Diary (Shades of Mort'ton)

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Diary
Release																				18 October 2004 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Quest item																				Shades of Mort'ton
Properties
Tradeable																				No
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Examine																				A diary belonging to Herbi Flax.
Options
Backpack																				Read
Values
Value																				1 coin
High alch																				1 coin
Low alch																				1 coin
On death																				Always kept outside dangerous area
Weight																				0.51 kg
Advanced data
Item ID																				3395
Links																				MRID • recipe

The diary of Herbi Flax is a quest item found on the shelf in a ruined house towards the south-west side of Mort'ton. It is a starting point of the quest Shades of Mort'ton. It describes some experiments by Herbi Flax as he was trying to find a cure for the strange malady affecting the people of Mort'ton and describes how to make Serum 207 and Serum 208.

It can also be found in the bookcase in the player-owned house or on the same shelf of the same Mort'ton house during the Temple Trekking shades event. However, taking part in the Temple Trekking event is not needed to obtain this book. If the player runs north from Burgh de Rott after hopping over the gate, it can be found on the shelf in the first ruined house with vials on the floor.

If players take the diary of Herbi Flax to the Apothecary in Varrock after completing the quest, they will get an extra 335 Herblore experience (670 with bonus experience). This can only be done once and is requirement of the achievement Herbi's Flax for the master quest cape.

Book info

Diary
Alternative titles				Diary of Herbi Flax
Author				Herbi Flax
Quest				Shades of Mort'ton
Readable
Bookcase
Description				The diary of Herbi Flax, a villager of Mort'ton, detailing his investigation of the Flamtaer temple.

Transcript

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~ Page 11 ~

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Some local townsfolk are worried about the mists coming from the North East. Ordered more fire logs from Razmire's shop, must find a more reliable source of fyreneght. That money grabbing Razmire didn't know what I was talking about, had to explain they were ashes! Herbs like harralander, marrentil and tarromin in short supply. I'm hoping the latter will make solution 194 the best yet.

The remains of a primitive temple to the north have piqued my curiosity.

~ Page 12 ~

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Not much happening today, though the stench from the east increases.

The people of Mort'ton seem very depressed. Noticed several townsfolk just staring blankly into the air.

I'll keep further notes to aid my study of the effects from the Sanguinesti region.

Saradomin protect us.

Temple is most likely early pagan and devoted to elemental power.

~ Page 13 ~

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The townsfolk are quite short in temper and fight readily amongst themselves at the slightest provocation. I've been out with my assistant Liornish Stemplehair, she's an able assistant, but preoccupied with her family life. How will she become a respected scholar in her own right? Temple was almost surely made of limestone bricks and shows signs of heat damage in the centre.

Samples from Mort Myre appear inconclusive at this stage, more testing needed.

~ Page 14 ~

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Horror of horrors! The local tradesman Razmire has started charging higher prices for everyday consumables. How will we live? He blames the lack of trade from the temple but I believe he just wishes to fleece us all before leaving the town.

Some further experimentation has been inconclusive.

First test vials with Guam not succesful. Senithiline process with water and tarromin proving succesful.

~ Page 15 ~

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Temple to the North, is known to the locals as 'Flamtaer' holds an interesting story.

Local superstition talks about pagan rites and a sacred flame which could, 'hold for permanence'.

Was said to be involved in marriage ceremonies due to 'mystical aura'.

Also have reports of supernatural activity with shadowy creatures being seen!

Such utter nonesense!

~ Page 16 ~

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The mists from Mort Myre are getting worse and the stagnation of the swamp is having an effect on the towns people.

Victims of the effect become vacant and unintelligible, though some words do seem familiar. Only a handful of people have succumbed, but more fall into this state on a daily basis. No known cure at this stage. Heard some further superstitious nonsense regarding a 'sacred-flame' where Flamtaer stood.

~ Page 17 ~

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A small breakthrough!

A patient only slightly afflicted had a short recovery with solution 194, but this lasted only a few minutes. Although a small step, this gives me a hope that a cure can be found.

This new solution might last longer with fyreneght, but I must pack and leave soon before the affliction gets to me.

~ Page 18 ~

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It's too late!

I already show the signs of the affliction.

I'm saddened that my work will not reach the scientific community of Varrock.

I'd have liked to have shown my work before my peers.

Ulsquire makes me laugh, he believes the pagan flame may still have power. Even with this strange affliction, I feel a quiet reservation that...

~ Page 19 ~

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Must write this quickly as it's hard to concentrate. Solution 198 was a change to 194 with added Snake-weed.

This had little effect though, solution 194 was still the strongest so far.

Need to increase this effectiveness with further refinement of senithiline process and perhaps addition of other compounds.

~ Page 20 ~

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Possible last entry... solution 194 revised to 207 which gives longer term but still not permanent relief from the affliction.

Senithelene works best with added fyrneght but lasts short time... agitation and warmth should seal this..

This cursed affliction has some evil to it, a darkness I cannot fathom.

Laughing at Ulsquire before but his suggestions may have merit.

~ Page 21 ~

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Ffssiies urgsl sikflv dfdsf....

urgll splats fysi rsil

~ Page 22 ~

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raditz ufus spokes me too

wets lands in deis tinker

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Index of Solution
content value (ScV)

Water ScV(100)
Tarromin ScV(94)
Fyrneght ScV(13)

Water+Tarromin ScV(194)

Fyrneght+Water ScV(113)

Drop sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Shelf (Shades of Mort'ton)	N/A	1	Always

Disassembly

Diary
Disassembly category					Default
Disassembly XP					0.1
Item quantity required					1
Material chance
Base junk chance					?  98.9% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 98.9% 1 34 98.0% 2 49 96.0% 3 64 94.0% 4 69 92.0% 5 78 90.0% 6 83 87.1% 7 91 85.1% 8 95 82.1% 9 105 79.2%
Material count					1
Simple parts					99/100
Variable components					1/100
Advanced data
Raw category					default
Item level (for junk chance)					1

Achievements

• Herbi's Flax ( 10) – Give Herbi Flax's diary to the Varrock apothecary.

Update history

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• patch 22 January 2018 (Update):
  • The Diary of Herbi Flax now only opens the Shades of Mort'ton quest overview when the quest has not yet been started.

• update 18 October 2004 (Update):
  • Added to game.