Oracle

Oracle
Released								23 September 2001 (Update)
Members								No
Race								Human
Quest								Dragon Slayer I
Location								Ice Mountain
League region								Asgarnia✓
Gender								Female
Options								Talk-to
Examine								A mystical fount of knowledge.
Map
Advanced data
NPC ID								821
Link								MOID

The Oracle is a strange woman who lives atop Ice Mountain. She is an important figure in the Dragon Slayer I quest, as she provides a clue as to how to access one of the map pieces. Occasionally, she will be visited by Postie Pete. One of the Wise Old Man's tasks involves taking a message to her.

To reach the Oracle, use the Ice Mountain pathway just below Edgeville Monastery.

As with Uri, many of her quotes are jokes or references to things in and outside of the game.

• Oracle is the solution to the medium anagram clue: ARE COL. The answer to her challenge scroll is 48.

• In ancient times, oracles would live on top of mountains, and were consulted by the kings and leaders of countries. They were considered close to the gods (as the Oracle in RuneScape is as well).
• The origins of the Oracle date back to June 1999 (one of Andrew Gower's first references to his RPG):

• "They say that ham does not mix well with other kinds of meat", is a pun and reference to the human-supremacist organisation H.A.M., of which the members do not "mix well" with the other races of Gielinor.
• "Do not fear the dragons...fear their kin", is a reference to the Dragonkin.
• "Is it time to wake up? I am not sure...", is very likely a reference to the prophesied event of Guthix waking from his slumber.

• Several phrases refer to the Stone of Jas:
  • " Jas left a stone behind."
  • "The God Wars are over...as long as the thing they were fighting over remains hidden."
  • "The great snake of Guthix guards more than she knows."

• "A woodchuck does not chuck wood", is a reference to the tongue twister "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
• "Who guards the guardsmen?", is a reference to Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?, a Latin phrase meaning "Who will guard the guards themselves?", or alternatively "Who watches the watchmen?", generally attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal.
• "When in Asgarnia, do like Asgarnians do", is a reference to the phrase "When in Rome, do as Romans do".
• "Don't judge a book by its cover - judge it on its' grammar and, punctuation.", is a joke based on the fact that the sentence contains incorrect grammar throughout.

v t e Dragon Slayer I
NPCs	Guildmaster Oziach Duke Horacio Ned Klarense Oracle Wormbrain Cabin Boy Jenkins Elvarg Crandor Wizards Melzar Lozar Thalzar Melzar's Maze Ghost Lesser demon Skeleton Zombie Zombie rat
Items	Map part (Melzar) Map part (Thalzar) Map part (Lozar) Crandor map Anti-dragon shield Elvarg's head Keys Maze Red Orange Yellow Blue Magenta Green
Locations	Champions' Guild Melzar's Maze Crandor Crandor and Karamja Dungeon
Music	Attack 2 The Maze Dangerous Road Eye of the Storm The Shadow
Related	Quick guide (speedrunning) Transcript Lady Lumbridge Melzar's notes