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 (east of Ardougne Lodestone) 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 the help"
• Return to the Tower of Voices and talk to:
  • Lady Ithell and Lady Trahaearn.
  • 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, through the dense forest, southwest of the farming patch)
• 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).
• Take the raft which is used to progress down the water and enter the cave by using the rope on the rock and then on the dead tree, which contains the Fire Giants.
• Enter the east room.
• Search the crates until you find the key.
• Read the journal first.
• Proceed to west room and move north through the two doors.
• Investigate the Statue of Baxtorian.
• Collect the nearby shard.

Wisdom shard

Items needed: Three light cores

• Go to the cleansing crystal in the Hefin monastery, which is in the northern most part of Prifddinas.
• Follow Lady Hefin through the 3 sets of poses and incantations.
  • Paper and pencil is helpful during this part to write down the first letter of each word.

Tarddiad

• Head to the Tower of Voices with the 4 newly acquired shards and give them to respective elves.
  • Lady Meilyr or Lord Crwys - Seren Shard (Harmony)
  • Lady Hefin or Lord Amlodd - Seren Shard (Wisdom)
  • Lord Iorwerth or Arianwyn - Seren Shard (Integrity)
  • Lady Ithell or Lady Trahaearn - Seren Shard (Prudence)
• Speak to Morvran and access the Grand Library.
• Go through the door on the west side of 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.

The world gate icon for Tarddiad

• Change the dial so "1" shows on the World Gate, then enter. (refer to image on right, sharks or higher is recommended for food.)
• 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

• During the cutscene choose if you want to sacrifice Eluned or not.
• Speak with any Elder near yourself. Agree to take Seren to Freneskae.
• Avoid Muspah attacks by walking around.
• Talk to Zaros within 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!