The Light Within/Quick guide

This is the quick guide for The Light Within. For a more in-depth version, click here.

Walkthrough

Start point	Speak to Eluned in Prifddinas
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Grandmaster
Official length	Long
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: The Light Within Fate of the Gods Missing, Presumed Death Meeting History Making History The Restless Ghost Priest in Peril Plague's End Making History The Restless Ghost Priest in Peril Catapult Construction Regicide Underground Pass Biohazard Plague City Within the Light Mourning's End Part II Mourning's End Part I Big Chompy Bird Hunting Sheep Herder Roving Elves Waterfall Quest Regicide Underground Pass Biohazard Plague City The Temple at Senntisten Desert Treasure The Dig Site Priest in Peril Temple of Ikov The Tourist Trap Troll Stronghold Death Plateau Waterfall Quest Devious Minds Troll Stronghold Death Plateau Wanted! 33 quest points Recruitment Drive The Lost Tribe Goblin Diplomacy Priest in Peril What's Mine is Yours Abyss (miniquest) The Curse of Arrav Defender of Varrock Demon Slayer Family Crest Garden of Tranquillity Creature of Fenkenstrain Priest in Peril The Restless Ghost The Knight's Sword Shield of Arrav Temple of Ikov What Lies Below Missing My Mummy The Golem Icthlarin's Little Helper Diamond in the Rough Stolen Hearts Gertrude's Cat The Restless Ghost Shades of Mort'ton The Tale of the Muspah Troll Romance Troll Stronghold Death Plateau Senliten fully restored The World Wakes 80 Agility 80 Crafting 80 Divination 80 Herblore 80 Prayer 80 Slayer 80 Woodcutting Ironmen: Quests: As a First Resort Zogre Flesh Eaters Big Chompy Bird Hunting Jungle Potion These levels can be boosted: 89 Crafting (for a crystal flask to make the grand defence potion) 81 Mining (for mining crystal-flecked sandstone to make a crystal flask)
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. Enchanted key (must be taken out of the steel key ring or claimed back from Jorral for 6,000 coins) Trahaearn exoskeleton set Grand defence potion (only a 6 dose potion will work) 3 light cores Glarial's amulet Rope The hoardstalker ring or Dungeoneering cape can be used to teleport to the Baxtorian Falls resource dungeon if you've accessed it before, removing the need for Glarial's amulet or a rope
Recommended	Food Crystal teleport seed The Sixth-Age circuit or Modified diviner's headwear Games necklace
Enemies to defeat	Multiple Crystal Shapeshifters (level 112; not needed if using the skilling option) Multiple shadows truthful, blissful or Manifest shadows (levels 98, 112 and 126 respectively; not needed if using other methods)

Starting off

• Talk to Eluned in the Ithell district.
• Climb the stairs in the Tower of Voices to attune the enchanted key.

Time-Travelling

• Teleport to Guthix's shrine after having attuned the enchanted key. (Speak with Lady Trahaearn to reattune if necessary)
• Rub the enchanted key in front of Guthix
• Talk to Guthix:
  • Talk option 1: "I am the World Guardian"
  • Talk option 4: "I need to restore Seren"
• Go west and talk to Haluned
  • Talk option 1: "Yes, we have"
  • Talk option 1: "What are you doing here?"
  • Talk option 2: "Are you related to Eluned"
  • Talk option 3: "[Continue...]"
• Talk to Guthix:
  • Talk option 2: "[Continue...]"
  • Talk option 2: "Thank you for your help"
• Return to the Tower of Voices and talk to:
  • Lady Ithell.
  • Arianwyn, read the Baxtorian's journal.
  • Lord Crwys and Lady Meilyr.
  • Lord Amlodd and Lady Hefin.

Shards

Artisan shard

• Equip the Trahaearn Exoskeleton Suit.
• Investigate the well in Lletya.
• Answer automaton's questions:
  • "Runite"
  • "Cynog"
  • "Five"
  • "The future is doomed"
• The automaton will move aside, allowing you to take the shard.

Naturalist shard

• Speak with Coeden (the living tree) in the Crwys district to obtain a Wintercup mushroom. Click elf clan icons to maintain focus.
• Gather a Bloodcap mushroom just west of the Tirannwn mushroom farming patch. (southwest of Tirannwn Lodestone)
• Combine the mushrooms with your Grand defence potion to create an Elixir of Revealment.
• Travel to the currently active Crystal tree and use the Elixir on any of the Crystal tree shards.
• Enter the newly appeared entrance and collect the shard.

Military shard

• Go to Baxtorian falls (bring a Rope and Glarial's amulet).
• Find the key in the east room then move to the west room and investigate the statue of Baxtorian.
• Collect the nearby shard.

Wisdom shard

Items needed: Three light cores

• Go to the cleansing crystal in the Hefin monastary.
• Follow lady Hefin as she goes through the poses. If you are struggling remembering the incantation order, note down the first letter as she says them.

Tarddiad

• Bring the four shards to the Tower of Voices and give each shard to its respective clan leader.
• Speak to Morvran, go through the door on the west side in to the Grand Library.
• Go to the shard in the south-western corner, either retrieve or destroy it.
• Return to the Tower of Voices
• Teleport to the World Gate with the Sixth-Age circuit. Change the dial so "1" shows on the World Gate, then enter. (It is recommended to bring food, Sharks or higher)
• Collect 50 Tarddian Crystals by killing Crystal Shapeshifters or collect 150 Crystal Fragments and exchange them with Angof to the north for Tarddian Crystals.
• Speak to Angof for the final song piece.
• Return to Tower of Voices.

Freneskae

• After the cutscene choose if you want to sacrifice Eluned or not.
• Agree to take Seren to Freneskae.
• Avoid Muspah attacks by walking around.
• Talk to Zaros to go to the Elder Halls.

Light Puzzle

There are three rings to the puzzle, outer, middle and core.

Puzzle 1:

• Outside ring: +2 (2x clockwise)
• Middle ring: -2 (2x anti-clockwise)
• Core ring: -1 (1x anti-clockwise)

Puzzle 2:

• Outside ring: +2 (2x clockwise)
• Middle ring: +1 (1x clockwise)
• Core ring: -2 (2x anti-clockwise)

Puzzle 3:

• Outside ring: 0 (no movement)
• Middle ring: -2 (2x anti-clockwise)
• Core ring: -3 (3x anti-clockwise)

Puzzle 4:

• Outside ring: -2 (2x anti-clockwise)
• Middle ring: +2 (2x clockwise)
• Core ring: -2 (2x anti-clockwise)

Seren's return

• Return to the Tower of Voices.
• Quest complete!