The Slug Menace/Quick guide

This quest has an [[{{#replace:The Slug Menace/Quick guide|/Quick guide}}|in-depth guide]].

It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Details

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Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Medium
Description	The small village of Witchaven was all but deserted when the Fishing Platform was built a short ways off the coast. Now, some of the inhabitants of the village have been acting somewhat strangely....
Requirements	Completion of the following quests: Wanted! Recruitment Drive Black Knights' Fortress Druidic Ritual The Lost Tribe Rune Mysteries Goblin Diplomacy Enter the Abyss Priest in Peril Sea Slug 30 Crafting (not boostable) (unknown) 30 Runecraft (not boostable) (required to start) 30 Slayer (not boostable) (unknown) 30 Thieving (not boostable) (unknown) The ability to defeat a level 62 enemy with Melee. You must have the Commorb in your inventory to start the quest.
Items required	Commorb (can get another by speaking to Sir Tiffy) Swamp paste (not consumed) Dead sea slug (obtainable during the quest) At least 5 rune/pure essence (bring 15–20 in case they shatter; succeeding with 5 is very unlikely) Chisel 5 open inventory slots Access to the Air, Water, Earth, Fire and Mind Altars Elemental talisman OR Air, Water, Earth and Fire talismans or tiaras Mind talisman or tiara OR Travelling through the Abyss or using a Runecraft cape OR Access to Guardians of the Rift
Recommended	35 Combat level Charged abyssal bracelet if going through the Abyss Stamina or energy potions Fast travel to several locations Falador (Falador teleport) Witchaven (Ardougne teleport or fairy rings to BLR) Outpost (necklace of passage) Ring of the Elements Air Altar (Falador teleport, skills necklace to the Crafting Guild or travelling through the Abyss) Water Altar (Lumbridge teleport, necklace of passage to the Wizards' Tower or the Abyss) Earth Altar (Varrock teleport, Lumberyard teleport, Digsite pendant, balloon transport system or the Abyss) Fire Altar (ring of dueling or amulet of glory to Al Kharid, gnome glider or the Abyss) Mind Altar (Mind Altar teleport tablet, Falador teleport or the Abyss) Abyss, if using that method (amulet of glory to Edgeville, ring of wealth to the Grand Exchange or fairy rings to DKR) Wizard's Tower, if using Guardians of the Rift to access the altars (necklace of Passage, amulet of glory to Draynor Village, or fairy rings to DIS) Armour and some food Melee weapon to defeat the Slug Prince, which cannot be damaged in other ways Prayer potions to counter the Slug Prince's prayer drain
Enemies to defeat	Slug Prince (level 62)
League notes	Asgarnia✓ - location requirement Kandarin✓ - location requirement Desert✓ OR Wilderness✓ - location requirement Requires Desert✓ OR Fremennik✓ for the prerequisite quest Wanted!

Walkthrough

Starting out

Item required: Commorb. Recommended item: Ardougne teleport

• Talk to Sir Tiffy Cashien in Falador Park to get a Commorb v2. ( 1)…

  1	Do you have any jobs for me yet?

  • Note: Savant will contact you through the Commorb v2 multiple times throughout the quest to scan your surroundings and/or provide hints.
• Talk to Col. O'Niall on the north-east dock in Witchaven. ( 1•3)…

  1	What's the mission?
  3	Who are the important people in Witchaven?

• Talk to the following people in Witchaven in any order:
  • Talk to Brother Maledict (church)
  • Talk to Mayor Hobb (most north-west building) ( 1)…

    1	I'm here to relax.

    . After Savant prompts you, scan with your Commorb v2.
  • Talk to Holgart (green shirt, north-east of quest icon, by the boat to the Fishing Platform)
• Talk to Col. O'Niall again.

The shrine

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</mapframe> Item required: Commorb. Recommended item: Necklace of passage

• Climb down the Old Ruin Entrance (Dungeon sign) west of Witchaven.
• Push the false wall on the east wall by the entrance (red on minimap).
• Follow the path to the imposing door, using the shortcut if able, try to open it.
• Scan with the Commorb v2 to acquire the door transcription (make sure you have one free inventory space).
• Pick up a dead sea slug just west of the imposing door. (If you do not pick up the dead sea slug, you will not be able to talk to Jorral).
• Talk to Jorral in the outpost (necklace of passage) north-west of Ardougne. ( 2)…

  2	Translations

  if Making History has not been started.

The pages

The solution of the puzzle.

Items required: 1 swamp paste, the Commorb, a dead seaslug, and 5 free inventory spaces

• Talk to Col. O'Niall.
• Talk to Brother Maledict.
• Go to the mayor's house and search the study desk until you get a page.
• Talk to Ezekial Lovecraft in the fishing store (make sure you have one free inventory space).
• Talk to Col. O'Niall (make sure you have 3 free inventory spaces)
• Use swamp paste on one of the fragments. Savant will stop you.
• Talk to Jeb (near Holgart) and travel to the Fishing Platform.
• Talk to Bailey on the south-west part Fishing Platform, give him the dead slug.
• Use the sea slug glue on a fragment, then solve the puzzle.

The imposing door

Items required: chisel, 5+ rune or pure essence, the Commorb, melee combat equipment, talismans to enter the respective altars (not needed if using abyss)

• Right click the pages and select shape-options on the pages to shape essence into air, water, fire, earth, and mind.
  • Note: It is possible and likely to fail and break the essence.
• Use the chiselled stones on their respective Runic altar. It is recommended to bring extra rune essence in case they are destroyed.
  • Air: the Air Altar is south of Falador
  • Mind: the Mind Altar is north of Falador (just below the Wilderness)
  • Water: the Water Altar is south of Lumbridge (next to the shack to Zanaris)
  • Earth: the Earth Altar is north-east of Varrock (you can use balloon transport system if unlocked)
  • Fire: the Fire Altar is west of the Emir's Arena in Al Kharid (you can use ring of dueling)
    • Note: It is possible and likely to fail this step as well.
• Use the handmade runes on the imposing door in the cave underneath Witchaven. Make sure to bring the Commorb with you.
• Kill the level 62 Slug Prince, only melee can damage it and it drains your Prayer points.
  • Note: It is possible to safespot with a halberd
• Talk to Sir Tiffy Cashien. ( 1)…

  1	Slug Menance.

• Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

• 1 Quest point
• 3,500 Crafting experience
• 3,500 Runecraft experience
• 3,500 Thieving experience
• Promotion to Proselyte among the Temple Knights. This means you can buy and wear Proselyte armour with a greater Prayer bonus than Initiate. You can buy each piece individually, or buy the armour pack which, when opened, gives you the plate, helm, and legs/tassets all at once. The pack costs 25,000 coins
  • Buying the upgraded armour in separate pieces costs more: the helm costs 8,000 coins, the platelegs and plateskirt cost 10,000 coins, and the platebody costs 12,000 coins for a total of 30,000 coins
  • Required for the hard Falador Diary