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{{Infobox Quest
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{{Quest
| name = Rag and Bone Man
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|name = Rag and Bone Man
| image = [[File:Rag and Bone Man.png|300px]]
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|image = [[File:Rag and Bone Man.png|300px]]
| aka =
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|number = 103
 
|members = Yes
| release = [[10 April]] [[2006]]
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|release = 10 April [[2006]]
| update = Rag and Bone Man
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|update = Rag and Bone Man
| members = Yes
 
 
|series = None
| difficulty = Novice
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|difficulty = Novice
| length = Medium
 
 
|developer = Anthony W
| number = 100
 
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| developer = Anthony W
 
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==Details==
|series = None}}
 
 
{{otheruses|the main quest|the miniquest|Rag and Bone Man/Wish list}}
 
 
There are two parts to the '''Rag and Bone Man''' quest. The bones needed for the first part are easier to obtain compared to the second part. The second part is a list of bones posted on the wall of the [[Odd Old Man]]'s hut. The names of the bones in this Wish List will be taken off as they are turned over to him. This part of the quest is no longer needed for the [[Quest point cape|Quest Cape]].
 
 
== Walkthrough ==
 
 
{{Quest details
 
{{Quest details
|start = Go east of [[Varrock]], through the gate near the earth altar, to [[Paterdomus]]. The [[Odd Old Man]] is in a little quarry just north of the path.
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|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 = Novice
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|difficulty = 1
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|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
 
|length = Medium
|members = Yes
 
 
|requirements = The ability to defeat a level 27 monster.
 
|requirements = The ability to defeat a level 27 monster.
|items = *About 40 [[Coins]]
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|items = *38 [[coins]]
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*8 [[pot]]s (one pot can be repeatedly reused)
*8 [[Empty pot|Pots]]
 
*8 [[Logs]] (of any kind)
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*8 [[logs]] (or an [[axe]] to obtain them)
 
*A [[tinderbox]]
* [[Tinderbox]] (Tinderbox in [[Toolbelt]] WILL work.)
 
* any [[Light sources|Light source]]
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*A covered [[light source]]
* A [[Rope]] (Needed to get into Lumbridge Swamp Cave)
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*A [[rope]] (if you haven't entered the [[Lumbridge Swamp Caves]] before)
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(However, a [[Spiny helmet]] and a shielded light source ([[Candle lantern]]) is recommended for [[Lumbridge Swamp Caves]] part).
 
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'''Recommended:'''
|kills=*A [[Goblin (monster)|Goblin]]
 
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*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)
*A [[Bear]]
 
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|kills = Several: see below.
*A [[Big frog]]
 
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|recommended = *[[Teleport]] [[runes]] to Varrock/[[Lumbridge]]
*A [[Ram]]
 
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*[[Amulet of glory]] (charged)
*A [[Unicorn]]
 
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*[[Digsite pendant]] or access to the [[Balloon transport system]] and [[Willow logs]]
*A [[Monkey]]
 
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*A [[Giant rat]]
 
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*A [[Giant bat]]
 
 
==Walkthrough==
|recommended = <center>'''Recommended items'''</center>
 
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===Starting out===
*Energy enhancing items
 
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''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]]
*Teleport methods to [[Varrock]], and [[Falador]]
 
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*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.
*Explorers Ring 3 or 4 for quick access to Draynor Village (Cabbage Port)
 
 
*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}}
*Access to spirit tree (in order to go to Yanille)
 
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*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.'''
* 1 Law Rune & 1 Air Rune for Telekinetic Grab.}}
 
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===Seeking the bones===
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''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)''
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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.
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#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).
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#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).
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#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).
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#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]].
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#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]].
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#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.
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This quick circuit is an easy way to get six out of the eight bones right off the bat.
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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.
   
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The next two items:
* Go east of [[Varrock]], through the gate near the earth altar as if you were travelling to [[Canifis]] (north of Digsite) and half way there, you will find the [[Odd Old Man]] in the limestone quarry to the north.
 
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#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]]).
* Talk to him, and he will tell you that he needs several bones to complete his collection.
 
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#Head into the volcano and kill a [[giant bat]], picking up the [[giant bat wing]].
* Here's a list of the creatures you need to kill to obtain bones, and their locations (Talk to the old man before you begin gathering).
 
   
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!colspan=2|Bone
 
!Monster
 
!Monster
!Drops
 
 
!Location
 
!Location
 
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|[[Goblin (monster)|Goblin]]
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|[[File:Goblin skull.png]]
 
|[[Goblin skull]]
 
|[[Goblin skull]]
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|[[Goblin]]
|Near [[Lumbridge]], south of Varrock, West of Al Kharid.
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|Near [[Lumbridge]], south of [[Varrock]], west of [[Al Kharid]] and north of [[Ardougne]].
 
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|[[Big frog|Big Frog]]
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|[[File:Big frog leg.png]]
 
|[[Big frog leg]]
 
|[[Big frog leg]]
 
|[[Big frog]]
|In [[Lumbridge Swamp Caves]] (note: [[Giant Frog]] does not work).
 
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|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.)
 
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|[[File:Bear ribs.png]]
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|[[Bear ribs]]
 
|[[Bear]]
 
|[[Bear]]
 
|South of [[Varrock]], above [[Varrock Sewer]], or north of [[Falador]]. Bears near [[Ardougne]] also work.
|[[Bear ribs|Bear rib]]
 
|South of [[Varrock]], Above [[Varrock Sewers]], or north of [[Falador]]. Bears near Ardougne also work.
 
 
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|[[Ram]]
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|[[File:Ram skull.png]]
 
|[[Ram skull]]
 
|[[Ram skull]]
 
|[[Ram]]
|In the northern end of [[Lumbridge]] (in the paddock full of sheep), the Wilderness wall ram north of the [[Monastery]], south of Varrock, or north of the crafting guild (by the make-over Mage)
 
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|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]].
 
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|[[Unicorn]]
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|[[File:Unicorn bone.png]]
 
|[[Unicorn bone]]
 
|[[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]].
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|South of [[Varrock]], west of [[Catherby]], [[Draynor Village]] and [[Lumbridge Swamp]], south of [[Edgeville]], or on [[Entrana]], west from the [[Law altar]].
 
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|[[Monkey]]
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|[[File:Monkey paw.png]]
 
|[[Monkey paw]]
 
|[[Monkey paw]]
 
|[[Monkey]]
|South [[Karamja]], East of [[Karamja]] volcano, Ardougne Zoo. (Must have 33 Magic for Telekinetic Grab if you choose to go to Ardougne Zoo.)
 
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|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]]).
 
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|[[Giant rat]]
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|[[File:Giant rat bone.png]]
 
|[[Giant rat bone]]
 
|[[Giant rat bone]]
 
|[[Giant rat]]
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Southeast of [[Varrock]], [[Varrock Sewers]], Lumbridge Swamp, West of Varrock Mine, Near Port Sarim Prison and the Barrows Tunnels (not recommended unless going there for other reasons)
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|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)
 
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|[[Giant bat]]
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|[[File:Giant bat wing.png]]
 
|[[Giant bat wing]]
 
|[[Giant bat wing]]
 
|[[Giant bat]]
|[[Yanille]] dungeon or south-west of [[Catherby]], [[Heroes' Guild]] or [[Crandor and Karamja Dungeon|Karamja Volcano]].
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|[[Yanille]] dungeon or south-west of [[Catherby]], [[Heroes' Guild]], outside [[Keep Le Faye]] (north of fairy ring {{Fairycode|BLR}}), or [[Crandor and Karamja Dungeon]].
 
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===Polishing the bones===
* Just south of the eastern Varrock mines Giant rats, Unicorns, Rams, Goblins and Bears can all be found within close proximity of eachother
 
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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.
* Once you have collected these bones, go to [[Draynor Village]] and talk to [[Fortunato]] (found by the market square) there. He will be able to sell you some [[Jug of vinegar|jugs of vinegar]] for 1 coin each. Note: Do not steal from the market stall or he will not talk to you (he will if you have a [[vial of stench (a)]]). After you buy 8 Jugs of vinegar talk to the Odd Old man for futher instructions.
 
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[[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.]]
* Use a jug of vinegar with a pot to get a [[pot of vinegar]], and then use the bone with the pot of vinegar to get a [[bone in vinegar]]. Repeat for all 8 bones.
 
 
*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.
** NOTE: Be careful that you '''do not '''accidentally "empty" a [[Bone in vinegar|bone in vinegar]], because if you do, you will lose the bone and have to collect that bone again.
 
 
*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.
* Go back to the old man taking the 8 bones-in-vinegar, a [[Tinderbox]] , and 8 [[logs]]. Or alternatively, bring a [[hatchet]]; there are trees near the Odd Old Man at the bottom of the stairs where logs can be cut.
 
* To polish the bones, click the pot boiler located next to the Odd Old Man to add logs, click it again to add a pot with a bone-in-vinegar, and then light it by clicking it once more (you will not receive XP for lighting logs). It takes 12 seconds for each pot to boil. Repeat this for all 8 bones.
 
* Once you are done, talk to the Odd Old Man again to complete the quest.
 
   
== Rewards ==
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===Finishing up===
 
Talk to the [[Odd Old Man]], and give him the polished bones to complete the quest.
   
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==Rewards==
[[File:Rag and Bone Man Reward 1.png|Rag and Bone Man Reward|center]]
 
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{{Quest rewards
 
 
|name = Rag and Bone Man
* 2 [[Quest points|Quest Points]]
 
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|image = [[File:Rag and Bone Man reward scroll.png|centre]]
* 500 {{Skill clickpic|Cooking}} experience
 
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|qp = 1
* 500 {{Skill clickpic|Prayer}} experience
 
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|rewards =
* 2 extra spins on the [[Squeal of Fortune]]
 
 
*{{skill clickpic|Cooking|500}} [[Cooking]] [[experience]]
 
*{{skill clickpic|Prayer|500}} [[Prayer]] experience
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}}
   
 
==Required for completing==
 
==Required for completing==
 
Completion of Rag and Bone Man is required for the following:
 
Completion of Rag and Bone Man is required for the following:
*[[Fur 'n' Seek]]
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*[[Rag and Bone Man II]]
*[[Rag and Bone Man/Wish list]]
 
 
== 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, and bones for making glue, scrap iron and other items. They often traded them for other items of limited value.
 
* Even more evidence for another Rag and Bone Man quest was found in Postbag 41. One of the sheets of paper in the [[Chaos Elemental]]'s suitcase was titled "MENTOR A BANDWAGON." This unscrambles to form "RAG AND BONE MAN TWO." In addition, the bottom of the paper had the words "No 156 in the world." At the time of release, there were 155 quests, and [[Fur 'n' Seek]] was released as the 156th quest.
 
* Jagex hinted in their weekly Twitter hint from 7-8-09 that the next quest would be Rag and Bone Man 2. It was released as [[Fur 'n' Seek]] on 10 August 2009.
 
* Before, the Rag and Bone Man wishlist used to reward one quest point, thus required to wear the [[quest point cape|quest cape]]. This was changed on 11 August 2009.
 
*If the quest is completed, your Adventurer's Log will state "''The Odd Old Man wanted some bones. Or was it his bonesack? Will we ever know''?"
 
*Even when using a Dwarven Army Axe, the animation used for lighting the logs uses a Tinder Box.
 
*Upon completion of this quest, the player tells [[Juna]] "...I fetched all the bones the Odd Old Man wanted and he gave me a reward!" to which she express puzzlement about the Rag and Bone Man by replying "What could that man have wanted all those bones for? Collecting that many bones cannot be a balanced activity."
 
   
 
==Trivia==
*The name of the NPC you buy the vinegar from is Fortunato. This is a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's "Cask of Amontillado" in which the wine aficionado is a man of the same name.
 
 
*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.
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 8 June 2019

Instruction manual
This quest has a quick guide found here.
It briefly summarises the steps needed to complete the quest.

Details

Start point 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. 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.
Official difficulty Novice
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 required

Recommended:

Enemies to defeat Several: see below.

Walkthrough

Starting out

Items recommended: A digsite pendant or usage of the Balloon transport system (with willow logs) for a faster route of travel to the limestone quarry

Sack chathead
  • 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 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).
  • 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 vinegar, 8 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 beasts, 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.

  1. 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).
  2. 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).
  3. Head into the sheep pen to the south-west of the mine, west of where the Black bear is usually, and kill rams until you get a Ram skull (can be acquired later).
  4. Either teleport or just walk south towards Lumbridge, and kill Goblins on the east side of the river until you get a Goblin skull.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 pots 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:

  1. 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).
  2. Head into the volcano and kill a giant bat, picking up the giant bat wing.
Bone Monster Location
Goblin skull Goblin skull Goblin Near Lumbridge, south of Varrock, west of Al Kharid and north of Ardougne.
Big frog leg Big frog leg Big frog In the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, south of fairy ring ajq (the big frogs on the surface of the Lumbridge Swamp do not drop it. Also, giant frogs do not drop it either.)
Bear ribs Bear ribs Bear South of Varrock, above Varrock Sewer, or north of Falador. Bears near Ardougne also work.
Ram skull 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.
Unicorn bone 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.
Monkey paw Monkey paw Monkey South Karamja (right next to fairy ring 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).
Giant rat bone 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)
Giant bat wing Giant bat wing Giant bat Yanille dungeon or south-west of Catherby, Heroes' Guild, outside Keep Le Faye (north of fairy ring 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.

Rag and Bone Man inventory

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 trees 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

Rag and Bone Man reward scroll

Required for completing

Completion of Rag and Bone Man is required for the following:

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.