Making History/Quick guide

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Details

Start point	Talk to Jorral in the outpost north-west of West Ardougne. Show on map
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Short
Description	A secluded outpost has served the City of Ardougne for generations, playing stage to many exceptional events. Its current occupant wants to employ your skills to construct its true history before time runs out and history itself is wiped away!
Requirements	Completion of the following quests: Priest in Peril The Restless Ghost
Items required	Spade Sapphire amulet Ghostspeak amulet or Morytania legs 2 or higher A way to enter Port Phasmatys Completion of Ghosts Ahoy or 2 ecto-token or 1 bone, 1 pot and 1 bucket to earn 5 ecto-tokens (you still only need two) or 5,200 gold for a Charter ship to Port Phasmatys (cheaper depending upon where you travel from and if you use ring of charos).
Recommended	Weight-reducing clothing and stamina or energy potions Fast travel to several locations The Outpost (3 trips) - Necklace of passage or Ardougne Teleport East Ardougne (2 trips) - Ardougne Teleport Port Phasmatys (1 trip) - Ectophial or Fairy ring to ALQ or Charter ship to Port Phasmatys for 5,200 Castle Wars (1 trip) - Ring of dueling or Castle Wars minigame teleport or Fairy ring to BKP Rellekka (1 trip) - Fremennik sea boots 1-4 or Enchanted lyre or Rellekka teleport or Fairy ring to DKS
Enemies to defeat	None
Ironman concerns	24 Crafting (if making own sapphire amulet (u))
League notes	Fremennik✓ — location requirement Kandarin✓ — location requirement Morytania✓ — location requirement Unlocking Tirannwn✓ will auto-complete the quest

Walkthrough

Starting out

Walk to or use the necklace of passage to teleport to the outpost north-west of Ardougne.
Talk to Jorral. ( 1•1)…
1 Tell me more.
1 Ok, I'll make a stand for history!
Complete the next 3 segments in any order.

Erin the silver merchant

The location to dig for the chest.

Talk to the Silver merchant in the East Ardougne market. ( 2)…
2 Ask about the outpost.
Dig with your spade to find the chest buried north of Castle Wars.
Open the chest with the enchanted key to get a journal.

Droalak the Ghost

Equip your Ghostspeak amulet and talk to Droalak outside the Port Phasmatys general store.
In the building east of the general store, directly south of the pub, give Melina a strung sapphire amulet.
Talk to Droalak to receive a scroll.

Dron the Warrior

Go to Rellekka and talk to Blanin east of the longhall.
Talk to Dron north of the longhall. ( 3•2)…
3 I'm after important answers.
2 Why, you're the famous warrior Dron!
Answers:
- Quick answers: ( 2•1•2•1•2•2•1•3•3•1•1•1)…
  2 An iron mace
  1 Breakfast
  2 Lunch
  1 Bunnies
  2 Red
  2 36
  1 8
  3 Fifth and Fourth
  3 North East side of town
  1 Blanin
  1 Fluffy
  1 12, but what does that have to do with anything?
- He wields an iron mace in battle. ( 2)…
  2 An iron mace
- He eats rats for breakfast. ( 1)…
  1 Breakfast
- He eats kittens for lunch. ( 2)…
  2 Lunch
- He eats bunnies for tea. ( 1)…
  1 Bunnies
- His favourite drink is red spider blood. ( 2)…
  2 Red
- He is 36 years, 8 months (21 days) old. ( 2•1)…
  2 36
  1 8
- He studies the Fifth and Fourth ages. ( 3)…
  3 Fifth and Fourth
- His house is on the north-east side of town. ( 3)…
  3 North East side of town
- His brother's name is Blanin. ( 1)…
  1 Blanin
- His pet cat is named Fluffy. ( 1)…
  1 Fluffy
- 5 plus 7 is 12 ( 1)…
  1 12, but what does that have to do with anything?

Reporting back

Talk to Jorral, back at the outpost, with the scroll and journal.
Talk to King Lathas, located on the 1^st floor of the Ardougne Castle. ( 1)…
1 F
Talk to Jorral, back at the outpost.
Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

3 Quest points
1,000 Crafting experience
1,000 Prayer experience
750 coins
Enchanted key, allowing you to go on your own treasure digs until it disappears
Access to the museum in the outpost
Ability to complete master clue hot/cold Treasure Trails.
Ability to claim 5 Kudos and an Antique lamp rewarding 1,000 XP in any skill of at least level 20 from Historian Minas after completion of the quest

v t e Making History
NPCs	Jorral Silver merchant Droalak Melina Dron Blanin King Lathas Drozal
Items	Chest Drozal's journal Scroll Letter for King Lathas Letter for Jorral Enchanted key Guthix mjolnir Saradomin mjolnir Zamorak mjolnir
Locations	Outpost Ardougne Observatory Port Phasmatys Rellekka
History	Ardignas family Dreaded Years of Tragedy The Great Battle
Related	Quick guide Transcript The Enchanted Key The History of the Outpost The Mysterious Adventurer

3	I'm after important answers.
2	Why, you're the famous warrior Dron!

2	An iron mace
1	Breakfast
2	Lunch
1	Bunnies
2	Red
2	36
1	8
3	Fifth and Fourth
3	North East side of town
1	Blanin
1	Fluffy
1	12, but what does that have to do with anything?

1	Tell me more.
1	Ok, I'll make a stand for history!

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