Goblin Cave

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Goblin cave
Release						27 May 2003 (Update)
Members						Yes
Location						East of the Fishing Guild
Music						Goblin Game
Map
See map section

The Goblin cave, known to the goblins as the Plain of Mud, is a dungeon filled with goblins located east of the Fishing Guild and south of Hemenster. Some are aggressive no matter what level players are. The cave is exited through a mud pile.

The secret Goblin Temple is located in the north part of the cave. The stairs leading to it are guarded by 2 goblin guards who will allow a player to pass only as a goblin after drinking a goblin potion. The temple is heavily involved in the Land of the Goblins quest, as well as the Hopespear's Will miniquest that follows it.

The Goblin Cave is a source to acquire black mushroom ink.

Dungeon info

Goblin Cave
Floors				1
Cannons allowed				Allowed
Resource dungeon				No

Getting there

• Use Plain of mud sphere, requires completion of the quest Land of the Goblins
• Teleport to Ardougne lodestone and head north
• Use skills necklace teleport to Fishing Guild and head north-east
• Manor farm Teleport and head north-west
• Use combat bracelet teleport to Ranging Guild and head south-west

Monsters

• 
  Goblin, level 2 and 5
• 
  Dungeon rat, level 18
• 
  Giant bat, level 14
• 
  Slagilith, level 90 (only during the One Small Favour quest)
• 
  Bouncer, level 130 (only during the The General's Shadow miniquest)
• 
  Spider, level 1 (only when searching boxes in the back room)
• 
  Rat, level 1
• 
  Chicken, level 1 (only when searching boxes in the back room)

Map

Goblin Cave

• Giant bat
• Giant rat
• Goblin
• Slagilith (during One Small Favour)
• 
  Black mushroom
• Lollk (during Dwarf Cannon)

Quests

• Dwarf Cannon, when finding the missing dwarf child.
• One Small Favour, as Slagilith is encountered here.
• The General's Shadow miniquest, in which players need to kill Bouncer.
• Land of the Goblins is involved because much of the quest takes place in a hidden goblin temple located here.
• Hopespear's Will miniquest, in which players must defeat the ghosts within the temple.

History

According to Hopespear, the Plain of Mud is an area just north of East Ardougne, where there was once a great battle fought between different tribes of goblins. It is so called because during the days the battle raged, it rained constantly, causing the ground to become very muddy. One night during the battle, Hopespear had a dream and the Big High War God told him that the fighting must stop, and that one day, the Chosen Commander would come to lead the goblins to victory. He told the generals who stopped fighting, and decided to build a temple, which sank into the mud, so they made it a secret underground temple. The temple is now accessible via the Goblin Cave. Players can teleport to the area using a Plain of mud sphere.

After a player completes the quest Goblin Diplomacy, goblins will talk about the Plain of Mud. They usually say: "Goblin century mark year of big battle on plain of mud. That when Big High War God give us commandments!"

The commandments are:

1. Slay enemies of Big High War God. Enemies must die!
2. Not show mercy. Merciful must die!
3. Not run from battle. Cowards must die!
4. Not doubt word of Big High War God. Doubters must die!
5. Not to make own plans. Thinkers must die!

When a player asks: "Where are the plains of mud?", a goblin may reply " That goblin secret! No human ever find plain of mud!" and then attacks the player.

During the Land of the Goblins quest, the player finds out that the Plain of Mud is located near the Fishing Guild and that there is a temple hidden underneath the surface. The ghost of Hopespear, located in the catacombs of the temple, tells the player about the significance of the Plain of Mud.

Update history

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• update 28 February 2005 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Searching the crates and boxes in this cave will cause any nearby monsters to become aggressive, including any spiders, rats, chickens, or goblins that were found in the crates.