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{{otheruses|the thieving activity in [[Port Piscarilius]]|the thieving activity in [[Civitas illa Fortis]]|stealing valuables}}
{{Infobox Activity
|name = Stealing artefacts
|image = [[File:Stealing artefacts.png]]
|release = [[7 January]] [[2016]]
|update = Zeah: Great Kourend
|type = Minigame
|members = Yes
|location = [[Port Piscarilius]]
|players = 1
|skills = [[Thieving]]
|currency = [[Coins]]
|tutorial = Yes
|map = {{Map|name=Stealing artefacts|mtype=pin
|x:1845,y:3752,title:Captain Khaled,icon:redPin
|x:1749,y:3758,title:North-western house,icon:greenPin
|x:1750,y:3750,title:Western house,icon:greenPin
|x:1749,y:3734,title:South-western house,icon:greenPin
|x:1764,y:3732,title:Southern house,icon:greenPin
|x:1774,y:3733,title:South-eastern house,icon:greenPin
|x:1768,y:3751,title:Northern house,icon:greenPin
|caption=Captain Khaled and the houses he assigns you to steal from.
}}|leagueRegion = Kourend
}}
'''Stealing artefacts''' is a [[Thieving]] minigame located in [[Port Piscarilius]], requiring level 49 [[Thieving]] to participate. Players must speak to [[Captain Khaled]], located in the foodhall on the eastern side of the city, to start stealing artefacts from houses in the residential district. These houses are found in the south-western section of Port Piscarilius, consisting of 6 buildings on 4 docks over the water.

A [[lockpick]] or [[hair clip]] is required to steal artefacts ([[stolen pendant]], [[stolen garnet ring]], [[stolen circlet]], [[stolen family heirloom]], or [[stolen jewelry box]]) from drawers inside the assigned house and smuggle them out without attracting the attention of constantly moving [[patrolman|patrolmen]] and [[patrolwoman|patrolwomen]]. Players must travel back to Captain Khaled on foot because any teleportation, including random events or logging out, removes the artefact. If players are caught with a stolen artefact, the artefact will be confiscated and the player will be relocated to near the [[Leenz's General Supplies|general store]] on the south side of the city and will need to get a new task. 

Successfully picking the lock grants 750 Thieving [[experience]]. Delivering the artefact to Captain Khaled yields additional Thieving experience equal to 40 times the current Thieving level and {{NoCoins|500}}–{{NoCoins|1,000}} coins.

Delivering an artefact to Captain Khaled is a task in the [[Kourend & Kebos Diary|Hard Kourend & Kebos Diary]].

==Experience rates==
Using guard lures (see below) and [[Stamina potion|stamina potions]] or [[Super energy|super energy potions]], the average times to steal the artefact from each house and return to Captain Khaled are shown below. Using [[Kharedst's memoirs]] to teleport to the centre of Piscarilius (requiring completion of [[The Queen of Thieves]]) after handing the artefact in to Captain Khaled increases the maximum number of artefacts stolen per hour from approximately 48 to 55.
{| class="wikitable"
!House!!Time!!Time (Kharedst's memoirs)
|-
|North||1:00||0:50
|-
|South-east||1:05||0:55
|-
|South||1:10||1:00
|-
|West||1:20||1:10
|-
|North-west||1:25||1:15
|-
|South-west||1:30||1:25
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
! rowspan="2" |{{SCP|Thieving}} Level
! colspan="2" |Estimated XP/HR
|-
!Base rate
!{{plink|Kharedst's memoirs|txt=Teleport}}
|-
|49||130,080||150,000
|-
|55||141,600||163,000
|-
|60||151,200||174,000
|-
|65||160,800||186,000
|-
|70||170,400||197,000
|-
|75||180,000||208,000
|-
|80||189,600||219,000
|-
|85||199,200||230,000
|-
|90||208,800||241,000
|-
|95||218,400||252,000
|-
|99||226,080||261,000
|}

==Basic routes==
[[File:Stealing artefacts - Single image.png|thumb|Paths in a single image.]]The routes shown to the right are recommended for beginners getting familiar with the guards' patrol patterns. They involve escaping off the piers to the north, heading east to the bank, then south and east to the Foodhall.

===North-western, western and south-western houses===
In each house, the artefact is located in a drawer upstairs. For the south-western house, wait until the patrolwoman is walking away from you, then run to the spot in the first image.

<gallery widths="240" heights="240">
Stealing artefacts - North-West route 1.png|Stand here until both the eastern patrolman and northern patrolman face away from you, then run to the spot in the next image.
Stealing artefacts - North-West route 2.png|Once the patrolman is south of you and facing away from you, run away from the residential district.
</gallery>

===Northern, southern and south-eastern houses===
The artefact is located in a drawer on the ground floor in the northern house, and upstairs in the others. If stealing an artefact at the northern house, wait until both the patrolman circling around the house '''and''' the patrolwoman north of the house are walking away from you before moving to the spot in the second image.

<gallery widths="240" heights="240">
Stealing artefacts - South-East route 1.png|Once the patrolwoman is facing away from you, quickly run to this spot. Then, once the patrolmen are in the position shown in this image, quickly run to the spot in the next image.
Stealing artefacts - South-East route 2.png|Once the patrolwoman and the patrolman west of you are facing away from you, quickly run to the spot in the next image. If it appears the patrolman circling around the house will be able to catch you, wait until he won't be able to do so while running to the next spot.
Stealing artefacts - South-East route 3.png|Here, the patrolwoman must be walking away south of you, and once the patrolman is walking east, facing away from you, run away from the residential district.
</gallery>

== Advanced routes ==
[[File:Stealing artefacts - Advanced routes.png|alt=|thumb|Routes using guard lures.]]
These routes involve luring the guard on the east bridge (the one east of the northern house) so that they are facing '''south''', and optionally also the guard on the south-east bridge (the one east of the south-eastern house) so that they are facing '''west'''. This allows players to safely get across these bridges, saving a considerable amount of time and improving experience rates accordingly. Alternatively, players can simply hop worlds until they find one in which the guards have already been lured.

'''Before''' attempting any of these strategies to lure the guards, '''ensure you have the stolen Artefact in your inventory''' or else the guards ''won't'' target you and the lure will fail.

The three main strategies are as follows:

* To lure the east bridge guard, steal an artefact, then ''run'' under the guard from 2 tiles away, and '''teleport to a location that is''' '''south of Port Piscarilius''' (suitable teleports include Kourend Woodland on [[Rada's Blessing]], Xeric's Glade on [[Xeric's talisman]], and Lunch by the Lancalliums on [[Kharedst's memoirs]]).
* To lure the south-east bridge guard, steal an artefact, ''run'' under the guard from the tile on the opposite side of the pillar, then quickly run back into the south-eastern house and climb the ladder.
* To pass the western bridge, wait until the patrolling guard moves east, then run to the tile just south of where he stops. Wait until he starts moving west again, then continue moving. Warning: do not go if the guard that slowly circles the northern house is approaching, as he will catch you while you are trying to cross the bridge.

When passing the bridges with the lured guards, simply ensure you maintain a gap of at least one tile between yourself and the guard.

====East bridge guard lure====
<gallery widths="270" heights="270">
Stealing artefacts - middle bridge lure setup.gif|Run under the guard to get his attention without being caught, and quickly teleport somewhere to the south.
Stealing artefacts - middle bridge escape.gif|Passing the east bridge is then possible if players keep a 1-tile distance from the guard.
</gallery>

====South-east bridge guard lure====
<gallery widths="270" heights="270">
Stealing artefacts - southern bridge lure setup.gif|Run under the guard to get his attention, then run back and climb the ladder to lose his attention, causing him to look west.
Stealing artefacts - southern bridge escape.gif|Passing the south-east bridge is then possible when keeping a 1-tile distance.
</gallery>

====Passing the western bridge====
<gallery widths="300" heights="225">
Stealing Artefacts - western bridge crossing.gif|Passing the western bridge, starting from the safespot behind the pillar. 
</gallery>

== Ground Markers ==
Below are some [[ground markers]] you can import if you use the [[RuneLite|Runelite]] application to play the game. 

These mark safe spots to stand and show the houses designated by [[Captain Khaled]] making it much easier for new players to learn and navigate the activity. 

To use these you'll:

# Copy them to your clipboard
# Right click the World Map globe on the [[minimap]] and select "import ground markers"
# Click "yes" when prompted to import the 17 ground markers.

Combine this with the "NPC Indicators" plugin, you can shift + right-click on the patrolmen to highlight them, to make the activity easy to understand and pull off quickly.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Stealing Artifacts Ground Markers
|-
|[{"regionId":6970,"regionX":41,"regionY":25,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":44,"regionY":30,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":45,"regionY":36,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":45,"regionY":41,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":44,"regionY":42,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":28,"regionY":50,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":30,"regionY":55,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":27,"regionY":42,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":25,"regionY":56,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":40,"regionY":42,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFCC31","label":"North House"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":23,"regionY":45,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFCC31","label":"North West House"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":25,"regionY":37,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFCC31","label":"West House"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":24,"regionY":22,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFCC31","label":"South West House"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":49,"regionY":19,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFCC31","label":"South East House"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":39,"regionY":22,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFCC31","label":"South House"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":20,"regionY":29,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"},{"regionId":6970,"regionX":34,"regionY":42,"z":0,"color":"#FF0AFF00"}]
|}

==Changes==
{{Subject changes header}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 10 January 2024
|update = Children of the Sun
|poll = Varlamore Activities & Kourend Changes
|change = Players can now steal artefacts with only level 49 [[Thieving]] as [[Kourend Favour]] has been removed.
}}
{{Subject changes footer}}

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