Kasonde

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Kasonde
Released								26 July 2023 (Update)
Combat level								64
Members								Yes
Race								Human
Quest								Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Location								The Stranglewood
League region								Kourend✓
Gender								Male
Options								Talk-to
Examine								He looks to be a bit of a mess.
Advanced data
NPC ID								12256,12257,12258,12259,12260,12261

Kasonde
Released								26 July 2023 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								231
Size								1x1
Examine								The Strangler has started to change him.
League region								Kourend✓
Combat info
Max hit								20
Aggressive								Yes
Poisonous								Yes (venom)
Attack style								Ranged, Melee
Attack speed								3 ticks (1.8 seconds)
Combat stats
240				190				190				90				90				190
Aggressive stats
+40				+0				+0				+0				+50				+0
Melee defence
+30								+30								+30
Magic defence
+250												No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
+50								+50								+50
Immunities
Poison								Immune
Venom								Immune
Cannons								Immune
Thralls								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								12262,12263

Kasonde
Released								26 July 2023 (Update)
Members								Yes
Race								Human
Quest								Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Location								The Stranglewood
League region								Kourend✓
Gender								Male
Options								Talk-to
Examine								The Strangler has started to change him.
Advanced data
NPC ID								12264

Kasonde Shaw is a botanist involved in The Garden of Death and Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire. Diagnosed with Koreps Syndrome, a deadly disease with no cure, he seeks to uncover the secrets of the Old Ones, a long extinct race who discovered a method of soul transference long before the Citizens of Arceuus did, in order to overcome his illness.

During Desert Treasure II, the player encounters Kasonde in person while exploring the Stranglewood, who enlists their help in creating a serum to gain immunity to the Strangler infection. However, by the time the player acquires the ingredients, he became infected by the Strangler and asks the player to visit the ritual site to see whether they can uncover anything.

After the player defeats Vardorvis at the ritual site, they return to Kasonde with a temple key, and discovers something beyond the doors to the temple, and asks that they to return to Kourend for the medical equipment to treat his condition. However, already infected by The Strangler, the player deems it too high a risk to spread the Strangler infection, leaving Kasonde no choice but to fight his way out. After Kasonde's defeat, he reveals that he already had found Vardorvis' medallion before the adventurer had arrived, and that he kept it hidden fearing they wouldn't help him if he gave it to them. He will tell them it is in a chest back in his hideout, and seemingly dies.

Towards the end of the quest, it is revealed that Kasonde is Sliske in disguise, with the real Kasonde having died at some point and turned into one of his wights as Kasonde the Craven.

Dialogue

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Gallery

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  Concept art of Kasonde, by Mod Grub.

Trivia

• Kasonde Shaw is an anagram of "shadow snake".
• The dialogue "Kasonde, I..." may be a reference to the Handsome Face internet meme.