Shield of Arrav/Phoenix Gang

To join the Phoenix Gang, talk to Baraek in the centre of Varrock, whose fur stall is marked with an icon of bear fur. Ask him where you can find the Phoenix Gang, and he will ask for 20 coins before telling you. After giving him the coins, he will direct you to the southern gates of the city, down the alleyway past the Blue Moon Inn. Head there and look for a red exclamation mark (on your map) just past the inn to find the hideout. Enter the room to the south with a ladder inside, and climb down.

Inside the hideout, talk to Straven. Tell him you know who he is, then offer your services. He suggests that the Phoenix Gang would be very pleased if a Black Arm Gang contact called Jonny the Beard were to have an accident.

Exit the hideout and head to the Blue Moon Inn to the immediate west. Kill Jonny the Beard inside the inn.

Note: Jonny will not drop the report if killed with a ring of recoil.

Jonny will drop a report. Pick it up and bring it back to Straven. He will welcome you to the Phoenix Gang and hand you the Weapon store key, which you need to save for your partner.

You can now enter the rest of the hideout; the thieves walking around are not aggressive to any players, but will retaliate if you attack them. Look around for a chest in the south-west corner of the hideout to find one half of the Shield of Arrav. You can only grab one shield half at a time, and you cannot obtain it after completing the quest.