Nomad’s Requiem

[+Karl]

11-Jan-2010 - Nomad’s Requiem

 

Soul Wars has a dark underbelly that Nomad would rather you didn’t see. His disappearances have become more and more frequent of late, and each time he returns looking...different. It seems he has been working on something with dangerous implications for the whole of RuneScape, and there is a chance – but only a chance – that you can stop it.

 

Our second Grandmaster quest is wildly different from While Guthix Sleeps; instead of searching the world for answers, Nomad’s Requiem is set wholly beneath Soul Wars. Don’t be foolish enough to think that this makes it less challenging, however. Indeed, expect quite the opposite: this quest is densely packed with intricate puzzles, punishing environments and at least one battle that will push you harder than almost any other on RuneScape, whatever combat level you’ve reached. You have been warned!

 

Those who persevere and complete this quest will be rewarded with Zeal Points (among other things), which are stored at Soul Wars and can be spent in your own time. Zeal Points can be traded in for varying amounts of XP in any combat skill (except Summoning), Slayer XP, charms to train Summoning, or a pet Slayer creature. For a more detailed explanation of how Zeal Points work, check out the Soul Wars rewards on the Knowledge Base.

Summary:

Where to start Nomad's Requiem:

Speak to Zimberfizz at Soul Wars.

 

Requirements to complete Nomad's Requiem:

King's Ransom (including the Knight Waves)

75 Magic

70 Prayer

66 Mining

65 Hunter

60 Construction

Must have fully completed the Soul Wars tutorial

Must have completed at least one game of Soul Wars (win, lose or draw)

Having very high (85+) stats in all combat disciplines is advised, unless you’re particularly good at combat

 

In other news...

 

We have improved how Zeal earned from playing Soul Wars is cashed in. If when spending 10 or 100 Zeal you gain a level in your chosen skill, then your new level will be taken into account as soon as it is earned, and the remainder of the 10 or 100 Zeal will be applied based on your new level. Remember that if you spend 100 Zeal at a time, you receive a 10% bonus to any XP gained, so now it is better than ever to save up your Zeal.

 

We've adjusted the apparent lag when using your inventory and clicking and dragging items around. This also means you won't drop the wrong item selected if you'd clicked too fast. Additionally, a slot will not remain highlighted when it shouldn't.

 

The tooltip description for the Soul Split curse has been corrected to reflect the actual amount of hitpoints restored.

 

You can now set an option to not offer the ability to switch between prayers and curses when recharging your Prayer at an altar. A few altars originally left out, including the ones found in the God Wars Dungeon, now offer this switching facility.

 

We've added a huge amount of drop sounds to items. It's a nice little feature that should let you realise if you've dropped something by accident that you didn’t mean to.

 

The Christmas 2009 holiday event has now been removed from the game.

[`JvYv]

That's Cool :/ Whats The Reward?

[Benjamin^^]

Sounds fun, but like most quest poor rewards xD

[Big Alex 67]

70 zeal, cape that gives +12 prayer and better def bonuses then legends cape, and a tele option in front of sw portal

[Tal]

Don't you need def to finish King's Ransom or am I just misinformed?

[Ds D4 B3st]

^Yes, you need 65 defence.

[Ex0tic X0x]

**** 70 zeal is a pretty nice reward

[Brian]

Not bad updates at all, the inventory lagg update was pretty helpful aswell.

[`JvYv]

Main **** again :/

[User Name]

Yeah 70 zeal isnt bad but i heard this quest is a *****

[Rangepoonpkr]

killing nomad is hell that's all ill say

[Cameron]

wouldn't you have to have defence to do it?

[PvpMini]

You need 65 defense to do it. Looks pretty fun though. :o

[vlooieneuker]

i dont see why those stupid mains rant about nomad. finally the questcape is 'worth' something again since 99% just go trough quests following a guide the entire time.

 

1st try: had a summon glitch, my pony wouldnt summon so i suicided instead of wasting stuff.

2nd try: range + pony. underestimated him :P pony didnt heal me enough.

3rd try: killed him. only used ruby bolts, sara brews, super restores, rocktails and 1 range pot.

 

if you have tortoise or that bluebird instead bring just brews and restores, no rocktail/range pot.

 

after quest you get 70zeal and a red or blue sw cape that gives +8def +12pray bonuses. it does not act as a accumulator like in the soulwars game :(