Quiet Before the Swarm quick guide

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Walkthrough

Start point	Speak to Sir Tiffy in Falador Park
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Medium to Long
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: Quiet Before the Swarm Imp Catcher Wanted! 33 quest points Recruitment Drive The Lost Tribe Goblin Diplomacy Priest in Peril 35 Attack 42 Strength
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. None
Recommended	Explorer's ring 3 or a Void Knight familiar (with Call to Arms scrolls) Falador teleport runes (1 Law rune, 1 water rune, 3 air runes) or tablet or use the Lodestone Network Captain's Log from Player Owned Ports
Enemies to defeat	Torcher (level 45) with no food or prayer (out of body, you cannot die) Shifter (level 60) with no food or prayer (out of body, you cannot die)

Starting

• Speak to Sir Tiffy Cashien in the Falador Park about the void knights. ( 2•✓)…

  2	Void Knights.
  ✓	[Accept Quest]

• Head to Port Sarim and travel to the Void Knights' Outpost by talking the Squire ( 3)…

  3	I'd like to go to your outpost.

  on the second from bottom pier.
• Speak to Commodore Matthias in the northeast building.
• Talk to Captain Tyr just south of the building.
• Talk to the following people about escaping pests:

Knight Ami ( 4)… 4 That's all, thanks.

Knight Bernard ( 3)… 3 Have you heard anything about pests escaping?

Knight Diana ( 3)… 3 Have you heard anything about pests escaping?

Knight Mikhal ( 3)… 3 Have you heard anything about pests escaping?

Jessika ( 4)… 4 Have you heard anything about pests escaping?

Mariah ( 4)… 4 That's all, thanks.

Mrs Gord ( 3)… 3 Have you heard anything about pests escaping?

Squire Sam ( 1)… 1 Ask about escaped pest.

Terry Gord ( 3)… 3 Have you heard anything about pests escaping?

The accused

• Talk to Captain Tyr.
• Talk to Jessika about the crimes she has committed. ( 5•3)…

  5	Confront about a crime.
  3	You let a pest escape to the mainland.

• Talk to Captain Tyr.
• Talk to Commodore Matthias.
• Agree during the cutscene. ( 1)…

  1

  Yes.

Inside Jessika's mind

• Solve the 3x3 slider puzzle. The border helps you find their correct positions.
  • The centre piece will appear when you have placed the border pieces.

Arresting Jessika

• Bank all your items, both equipped and in your inventory.
• Return to Sir Tiffy. ( 1)…

  1	Void Knights.

Bridge and the sword

• Talk to Commander Korasi. ( 1)…

  1

  Yes.

• Talk to the toll booth to start the puzzle. ( 2)…

  2	What do I need to do?

• Complete the puzzle:
  • Talk to Bernard and cross with him. ( 1)…

    1	I'll cross with you.

  • Talk to the toll booth to send yourself over. ( 1•1)…

    1	Send someone over the bridge.
    1	Yourself

  • Talk to Ami or Diana and have them cross together. ( 2)…

    2	You cross with [Diana/Ami].

  • Talk to the toll booth to send Bernard over. ( 1•1)…

    1	Send someone over the bridge.
    1	Bernard

  • Talk to Bernard and cross with him. ( 1)…

    1	I'll cross with you.

Ship positions

• Talk to the toll booth to begin the puzzle. ( 1)…

  1	What do I need to do?

• Right-click assign the people to the following:

Name	Ship position	Thinking	Saw
Ami	Rigging ( 1•4)… 1 Ship position 4 Rigging	Sister ( 2•4)… 2 Thinking 4 Sister	Shark ( 3•2)… 3 Saw 2 Shark
Bernard	Crow's nest ( 1•5)… 1 Ship position 5 Crow's nest	Lunch ( 2•1)… 2 Thinking 1 Lunch	Seaweed ( 3•4)… 3 Saw 4 Seaweed
Diana	Main deck ( 1•2)… 1 Ship position 2 Main deck	Fighting ( 2•5)… 2 Thinking 5 Fighting	Seagull ( 3•1)… 3 Saw 1 Seagull
Korasi	Hold ( 1•1)… 1 Ship position 1 Hold	Promotion ( 2•3)… 2 Thinking 3 Promotion	Pest ( 3•5)… 3 Saw 5 Pest
Commodore	Helm ( 1•3)… 1 Ship position 3 Helm	Jessika ( 2•2)… 2 Thinking 2 Jessika	Clouds ( 3•3)… 3 Saw 3 Clouds

• Completing the puzzle correctly triggers a cutscene.

The Pests' attack

• Kill the torcher.
• Go up the ladder.
• Kill the shifter and wait for another cutscene.
• Once teleported, talk to Sir Tiffy.
• Speak with Captain Tyr at the Void Knights' Outpost.
• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 1 quest point
• 4,000 experience
• 4,900 experience
• Void knight seal
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice
  

Music unlocked

• Mindful (Inside Jessika's mind)
• Void Knights' Theme (At the Temple Knights' HQ)
• Lortnoc Tsep (During Korasi's memory)