Quick guide for The Curse of Zaros

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

Overview

Start point	Talk to the Mysterious ghost (Valdez) near Glarial's tombstone.
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Medium to Long
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: The Curse of Zaros Started Desert Treasure The Dig Site Priest in Peril Temple of Ikov The Tourist Trap Troll Stronghold Death Plateau Waterfall Quest Started The Restless Ghost 31 Prayer (if Dhalak is at the Monastery)
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. Ring of visibility Ghostspeak amulet or cramulet or hard Morytania achievements completed
Recommended	3-5 energy potions would help Weapons to defeat some enemies which are aggressive in Wilderness.
Enemies to defeat	None

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Getting started

• Make sure you are wearing your ring of visibility and your ghostspeak amulet.
• Teleport to Ardougne, and speak to the Mysterious ghost near Glarial's tombstone northwest of The Fishing Guild. ( ✓)…

  ✓	[Accept Quest]

• This ghost will give you one of three clues which determine your entire route, which we will label Sequence 1, 2, and 3:
  • Sequence 1 - He mentions pirates and a shipwreck.
  • Sequence 2 - He mentions the thief being northeast of there.
  • Sequence 3 - He mentions the thief being southeast of there.

The sequences to follow

This is a dangerous Wilderness activity. If you die, you will lose your items and will not be able to reclaim them from Death or your grave.

Depending on the clue given by Valdez, the order and location where you will find the remaining ghosts is given by the table below. Be aware that some of these locations are in the Wilderness.

Number	Ghost	Sequence 1		Sequence 2	Sequence 3	Item given in thanks
1	Rennard		Near the shipwrecked ship west of the Pirates' Hideout (Level 55 Wilderness) Teleport to Edgeville, go south-east of the lodestone, pull the lever near the coffin, go north and slash the web, go west.	Bandit Camp (Wilderness), outside Fat Tony's pizza shop. You must be skulled.	Bandit Camp (Kharidian Desert), inside the bar.	Ghostly gloves
2	Kharrim		At the Chaos Temple (hut) altar (Level 38 Wilderness)	Graveyard of Shadows	End of the Lava maze inside the second fenced in area	Ghostly boots
3	Lennissa		In the church on Entrana, in front of the altar.	Port Sarim docks near the Void Squire.	Just south of the Gnomeball field	Ghostly robe bottom
4	Dhalak		On the ground floor[UK]1st floor[US] of the Wizards tower (lowest floor).	Upstairs in Edgeville Monastery by the altar	On the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] of the Falador Party room	Ghostly hood
5	Viggora		Upstairs in the Rogues' castle in level 52 Wilderness Teleport to Edgeville, go south-east of the lodestone, pull the lever near the coffin, go north and slash the web, go east.	Middle floor of the Slayer tower in Canifis (SE)	Edgeville dungeon south of the Earth Warriors	Ghostly cloak

Talking to the ghosts

Note that all of the ghosts below will be called "Mysterious Ghost"

• Make your way and speak to Rennard in the location given in the table above to receive Ghostly gloves. ( 1)…

  1	Tell me your story

• Make your way and speak to Kharrim in the location given in the table above to receive Ghostly boots. ( 1)…

  1	Tell me your story

• Make your way and speak to Lennissa in the location given in the table above to receive Ghostly robe bottom. ( 1)…

  1	Tell me your story

• Make your way and speak to Dhalak in the location given in the table above to receive Ghostly hood. ( 1)…

  1	Tell me your story

• Make your way and speak to Viggora in the location given in the table above to receive Ghostly cloak. ( 1)…

  1	Tell me your story

• Miniquest complete!

Rewards

• Ghostly hood
• Ghostly robe top
• Ghostly robe bottom
• Ghostly gloves
• Ghostly boots
• Ghostly cloak
  

Additional rewards/activities

Upon completion, you can talk to Historian Minas on the 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US] of the Varrock Museum and receive 10 kudos and an antique lamp which gives 10,000 experience in any skill of at least level 50. For some players, despite the Achievements interface showing that the miniquest is complete, they will continue to receive a prompt from Minas "Find out more about the Staff of Armadyl" until they recollect the 6 outfit pieces and/or go through the chat dialogue with Viggora again.

Required for completing

The Curse of Zaros is directly required for the following quests/miniquests:

• The General's Shadow

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

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