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01Sophanem's problem

One of the better desert quests, and the Keris dagger at the end is the reason to do it. The dungeon is genuinely dangerous.

1. 1

   Speak to the High Priest in the Great Temple in the south-west of Sophanem. Menaphos has sealed its gates and trapped Sophanem's citizens inside.

2. 2

   Ask whether there is a way in from below. He mentions the Sect of Scabaras and their tunnels.

3. 3

   Bring a light source that cannot be blown out — Kandarin headgear, a Firemaking cape, an abyssal lantern or a bruma torch. The guard sells a torch for 200 coins and a tinderbox for 50 if you have nothing.

   • Tinderbox

02The Scabarite tunnels

1. 1

   Climb down the ladder inside the temple. Take good food, antipoison and an emergency teleport such as an ectophial, and leave anything valuable in the bank.

   Traps in here extinguish ordinary light sources and the dungeon is unlit. A torch that can be snuffed will strand you in the dark.

2. 2

   Take the ladder directly north of the south-westernmost one and follow the passage around to Kaleef's corpse. Nothing attacks you past this point.

3. 3

   Search the body for his notes and read them, then talk to Maisa across the chasm slightly west. She is one of Osman's agents.

03Convincing Osman

1. 1

   Travel to Al Kharid and speak to Osman outside the palace. He refuses at first — suggest that helping Sophanem would drive a wedge between the Menaphite cities.

2. 2

   Before going back, gear up for a real fight as well as another trip through the tunnels: food, prayer potions and your light source.

04The Giant Scarab

1. 1

   Return to where you found Kaleef. A cutscene plays as you come down the ladder, and the fight starts the moment it ends.

   There is no pause between the cutscene and the boss. Have prayer on and food ready before you climb down.

2. 2

   The level 191 giant scarab hits up to 20 with both melee and ranged, and summons scarab swarms.

3. 3

   Once it dies the swarms vanish and Osman reappears. Take Kaleef's Keris dagger from the ground — you can reclaim it from Osman later if you miss it.

4. 4

   Killing a locust rider with the Keris completes a hard Desert Diary task, and one is just up the ladder.