Tindel Marchant is an Non-player character who resides in at the end of the southern most pier in East Port Khazard . He will restore rusty swords and rusty scimitars for a price. They will randomly be repaired into swords or scimitars, from Bronze to Mithril. He also plays a role in the One Small Favour quest, where he gives you Iron oxide in exchange for a mattress. Tindel will repair Barrows equipment (for a price) just like Bob does in Lumbridge, and is also involved in the Ardougne Tasks.
Barrows equipment degrades as it is used. Equipment received from the Barrows minigame is fully repaired and can be used for 100,000 charges of combat until it degrades completely and requires repair before it can be used again; it does not suffer in performance as it degrades from fully repaired to fully degraded. The remaining charges of Barrows equipment can be checked by right-clicking it and selecting 'check-charge'. Additionally, Barrows equipment may only be traded if fully repaired or fully degraded. Items lose 20% charge if reclaimed from a gravestone after dying.
There are two ways to repair Barrows armour. Players can talk to any of the NPCs listed below and they will repair the items for a price, or repair the pieces themselves using an armour stand in any player-owned house for a reduced cost based on their Smithing level. The equipment can be repaired at any stage, and the cost will be adjusted according to how much it has degraded. The repair costs below are as if the equipment has fully degraded.
The following NPCs can repair the armour:
- Bob - the axe seller in Lumbridge
- Tindel Marchant - the weapon and armour repairman at Port Khazard
- Dunstan - the smith in Burthorpe
- Squire - in the workshop area of the Void Knights' Outpost
| Costs to repair barrows equipment |
NPC | POH armour stand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Smithing | Level 99 Smithing | ||
| Helm | 180,000 | 179,100 | 90,900 |
| Body | 270,000 | 268,650 | 136,350 |
| Legs | 240,000 | 238,800 | 121,200 |
| Weapon | 300,000 | 298,500 | 151,500 |
| Total | 990,000 | 985,050 | 499,950 |
| The price is exactly 50% when operating a Smithing cape. | |||
Trivia
When he returns a iron sword to you he only calls it a sword, indicating that iron is the standard metal out of which equipment is smithed.
His name is often mistaken as "Tindel Merchant" not "Tindel Marchant".