This quest has a quick guide, found here, which briefly summarises the steps needed to complete the quest.

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Black Knights' Fortress (#10)

Release date	6 April 2001 (Update)
Members only?	No
Quest series	Temple Knight
Official difficulty	Novice
Official length	Short
Developer	Paul Gower

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Black Knights' Fortress is the first quest in the Temple Knight series

Official descriptionEdit

Development team Edit

• Developer: Paul Gower
• Conversion: James B
• QuestHelp: Nishal K
• Audio: Ian T

Rework Edit

• Developer: Maz C
• Quality Assurance: Jennie T

Walkthrough Edit

Start point:	Talk to Sir Amik Varze, located on the 2nd3rd floor[help] in the western tower of the White Knights’ Castle in Falador.
Member requirement:
Official difficulty:	Novice
Length:	Short (8 - 12 mins)
Requirements:	13 quest points 10 Defence (May not boost) (Able to evade or kill level 44 Black Knights)
Items required:	Items from the toolbelt do not need to be listed unless that version won't work, or aren't automatically added to it. A cabbage (not obtained from Draynor Manor) An iron chainbody (Horvik and Wayne sell these for 210 coins, 59 coins on Grand Exchange) A bronze helm (Horvik and Peksa sell these for 24 coins, 28 coins on Grand Exchange) Recommended: Food (for lower-levelled players) Activated Lodestone network at Edgeville
Enemies to defeat:	None, but watch out for level 44 black knights and the level 56 knight at the entrance

Black KnightsEdit

To start, speak to Sir Amik Varze on the 2^nd3^rd floor^[help] of the White Knights' Castle, in central Falador. He can be found in the west tower of the castle.

He tells you that the Black knights have started demanding a lot of money from Falador, and threaten to invade the city if it's not complied with. Although he doesn't take the threat seriously, he feels uneasy at the black knights' mention of a powerful, secret weapon and will ask you to check on them. He hands you a dossier for more information.

CamouflageEdit

The fortress is located north of Ice Mountain, just south of the Wilderness wall. The fortress is not very far from Edgeville, so players may simply home teleport to Edgeville and run south-west to reach it.

To gain access to the fortress, you will need a bronze helm and an iron chainbody. Additionally, it can be time-saving if you obtain a cabbage from anywhere, except Draynor Manor. A cabbage can be picked from the Monastery on the way to the fortress.

Before entering the fortress, equip the helm and the chainbody. Enter the sturdy door on the south side of the fortress. As you are disguised amongst all the guards, you will be permitted to enter into the fortress, hassle-free.

InfiltrationEdit

Since it is not necessary to keep the guard disguise once in the fortress, better armour may be used to for greater protection.

• After entering the fortress, go through the fake wall directly in front of you.
• Climb up the ladder twice, and you will be on the roof.
• Go south and climb the ladder down one floor.
• You will see a door to your east; go through it and take the ladder up.
• Head down the ladder immediately next to you, and you will find yourself in a room with an altar.
• Exit the room and climb down the ladder south-west of the room. Go down the pathway, and you will find a ventilation grill at the end.

Listen-at the grill, and you will eavesdrop in on a conversation below you. Apparently, the Black Knights have commissioned a witch to brew them an invincibility potion to fight against the White Knights. Part-way through the conversation, the witch orders her goblin servant, Greldo, to bring a cabbage growing in Draynor Manor, and that any other cabbage would only wreck the potion.

SabotageEdit

Make sure you have a cabbage with you, and return to the entrance of the castle. Once you're there, go into the banquet hall to the east, filled with all the knights. When you try to enter the room, you will be notified that the knights are in an important meeting and that anyone who tries to enter the room will be killed. Enter the room anyway.

In the hall, climb up the ladder in the north-west corner of the room. Walk south-east, through the hallway, to reach a wall. Push it open and you will see a hole in the floor, which is coincidentally, placed just above the witch's cauldron.

Right-click on your cabbage and use it on the hole. A cutscene shows the witch waiting for Greldo to return while your cabbage drops down into the cauldron, ruining the potion and the Black Knights' plans.

Now that you have successfully foiled the Black Knight's plans, return to Sir Amik Varze and inform him of the good news. He will be pleased and reward you.

Congratulations, Quest complete!

RewardsEdit

• 3 Quest points
• 2,500 coins
• 2 extra spins on the Squeal of Fortune

Music unlockedEdit

• Knightmare - Inside the fortress

Required for completingEdit

Completion of Black Knights' Fortress is required for the following:

• King's Ransom
• Recruitment Drive

Cultural referencesEdit

• When you ask Sir Amik Varze for a quest, he responds with: "Your mission, should you decide to accept it." Additionally, after you read the dossier, it self-destructs. Both of these are references to the 1960s TV show and film series, Mission: Impossible.

TriviaEdit

The music that plays when the cabbage falls into the potion. (link)

• Upon the completion of this quest, one's Adventurer's Log will read: "I managed to infiltrate the Black Knights and defeat a witch, foiling their evil plans."
• If you try to use a cabbage from Draynor Manor you will receive a warning message saying "This is the wrong sort of cabbage!" and afterwards your character will say "I'm not supposed to be HELPING the witch you know..."
• This quest was named Spy quest before membership was released.
• At first, the quest gave around 250 Thieving experience as a reward. Thieving was in the skill menu at the time, but had not been programmed yet. The skill was later removed and added back in 2002, but the quest no longer gives Thieving experience.
• The reason for wearing an iron chainbody and bronze helm is to blend in amongst the black knight guards, but since the graphical update to armor, the armour worn by the player does not resemble theirs, as the black knights armour still looks like it did before the update.