Between a Rock... - Quick guide

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Overview

Start point	Speak to Dondakan in the Keldagrim mines east of Rellekka, and north of the mountain camp. Show on map (via a location)	2005#8
Member requirement	Members only
Official length	Medium
Requirements	Quests: Between a Rock... Dwarf Cannon Fishing Contest 40 Mining 50 Smithing
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. 4 gold bars 50 coins Ammo mould (on tool belt is fine)
Recommended	Active Burthorpe lodestone or other quick access to a furnace Active Edgeville lodestone, ring of wealth, ring of fortune, or other quick access to the Grand Exchange (to travel to Keldagrim by mine cart) Active Falador lodestone or skull sceptre (to quickly access the Dwarven mines outpost) Completion of The Giant Dwarf (to quickly travel by carts to the underpass of White Wolf Mountain) 15 free backpack spaces to hold gold ore Some gold stone spirits
Enemies to defeat	A few scorpions (level 14) Arzinian Avatar (level 50-56); combat level depends on amount of gold mined

The dwarven scholar

If you haven't yet completed The Giant Dwarf quest, you will need to talk to the dwarven boatman to visit Keldagrim for the first time, after which you can take the mine carts from Grand Exchange to the city; the boatman is at the entrance upon first crossing the water.

• Talk to Dondakan the Dwarf about cannonballs in the Keldagrim south-west mine. ( 2•1•1•✓•3)…

  2	Why are you firing a cannon at a wall?
  1	So why were you trying to get through the rock again?
  1	Sounds interesting!
  ✓	[Accept Quest]
  3	I'll be back later.

• In the western half of the consortium (the big building in the centre of Keldagrim) ground floor^[UK]1^st floor^[US], talk to the Dwarven Engineer.

Arzinian Avatar

Needed: A few empty backpack spaces
Recommended: A weapon of any kind to kill low-level scorpions & Mining gear

• Teleport to the Falador Lodestone and run north-east to the Dwarven Mine (stay outside)
  • Or teleport using your skull sceptre and run west.
• Talk to Rolad, who is located in the most north-eastern building near the ladder to the mines. There is a pause in the dialogue; be sure to finish the whole conversation.
• Go down the ladder to enter the Dwarven Mine.
• Kill scorpions in the southeast to get the first page. It will appear in your inventory with a popup.
• Search the mine carts for the second page.
• Mine any ore rocks in the mine to find the last page (the rocks in the resource dungeon connected to the mine do not work).
• Return to Rolad ( 1)…

  1	Of course.

  and read the book.
  • If you don't have an ammo mould for the next step, it can be bought from Nulodion for 5 Coins. The ammo mould can be stored on your tool belt.

Yellow stones

Needed: gold bar & ammo mould (the one on your tool belt works)

• Return to Dondakan. Talk to him, and then use a gold bar on him.
• Head to any furnace with an ammo mould and make a golden cannonball.
  • There is a furnace in the west Keldagrim consortium.
• Return to Dondakan and use the golden cannonball on him. ( 1•1•2)…

  1	Yes, I'm sure this will crack open the rock.
  1	So you want to... fire me into the rock?
  2	I can't argue with that, shoot me in!

Cannon ergonomics

Needed: 3 gold bars (can be stored in your metal bank)

The finished schematics

• Read the dwarven lore book to find a piece of base schematics. ( 1)…

  1

  Yes.

  • If you lost the book, you may speak to Rolad.
• Talk to the Dwarven Engineer in the west Keldagrim consortium (the same one you went to earlier) for another part of the schematics.
• Smith a gold helmet on the anvil in the same room which requires three gold bars.
• Take a mine cart to White Wolf Mountain, or teleport to the Taverley lodestone and run north (by the tree patch).
• Go to the pub inside the tunnels and talk to Khorvak, a dwarven engineer. ( 1)…

  1	No, I've had enough of buying drinks for people!

• Click assemble on any of the pieces.
• Move around the pieces, referring to finished schematics pictured right.

Striking gold

Prepare to fight a level 50-56 enemy, along with your gold helmet.

Be sure to have 6-15 free inventory spaces for collecting gold ore.

• Return to Dondakan, equip your gold helmet and ask him to shoot you into the rock. ( 1)…

  1	You may fire when ready!

  • During the cutscene, click directly on the text "Click to continue," clicking anywhere else will exit and restart the cutscene.
• Once inside the cave, do not remove the gold helmet or you will have to restart.
• Mine at least 6 gold ores, which is required to damage the enemy, and keep them in the backpack. The more ores mined (up to a maximum of 15), the lower its combat level.
• Jump-through the first wall of flames and right-click talk on the next ring of fire.
• Kill the Arzinian Avatar.
• Speak to Dondakan.
• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 2 quest points
• 5,000 Defence XP lamp (requires 30 )
• 5,000 Mining XP lamp
• 5,000 Smithing XP lamp
• Adamant pickaxe + 2
• Players may keep their gold helmet and access the Arzinian Mine, where 146 gold rocks and veins can be found. After the quest's completion, a dwarven boatman due east of the mine will bank the player's gold ore for a small fee. He keeps 20% of the ores, rounded up, or 10% if the player has the ring of charos (a).
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys (Ironman accounts will not receive these)
  

Music unlocked

• Claustrophobia - In the Arzinian Mines, during the quest
• In Between - In the Arzinian Mines, after completing the quest

Required for completing

Between a Rock... is directly required for the following quests/miniquests:

• Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf

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

• Birthright of the Dwarves
• King of the Dwarves