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{{Infobox NPC
|name = Key Master
|image = [[File:Key Master.png|200px]]
|release = [[27 August]] [[2015]]
|update = Cerberus - The Hellhound Boss
|members = Yes
|race = [[Human]]
|quest = [[Bear Your Soul]]
|location = [[Cerberus' Lair]]
|gender = Male
|options = Talk-to, Listen
|examine = The keeper of keys, cursed and bound to protect the Arceuus Family.
|map = {{Map|1310,1251|mapID=-1|r=2|mtype=square}}
|id = 12599
|leagueRegion = Asgarnia
}}
[[File:Key Master chathead.png|left]]
The '''Key Master''' is the keeper of the keys to the three gates that contain [[Cerberus]]. He will only allow players who are on a [[hellhound]] or Cerberus slayer task to battle her.

==Treasure Trails==
*{{CrypticNPC|The Key Master|master|My life was spared but these voices remain, now guarding these iron gates is my bane.}} (There is no [[Slayer]] level required to reach him.)

==History==
The Key Master was once a wealthy businessman who owned several apothecaries across [[Great Kourend]], a large kingdom west of [[Tirannwn]].

He sought to create the perfect potion, spending some time finding special herbs and exotic weeds. He eventually succeeded, stating that it tasted delicious, but claimed it was missing a crucial ingredient. He added [[magic roots]] to the potion, causing it to pulsate and glow. When he took a sip of it he had felt "like a million gold". However, a few seconds later, several negative side effects (a blurring vision and throbbing brain) had caused him to collapse.

Waking up, he began to scream in pain and blue foam had been coming out of his mouth. In addition, his eyesight worsened, but was able to see three of the [[Arceuus]] Elders, who wielded green banners. The tallest of them approached him, at the brink of death, claiming that they can save his life, and so they did. However, this came at a cost: he was still blind, and horns began to grow on his head. He was cursed to take on the role of the key master, where he is tasked to prevent [[Cerberus]], guardian of the river of souls, from escaping the iron gates that hold her.

When an adventurer learned [[Damaged soul bearer|soul bearer]] after reading [[Aretha]]'s book, ''[[Soul journey|The Journey of Souls]]'', Aretha revealed that it did exist and told them where they could dig it up. As the item was damaged, she also revealed that the Key Master would know how to repair it. The adventurer dug the soul bearer up and brought it to him, who gladly repaired it for them, before telling them that the "voices" in his head told them to use it wisely.

==Products==
{{Uses facility list|Key Master}}

==Dialogue==
{{hastranscript|NPC}}

==Changes==
{{Subject changes header}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 21 August 2024
|update = Miscellaneous Fixes
|change = The aforementioned changes were reverted.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 14 August 2024
|update = Slayer Partners
|change = 
* <code>?vislevel=0</code> has been erroneously added to the Key Master's examine text.
* The Key Master has been given a visible combat level of 1.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 21 February 2024
|update = Defender of Varrock
|change = The Key Master will now tell players whether there are other players fighting [[Cerberus]] from any of the three [[Iron Winch]]es, rather than the one the player is peeking from. Additionally, he has a new "Listen" option that conveys the same information.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 28 January 2016
|update = Necromancy Improvements
|change = The word "Archeus" in the Key Master's dialogue and examine text was changed to "Arceuus".
}}
{{Subject changes footer}}

==Trivia==
*The Key Master is one of the few human NPCs to have visible "fingers".
*The Key Master's [[chathead]] ([[:File:Key Master chathead (full).png|image]]) is considerably larger than it appears in the chatbox.

{{Cerberus}}
{{Bear Your Soul}}