Dark Mage (Abyss)

This article is about the dark mage found in the Abyss. For the dark mage found in West Ardougne, see Dark Mage.

Dark Mage
Released								13 June 2005 (Update)
Members								Yes
Race								Human
Quest								Temple of the Eye
Location								Centre of the Abyss
League region								Wilderness✓
Gender								Male
Options								Talk-to, Repairs
Examine								An initiate of Zamorak.
Map
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Advanced data
NPC ID								2583

The dark mage, located at the centre of the Abyss, is a Zamorakian who holds the abyssal rift open so that the Z.M.I. (and players who have completed the Enter the Abyss miniquest) can continue to access abyssal space and the runic altars.

He repairs damaged essence pouches for free and provides a replacement abyssal book and/or small pouch if lost. It is not necessary to bring the pouches to him, as he can repair them even while they are in the player's bank. Alternatively, players can use the Lunar spell NPC Contact to speak to him; this is a faster and safer method.

He will refuse to give the player a small pouch if they already have a colossal pouch, citing that using too many at the same time may cause "dimensional turmoil".

In his dialogue, he tells the player that it is crucial for his concentration to not be broken while maintaining the rift; otherwise, the heads of anyone in the Abyss could explode, or the universe could fold in upon itself and reality be annihilated.

He has been able to stay in the Abyss for so long because, according to the Mage of Zamorak, time there passes slower than normal.

Treasure Trails

Dark mage is the solution to the hard anagram clue: DEKAGRAM. The answer to his question is 13. He must be spoken to in-person; NPC Contact will not progress the clue.

Dialogue

This article on an NPC has an associated dialogue page. Click here for a transcript of possible conversations with this NPC.

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:31 March 2022| |0}} {{#explode:31 March 2022| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:31 March 2022| |2}}]] (update)	Hotfix The dark mage will now refuse to give the player a small pouch after the player has created the colossal pouch.
[[{{#explode:6 January 2014| |0}} {{#explode:6 January 2014| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:6 January 2014| |2}}]] (update | poll)	The dark mage can now be contacted with the NPC Contact spell.

Trivia

• The dark mage appears to be wearing beads of the dead.