The Seers' Village Tasks are the Tasks based on certain tasks in or around Seers' Village and was released on 20 January2009. To start the tasks, talk to any Seer in Seers' Village, Stankers by the coal trucks or Sir Kay in Camelot.
Rewards were significantly updated on 10 February2009. The rewards were improved in response to complaints from players.
The statue is located east of the seers village bank. Players can run or walk around the statue. You must start at the south end of the statue and you cannot stop until you have made a cycle, or you have to start again.
Poison chalice may be obtained for free from Stankers at the mine near the Coal Trucks. (be careful not to drink) After getting 1 Poison chalice teleport to camelot and use the Poison chalice on King Arthur at the ground floor in camelot castle.
A bucket of milk can be obtained by using a bucket on the dairy cow in the garden. Players can alternatively obtain a bucket of milk by purchasing from the Milk seller for 12 coins. The churn is just north from the stall.
Cider may be bought in the underground bar in Miscellania after the Royal Trouble quest, or from the Grand Exchange(if purchasing from the grand exchange the Cider (4) which is a keg of cider, is typically much quicker (but more expensive) to purchase from the grand exchange rather than the individual mugs. Make sure to use the keg on beer glasses to get 5 separate mugs of Cider(cider may not be noted). It may also be brewed at the breweries in Keldagrim and Port Phasmatys.
When buying a candle, make sure it is a WHITE candle, as black candles will not complete the task.
To save time, 5 flax can be picked first and spun later, or done at the same time.
Buy cider from the bar under Miscellania, in the dungeon, not south of, (Fairy code: C-I-P) for 2 coins each (after the Royal Trouble quest.) Buying from the Grand Exchange is quicker, but much more expensive, provided you have a teleport.
The cider may be used on the same person 5 times, without having to run around.
When walking around the statue make sure that your run is off, to make the task easier. It is more difficult to go around the statue without pausing if you are running.
Also when walking around the statue, start at one corner then click on the corner diagonal to it; continue this process to make it a lot easier.
Head north just outside the fence of the mansion, at the agility shortcut log and walk past the river. Skill boosts such as summer pies WILL work. Note that the shortcut is behind the mansion, do not enter the mansion grounds.
Thormac is a non-player character who lives at the top of the Sorcerer's Tower south of Seers' Village. You do not need to actually get him to enchant your staff, just talk to him about it.
Alternatively the coal can be taken from your bank into the nearest coal truck you can deposit into, this negates the need for 30 mining. A full load is 120 coal, even when wearing the Seers' Headband 1. The fastest method is to carry the coal to the coal trucks in the small building north of the Seers Village pub.
All 4 archers must be defeated in one go (i.e. must kill each archer before going down ladder). Bring good food to heal like lobster or better or a prayer potion to restore your prayer if using Protection from Range Attacks.
The final blow to each archer must be done with a regular shieldbow - oak shieldbow, willow shieldbow etc. will not count. This means that you can use only bronze arrows. Poison arrows are allowed. Do not speak to the advisors or the non-recommended archers may vanish.
Bring some coins for the entrance fee (200 coins per game). Players with a high Ranged level with good bonuses, may likely play about 15 games before obtaining 1,000 tickets so bring 3,000 to 4,000 gp with you to pay for the multiple tries it will take. Lower-level players may have to play closer to 30 games, so bring 6,000 gp. (Tip: You can buy 1,000 tickets from the GE for a very low cost, talk to the judge and complete the task that way.)
What, No Cuddly Toy?
Buy something from the ticket exchange in the Ranging Guild.
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40
The Coif is the cheapest at 12 tickets.
Familiar Fire Familiarity
Use a familiar to make a fire from maple logs within Seers' Village.
Tiny net (bought from Harry, at a cost of 10 coins each) - You must first fill a fishbowl with water, use seaweed with the water-filled fishbowl, and then talk to Harry or you won't receive the option to buy the tiny net.
The "Killing one guard in each tower" task will only be completed if a regular wood shieldbow is used. You can use only bronze or iron arrows unless using attacks from the Range ability book. Protection prayer may be used.
The "Killing one guard in each tower" task must also be completed without leaving the tower. If the player leaves at any time, the previous kills will not be counted.
It is possible to bring the coal from Seers' Village bank to the closest coal truck, if you already have 120 coal. This will save the time taken to mine the coal. This can be sped up by using a Coal bag
If mining the coal yourself, time can be saved by wearing Varrock armour 1 or higher.
Archery tickets may be bought or traded with a friend.
The Seers headband 2 can be obtained from Stankers, however you will need to trade in your first headband to get the second headband.
Extra log given when cutting normal trees anywhere (you only get experience for 1).
Ability to get 10% more experience (110 experience instead of 100) from cutting maples.
"You will also find your fingers are more nimble on the spinning wheel in Seers' Village." (33% faster spinning - timed 33.6 seconds per 28 flax, from 50.5 seconds previously)
At all times:
Talk to Geoffrey in the flax field to claim 60 free flax per day.
Coal trucks will hold 168 coal.
Experience lamps:
Experience lamp - 5,000 experience in any chosen skill, above level 40.
The logs must be cut from the Yew trees found in the Seers' Village area, otherwise it will not count. Also, using the Inferno Adze will only count cut logs if they are not incinerated.
The Seers' Village courthouse is located south of the bank. Entering the courthouse and then turning on piety will not work, players must first enable piety and then walk in.
You can use a tinderbox or a pyrelord; using a bow doesn't work. However, spicy stew can be used in order to reach 75. Pyrelord's hidden bonus doesn't work however
Alch-oholic
High Alch a magic shortbow in the Seers' Village bank
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55
It is easier to high alch the bow you made to check off another achievement rather than buy another. It is also possible to use explorer ring 4 for this task
Alternatively: level 71 if you use Admiral pie, or level 73 if you use Fish pie or Fishing potion. Note: Catching two sharks at once only counts as one in the task.
Either range can be used. Note: Burnt sharks do not count toward the five, and they do not have to be cooked all at once. Also you may use a chef's delight if you have a cooking level of 77 or higher (it's also possible at level 75 with a spicy stew or a chef's delight (m)) however you may not use the assist system for cooking the shark, bring extra raw sharks just in case you burn some. NOTE: Sharks become impossible to burn with Cooking gauntlets at level 94 Cooking.
The player must use the standard Magic spellbook and cast a Charge Water Orb on the water obelisk using 150 Water runes or a staff supplying water runes, 15 cosmic rune and 5 unpowered orbs. On the way there are level 64 poison spiders, their poison can halt your orb making, resulting in orbs being made but the Achievement not being completed. Therefore bring an anti-poison potion. If you have less than 70 Agility you will need the Dusty Key which can be obtained in the dungeon. It's recommended to bring a mithril grapple and a crossbow for the next task.
This should be attempted after charging the 5 water orbs. You'll need a mithril grapple. Using the new hidey holes for the grapple and cross bow does work.
Chance of producing more arrows than normal when Fletching.
Ability to receive Enhanced excalibur - Players may talk to the Lady of the Lake with Excalibur in their inventory to upgrade Excalibur, which will have stats of a whip in the off-hand slot (as Jagex stated).It also has a passive effect which may heal you.
At all times:
Talk to Geoffrey in the flax field to claim 120 free flax per day.
Slight prayer boost at Seers' Village altar (+20).
Coal trucks will hold 196 coal.
You can ask any citizen to switch Teleport to Camelot spell to teleport players to the centre of Seers' Village.
Experience lamps:
Experience lamp - 10,000 experience in any chosen skill, above level 50.
Every step of the task completed gives a message, so if there is no message the ingredient will not count. All of the steps mentioned in the tasks description must be completed inside the area. The only items you are allowed to bring from elsewhere are potato seeds, flour, some water, a pie dish and the tools to fish with. Note that the water and pie dish can be found in the house north of the cooking range in Catherby which was also Caleb's old house. The Salmon can ONLY be caught in the lake north of Seers bank. Note that you can fetch flour out of Sinclair Mansion if you have none and don't want to leave the area. You can pick a Potato from the Sinclair Mansion garden, but it will not count. Also note that the Lunar Bake Pie spell will not work and a range must be used.
Like with the previous two tasks, each step needs to be completed within the area, and will give a "task updated" message when completed. Boosts do work.
As with the previous tasks, this item needs to be made within the area. Bring the ingredients for a normal ranged potion (all ingredients can be brought in from outside the area) make it inside the Ranging Guild, then add the Grenwall spikes. The task will be completed after you drink 1 dose of the potion. Each step must be completed within the area, and will give a "task updated" messaged when completed. Boosts do work.
Farming patches in the area are: Catherby Allotment patch, Catherby fruit tree patch and the Hops patch north west of Seers village. The allotment south of the ranging guild will NOT work. Boosts do work.
"Twisted Fire Starter", a hard task is named after a line in The Prodigy's "Firestarter" song.
On the day of release, the spoilers were: Spoilers do not fit with the Seers' desire to predict the future more... esoterically. Please check back tomorrow.
If a player had completed the Holy Grail quest before talking to Galahad, the player will automatically exclaim: I've returned the Holy grail to Camelot and Galahad will congratulate the player. The same exchange could happen before the tasks, as a player-chosen interaction option.
The medium task to teleport to Camelot entitled "It's Only a Model" references a gag from Monty Python and the Holy Grail that juxtaposes the enraptured cries of "Camelot" by the Knights of the Round Table to the trusty servant Patsy's deadpan line "it's only a model."
La morte d'arthur is old French for "The death of Arthur". 'Le Morte d'Arthur' is the title of a 15th century book by Sir Thomas Malory, being a compilation of the legends of King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table much of which were taken from earlier French sources.
The task "All your Bass..." is a reference to an internet meme of Zero Wing's poor translation resulting in "All your base are belong to us."
The task mack rolled is a reference to "Rickrolling", where someone is tricked into watching Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up".
When talking to the Fish in the fish bowl, your character says "Just keep swimming...swimming...swimming..." This might be a reference to the movie Finding Nemo.
The task "Jute alors" is a play on words for the French expression "Zut alors", roughly translating to the exclamations "shoot" or "blast".
The task "It's a trap... no wait it's a pie" is a reference to when Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars Episode VI exclaimed "It's a trap!"
The task "Gonna need a bigger boat" is a reference to a quote from the 1975 movie "Jaws".
When collecting the Enhanced Excalibur at the Lady of the Lake while having the Excalibur in your PoH or lost, she'll tell you to show you're above the material needs by paying 500gp. When paid, however, she will say she is saving for a new dress, by this showing she herself is not above material needs.
The task "Moon Raker" might be a reference to the James Bond movie "MoonRaker".
The task "What, no cuddly toy?" is a reference to child kidnappers using toys or candy to lure children into their vehicle.