Troll Romance/Quick guide

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

Details

Start point	Talk to Ug at the Troll Stronghold. Show on map
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Short
Description	Ug loves Aga, but Aga is together with Arrg. Since Arrg is a lot stronger than Ug, Ug can't follow the regular mating ritual, which involves ripping the opponent into pieces. Will you be able to find out what will impress the troll female more than a display of violence? Will you survive the journey to help a lonely troll find love?
Requirements	28 Agility ^[boostable] Completion of the following quests: Troll Stronghold Death Plateau The ability to defeat a level 113 troll
Items required	An iron bar Maple or yew logs Rope Climbing boots (not needed if using Trollheim Teleport) Wax (can be made ahead of time) A bucket of wax (use insect repellent on a beehive followed by a bucket) A cake tin Swamp tar
Recommended	50 Combat level Teleportation runes to Trollheim if completed Eadgar's Ruse, or a Ghommal's hilt 1 for 2 daily Trollheim teleports A Games necklace A Slayer ring A Dramen staff or Lunar staff and partial completion of Fairytale II - Cure a Queen for access to Fairy rings Prayer potions and decent food for the fight with Arrg A Gem bag to store the reward
Enemies to defeat	Arrg (level 113) (safespottable; difficult to reach) Note: This fight is not a safe death.
Ironman concerns	45 Woodcutting ^[boostable] to cut a maple log OR Enough combat stats and supplies to get a 1/128 drop of yew logs from Swamp Crabs (requires Priest in Peril ). OR Enough supply of Serum 208 to get a 1/128 drop of maple logs from curing Afflicted (requires Shades of Mort'ton ). OR Throne of Miscellania completed to obtain maple logs from managing Miscellania. OR 50 Firemaking ^{[not boostable]} to get a maple/yew log from Reward Cart via Wintertodt. OR Completing Hunters' Rumours with 46 Hunter ^{[not boostable]} to receive Hunters' loot sack (drop chance based on level) OR High enough combat stats to kill Giant Mole for a 1/12.8 drop of yew logs. A method to obtain an iron bar: 15 Mining and 15 Smithing if smelting iron ore Spawn in Thurid's Brain Buckets on the Sunset Coast in Varlamore (requires Children of the Sun ) Spawn in level 18 Wilderness north-west of the Ferox Enclave, next to the bears west of the Graveyard of Shadows. Accessible via Clan Wars grouping teleport 1/42.67 drop from dwarves ( 10 ) in the mines under Falador 1/34.42 drop from sorting small salvage with 15 Sailing
League notes	Asgarnia✓ — location requirement Kandarin✓ — location requirement (for a bucket of wax)

Walkthrough

Note: Use fairy ring AJR, or a slayer ring to quickly get to Troll Stronghold through the Secret Door just north-east of the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon in the Fremennik Province. (Climbing boots are needed for a shortcut if you are taking this path to the Secret Door!)

Hitch

Items Required: Climbing boots.

Talk to Ug in the south-west corner of the Troll Stronghold's middle level. Offer him your help. ( 1•3)…
1 Aww, you poor troll. What seems to be the problem?
3 Don't worry now, I'll see what I can do.
Talk to Aga in the room to the north. ( 2•1)…
2 So... how's your... um... love life?
1 Errr... I've got to go.
Talk to Ug again.

Survival Techniques

Items Required: rope, maple or yew logs, iron bar, swamp tar, bucket of wax, cake tin.

Talk to Tenzing in the hut west of the Warriors' Guild in Burthorpe. ( 4•2)…
4 Do you know where I can find Trollweiss?
2 What would I need to make such a sled?
Talk to Dunstan at the anvil in north-eastern Burthorpe. ( 1•2•1)…
1 Talk about a quest.
2 I need a sled!!
1 Yes.
Talk to him again to get the sled. ( 1)…
1 Talk about a quest.
Use the swamp tar on the bucket of wax to get Wax.
Use the Wax on your Sled.

Sledding

Items Required: sled, climbing Boots(If not teleporting), Recommended: armour, stamina potions, energy potions.

Run north-west from the Trollheim teleport to reach a cave just north-west of the Troll family (Troll child if you haven't done Desert Treasure.)
Enter the cave to the north-west (Not through the icy gate) then run north-west past the ice trolls.
Run to the end and exit through the crevasse.
Equip your sled, go south, and click to slide down the slope.
After the first Sled ride cutscene, walk west and pick some of the rare flowers. (Warning: don't start the next cutscene before collecting the flowers)

The Things We Do For Love

Items Required: Trollweiss, Food, Armour, and a Weapon.

Return to Ug.

Warning: Arrg will attack immediately after the next step, using a combination of melee AND ranged attacks that can hit in the 30s, so be prepared!

Talk to Arrg. ( 1)…
1 I am here to kill you!
He will teleport you into the arena.
Kill Arrg.

Arrg can de-spawn if not killed fast enough using the safe-spot, so killing him could be difficult on a low level account.

Return to Ug.
Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

2 Quest points
8,000 Agility experience
4,000 Strength experience
1 uncut diamond, 2 uncut rubies, and 4 uncut emeralds
A sled (required to complete a hard and two elite clue scroll steps)
Sledding route from Trollweiss Mountain

Unlocks:

Arrg accessible in the Nightmare Zone.

v t e Troll Romance
NPCs	Ug Aga Arrg Tenzing Dunstan
Items	Trollweiss Insect repellent Wax Bucket of wax Sled (unwaxed) Sled
Locations	Trollweiss Mountain Trollweiss Dungeon
Music	Romancing the Crone Hell's Bells
Related	Quick guide Transcript

1	Aww, you poor troll. What seems to be the problem?
3	Don't worry now, I'll see what I can do.

2	So... how's your... um... love life?
1	Errr... I've got to go.

4	Do you know where I can find Trollweiss?
2	What would I need to make such a sled?

1	Talk about a quest.
2	I need a sled!!
1	Yes.

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