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This quest has an in-depth guide.
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Start pointMap icon Talk to Elena in her house in East Ardougne. Show on map
Official difficultyNovice
Official lengthShort
DescriptionThis is the second part of an ongoing adventure. Help Elena discover the truth about the infamous Ardougne plague. Smuggle test samples across Ardougne to Elena's old mentor.
Requirements
Items required
Recommended
Enemies to defeat
League notes

Unlocking Fremennik Fremennik Yes will auto-complete the quest
Unlocking Kandarin Kandarin Yes will auto-complete the quest
Unlocking Tirannwn Tirannwn Yes will auto-complete the quest

Walkthrough

Sneaking back

Items required: Gas mask

  • To begin speak to Elena in East Ardougne (directly west of shortcut log). (Chat 1)
  • Speak to Jerico in the house just south of the northern Ardougne bank (The house with pigeon cages in the backyard).
  • Search the cupboard to obtain bird feed (click continue or the bird feed won't be added to your inventory).
  • Grab a pigeon cage from the backyard (note: if you are planning on doing One Small Favour, grab an extra 5 pigeon cages).
  • Go south-west of Ardougne Castle and speak to Omart.
  • Go north to the small watchtower along the wall, in front of the gates to West Ardougne.
  • Stand in the corner where the two spiked fences meet.
  • Use bird feed on the watchtower fence.
  • Click open on the pigeon cage in your inventory.
  • Equip your gas mask.
  • Run south from the watchtower and speak to Omart. (Chat 1) After a slight delay, you will arrive in West Ardougne.

Infiltrating the Mourner Headquarters

Items required: None Recommended: Skills necklace(6) (teleport to Fishing Guild) OR Ardougne teleport to quickly return to Elena.

Mourners' headquarters
  • Head around the headquarters to the north-eastern area with the vat and mangle.
  • Squeeze through the fence into the backyard.
  • Pick up the rotten apple.
  • Use the rotten apple on the cauldron.
  • Go back through the fence.
Nurse Sarah's house.

Getting the touch paper

Items required: None Recommended: 30 coins or a teleport to Rimmington such as House Teleport or Skills necklace to Crafting Guild.

The chemist's location.
  • Go to the Chemist in south-western Rimmington (you can take a ship from Captain Barnaby at the Ardougne Dock directly to Rimmington for 30gp or use a teleport as the vials won't break upon teleportation anymore)
  • Speak to the Chemist. (Chat 2) He will give you the touch paper.

Foresight

Items required: Liquid honey, ethenea, sulphuric broline, and the plague sample.

  • You will find Chancy, Da Vinci and Hops around a fire outside the Chemist's house.
  • Give Chancy the Liquid honey. (Chat 2)
  • Give Da Vinci the Ethenea. (Chat 1)
  • Give Hops the Sulphuric broline. (Chat 3)
    • If you happen to give the wrong item to one of the henchmen you must then give the rest of them an item and talk to each one of them in Varrock before being able to give them the correct items again.

So far, so good

Items required: 12 coins or a priest gown top and bottom, the plague sample and touch paper.

  • Teleport or travel to Varrock.
  • Travel to the fenced area to the south-east of the bank (south-eastern Varrock). The guard will search you, but you will be able to pass freely with the plague sample and touch paper in your inventory.
  • (Optional) Speak to Asyff, the Fancy dress shop owner, in the building south-east, to get a free priest gown (top and bottom) and equip it. Alternatively, purchase a priest gown (top and bottom) from him and equip it.
  • Go to the Dancing Donkey Inn.
  • Talk to Hops, Da Vinci and Chancy to get the vials back. Make sure you have the free inventory space.
    • Do not pass back through the gate or your vials will be confiscated by the guard and you will have to get new samples from Elena again and continue the quest from that point.
    • If you must pass through the gate to retrieve the plague sample or papers, you can drop the vials at the gate, quickly run to Varrock east bank for the items, and run back to pick up the vials.

Secrets

Items required: The plague sample, touch paper, a priest gown, and an Ardougne teleport (51+ Magic suggested).

  • With your Priest gown equipped head to Guidor's house in the south-east of the fenced area.
  • Speak to Guidor, tell him Elena has sent a sample that needs to be processed. (Chat 1)
  • Return to Ardougne and speak to Elena.
  • Go to the 1st floor of Ardougne Castle and speak to King Lathas. (Chat 1)
  • Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

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