the Deposit chest near the Bedabin Camp	Deadliest Catch		Northwest of camp near shore.
Wake-Up Call	13	Open the sarcophagus in the level 61 room of Pyramid Plunder		61
Open Sesame	14	Enter the Al-kharid resource dungeon.		75

Rewards

Hard task complete!

You are awarded a Desert amulet 3 and an Experience lamp giving 20,000 experience in the skill of your choice.

• When worn:
  • Goats have a chance to drop noted Desert goat horns.
  • Reduced failure rate at the Agility Pyramid.
• Operate
  • Unlimited teleports to Nardah.
  • 100 Molten glass, once per day
• At all times:
  • The cactus patch in Al Kharid will be protected from disease and always provides double spines.
  • Double charges on the Pharaoh's sceptre and the Sceptre of the gods.
  • Reduced chance of Mummies and Scarabs spawning in Pyramid Plunder.
  • Keris has a greater chance of scoring a vicious blow.
  • 10% cheaper items at the pizazz store.
  • 30 noted potato cacti from the Weird Old man a day.

Elite tasks

Items Required
Holy Cithara Slayer helmet, charged with 50 Summoning scrolls Ancient staff Anhk Scarabas mask

Skills Needed
77 91 91 80 80 85

Task	#	Description	Quest(s) needed	Skill(s) needed	Notes
Staff of Stryke	1	Kill a Desert strykewyrm wearing a fully charged slayer helmet and wielding an ancient staff.	Smoking kills, Desert treasure	77 , 55	The full slayer helmet must be charged with 50 scrolls of any kind (howl scrolls being easiest to obtain). It may be recoloured. The staff cannot be borrowed. Anything can be used to kill the wyrm, as long as the staff and helm are equipped. When all requirements are met, having the strykewyrms as a slayer task isn't required to kill one.
Room Srvice	2	Open the Sarcophagus in the final room of Pyramid Plunder.		91
Sun Shade	3	Plant the Dominion marker in the desert, with all its achievements complete, including killing Sunfreet.
A, B, Chitara	4	Play the Holy Cithara while standing in the Citharede Abbey.	*One Piercing Note, Ghost Ahoy, Desert treasure
Ankle Support	5	Wear the ankh and the Scabaras mask while in the desert.	Diamond in the Rough, Do No Evil	80 , 80
I'm Super	6	In Nardah make a Super antifire flask - making both the the flask and the potion from scratch.	As a First Resort...	89 , 85

Rewards

Elite task complete!

• Desert amulet 4
• Experience lamps - total of 160,000 experience in the skills of your choice.

• When worn
  • 150 Molten glass per day.
  • Opportunity to re-roll your Dominion Tower chest rewards.
• At all times:
  • Two feathers at once from pickpocketing the Desert Phoenix.
  • Chance to create 4-dose Super antifire potions instead of 3-dose.
  • Boosted stats on the Ancient staff.
  • A new sandstone rock on the Sophanem coast of which only holds up to 25 red sandstone per day.
  • Merchant in Quarry will buy granite from you (price depends on rock size) for 20% Grand Exchange value, that can be counter to mine/drop ores.
  • 40 noted potato cacti from the Weird Old Man.

Concept Art

Concept art for the easy reward from the Desert Tasks

Concept art for the medium reward from the Desert Tasks

Concept art for the hard reward from the Desert Tasks

Concept art for the elite reward from the Desert Tasks

Trivia

• The reward pendants colors align with the basic 4 gems:
  • Easy = blue (sapphire)
  • Medium = green (emerald)
  • Hard = red (ruby)
  • Elite = white (diamond)
• The jingles are renditions of music tracks relating to the task area, as usual. The easy jingle is a rendition of Violinsanity, hard of Breaking In and elite of Final Showdown.

References

• The easy task "Assasin's Feed" is a pun on the video game "Assasin's Creed."
• The easy task "Don't You Dare Close Your Eyes" refers to the lyrics from "A Whole New World", featured in Disney's animated film Aladdin
• The hard task "1001 Kharidian Spikes" is a pun on the famous book "Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights."
• The task "Seems Legit" is a reference to the internet meme "Seems Legit."
• The hard task "Ludikeris" is a pun on the word "Ludicrous".
• The medium task "Faster Than A Speeding Bullet" is a reference to the Desert Eagle handgun.
• The medium task "A Bridge Not Far" is a reference to A Bridge Too Far.
• The task "An Teak" is a play on the word "antique".
• The easy task "Away with the Kalphites" is a play on the phrase "away with the fairies".

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