The Great Brain Robbery/Quick guide

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

Details

Start point	Talk to Brother Tranquility in Mos Le'Harmless. Show on map
Official difficulty	Experienced
Official length	Medium
Description	The peaceful contemplation of the monks of Harmony Island has been disturbed by such rude interruptions as an invasion of zombie pirates and the theft of their brains! The evil zombie pirates have returned with a new scheme, and it's up to you to try to re-mind these poor priests before the sinister Mi-Gor completes his experiments...
Requirements	16 Crafting ^{[not boostable]} ^[1] 30 Construction ^{[not boostable]} 50 Prayer ^{[not boostable]} Must have completed the following quests: Creature of Fenkenstrain Cabin Fever Pirate's Treasure Rum Deal Priest in Peril Zogre Flesh Eaters Big Chompy Bird Hunting Jungle Potion Druidic Ritual Recipe for Disaster/Freeing Pirate Pete Recipe for Disaster/Another Cook's Quest Cook's Assistant Access to a player-owned house workshop and crafting table or the Grand Exchange Be able to kill a level 190 monster that can disable Prayers (can be safespotted without taking damage).
Items required	Equipment to breathe underwater: A fishbowl helmet and a diving apparatus (reobtainable from Murphy in Port Khazard if you've lost them) OR a Medallion of the deep (counts as both helmet and apparatus) 10 wooden cats – partial completion of The Great Brain Robbery is required to make these yourself, however they are tradeable and available at the Grand Exchange 4 oak planks, a hammer, and a saw (if you are building your own crafting table and do not already have one; build in the Clockmaking space of the Workshop) 10 planks (if making your own wooden cats) 10 pieces of fur: fur, bear fur, or grey wolf fur (if making your own wooden cats) (wolf fur can be obtained during quest by killing Canifis townsfolk. Baraek sells them for 20 gold each. Furs from Hunter monsters will not work) A hammer (Note: Imcando hammer does not work) About 100 nails (38 are needed, but some—especially bronze or iron—may bend) 8 normal planks (18 if making the wooden cats instead of buying them from the Grand Exchange) Holy symbol Ring of charos (if lost, can be re-obtained during quest by pickpocketing Fenkenstrain)
Recommended	60 Combat level Means of teleportation to Port Phasmatys (through the Ectophial) Charged combat bracelet to teleport to the Monastery (or a charged amulet of glory to teleport to nearby Edgeville) Runes to cast Fenkenstrain's Castle Teleport twice (or its magic tablet equivalent) If making the wooden cats, runes to teleport to your (or another player's) house, or its magic tablet equivalent, are highly recommended. Three watermelon seeds, rake, seed dibber, and ultracompost to complete a step in the Hard Morytania Diary (requires 47 Farming). Weapon and armour (ranging or maging gear is highly recommended as safespotting is available) Food and prayer potions are highly recommended Plank sack can be used for making the wooden cats and building the crate, saving inventory space.
Enemies to defeat	Barrelchest (level 190) 4 Sorebones (level 57)
League notes	Unlocking Morytania✓ will auto-complete the quest

Walkthrough

Scouting

Items needed: 4 planks, at least 20 nails, a hammer, & equipment to breathe underwater(fishbowl helmet & diving apparatus, or Medallion of the deep).
Items recommended: A teleport to Edgeville Monastery if continuing to the next section immediately, and bring 3 watermelon seeds, a rake, and a seed dibber to complete the hard Morytania Diary task.

Note: Don't bring any pets!

The quest's start point.

Talk to Brother Tranquility on Mos Le'Harmless near the dock. ( 1)…
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(Finish the dialogue, or you will be teleported back to Mos Le' Harmless)
- When doing the Hard Morytania Diary task, plant watermelon seeds now to be able to harvest them at the end of the quest.
- Beware of aggressive Level 57 zombie pirates throughout the island.
Leave the windmill and head north, pull on the statue and climb down.
Equip your item(s) to breath underwater then descend.
Repair the stairs at the end of the tunnel and climb up.
Climb up the ladder then peer through the peephole.
Return to Brother Tranquility, talk to him to be transported back to Mos Le' Harmless ( 1)…
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, then talk to him again there.

The prayer book

Items needed: A Holy symbol
Items recommended: Ectophial

Go to the Edgeville Monastery and search the bookcase in the south-west corner of the ground floor. (This is a good time to bless your symbol if it isn't already, see Brother Jered)
Read the book.
Equip a Holy Symbol and return to Mos Le' Harmless.
Talk to Brother Tranquility to return to Harmony Island.
Right click the book "recite prayer" inside of the windmill.
Talk to Brother Tranquility. ( 1)…
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The doctor

Items needed: Ring of Charos, 4 planks (14 if making the wooden cats, 10 pieces of fur), 10 wooden cats, 100 nails (to be sure you have enough), and a hammer, 2 free spaces. Crate parts and wolf whistle are needed but obtained during this section.
Items recommended: Ectophial or Mos' Le Harmless teleport scroll to teleport away once the final step is complete.

Talk to Dr Fenkenstrain (jail on the top floor of his castle north-east of Canifis).
- To get to the jail take the stairs to the east or west.
- Walk through the metal gate.
- Go up the ladder.
Equip your Ring of Charos, keep it equipped through this section.
Talk to Rufus in Canifis (food store). ( 1)…
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(until you receive a wolf whistle and a crate part)
Make 10 wooden cats on a clockmaker's bench in your house (10 planks and 10 furs).
Build a crate next to Dr Fenkenstrain, add a false bottom (4 planks and nails), and fill it with the wooden cats.
Blow the wolf whistle.
Rufus will appear and will give you a Shipping order.
Put the Shipping order on the crate.

Making the transplants

Items needed: A hammer (the Imcando hammer does not work), equipment to breathe underwater (fishbowl helmet & diving apparatus, or Medallion of the deep), combat equipment and 7 empty inventory slots.

Return to Harmony Island and enter the windmill basement.
Talk to Dr Fenkenstrain.
Equip your item(s) to breath underwater before leaving the windmill and go north to the shipwreck.
Search the locker for a fuse. Climb the ladder and get a tinderbox and a keg.
Go south a bit to the monastery and use the keg and fuse on the door. Light the fuse.
Enter and kill 4 Sorebones for a Cranial clamp, Brain tongs, 3 Bell jars, and 30 Skull staples.
Climb-down the ladder in the mill and talk to Dr Fenkenstrain.
Climb up and talk to Brother Tranquility, prepare for the fight.

The big battle

Items needed: Combat equipment & equipment to breath underwater(fishbowl helmet & diving apparatus, or Medallion of the deep).

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.

Return to the Harmony island monastery and Confront Mi-Gor to start the fight against Barrelchest.
- You must wear your equipment to breath underwater.
- Each attack will disable your prayer and remove a few prayer points.
- When adjacent he will only attack with melee.
- Re-enabling prayer after each attack will prevent you from taking any damage.
- Alternatively you can leave the monastery and re-enter; the boss will get stuck and can be safespotted from the entrance.
Talk to Brother Tranquility.
Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

2 Quest points
6,000 Prayer experience
3,000 Crafting experience
2,000 Construction experience
Blessed lamp ( 5,000 experience in a chosen skill above level 30 and can be placed in your bank)
Barrelchest anchor (To repair your barrelchest anchor, return to Mos Le'Harmless and make sure you have a book o' piracy in your inventory; then, go to the docks south of the bank and talk to "Smith." He can fix your anchor for 230,000 coins.)
Prayer book
Ability to cast Harmony Island Teleport on the Arceuus spellbook
Ability to fight the Barrelchest within the Nightmare Zone.

The Great Brain Robbery

NPCs

	Brother Tranquility Mi-Gor Dr Fenkenstrain Rufus Zombie monk Monk
Enemies	Barrelchest Sorebones Zombie pirate

Items

Rewards

Locations

Music

^ A prerequisite quest, Cabin Fever, requires 45 Crafting.

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