The Forgotten Prisoner

The Forgotten Prisoner
Solve this mystery.
Release date	30 March 2020 (Update)
Members	Yes
Category	Skills
Subcategory	Archaeology
Subsubcategory	Zarosian
RuneScore	10
Requirements	107 Archaeology [B] Prison Break
Advanced data
ID	2391
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Concept art for The Forgotten Prisoner

The Forgotten Prisoner is a mystery as well as an achievement.

Alignment	Zarosian
Dig site	Kharid-et
Requirements	107 Archaeology [B] Prison Break
Required items	These items can be obtained before and/or during the mystery. Pontifex signet ring Legatus pendant Portable phylactery
Rewards	54,000 experience

Steps

• With the solitary confinement area in the prison block of Kharid-et Dig Site open, players will now be able to explore the area. The only area of interest is a maximum security barrier with a strange device behind it. To bypass this barrier players must have both a pontifex signet ring and legatus pendant, either equipped, on their toolbelt, or in their inventory. A pontifex signet ring is obtained from carcerem debris, which requires a legatus pendant in order to access.
• Interact with the strange device, who will request its identity. If one of these options are incorrect, players will need to start over from the first question.
  • Tell it its name is Xil'Gar Trog. ( 4)…

    4

  • Tell him he is a demon soul. ( 2)…

    2

  • Tell him that he is in a prison. ( 5)…

    5

  • Tell him he committed treason. ( 1)…

    1

• Once all four questions are correctly answered, the strange device will realise who it was, and introduce himself as Xil'Gar Trog. Realising he would go insane if he did not do anything, he separated his mind from his body and waited for someone to come and remind him of his identity to keep his sanity. Grateful for the player's assistance, agree to help him further and enter a pseudo-contract in which the player agrees to free him, although the remainder of it will be discussed later. He will request the player bring him a portable phylactery so he may be transferred into it.
• The portable phylactery can be obtained by excavating ancient magick munitions. Once repaired, bring it to him to receive Xil'gar Trog's soul.

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Update history

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

Trivia

• The player L33 was the first player who completed this mystery on 6 April 2020 which was shown in-game with the announcement: News: L33 is the first to solve the 'The Forgotten Prisoner' mystery!