Land of the Goblins - Quick guide

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This quest has an in-depth guide. It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Overview

Start point	Speak to Grubfoot in the Dorgeshuun mine, north of Dorgesh-Kaan. Show on map (via a location)	2007#16
Member requirement	Members only
Official length	Long
Requirements	Quests: Land of the Goblins Another Slice of H.A.M. Death to the Dorgeshuun The Lost Tribe Goblin Diplomacy The Dig Site The Giant Dwarf Fishing Contest 36 Agility 36 Fishing 37 Herblore 30 Prayer 36 Thieving
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. Toadflax potion (unf) Ironmen can easily obtain a Clean toadflax from Brimhaven Agility Arena Goblin mail Can be any colour Yellow dye Blue dye Orange dye Purple dye Black mushroom ink (obtainable during the quest) Empty vial (if you don't already have the black ink) Whitefish (you will obtain this during the quest; be sure to talk to Aggie before you try to enter the contest area) Five coins Raw slimy eel A light source Must have enough inventory space to unequip all items
Recommended	Activated Ardougne, Draynor, Lumbridge and Seers' Village lodestone A dramen/lunar staff for using fairy rings (unnecessary if A Fairy Tale III - Battle at Ork's Rift has been completed). A clan vexillum, Remora's necklace or a skills necklace makes travel to the Makeover Mage and Fishing Guild much faster. A Dorgesh-kaan sphere. A combat bracelet (4) can teleport you to the ranging guild, from where you can walk south to the goblin cave. Alternatively, with 70 Archaeology, you could use the Archaeology journal to teleport to the guild and then teleport to the Stormguard Citadel dig site. Explorer's ring 3 or 4 2 law runes and 1 molten glass for those who cannot use fairy rings.
Enemies to defeat	Snothead (level 19) Snailfeet (level 25) Mosschin (level 30) Redeyes (level 36) Strongbones (level 36)

Land of the Goblins

• Talk to Grubfoot in the Dorgeshuun Mines. ( 2•3•✓)…

  2	Mistag, why won't you let Grubfoot into the city?
  3	I'll take responsibility for Grubfoot.
  ✓	[Accept Quest]

  • Dismiss any familiar or Grubfoot won't follow you.

Yu'biusk

• With Grubfoot following, enter Dorgesh-Kaan using the door to the south and head north-west where Oldak is.
• In the north-west room, talk to Zanik. ( 3•3•2•~•1•1)…

  3	So why have you come to talk to Zanik?
  3	What was this new dream?
  2	How do you know your dream was true?
  ~	[Any option]
  1	I promise not to tell anyone where the temple is.
  1	I'm ready.

You not a Goblin!

Items needed: 1 Vial, 1 toadflax potion (unf), 1 goblin mail

• If you forgot to bring the toadflax potion, make sure to proceed until Zanik has entered into the temple; otherwise, you will need to meet her again at Oldak, and provide him two law runes and a molten glass.
• Once you and Zanik teleport, head north to the temple entrance blocked by two goblin guards.
  • Pick and grind a black mushroom into an empty vial if you don't already have black mushroom ink.
• Talk to the guards as they will allow Zanik to pass.
• Talk to the Makeover Mage south-west of Falador. ( 4•1•1•3)…

  4	More...
  1	Can you turn me into a goblin?
  1	I need to slip past some goblin guards.
  3	Can you turn me into a goblin or not?

• Use the pharmakos berries on an unfinished toadflax potion.
• Head to the goblin cave (just north of the Ardougne lodestone).

Transmogrification

Items needed: Enough free inventory spaces to unequip all items

• Unequip any items and dismiss any followers.
• In front of the goblin guards, drink the goblin potion (pick any goblin appearance).
• Climb down the entrance. ( 1•1)…

  1	Me want get into temple.
  1	Yes, I'm [goblin name].

• North, sitting on his throne, talk to the High Priest. ( 1•1•1)…

  1	Can you tell me about Yu'biusk?
  1	I understand the ways of the Big High War God.
  1	I'm ready for the test.

• Take the quiz. ( 1•1•2•2•2•1•2)…

  1	True.
  1	The Big High War God commands it.
  2	False.
  2	Goblins were not mighty warriors before he chose us.
  2	False.
  1	That's one of the commandments.
  2	Lead goblins to victory over the whole world.

• After the quiz, ask about Yu'biusk. ( 1•2•5)…

  1	Can you tell me about Yu'biusk?
  2	Where is Yu'biusk?
  5	Never mind.

• Dye your goblin mail black with the mushroom ink.
• Wear the black goblin mail and go in the north-east room by talking to the goblin in the passage.
• Pickpocket the priest for a key. Keep this key. You will need it later.
• Talk to Zanik in the prison cell. ( 4)…

  4	Sit tight. I'll be back soon.

• Search the crate in the room, talk to Zanik. ( 1)…

  1	I have a teleport sphere here.

Whitefish

Items needed: 5 coins, 1 black goblin mail, 1 raw slimy eel

• Leave the cave.
• You can equip a piece of equipment to be thrown out of the cave, then you can teleport.
• Talk to Aggie in Draynor Village. ( 4•2•4)…

  4	More...
  2	Can you make dyes for me please?
  4	Can you make black or white dye?

  • Or, if Vampyre Slayer is complete. ( 5•2•4)…

    5	More...
    2	Can you make dyes for me please?
    4	Can you make black or white dye?

• Teleport to Seers' Village and head south-west to the Fishing Contest area in Hemenster. ( 3)…

  3	I need to catch a Hemenster whitefish.

• Catch a whitefish.
• Return to Aggie and use the goblin mail on her.

Macabre crypt

Items needed: Blue dye, yellow dye, purple dye, orange dye, enough free inventory spaces to unequip all items

• Unequip any items and dismiss any followers.
• Go back to the goblin temple entrance, take a sip of your goblin potion, and equip your white goblin mail.
• Enter the temple.
• Steal the white key from the priest in the room west of the temple.
  • Remove the goblin mail to leave the room quicker.
• Repeat the operation of stealing keys, dying your mail in the following order:
  • Yellow (north-west)
  • Purple (south-west)
  • Orange (south-east)
  • Blue (east)

Prepare for battle

In the event your character interrupts dialogue with any of the goblins, simply enable "Always On" or switch your action bar to one without any usable abilities.

• Enter the crypt (large door north of the temple).
• Prepare for battle by equipping weapons and armour.
• Use the Say-name option on each of the graves. After killing them, talk to them.
  • South-west: Snothead ( 1•1•4)…

    1	Where is Yu'biusk?
    1	What was your predecessor's name?
    4	Goodbye.

  • South-east: Snailfeet ( 2)…

    2

    Snailfeet

  • North-west: Mosschin ( 2)…

    2

    Mosschin

  • North-east: Redeyes ( 2)…

    2

    Redeyes

  • North: Strongbones (ignore his skeleton minions) ( 2)…

    2	Strongbones

• Talk to Strongbones after defeating him ( 1•4)…

  1	Where is Yu'biusk?
  4	Goodbye.

• Leave the room (you will be thrown out).

Home portal

• Return to Dorgesh-Kaan and speak with Zanik in the north-west (Oldak's lab).
• With a light source, head to the south end of Dorgesh-Kaan to the agility course, and go down the ladder. Follow the path east.
  • Head to the fairy ring under the agility course, or use the code AJQ.
• Talk to Oldak.
• Click on the machines next to Oldak, use combination 9-4-1, activate the machine.
• Open the strange box in the north-western part of Yu'biusk for a cutscene.
• Continue dialogue with Oldak.
• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 1 quest point
• 3,000 experience
• 3,000 experience
• 3,000 experience
• 3,000 experience
• 3,000 experience
• 2,000 experience
• Access to the Goblin Temple (with an altar to recharge prayer points).
• Access to Yu'biusk, using fairy rings.
• Ability to buy moving-over-distance spheres (Plain of Mud Sphere) that transports you to the goblin cave.
• Ability to make goblin potions.
• Access to the Bandos gravestone (talk to Blasidar the sculptor in Keldagrim).
• Ability to access the beacon located near the Goblin Village, west of Ice Mountain.
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys (Ironman accounts will not receive these)
  

Music unlocked

• Catacombs and Tombs (Catacombs of a Goblin Temple)
• Dusk in Yu'biusk (Yu'biusk)
• Temple of Tribes (Goblin temple)
• Zanik's Theme (Goblin Cave)
• Dorgeshuun Deep (Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon)

Required for completing

Land of the Goblins is directly required for the following quests/miniquests:

• Hopespear's Will (miniquest)
• The Chosen Commander

It is therefore an indirect requirement for the following quests and miniquests:

• Aftermath
• Azzanadra's Quest
• Battle of the Monolith
• Children of Mah
• City of Senntisten
• Full comprehension of Curse of the Black Stone
• Desperate Creatures
• Desperate Measures
• Full comprehension of Desperate Times
• Dishonour among Thieves
• Full comprehension of Evil Dave's Big Day Out
• Extinction
• Eye of Het I
• Eye of Het II
• Fate of the Gods
• Full comprehension of Heart of Stone
• Full comprehension of Hero's Welcome
• Kindred Spirits
• Mahjarrat Memories (miniquest)
• Full comprehension of Missing, Presumed Death
• Nomad's Elegy
• Once Upon a Time in Gielinor: Finale
• Full comprehension of Once Upon a Time in Gielinor: Fortunes
• One of a Kind
• Sins of the Father
• Sliske's Endgame
• Tales of Nomad (miniquest)
• The Light Within
• The Mighty Fall
• Full completion of The World Wakes
• Full comprehension of The World Wakes
• Twilight of the Gods

It is also a requirement for the Contract Claws mystery and achievement.