Weird Old Man

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This article is about the weird old man. For other old men, see Old man (disambiguation).

Weird Old Man
Release date	7 September 2004 (Update)
Race	Human
Members	Yes
Quest NPC	No
Location(s)	Outside the Kalphite Lair
Shop	No
Gender	Male
Actions	Talk-to, Collect potato cacti, Examine
Examine	What's he mumbling about?
Advanced data
NPC ID	1152
Links	MRND1152
Infobox • Talk page

The Weird Old Man is a man gone insane found outside of the Kalphite Lair. His origins are unknown, but he found the kalphites and warns adventurers of the dangers he encountered.

If the player has already gone into the Kalphite hive, he will simply say, "No thanks, I don't want any" when spoken to.

With the release of the Desert achievements, after a player has completed all achievements in this area, they can collect 20, 30, or 40 noted potato cacti once per day (20 with Desert amulet 2, 30 for Desert amulet 3, and 40 with Desert amulet 4).

(Worth 7,560, 11,340 or 15,120)

The fastest way to get to the Weird Old Man is to use the fairy ring network, dial BIQ, and then walk north-west.

Dialogue

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Update history

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• ninja 4 April 2016 (Update):
  • The Weird Old Man near the Kalphite Hive now has a right-click claim option for Desert task reward Potato cacti.

• update 7 September 2004 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• His words "The horror! The horror!" are a reference to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
• When asking the natural historian in the Varrock Museum about kalphites, it is heavily implied that the weird old man's name is Iqbar Ali-Abdula.