The Hole

== The Hole ==
Requirements: a decent enough combat level to defend against level 36 armed skeletons. 
Items needed: 5 clarity runes, 5 earth runes, 10 raw pike, a raft and a paddle, armor to defend from Armed skeletons in their 30s, food. 
=== Walkthrough ===
Get put in jail in Mossburgh. The easiest way to do this is to attempt to rob the bank in the town. 
When in the cell talk to Hughes then pick the lock when the guard isn't looking and quickly talk to the cook Matt. When talking to Matt he says he requires 10 raw pike to make more soup. Each time you pick the lock you need a burst of energy which is gained through using the burst bars. See the section on energy and sleep for more details. 
Escape the prison and then catch pike by lure fishing at the fishing spot nearby the bank if you don't already have the fish with you. 
Go back to the prison and hand Matt the fish, then talk to the guard and tell him you escaped, and you'll be return to your cell. 
Talk to Hughes in the next cell over and he'll tell you pike soup is back on the menu, and he got a spoon which he gives you. Try digging the soft ground near the mattress and you are unable to dig. Talk to Hughes again and he will give you another spoon. Try to dig again, but you still can't. Talk to Hughes again and he said to leave him be so he can think. 
Talk to Edward in the next cell over and ask him to enchant the spoon. He will tell you he needs 5 clarity runes and 5 earth runes and a book from a bookcase. You need to search the bookcase in the other cell to get a book for him. Pick the lock to the cell across from yours (this requires another energy boost) and search the bookcase to get a random book. 
Go back to the original cell and talk to Edward, and he will enchant the spoon. Use the spoon on the soft ground and it makes a hole. Talk to Hughes again and tell him the news, and he will tell you he will keep watch as you go down the hole, then jump down. You fall into a room. Look around the room and smash crates until you get scrap metal that can be bent. When you find bendable scrap metal, bend it into a makeshift key. 
Use the makeshift key on the door. Note: you can peek through the window. Run past the guards and use the key again on the door to the left. 
Hint: If both the guards come after you while they were on the other side of the room, they will come toward you on the left side, to which you can run right. 
After using the key on the left door, quickly go into the room, run past the Armed skeletons and click on the embark spot on the water to go to the other side of the water, then run past more Armed skeletons and then go down the hole. You will find yourself in the vitriol cave. Go to the end of the cave and exit. You will then find yourself on an island. The quest is complete! To go back into the mine click "dive". 
=== Rewards ===
Access to the Vitriol cave to mine vitriol. (requires 25 mining and 20 gathering to mine)
Category:Quests