Throne of Miscellania

This article is about the quest. For the guide on kingdom management, see Managing Miscellania.

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Throne of Miscellania (#64)

Release date	29 November 2004 (Update)
Members	Yes
Voice Over	No
Official difficulty	Experienced
Quest series	Fremennik
Age	Fifth Age
Developers Main developer(s) Chris S, Jonathan S Graphics Concept Unknown edit Quality Assurance Core Unknown edit Audio Composition Unknown edit

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Throne of Miscellania is a quest about the Fremennik island Miscellania, whose king, Vargas, has unfortunately become a yeti, thus making him require a regent to rule his kingdom while he is unable to.

Official description

Rumours have been coming back from Miscellania that all is not well. It is said that the king has been turned into a monster! An exceptional hero is required to investigate. Experience in ruling kingdoms, wooing royalty and negotiating peace would be an advantage.

Walkthrough

Start point	Talk to King Vargas in the castle of Miscellania.
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Experienced
Official length	Medium
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: Throne of Miscellania Heroes' Quest 56 quest points Shield of Arrav Lost City Dragon Slayer 33 quest points Merlin's Crystal Druidic Ritual The Fremennik Trials
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. Iron bar Log of any kind (may be harvested when needed) Flowers (can be bought from the Flower Girl for 15 coins) Cake (to marry the prince) Any bow (to marry the princess), excluding the training bow, composite bow, ogre bow, crystal bow, dark bow, chargebow, and boogie bow; it will be lost during the quest Any tradeable, non-enchanted metal ring (some rings, like the opal ring might not work. A ring that will work is the sapphire ring)
Recommended	Weight-reducing clothing or a means to restore energy, due to the amount of running involved - Mint cakes are a cheap option A good Hatchet or Pickaxe, to assist in gathering resources to gain approval from the population
Enemies to defeat	None

Miscellania and Etceteria

Miscellania and Etceteria are two islands off the northern coast of Rellekka, connected by a single bridge. To reach the islands, either take the longboat from Rellekka, use the Fairy Ring code CIP, or use a Miscellania teleport scroll (having several teleport scrolls may be useful to reduce walking during the quest).

Speak with the king

Make your way to Miscellania and head to the large building in the western part of the town. You can use CIP, which is a little north from the castle. A Miscellania teleport scroll will take you directly to the middle of the castle (where the market stalls and villagers are).

Take the stairs up to the first floor. On your first visit to the throne room, the guard questions you, blocking access to all but "true heroes." After declaring your Fremennik title and your membership in the Heroes' Guild, you are allowed to enter the throne room. Speak to King Vargas to officially begin the quest. He tells you a bit about himself and says he is looking for a regent for his kingdom. Offer to take on the duties of regent and the king asks you to first demonstrate your worth by making peace with Etceteria and by becoming part of his royal family by marrying either his daughter or son.

At this point you have three tasks; making peace, engagement, and approval of the people, though this last will only show up in chats after the first two are complete. Any of them can be completed in any order, or at the same time, though progress through the engagement and the peoples approval will be reset by leaving the isles.

Negotiating peace with Etceteria

Talk with Advisor Ghrim, who is off to the side behind the King, and ask him how to make peace with Etceteria. He tells you to talk with Queen Sigrid of Etceteria. Head east, cross the bridge over into Etceteria, enter the large building in the east side of town, climb the stairs to the first floor, and enter the centre room, where you find Queen Sigrid.

Speak to Queen Sigrid. After you tell her you have been sent by King Vargas to negotiate a treaty, she says she will agree to a peace deal if King Vargas will accept Etceteria officially as a sovereign nation. Return to Vargas, and tell him what the queen said. He says he will recognise her country if she changes Etceteria's national anthem.

Dash back to Queen Sigrid, and speak with her. Although she at first says it is a great anthem and that she composed it herself, she eventually agrees but requests that you come up with a new anthem. Return to Miscellania, enter the room to the south of King Vargas's throne room, and speak to Prince Brand. You tell him you need a new anthem, and he agrees to write you one immediately. It is, however, terrible. He gives you the awful anthem.

Enter the throne room next door, and talk to Advisor Ghrim about the anthem. You give the advisor the awful anthem, and he makes a few adjustments, turning it into a good anthem. Return to Queen Sigrid, and tell her you have a new anthem. She is pleased with her new anthem and hands you a treaty — which she has already signed — to be signed by King Vargas.

Take the treaty back to King Vargas, and tell him it is awaiting his signature. He says he cannot sign it with an ordinary pen. He needs a pen large enough for him to hold. Head to the northern shore of Miscellania, to the east of the Miscellania mining site, where you will find Derrik in the house with the anvil. Talk to Derrik, and tell him you have a strange request. He says he can make a giant nib if you have an iron bar.

Give him your iron bar, and he gives you the giant nib. Use the nib on logs, and you end up with a giant pen. There are a few evergreens around the islands, so you don't need to go to the mainland if you have not brought logs. Take the giant pen to King Vargas, who then signs the treaty, bringing an end to the rivalry between the two kingdoms.

Getting engaged

If you leave the island after beginning the quest but before completing it, your progress with the prince or princess is set back and your approval rating goes back to 25 percent. Unless you used the fairy ring transport system to go to Zanaris, and straight back. You do not have to give the prince or princess gifts again or repeat the conversations, but you will have to go through all the emotes again. Changing your gender will also require you to restart this part of the quest.

Talk to Advisor Ghrim, and ask him how you are to get your chosen to marry you. See the appropriate section below for the steps to follow.

• Princess Astrid is the princess of Miscellania. You can marry her regardless of your gender.
• Prince Brand is the prince of Miscellania. You can marry him regardless of your gender.

Princess Astrid

Princess Astrid

Enter Princess Astrid's room, which is north of the throne room, and speak with the Princess of Miscellania. Start to tell her about your desire to become regent. She interrupts you to say she has many suitors. She will, however, give you a chance to impress her.

Speak to the princess a few times, and agree with whatever she says. Then use the flowers on her. You can buy flowers for 15 coins from the Flower Girl in the marketplace just outside the building from where the king presides. Now use any of the Dance, Headbang, Twirl, Jig, Snowman Dance, Zombie Dance, Goblin Bow or Goblin Salute emotes in her room.

Speak to her a few more times, responding with agreeable answers. Once she has nothing left for you to agree with, use a bow weapon on her.

Again, speak to her a few more times. When she calls you "dear," select and use the Blow Kiss emote on her.

Once she has nothing left for you to agree with, use the ring on her. She finally agrees to marry you. She says you two will have to put off the actual ceremony until you can find a priest but you can tell her father of the marriage.

Prince Brand

Don't forget the ring and all other necessary items or you will have to leave and some of your progress may be reset.

Prince Brand

Enter Prince Brand's room, which is south of the throne room, and speak with the Prince of Miscellania. You start to tell him about about your goal of becoming ruler of the kingdom. He interrupts you and asks why he would be interested in a "crass adventurer like yourself?" He will, however, give you a chance to impress him.

Continue to talk with the prince, selecting the most flattering answers, until he asks if you would like to hear his poem. Tell him, of course, you would love to. After he recites his poem, select "Be still, my heart." He thanks you. Speak with him some more, responding with flattering answers. When he only says hello, give him the flowers (use them on him; select yes, they are for him) and use the Clap or Cheer emote (flowers and emote may be done in either order). If he says "Hello, sir/ma'am" he's waiting for the flowers or the emote.

Continue to talk with the prince (he will ask you your name), providing him with flattering answers, until he asks if you would like to hear his saga. You wonder if you have the time to hear a whole saga, but he launches into it anyway. Continue to flatter and talk with the prince; when he only says "Hello, [Fremennick name]," give him the cake (be careful not to eat it).

Keep flattering the prince, and eventually he will ask if you'd like to hear a song he wrote about you. Tell him you're flattered, then select the Blow Kiss emote and give him the ring. If he says he could not possibly accept it, keep flattering him until he says "Hello, dear," and he will take it.

You ask the prince to marry you, and he says "Yes!" He says that you two love birds will have to put off the actual ceremony until you can find a priest but you can tell his father he has agreed to marry you.

Gaining the public's support

After getting engaged, talk to King Vargas and tell him his daughter or son has agreed to marry you. He tells you the population, however, is not supportive of you being their ruler and suggests you try to gain their support. Talk to Advisor Ghrim next, and ask him how you can gain the support of the population. He says you could go help the King's subjects with their daily tasks and gives you the percent of the population who currently supports you.

You need the support of at least 75 percent of the population to become regent. You can check your approval rating by asking the villager you are helping.

Ways to gain support

Gaining support by chopping maple trees.

You will gain no experience for any activity, and you do not get to keep any of the resources you gather (except the weeds).

• Raking (level 30 and level 10 ) is fast, but you have to wait for weeds to grow back. Rake the weeds from the herbs and flax plots just outside the palace walls, south of the city gates. 1 weeds = 1 percent
• Mining (level 30 ) is a quick way to gain support, as it is faster than all the others methods. Mine coal on the north shore of Miscellania, just north of the gates. In the north part of the mine, there is a triangular formation of coal rocks. It is recommended to mine here. 1 coal = 0.8 percent
• Chop maple trees (level 45 ) in the grove in the centre of Miscellania. 2 maple logs ~ 1 percent
• Fishing (level 35 , Tuna or level 40 for lobsters) off the docks of Miscellania. 2 fish ~ 1 percent (Some consider this the easiest way to gain support, as you can be mostly AFK.)

Ways to lose support

• Kill one of the villagers. -5 percent
• Steal from a stall. -3 percent

An easy way to avoid accidentally killing villagers is to hide the NPC attack options in Combat Settings.

Becoming a regent

Once you have at least 75 percent of the public's support, talk to King Vargas to become the regent of Miscellania, unlocking the ability to manage the kingdom for rewards.

Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

• 1 quest point
• Management of Miscellania
• Ability to teleport to Miscellania with a ring of wealth, ring of fortune, or luck of the dwarves
• Ability to purchase Miscellania Portrait from Sir Renitee
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice

Required for completing

Completion of Throne of Miscellania is required for the following:

• Royal Trouble
• Nomad's Elegy

Transcript

This article on a quest has an associated dialogue page. Click here for a transcript of possible conversations encountered throughout the quest.

Trivia

• When searching either bookcase in Queen Sigrid's quarters, the player will find an old edition of Managing Thine Kingdom for Noobes, written by A. Ghrim, the same book the player can receive from Advisor Ghrim when they become regent.
• When speaking to the queen of Etceteria about changing the anthem, the last line (ending in "hey nonny nonny") could be a reference to Mel Brook's Robin Hood Men in Tights or Shakespeare's As You Like It.
• If you insult the princess while trying to court her, a box of text appears saying "Well excuse me princess!", which could be a reference to the 1989 Legend of Zelda cartoon, popularised through Youtube videos and memes. It is also possibly a reference to Star Wars: A New Hope, where Han Solo says this to Leia. This predates the aforementioned cartoon.
• When fishing lobsters, there is a glitch where your lobster pot occasionally disappears.
• When Prince Brand is about to marry you, he says "my heart is like an open book." This might be a reference to the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
• Previously a male character had to talk to both Princess Astrid and Prince Brand at least once to finish the quest, while a female character never had to talk to Princess Astrid to complete it.
• When trying to impress the princess or prince, humorous answers are available at the bottom that don't have anything to do with your current situation, such as: "Selling ring of poverty, 30mil!", "I'm a little teapot, short and stout!", "What level do you need to cook a cat?", "Lies! All lies!", "Sneaky sneaky stick da chompy,", "Lumbridge? I wouldn't be seen dead there!", and "Look, a King Black Dragon!"
• Despite there being a musician outside Miscellania Castle, you cannot ask him for help with an anthem, even though he seems to be better with music than Prince Brand.
• If your Fremennik name is Larton, Advisor Ghrim, while saying his speech to make you regent, will forget to say your name: "By the powers invested in me by the Miscellaneous Constitution, I declare thee, , to be the new Regent of this fair kingdom."
• If, after you marry the prince/princess, you change your gender afterwards, they will constantly ask at the end of dialogue with them if you could find a way to change back into the opposite gender. If you do Royal Trouble as the same gender as your spouse, the teenagers will bring up that you are married to the heir that you did not marry, and your character will become embarrassed and correct them.
• Despite the quest requiring only level 40 Fishing, one of the prerequisite quests, Heroes' Quest, requires level 53 Fishing.
• Prior to the 09/09/2019 update, you could only marry heterosexually. Male players had to marry the princess and female players had to marry the prince.