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{{Infobox Quest
| name = Sea Slug
| image = [[File:Sea_Slug.jpg]]
| aka =
| release = [[9 September]] [[2002]]
| update = Sea Slug Quest
| members = Yes
| series = [[Sea Slug quest series]]
| difficulty = Intermediate
| length = Short
| number = 33
| developer ='''Original''' - Tom W<br />
'''Rework''' - Chris LC
}}
'''Sea Slug''' is the first quest in the [[Sea Slug quest series]]. Strange [[sea slug]]s have taken over the villagers of [[Witchaven]] with their mind control powers. [[Caroline]], a Witchaven villager, worries about her husband and son, who have not returned from the [[Fishing Platform]] yet, and tasks you with finding and returning them to the village.

==Official description==
{{cquote2|Something strange is happening on the fishing platform.

Missing fishermen and the presence of dozens of strange sea creatures gives cause for concern.

Investigate the platform and discover the truth before it's too late.}}

== Walkthrough ==
{{Quest details
|start = Speak to [[Caroline]] north of [[Witchhaven]].
|difficulty = Intermediate
|length = Short
|members = Yes
|requirements =*Level 30 {{Skill clickpic|Firemaking}}
|items =*[[Swamp paste]]
}}

[[File:Caroline chathead.png|left]]
===The Fishing Platform===
Talk to [[Caroline]] in [[Witchaven]], east of [[East Ardougne]]. She can be found by the transportation symbol. She tells you that her husband, [[Kent]], works on the [[Fishing Platform]] and that once a month, he takes out their son, [[Kennith]], with him. Usually they write back to her, but she hasn't heard anything from them for a week. Also, no one has any contact with the other fishermen on the platform. She asks you to go to the [[Fishing Platform]] to find out what is going on and that [[Holgart]] can take you there.

Talk to [[Holgart]], who is walking around near Caroline. He tells you his ship is in need of repairs and that he needs [[swamp paste]] to fix it up. Give Holgart the [[swamp paste]], and you see a short cutscene of him patching up his boat. Talk to him again to travel to the Fishing Platform.

===Odd Occurrences===
Once you arrive at the platform, notice the odd behaviour of the [[fisherman|fishermen]], who wobble around in zombie-like trances and speak in broken sentences. If you try to pick up one of the [[sea slug]]s on the platform, it bites you dealing 30 life points of damage.

Head west on the platform to the small room and speak with [[Bailey]], the keeper of the [[Fishing Platform]]. Bailey tells you that about a week ago, they hauled a batch of deep sea flatfish mixed in with the abundant sea slugs, but thought nothing of it at that moment. Oddly, the fishermen spend all day netting, only to throw back the fish and keep the slugs.

Pick up the [[broken glass]] in his hut for later use.

===Wrecked===
Head to the north-east corner of the platform, and pick up some of the [[damp sticks]] near the ladder. Take the ladder upstairs and head west, past the crane, into the room with [[Kennith]]. Talk with Kennith, who is hiding behind some stacked crates.

He tells you that his father, [[Kent]], went to go get help and told Kennith to hide in the room away from the fishermen. Go down the ladder to the ground floor, and head back to the south-east corner of the platform, where Holgart is waiting. Talk to Holgart about what you have seen. Ask him to row you off the platform to go look for Kent. He takes you to a small, deserted island, where you find Kent, all alone. Talk to Kent, who tells you about the sea slugs taking over the minds of the fishermen. He tried to alert everyone by sailing back, but his row boat wasn't seaworthy and he couldn't risk his son's life on the trip.

Before leaving, he pulls a sea slug off you. Ask Holgart to take you back to the platform to rescue Kennith.

===Safe and Sound===
[[File:SavingKennith.png|thumb|Lowering Kennith with the crane.]]
Back at the platform, try to climb up the ladder again. The slug-controlled fishermen smacks you on the head, for 40 life points of damage, to stop you. Head over to [[Bailey]] in the south-west corner of the platform, and talk to him. He informs you that the slugs are scared of heat and gives you an [[unlit torch]].

Use the [[broken glass]] on the [[damp sticks]] to dry them in the sunlight and make [[dry sticks]]. Choose the dry sticks' "rub-together" option to light the torch. With the lit torch in your inventory, climb up the ladder, go in the room again, and talk to Kennith, who refuses to leave with you, still scared about the fishermen.

Go outside the house, and kick the badly repaired wall, just north of the door and east of where Kennith is hiding. Go back in the room, and talk to [[Kennith]]. He tells you he will come out when you figure a way to get him downstairs. At the crane just outside the room, choose "rotate crane" to pull Kennith to safety, as shown in a cut scene.

Kennith will grab the hook of the crane, and as the crane is lowered, he will get off safely onto Holgart's boat. After Holgart returns from transporting Kennith back to [[Witchaven]], speak with him. He ships you back to shore. Finally, return to [[Caroline]] to finish the quest.

'''Congratulations, quest complete!'''

==Rewards==
[[File:Sea Slug Quest Reward.png|center]]
*1 [[Quest point]]
*7175 {{Skill clickpic|Fishing}} experience
*Access to the [[Fishing Platform]]
*[[Oyster pearls]]
*2 extra spins on the [[Squeal of Fortune]]

==Music unlocked==
*[[Fruits de Mer]]
*[[The Mollusc Menace]]

==Required for completing==
Completion of Sea Slug is required for the following:
*[[Hunt for Red Raktuber]]
*[[The Slug Menace]]
*[[Ardougne Tasks]]:
**'''[[Ardougne Tasks#Medium tasks|Medium]]:''' "Fearless Fishing"

==Cultural references==
*When you are on the island with Kent, Kennith's ball is a reference to Wilson the volleyball in the movie, ''[[wikipedia:Cast Away|Cast Away]]''.

==Trivia==
*Upon completion of the quest, a player's [[Adventurer's Log]] will read, "''I may have saved young Kennith from a life as a mindless automation, but the sea slugs are still about. Perhaps I will have a chance to get rid of them some day.''"
*When this quest was released in 2002, the village of [[Witchaven]] did not exist. It was released along with [[The Slug Menace]] in 2006.

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