Lost City

Official quest description: Can you find

the legendary lost fairy city of Zanaris? Release date: 27 February 2002 Start: Go to Lumbridge Swamp. Talk to the Warrior there. Difficulty: ***** Length: Short-Medium Members only: Yes Requirements: 31 Crafting, 36 Woodcutting, ability to kill a level 101 tree spirit with limited armour or weapons. Items needed: Knife Hatchet (you can't take a hatchet with you as it's considered a weapon, but the zombies drop bronze hatchets) teleport runes (optional) Monsters to kill: Dramen Tree Spirit (level 101), Zombies (level 25)
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. edit Walkthrough To start this quest, head into Lumbridge swamp. Go west until you find a Warrior, a Ranger, a Mage, and a Monk sitting around a campfire. Talk to the warrior and ask him what he is doing. Oddly, convincing him to start the quest is one of the hardest parts of the quest. When he refuses to tell you, talk to him in a challenging sort of way that sounds like you challenge his authority. When he finally tells you what his problem is. Look for the first tree on the left that has a "Chop" option instead of a "Chop down" option. Click on the chop option and a leprechaun will pop out. Ask him how to get to Zanaris and he will tell you that you need a Dramen staff. To get this, you will need to chop down a tree inside of the Entrana Dungeon. Unfortunately, you are not allowed to take armour, weapons, and some magical items (such as the Explorer's Ring 3 (2 is also not allowed)) to Entrana, but you can take: Items to make better armour, such as needle, thread, and dragonhides or leather Runes (but no staff) Amulet of your choice (an amulet of glory is recommended, but an amulet of power will do just fine) Potions Food Teleports (strongly recommended) A set of H.A.M. robes will provide a little defence if you cannot make your own armour. Entrana dungeon map. Take your choice of items to Port Sarim, talk to the monks on the dock, and travel to Entrana. Do not make your items yet; You can be caught and sent back to Port Sarim, thus forcing you to obtain materials again. Travel to the north-western side of the island, where you will find a monk next to a cave entrance. Note that as soon as you go down into this cave there is no exit except via a door that leads into level 32 wilderness, so make sure you have a teleport or have a home port ready. Once you're ready, talk to the monk and enter the dungeon. Upon entering the dungeon, your prayer will be reduced to 1-3 points (now is a good time to use prayer potions if you brought them). Now you can make your equipment without being spotted. Travel around the cave until you see some level 25 Zombies. Kill these until you get a bronze hatchet. Pick it up. (If you want, you could try and kill a Greater Demon to get a better weapon, but this is not suggested, as you need to save your HP for the big fight. If you don't plan to bring supplies to make weapons and instead intend to use the hatchet, it is suggested that you train (before the fight) to make sure you get a good max hit with a bronze hatchet. The Dramen Tree Spirit claims another victim. Keep travelling around the cave, until you see some Greater Demons and a small cave off to the side. Run past the demons into this cave and cut the Dramen Tree with the hatchet you got from the Zombies. A safe spot. A Level 101 tree spirit will appear. If you're fast, you can hide behind the mushrooms (rear middle) in the cave to range or mage the spirit. It is possible to attempt to melee the Dramen Tree Spirit, but it hits hard (11) and absorbs most melee attacks. The Tree Spirit is succeptible to magic, and even at lower magic levels, fire strike will often hit 8, making magic an easy route to defeating the spirit. Lower level runes can easily be bought at Port Sarim on the way to Entrana. A low-leveled player using the mushrooms to hit the final hit! Once you've defeated the Tree Spirit, cut the tree again to get a Dramen branch. Cut several if you like so you make a few staves for your bank. Use a knife with the Dramen branch to get a Dramen Staff. It's not a tradable item. Teleport out, and make your way back to the Lumbridge swamps (a player can use home teleport or teleport there for faster transportation). Wield your Dramen staff, and enter the small hut in the swamp west of the low-level mine and you'll find yourself in Zanaris. Congratulations, quest complete!