Start: Talk to Litara at the entrance to the Stronghold of Security located in Gunnar's ground. Difficulty: Master Members only? No Requirements: At least 45 quest points
- Dragon slayer
- Gunnar's Ground
- Demon Slayer
- The Restless Ghost
- Shield of Arrav
- You must have unlocked all rewards of Stronghold of Security, including the Skull scepter.
- Be able to defeat many monsters.
31 Prayer (43+ recommended) 100 Combat (higher 125+ is recommended) Ability to kill five 120 and 4 level 100 foes. Kills: Unknown, Horseman of War (120), Horseman of Famine (120), Horseman of Pestilence, (120), Horseman of Death (120) and Strange artefact (10,000 LP). Length: Long
Litara: Adventurer, do you have some time to talk with me?
- Yes (progresses to the quest)
Player: Yes, I do have some time. Litara: Al right. As you might know, my brother once went down here to explore...
- No
Player: No, not at this moment Litara: O well, maybe you can talk with me a another time.
A cutcene plays: you see 4 male barbarian's mine. One barbarian miner named Billgor eventually hit's a rock, and a hole appears in the ground and the miner falls in it. The other 3 barbarian's panick. Barbarian miner: we gotta get some help! The Miner's come back with small group of other barbarians. You see some barbarians staring at the hole, one small grey bearded barbarian says: Thordur: Look at that hole, it's pretty deep... and dark! Durnu: Not to forgot scary! Trongord: Haha, get out of the way, coward! Me handle this! Brundo walks to the hole, pushes Durnu aside and shouts: Trongor: JOE, BILL! ARE YOU THERE?!' No response. Durnu: I'm gonna get some rope! Screen turn's black. Litara (present): My mother brought me to bed then as it was my bedtime. I didn't want too, but... The next morning I went out of my bed early, only to find out that: Billgor is standing next to the entrance of the stronghold, holding a beer. Various barbarians surround him. Billgor: ...and I found a gem at the depth's, so big, it's bigger than my hand here! No! It was even bigger than my pickaxe! Barbarian woman: Wow! Peska: Haha! Billgor: What are you laughing about? Peska: Ha I don't believe you, remember you saw "Hati"? Billgor: I was only a kid that time! And the white racoon was very big! Peska: And you remember when you saw "The Kendal"? Billgor: I couldn't help it, I was realy drunk and Gunnar kept telling the story about The Kendal. Peska: Oh come on, that animal wasn't even a bear! It was a fish! Billgor: SO?! Peska: You just make a huge mammoth from a tiny squirl! I bet that little gem is just as small as your brain! Barbarian Miner: Oh really? The barbarian Miner shows a large gem. Peska: ... Barbarian woman: Wow! That gem is soooo big! Peska: Grumph, it's still smaller then your pickaxe. The Miner drinks his beer. Billgor: Hey, barmaid, gimmy a Black Skull Ale! Glorick: (Litara's brother): I want to explore that cave too! Trongord: Me want too! Billgor: Harhar! *hic* Don't think *hic* it is that easy to find a *hic* gem. Bruno: So, maybe it's better to go together?' Billgor: *hic* Would be good *hic* Kjell: Do you want another beer? Billgor: *hic* No bad idea *hic*. Bwarmaid, one Supergrog! Bruno: Let's go as a big team then. Kjell: Seem's fine with me. Chieftain Grondor: What's going on here? Kjell: A hole appeared in the middle of the town. Chieftain Grondor: Why do I know nothing about this? Kjell: Becouse you was hunting last eve and you was pretty drunk in the longhall so we decided to tell you later. Litara: Big bro, what are you doing? Gunthor: I'm sorry dad, I thought you were still sleeping, else I would have told you this. Chieftain Grondor: What's that gem? Haakon: That's is the treasure of beneath, Billgor found it. Chieftain Grondor: Does his son knows about this? Bruno: Yes Sigurd does, however he's still busy with his Canoe. Billgor: *hic* why do I *hic* see two of *hic* you? Chieftain Grondor: Enough! I will end this madness in name of my father, Gunnar, I say that no barbarian will enter this hole! Glorick: But Chief! Haakon: The Chieftain has spoken! Litara's mother: Litara, come, you need to wash some clothes! Litara (present): After I washed the clothes, nothing really interesting happened for 4 day's. That night, I went to bed early. I then woke up be a strange sound... Litara: Glorick? Bruno? What are you doing? Glorick: Shhhh... Litara, we are going to find a treasure in this cave. Don't tell anybody. I will see you soon! Glorick gives Litara a kiss on her forehead. Glorick: See you soon! Litara: Bye! The cutscene ends. Litara: I never could think it would be the last time I would see him... I thought he was dead, but... Player: But what? Litara: I have had visions lately, I see him. He's being captured by darkness... But he is alive. Can you please help him?
- Yes (progress the quest)
Litara: Thank you! Player: Do you have a good place to start? Litara: I think you should investigate the stronghold down here. Here take this. Litara gives you a Doll Player: What's that for doll? Litara: It was mine, you never know... Maybe it helps you? Player: Ehm thanks... I will go and investigate the stronghold then. Litara: May the gods be with you!
Player: What do you mean other gems? Litara: The gem Billgor found wasn't the only one, various explorers found some of those gems. Come and think of it, they were all slightly similair. I know that the third gem was taken by a terrified guard of Varrock. I remember him to be very happy and he said that he would become a sailor.
- No
Litara: Then it's hopeless, please come back when you change your mind.
Billgor gave his gem to his son, Sigurd before he went to Wallhalla.
The second gem was taken by a explorer. He was somewhat talkative and eventually he was swallowed by a cabbage that was summoned by his own ring.
Then eventually a third explorer came back with a gem, a terrified guard of Varrock. Remember him very happy, he then quited his job. Heard he sold the gem and then bought a boat.
The fourth gem was taken a strange guy, he had some bronze and iron armoury. He had strange white ears and looked pretty weak in his bronze and iron combination-armour. He also had a strange name, Quite dull or something. Dunno where he went though he said something like "Goin, to sell this cut gem at Falador park!"
The fifth gem, was taken by 3 dwarves. Didn't really spoke to them. Dwarves do not like Barbarians. Dunno why. One of them had a grey and blue cape with a pickaxe symbol on it.
The sixth gem-taker was a grandpa. Had a cape that looked a bit like the dwarf's cape. Except this cape was brown with yellow.
The seventh one was a bald man. I spoke with him before, but he didn't talk back. I first thought he's was more of the silent type. After he found the gem he continued mining without saying anything about it. Eventually a strange claw appeared and he turned out to be a machine. Heard about those strange machine's before, they were send to a island to be destroyed.
Gem 1
Sigurd
Gem 2 Explorer jack's gem is lost after his house was destroyed. Talk with foreman George to ask if they found a gem. Maybe one of his workers did?
not Builder bob as he came after Jack's building was completed.
Eventually in hands of poor gem seller.
Gem 3
Gem 4 The noob sold his gem to a rich gem seller.
Gem 5
Gem 6
Gem 7 Botany bay.
Captain Tobias.
Some trivial facts:
Thordur is based on Thordur, The Dwarf that used to guard the black hole.
Brundo says "JOE BILL! This is a reference to Joe Bill64, the first player to get level 99 mining.
Glorick's name is based on the name for axe11154's ankou minnion.