Merlin's Crystal

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Merlin's Crystal is the first quest in the Camelot quest series, and involves the player rescuing the wizard Merlin from a crystal.

Start point	Talk to King Arthur in Camelot. Show on map
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Short
Description	The wizard Merlin has been trapped in a magical crystal by the witch Morgan Le Faye. So far, King Arthur hasn't been able to figure out how to free his mentor from his crystal prison. Can you help?
Requirements	Must be able to defeat a level 39 enemy. You do not need to have an Attack level of 20 to free Merlin, you can 'Use' Excalibur on the crystal to free him.
Items required	Bread Tinderbox Bucket of wax (obtainable during the quest with either the Beekeeper's outfit or insect repellent; a bucket spawns near the east gate of the beehive enclosure) Bat bones (obtainable during the quest)
Recommended	20 Combat level Stamina or energy potions Fast travel to several locations Camelot (Camelot teleport) Falador (Falador teleport) Varrock (Varrock teleport, Chronicle or combat bracelet to the Champions' Guild) Taverley (Taverley teleport, Balloon Transport System or Teleport to House if your house is in Taverley) Port Sarim (Explorer's Ring 2, Rat Pits or Pest Control minigame teleport, or Teleport to House if your house is in Rimmington)
Enemies to defeat	Sir Mordred (level 39) Giant bat (level 27) (optional, to acquire bat bones)
League notes	Unlocking Asgarnia✓ will auto-complete the quest Unlocking Fremennik✓ will auto-complete the quest Unlocking Kandarin✓ will auto-complete the quest

Head to Camelot, east of Seers' Village. Ask King Arthur if you can join the Knights of the Round Table, and he'll suggest you complete a quest first to prove yourself; Merlin has been found trapped in a crystal. He wants you to ask the other knights for ideas on how to rescue him.

Speak to Sir Gawain, found either within the castle or roaming in the courtyard. Ask him how Merlin got trapped, and he will suspect it to be the work of Morgan Le Faye. However, he does not know how to get into her keep, which is guarded by Mordred and his group of renegade knights.

Next, talk to Sir Lancelot on the 1^st floor. Ask him if he has any ideas on how to get into the keep. He will mention that there is a sea entrance to the keep, and that the knights get all of their deliveries by boat from Catherby.

Now that you have a lead, follow the road south-east to Catherby. If you do not already have a bucket of wax, pick up the nearby insect repellent for use later, which can be found on a table in the house containing Perdu just north of the bank. Ensure you have your combat equipment, then head just north of the dock between the bank and the Candle Shop, where you'll find a few crates against the back of the shop. Click on them to hide inside. There will be a bit of dialogue as workers come to pack you up and put you in the boat. After a while, you'll end up in the Keep Le Faye; when prompted, choose yes to climb out.

Head up the stairs to the top floor, ignoring the renegade knights that are wandering around the castle. You should find Sir Mordred (level 39); fight him, and just as you are about to defeat him, Morgan Le Faye will appear and beg for her sons life. Do not select the option to kill him or interrupt the conversation, or you'll need to fight Mordred again. Running out of Prayer will interrupt it.

Agree to spare him in return for information on how to untrap Merlin, and she will tell you that you will need a magic symbol, bat bones, and a black candle, in order to summon a mighty spirit. You'll need to bind the spirit with magic words, and then obtain the sword Excalibur to finally shatter the crystal.

If you did not bring bat bones, you can obtain some by descending the stairs to the ground floor and leaving through the doors, then killing the giant bats around the keep.

Note: Upon leaving the keep, you will only be able to return through the Catherby crates.

The black candle can be obtained by bringing a bucket of wax to the candle maker in Catherby, located in his house west of the bank. Ask him about black candles, then talk to him again to give him the wax.

If you do not yet have a bucket of wax, head to the fenced-in area north of the keep, by the flax field. Pick up a bucket by the gate. If you have insect repellent, use it on one of the beehives, then use the bucket on the beehive to obtain your bucket of wax. If you wear the Beekeeper's outfit, you can simply click the beehive with the bucket in your inventory, without needing to use insect repellant.

The sword is kept by The Lady of the Lake, found by the lake within Taverley, in the peninsula just south of the Hot Air Balloon. Tell her you seek Excalibur, and she will say that she will only give it to one who is worthy and good. She has set a test for you; she wants you to first enter the Port Sarim Jeweller's shop.

Head to Port Sarim. If you don't have any bread, you can make bread dough on the cooking range just south of the Jeweller's shop. Purchase a pot of flour from Wydin's Food Store, a bucket from the Trader crewmember's on the southernmost dock, fill it at the sink east of the magic shop, then use it on the flour to make bread dough for cooking. Alternately, if you have completed X Marks the Spot, you can travel via Veos to Port Piscarilius, and head west to the Kourend Castle Baker's Stall. to purchase some bread.

Open the door to the jeweller's shop and a beggar will approach, asking for food to feed his starving family. Give him the loaf of bread. When you do, he will change into the Lady of the Lake, who gives you Excalibur for passing the test. You must finish this dialogue or you will need another piece of bread to repeat it.

Finally, you will need the magic words for the spell. Head to the Zamorakian chapel in the south-east corner of Varrock, containing a chaos altar. "Check" the altar to find the words needed: Snarthon Candtrick Termanto. Finishing this dialogue is required to progress further.

Now that you have all the required items and the magic words, return to Camelot, where you will find the magical symbol on the north-east side of the castle's garden, just inside the fence. Light your black candle and drop the bat bones in the circle (DO NOT BURY THEM). A demonic spirit named Thrantax the Mighty will appear, and you will be presented with a sequence of words. The correct incantation is "Snarthon Candtrick Termanto". If you get it right, the spirit will obey you.

Warning: If you recite the wrong phrase, the spirit will attack you, and you will have to get a new black candle and try again. Be careful as the spirit is level 92, with a max hit of 10, and can hit rather accurately.

Once under your control, the spirit will offer a boon, which the player uses to make the request to free Merlin. After granting your boon, he will disappear. Head into Camelot Castle, and climb up the south-east ladder to the very top of the south-east tower, where Merlin is imprisoned in a blue crystal. Use Excalibur on the crystal, and it will shatter.

Head back down and talk to King Arthur, who will dub the player an honorary Knight Of The Round Table.

Congratulations, quest complete!

• 6 Quest points
• Excalibur (Required for Holy Grail quest.)
• 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
• Appointment with a title as a Honorary Knight of the Round Table.

Completion of Merlin's Crystal is required for the following:

• Heroes' Quest
• Holy Grail

• Merlin's Crystal gives six quest points, the most of any single quest (other than the compound quest, Recipe for Disaster), despite being relatively easy.
• Merlin can be seen in his workshop prior to being released from his crystal if another player enters the workshop to interact with him.
• Merlin can be seen trapped in the crystal even after completing the quest, this is during the same time as he's in his workshop.
• If the player has a hammer in their inventory they will attempt to smash the crystal using the hammer with no effect.
• Attempting to free Merlin without dealing with the spirit will result in message saying the crystal is being protected by a dark force.
• The player will keep asking the knights in Camelot Castle about finding Excalibur even after player has obtained it and freed Merlin from the crystal.