Land of the Goblins

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Contents 1 Details 2 Walkthrough 2.1 Test 2.2 Entry To The Crypt 2.3 Getting to Yu'biusk 3 Reward 4 Music 5 Miniquest 6 Trivia 7 References

[edit] Details

Official quest description: The most ancient goblin legends speak of Yu'biusk, the far-off land that saw the origin of the goblin race. Now, one goblin has had a vision of this land and believes it is Zanik's destiny to lead all goblins to live there in peace and safety - but Zanik will not be able to realise her destiny without your help.

Release date: 12 November 2007

Start: Speak to Grubfoot in the Dorgeshuun Mines.

Difficulty: *****

Length: Medium, Long if you do not have teleports.

Members only: Yes

Requirements: Completed Another Slice of H.A.M. and Fishing Contest. 30 Prayer, 36 Agility, 36 Fishing, 36 Thieving and 37 Herblore.

Items needed: Toadflax, an empty vial, a vial of water, a set of goblin mail, pestle and mortar, black mushroom (obtained in the quest), yellow dye, blue dye, orange dye, purple dye, five coins, raw slimy eel, fishing rod, light source and tinderbox

[edit] Walkthrough

• Head to the Dorgeshuun Mines you will find Grubfoot the tiny goblin of Goblin Village. He will be trying to gain access to Dorgesh-Kaan to talk to Chose Commander (Zanik), however Mistag tells him "surface goblins are not allowed into the city" by law. "The council made an agreement to let humans from the surface into the city, but there was no such agreement about goblins. The council wants to extend a hand of friendship to surface goblins, but we have heard that they are a very warlike people. Most of the Dorgeshuun think that letting them into the city now would be going too far." Tell Mistag you will take responsibility for him and then go south to enter the city.

• Take Grubfoot to Zanik. She can be found in Oldak's workshop, found in north-west Dorgesh-Kaan. He will explain to Zanik he has had a dream of a distant land named Yu'biusk that Zanik must lead them too. Grubfoot will explain that he believes a secret lost temple to the Big High War God located far to the west is the key to this new land; the priests know the way to Yu'biusk. Grubfoot makes everyone promise not to tell where secret place is. "It built long ago, on Plain of Mud. It sink into mud and now it underground in muddy caves. It far west of here, near place where many humans catch fish." Oldak will realize that a cave system is located in that area and will use a sphere to teleport you there. Grubfoot can't go but must go back to Goblin Village before the generals miss him.

• You will appear in the Goblin Cave with Zanik (you can get here later using the cave entrance at the south-east corner of the Fishing Guild). Now head in the west tunnel and head northwest until you find a chamber with some Black mushrooms. Pick two just in case. Use the pestle and mortar on the black mushroom with an empty vial in inventory to make black mushroom ink. Use the ink on your goblin armour.

• Head northeast to the back of the dungeon where you will find two goblin guards and an entrance to the temple. The guards will allow Zanik to pass, but not you. You will have to find another way to enter.
• Head back to Oldak and explain your dilemma. He will tell you that you should seek out the aid of the Makeover Mage as he figures the only way to get past the guards is to be a goblin.

• The Makeover Mage will explain that you will need to make a goblin transmogrification potion out of toadflax and pharmakos berries. The mage will provide the berries.

• Once you have made the potion unequip everything (you may wish to bank - you will need a free slot) and head back to the Goblin Cave. Drink your potion and talk to the guards, who will now let you pass. You can also choose your very own goblin name at this point as well. The guards will try to guess your name. If you like the name, tell them that they guessed right. If you don't like the name, tell the guards to guess again. You can only do this once, however, unless you inturrupt your conversation when he guesses the second time (by walking away) and then you can talk to him again and he will guess different names.

• You will now be in the temple. Talk to the High Priest and you will learn Zanik has been thrown in the Huzamogaarb tribe jail for causing a ruckus. To gain access, equip your black goblin mail. You will now resemble a Huzamogaarb tribe member and will be able to pass the guard at the northeast part of the temple.

• Go to the end of the enclave and talk to Zanik. She will be in prison. Talk to her and ask her how you can rescue her. You will learn the goblins confiscated her Moving-Over-Distance Sphere (Dorgesh-Kaan Sphere) and put it in a crate across the room. Simply search the crate and retrieve the sphere. Now give it to Zanik and she will teleport back to Dorgesh-Kaan. It is now up to you to find the secret land!
• Head back to the High Priest and ask about Yu'biusk, you will then be asked a quiz.

[edit] Test

• True or false: those who do not believe in the Big High War God, whether they are goblins or other races, must die.

True.

• Oh? Why?

The Big High War God commands it. ('Not to doubt Big High War God! Doubters must die!' 'Always to slay enemies of Big High War God! Enemies must die!')

Otherwise they would lead us astray.

I don't know.

• True or false: Big High War God chose goblins to be his race because goblins mighty warriors.

False.

• Oh? Why you say that?

He chose us for some other quality.

Goblins were not mighty warriors before he chose us.

Goblins are not might warriors.

I don't know.

• True or false: goblin leaders should be good at planning in order to win battles.

False.

• Why not?

That's one of the commandments. ('Not to make own plans. Thinkers must die!')

The Big High War God controls the outcome of the battle.

Goblins are stupid and would make poor plans.

I don't know.

• Prophecy saw some day Big High War God send Chosen Commander. What Chosen Commander do?

Lead all goblins to the promised land of Yu'biusk.

Lead goblins to victory over the whole world.

Destroy the world.

Make goblins fight one another.

I don't know.

[edit] Entry To The Crypt

• After you pass the High Priest will answer all questions. He will tell you that a deceased prophet named Snothead knows that way to Yu'biusk. However, he is dead and you can only talk to his spirit in the crypt, an area restricted to the High priest.

• To gain access to the crypt you must gain access to each of the tribe areas and steal each factions' key which is held by a priest. You must change your goblin mail's dye several times to get access to all the enclaves.

• In order to gain access you need to pick-pocket the priests of the different tribes. Start by pick-pocketing the priest of the black tribe, since your goblin mail is already black. Then look at the guards in front of the other tribes, and note their colour. The coloured dyes that need to be applied to the goblin mail are: yellow dye, blue dye, orange dye, purple dye and a white dye. If you've completed the Roving Elves quest you can buy the dyes from the seamstress in the Elven town of Lletya with the exception of the black and white dyes.

• In order to get your mail dyed white, talk to Aggie. She will tell you you need to catch a Slimy Eel (a raw one, NOT cooked), and use for bait at the fishing contest spot.

• Go to the Lumbridge swamp dungeon, and bring a fishing rod and some bait. To the south there is a fishing spot, where you can catch slimy eels.

• After you have caught a slimy eel, go to the Fishing Contest spot. You will be allowed to enter since you have already won the competition before, but only after you spoke with Aggie about the white dye in order to use the option 'I need to catch a Hemenster whitefish'. Catch a Whitefish and bring it to Aggie with 5 coins. She will now colour your goblin mail white.

• Don't forget to free Zanik from the black goblin tribe by searching a crate and giving her the orb.

• Take the dyes and the white goblin mail to the cavern. Start by entering the white tribe, and pickpocket the priest inside their cave. Then go to the next cave, look what colour they wear, and apply dye to the goblin mail. Do this until you have one key from each of the six tribes as follows:

Tribe Name	Location	Armour Required	Key
Huzamogaarb	North East corner	Black goblin mail	Huzamogaarb key
Ekeleshuun	East	Blue goblin mail	Ekeleshuun key
Narogoshuun	South East corner	Orange goblin mail	Narogoshuun key
Horogothgar	South West corner	Purple goblin mail	Horogothgar key
Saragorgak	West	White goblin mail	Saragorgak key
Yurkolgokh	North West corner	Yellow goblin mail	Yurkolgokh key

• Now you can enter the crypt. Prepare for battle by equipping weapons and armour; you will change from goblin to human when you do this. Go to the first grave to the left, and say the name of the prophet. You will be attacked by him (level 35).

• When you have beaten him you can ask him where Yu'biusk is located. He will tell that he does not know, but maybe his ancestor knows?

• Ask for the name of his ancestor, and go to the first grave on the right side, and speak that name.

• You will be attacked by another prophet(level 45). Beat him, and ask him the same questions. Again he does not know, so ask for his ancestor's name. Continue with this pattern until you have beaten the remaining three prophets (levels 55, 65, 75).

• The last prophet will summon four level 15 Skoblins. If you kill one of these he will summon another so just focus on the prophet. Once you've killed him, the Skoblins will disappear. Speak to him after the fight and he will tell you the location of Yu'biusk.

Image	Priest Name	Level	Grave location	Attack Style
	Snothead	35	Near left	Melee
	Snailfeet	45	Near right	Melee and Magic
	Mosschin	55	Far left	Melee and Magic
	Redeyes	65	Far right	Melee and Magic (Lowers Defence)
	Strongbones	75	Far wall	Melee and Magic (Lowers Defence) Summons Lvl 15 Skoblins

[edit] Getting to Yu'biusk

• After you have beaten all the prophets return to Dorgesh-Kaan and talk with Zanik.

• They will try to use the fairy ring south of Dorgesh-Kaan as a portal to Yu'biusk.

• Go to the fairy ring south of Dorgesh-Kaan (it is south of the agility course. Look for the icon), and talk with them. Oldak will ask you to adjust the machine by allotting power to each ring proportionally by the area within the ring. The rings, from outer to inner, have diameters of 6, 4, and 2. According to the equation of a circle's area ( Area = π x ( Diameter / 2 )² ), multiplying the diameter by x increases the area by a factor of x². Therefore, if the area of the inner ring (diameter 2) is 1, the area of the middle ring (diameter 4) will be ( 4 / 2 )², or 4, and the outer ring (diameter 6) will be ( 6 / 2 )², or 9. Thus, the combination for the machine is 9-4-1.

• Now you will enter Yu'biusk. Walk to the west until you get to some walls with a Strange box. You will be warned that you need to return fast, but just keep walking. Zanik will see the Strange box, and ask you to help her open it.

• Open the Strange box, and Zanik will be sucked into it.

• Quest complete!

• It is possible to return to Yu'biusk after the quest by entering in the Fairy Ring code BLQ. However, Zanik is missing and the Strange box is unopenable. This may hint on the requirements for a possible future quest but so far there has been no news about Zanik's disappearance.

[edit] Reward

• 1 Quest Point
• 3000 Agility Exp
  
• 3000 Herblore Exp
  
• 3000 Thieving Exp
  
• 3000 Fishing Exp
  
• 3000 Strength Exp
  
• 2000 Prayer Exp
  
• Access to the Goblin Temple (with an altar to recharge Prayer)
• Access to Yu'biusk, using fairy rings.
• Ability to buy Moving-Over-Distance spheres (Plain of Mud Sphere) that transport you to the Goblin Cave
• Ability to make Goblin potions
• Access to Bandos Gravestone (talk to Blasidar the Sculptor in Keldagrim)

[edit] Music

• Catacombs and Tombs - Catacombs of a goblin temple
• Dusk n' Yu'biusk - Yu'biusk
• Temple of Tribes - Goblin temple
• Zanik's Theme - Cutscene

[edit] Miniquest

• Once the quest is complete, return to the priest's room with a Ghostspeak Amulet and a Ring of Visibility equipped as well as Dramen staff/Lunar staff, and you will be able to start a miniquest, Goblin High Priest for 13,750 Prayer experience.

[edit] Trivia

• On the day of the quest's release, the Game Guide article's spoilers section read "Spoilers are being held in Yu'biusk for one day - come back later." The spoilers in fact became available 4 days after the quest was released.
• The white dye is more of a bleach than a dye, since according to Aggie, it removes existing colours.
• At the start of the quest Grubfoot says "Let me into Dorgesh-city"
• If you talk to one of the Goblins in the temple, they will say there's a ghost in the crypt, and can say the following: "So who you gonna call?" A reference to the Ghostbusters.
• When talking to the goblin guards after transforming into a goblin, the guards will try to guess your goblin name which is a random combination of a prefix (Beetle, Bent, Blob, Bone, Dirt, Drip, Earth, Fat, Foul, Frog, Grass, Grub, Lump, Maggot, Moss, Mud, Roach, Slime, Slug, Small, Smelly, Snail, Snow, Snot, Stupid, Thick, Thin, Toad, Ugly, Wart, Wood & Worm) and body part (arms, beard, blood, bones, bottom, brain, brains, chin, ears, eye, eyes, face, feet, finger, fingers, fists, foot, hair, hands, head, knees, knuckles, legs, nails, neck, nose, teeth, thighs, thumb, toes & tongue) for a total of 992 possible names. If you don't like the name you're given, select the guess again option for another name choice. After choosing one name, talk to the guards again to change to different name. A player's goblin name appears in quest journal.
• The High Priest reveals that Big High War God's true name is Bandos.
• The High Priest reveals that long ago, all of goblins were divided into 12 tribes. The Dorgeshuun disappeared, and the other tribes merged. Now, only 6 have rooms in the temple.
• The manner in which the undead priests speak indicates the intelligence of the goblins in their day, indicating that as time passes, the overall average intelligence of the race diminish. Their strength also hints at the decreasing magical abilities of goblins.
• The goblins constantly refer that Bandos sits on a throne of bronze. Interestingly, the sign above the altar in the temple looks astoundingly like a throne. Closer inspection reveals that this throne is made of all the goblin tribes' symbols merged together.
• It is possible that goblins were once quite strong. This is shown when in the burial room each priest's predessesor is stronger than the last.

[edit] References

• RuneScape Game Guide - Land of the Goblins