Diamond in the Rough/Quick guide

This is the quick guide for Diamond in the Rough. For a more in-depth version, click here.

Walkthrough

Start point	Speak to Osman in Al Kharid.
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Novice
Official length	Medium to Long
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: Diamond in the Rough Stolen Hearts
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. None
Recommended	Food and armour
Enemies to defeat	5x Bandit (level 2) Bandit king (level 3) Apep (level 5) Heru (level 5)

Getting Started

• Talk to Osman in Al Kharid palace without a follower or pet. ( ✓)…

  ✓	[Accept Quest]

• Talk to Ozan just outside the palace.
• After the cutscene, take the Heavy weight from the Het scales.
• Climb the rope and head north-west, "Drop-off" the roof.
• Shimmy across the rope then "Parrot drop" off the rug to the south.
• Head south-east to the Shantay Pass.

The Sundials

• Talk to Shantay.
• Go through the pass. ( 4)…

  4	Let's keep going.

• Use the outer ring to align the sundial to the symbol of Het. (Human face)
• Talk to Ozan.
• Head south-west to the next sundial for a cutscene.
• Kill the Bandits and the Bandit king.
• Pick up the Sundial gnomon (right click and select take) that will be dropped by the last bandit.
• Use it on the sundial.
• Align the sundial to the symbol of Apmeken. (Monkey head)
• Talk to Ozan.
• Head north-west for a cutscene.
• During the cutscene, select any of the options. Do not skip it. ( ~•~•~•~)…

  ~	[Any option]
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  ~	[Any option]

The Kalphite Cavern

• After the cutscene, keep entering any of the tunnels.
• Ozan will eventually tell you that he is sitting on something uncomfortable.
• Inspect the third sundial after Ozan fixes it and align it to the symbol of Crondis. (Crocodile head)
• Enter the tunnel that the sunbeam points to.
• Walk through the tunnel and enter the next tunnel.
• Slice open the Dung kalphites until the Kharid-ib is found.
  • Slashing weapon can be found near cave entrance if not equipped.
    • Look for the sparkling ones which will hold the gems that are needed. Graphical settings need to be at high to see the sparklings. According to the new RuneScape client, sparklings can be seen with minimal settings, too.
• Climb up the rope to exit The Kalphite Cavern.
• Talk to Ozan or Leela.
• Align the sundial to the symbol of Scabaras. (Scarab)

Lady Keli

• Head south and talk to Lady Keli to start a cutscene.
• During the cutscene, select any of the options. (Do not skip it) ( ~•~•~)…

  ~	[Any option]
  ~	[Any option]
  ~	[Any option]

• Kill Apep and Heru.
• Talk to Prince Ali Mirza.
• Click through the dialogue and watch the cutscene.
• Talk-to Osman.
• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 1 quest point
• 250 experience
• 250 experience
• 250 experience lamp
• 250 experience lamp
• 1 sapphire, 1 emerald, 1 ruby (if picked up from dung kalphites)
• Access to the Kalphite nursery, where you can obtain Aten (Heru's shield) and Uraeus (Apep's axe) from slicing dung kalphites
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice
  

Additional rewards/activities

The Scabaras tomb

Players with level 80 (boosts may be used, must be visible) can mine a crack in the room below the quicksand for 20,000 experience and access a secret treasure room, which contains a Scabaras mask and a Was (sceptre). To reach the fissure room, go down the well (north-west of the Kalphite Lair, fairy ring BIQ) and go in the tunnel in the east wall of the Kalphite nursery. Then go through the tunnel all the way to the other side and enter. You will find yourself in the room below the quicksand.

Music unlocked

• The Cave
• The Chozan One
• Sands of Time
• Quicksand!
• Dune
• Evil
• Final Showdown
• Oasis
• Above the City