Desert Phoenix

This article is about the bird called Desert phoenix. For other uses of phoenix, see Phoenix (disambiguation).

Desert Phoenix

Desert phoenix
Release date	11 April 2005 (Update)
Race	Phoenix
Members NPC?	Yes
Quest NPC?	The Golem
Location	North-west of the Ruins of Uzer
Sells items?	No
Gender	Female
Examine	Definitely not a chicken.
Notable features	A phoenix with valuable feathers.
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The Desert Phoenix is a bird that can be found flying along the west bank of the River Elid in the Kharidian Desert, north of the bridge to the Dominion Tower and the northeastern part of the desert. It is located in the area where the river flows through a small gorge.

The Phoenix feather should not be confused with a Phoenix Quill, a tertiary component for Phoenix pouches. The feather of the desert phoenix is untradeable even to a familiar.

During The Golem quest, players must steal one of its feathers and use it with Black mushroom ink to create a phoenix quill pen.

Before completing The Golem, it is only possible to collect one Phoenix feather at a time.

Stealing a feather grants a player 26 Thieving experience.

The phoenix feather is a component in Super antifire potions. Herbalists may find it worth while completing the Quest The Golem in order to stock up on the feathers for training Herblore.

One way to get to the phoenix quickly is to use Fairy Ring code DLQ (after Fairy Tale III or Fairy Tale II with a Lunar Staff) and run north. Another method is to use the broomstick teleport from Swept Away, banking at Shantay pass bank chest, bribing the guard and running directly east. This method can produce 800-1200 feathers per hour. The Dominion Tower on the right of the bridge can be used to bank making it the closest bank, but a combat level of 110 is required to access it.

The Five Finger Discount aura, Ardougne cloak 3/4 and Gloves of silence can be used to increase your chance of pickpocketing feathers and help speed up feather collection.

Trivia

• Until 1 November 2011 the desert phoenix could be found wandering near the clay mine north of Uzer.
• The examine text of the desert phoenix could possibly be referring to the examine text of a chicken: Yep, definitely a chicken.