Red herring

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Red herring
Release																				2 November 2004 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Quest item																				The Fremennik Trials
Properties
Tradeable																				No
Bankable																				No
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Values
Value																				1 coin
Alchemy																				Not alchemisable
On death																				Always lost
Weight																				0.5 kg
Examine
The colouring on it seems to be some kind of sticky goop...
Advanced data
Item ID																				3742
Links																				MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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The red herring is a quest item used during The Fremennik Trials quest. Once it is cooked, it will become a regular herring, but a new item, sticky red goop, will be created. Once the puzzle involving the red herring has been completed, the herring can be consumed.

Disassembly

Red herring
Disassembly category	Default disassembly items
Disassembly XP	0.1
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
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
Common materials
Simple parts	99/100
Rare materials
Variable components	1/100

Update history

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• update 2 November 2004 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• A red herring is something used to divert or mislead from an issue of importance. In irony, however, the red herring found during the quest is required for progression.