Shadows of Custodia/Quick guide

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Details

Start point	Read the notice board in Auburn Pub. Show on map
Official difficulty	Experienced
Official length	Short
Description	Solve the case of some missing people and unlock a new dungeon.
Requirements	Completion of the following quests: Children of the Sun 54 Slayer ^{[not boostable]} ^{[required to start]} 45 Fishing ^{[not boostable]} ^{[required to start]} 41 Construction ^{[not boostable]} ^{[required to start]} 36 Hunter ^{[not boostable]} ^{[required to start]}
Items required	4 willow longbows Can be purchased from Arcuani's Archery Supplies in Tal Teklan or Lowe's Archery Emporium in Varrock 4 maple logs (obtainable during quest) Fishing rod (obtainable during quest) (Oily fishing rod, Pearl fishing rod, or Barbarian rod also works) Hammer (obtainable during quest)
Recommended	Any axe (if gathering logs during the quest) 1 stamina potion or other means of energy restoration 60 Combat level
Enemies to defeat	3 Strange creatures (level 93)
Ironman concerns	A method to obtain maple logs: 45 Woodcutting ^[boostable] to cut maple trees Guaranteed from the Managing Miscellania activity (requires Throne of Miscellania ) 50 Firemaking ^{[not boostable]} for maple logs from the Wintertodt Reward Cart (drop chance based on level). Completing Hunters' Rumours with 46 Hunter ^{[not boostable]} to receive Hunters' loot sack (drop chance based on level) Using Serum 208 for a 1/128 drop of maple logs from curing Afflicted (requires Shades of Mort'ton ).
League notes	Varlamore✓ — location requirement

Walkthrough

Read the Noticeboard in the Auburn Pub ( 1)…
1 Yes.
Talk to Marcus in the bar
Talk to the Bartender ( 2)…
2 About the missing people...
Talk to Ictus north of the Quetzal and west of the nearby hill
Talk to Captain Ariadna in south-west Auburnvale, between the two guard towers
Talk to Francis or Aemilia in the house west of the bar
Inspect the western wall outside of their house then follow path of red marks to the river west of town.
Inspect the plank to use fishing rod (Fishing Rod Spawn just south west of floating plank) to fish up cloth
Return to Francis or Aemilia with the cloth
Follow the path indicated by the puddles west of town, then north around the mountain, until reaching a cave. Enter the cave
Talk to injured boy
Talk to Francis or Aemilia
Speak to Captain Ariadna at the West Entrance to town with 4 willow longbows (Renu to Tal Teklan Archery shop for quick bows)
Reinforce the west Wall of the house with the boys with 4x Maple Logs and a hammer. (Hammer be found in the house to the north. Maple Trees can be chopped nearby.)
Return to Francis or Aemilia, go upstairs and speak to Etz & Shas (the former injured boy(s))
Go back to the cave west of town
Talk to Antos (east side of the cave) and be prepared to kill 3 Strange Creatures - protect from melee works but you can still take bleed damage.
Talk to Antos again to return to Auburnvale.
Talk to Captain Ariadna
Quest Complete

Rewards

2 Quest points
10,000 Slayer experience
4,000 Hunter experience
3,000 Fishing experience
3,000 Construction experience
Access to the Stalker Den containing Custodian stalkers

Gallery

A map of Auburnvale with noteable NPCs & Items
The location of Antos in the stalkers den.

v t e Shadows of Custodia
NPCs	Aemilia Antos Captain Ariadna Francis Etz Ictus Marcus Shas Strange creature
Items	Wet fabric scrap
Scenery	Notice board Plank Puddle Bed Ladder Window Wall Cave Corpse
Related	Quick guide Transcript

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