Fallen From Grace

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Fallen From Grace (#181)
Released 29 July 2026 (Update)
Members Yes
Quest series None
Lead developer(s) Unknown (edit)

Fallen From Grace is a quest set on Wyrmscraig, in which the player investigates the mystery of the Mad Angel, and discovers the truth behind the disappearances haunting the island.

Details

Start pointMap icon Talk to Cormac, the mayor of Auchrie, on the island of Wyrmscraig. Show on map
Official difficultyExperienced
Official lengthShort
DescriptionHelp the citizens of an isolated island and unlock new training methods and a repeatable boss.
Requirements
Items required
  • A raft or skiff (a sloop does NOT work) (You MUST use your own boat - you will not be able to disembark in Wyrmscraig Cavern unless you are the only player on the boat)
  • A pickaxe (obtainable during the quest)
  • Chisel & hammer (both obtainable during the quest)
  • Combat equipment and supplies to defeat the Mad Angel, weak to Crush
Recommended
Enemies to defeat
League notesN/A

Walkthrough

To begin, sail to Wyrmscraig on a raft or skiff (not a sloop), found slightly south-west of Charred Island. Bring all combat equipment and supplies with you, as you will not be able to bank or teleport to the island until the quest is complete. The closest teleport is to Red Rock using a sailors' amulet or charter ship, which also has a shipwright to recover your boat. Access to Red Rock is unlocked during The Red Reef. Alternatively, the closest mainland port with a shipwright is the Corsair Cove.

Ffion will stop the player when attempting to leave the pier after docking, declaring that outsiders are not welcome on Wyrmscraig. Unable to stop you, he will allow the player to pass after a short conversation.

Run to Auchrie, the only settlement on the island, and speak to Cormac in the centre hut. Players with 58 Agility may take the basalt stepping stone shortcut.

Missing person

Keenan's hat, south of the cathedral.

Cormac will mention that a villager named Keenan has gone missing, suggesting the player help search for him if they want to get in the other villagers’ good books. He wants you to first check in with Muriel, Keenan's mother. Speak to her in the building immediately north-east (the building with the map icon) to learn that he went off to the mines to observe the sunstone monolith, convinced there is some secret to be discovered from it.

A pickaxe, hammer, and chisel can be obtained by searching the tent just south of the map icon if you didn't bring them. Inspect the sunstone monolith just north of the tent; you will find a scrawled notebook and a trail of dust leading south. You may optionally read the notebook to learn about Keenan's observations of the monolith, during which he felt like the monolith was watching him somehow.

Mine the monolith for a piece of sunstone, then use the chisel on it to create a sunstone core. Now, follow the trail of dust to the south-west tip of the island, and investigate the large hat on the basalt rock. (Show map)

After observing the cathedral, head back to Cormac and tell him what you found. Cormac will explain that the cathedral is the home of the Mad Angel; according to local superstition, she keeps the islanders safe in exchange for tribute, taking one of their own if they fail to do so. He suggests that you try entering the cathedral from the caverns beneath it.

The allegory of the cave


It is possible for your boat to be lost at sea in the following section for unknown reasons. Be careful bringing any cargo that you do not wish to lose.

Trolls in the cavern.

After speaking to Cormac, board either a skiff or raft and sail into Wyrmscraig Cavern on the south side of the island. The entrance to the cavern can be found by where Keenan's hat was, marked by the map icon.

Upon disembarking, a talking skeleton will usher you over. He wants you to deal with three nearby mountain trolls that have blocked the path with rocks.

The area is multicombat, so low level players may consider praying Protect from Melee. Defeat the three trolls, and the skeleton will call you back over. Talk to him again, and the player will then assist in clearing the rest of the rocks. The skeleton introduces himself as the Slayer Master Mortimer, noting that he has not seen the missing villager. You can now use Mortimer as a Slayer Master.

Tip: If you need lead for building the bank chest, head east from Mortimer, then south to the mine, and mine 4 lead ores before continuing.

When ready, follow the path north past the unaggressive wyrms until you see a broken golem. Inspect the golem with at least one free inventory space to remove the dull stone core; next, use the sunstone core you mined on the golem, and it will power up and allow you to enter the cathedral's basement.

The cipher

If not interested in the methodology to obtain the following solution, you may skip ahead to the end of this section to view the chest's combination.

Upon attempting to climb up the stairs, you will receive a warning note. Read it to find out that there is a creature in the cathedral that has been sealed off by the orders of an individual named Elessia; you will also be prompted to read the back of the note, which appears to be gibberish at first glance.

A worn journal can be found on the table and be read, stating that this Elessia has been ill for some time. Next to this table is a locked chest which the player must open with a certain combination of inputs. The combination code comes from the back of the warning note, with the front "FAITH" hinting that the back must be decoded with a keyed-substitution cipher:

Cipher F A I T H B C D E G J K L M N O P Q R S U V W X Y Z
Plain A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Replacing the letters of the text on the back with the mapped alphabet gives the following:

Starting with sunrise,

Through to sunset,

And as the moon hangs low,

In the southern sky,

We will watch over her.

The first four lines point to a direction:

  • Sunrise - East/Right
  • Sunset - West/Left
  • Hangs low - Down
  • Southern sky - Down

Which reveals the combination code Right, Left, Down, Down.

Upon unlocking the chest, you will receive an ancient sunstone core and a golem primer. The golem primer may be read as a guide to golem crafting, but this is not required to progress. Use a hammer or chisel on the ancient sunstone core to get a key. Climb the stairs and prepare for a fight with the Mad Angel.

Guardian, angel

The player battles against the Mad Angel.

Players should be aware that their deathpile can show at the Wyrmscraig dock instead of the Mad Angel boss lobby as intended. If you die during the fight check there for your items.

You must now fight the Mad Angel. She has an inaccurate melee attack, as well as three special attacks detailed below. Pray Protect from Melee, and attack with a fast melee weapon; she is weakest to Crush attacks. Upon reaching 255 Hitpoints (~45%), the Mad Angel will become enraged, denoted by a ...! overhead message. During this phase, special attacks are performed quicker, and she will use all three consecutively at the start of this phase.

Attack Description Technique
The angel will bring her sword back slowly. After a delay, it will cleave towards where the player was when the windup began, leaving dust in its wake. Stand two or more tiles behind her. This attack will be used 4 times in a row normally, and 6 times if she is in her enraged state.
The angel will launch a spiky glowing ball into the air. Stand on the area where a shadow appears to launch the ball back. It will bounce to another area twice, for a total of three strikes. Stand on the shadow each time.
The angel will charge up a blue lightning attack. Activate Protect from Magic. This will reduce the damage by 50% normally, but will negate all damage if only activated 4 ticks (2.4s) after the charging begins. If the angel is in her enraged state this attack will happen three times in a row, with the third strike hitting after a shorter delay of 2 ticks (1.2s).

Once ready to fight, climb the church pew, which may also be used to escape the fight at any time.

After defeating the angel, inspect the body by the throne, confirming that it belongs to Keenan, and read the final letter. Elessia, who you find out is an Icyene, is revealed to have killed Keenan as a result of her illness and hunger, greatly regretting her actions. Before leaving, she constructed a sunstone golem to protect Wyrmscraig in her place, hoping the island's inhabitants will be skilled enough to refine it. Optionally, you can also read the book Observations, obtained from searching one of the bookcases in the cathedral, which tells of Elessia's history.

Exit the cathedral by searching the lock and solving it. The combination to the lock changes each attempt, so you will have to deduce the current code. A simple way to solve the code is to attempt to unlock it while all tumblers are at 1. If any of the boxes on the right side turn green, leave that tumbler in place, then move every other tumbler up one. Repeat until you solve the code. This may take several attempts.

Exit the cathedral, and attempt to climb down the rocks by the link map icon. You will mine the rocks, unlocking a shortcut between the main island and the cavern.

Return to Cormac and speak to him to finish the quest. Your boat will be docked at the island, not in the cavern.


If your boat is still in the cavern, you can relog to spawn on it.

Congratulations, quest complete!

Tip: You may now utilise teleportation options to the island, as well as construct the bank chest in the building with Muriel. This requires a sunstone crystal that was dropped by the Mad Angel; it may be collected from Cormac if lost. The additional materials required are 2 lead bars, 8 mahogany planks, 32 mithril nails, a saw, and a hammer.

Rewards

Transcript

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Trivia

  • Ardeaglais is Gaelic Irish for cathedral.

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