Shadowy key

Not to be confused with Shade key.

Shadowy key
Release	30 March 2020 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	? (edit)
Destroy	You will have to find another from a tetracompass ancient casket.
Actions
Backpack	Destroy
Values
Value	50,000 coins
Alchemy	Not alchemisable
On death	Always kept
Weight	? (edit)
Examine
This could unlock Guildmaster Tony's mattock display case in his office.
Advanced data
Item ID	49974
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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A shadowy key is the rarest possible reward from an ancient casket which is located using a tetracompass. The shadowy key is guaranteed to give Guildmaster Tony's mattock when used on the display case upstairs in the Archaeology Guild main building.

As with the distorted key, the shadowy key awards Archaeology experience equal to that from studying a Complete tome. Unlike most other items that award experience, the key can be banked. Upon using the key on the display case, a message appears reading "As the key approaches the lock, you recognise some odd symbols on the case. You gain some archaeological insight."

Players who reach the shadowy key drop table (a 1/1,000 chance per ancient casket) but fail the 1/10 roll required to obtain a shadowy key will be awarded a distorted key instead, meaning that each ancient casket has a 0.01% chance to award a shadowy key when opened.

Drop sources

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Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	Members
Ancient casket	N/A	1	1/10000	N/A

Update history

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• update 30 March 2020 (Update):
  • Added to game.