Achievement Diary: Seers' Village - The Seers' Village Achievement Diary is the 5th Achievement Diary

Achievement Diary: Seers' Village

Description: The Seers' Village Achievement Diary is the fifth Achievement Diary released by Jagex. Grab your fishing and gardening items, as you will be getting down and dirty with some of these tasks. New abilities and rewards await for the adventurer who manages to play Runescape and to complete Runescape Achievement Diary.

Contents:
- to play Runescape and to Start
- Easy Tasks
- Medium Tasks
- Hard Tasks

To Start: Speak to play Runescape and to any Seer in Seers' Village, Stankers by the coal trucks, or Sir Kay in Camelot Castle.

Seers' Village Achievement Diary Map

Runescape

Easy Tasks:

Requirements:
Levels: 16 Fishing, 10 Crafting, 13 Farming.

Quest: Started Dwarf Cannon and Murder Mystery.

Items Required: 5 Pots, 5 Cider, 3 coins, Big fishing net, Bucket of milk/Pot of cream, 3 Jute seeds, Seed dibber, and a Rake.

Items Recommended: A Beast of burden, Super energy potions, Boots of lightness, Spotted cape/Spottier cape, and Camelot teleport methods.

Rewards:
Seer's headband, the ability to play Runescape and to get 30 free flax a day from Geoff, and a 1K XP Lamp.
Number Task Notes
1 Pick 5 flax. The Flax field is located South of Seers' Village/Camelot.
2 Walk clockwise around the mysterious statue. The statue is located east of the bank. You may be required to play Runescape and to walk around it several times.
3 Have Sir Galahad make you a cup of tea. Sir Galahad is located in his house, west of McGrubor's Wood.
4 Take the poison chalice to play Runescape and to King Arthur. Poison chalice is obtained from Stankers at the mine near the dwarf cannon. Must have started Dwarf Cannon to play Runescape and to complete this. King Arthur is located on the first floor of Camelot Castle.
5 Spin 5 Bow strings. Requires 10 Crafting. There is a spinning wheel located South West of Seers' Village.
6 Fill five pots with flour from Sinclair Mansion. In the kitchen in Sinclair Mansion (empty the Flour to play Runescape and to reuse pot.) Must have started Murder Mystery to play Runescape and to complete this.
7 Give five locals a glass of Cider in the Foresters' Arms. The Foresters' Arms is located West of Seers Village Bank. You can buy Cider at the bar underground Miscellania or you can brew it yourself (see Brewing Guide.) Use the cider on a man or woman in the bar to play Runescape and to give it to play Runescape and to them.
8 Plant a Jute seed. The Farming patch is located northwest of Seers' Village. Requires 13 Farming and 3 Jute seeds.
9 Use the churn in Sinclair Mansion garden. A Bucket of milk/Pot of cream is required to play Runescape and to do this.
10 Buy a candle from the Candle maker. Candles cost 3 coins each. He is located in Catherby, east of Seers' Village.
11 Pray at Seers' Village altar. The Altar is located southwest of Seers' Village.
12 Catch a Mackerel. A Big fishing net is required to play Runescape and to complete Runescape task as well as 16 Fishing. The fishing spot is located east of Catherby.

Runescape

Medium Tasks:

Requirements:
Levels: 30 Mining, 40 Ranged, 45 Magic, 48 Agility, 46 Summoning, 45 Firemaking, 46 Fishing, and 43 Cooking.

Quest: Completed Scorpion Catcher and Wolf Whistle. Started One Small Favour and The Elemental Workshop I.

Items: Any Pickaxe, Camelot teleport method, Big fishing net, Longbow, Pyrelord pouch/Forge regent pouch, Battered key, at least 140 Archery tickets, Maple log, 10 coins and enough arrows to play Runescape and to get 1000 Archery tickets (200 coins per try.)

Rewards:
An upgrade to play Runescape and to your Seer's headband giving you, 10 bonus experience when cutting Maple trees, an extra log given when cutting normal trees, and a 5K XP Lamp in any skill. Talk to play Runescape and to Geoffrey to play Runescape and to receive 60 noted flax a day.
Number Task Notes
13 Use the Sinclair Mansion to play Runescape and to Fremennik agility shortcut. The shortcut is located northwest of the Sinclair Mansion. The shortcut requires 48 Agility.
14 Talk to play Runescape and to Thormac the Sorceror about making mystic staves. Speak to play Runescape and to Thormac located on the top floor of the building south of Seers' Village. Must have completed Scorpion Catcher.
15 Transport a full load (120 pieces) of coal to play Runescape and to Seers' Village. You can take out the coal once you have finished putting it all in. Requires 30 Mining, if you wish to play Runescape and to mine your own ore. If not then 120 coal can be placed into the carts located northwest of Seers' Village.
16 Find the highest point in Seers' Village. The highest point of Seers' Village is the top floor of the Spinning Wheel building located southwest of Seers' Village. Must have started One Small Favour.
17 Defeat each type of elemental in the Elemental Workshop. The entrance to play Runescape and to the workshop is located in the Anvil house west of Seers' Village Bank. Must have a Battered key and started The Elemental Workshop I.
18 Teleport to play Runescape and to Camelot. Runescape requires 1 Law rune and 5 Air runes. 45 Magic is required to play Runescape and to cast Runescape spell.
19 Kill one guard on each tower of the Ranging Guild using a longbow. A standard wooden longbow must be used with arrows up to play Runescape and to Iron. The Ranging Guild is located southwest of Seers' Village.
20 Have the Ranging Guild Competition judge congratulate you for acquiring over 1,000 archery tickets. The Ranging Guild is located southwest of Seers' Village. A payment of 200 coins is required to play Runescape and to enter the Ranging contest and 40 Ranged is required to play Runescape and to gain access to play Runescape and to the Ranging Guild.
21 Buy something from the ticket exchange in the Ranging Guild. Barb bolttips: 140 tickets
Studded body: 150 tickets
50 Rune arrows: 2,000 tickets
Green d'hide body: 2,400 tickets
20 Adamant javelins: 2,000 tickets
22 Use a familiar to play Runescape and to make a fire from maple logs within Seers' Village. Runescape requires a Pyrelord or Forge regent pouch and a maple log to play Runescape and to complete Runescape task. You must have completed Wolf Whistle and have a minimum of 46 Summoning and 45 Firemaking.
23 Get a pet fish from Harry. Fill a fishbowl with water and add some seaweed. Talk to play Runescape and to Harry with filled fishbowl in inventory. He will sell you a tiny net for 10 coins. Use the tiny net on the fish aquarium to play Runescape and to get a pet fish.
24 Catch and cook a Bass in Catherby. Use a big fishing net on a net fishing spot east of Catherby. Requires 46 Fishing. Use on a stove or fire to play Runescape and to cook, 43 Cooking required.

Runescape

Hard Tasks:

Requirements:
Levels: 60 Woodcutting , 80 Fletching, 70 Prayer, 75 Firemaking, 56 Magic, 80 Cooking, 22 Strength, 36 Agility, 39 Ranged, and 76 Fishing.

Quest: King's Ransom, A Fairy Tale Part II - Cure a Queen, The Family Crest, and Knight Training Grounds mini-quest.

Items required: Charged Combat bracelet, Mith c'bow or higher, Mith grapple, Cooking gauntlets, any axe, Knife, Dramen staff/Lunar staff, Tinderbox, Magic logs, Bow string, Harpoon, 5 Unpowered orbs, 15 Cosmic runes, 150 Water runes, and an Anti-dragon shield.

Rewards:
An upgrade to play Runescape and to your Seer's headband, allowing you to play Runescape and to spin fabrics in Seers' Village at a higher speed (33% faster), and a 10 XP Lamp in any skill. Talk to play Runescape and to Geoffrey to play Runescape and to receive 120 noted flax a day. Talk to play Runescape and to the Lady of the Lake with Excalibur in your inventory to play Runescape and to have it enhanced into an Enhanced excalibur.
Number Task Notes
25 Teleport to play Runescape and to the Ranging Guild. Use a charge on a Combat bracelet to play Runescape and to teleport to play Runescape and to the Ranging Guild.
26 Cut five sets of yew logs. Chop 5 yew logs southwest of Seers' Village Bank. Requires 60 Woodcutting.
27 Fletch a magic shortbow in the Seers' Village Bank. Requires 1 Magic log, Knife, and a Bow string. Runescape requires 80 Fletching.
28 Enter the Seers' Village courthouse with your Piety prayer turned on. The couthouse is located south of Camelot Castle. Activate the Piety Prayer before going in. Runescape requires the completion of King's Ransom and Knight Training Grounds mini-quest and 70 Prayer.
29 Use the fairy ring in McGrubor's Wood. Runescape requires either a Dramen staff/Lunar staff. Must have started A Fairy Tale Part II - Cure a Queen. McGrubor's Wood is located west of Seers' Village.
30 Burn a magic log in Seers' Village. Runescape requires 1 Magic log, Tinderbox, and 75 Firemaking.
31 High Alch a Magic shortbow in the Seers' Village bank. Runescape requires 1 Magic shortbow, 1 Nature rune and 5 Fire runes. Requires 55 Magic.
32 Catch five sharks in Catherby. The Catherby fishing spot is located East of Catherby. Runescape requires 76 Fishing.
33 Cook 5 sharks using your Cooking gauntlets. Runescape requires 5 sharksand Cooking gauntlets. Must have completed The Family Crest and have 80 Cooking.
34 Charge five water orbs in one go. The Water Obelisk is located on the small island south of Catherby fishing area. to play Runescape and to get there players must go to play Runescape and to Taverly Dungeon, climb the ladder to play Runescape and to the east of the Black dragons. Requires 5 Unpowered orbs and Enchant Water Orb Spells.
35 Use the grapple shortcut to play Runescape and to get from the Water obelisk island to play Runescape and to Catherby shore. Runescape requires Mith c'bowand a Mith grapple. Must have 22 Strength, 36 Agility, 39 Ranged.

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Runescape Fremennik Achievement Diary

Fremennik Achievement Diary

This minigame is very dynamic, involving different levels of tasks. Because of this, the Runescape mini-game risk ratings are given in the Runescape task summaries (found at the Runescape beginning of the Runescape Easy, Medium and Hard task listings).
Introduction

Your Achievement Diary will be available to you at all times. To access it, simply look at your Control Panel and choose the Runescape Quest Asterisk symbol. pic
In the Runescape top-right corner of the Runescape quest list, there is a small green star. Click on it to find your Achievement Diary. While on the Runescape Achievement Diary list, click the Runescape blue star to go back to your quest list. There is a picture of the Runescape icon below.
Achievement Diary Icon
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Starting

The Fremennik Achievement Diary contains tasks that can be completed by low, medium, and high level players.

What to wear is for you to decide, using your best judgement. Only selected tasks directly involve combat, so armour will not be necessary except for very low levels, who may want defence against ordinary monsters that exist around the Runescape towns. If you were going to fight a monster you would want armour and weapons. However, if you do not plan to do anything involving fighting and will be in a safe area, then lightweight clothing is suggested. (For more information on monster fighting, view the Runescape guides in our Monster Hunting guides.)

Before you can begin fulfilling your Achievement Diary, you need to talk to one of three NPCs. the Runescape following list shows the Runescape three NPCs and their locations:

* Council Workman: South of Rellekka, next to the Runescape bridge
* Yrsa: Rellekka, Clothes Shop
* Advisor Ghrim: Miscellania, in the Runescape throne room

Once you've spoken to one of them, your Diary won't look any different. However, the Runescape first time you complete a task in the Runescape diary, the Runescape entry will turn yellow (showing that you've started the Runescape Diary, similar to the Runescape quest list.) If you click on the Runescape Diary, it pulls up a parchment list in your main game window. You can scroll through it to see the Runescape complete list of tasks.

Every time you finish a Diary task, you will get a message in your chat window stating that you've completed a task and it's been recorded in your Achievement Diary. Open the Runescape Diary and you'll see a red line has been marked through that task.

Once you've started the Runescape Diary, you can perform the Runescape tasks in any order and at any level (Easy, Medium or Hard) that you wish. A map showing the Runescape location for each task is forthcoming and will be available soon.
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Easy Tasks

Easy tasks follow this criteria:

* Easy-ranged quest requirements.
* Easy-ranged skill requirements.
* Easy to medium level of difficulty.

EASY TASKS
Map Code Task Quest Requirements Other Requirements
E1 Kill a Cave Crawler in the Runescape Fremennik Slayer Dungeon. None Antipoison, Level 10 Slayer
Go to the Runescape Fremennik Slayer Dungeon, southeast of Rellekka, near the Runescape Golden Apple Tree. (Fairy Ring code AJR). Kill a level 23 cave crawler. They are highly poisonous, so bring antipoison!
E2 Kill five Rock Crabs near Rellekka or on Waterbirth Island. None None
Kill five Level 13 Rock Crabs east outside of Rellekka near the Runescape mountain, or on the Runescape north tip of Waterbirth Island.
E3 Find the Runescape highest tree on the Runescape Fremennik Mainland. None None
The highest tree is to the Runescape east of Rellekka, on the Runescape mountain east of the Runescape rock crabs and Olaf Hredson. Simply stand next to it.
E4 View the Runescape rewards in the Runescape Barbarian Assault Tutorial. None None
Talk to Captain Cain in Barbarian Assault, take the Runescape Tutorial, and choose "Rewards".
E5 Speak to Otto Godblessed about Barbarian Training. None None
Go to the Runescape house west of the Runescape whirlpool near Barbarian Assault and talk to Otto.
E6 Collect three seaweed from the Runescape shore north-east of Rellekka. None None
The seaweed spawns are right next to the Runescape Rock Crabs. Pick up three of them.
E7 Find the Runescape Hunting Expert on the Runescape Northern Ice Plains. None None
Go north across the Runescape lake on the Runescape bank from the Runescape Rock Crabs. Go across onto the Runescape ice floes, and talk to the Runescape Hunter Expert, who is at the Runescape far north-west area.
E8 Catch a fish off Rellekka's piers. None Net/harpoon/cage
Catch any kind of fish off one of Rellekka's fishing docks.
E9 Recharge your summoning points near Rellekka's Gates. Wolf Whistle None
Recharge your summoning points at the Runescape small obelisk near the Runescape entrance to Rellekka.
E10 Kill an adult black unicorn. None None
Unicorns can be found east of Rellekka.

For information about the Runescape rewards for this set of tasks read below.
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Medium Tasks

Medium tasks follow this criteria:

* Medium-ranged quest requirements.
* Medium-ranged skill requirements.
* Medium level of difficulty.

MEDIUM TASKS
Map Code Task Quest Requirements Other Requirements
M1 Learn of the Runescape history of the Runescape Fremennik's and the Runescape Outlanders from Chief Brundt. Fremennik Trials None
Talk to Chief Brundt about the Runescape history of his tribe and the Runescape Outlanders.
M2 Watch a shouting match between two Fremennik Isles Tower Guards. Fremennik Isles None
Climb up the Runescape watchtower either on Jatiszo or Neitizot and listen to the Runescape guards shout at each other.
M3 Interact with a pet rock. Fremennik Trials None
You can regain your pet rock if you have lost it by talking to Askaladden.
M4 Make three vials in the Runescape Rellekka furnace. None 33 crafting, 3 molten glass or supplies, glassblowing pipe
Go to Rellekka's furnace and craft three glass vials out of your supplies. There is a sand pit nearby should you not bring pre-made molten glass.
M5 Charm the Runescape Fossegrimen into accepting a raw bass. Creature of Fenkenstrain, Fremennik Trials Ring of Charos, raw bass, lyre
Bring your lyre to the Runescape altar of the Runescape Fossegrimen south of Rellekka, while wearing your ring of Charos, and charm the Runescape Fossegrimen.
M6 Wear Yak-Hide armour and kill an ice troll. Fremennik Isles Weapon, Yak-Hide Top/Bottom
Go to the Runescape north end of Jatiszo or Neitizot wearing your Yak-Hide, and kill an ice troll.
M7 Make cheese in Rellekka's dairy churn. Fremennik Trials 48 Cooking, butter or cream
Use your butter or cream on the Runescape dairy churn in the Runescape southern area of Rellekka.
M8 Use the Runescape Fairy Ring system to travel to the Runescape windswept tree on a mountain. Started Fairy Tale Part Two: To Cure a Queen Lunar/Dramen Staff
Use the Runescape Fairy Ring code DKS.
M9 Browse through Yrsa's shoe style selection. Fremennik Trials 500 gp
Go to Yrsa's clothing shop in the Runescape western part of Rellekka.
M10 Catch a sabre-toothed kyatt. None 55 Hunter, teasing stick, axe and a knife
Go to the Runescape Polar Hunting area north of Rellekka and catch a kyatt.
M11 Steal a fish from the Runescape Rellekka market None 42 Thieving
Go to the Runescape Rellekka market and steal from the Runescape fish stall.

For information about the Runescape rewards for this set of tasks read below.
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Hard Tasks

Hard tasks follow this criteria:

* Higher-ranged quest requirements.
* Higher-ranged skill requirements.
* Higher level of difficulty.

HARD TASKS
Map Code Task Quest Requirements Other Requirements
H1 Kill three dagannoths in the Runescape first layer of Waterbirth Dungeon. None High combat skills, if not completed Fremennik Trials, enough cash for the Runescape boat ride.
Kill three dagannoths. Praying ranged is recommended.
H2 Wear Rockshell, Spined, or Skeletal armour and have a Rellekka citizen say your "honoured" name. Fremennik Trials 40 defence, or 40 defence and magic, or 40 defence and ranged. A full set of Skeletal, Rockshell, or Spined armour.
Talk to a Rellekka citizen while wearing your armour.
H3 Complete the Runescape entire Barbarian Agility Course. None 35 agility, finished Barcrawl
Go to the Runescape Agility Course near Barbarian Assault and complete it.
H4 Mine pure essence on Lunar Isle. Lunar Diplomacy Level 30 mining, means of getting to Lunar Isle, pickaxe
Mine pure essence in the Runescape underground mine in the Runescape Northeast of Lunar Isle.
H5 Make a barbarian Pyre Ship from Arctic Pine. None 52 crafting, 52 firemaking, completed Barbarian Training, arctic pine log, tinderbox, chewed/mangled bones.
Make a pyre ship with your materials. Beware; if you use mangled bones, you will release a high leveled aggressive spirit.
H6 Catch a tuna without a harpoon. None 35 strength, 55 fishing, finished Barbarian Fishing
Catch a tuna bare-handed at any fishing spot.
H7 Bake a pie using magic. Lunar Diplomacy 65 magic, runes for "Bake Pie" (1 astral, 5 fire, 4 water), and a pie.
Switch to Lunar magics, and cast Bake Pie with the Runescape necessary runes and a pie in your inventory.
H8 Kill a Mithril Dragon. None Barbarian Training, high combat skills.
Refer to our Mithril Dragon Slaying guide for tips on slaying this level 304 beast.
H9 Receive mahogany from your Kingdom. Royal Trouble None
Be sure to set your kingdom to collect mahogany, and visit Advisor Ghrim to collect from your subjects.

For information about the Runescape rewards for this set of tasks read below.
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Rewards

Ok, you've trudged all over the Runescape Fremennik area, displaying your aptitude for all facets of this proud people's existence. So what do you get from all this? One of three forms of powerful Fremennik Sea Boots!

All Easy Tasks complete

After completing all the Runescape easy tasks speak to the Runescape Council Workman. He'll give you Fremennik Sea Boots 1, which let you contact the Runescape Fossegrimen (lyre recharger) from anywhere, and let you deposit items through Peer the Runescape Seer in Rellekka. You will also receive a 5k experience lamp.
Fremennik Sea Boots 1

All Medium Tasks complete

After completing all the Runescape easy and medium tasks, take your Sea Boots 1 and speak to Yrsa in Rellekka. She will reward you with Fremennik Sea Boots 2. These have all the Runescape same abilities as the Runescape original form, with the Runescape added bonuses of the Runescape use of a broken pier between Etceteria and Miscellania, as well as letting you achieve approval at your Kingdom faster than before. You will also receive a 10k experience lamp.
Fremennik Sea Boots 2

All Hard Tasks complete

After completing all the Runescape easy, medium and hard tasks, take your Sea Boots 2 and speak to Ghrim in Miscellania so he can give you the Runescape final upgraded boots, Fremennik Sea Boots 3. This allows you to change your lyre teleport location to Waterbirth Island, as well as persuading Ghrim to purchase unnoted flatpacks of construction items from you at Grand Exchange median prices, in addition to the Runescape Boots 2's abilities'. You will also receive a 15k experience lamp.

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World of Warcraft - Fans go crazy about Wrath of the Lich King

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Fans go mad for new Warcraft game
By Jim Reed
Newsbeat technology reporter

World of Warcraft makes more money than the biggest Hollywood blockbusters every single month, has 11 million players and controls two thirds of the online gaming market, so when an expanded version was released, fans turn up in droves to be the first to get their hands on it.

World of Warcraft is more than just a game - it's a whole industry, selling everything from action figures to t-shirts, playing cards and even tickets to its own gaming festival.

Thousands of fans dressed in costume and queued overnight in central London to be the first to get their hands on the latest chapter in the saga, an update called Wrath of the Lich King.

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World of Warcraft fans get into character for the midnight release

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Lesley has been playing online games together with her husband Mark since they were married six years ago.

"World of Warcraft is very polished and very accessible," she said.

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Lesley and Mark share a love of Warcraft and play together

Lesley and Mark have their computers set up side-by-side in the front room.

Mark told Newsbeat: "It would be really difficult if Lesley didn't play. It takes hours to do some things in World of Warcraft, so it's easy for the other person to get bored if they're not involved."

Lesley added: "We share different duties so if one of us is in the middle of something, the other one will go and make the tea. I don't think that would be appreciated if we didn't play together."

But with the average WoWer spending around 25 hours a week on the game, other couples are not so lucky.

More than 3,000 people have joined an online support group called Warcraft Widows for relatives of addicted gamers.

"My wife started playing in 2007," according to one post. "She plays 12-18 hours a day and ignores all other life.

"She refuses to answer the phone. She refuses to return emails. I am destroyed by a video game and have no idea how to proceed."

That kind of dedication has helped make World of Warcraft one of the biggest money-spinners in gaming history.
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It costs £9 a month subscription to keep playing the game online

Customers must buy the £24.99 disc to begin with and then pay a £9 a month subscription to keep playing online.

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It's also no surprise that rival online titles from Runescape to Lord of the Rings Online and Star Wars Galaxies have been fighting hard for some of that lucrative business.

But with a 60% market share, World of Warcraft already has a huge advantage over its rivals.

"There are a lot of people who want to go and play other games," said Lesley.

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Hollywood has been eyeing the rise of online gaming suspiciously.

If millions of young gamers are spending 25 hours+ a week playing World of Warcraft then chances are they are not out at the multiplex watching the latest action movie.

But in a true case of 'if you can't beat them, join them', rumours are rife that a blockbuster World of Warcraft movie is on the way.

The film is said to be set a year before the events of the game and will focus on an all-new hero figure.

No director has been named so far but the budget has been set at $100m (£67m).

Or less than Blizzard earns from World of Warcraft subscriptions in a single month.