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− | |series = [[Return of Zaros series|Return of Zaros]] |
+ | |series = [[Return of Zaros quest series|Return of Zaros]] |
|difficulty = Intermediate |
|difficulty = Intermediate |
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|number = 48 |
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− | |developer = '''Original:''' Ian T<br />'''Rework:''' Marion C |
+ | |developer = '''Original:''' [[Mod Ian|Ian T]]<br />'''Rework:''' [[Mod Maz|Marion C]] |
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− | '''The Dig Site''' is the first quest in the [[Return of Zaros series]]. You must pass an archaeology exam for the [[Varrock Museum]] to be able to excavate the site where the city of [[Saranthium]] previously stood, but you discover |
+ | '''The Dig Site''' is the first quest in the [[Return of Zaros series]]. You must pass an archaeology exam for the [[Varrock Museum]] to be able to excavate the site where the city of [[Saranthium]] previously stood, but you discover something else... |
==Official description== |
==Official description== |
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+ | {{Quote|Feeling uneducated? Desperate for buried treasure? |
"There's gold in them there hills" (well stream actually), as well as many other items that can be found at the Digsite. Join the students in their attempts to be a qualified archaeologist, and become experienced in making the earth move! |
"There's gold in them there hills" (well stream actually), as well as many other items that can be found at the Digsite. Join the students in their attempts to be a qualified archaeologist, and become experienced in making the earth move! |
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{{Quest details |
{{Quest details |
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|icon = The Dig Site icon.png |
|icon = The Dig Site icon.png |
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− | |start= Talk to an [[examiner]] in the [[Exam Centre]], south of the [[Digsite]]. |
+ | |start = Talk to an [[examiner]] in the [[Exam Centre]], south of the [[Digsite]]. |
|difficulty = Intermediate |
|difficulty = Intermediate |
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− | |length = |
+ | |length = Long |
|members = Yes |
|members = Yes |
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− | |requirements = |
+ | |requirements = |
{{Skillreq|Thieving|25}} |
{{Skillreq|Thieving|25}} |
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{{Skillreq|Agility|10}} |
{{Skillreq|Agility|10}} |
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{{Skillreq|Herblore|10}} |
{{Skillreq|Herblore|10}} |
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− | |items = |
+ | |items = |
* [[Charcoal]] (can be obtained during quest) |
* [[Charcoal]] (can be obtained during quest) |
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+ | * [[Cup of tea]] |
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− | * [[Cup of tea]] (can be bought/stolen from the tea stall in east Varrock, also be obtained for free from [[Galahad]] who lives in a house west of [[McGrubor's Wood]]) |
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* [[Vial]] |
* [[Vial]] |
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* 2 [[rope]]s (can be pickpocketed from the Digsite workmen) |
* 2 [[rope]]s (can be pickpocketed from the Digsite workmen) |
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* [[Uncut opal|Uncut]]/[[cut opal]] (an uncut version can be acquired during the quest) |
* [[Uncut opal|Uncut]]/[[cut opal]] (an uncut version can be acquired during the quest) |
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+ | * [[Tinderbox]] (the one on the tool belt will not work) |
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− | '''Recommended:''' |
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* Completion of [[Enlightened Journey]] and access to the hot-air balloons, or a charged [[wicked hood]] for teleporting to the [[earth altar]], or an [[earth altar teleport]] tablet thereby reducing travel time to the Digsite |
* Completion of [[Enlightened Journey]] and access to the hot-air balloons, or a charged [[wicked hood]] for teleporting to the [[earth altar]], or an [[earth altar teleport]] tablet thereby reducing travel time to the Digsite |
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* [[Varrock]] teleport runes |
* [[Varrock]] teleport runes |
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===The Digsite=== |
===The Digsite=== |
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⚫ | The Digsite is located east of Varrock, north of [[Al Kharid]]. Go to the [[exam centre]] located south of the Digsite. Talk to an [[examiner]] and ask her about taking an exam to be eligible to do work on the important areas of the Digsite. She will then give you an [[unstamped letter]]. Bring this letter to the building just northwest of the exam center, and talk to Seth Minas (site manager). After he signs it, bring the [[sealed letter]] back to the Examiner, who then gives you the Level 1 test. |
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− | [[File:Curator Haig Halen location.png|right]] |
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⚫ | Go to the [[exam centre]] located south of the Digsite. Talk to an [[examiner]] and ask her about taking an exam to be eligible to do work on the important areas of the Digsite. She will then give you an [[unstamped letter]]. Bring this letter to |
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− | No matter what you answer on the test, you |
+ | No matter what you answer on the test, you will get all of them wrong. You must get answers from the other [[Student (Digsite)|students]]. They are all wandering around the Digsite. Leave the building and head north towards the Digsite. |
===The Study Group=== |
===The Study Group=== |
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− | There are 3 students in the Digsite who can help you with the exam answers. |
+ | There are 3 students in the Digsite who can help you with the exam answers. However, they will only give you the answers if you can find a lost item of theirs. |
− | + | You can obtain the 'special' items before talking to the students. |
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====Teddy==== |
====Teddy==== |
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+ | [[File:Bush The Dig SIte.jpg|alt=|thumb|Searching the bush with the teddy]] |
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⚫ | The first student is in the north-west section of the Digsite. She is a blonde woman with a purple skirt and top. If you talk to her, she says that she has lost her [[Teddy (The Dig Site)|teddy bear]], which she describes as her "lucky mascot" and asks you to find it. The teddy bear is in one of the two bushes on the hill west of the Mysterious Monolith between the dig site and the exam center. If you are having trouble locating the bushes, look for small, dark spots on your [[minimap]]. |
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− | [[File:Teddy.png|left|left]] |
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⚫ | The first student is in the north-west section of the Digsite. She is a blonde woman with a purple skirt and top. If you talk to her, she says that she has lost her [[ |
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Use the teddy on her, and she will tell players one of the answers - ''"The proper health and safety points are: Leather gloves and boots to be worn at all times; proper tools must be used."'' |
Use the teddy on her, and she will tell players one of the answers - ''"The proper health and safety points are: Leather gloves and boots to be worn at all times; proper tools must be used."'' |
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====Animal skull==== |
====Animal skull==== |
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+ | [[File:Updated Digsite.jpg|alt=|thumb|A map of the Dig Site]] |
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− | [[File:Animal skull.png|left]] |
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− | The second student is in the |
+ | The second student is in the western section of the Digsite north of the Archelogy Guild. He has a green shirt and blonde hair. He has lost his [[Animal skull (The Dig Site)|animal skull]] and wants you to retrieve it. Steal-from [[Digsite workman|Digsite workmen]] until an animal skull is received; level 25 [[Thieving]] is required to steal it. A higher level in Thieving will increase your chances of receiving it. If you happen to get a [[specimen brush]], keep it because you will need it later. |
Give the skull back to the student and he will give you another answer - ''"Earth Science is the study of earth, its contents and history."'' |
Give the skull back to the student and he will give you another answer - ''"Earth Science is the study of earth, its contents and history."'' |
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====Special cup==== |
====Special cup==== |
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+ | [[File:Panning Hut.jpg|alt=|thumb|Panning for the special cup]] |
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− | [[File:Special cup.png|left]] |
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− | Go to the eastern area of the Digsite. First, find the student wearing a red coloured shirt. He will tell you he has lost his special cup. Find a [[panning tray]] from inside the tent |
+ | Go to the eastern area of the Digsite. First, find the student wearing a red coloured shirt. He will tell you he has lost his special cup. Find a [[panning tray]] from inside the tent, south of the student. Then attempt to pan with it in the river just south-east of panning hut. The Panning Guide will stop you and ask for a [[cup of tea]]. If there is a cup of tea in a player's inventory, he will automatically take it. After gaining permission, grab a pan by clicking on the panning table and then pan in the river until you obtain a [[special cup]]. You may also find an [[uncut opal]], which is needed for a later part of the quest. Other items you might find when you search a full pan include uncut jade, coins, gold nuggets, oysters, and just plain mud. |
Return the cup to the student and he will give you the final answer - ''"The people eligible to use the Digsite are: All that have passed the appropriate Earth Sciences Exams."'' |
Return the cup to the student and he will give you the final answer - ''"The people eligible to use the Digsite are: All that have passed the appropriate Earth Sciences Exams."'' |
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===Archaeology=== |
===Archaeology=== |
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− | + | You must talk to each of the students before taking each new exam, otherwise the correct answers below will not even appear as an option! |
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====Level 1==== |
====Level 1==== |
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::'''The proper health and safety points are:''' "Gloves and boots to be worn at all times; proper tools must be used." |
::'''The proper health and safety points are:''' "Gloves and boots to be worn at all times; proper tools must be used." |
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− | If it is done right, players will receive a [[ |
+ | If it is done right, players will receive a [[level 1 certificate]] and a [[trowel]] as a reward. |
====Level 2==== |
====Level 2==== |
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− | Return |
+ | Return to the Digsite and ask the students for level 2 answers, which are as follows: |
::'''Correct sample transportation:''' "Samples taken in rough form, kept only in sealed containers." |
::'''Correct sample transportation:''' "Samples taken in rough form, kept only in sealed containers." |
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::'''Correct rock pick usage:''' "Always handle with care; strike cleanly on its cleaving point." |
::'''Correct rock pick usage:''' "Always handle with care; strike cleanly on its cleaving point." |
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− | Once again, talk to the Examiner for the test and after passing it, you will receive a [[ |
+ | Once again, talk to the Examiner for the test and after passing it, you will receive a [[level 2 certificate]]. |
====Level 3==== |
====Level 3==== |
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− | Speak to the three students again and obtain the answers for |
+ | Speak to the three students again and obtain the answers for level 3 certificate. However, the female student (in a pink top) will want an [[uncut opal|uncut]]/[[cut opal]] for her help this time. Pan in the river for one, if you did not receive it when you were looking for the special cup. |
::'''Sample preparations:''' "Samples cleaned, and carried only in specimen jars." |
::'''Sample preparations:''' "Samples cleaned, and carried only in specimen jars." |
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::'''The proper technique for handling bones is:''' "Handle bones very carefully and keep them away from other samples." |
::'''The proper technique for handling bones is:''' "Handle bones very carefully and keep them away from other samples." |
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− | Now go back to the exam centre. Answer the questions correctly and you will earn the final [[ |
+ | Now go back to the exam centre. Answer the questions correctly and you will earn the final [[level 3 certificate]]. Players can now dig anywhere they wish; you can also show all the 3 certificates to the museum curator and choose between something to drink ([[fruit blast]]) or something to eat ([[chocolate cake]]), as a reward. |
===The Forgotten One=== |
===The Forgotten One=== |
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− | + | Before you leave the exam centre, make sure to talk to Terry Balando the [[archaeological expert]]. Obtain a [[specimen jar]] from the Tools cupboard on the exam center's West wall in the main room, or the sacks in the dig area; if you do not, you will be unable to excavate the level 3 soil. Walk to the Digsite and pickpocket workmen until you get a [[specimen brush]]. |
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+ | [[File:Digsite Lvl 3.jpg|alt=|thumb|Digging in a level 3 dig area.]] |
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⚫ | When you try to dig, you will be stopped by a digsite workman telling you that you need a specimen brush and a specimen jar, if you don't already have them. When you have the jar, use your [[trowel]] on the soil to start digging; you probably won't receive the talisman on your first attempt, so keep trying. It can take a long time. |
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− | # The north-east end of the digsite and, |
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− | # The one just north of the training spot in the southwest corner of the digsite. |
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⚫ | Take the talisman to Terry Balando (the [[archaeological expert]]) in the exam centre. He will be impressed by it and say that it's a talisman of the god [[Zaros]]. He will give you an [[invitation letter]], which must be shown to workers to get permission to go down the boreholes, or private dig shafts. |
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⚫ | When you try to dig, you will be stopped by a |
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===Devious Minds=== |
===Devious Minds=== |
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+ | {{Needed|2 [[rope]]s and a [[vial]]}} |
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− | [[File:Digsite Dungeon map.png|thumb| |
+ | [[File:Digsite Dungeon map.png|link=Map:Digsite Dungeon|thumb|A map of the Digsite Dungeon]] |
− | + | Bring the extra vials for this section if you want more chemical compounds, for later use. |
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− | Go to the |
+ | Go to the winch in the digsite tot he north-east. Use your invitation letter on the winch operator in order to gain access to the sub-levels of the Digsite. Use a [[rope]] on the winch, and climb down into the subterranean [[Digsite Dungeon]]. |
− | Walk east and search the bricks blocking the path; it is currently impossible to pass through until the bricks are cleared. |
+ | Grab an [[arcenia root]] near the west wall while you're there as you'll need it later. Walk east and search the bricks blocking the path; it is currently impossible to pass through until the bricks are cleared. |
− | Return to the surface and head to the other winch, located |
+ | Return to the surface and head to the other winch, located near the female blond student. Once again, use your rope and go down the winch. Speak to [[Doug Deeping]] and inquire on how to move a large pile of rocks. |
− | He suggests blowing the bricks up, and also speaks of a former colleague who had discovered some chemical substances to use for that process. However, he was scared by his findings and scattered his notes all over the site. His [[book on chemicals]] can be found in |
+ | He suggests blowing the bricks up, and also speaks of a former colleague who had discovered some chemical substances to use for that process. However, he was scared by his findings and scattered his notes all over the site. His [[book on chemicals]] can be found in north-east room of the dungeon on the western wall on top of a crate. He also gives you a [[chest key (Digsite)|chest key]]. Use the '[[drop trick]]' for multiple keys if you want to obtain more compounds for after completing the quest. |
===Boom!=== |
===Boom!=== |
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+ | * Use Doug's key on the chest south of the Book of Chemicals to get some [[chemical powder]]. |
− | *Use your trowel on the barrel on the |
+ | * Use your trowel on the barrel on the east side of the room to pry it open, and fill your vial from the barrel to get an [[unidentified liquid]]. You will get hit for 250~350 damage if you drop the vial! |
− | *Grab an [[arcenia root]] from |
+ | * Grab an [[arcenia root]] from beside the chest, if you don't already have one. |
− | *Search the |
+ | * Search the sacks of charcoal north of the book to find [[charcoal]], if you don't already have it (requires a [[specimen brush]] and [[specimen jar]] in your inventory). Once you find it, grind it to get some [[ground charcoal]]. |
+ | Then, go back to the exam centre. Show the nitroglycerin to Terry Balando to learn it is [[nitroglycerin]] respectively. |
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⚫ | Watch out for left-clicking on the vial when you show the archaeology expert the "unidentified liquid", as this will "carefully empty out the liquid" and you will have to go and recollect the liquid. You can right-click the archaeology expert and select "identify liquid" to avoid running this risk. Also, if you plan on making more chemical compounds for later use, you'll need to show the archaeology expert each of the chemical powders individually in order for them to be changed into ammonium nitrate. |
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⚫ | Go down the north-east [[winch]] again and use the [[chemical compound]] on the brick (not the rocks). Now search the bricks and use the tinderbox option to blow it up; you will automatically run away. Enter the central chamber. Pick up the stone tablet in the centre of the Zarosian sign and go back to [[Archaeological expert|Terry Balando]] in the exam center. Show the stone tablet to him to finish the quest. |
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==Rewards== |
==Rewards== |
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− | [[File:The Dig Site reward.png|center]] |
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− | * 2 [[quest points]] |
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* {{Sxp|Mining|15300}} |
* {{Sxp|Mining|15300}} |
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* {{Sxp|Herblore|2000}} |
* {{Sxp|Herblore|2000}} |
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* 2 [[gold bar]]s |
* 2 [[gold bar]]s |
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+ | * Access to [[The Empty Throne Room]], which also requires level 65 in either Mining, Agility, or Divination |
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* Ability to do [[Varrock Museum#Specimen Cleaning|Varrock Museum specimen cleaning]] to obtain [[Kudos]] and a [[Digsite pendant]] |
* Ability to do [[Varrock Museum#Specimen Cleaning|Varrock Museum specimen cleaning]] to obtain [[Kudos]] and a [[Digsite pendant]] |
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* Talk to the [[archaeological expert]] once you have either 75 Attack, Magic or Ranged, or 91 Constitution. He will hand you the [[Codex Ultimatus]], which when read, unlocks 3 ancient threshold abilities - [[Blood Tendrils]] (75 Attack), [[Shadow Tendrils]] (75 Ranged) and [[Smoke Tendrils]] (75 Magic), and one ultimate ability – [[Ice Asylum]] (91 Constitution). |
* Talk to the [[archaeological expert]] once you have either 75 Attack, Magic or Ranged, or 91 Constitution. He will hand you the [[Codex Ultimatus]], which when read, unlocks 3 ancient threshold abilities - [[Blood Tendrils]] (75 Attack), [[Shadow Tendrils]] (75 Ranged) and [[Smoke Tendrils]] (75 Magic), and one ultimate ability – [[Ice Asylum]] (91 Constitution). |
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+ | * Speak to [[Marfet]] or [[Torrcs]] on the first floor of [[Varrock Museum]], who tell you how to re-obtain [[Teddy (The Dig Site)|Teddy]]. You need to pickpocket the female student, north-west of the [[Digsite]]. |
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− | * {{Universal quest reward}} |
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− | ==Music unlocked== |
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* [[Venture]] |
* [[Venture]] |
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* [[Venture2]] |
* [[Venture2]] |
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+ | }} |
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+ | ==Achievements== |
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+ | * {{Achievement|I Dig This Transportation|10|Unlock the Digsite pendant.}} |
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+ | * {{Achievement|Ultimate Codex|10|Claim and read the Codex Ultimatus.}} |
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==Required for completing== |
==Required for completing== |
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** '''[[Varrock Tasks#Easy Tasks|Easy]]:''' "It Belongs in a Museum" |
** '''[[Varrock Tasks#Easy Tasks|Easy]]:''' "It Belongs in a Museum" |
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** '''[[Varrock Tasks#Medium Tasks|Medium]]:''' "Return to Senntisten" |
** '''[[Varrock Tasks#Medium Tasks|Medium]]:''' "Return to Senntisten" |
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+ | ==Transcript== |
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+ | {{Hasdialogue|quest}} |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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* On the day of release, it was impossible to complete this quest since there was no way to obtain the required specimen brush. This was [[Update:Digsite quest fixed|fixed the next day]], and Jagex promised to feed the staff members responsible for the bug to the [[King Black Dragon]]. |
* On the day of release, it was impossible to complete this quest since there was no way to obtain the required specimen brush. This was [[Update:Digsite quest fixed|fixed the next day]], and Jagex promised to feed the staff members responsible for the bug to the [[King Black Dragon]]. |
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{{Mahjarrat quest series}} |
{{Mahjarrat quest series}} |
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Release date | 9 July 2003 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Voice Over | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official difficulty | Intermediate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quest series | Return of Zaros | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age | Fifth Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dig Site is the first quest in the Return of Zaros series. You must pass an archaeology exam for the Varrock Museum to be able to excavate the site where the city of Saranthium previously stood, but you discover something else...
Official description
Feeling uneducated? Desperate for buried treasure?
"There's gold in them there hills" (well stream actually), as well as many other items that can be found at the Digsite. Join the students in their attempts to be a qualified archaeologist, and become experienced in making the earth move!
Have you got what it takes to unearth the hidden altar to one of Runescape's lesser-known Gods?
Walkthrough
Start point | Talk to an examiner in the Exam Centre, south of the Digsite. |
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Member requirement | Members only |
Official difficulty | Intermediate |
Official length | Long |
Requirements | Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable.
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Items required | Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. |
Recommended |
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Enemies to defeat |
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The Digsite
The Digsite is located east of Varrock, north of Al Kharid. Go to the exam centre located south of the Digsite. Talk to an examiner and ask her about taking an exam to be eligible to do work on the important areas of the Digsite. She will then give you an unstamped letter. Bring this letter to the building just northwest of the exam center, and talk to Seth Minas (site manager). After he signs it, bring the sealed letter back to the Examiner, who then gives you the Level 1 test.
No matter what you answer on the test, you will get all of them wrong. You must get answers from the other students. They are all wandering around the Digsite. Leave the building and head north towards the Digsite.
The Study Group
There are 3 students in the Digsite who can help you with the exam answers. However, they will only give you the answers if you can find a lost item of theirs.
You can obtain the 'special' items before talking to the students.
Teddy
The first student is in the north-west section of the Digsite. She is a blonde woman with a purple skirt and top. If you talk to her, she says that she has lost her teddy bear, which she describes as her "lucky mascot" and asks you to find it. The teddy bear is in one of the two bushes on the hill west of the Mysterious Monolith between the dig site and the exam center. If you are having trouble locating the bushes, look for small, dark spots on your minimap.
Use the teddy on her, and she will tell players one of the answers - "The proper health and safety points are: Leather gloves and boots to be worn at all times; proper tools must be used."
Animal skull
The second student is in the western section of the Digsite north of the Archelogy Guild. He has a green shirt and blonde hair. He has lost his animal skull and wants you to retrieve it. Steal-from Digsite workmen until an animal skull is received; level 25 Thieving is required to steal it. A higher level in Thieving will increase your chances of receiving it. If you happen to get a specimen brush, keep it because you will need it later.
Give the skull back to the student and he will give you another answer - "Earth Science is the study of earth, its contents and history."
Special cup
Go to the eastern area of the Digsite. First, find the student wearing a red coloured shirt. He will tell you he has lost his special cup. Find a panning tray from inside the tent, south of the student. Then attempt to pan with it in the river just south-east of panning hut. The Panning Guide will stop you and ask for a cup of tea. If there is a cup of tea in a player's inventory, he will automatically take it. After gaining permission, grab a pan by clicking on the panning table and then pan in the river until you obtain a special cup. You may also find an uncut opal, which is needed for a later part of the quest. Other items you might find when you search a full pan include uncut jade, coins, gold nuggets, oysters, and just plain mud.
Return the cup to the student and he will give you the final answer - "The people eligible to use the Digsite are: All that have passed the appropriate Earth Sciences Exams."
Archaeology
You must talk to each of the students before taking each new exam, otherwise the correct answers below will not even appear as an option!
Level 1
Go back to the exam centre and take the exam again, this time choosing the correct answers. If you have forgotten the information, they are as follows:
- The study of Earth Science is: "The study of the earth, its contents and history."
- The people eligible to use the digsite are: "All that have passed the appropriate Earth Sciences exam."
- The proper health and safety points are: "Gloves and boots to be worn at all times; proper tools must be used."
If it is done right, players will receive a level 1 certificate and a trowel as a reward.
Level 2
Return to the Digsite and ask the students for level 2 answers, which are as follows:
- Correct sample transportation: "Samples taken in rough form, kept only in sealed containers."
- Finds handling: "Finds must be carefully handled, and gloves worn."
- Correct rock pick usage: "Always handle with care; strike cleanly on its cleaving point."
Once again, talk to the Examiner for the test and after passing it, you will receive a level 2 certificate.
Level 3
Speak to the three students again and obtain the answers for level 3 certificate. However, the female student (in a pink top) will want an uncut/cut opal for her help this time. Pan in the river for one, if you did not receive it when you were looking for the special cup.
- Sample preparations: "Samples cleaned, and carried only in specimen jars."
- Specimen brush use: "Brush carefully and slowly using short strokes."
- The proper technique for handling bones is: "Handle bones very carefully and keep them away from other samples."
Now go back to the exam centre. Answer the questions correctly and you will earn the final level 3 certificate. Players can now dig anywhere they wish; you can also show all the 3 certificates to the museum curator and choose between something to drink (fruit blast) or something to eat (chocolate cake), as a reward.
The Forgotten One
Before you leave the exam centre, make sure to talk to Terry Balando the archaeological expert. Obtain a specimen jar from the Tools cupboard on the exam center's West wall in the main room, or the sacks in the dig area; if you do not, you will be unable to excavate the level 3 soil. Walk to the Digsite and pickpocket workmen until you get a specimen brush.
You now need to use the Trowel to dig into the soil in any level 3 digsite (players can find out what level the site is by reading the signposts). Use a trowel on the soil until you find an ancient talisman. The level 3 digsites are in the Eastern digsite area.
When you try to dig, you will be stopped by a digsite workman telling you that you need a specimen brush and a specimen jar, if you don't already have them. When you have the jar, use your trowel on the soil to start digging; you probably won't receive the talisman on your first attempt, so keep trying. It can take a long time.
Take the talisman to Terry Balando (the archaeological expert) in the exam centre. He will be impressed by it and say that it's a talisman of the god Zaros. He will give you an invitation letter, which must be shown to workers to get permission to go down the boreholes, or private dig shafts.
Devious Minds
Bring the extra vials for this section if you want more chemical compounds, for later use.
Go to the winch in the digsite tot he north-east. Use your invitation letter on the winch operator in order to gain access to the sub-levels of the Digsite. Use a rope on the winch, and climb down into the subterranean Digsite Dungeon.
Grab an arcenia root near the west wall while you're there as you'll need it later. Walk east and search the bricks blocking the path; it is currently impossible to pass through until the bricks are cleared.
Return to the surface and head to the other winch, located near the female blond student. Once again, use your rope and go down the winch. Speak to Doug Deeping and inquire on how to move a large pile of rocks.
He suggests blowing the bricks up, and also speaks of a former colleague who had discovered some chemical substances to use for that process. However, he was scared by his findings and scattered his notes all over the site. His book on chemicals can be found in north-east room of the dungeon on the western wall on top of a crate. He also gives you a chest key. Use the 'drop trick' for multiple keys if you want to obtain more compounds for after completing the quest.
Boom!
- Use Doug's key on the chest south of the Book of Chemicals to get some chemical powder.
- Use your trowel on the barrel on the east side of the room to pry it open, and fill your vial from the barrel to get an unidentified liquid. You will get hit for 250~350 damage if you drop the vial!
- Grab an arcenia root from beside the chest, if you don't already have one.
- Search the sacks of charcoal north of the book to find charcoal, if you don't already have it (requires a specimen brush and specimen jar in your inventory). Once you find it, grind it to get some ground charcoal.
Then, go back to the exam centre. Show the nitroglycerin to Terry Balando to learn it is nitroglycerin respectively.
Watch out for left-clicking on the vial when you show the archaeology expert the "unidentified liquid", as this will "carefully empty out the liquid" and you will have to go and recollect the liquid. You can right-click the archaeology expert and select "identify liquid" to avoid running this risk. Also, if you plan on making more chemical compounds for later use, you'll need to show the archaeology expert each of the chemical powders individually in order for them to be changed into ammonium nitrate.
Mix the nitroglycerin and the ammonium nitrate. Add first the ground charcoal to the mixture, and finally the arcenia root (level 10 herblore required) to receive a chemical compound. Dropping this chemical compound will result in 650 damage!
After the quest you will not be able to get more ammonium nitrate since Doug Deeping will not give you another key, so be sure to get a lot of it if you want more chemical compounds. You do not need to keep getting a key from Doug, you can just keep clicking on the chest whilst it's open.
Go down the north-east winch again and use the chemical compound on the brick (not the rocks). Now search the bricks and use the tinderbox option to blow it up; you will automatically run away. Enter the central chamber. Pick up the stone tablet in the centre of the Zarosian sign and go back to Terry Balando in the exam center. Show the stone tablet to him to finish the quest.
Rewards
- 2 quest points
- 15,300 experience
- 2,000 experience
- 2 gold bars
- Access to The Empty Throne Room, which also requires level 65 in either Mining, Agility, or Divination
- Ability to do Varrock Museum specimen cleaning to obtain Kudos and a Digsite pendant
- Talk to the archaeological expert once you have either 75 Attack, Magic or Ranged, or 91 Constitution. He will hand you the Codex Ultimatus, which when read, unlocks 3 ancient threshold abilities - Blood Tendrils (75 Attack), Shadow Tendrils (75 Ranged) and Smoke Tendrils (75 Magic), and one ultimate ability – Ice Asylum (91 Constitution).
- Speak to Marfet or Torrcs on the first floor of Varrock Museum, who tell you how to re-obtain Teddy. You need to pickpocket the female student, north-west of the Digsite.
- 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice
- Music unlocked
Achievements
- I Dig This Transportation ( 10) - Unlock the Digsite pendant.
- Ultimate Codex ( 10) - Claim and read the Codex Ultimatus.
Required for completing
Completion of The Dig Site is required for the following:
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Trivia
- On the day of release, it was impossible to complete this quest since there was no way to obtain the required specimen brush. This was fixed the next day, and Jagex promised to feed the staff members responsible for the bug to the King Black Dragon.
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