Heroes' Quest/Quick guide

This is the quick guide for Heroes' Quest. For a more in-depth version, click here.

Details

Start point	Outside the Heroes' Guild; north of Taverley. Speak with Achietties.
Official difficulty	Experienced
Description	Prove you are worthy to enter the Heroes' Guild. To prove your status as a hero you will need to obtain a number of items. There are many challenges standing between you and these items.
Length	Medium-Long (can be completed in less than 25 minutes if you already have a partner and all the required items)
Requirements	55  Quest points 53  Cooking (boostable) 53  Fishing (boostable) 25  Herblore (boostable) 50  Mining (boostable) Completion of the following quests: Shield of Arrav Lost City Merlin's Crystal Dragon Slayer Druidic Ritual Recommended: 70  Agility (boostable) - For lava eel if going to Taverley Dungeon. Saves a lot of running, although Stamina Potion is an easy workaround.
Items required	A fishing rod (obtainable during the quest) Fishing bait (obtainable during the quest) The Dusty key (obtainable during the quest; if travelling to Taverley Dungeon for the lava eel, without 70 Agility) A knife or a slash weapon (if travelling to the Lava Maze for the lava eel) A harralander potion (unf) (or a harralander and a vial of water) A pickaxe Ice gloves (obtainable during the quest) If you are a Black Arm Gang member: A black full helm A black platebody Black platelegs Note: If you are returning to the mansion after the quest to help another player, you do not need the black armour any more. If you are a Phoenix Gang member: Some form of Ranged or Magic attack method Recommended: Weapons and armour to kill the Ice Queen Energy/stamina potions House teleport if your house is in Rimmington, or other means to get to Port Sarim. Falador teleport to get to Taverley dungeon, if obtaining Lava eel from Taverley dungeon. Varrock teleport Method to get to Brimhaven The anti-dragon shield or a dragonfire shield to protect against the blue dragons' dragonfire breath Burning amulet (If you are going to Lava Maze for Lava eel, provides direct teleport to Lava Maze; however you would have to run the entire length of the Wilderness back, or at least to level 20 Wilderness in order to teleport out.) Alternatively, you could go to the lava isle next to the Resource Area in level 51 Wilderness and pull the lever to be teleported to Ardougne. A Games necklace Note: beware of level 32 Black Knights and level 33 King Scorpions
Enemies to defeat	Ice Queen (level 111) Entrana firebird (level 2) Jailer (level 47, optional) Grip (level 26) (for Phoenix Gang members only)

Walkthrough

Starting out

• Talk to Achietties outside the Heroes' Guild in Burthorpe. ( 1•4)…

  1	I'm a hero, may I apply to join?
  4	I'll start looking for all those things then.

Lava eel

• Talk to Gerrant, the fishing shop owner in Port Sarim about lava eels. ( 3)…

  3	I want to find out how to catch a lava eel.

• Buy a fishing rod and some bait if you do not have them.
• Use the blamish snail slime on your harralander (unf) to create blamish oil.
• Right-click to use the oil on your rod.
• You can visit the Wilderness Lava Maze to obtain the eel, but it is advised against due to its location.
• Travel to the Taverley Dungeon.

If you already have a dusty key (steel key ring with dusty key works), or 70 Agility, skip the next step.

• To obtain a dusty key:
  • Use the map (pictured right) to find Velrak the explorer. He is in the southern part of the dungeon.
  • Kill the Jailer standing by the prison and use the key he drops to get into Velrak's cell.
  • Talk to him for the dusty key. Do not ask for a reward.
• Enter the area with the blue dragons, either by using your key on the locked door or take the agility shortcut.
• Run to the southernmost lava pool.
• Catch a lava eel.
• Cook the eel on a range or fire.

Master thieves' armband

The next part of this quest requires a companion who belongs to the opposite gang from the Shield of Arrav quest

*Joining the clan chat channel "Osrs Soa" may be beneficial for those who are trying to find a partner in the opposite gang. (Clan members will charge 100k for help though) Or by joining the Shield of Arrav clan chat in the minigames tab*

Instructions for Black Arm partner	Instructions for Phoenix partner
Go to south-west Varrock and talk to Katrine in the Black Arm gang headquarters. ( 2)… 2 Is there any way I can get the rank of master thief? Go to Brimhaven, the building east of the bar. Gang password: Four leafed clover Go to Brimhaven, the building east of the bar. Talk to Trobert. ( 1•1)… 1 So can you help me get Scarface Pete's candlesticks? 1 I volunteer to undertake that mission! Equip your black armour Enter the large mansion in the north-west part of town Talk to Grip. ( 2•3)… 2 So what do my duties involve? 3 Anything I can do now?	Go to Varrock and talk to Straven in the Phoenix hideout Gang password: Gherkin
Give the miscellaneous key to your partner	Go to Brimhaven, take the miscellaneous key from your partner
Wait for your partner to finish	Inside Brimhaven food shop, talk to Alfonse the Waiter about gherkins ( 3)… 3 Do you sell Gherkins? Go through the door, talk to Charlie ( 1•2)… 1 I'm looking for a gherkin... 2 I want to steal Scarface Pete's candlesticks. Enter the secret wall panel, through the yard, into the side door, then use the key on the north door
Enter the room north-east of the entrance and search the cupboard ( 1)… 1 He won't notice me having a quick look. Grip will then come into the room. Close the door behind him	Wait for your partner to finish
Wait for your partner to finish	Kill Grip (with ranged or magic)
Take Grip's key Go to the north-west part of the building, use the key on the door Take 2 candlesticks from the chest	Wait for your partner to finish
Give your partner 1 candlestick Take your candlestick back to Katrine to recieve the Thieves' armband ( 1)… 1 I have a candlestick now.	Trade your partner for a candlestick Take your candlestick back to Straven to recieve the Thieves' armband ( 1)… 1 I have a candlestick now.

Fire feather: (Skip to step 10 if you already have the ice gloves)

Items Required: Pickaxe

1. Equip combat gear and food to kill a level 111 Ice Queen.
2. Go to White Wolf Mountain.
3. Walk to the northern part of the mountain, mine the rockslide.
4. Take the south ladder.
5. Follow the tunnel south, go up the ladder.
6. Take the east ladder down.
7. Go through the long tunnel.
8. Use the ladders at the end of the tunnel.
9. Run north and kill the queen for her gloves.
10. Equip the ice gloves.
11. Travel to Entrana.
12. Kill the Firebird near the Law altar take the fire feather.

Finishing up

• Take the feather, eel and armband to Achietties.
• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 1  Quest point
• 3,075  Attack experience
• 3,075  Defence experience
• 3,075  Strength experience
• 3,075  Hitpoints experience
• 2,075  Ranged experience
• 2,725  Fishing experience
• 2,825  Cooking experience
• 1,575  Woodcutting experience
• 1,575  Firemaking experience
• 2,257  Smithing experience
• 2,575  Mining experience
• 1,325  Herblore experience
• Access to the Heroes' Guild
• The ability to purchase and wield dragon battleaxes and maces
• Access to the Fountain of Heroes, where players can recharge their amulets of glory

Required for completing

• Throne of Miscellania
• Legends' Quest
• Recipe for Disaster