The Depths of Despair/Quick guide

This quest has an in-depth guide.

It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Details

Start point	Talk to Lord Kandur Hosidius at his home in Hosidius, north-west of the Vinery. Show on map
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Short
Description	Artur Hosidius has gone missing, and Lord Kandur Hosidius needs your help to find his son and bring him home.
Requirements	Completion of the following quests: Client of Kourend X Marks the Spot 18 Agility ^{[not boostable]} ^{[required to start]} Ability to kill a level 36 Sand Snake
Items required	None
Recommended	15 Combat level Skills necklace to teleport to Woodcutting Guild Xeric's talisman Super energy/Stamina potions A weapon Food (if low level) An Arceuus Library Teleport Dramen/Lunar staff for fairy ring teleport to Arceuus, Ardougne cloak 1's monastery teleport brings you close to a fairy ring as well as the amulet of glory to Edgeville then running east to the grand exchange fairy ring. Alternatively, if you haven't completed the Ardougne easy diary, a Games necklace to teleport to Wintertodt.
Enemies to defeat	Sand Snake (level 36)
League notes	Unlocking Kourend✓ will auto-complete the quest

The start point of the quest.

Speak to Lord Kandur in the house west of the Vinery (Xeric's Glade teleport on talisman). ( 2•1)…
2 Anything I can help you with?
1 Yes.
Speak to Chef Olivia in Lord Kandur's kitchen.
Head to the Arceuus Library (fairy ring code CIS, or games necklace to Wintertodt Camp, or Lovakengj Minecart Network to Arceuus) and speak to Galana. (north-east wing, ground floor)
Speak to Galana again. She will tell you where to find the Varlamore envoy book. This is random for everyone.
Read the Varlamore envoy book.
Enter the Crabclaw Caves, marked by the icon, south outside of the Woodcutting Guild near the water. Kill a sandcrab for easy diary while here. (Rada's blessing, Skills necklace teleport, Xeric's Talisman to Xeric's Look-Out, or Veos ship/charter ship to Land's End)

This fight takes place in an instance.

On death, all unprotected items will be moved to a grave outside the instance. Any items left on the ground will be lost.

1 Quest point
1,500 Agility experience
4,000 coins
A page for Kharedst's memoirs, 'Lunch by the lancalliums'. It teleports players to just east of the Hosidius Kitchen.
Ability to recolour the graceful outfit to the colours of Hosidius.
Ability to fight the Sand Snake within the Nightmare Zone.

v t e The Depths of Despair
NPCs	Lord Kandur Hosidius Chef Olivia Galana Artur Hosidius Sand Snake
Items	Varlamore envoy Royal accord of twill
Rewards	Lunch by the lancalliums
Locations	Hosidius Crabclaw Caves
Related	Quick guide Transcript

2	Anything I can help you with?
1	Yes.

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