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Overworld2021 Halloween
Dr Harlow
Released28 January 2001 (Update)
RemovalN/A
MembersNo
RaceHuman
QuestVampyre Slayer
LocationVarrock
League regionMisthalin Misthalin✓
GenderMale
OptionsTalk-to
ExamineA retired vampyre hunter.
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NPC ID3480
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Dr Randulf Harlow[1] is a retired vampyre slayer in the Blue Moon Inn in Varrock. During the Vampyre Slayer quest, the player must go to him and buy him a beer so he'll provide them with a stake and the knowledge of how to kill Count Draynor.

He once hunted vampyres in their homeland of Morytania, though he was unable to kill any of the more dangerous ones due to not having any weaponry that could hurt them.[2][3]

After completion of The Blood Moon Rises, Dr Harlow will move to Veliaf's bar in Burgh de Rott.

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Changes

Date Changes
7 February 2006
(Update)
  • The NPC was graphically updated with the rework of Vampyre Slayer.
  • The NPC's examine was changed from "A few too many drinks perhaps..." to "A retired vampire hunter."
  • The NPC was moved from the Jolly Boar Inn to the Blue Moon Inn.
29 March 2004 –
7 February 2006 		7 February 2006 –
7 March 2006 		7 March 2006 –
present

Trivia

  • He appears to be based on Van Helsing, the protagonist and vampire hunter from Bram Stoker's Dracula.
    • He could also be based on psychologist Harry Harlow, who was known to be an alcoholic.
    • Another possibility is doctor John Martyn Harlow, primarily remembered for his attendance on brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage, who had a large iron rod driven completely through his head.
  • In the early days of RuneScape 2, Dr Harlow was found in the Jolly Boar Inn, however he was moved to the Blue Moon Inn because newer players had a hard time finding the bar and risked wandering into the nearby Wilderness.
  • During the 2021 Halloween event, he and other bar attendants responded with fear to the arrival of Death in a cutscene.

References

  1. ^ "Varrock Census". Old School RuneScape. "[Citizen's name] Randulf Harlow."
  2. ^ Dr Harlow in Vampyre Slayer. Old School RuneScape. "Yesh! I travelled their homeland to the easht. Morytania! I killed lotsh of vampyres over there!"
  3. ^ Dr Harlow in Vampyre Slayer. Old School RuneScape. "Dangerous? Oh, well... Ish never killed one of the really dangerous ones. (...) Can't. Theysh too strong. Nothing cansh hurt them."
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