Distractions and Diversions/Locations

It is currently Week 855: 8 Jan 2025 – 14 Jan 2025. (wrong?)

Distractions and Diversions locations (D&D) is a guide for the mobile events in the Distractions and Diversions game feature. Locations for Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza and Penguin Hide and Seek change every week on Wednesdays (see time).

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Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza

Main article: Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza

Current location:
Tree Gnome
Seers' Village
Catherby
Taverley
Edgeville
Falador
Rimmington
Draynor
Al Kharid
Lumbridge
Lumber Yard
Gertrude's
Taverley
Days until next: 7 (wrong?)

All locations

1. Seers' Village
2. Catherby
3. Taverley
4. Edgeville
5. Falador
6. Rimmington
7. Draynor Village
8. Al Kharid
9. Lumbridge
10. Varrock - south-east of Lumber Yard
11. Varrock - south of the Cooks' Guild
12. Tree Gnome Stronghold - south of the entrance (near the gate)

Note: From Week 13 onwards, the locations repeat the location of Week 1-12. For example, Week 17's location would be Week 5's location (Falador), and for Week 20, the location would be in Al Kharid (Week 8).

Maps

Seers' Village

Catherby

Taverley

Edgeville

Falador

Rimmington

Draynor Village

Al Kharid

Lumbridge

Lumber Yard

Cooks' Guild

Tree Gnome Stronghold

Penguin Hide and Seek

Main article: Penguin Hide and Seek

Penguin roaming areas

By comparing the clues given by Larry or Chuck and the actual penguin sightings, the roaming area of each of the clues can be determined. At different times, different clues may be activated by the same penguin. Sometimes multiple penguins may be activating the same clue.

The information regarding area should not be used as a basis for your search due to the penguins large roaming areas and that they are in different places in each world. However, penguins cannot change costume during the week. The only exceptions to this rule are during the Hallowe'en events, when some penguins change to Pumpguins (Pumpkin penguins), or during the Christmas Events, when some penguins change to Snowguins (Snowman penguins).

Reward

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Formula

• Coins: 6,500 × (penguin points)
• Experience: 25 × (level) × (penguin points); 40 × (level) × (penguin points) after Back to the Freezer
• Experience is halved for elite skills.

Locations

General clue areas are given by Larry, located in the Ardougne Zoo near the penguin exhibit, or Chuck the polar bear after Hunt for the Red Raktuber. However, the penguins' wander area is often extremely large and only limited by obstacles such as water, fences with no openings, and impassible terrain. The invisible penguin respawns every few minutes in any of the 1-point spawn locations. Its movement is not limited by some obstacles, such as water and rough terrain, but is limited by other obstacles, such as trees and walls (similar to Implings). The penguins reset weekly on Wednesdays shortly after 00:00 UTC.

For the week beginning: 3 Oct

No.	Spawn area	Requirement	Type	Penguin Points (after Cold War)	Maps (Click to enlarge)
1	Gnome Maze	None	Pumpkin	1
2	Gnome Maze	None	Pumpkin	1
3	Brimhaven (Horseshoe mine)	None	Pumpkin	1
4	East Karamja	None	Pumpkin	1
5	Entrana	None	Pumpkin	1
6	Kharidian Desert (Near the TARDIS)	None	Pumpkin	1 (2)
7	East of Canifis (East Haunted Woods)	None	Pumpkin	1 (2)
8	Central Mort Myre Swamp	None	Pumpkin	1 (2)
9	Wilderness (South of volcano, old SC)	None	Pumpkin	1 (2)
10	Wilderness (South of volcano, old SC)	None	Pumpkin	1 (2)
11	Wilderness (Lava Maze)	None	Pumpkin	1 (2)
12	Any 1-pt location	Started Desert Treasure and Completed Some Like It Cold	Invisible	3	N/A
13	Falador well	Completed Hunt for Red Raktuber	Polar Bear	1

Shooting Star

Main article: Shooting Star

Viewing a shooting star with a mahogany telescope which shows landing area and approximate time.

Shooting stars fall from the sky in RuneScape approximately every 2 hours in one location on each world. The location may be different in other worlds. When players mine through all layers of the star, they will find a Star sprite. The location of the crash sites are random, although the stars always crash near a mine or bank.

Shooting stars can be viewed through a Telescope which gives a regional location and approximate time of its landing. The telescope can isolate the landing to the following 9 regions:

Asgarnia

Possible locations in Asgarnia.

1. Mining Guild, outside of its exterior north-east corner
2. Falador mining site, south-east side of the mine, west of Falador, often referred to as the Taverley mine
3. Crafting guild between the gold rocks
4. Rimmington mining site south of the copper rocks

Crandor or Karamja

Possible locations in Crandor and Karamja.

1. South Crandor mining site, south-west side
2. Karamja north-western mining site (Horseshoe mine)
3. Brimhaven mining site, south of the gold rocks by the entrance to the Brimhaven Dungeon
4. Karamja mining site, west of the Nature altar
5. Shilo Village mining site

Fremennik lands or Lunar Isle

Possible locations in the Fremennik Isles and Lunar Isle.

Tip: Bring armour, food and/or prayer potions

1. Rellekka mining site
2. Keldagrim entrance mining site
3. Managing Miscellania mining site
4. Ladder to the Lunar Isle mine
5. South of the bridge leading to the Central Fremennik Isles mining site (Neitiznot)
6. Ladder to the Jatizso mine

Kandarin

Possible locations in Kandarin.

1. Mine for the Coal truck mining site
2. Fight Arena mining site (north of Yanille's east entrance, often called Port Khazard mine)
3. South-east Ardougne mining site (north of the Monastery (Kandarin))
4. Legends' Guild mining site
5. Between Yanille bank and Wizards' Guild

Kharidian Desert

Possible locations in the Kharidian Desert.

Tip: Bring waterskins and Desert gear or an Enchanted water tiara if Crocodile Tears has not been completed.

1. Outside the Nardah bank
2. Uzer mining site
3. Nardah mining site, near vultures on world map
4. Outside the Al Kharid bank
5. Duel Arena
6. Western desert mining site, labelled and referred to as "Quarry" on world map
7. Al Kharid mining site, north of Al Kharid

Misthalin

Possible locations in Misthalin.

1. Lumbridge Swamp training mining site, near Fishing spot
2. South-east Varrock mining site
3. South-west Varrock mining site
4. North-east of Aubury's Rune Shop, south-east of east bank

Morytania or Mos Le'Harmless

Possible locations in Morytania and Mos Le' Harmless.

1. Canifis bank
2. Burgh de Rott bank
3. South of the Mos Le'Harmless bank

Piscatoris, Gnome Stronghold or Tirannwn

Possible locations in Piscatoris, Gnome Stronghold and Tirannwn.

1. Piscatoris mining site
2. North of the bank at Gnome Stronghold, west of Gnome Stronghold Agility Course
3. South of the crystal teleport seed destination in Lletya, behind the archery store

Wilderness

Possible locations in the Wilderness.

Tip: Bring a super antipoison potion and Magic armour for protection from PVP attacks

1. North Edgeville mining site (level 7) north of Edgeville (Zamorak Mage)
2. Southern wilderness mining site (level 9) north-west of Edgeville (Skeleton mine)
3. East side of Wilderness Volcano, (level 22)
4. Bandit camp mining site (level 35, Hobgoblin mine)
5. Lava Maze runite mining site north of the Lava Maze (level 46)
6. Pirates' Hideout mining site; west of the Mage Arena (level 53)
7. North of the Mage Arena bank (level 56)

Free to play locations

Evil Tree

Main article: Evil Tree

Hints

Hints	Possible Locations	Map
Due west of a town called Lumbridge	South of Draynor Village, near the willow trees
Outside of City you call Varrock	North of Varrock Palace, near the Wilderness wall
	East of Varrock, near Tolna's rift
Close to a place called 'Draynor'	North of Draynor Village, near Draynor Manor
	South of Draynor Village, near the willow trees
Close to the town you call "Seers"	South of the Seers' Village Flax Field, by the Yew trees
	Heart of McGrubor's Wood
North as the crow flies from Seers' Village	North-west of Seers' Village bank
	East of the house portal in Rellekka
North as the crow flies from the market of Ardougne	Heart of McGrubor's Wood
	South-west of the Ranging Guild
Close to the home of "Legends"	North of Legends' Guild, East of Sorcerer's Tower
	South of Legends Guild, Near Ardougne Mine
Close to the town you call Yanille	North of Yanille
	South of Tree Gnome Village, West of Yanille
On the island known as Karamja	Near the nature altar, north of Shilo Village
	East of the Teak trees, in the Kharazi Jungle
Close to a dungeon entrance and within a tropical jungle	Near the entrance to the Brimhaven Dungeon
	Ape Atoll, near the entrance to Ape Atoll Dungeon
On the southern coast of a tropical island	East of the teak trees, in the Kharazi Jungle
	Ape Atoll, near the entrance to Ape Atoll Dungeon
To the south of a gnome settlement	South of Tree Gnome Stronghold, East of the Outpost
	South of Tree Gnome Village, West of Yanille
In the lands inhabited by elves	Lletya, South of the Magic trees
	East of Tyras Camp
Close to a runecrafting altar	Near the Body altar, South of the Monastery
	West of Nature altar, North of the Shilo Village
Close to a mine on the outskirts of a city	West of Falador
	South of Legends Guild
Close to a large collection of willow trees	South of Draynor Village near the willow trees
	North-west of Seers' Village bank
	South of Legends' Guild
	South-west part of Tree Gnome Stronghold, north of Brimstail's cave and east of the bridge
By a collection of Yew Trees	South of the Seers' Village Flax Field, by the Yew trees
With rare trees and ogres nearby	South of Castle Wars (North of fairy ring BKP)
	West of Oo'glog, East of Mobilising Armies

Free to play locations

A good route in F2P to find a raised Evil tree:

1. Teleport to Draynor lodestone, and walk west.
2. Run south through Draynor.
3. Use an Invitation box to teleport to Silvarea and run west to earth altar.
4. run along the north wall of Varrock to the next location.
5. Use a skull sceptre to teleport to Barbarian village, and again run west to spawn location.
6. Use a Clan vexillum to teleport to Clan camp and run north along Falador wall to spawn location.

Doing this route should find you the evil tree in 5-6 minutes.

Familiarisation

Main article: Familiarisation

Hint to Pikkenmix's location, as given by Pikkupstix	Pikkenmix's location	Map
I expect off somewhere relaxing. He's been quite busy lately.	There are currently no active obelisks. An obelisk will only remain active for around twenty minutes. A new obelisk becomes active roughly once every 2 hours.
A dungeon of beasts that crawl near the barbarians.	Inside the Rellekka Slayer Dungeon
A camp in the woods with a catapult nearby.	Obelisk near Tyras Camp
A farming patch, castle, dock, etc.	Obelisk on Etceteria
A rotten town south of a corrupted, shady village.	Obelisk north of Burgh de Rott
Near the ever-flagging war.	Obelisk near Castle Wars
A place that is Mostly Harmless.	On the island of Mos Le'Harmless
A large cave dwelling, full of bustling, small people with pickaxes. I see...a bank!	East of the bank in Keldagrim
A large cave dwelling, full of bustling, small people with pickaxes. I see...a boat!	South of the bank in Keldagrim
A place where doors talk.	First Level, Stronghold of Security, at entrance
Beneath a huge tree in the darkness and roots.	Obelisk under Grand Tree at Tree Gnome Stronghold
Between a temple and a lycanthropic town.	The obelisk south of slayer tower
Beware the spider's bite, beneath a rocky city.	Obelisk by the Deadly red spiders in Varrock Sewers
I spoke to a tree within sight of people crossing a log.	Obelisk near the agility course of the Tree Gnome Stronghold
I hope the tortured souls in the jail use the chapel. -or- I hope the poor souls in the prison are allowed in. -or- I wonder if the poor souls in the prison are allowed to visit the chappel.	The obelisk near the Chapel East of Rimmington, west of the Port Sarim jail
If there's blood on the sand, a victor emerges.	The obelisk near the Duel Arena Entrance, south of the Fire Runecrafting altar
I hope the villagers' defences hold against those zombies.	The obelisk in Shilo Village
Near the Heroic Fountain.	Obelisk under the Heroes' Guild south of Burthorpe
Northern barbarians have a cosy home.	Obelisk south of Rellekka.
North of the city of sickness.	Obelisk near the Combat Training Camp
Next to a bridge south of great expanses of danger	Obelisk at Edgeville bridge
Near a village of long-eared people.	Obelisk at Lletya entrance
North of a fountain of green.	Obelisk north of the Ectofuntus
Pass through to thirst.	Obelisk by the Shantay Pass
Purple rippling near flying rugs.	Obelisk near the Pollnivneach house portal
Seaside infested with Barbarians.	Obelisk north of Barbarian Outpost
South of the city of sickness.	Obelisk near the Khazard Battlefield
South of the market village.	Obelisk south of Draynor Village
Sun, sand, freshly-picked fruit and pretty music.	Obelisk near the musician in Catherby
Surrounded by jungle, with mithril near.	Obelisk just north-west of the nature altar on Karamja
The land of the moon people. / Place of the moon people.	Obelisk outside the city gates on Lunar Isle
The lava walks, and the rocks talk.	Obelisk directly south of the Tzhaar city furnace
The stench of fish is strong here.	Obelisk near Fishing Guild bank
Under a white city and through the scorpions.	Under Falador in the Dwarven Mine
Within sight of a fishing boat.	Obelisk near Port Khazard
What a magical land ..in spite of the talking sheep.	Lost city of Zanaris
Yes it is ... no it's not. Yeah, 'tis so! (Neitiznot) or Yes it is ... no it is really not! (Jatizso)	The obelisk on Neitiznot or Jatizso
You must dodge the rocks to reach the summit.	Obelisk at Trollheim
Travel through demons and dwarves of chaos, but mind the axes!	Obelisk just South of the Blue Dragons in Taverley Dungeon
He's near some monkeys, I hope they don't fall in the volcano. or A cheeky monkey and....Oh, my! I hope that volcano doesn't explode.	Top of Karamja Volcano.
Near a cave with knights and worms.	Just north-west of the Port Sarim lodestone, Queen Black Dragon entrance.
In a sandy cave. A king scuttles below.	Obelisk just inside the entrance of the Exiled Kalphite Hive

Demon Flash Mob

Main article: Demon Flash Mob

A new flash mob spawns every hour. The location is given in the chatbox 15 minutes in advance. However, some of them may not be specific, such as "South of the Wilderness dragons!" If this happens, use the locations below to find out where the demon and his raiding party spawn. A demon symbol is also visible on the world map.

Image	Location	Call sign	Notes
	North of West Ardougne.	WA	East Ardougne lodestone, and run west.
	North of the Poison Waste.	PW	Use a crystal teleport seed to Lletya. South of the Elf Tracker to the west. Teleport with the Tirwannwn Lodestone, run South.
	South of Gu'Tanoth.	FH	Use Fairy ring code A-K-S.
	South of Seers' Village.		Teleport with the Seers' Village Lodestone.
	South-east of the Edgeville Monastery.	Edge	Teleport with the Edgeville lodestone.
			Lumbridge Swamp location no longer exists.
	North of Menaphos.	NMena	Menaphos lodestone then run N out of city gates.
	North-west of Menaphos.	Mena	Bandit camp lodestone then run SSW.
	West of the Ruins of Uzer.	Uzer	Fairy ring code: D-L-Q then run NNE.
	South-west of Port Phasmatys.	PP	Ectophial teleport.
	East of the Chaos Temple (Wilderness 11).		Run from north Varrock gate.
	West of the Boneyard (Wilderness 19-23).		Run from north Varrock gate. Teleport with the Wilderness Volcano Lodestone.
	West of Daemonheim.		Beware that this is in the Wilderness.
	Ruins (Wilderness 25-28)		Run from north Varrock gate. Teleport with the Wilderness Volcano lodestone.
	South of the Green dragons, northwest of the Dark wizards (Wilderness 13).		Run from Edgeville.
	West of the Digsite, south of the crashed gnome glider.		Use the Gnome Glider, selecting Lemanto Andra and then run south.
	North-west of Duel Arena	MTA	Al Kharid lodestone, then run north. The call sign is short for Mage Training Arena.

Sinkholes

Main article: Sinkholes

Hint	Location	Map
"Near a slayer cave east of my home."	Just outside Fremennik Slayer Dungeon.
"In the midst of a battle between humans and gnomes."	North of the Battlefield by the Summoning obelisk.
"Near a dungeon entrance in the jungle."	West of Brimhaven.
"Near a town of people who aren't who they seem."	Canifis.
"Near an altar besides a ghostly town."	North-west of Port Phasmatys (Ectofuntus).
"A good vacation spot."	North of Oo'glog where the Crimson swifts are.
"Where barbarians train for agility."	Barbarian Outpost. Right behind the Barbarian assault minigame
"Near an arena, beside a port town."	Fight Arena.
"Beside a guild for archers."	Ranging guild.
"Besides a dungeon entrance, south of a port town."	North of Mudskipper point.
"Place where several famous brothers are"	At the gate of the Barrows.
"The prayer of Saradomin monks." "Between a mountain and a place of peace."	The Edgeville Monastery.
"Near a cave entrance in a druidic town."	Taverley, near the Lady of the Lake.
"In a swamps south of a town."	South of Lumbridge.
"The fisherman's home." "North of a fishing village."	Catherby.
"South of a fishing colony, where hunters prey."	Piscatoris Fishing Colony, next to the summoning obelisk.
"Near a flax field where the future is seen."	The Flax field, south-east of Seers' Village.
"The white knights." "North of the White Knight city."	Falador Near Gamers' Grotto entrance.
"Where the sand start." "North of a desert town."	Al Kharid, just north of the oasis and Fire Altar.
"Town of old Darkness."	Draynor Village.
"Close to a lighthouse."	West of Rellekka, east of Lighthouse bridge shortcut.