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{{Infobox Item
|image = [[File:Holy cithara.png]]
|release = [[7 November]] [[2011]]
|update = One Piercing Note
|members = Yes
|quest = Yes - [[One Piercing Note]]
|tradeable = No
|equipable = Yes
|stackable = No
|high = No
|low = No
|value =
|destroy = It will miraculously return to the reliquary in the basement of the Citharede Abbey.
|store = No
|examine = The Holy Cithara of Saint Elspeth.
|weight = 1}}
[[File:Holy Cithara detail.png|left|100px]]
The '''Holy Cithara''' is an object that can be found within the holy [[reliquary]] in the basement of the [[Abbey of St. Elspeth Citharede]] after meeting several of [[Saint Elspeth]]'s requirements. Receiving the Holy cithara for the first time rewards the player with 50,000 prayer experience. The Holy cithara has a right-click play option which, upon clicking, will make the player play the cithara energetically for a few seconds. Other players are able to hear the cithara as you play it. "Cithara" (Κιθάρα) is Greek for lyre.

*Note that this will NOT provide protection from [[Saradomin]] followers in the [[God Wars Dungeon]].

Attempting to take the Cithara '''will''' result in receiving damage equal to <code>(current lifepoints - 1)</code> unless the player is wearing at least '''five''' Saradomin items. This means that a player cannot die while attempting to take the Cithara, but one will not succeed in collecting the Cithara unless one brings the required number of holy items, along with a [[ring of visibility]] and a [[Ghostspeak amulet]] or [[Cramulet]] (or has completed the Morytania Hard Tasks). See below for more detailed information on how to obtain the Cithara.

You will need to at least get to the point in [[Desert Treasure]] when you need the Ring of visibility to kill [[Damis]].

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{{clear|left}}[[File:Holy blast kills.png|thumb|A player killed by the blast of holy power.]]
[[File:Holy cithara played.gif|frame|A player playing the cithara.|right]]
{{Infobox Bonuses
|slot = shield
| astab = 0
| aslash = 0
| acrush = 0
| amagic = 0
| arange = 0
| dstab = 0
| dslash = 0
| dcrush = 0
| dmagic = 0
| drange = 0
| absorbmelee = 0
| absorbmagic = 0
| absorbranged = 0
| str = 0
| rangestr= 0
| magicdamage = 0
| prayer = 0
| dsummon = 0
|image= Holy cithara equipped.png{{!}}170px
}}

==Obtaining the Holy Cithara==
To obtain the Holy Cithara a player must wear a variety of equipment and meet certain "Holy" requirements:

* Equip a [[Ring of visibility]] + [[Ghostspeak amulet]]/[[Cramulet]], and 6 pieces of Saradomin Equipment.

These items are acceptable pieces of Saradomin Equipment:
{| class="wikitable"
!Item slot
!Acceptable Item
|-
|Ring slot
|[[Ring of visibility]] '''mandatory'''
|-
|Necklace slot
|[[Ghostspeak amulet]]/[[Cramulet]] '''mandatory''' (unless Morytania legs 3 have been obtained) else a [[Holy symbol]], [[Citharede symbol]], [[Saradomin stole]]
|-
|Head slot
|[[Citharede hood]]; [[Saradomin coif]]; [[Saradomin d'hide]]; [[Saradomin mitre]]; [[Saradomin full helm]]; [[Saradomin halo]]
|-
|Body slot
|[[Citharede robe top]]; [[Saradomin body]]; [[Saradomin robe top]]; [[Monk's robe top]]; [[Saradomin platebody]]
|-
|Legwear slot
|[[Citharede robe bottom]]; [[Saradomin robe legs]]; [[Saradomin chaps]]; [[Monk's robe bottom]]; [[Saradomin plateskirt]]/[[Saradomin platelegs|platelegs]]
|-
|Weapon slot
|[[Saradomin crozier]]; [[Saradomin staff]]; [[Saradomin bow]] (2h); [[Saradomin mjolnir]] (2h); [[Saradomin godsword]] (2h); [[Saradomin sword]] (2h)
|-
|Shield slot
|[[Holy book]]; [[Illuminated holy book]]; [[God book|Damaged]] [[Saradomin's holy book|holy book]]; [[Saradomin kiteshield]]
|-
|Glove slot
|[[Saradomin vambraces]]
|-
|Cape slot
|[[Saradomin cloak]]; [[Saradomin cape]]
|-
|Ammo slot
|[[Saradomin arrow]] (only 1 needed)
|-
|Aura slot
|None
|}

[[File:Holy cithara Setup.png|thumb|A Player wearing items to get the Holy Cithara.]]
If you don't obtain it on your first try, but the ghost appears and you don't get dealt any damage, keep trying until you get it. It can take upwards of 15 tries to successfully grab the cithara. Note that if you are wearing 5 items, you won't take damage but the ghost will appear and tell you that you're not yet worthy. You won't be able to pick it up regardless of how many times you try.

Any of the following prevents players from obtaining the cithara:
*Less than 100% run [[Energy]]
*Being on the [[Ancient Curses]] or [[Ancient Magicks]]
*More or less than maximum prayer points (i.e., boosted above maximum fails to work) - also altar upstairs for recharging your prayer if needed.
*Having/wearing/wielding an item ''not'' aligned with Saradomin (other than amulet of ghostspeak and ring of visibility, i.e., most things in the game). '''This includes your inventory.'''
*You may not claim the holy cithara if any of your Saradomin aligned items are borrowed. All the items must belong to you.

===Tips and Misconceptions===
* Players only need 6 items worn to obtain the cithara. Wearing more items than necessary ''does'' work, but is not required.
* The [[Citharede robes]] are ''not'' required, they are simply free and readily available after completing the quest.
* An inexpensive way to achieve the 6 worn Saradomin items is using the 3 [[Citharede robes]] available from the quest, 1 [[Saradomin arrow]], a [[Saradomin crozier]] and a [[God book|Damaged]] [[Saradomin's holy book|holy book]].
* If a player has completed the [[Mage Arena]], the [[Saradomin cape]] can be acquired for free (though potentially time-expensive, unless stored on a player's POH cape rack).
* A majority of the [[Saradomin#Affiliated Items|items affiliated with Saradomin]] listed on the [[Saradomin]] page ''do not work''. The [[white gloves]] and [[white boots]] are prime examples.
* Although the Saradomin owl counts as a Saradomin item for the God Wars Dungeon, it does not count as a Saradomin item for the cithara.
*Because all four of the [[Falador shield]]s have a symbol that closely resembles the Saradomin symbol, it is sometimes mistaken for a Saradomin aligned item. However, this is not the case.
* If players receive the message that states them as unworthy of obtaining the holy cithara, before moving forward in the conversation and being struck by current LP - 1, exit to the lobby, log back in, and try again.
* If a player has completed the hard ([[Morytania Tasks]]), then it is possible to replace the [[Ghostspeak amulet]] with a [[Holy symbol]], [[Citharede symbol]], or Saradomin stole.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
Elspeth_chatbox_unworthy.png
Elspeth chatbox.png
Cithara_chatbox.png
</gallery>
{{Listen
|align = left
|title = Unworthy to take the Cithara
|filename = Elspeth_unworthy.ogg
|desc =Saint Elspeth's voice-acted message when the player does not violate the requirements but does not reach them either.}}
{{Listen
|align = left
|title = Worthy to take the Cithara
|filename = Elspeth_worthy.ogg
|desc =Saint Elspeth's voice-acted message when the player meets or exceeds all requirements to take the cithara.}}
{{Listen
|align=left
|filename=Cithara.ogg
|title=Playing the cithara
|desc=}}

{{Music}}

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imported>Blaze fire12 at 19:49, 7 October 2012