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Duradel
Release date	26 January 2005 (Update)
Race	Human
Members	Yes
Quest NPC	While Guthix Sleeps
Location(s)	Shilo Village
Sells items	Slayer Equipment
Gender	Male
Examine	He looks dangerous!
Examine	He looks dangerous!

Duradel
Release date	26 January 2005 (Update)
Combat level	197
Race	Human
Members	Yes
Quest NPC	While Guthix Sleeps
Location(s)	Chaos Temple (hut)
Sells items	No
Gender	Male
Examine	He looks dangerous!
Examine	He looks dangerous!

Duradel is the third highest level Slayer Master and the father of Kuradal. Players must have at least level 50 in the Slayer skill, 100 combat and have completed the Shilo Village quest before they may access him and receive Slayer assignments from him. Duradel is found on the 1^st2^nd floor^[UK] north of Fernahei's Fishing Hut in Shilo Village. Alternatively, if Lunar Diplomacy is completed, the spell NPC Contact can be used to speak and get assignments from him. He is wearing a cape of legends.

History

Early life

Duradel excelled in Slayer and combat, and aspired to become the greatest Slayer master. He took a potentially questionable path, the details which he does not reveal to prevent others to be tempted, to reach his goal. Duradel eventually successfully became the most powerful Slayer master, and remained so for a time.

Duradel trained Vannaka, his talented student, who would eventually rise to the rank of Slayer master in his own right. At some point, Vannaka challenged Duradel to be the strongest Slayer master, only to be defeated by him with a rare and powerful weapon. Vannaka accepted defeat, and Duradel remained the most powerful Slayer master then.

Duradel married and had a daughter, Kuradal. Kuradal was very close to her father, and from a young age, was trained by him in combat and Slayer skills. Kuradal became very proficient in Slayer and combat, and also quite competitive, aspiring to be the best. Eventually Kuradal surpassed her father, and now gives Slayer tasks greater than those which her father would assign. Kuradal was later surpassed by her own student, Morvran, an elf of the Iorwerth Clan, who became a Slayer master himself, offering even greater Slayer challenges than Kuradal's, following the restoration of Prifddinas.

At some point, Duradel separated from his wife. Kuradal had been making preparations for bringing her mother and father back together, prior to Duradel's death.

Fighting against Lucien

Duradel was one of eight warriors recruited by an adventurer to hunt Lucien. After his recruitment, Lapalok replaces him in Shilo Village as the third highest-level Slayer master. His replacement was intended to be temporary at first, as Duradel would be unable to perform his usual Slayer master duties while at war. Lapalok, as the Disciple of the Devourer, seemed quite eager to send Duradel and the adventurer away to war, where he expected both would meet destruction.

Upon questioning him in the White Knights' Castle as he prepares for his fight, he reveals he was being kept in Shilo Village by an unknown higher authority, and required special permission from them–he seemed to communicate telepathically with them–to leave for his part in the battle against Lucien. He reveals that, apparently, he took several shortcuts and 'trod on very important toes', as he puts it, to become the greatest Slayer master–which he was at the time, before being surpassed by his daughter, Kuradal. Unfortunately, he would not reveal any more information to the adventurer, and stated that he will take this secret to the grave to avoid tempting others including the adventurer. He does just that.

The group attempts to save the adventurer from Lucien in the Wilderness. They engaged in battle with Lucien and his undead army. It is revealed during the battle that Duradal has a combat level of 197. Duradel is one of the six who perish in the ensuing battle, all six of whom were fighting Lucien directly. Lapalok then replaces him permanently as Slayer master.

After this quest, a statue of Duradel is fittingly placed next to a statue of Turael at the entrance to the Slayer Tower near Canifis, and two more statues can be found in Falador along with the other five heroes: around the lake in Falador Park and lining the bridge to the White Knights' Castle.

Slayer points

Completion of a task assigned by Duradel will grant you:

• 15 points per normal task (7 if Smoking Kills hasn't been completed)
• 75 for every 10th (37 otherwise)
• 225 for every 50th (115 otherwise)

This means that if using Duradel over the long term, an average of 24 points will be granted per task.

Assignments

Monster	Amount	Combat level	Slayer experience	Slayer level required	Weakness	Weighting
Aberrant spectres	130-200	72, 78 (Pollnivneach slayer dungeon)	109, 123	60	Thrown (Slayer tower) Arrows (Pollnivneach Slayer Dungeon)	10
Abyssal demon	130-200	98	278	85	Slash	15
Airut	125-150	122	800	92	Nothing	16
Aquanite	130-200	95	212	78	Arrows	9
Ascension members	100-125	84 (Rorarius), 91 (Gladius), 105 (Capsarius/Scutarius), 304 (Legiones)	140 (), 146.6 (), 220.2 (), 390.2 (), 1445 - 1923 ()	81/95	Ranged	8
Automatons	65-80	115	624	67	Fire spells (Automaton Guardian) Crush (Automaton Tracer) Arrows (Automaton Generator)	8
Aviansie	100-125	89, 92, 95, 580/102 (Kree'arra and guards)	179, 2261, 209, 161, 150	1	Bolts (aviansies), Nothing (Kree'arra and guards)	8
Black demon	130-200	98	294.4	1	Bolts	10
Black dragon	40-80	70 (Baby), 100 (Black), 276 (King), 900 (Queen)	45, 245, 1050, 1693	1	Bolts (baby/regular dragons), Nothing (KBD/QBD)	9
Bloodveld	130-200	61, 68, 92 (Godwars dungeon), 91 & 95 (mutated)	38.6, 88.4, 197, 216, 239.6	50	Thrown Fire spells(Mutated)	20
Celestial dragons	125-135	127	976.3	1	Arrows	16
Dagannoth	130-200	74, 88, 90, 92, 148, 303	71, 85, 99.6, 120, 331	1	See Dagannoth article	10
Dark beast	130-200	105, 112 (revenant)	331.4, 140	90	Bolts Nothing (Revenant dark beast)	15
Desert strykewyrm	90-140	103	120	77	Stab	11
Dust devil	130-200	85	105	65	Crush	10
Edimmu	196	122 (normal), 125 (powerful)	880.2	90	Salve amulet, Slash	?
Fire giant	130-200	85	161.2	1	Slash	10
Fungal mage	100-200	81	63.6	1	Air spells	8
Ganodermic creatures	55-70	112	565 (beast), 565 (runt)	95	Fire spells	6
Gargoyle	130-200	93	197.4	75	Water spells	10
Gorak	40-80	74, 95 (God Wars Dungeon)	49.8, 49.8	1	Water spells, Fire spells (God Wars Dungeon)	5
Greater demon	130-200	82, 650/102 (K'ril Tsutsaroth and Tstanon Karlak)	135.4, 1849.5, 209, 161, 150	1	Bolts (regular), Fire spells (K'ril/Tstanon)	11
Grifolapine	65-80	103	279	88	Water spells	10
Grifolaroo	63-80	107	323.2	82	Earth spells	10
Grotworm	80-120	28 (young), 63 (regular), 98 (mature)	11.4, 102.8, 343.6	1	Bolts	10
Hellhound	130-200	92, 95 (God Wars Dungeon)	93.8, 207.4	1	Water spells (God Wars Dungeon) Slash (elsewhere)	9
Ice strykewyrm	100-200	152	693.2	93	Fire spells	8
Iron dragon	40-80	98	245	1	Water spells	9
Jungle strykewyrm	90-120	98	250	73	Stab	10
Kalphites	170-250	Regular: 58, 65, 72, 333 (Kalphite Queen) Exiled: 75, 84, 84, 98, 98, 356 (Exiled Kalphite Queen), 2500 (Kalphite King)	Regular: 62, 78.8, 99.8, 1347 Exiled: 110, 147, 147, 240, 240, 2055, 14,332.5	1	See Kalphites page	10
Mithril dragon	4-11	112	564.4	1	Earth spells	7
Mutated jadinko	120-200	93 (baby), 96 (guard), 100 (male)	98.6, 188.4, 209.6	80, 86, 91	Stab	8
Nechryael	130-200	96	251.6	80	Crush	10
Scabarites	40-80	42, 110, 110, 110, 110, 77	40, 70, 90, 90, 91, 100	1	Fire spells Crush Arrows	10
Skeletal Wyvern	40-80	109	510.8	72	Fire spells	5
Spiritual Mage	130-200	98	229	83	Arrows (Zamorak) Bolts (Armadyl, Bandos and Saradomin)	10
Steel dragon	40-80	100	350	1	Water spells	7
Suqah	40-80	73, 74, 79	47.4, 49.8, 57.6	1	Fire spells	5
Vyrewatch	98-118	70, 72, 75, 78, 86, 91 (Vyrewatch), 98 (Vyrelord/Vyrelady)	43.2, 47.4, 52.2, 57.6, 81.0, 89.4, 340	1	Thrown (only blisterwood weapons can cause damage.)	8
Warped terrorbird	130-200	82	133.4	56	Bolts requires crystal chime in inventory	9
Waterfiend	130-200	102 (Ghorrock), 107	290.8, 335	1	Bolts	10
Total weight						390+?

Slayer Challenge

After a player has performed several Slayer tasks for Duradel, he will occasionally offer a special task in place of a regular Slayer task. The player can decline to take the special task without penalty. If the player accepts the special task, completing the task:

• Earns extra Slayer experience
• Earns Slayer points
• Counts as a task for the player's consecutive task count, which is used for Slayer points.

Duradel's special task is for the player to slay monsters in the Slayer Tower in a single trip without leaving the tower. The numbers of monsters that must be slain are:

• 17 Crawling Hands on the ground1^st floor^[UK]
• 12 Banshees on the ground1^st floor^[UK] (requires protection from the banshees' screams)
• 9 Infernal Magi on the 1^st2^nd floor^[UK]
• 7 Bloodveld on the 1^st2^nd floor^[UK]
• 7 Aberrant spectres on the 1^st2^nd floor^[UK] (requires protection from the spectres' odour)
• 5 Gargoyles on the 2^nd3^rd floor^[UK] (requires a Rock hammer)
• 6 Nechryaels on the 2^nd3^rd floor^[UK]
• 6 Abyssal demons on the 2^nd3^rd floor^[UK]

As the player kills the required number of each set of monster, a notice appears in the chatbox that the player has killed enough of the monster for the challenge.

Note that level 85 Slayer is needed for this task to kill every monster in the Slayer Tower. All monsters will use either magic or melee attacks so either Ganodermic armour or the use of prayer can easily destroy most of the monsters. A Full slayer helmet and the ability to destroy specific monsters would be highly recommended.

The reward for completing this task is a bonus of 20,000 Slayer experience and 35 bonus Slayer points.

Note: If you leave the Slayer Tower and do not return in the given time frame, it will cancel your special assignment but will not reset your slayer task count.

Task weighting

The percentage chance of getting assigned a given Slayer task can be calculated using the formula

${\frac {w}{S}}\times 100\%$

where $w$ is the task's weight and $S$ is the sum of all weights for the particular Slayer Master. Note that the weights of all blocked tasks, as well as tasks toggled off have to be subtracted from the sum $S$. Preferring a task doubles its chance of being assigned.

For Duradel, assuming all possible assignments are available, $S$ = 390.

Dialogue

This article on an NPC has an associated dialogue page. Click here for a transcript of possible conversations with this NPC.

Trivia

A statue in memory of Duradel

• When asked about Vannaka in a Postbag from the Hedge, it is revealed that Vannaka was a student of Duradel's, and once challenged him to be the strongest Slayer Master only to be beaten by his master with a sort of rare and powerful weapon. This may also mean that he has a set of dragon claws, despite not having used them during the battle in While Guthix Sleeps or has a pair of rune claws that are stronger than what he usually uses.
• On the day of the release of While Guthix Sleeps, some Slayer masters, including Duradel, had a glitch in their names in the chatbox. If a player was assigned a task and asked "Got any tips for me?", instead of Duradel or Lapalok the game showed slayer_master_5_multi. This glitch could not be seen if using an enchanted gem, slayer ring or the NPC Contact spell. It could only be seen if talking personally to Duradel or Lapalok.
• He was the toughest Slayer master until the release of Kuradal on 8 December 2009.