Enlightened Journey

Enlightened Journey is a quest in which you help the Entrana monk Auguste set up a hot air balloon transportation system.

Starting out
It is recommended to read ahead and bring the appropriate items to minimise the number of bank runs. The best strategy is to take all items except for the willow branches, tinderbox, and logs with you when you initially go to the island - then, bank once to get the branches, tinderbox, and logs.

To start the quest, travel to Entrana and speak to Auguste, who is on the west side of the island, just north of the Herblore shop. Remember that weapons/armour are not allowed on the island.

Test balloons
Auguste wants to make two test balloons and asks the player to get him the following items:
 * 3 papyrus - can be bought from the Tai Bwo Wannai or Shilo Village shops on Karamja, bought from the general store in Ardougne, bought from Ali Morrisane, or taken from respawns at the Legends' Guild and Yanille.
 * A candle - buy from the candle seller in Tai Bwo Wannai, Shilo Village, or Catherby, or steal one from a table in Entrana's church, taking a maximum of 2 damage if unsuccessful.
 * A ball of wool - spin from wool sheared from a sheep, or buy from Ardougne shop or the Lletya seamstress.
 * A sack of potatoes - potatoes can be grown, bought in the shops on Miscellania and Etceteria, or gathered from Lumbridge, southwest of the mill. Sacks are available from any Farming shop. Click the sack with 10 potatoes in your inventory to fill up the sack.

Once you have the items, Auguste tells you to make a model of an origami balloon. Use papyrus with the ball of wool, creating a balloon structure, and then use an unlit candle on the balloon structure to get an origami balloon. Do not light the balloon or else you will have to get the items again!

Talk to Auguste to see a short cutscene of the balloon launch. After that, talk to him again, and he will take the remaining two pieces of papyrus and the sack of potatoes from you. In a second cutscene, the player launches the next balloon, which is attacked by an angry mob of peasants.

Main balloon
Next, Auguste asks the player to get the materials for a real balloon:
 * Yellow dye - can be obtained by giving Aggie in Draynor Village two onions and 5 coins or can be bought from Lletya seamstress shop.
 * Red dye - can be obtained by giving Aggie three redberries and 5 coins or can be bought from Lletya seamstress shop.
 * 10 Silk - can be bought from the silk merchant in Al Kharid at 2-3 coins each, or stolen from the stalls in Ardougne.
 * A bowl - can be bought at any general store or made in Barbarian Village from soft clay. There also exists a bowl upstairs in the building directly east of Auguste.
 * 8 sandbags - Use an empty sack with a sandpit (use the one just south of Auguste) to get a sandbag.
 * This next step is optional; Auguste will give the player a basket of apples and an "Auguste's sapling", which is actually a willow sapling. Plant the sapling in any tree patch and ask the local farmer to look after the growing tree by paying with a basket of apples. Once it is fully grown, cut 12 willow branches from it by using secateurs to the tree. To save time, you can buy the willow branches from the Grand Exchange. Planting the sapling is not required. These branches cannot be used until after all the other items have been given to Auguste, so bring them last to Entrana.

Players can cut willow branches from any player-grown willow tree. One willow branch is generated about every five minutes.

Give the dyes, pieces of silk, bowl, and sandbags to Auguste in the same trip. After banking, use the 12 willow branches on the frame of the balloon to weave a basket. Remember to take ten normal logs as well during this bank trip, as well as your tinderbox.

Fuel
Ten normal logs (other log types will not work) and a tinderbox are needed for completing the journey. Because axes can be wielded as a weapon, they are not allowed on Entrana. Logs should be prepared before going to Entrana.

Ballooning
After giving the materials to Auguste, weaving the basket and having the logs and tinderbox in the inventory, speak to Auguste to get ready to fly. He'll describe some of what the player should notice and some tips on how to fly the balloon.

An interface to control the balloon will appear. Manoeuvre through the obstacle course without hitting anything (including birds, trees, houses and clouds) and safely land on the well marked landing spot on the third screen.

Balloon control panel
Clicking any control advances the balloon one "space" to the right.
 * The top button (drop sandbag) moves the balloon two spaces up (UP 2).
 * The next button (use log) moves the balloon one space up (UP 1).
 * "Relax" advances the balloon to the right without changing altitude (RIGHT).
 * The normal rope lowers the balloon by one space (DOWN 1),
 * The red rope lowers the balloon by two spaces (DOWN 2).
 * Clicking "Bail" will cancel the flight.

The numbers at the side of sack and log buttons correspond to how many times player can use the resources respectively; therefore, fuel is limited. If the player runs out of fuel, they can still "relax" or lower altitude (by pulling ropes).

A tip is that how the balloon appears to travel is not as important as where it will end up. If the balloon meets a cloud right above it and a bird in front of it, it is possible to go right through both obstacles by dropping sacks or pulling the red rope (raising and dropping the balloon by 2 spaces respectively). The balloon will fly high or low enough to avoid the bird, and will advance one space forward to avoid the cloud. It might not seem like the balloon can fit through, but it can.

Flying to Taverley

 * Tip: If you happen to crash, just log out and back in. Don't forget to bring 10 more normal logs to retry.

When ready to fly, three screens showing the path to Taverley will appear in the ballooning interface. Go here for more pictures.

The balloon should end up one space above the landing pad, with no air space in between. Flying past the landing pad would get the balloon blown away, and getting the balloon in the space with landing pad would cause it to smash to the ground—in both cases, the flight would be considered unsuccessful. The player needs to restart the flight by preparing the logs and tinderbox again before going to Entrana, although they don't have to rebuild the balloon.

There are various ways to control the balloon, and the following is just one of the suggested paths:

Taverley screen 1

 * Drop sandbag, Burn log, Relax (x9), Pull RED rope, Relax (2x), Pull normal rope 1, Relax (x5)

Taverley screen 2

 * Burn log, Relax, Burn log, Relax (x10), Burn log, Relax (x5)

Taverley screen 3

 * Relax (x7), Pull RED rope, Pull normal rope, Relax (x3), Burn log, Relax (x4), Pull normal rope

After the balloon has landed, talk to Auguste for a little dialogue - then, the quest is finished.

Rewards

 * Quest point
 * Crafting experience
 * Farming experience
 * Woodcutting experience
 * Firemaking experience
 * The Bomber jacket and cap
 * Gnome goggles from the Gnome Restaurant minigame can be combined with the bomber cap by talking with Auguste
 * Access to the balloon transport system
 * Ability to make origami balloons

Required for completing
Completion of Enlightened Journey is required for the following:
 * Monkey Madness II (also requires the Grand Tree destination for the balloon transport system)
 * Ardougne Achievement Diary (Medium)
 * Varrock Achievement Diary (Medium)