Mourner Headquarters

Mourner Headquarters
Released		23 October 2002 (Update)
Members		Yes
Floors		3
Location		West Ardougne
League region		Kandarin✓
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Type		building, dungeon

The Mourner Headquarters, also known as the Mourner HQ, is the headquarters for the Mourners, who are secretly the Death Guard of Prifddinas and members of the Iorwerth Clan. It is located in the north-eastern part of West Ardougne and plays a major role throughout the elf quest line.

During the Elven Civil War, the headquarters serves as a base of military and strategic operations for the Iorwerth Clan. After completion of Song of the Elves, the building is taken over by the paladins and knights of Ardougne, and the Iorwerth warriors relocate to the Iorwerth Dungeon.

• West Ardougne Teleport spell or tablet
• Ardougne Teleport spell or tablet
• Spirit tree to the Battlefield of Khazard
• Minigame teleport to the Ardougne Rat Pit
• Slayer ring teleport to the Dark Beasts in the Mourner Tunnels (requires completion of Mourning's End Part II)

On the north end of the building is a fenced area containing a cauldron and a rotten apple. This area can be accessed by squeezing through a gap in the fence.

A Mourner carrying a staff guards the front entrance to the building.

The ground floor has several non-attackable Mourners, a range, and a sink.

The western room contains:

• A trapdoor leading to the basement
• A staircase to the 1^st floor

The eastern room contains a level 13 Mourner guarding the gate of a cage filled with crates. During Biohazard, the player must access this floor while wearing a medical gown to kill the Mourner, obtain a key, open the gate, and find Elena's distillator in a crate. After completing the quest, the door at the top of the stairs becomes locked until Song of the Elves is completed. After Song of the Elves, the floor becomes accessible without restriction.

The basement is accessed via the trapdoor on the ground floor or via the door connecting to the Mourner Tunnels. This door provides access to the:

• Mourner Tunnels
• Mourner Tunnels mine
• Temple of Light

During Song of the Elves, the basement is patrolled by level 108 Mourners and a Knight of Ardougne. A gnome is being held prisoner by a Mourner in the south-west room, and Essyllt can be found in the south-east room.

Access to the headquarters changes throughout the elf quest series.

The front entrance can be used only while wearing a medical gown. This gown cannot be removed while inside. After progressing further in the quest, the mourners will no longer allow entry using the medical gown. The basement is inaccessible.

The front entrance can be used only after repairing and equipping the full mourner outfit. The outfit must stay equipped at all times while inside the headquarters. The back door remains locked.

The ground floor and basement can be accessed via the trapdoor while wearing full mourner gear. Attempting to enter the basement without it results in the chatbox message: The trapdoor is bolted on the other side. Mourner gear cannot be removed inside the headquarters. Attempting to remove any piece of the outfit will result in the chatbox message: You should leave your disguise on while you're in the Mourner Headquarters. After obtaining the new key, players can enter and exit the basement via the basement door. Entering the basement through the basement door or speaking to the Head Mourner without full mourner gear equipped will cause him to call for level 108 Mourners wielding crystal halberds to attack.

A slayer ring can be used to teleport to the dark beasts west of the headquarters basement in the Mourner Tunnels. Mourner gear is not required to enter/re-enter the basement from the tunnels, though the mourners will be immediately aggressive.

Immediately after completing the West Ardougne portion of the Ardougne insurrection (killing 21 Mourners), all doors are unlocked and accessible without any additional gear or disguises. The only remaining NPCs in the headquarters are the gnome prisoner and a Knight of Ardougne. After the execution of King Lathas, the headquarters are inhabited by Ardougne forces.

v t e Mourning's End Part I
NPCs	Eluned Arianwyn Oronwen Tegid Mourner Essyllt Gnome Slave Red Sheep Green Sheep Blue Sheep Yellow Sheep Elena
Items	Crystal teleport seed Teleport crystal Sieve Tegid's soap Tarnished key Mourner letter Fractionation still Big book of bangs Toxic powder Barrel Apple Rotten apples Coal tar Naphtha Toxic naphtha Naphtha apple mix Mourner outfit Mask Top (Bloody) Trousers (Ripped) Boots Gloves Cloak Devices Fixed Broken Swamp toads Red Yellow Green Blue Ogre bellows Red Yellow Green Blue Books Prifddinas' history Eastern discovery Eastern settlement The great divide Unobtainable Worn key
Locations	Isafdar Mourner Headquarters Mourner Tunnels Poison Waste West Ardougne
Music	Fight or Flight Far Away
Miscellaneous	Quick guide Transcript

v t e Mourning's End Part II
NPCs	Arianwyn Essyllt Thorgel Eluned Guard (Nissyen Edern) Slave Shadow
Items	Colour wheel Scrawled notes Hand mirror New key Edern's journal Item list Death talisman Mourner gear Mask Top Trousers Gloves Boots Cloak Crystals Trinket Newly made Blue Blackened Cyan Yellow Fractured Unobtainable Red crystal Green crystal Magenta crystal
Scenery	Light door Wall support Trap Rope Low wall Ladder Pillar of Light Crystal dispenser
Locations	West Ardougne Mourner Headquarters Mourner Tunnels Temple of Light Death Altar
Music	La Mort Temple of Light
Related	Quick guide Transcript

v t e West Ardougne
Inhabitants	Bravek Carla Chadwell Child Civilian Clerk Dark Mage Gnome Jethick Kilron Man Man Nurse Sarah Priest Recruiter Woman Rehnison Family Billy Rehnison Martha Rehnison Milli Rehnison Ted Rehnison Mourners Essyllt Head Mourner Head mourner (removed) Mourner
Shops	West Ardougne General Store
Features	Civic Office of West Ardougne Mourner Tunnels Mourner Headquarters The Rehnison household West Ardougne clinic West Ardougne church

v t e Biohazard
NPCs	Elena Jerico Mourner Mourner (boss) Omart Kilron Nurse Sarah Chemist Guidor Julie King Lathas Guard Helpers Da Vinci Hops Chancy
Items	Bird feed Pigeon cage Rotten apple Medical gown Key Distillator Plague sample Touch paper Priest gown Top Bottom Chemicals Liquid honey Sulphuric broline Ethenea Discontinued Lathas' amulet
Locations	West Ardougne Rimmington Dancing Donkey Inn Combat Training Camp Mourner Headquarters
Miscellaneous	Quick guide Transcript