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{{Quest
 
|name = Rag and Bone Man
 
|image = [[File:Rag and Bone Man.png|300px]]
 
|number = 103
 
|members = Yes
 
|release = 10 April [[2006]]
 
|update = Rag and Bone Man
 
|series = None
 
|difficulty = Novice
 
|developer = Anthony W
 
}}
 
==Details==
 
{{Quest details
 
|start = Go east of [[Varrock]], through the gate near the earth altar, to [[Paterdomus]]. The old man is in a little quarry just north of the path.
 
|difficulty = 1
 
|description = Everybody needs some body, and the Odd Old Man knows exactly which bits of those bodies he needs. Can you help him finish his extensive and extremely creepy collection?
 
|length = Medium
 
|requirements = The ability to defeat a level 27 monster.
 
|items = *38 [[coins]]
 
*8 [[pot]]s (one pot can be repeatedly reused)
 
*8 [[logs]] (or an [[axe]] to obtain them)
 
*A [[tinderbox]]
 
*A covered [[light source]]
 
*A [[rope]] (if you haven't entered the [[Lumbridge Swamp Caves]] before)
 
 
'''Recommended:'''
 
*A [[spiny helmet]] (unnecessary if going through the [[Lumbridge Castle]] basement, or if stopping one square before "hole in the wall"s and running past)
 
|kills = Several: see below.
 
|recommended = *[[Teleport]] [[runes]] to Varrock/[[Lumbridge]]
 
*[[Amulet of glory]] (charged)
 
*[[Digsite pendant]] or access to the [[Balloon transport system]] and [[Willow logs]]
 
}}
 
 
==Walkthrough==
 
===Starting out===
 
''Items recommended: A [[digsite pendant]] or usage of the [[Balloon transport system]] (with [[willow logs]]) {{PreloadPage}}for a faster route of travel to the [[limestone quarry]]''[[File:Sack chathead.png|left]]
 
*If using the Balloon transport system, it is suggested to have the [[Castle Wars]] location unlocked due to its proximity to a balloon. Use the [[minigame teleport]] to Castle Wars, then fly to the [[Varrock]] balloon location (1 willow log required). The Odd Old Man is a fairly short distance to the east.
 
*Go east of Varrock, through the gate near the [[Earth altar]] as if you were travelling to [[Canifis]] (north of the [[Digsite]]). Halfway there, you will find the [[Odd Old Man]] in the [[Silvarea mine|limestone quarry]] to the north (in between the temple and [[Lumber Yard]] you will see the quest [[icon]] on your [[minimap]] along with a mine close by).{{Clear}}
 
*Talk to him, and he will tell you that he needs several bones to complete his collection. '''Then talk to him again''' after getting the list to have him list every bone individually, go through the chat dialogue, where he tells you what bones you have remaining and where to get them individually, until he guides you on how to polish the bones in vinegar. '''If you do not speak to him and go through the entire dialogue, you will be unable to add bones to the pots of vinegar later on unless you talk to him, so doing this will efficiently save you a trip or two.'''
 
 
===Seeking the bones===
 
''Items required: 38 [[gp]] to travel to [[Karamja]] and to buy [[jug of vinegar|vinegar]], 8 [[Pot|empty pots]] (can be in the bank), a [[rope]], a [[light source]], a tinderbox, a [[spiny helmet]] if you have low combat stats (to defend yourself from [[Wall beast]]s, as they can deal 10-18 damage)''
 
 
Here's a list of the creatures you need to kill to obtain bones, and their locations ('''Talk to the odd old man before you begin gathering and go through the entire dialogue'''). The special bone are very high, ''but not 100%'', drops. (''If it doesn't drop within 5-10 kills, attempt in step 6 instead.'') Here is a recommended route for six of the bones starting from the quarry.
 
#Run from the quarry to south-east of Varrock and kill a [[Giant rat]] inside the mine, picking up the [[Giant rat bone]] it drops in the process (can be acquired later).
 
#Head slightly south of the mine, killing the [[Unicorn]] and the [[Black bear]], picking up the [[Unicorn bone]] (can be acquired later) and the [[Bear ribs]] (ideally, keep killing the bear until you get these to drop).
 
#Head into the sheep pen to the south-west of the mine, west of where the [[Black bear]] is usually, and kill [[ram]]s until you get a [[Ram skull]] (can be acquired later).
 
#Either teleport or just walk south towards [[Lumbridge]], and kill [[Goblin]]s on the east side of the river until you get a [[Goblin skull]].
 
#Head south-east to the graveyard and then south-west to the swamp cave (or the [[Lumbridge Castle]] basement if you have unblocked the route after [[Lost Tribe]]). From there, go down the cave using the [[rope]] (make sure you have a covered [[light source]] - not a candle - and a rope). Go west and then south and you'll see the [[big frog]] (big frogs in the Lumbridge Swamp will not work). Kill it and pick up the [[Big frog leg]].
 
#When you exit the cave, go north-west towards Draynor Village. '''If some of the bones did not drop in the earlier steps''', kill giant rats and the unicorn along the way to Draynor, heading north when you find the unicorn to slay goblins behind Lumbridge Castle, or further north-east to kill rams where you did the Sheep Shearer quest.
 
 
This quick circuit is an easy way to get six out of the eight bones right off the bat.
 
 
Head to [[Draynor Village]] to purchase 8 (or 35 if intending to do [[Rag and Bone Man II]] as well, to save time) [[jugs of vinegar]] after speaking to [[Fortunato]] at his stall in the town square. '''Do not steal from the market stall or he won't talk to you.''' Withdraw your eight [[pot]]s from the bank, and use the vinegar on the empty pots eight times until you have eight [[pots of vinegar]]. You may use the bones you have gathered so far on the pots of vinegar to save inventory space. This is also a good opportunity to withdraw your [[Digsite pendant]], [[tinderbox]], eight [[logs]] (or [[axe]]) for later on.
 
 
The next two items:
 
#If you have a [[Amulet of glory]], use it to teleport to [[Karamja]]. If not, head to [[Port Sarim]], and pay the fare for a ship to [[Karamja]]. Kill a [[monkey]] on your way to the [[Karamja Volcano]] (pick up the [[Monkey paw]]).
 
#Head into the volcano and kill a [[giant bat]], picking up the [[giant bat wing]].
 
 
{|class="wikitable lighttable" style="text-align:center;"
 
!colspan=2|Bone
 
!Monster
 
!Location
 
|-
 
|[[File:Goblin skull.png]]
 
|[[Goblin skull]]
 
|[[Goblin]]
 
|Near [[Lumbridge]], south of [[Varrock]], west of [[Al Kharid]] and north of [[Ardougne]].
 
|-
 
|[[File:Big frog leg.png]]
 
|[[Big frog leg]]
 
|[[Big frog]]
 
|In the [[Lumbridge Swamp Caves]], south of [[fairy ring]] {{Fairycode|ajq}} (the [[big frog]]s on the surface of the [[Lumbridge Swamp]] do not drop it. Also, [[giant frog]]s do not drop it either.)
 
|-
 
|[[File:Bear ribs.png]]
 
|[[Bear ribs]]
 
|[[Bear]]
 
|South of [[Varrock]], above [[Varrock Sewer]], or north of [[Falador]]. Bears near [[Ardougne]] also work.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Ram skull.png]]
 
|[[Ram skull]]
 
|[[Ram]]
 
|South of [[Varrock]], or north of the [[Crafting Guild]] (by the [[Make-over mage]]), as well as in the [[Fisher Realm]] after finding [[Sir Percival]].
 
|-
 
|[[File:Unicorn bone.png]]
 
|[[Unicorn bone]]
 
|[[Unicorn]]
 
|South of [[Varrock]], west of [[Catherby]], [[Draynor Village]] and [[Lumbridge Swamp]], south of [[Edgeville]], or on [[Entrana]], west from the [[Law altar]].
 
|-
 
|[[File:Monkey paw.png]]
 
|[[Monkey paw]]
 
|[[Monkey]]
 
|South [[Karamja]] (right next to fairy ring {{Fairycode|CKR}}), east of the [[Karamja Volcano]], [[Ardougne Zoo]] (if you choose to go to Ardougne Zoo, you must bring [[ranged]] and/or [[magic]] [[equipment]] and have 33 Magic for [[Telekinetic Grab]]).
 
|-
 
|[[File:Giant rat bone.png]]
 
|[[Giant rat bone]]
 
|[[Giant rat]]
 
|South-east of [[Varrock]], [[Varrock Sewer]], [[Lumbridge Swamp]], west of the [[south-east Varrock mine]], near the [[Port Sarim Jail]] and the [[Barrows]] tunnel (not recommended unless going there for other reasons)
 
|-
 
|[[File:Giant bat wing.png]]
 
|[[Giant bat wing]]
 
|[[Giant bat]]
 
|[[Yanille]] dungeon or south-west of [[Catherby]], [[Heroes' Guild]], outside [[Keep Le Faye]] (north of fairy ring {{Fairycode|BLR}}), or [[Crandor and Karamja Dungeon]].
 
|}
 
 
===Polishing the bones===
 
If you haven't already, put all of the bones into the pots of vinegar by using them on each other. '''Note:''' Be very careful that you '''do not''' accidentally empty the bone in vinegar, as you'll have to acquire the bone all over again.
 
[[File:Rag and Bone Man inventory.png|thumb|303x303px|An example of how an inventory looks like before heading back to the Odd Old Man.]]
 
*Go back to the old man taking the eight bones in vinegar, a [[tinderbox]] and eight [[logs]]. Or alternatively, bring an [[axe]] instead of logs; there are [[tree]]s near the Odd Old Man at the bottom of the stairs where logs can be cut. '''Any''' type of logs works for this quest, provided you have the firemaking level to light the logs.
 
*To polish the bones, use a log on the pot-boiler next to the Odd Old Man, then use a bone in vinegar on the pot boiler, and finally use your tinderbox to light it (you will not receive [[experience]] for lighting logs). It takes 12 seconds for each pot to boil. Repeat this for all eight bones.
 
 
===Finishing up===
 
Talk to the [[Odd Old Man]], and give him the polished bones to complete the quest.
 
 
==Rewards==
 
{{Quest rewards
 
|name = Rag and Bone Man
 
|image = [[File:Rag and Bone Man reward scroll.png|centre]]
 
|qp = 1
 
|rewards =
 
*{{skill clickpic|Cooking|500}} [[Cooking]] [[experience]]
 
*{{skill clickpic|Prayer|500}} [[Prayer]] experience
 
}}
 
 
==Required for completing==
 
Completion of Rag and Bone Man is required for the following:
 
*[[Rag and Bone Man II]]
 
 
==Trivia==
 
*Rag-and-bone man is a British phrase for a junk dealer. Historically, the phrase referred to an individual who would travel the streets of a city with a horsedrawn cart, and would collect old rags (for converting into fabric and paper), bones for making glue, scrap iron and other items, often trading them for other items of limited value.
 
 
{{Rag and Bone Man}}
 
[[Category:Rag and Bone Man]]
 

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