Cave Goblin quest series

"Your grace, I present Ur-tag, headman of the Dorgeshuun." - the player, at the signing of the treaty.

The Cave Goblin quest series is a series of quests centring around the discovery of the Dorgeshuun goblin tribe and the H.A.M. group's ongoing plans to eradicate them.

Updates

Content	Type	Release date
The Lost Tribe	Quest	31 May 2005
Dorgesh-Kaan mine	Skilling
Death to the Dorgeshuun	Quest	21 June 2006
H.A.M. store rooms	Skilling
Dorgesh-Kaan	City	20 March 2007
Another Slice of H.A.M.	Quest	24 April 2007
Dorgesh-Kaan–Keldagrim train system	Transportation
Land of the Goblins	Quest	12 November 2007
Hopespear's Will	Miniquest
Yu'biusk	Realm
Goblin Temple	Dungeon
The Chosen Commander	Quest	17 March 2009
Bandos Agility Course	Skilling

Storyline

The Lost Tribe

Main article: The Lost Tribe

“

Sigmund is the advisor to the Duke of Lumbridge, but the Duke does not always take his advice. When part of the cellar wall collapses, the Duke insists the damage was caused by an earthquake, but Sigmund is worried about a monster attack. If you investigate this mystery, it will lead you through treacherous caves to uncover something lost by the gods for thousands of years.

”

Death to the Dorgeshuun

Main article: Death to the Dorgeshuun

“

Humans have been visiting the Dorgeshuun mines for some time now, but no Dorgeshuun has visited the surface since the signing of the Lumbridge-Dorgeshuun treaty. The Dorgeshuun Council fears that the HAM group may be planning another attack, and want to send an agent to the surface to investigate. But they do not want to send someone to the surface without a guide...

”

Another Slice of H.A.M.

Main article: Another Slice of H.A.M.

“

The dwarves are building a new underground rail link between their city of Keldagrim and the cave goblins' Dorgesh-Kaan, but work is being held up by the discovery of ancient goblin artefacts, and they need the help of a qualified archaeologist. Helping them out should be simple enough — unless you stumble upon another H.A.M. plot against the city.

”

Land of the Goblins

Main article: Land of the Goblins

“

The most ancient goblin legends speak of Yu'biusk, the far-off land that saw the origin of the goblin race. Now, one goblin has had a vision of this land and believes it is Zanik's destiny to lead all goblins to live there in peace and safety - but Zanik will not be able to realise her destiny without your help.

”

The Chosen Commander

Main article: The Chosen Commander

“

Zanik is missing, her fate unknown. Captain Undak, leader of the Dorgeshuun Guard, believes that a new H.A.M. plot is in progress, and the only person he can call on for help is the human adventurer who has saved the city before. But there are more forces at play than Captain Undak realises. Goblin prophecy will be fulfilled, the destiny of the Chosen Commander will be revealed, and Dorgesh-Kaan will face its darkest hour.

”

Continued in...

Main article: Sliske's Game quest series

Minimum requirements

46 Agility 46 Strength 46 Thieving 37 Herblore 36 Fishing 33 Magic 30 Prayer 17 Mining 16 Firemaking 15 Attack 12 Crafting

Main locations

The quests mostly take place in these areas:

• Dorgesh-Kaan
• Goblin Village
• Goblin Cave
• Lumbridge
  • Lumbridge Swamp Caves
• Yu'biusk
• Bandos's throne room

Personalities

Character		Quests
		TLT	DttD	ASoH	LotG	TCC
	Alvijar			F		F
	Bandos	R				F
	Bentnoze	F		F	R
	High Priest (Bighead)				F
	Grubfoot			F
	Horacio	F				R
	Johanhus Ulsbrecht		F			F
	Juna		F			F
	Mistag	F			F
	Oldak			F
	Scribe			F
	Sigmund	F				F
	Undak				F
	Ur-tag	F				F
	Wartface	F		F	R
	Zanik		F
Green with the letter "F" denotes a character featuring in that quest. Orange with an italicised "R" denotes they are only referenced.

Music unlocked

The Lost Tribe

• The Lost Melody
• The Lost Tribe

Death to the Dorgeshuun

• H.A.M. Fisted
• Sigmund's Showdown

Another Slice of H.A.M.

• Ham and Seek
• Ham Attack
• Slice of Silent Movie

Land of the Goblins

• Catacombs and Tombs
• Dusk in Yu'biusk
• Temple of Tribes
• Zanik's Theme

The Chosen Commander

• But We Can Fight
• The Chosen Commander
• Demise of the Dorgeshuun
• Don't Panic Zanik
• Face Off
• Godslayer
• The Throne of Bandos

Rewards

Combat unlocks & rewards

• The ability to fight Goblin statues, Ork statues, Ogre statues, and Ourg statues inside Bandos' throne room by climbing on them.
• ring of life

Melee

• ancient mace
• 23,000 experience

Prayer

• Access to the Goblin Temple (with an altar to recharge Prayer)
• 5,000 experience

Ranged

• Zanik's crossbow
• 2,000 experience

Skilling unlocks & rewards

• 3,000 experience

Agility

• Access to Bandos's throne room and the agility course there.
• 23,000 experience

Herblore

• Ability to make Goblin potions
• 3,000 experience

Mining

• Access to the Dorgeshuun Mine
• 6,000 experience

Thieving

• Access to the H.A.M. storerooms, where you can loot better items.
• 25,000 experience

New locations & transportation

• Quicker access to Lumbridge Swamp Caves
• Access to Dorgesh-Kaan, the Dorgeshuun city.
  • Dorgesh-kaan sphere
  • Access to Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon and a route to Kalphite Lair from there.
  • Free access to the Dorgesh-Kaan - Keldagrim Train System
• Access to the water wheel tunnel (Dartog will appear there, and you'll be able to travel between the Lumbridge Castle cellar, the Dorgeshuun Mines and the water wheel tunnel at will).
• Access to Yu'biusk, using fairy rings.
• Ability to buy Goblin Village teleport orbs
• Ability to buy Moving-Over-Distance spheres (Plain of Mud Sphere) that transport you to the Goblin Cave
• The ability to buy teleports to Bandos's throne room.

Items

• lit torch

Cosmetics

• The ability to use the Goblin bow and Goblin salute emotes
• Access to Bandos Gravestone (talk to Blasidar the Sculptor in Keldagrim)

Other

• 7 quest points
• After the quest you can speak to Oldak using the "What have you discovered?" option and get a random boost between 1 and 2 to either Magic or Runecrafting.

Credits

Cave Goblin quest series
Developers
Developer				Mod John A
Art and graphics
Graphics				Mod Damo, Mod GiuG, Anthony A, Dan B, Daniel J, Jeff K, John S, Kavi M, Mark C, Matthew M, Matthew S, Paul V
Quality assurance
Quality assurance				Mod Chris L, Adam D, Andrew E, Chris E, Christopher E, Francis B, Nick C
Audio
Audio				Mod Bond, Mod Dan A, Mod Ian, Iain Hetherington
Other
Quest help				Mod Mog, Mod Rowley, Katie B, Nishal K, Rob M

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• update 19 February 2024 (Update):
  • Another Slice of H.A.M.
    • No longer requires The Dig Site quest; added some dialogue referring to its earth sciences test conditional.
    • Now requires Goblin Diplomacy, as The Lost Tribe no longer requires Goblin Diplomacy.
    • Added Archaeology VFX to the artefacts you dig up in the Dorgeshuun train station to make them easier to see, and corrected the Lumbridge Swamp Cave coordinate if you're thrown out when getting past the H.A.M. guards.
  • The Lost Tribe
    • No longer requires Goblin Diplomacy, as Another Slice of H.A.M. now requires Goblin Diplomacy, and you can complete the section with General Bentnoze and General Wartface in Goblin Village without completing Goblin Diplomacy.
    • When reading the book of tribal symbols in Varrock Palace Library, Reldo now suggests talking to the generals in Goblin Village to learn more about the Dorgeshuun tribe, so that the quest journal has a clearer objective.
    • Reldo now asks you to bring him a restored Dominarian device at 84 Archaeology (when you can restore a Dominarian device) instead of every time you talk to him at 42 Archaeology (the level when you unlock Everlight).
    • Rewrote the dialogue tree for General Bentnoze and General Wartface in Goblin Village, so that they can discuss the Lost Tribe independently of Goblin Diplomacy. As a side benefit, moved 'Talk about Archaeology' from an opening confirmation into their core dialogue tree.
    • Removed Pickaxe from required items in quest overview, since the default pickaxe on the tool belt works.

• patch 10 August 2020 (Update):
  • The Fishing spot in Hemenster where you can catch the whitefish in the 'Land of the Goblins' quest is no longer blocked.

• patch 6 July 2020 (Update):
  • The quest marker for 'Another Slice of H.A.M.' now leads a player to Ambassador Alvijar's actual location.

• patch 7 October 2019 (Update):
  • Zanik will no longer think they are underground if you click out of the cutscene during Death to the Dorgeshuun quest.

• patch 14 January 2019 (Update):
  • Getting caught during Chosen Commander will no longer place you in a large pen of player-owned farm.

• patch 17 September 2018 (Update):
  • The player will no longer get trapped in the windmill while completing The Chosen Commander quest.

• patch 23 July 2018 (Update):
  • Fixed an issue with the goblin transmogrify interface from Land of the Goblins.

• patch 11 June 2018 (Update):
  • Corrected out of sync Zanik killing guards animation during Death to Dorgeshuun quest.

• ninja 11 June 2018 (Update):
  • The Death to the Dorgeshuun quest now awards a Thieving and combat XP lamp.

• patch 2 October 2017 (Update):
  • The darkness overlay has now been removed from the peace treaty cutscene in Lost Tribe.

• patch 24 July 2017 (Update):
  • A spelling error in Another Slice of H.A.M. has been fixed.

• patch 15 May 2017 (Update):
  • A typo in dialogue with Milton the Miller has been corrected.

• patch 12 December 2016 (Update):
  • Dialogue boxes no longer instantly close if an ability is active after killing Snothead in Land of the Goblins.

• patch 7 March 2016 (Update):
  • A height mapping issue in the watermill cellar has been fixed during Death to the Dorgeshuun.

• patch 23 June 2014 (Update):
  • A flicker on a wall during The Chosen Commander quest has been corrected.

• patch 13 August 2013 (Update):
  • Players can now take part in The Duke's Dilemma during the Lost Tribe.

• patch 2 April 2013 (Update):
  • Juna has a small amount of new chat for players who have completed both The Chosen Commander and The World Wakes.

• patch 12 February 2013 (Update):
  • Chat no longer breaks during the H.A.M. cave battle in Chosen Commander Quest.

• patch 5 February 2013 (Update):
  • The Lost Tribe quest now filters correctly on the Quest List when all requirements are met.

• patch 24 October 2012 (Update):
  • Entering the station from the Another Slice of HAM quest with bloom on no longer causes the screen to go bright white.

• patch 21 August 2012 (Update):
  • Areas during the Another Slice of HAM quest are no longer bright white with bloom enabled.

• patch 1 February 2011 (Update):
  • Goblins in Another Slice of HAM no longer snap into position when performing any animations.

• patch 10 January 2011 (Update):
  • Strongbones in Land of the Goblins now drops the correct bones.

• patch 9 November 2010 (Update):
  • The Lost Tribe's Lumbridge cellar shortcut now has a left-click option to clear the rubble.

• patch 12 October 2010 (Update):
  • Fixed a problem in the Death to the Dorgeshuun quest.

• patch 15 June 2010 (Update):
  • Added extra checks to a cut scene in the Death to the Dorgeshuun quest.

• patch 3 December 2009 (Update):
  • Fixed a problem where some players were getting stuck in Chosen Commander quest.

• patch 26 October 2009 (Update):
  • Correctly put your gravestone outside of an instanced area in the Another Slice of H.A.M. quest.

• patch 7 October 2009 (Update):
  • Improved the sound effects in Another Slice of HAM and My Arm's Big Adventure.

• patch 17 September 2009 (Update):
  • You can no longer use Telegrab in the Bandos throne room before having completed Chosen Commander.

• patch 21 July 2009 (Update):
  • Zanik should no longer be invisible for part of the Another Slice of Ham quest.

• patch 8 July 2009 (Update):
  • Updated the trap code in the Lost Tribe quest.

• patch 22 June 2009 (Update):
  • Rectified a graphical issue in a cutscene in Death to the Dorgeshuun.

• patch 21 April 2009 (Update):
  • Ensured you don't have a skull icon above your head during parts of Chosen Commander and that you do if you've been skulled prior to taking a balloon ride.
  • Some typos have been fixed in, among others, Chosen Commander, Account Creation, the sergeant in Burthorpe and the Gnome restaurant minigame.

• patch 1 April 2009 (Update):
  • The pendant that Zanik destroys will no longer reappear in certain circumstances.

• patch 25 March 2009 (Update):
  • Fixed an issue with the statues in Bandos’s Throne Room after completing The Chosen Commander.
  • Slightly adjusted the logic in the final part of Chosen Commander.
  • Fixed an issue with the Chosen Commander quest journal not scrolling to the end when completed.

• update 17 March 2009 (Update):
  • The Chosen Commander added to game.

• patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
  • You can now complete the One Small Favour quest if you are part way through the Death to the Dorgeshuun quest.

• update 12 November 2007 (Update):
  • Land of the Goblins added to game.

• update 24 April 2007 (Update):
  • Another Slice of H.A.M. added to game.

• update 21 June 2006 (Update):
  • Death to the Dorgeshuun added to game.

• update 31 May 2005 (Update):
  • The Lost Tribe added to game.

Trivia

• This is the first quest series with more than two parts to be completed by Jagex.