Rag and Bone Man

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Rag and Bone Man (#100)

File:Rag and Bone Man.png
Release date	10 April 2006 (Update)
Members only?	Yes
Quest series	None
Official difficulty	Novice
Official length	Medium
Developer	Anthony W

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This article is about the main quest. For the miniquest, see Rag and Bone Man/Wish list.

There are two parts to the Rag and Bone Man quest. The bones needed for the first part are easier to obtain compared to the second part. The second part is a list of bones posted on the wall of the Odd Old Man's hut. The names of the bones in this Wish List will be taken off as they are turned over to him. This part of the quest is no longer needed for the Quest Cape.

Walkthrough

Start point:	Go east of Varrock, through the gate near the earth altar, to Paterdomus. The Odd Old Man is in a little quarry just north of the path.
Members only:	Yes
Official difficulty:	Novice
Description:	None
Length:	Medium
Requirements:	The ability to defeat a level 27 monster.
Items required:	About 40 Coins 8 Pots 8 Logs (of any kind) Tinderbox (Tinderbox in Toolbelt WILL work.) any Light source A Rope (Needed to get into Lumbridge Swamp Cave) (However, a Spiny helmet and a shielded light source (Candle lantern) is recommended for Lumbridge Swamp Caves part). Recommended items Energy enhancing items Teleport methods to Varrock, and Falador Explorers Ring 3 or 4 for quick access to Draynor Village (Cabbage Port) Access to spirit tree (in order to go to Yanille) 1 Law Rune & 1 Air Rune for Telekinetic Grab.
Enemies to defeat:	A Goblin A Bear A Big frog A Ram A Unicorn A Monkey A Giant rat A Giant bat

• Go east of Varrock, through the gate near the earth altar as if you were travelling to Canifis (north of Digsite) and half way there, you will find the Odd Old Man in the limestone quarry to the north.
• Talk to him, and he will tell you that he needs several bones to complete his collection.
• Here's a list of the creatures you need to kill to obtain bones, and their locations (Talk to the old man before you begin gathering).

Monster	Drops	Location
Goblin	Goblin skull	Near Lumbridge, south of Varrock, West of Al Kharid.
Big Frog	Big frog leg	In Lumbridge Swamp Caves (note: Giant Frog does not work).
Bear	Bear rib	South of Varrock, Above Varrock Sewers, or north of Falador. Bears near Ardougne also work.
Ram	Ram skull	In the northern end of Lumbridge (in the paddock full of sheep), the Wilderness wall ram north of the Monastery, south of Varrock, or north of the crafting guild (by the make-over Mage)
Unicorn	Unicorn bone	South of Varrock, West of Catherby, Draynor Village and Lumbridge Swamp, south of Edgeville, or on Entrana, west from the Law altar.
Monkey	Monkey paw	South Karamja, East of Karamja volcano, Ardougne Zoo. (Must have 33 Magic for Telekinetic Grab if you choose to go to Ardougne Zoo.)
Giant rat	Giant rat bone	Southeast of Varrock, Varrock Sewers, Lumbridge Swamp, West of Varrock Mine, Near Port Sarim Prison and the Barrows Tunnels (not recommended unless going there for other reasons)
Giant bat	Giant bat wing	Yanille dungeon or south-west of Catherby, Heroes' Guild or Karamja Volcano.

• Just south of the eastern Varrock mines Giant rats, Unicorns, Rams, Goblins and Bears can all be found within close proximity of each other.
• Once you have collected these bones, go to Draynor Village and talk to Fortunato (found by the market square) there. He will be able to sell you some jugs of vinegar for 1 coin each. Note: Do not steal from the market stall or he will not talk to you (he will if you have a vial of stench (a)). After you buy 8 Jugs of vinegar talk to the Odd Old man for further instructions. *Note: You can buy the Jugs of vinegar and add it to the pot without talking to the Odd Old Man for instructions. This way, you can re-sell the empty Jugs to Fortunato for 1gp each, letting you spend no money during this quest.
• Use a jug of vinegar with a pot to get a pot of vinegar, and then use the bone with the pot of vinegar to get a bone in vinegar. Repeat for all 8 bones.
  • NOTE: Be careful that you do not accidentally "empty" a bone in vinegar, because if you do, you will lose the bone and have to collect that bone again.
• Go back to the old man taking the 8 bones-in-vinegar, a Tinderbox , and 8 logs. Or alternatively, bring a hatchet; there are trees near the Odd Old Man at the bottom of the stairs where logs can be cut.
• To polish the bones, click the pot boiler located next to the Odd Old Man to add logs, click it again to add a pot with a bone-in-vinegar, and then light it by clicking it once more (you will not receive XP for lighting logs). It takes 12 seconds for each pot to boil. Repeat this for all 8 bones.
• Once you are done, talk to the Odd Old Man again to complete the quest.

Rewards

Rag and Bone Man Reward

• 2 Quest Points
• 500 experience
• 500 experience
• 2 extra spins on the Squeal of Fortune

Required for completing

Completion of Rag and Bone Man is required for the following:

• Fur 'n' Seek
• Rag and Bone Man/Wish list

Trivia

• Rag-and-bone man is a British phrase for a junk dealer. Historically, the phrase referred to an individual who would travel the streets of a city with a horsedrawn cart, and would collect old rags for converting into fabric and paper, and bones for making glue, scrap iron and other items. They often traded them for other items of limited value.
• Even more evidence for another Rag and Bone Man quest was found in Postbag 41. One of the sheets of paper in the Chaos Elemental's suitcase was titled "MENTOR A BANDWAGON." This unscrambles to form "RAG AND BONE MAN TWO." In addition, the bottom of the paper had the words "No 156 in the world." At the time of release, there were 155 quests, and Fur 'n' Seek was released as the 156th quest.
• Jagex hinted in their weekly Twitter hint from 7-8-09 that the next quest would be Rag and Bone Man 2. It was released as Fur 'n' Seek on 10 August 2009.
• Before, the Rag and Bone Man wishlist used to reward one quest point, thus required to wear the quest cape. This was changed on 11 August 2009.
• If the quest is completed, your Adventurer's Log will state "The Odd Old Man wanted some bones. Or was it his bonesack? Will we ever know?"
• Even when using a Dwarven Army Axe, the animation used for lighting the logs uses a Tinder Box.
• Upon completion of this quest, the player tells Juna "...I fetched all the bones the Odd Old Man wanted and he gave me a reward!" to which she express puzzlement about the Rag and Bone Man by replying "What could that man have wanted all those bones for? Collecting that many bones cannot be a balanced activity."

• The name of the NPC you buy the vinegar from is Fortunato. This is a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's "Cask of Amontillado" in which the wine aficionado is a man of the same name.