The Tale of the Muspah quick guide

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Walkthrough

Start point	Talk to Erjolf, who can be found north-east of Rellekka, at a cave entrance halfway up the snow-covered mountain path
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Novice
Official length	Medium
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. 6 Firemaking 8 Mining 10 Magic 10 Woodcutting Recommended: 20 Crafting (to cut the mined sapphires)
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. 4 cut sapphires (8 can be mined and crafted during the quest) 8 cosmic runes and 8 water runes to cast Enchant Level 1 Jewellery (or 8 enchant sapphire tablets)
Recommended	Activated lodestone in the Fremennik Province A dramen or lunar staff and access to the fairy rings (Unless Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift is completed) A slayer ring to teleport to Pollnivneach Desert clothing, waterskins, an enchanted water tiara or completion of Crocodile Tears Weight-reducing clothing, energy potions or a charged explorer's ring
Enemies to defeat	None

Getting started

• Talk to Erjolf on the mountain north-east of Rellekka. ( ✓•1)…

  ✓	[Accept Quest]
  1	Okay, your secret is safe with me.

• Jump the rock to cross the river.
• Enter the Cave opening.
• Talk to Erjolf about his progress and offer to help. ( 2•2•2)…

  2	Tell me more about your Trials.
  2	Perhaps I can help with your Trials.
  2	I'm ready to learn how to melt the ice.

Rafts of Fire

• Fill your inventory by taking from driftwood pile, then select Make-fireraft with them.
• The cave is navigable by jumping the flat rocks. Click Block-stream on the ice mounds by each cave water exit to block the streams. You may also unblock-stream where necessary. The lit rafts will melt the icicles when pushed near them.

Side of ice to melt	Streams	Notes
East	Blocked: West and east Unblocked: South	You have to set 5 rafts alight quickly from the northern shore of the pool. Light them from a spot such that when they float south, they end up across the east side of the frozen armour and are blocked from leaving the cave by a rock.
		Step 1 for melting ice.
North	Blocked: West and east Unblocked: South	You have to set 3 rafts alight from the northern shore of the pool. Light them on 3 spots that, when they float south, they end up on the north side of the frozen armour.
		Step 2 for melting ice.
South	Blocked: East and south Unblocked: West	You have to set 4 rafts quickly alight from the south-east edge of the pool. Light them on a spot that, when they float west, they end up across the south side of the frozen armour.
		Step 3 for melting ice.
West	Blocked: West and south Unblocked: East	You have to set 2 rafts alight from the western edges of the pool. Light them on 2 spots that, when they float east, they end up on the west side of the frozen armour.
		Step 4 for melting ice.

• Talk to Erjolf. ( 2•1)…

  2	What should we do now?
  1	Yes, look at the creature.

The Monster in Ice

• Exit the cave, climb down the mountain and go north across the peninsula.
• Ascend the steps to the icy platform, head north-east and speak to the Natural historian. ( 1•1•1)…

  1	Don't you know what a yeti looks like?
  1	Are you any good at identifying creatures?
  1	Okay, I can start describing it now.

• Describe the creature to him. ( 3•2•1•2•2•1)…

  3	It's yellow.
  2	It has four arms.
  1	It has no legs, like a snail.
  2	It has spikes, which run down its spine.
  2	It has a spiky tail, with vicious spines.
  1	It has pincers, like a crab.

• Continue dialogue with the historian. ( 1•2)…

  1	What is the creature I described?
  2	Where can I find out more about this creature?

Location of the sand pile.

• Head north of Pollnivneach to a sand pile.
• Dig the sand pile.
• After Ali the Wise speaks, talk again and ask about the Muspah. ( 3•3•3•3•5)…

  3	I've found a creature just like this statue.
  3	Why do you think the creature I've found is a myth?
  3	If the Muspah is a myth, how could I have found it?
  3	How can I clear the ice from around the Muspah?
  5	Never mind.

The Muspah's True Form

Items needed: 4 cut sapphires, 4 water runes, and 4 cosmic runes

• Head back to the Muspah cave.
• If you haven't obtained sapphires yet, mine the sapphire rocks nearby.
• Cross the floating bridge. Left-click bore-sapphires on the ice block, then enchant-sapphires.
• Take the sapphires or more will have to be obtained.
• Talk to the Muspah and offer to help. ( 1•1•3•1•1•5)…

  1	I only wanted to help!
  1	That's okay.
  3	What were you doing in the ice?
  1	Tell me about the rejuvination ritual.
  1	So what do you need now?
  5	Never mind.

Hibernating

Items needed: 4 water runes and 4 cosmic runes, 4 sapphires

• Talk to Erjolf just outside the chamber.
• Go to the north-west corner of the Rellekka Hunter area.
• Make-canoe with the fallen log, then travel with the canoe.
• Enter the cavern.
• Slightly south, talk to Jhallan. ( 1)…

  1	Yes, follow me. We'll find somewhere you can rest.

• Do not have any followers summoned.
• Lead him to the south-west corner of the cave.
• At the end of the path, talk to Jhallan. ( 1)…

  1	Is this spot peaceful enough for you?

• After speaking, bore-sapphires on Jhallan, then enchant-sapphires on him.

Finishing Up

• Exit the cave, take the canoe back.
• Talk to Erjolf to give him the Muspah tail.
• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 1 quest point
• 1,000 experience
• 800 experience
• 800 experience
• 500 experience
• 200 experience antique lamp from the natural historian for any skill at or over level 10, which is required for the master quest cape
• New slayer cave full of jellies
• Access to ice strykewyrm cave and ice strykewyrms
• Unlocked dialogue with Ali the Wise about the Mahjarrat
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice
  

Music unlocked

• The Muspah's Tomb (After entering the tomb)
• Rest for the Weary (After sailing the canoe)