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Princess Astrid

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{{Infobox Quest
| name = Throne of Miscellania
| image = [[File:Throne of Miscellania.png|Throne of Miscellania]]
| aka =
| release = [[29 November]] [[2004]]
| update = Throne Of Miscellania
| members = Yes
| series = Fremennik quests
| difficulty = Experienced
| length = Medium
| number = 61
| developer = Chris S, Jonathan S
}}

{{otheruses|the quest|the guide on kingdom management|Managing Miscellania}}

==Official description==
{{Cquote2|Rumours have been coming back from Miscellania that all is not well. It is said that the king has been turned into a monster! An exceptional hero is required to investigate. Experience in ruling kingdoms, wooing royalty and negotiating peace would be an advantage.}}

== Walkthrough ==
{{Quest details
|start = Talk to [[King Vargas]] in the castle of Miscellania. Either take the longboat from [[Rellekka]], use the [[Fairy Ring]] code C-I-P, or use a [[Miscellania teleport]] scroll.
|wdifficulty=3
|difficulty = Experienced
|length = Medium
|members = Yes
|requirements =
{{Questreq|Throne of Miscellania}}
'''One''' of:
{{Skillreq|Herblore|35}}
{{Skillreq|Farming|10}}
{{Skillreq|Woodcutting|45}}
{{Skillreq|Fishing|40}}
{{Skillreq|Mining|30}}
|items = * [[Iron bar]]
* [[Log]] of any kind
* Any tradeable, non enchanted ring, ([[clay ring]] doesn't work)
* [[Flowers]] (can be bought from the [[Flower Girl]] for 15 coins)
* [[Cake]] (only if the player is a female)
* [[Bow]] (only if the player is a male, you will lose the bow so if you are in Varrock, you can go to [[Lowe's Archery Emporium]] to get a free bow; the [[Training bow]], [[Composite bow]]s, and [[Ogre bow]]s do not work)
'''One of (depending on the skill above):'''
* Any [[Woodcutting]] [[hatchet]] ([[Inferno adze]] will not work)
* [[Harpoon]] or [[lobster pot]] (can both be bought from the [[Fishmonger]])
* [[Rake]] or 15 extra coins
* [[Pickaxe]]
* [[Hammer]]
* [[Ring]]

Note that if you intend to use a pickaxe or hatchet, you should not rely on the low level bronze one in your tool belt, as it will result in the quest taking much longer to complete.
}}
===Miscellania and Etceteria===
[[Miscellania]] and [[Etceteria]] are two islands off the northern coast of [[Rellekka]], connected by a single bridge. To reach the islands, either take the longboat from [[Rellekka]], use the [[Fairy Ring]] code C-I-P, or use a [[Miscellania teleport]] scroll.

[[File:Miscellania map.png]]
#[[King Vargas]] and [[Advisor Ghrim]] (on first floor)
#[[Princess Astrid]] (on first floor)
#[[Prince Brand]] (on first floor)
#[[Queen Sigrid]] (on first floor)
#[[Derrik]]
#[[Maple tree]]s ([[Lumberjack Leif]])
#[[Coal|Coal rocks]] ([[Miner Magnus]])
#[[Fishing|Fishing spot]] ([[Fisherman Frodi]])
#[[Rake|Raking]] [[herb]]s and [[flax]] ([[Gardener Gunnhild]])

[[File:King Vargas chathead Yeti.png|left]]

===Speak with the king===
Make your way to Miscellania and head to the large building in the western part of the town. Take the stairs up to the first floor, and enter the throne room. Speak to [[King Vargas]] to officially begin the quest. He tells you a bit about himself and says he is looking for a regent for his kingdom. Offer to take on the duties of regent and the king asks you to first demonstrate your worth by making peace with [[Etceteria]] and by becoming part of his royal family by marrying either his daughter or son.

You can use fairy ring C-I-P, which is a little north from the castle. A [[Miscellania teleport]] scroll will take you directly to the middle of the castle (where the market stalls and villagers are).

===Negotiating peace with Etceteria===
Talk with [[Advisor Ghrim]], who is off to the side behind the King, and ask him how to make peace with [[Etceteria]]. He tells you to talk with [[Queen Sigrid]] of Etceteria. Head east, cross the bridge over into Etceteria, enter the large building in the east side of town, climb the stairs to the first floor, and enter the centre room, where you find [[Queen Sigrid]].

Speak to Queen Sigrid. After you tell her you have been sent by King Vargas to negotiate a treaty, she says she will agree to a peace deal if [[King Vargas]] will accept Etceteria officially as a sovereign nation. Return to Vargas, and tell him what the queen said. He says he will recognise her country if she changes Etceteria's national anthem.

Dash back to [[Queen Sigrid]], and speak with her. Although she at first says it is a great anthem and that she composed it herself, she eventually agrees but requests that you come up with a new anthem. Return to [[Miscellania]], enter the room to the south of King Vargas's throne room, and speak to [[Prince Brand]]. You tell him you need a new anthem, and he agrees to write you one immediately. It is, however, terrible. He gives you the [[awful anthem]].

Enter the throne room next door, and talk to [[Advisor Ghrim]] about the anthem. You give the advisor the awful anthem, and he makes a few adjustments, turning it into a [[good anthem]]. Return to Queen Sigrid, and tell her you have a new anthem. She is pleased with her new anthem and hands you a [[treaty]] — which she has already signed — to be signed by [[King Vargas]].

Take the treaty back to King Vargas, and tell him it is awaiting his signature. He says he cannot sign it with an ordinary pen. He needs a pen large enough for him to hold. Head to the northern shore of Miscellania, to the east of the mining icon, where you will find [[Derrik]]. He is in the house with the anvil '''(5)'''. Talk to Derrik, and tell him you have a strange request. He says he can make a [[giant nib]] if you have an [[iron bar]].

Give him your [[iron bar]], and he gives you the [[giant nib]]. Use the nib on [[logs]], and you end up with a [[giant pen]]. Take the [[giant pen]] to [[King Vargas]], who then signs the treaty, bringing an end to the rivalry between the two kingdoms. There are a few evergreens around the islands, so you don't need to go to the mainland for more.

===Getting married===
'''Warning:'''If you leave the island after beginning the quest but before completing it, your progress with the prince or princess is set back and your approval rating goes back to 25 percent. You do not have to give the prince or princess gifts again or repeat the conversations, but you will have to go through all the emotes again. Changing your gender will also require you to restart this part of the quest.

Talk to Advisor Ghrim, and ask him how you are to get your chosen to marry you. See the appropriate section below for the steps to follow.
*[[Princess Astrid]] is the princess of [[Miscellania]]. If you have a male character, you need to marry her.
*[[Prince Brand]] is the prince of Miscellania. If your character is female, you need to woo him.

====Princess Astrid====
[[File:Princess Astrid npc.png|right|80px|thumb|Princess Astrid.]]
Enter Princess Astrid's room, which is north of the throne room, and speak with the Princess of Miscellania. Start to tell her about your desire to become regent. She interrupts you to say she has many suitors. She will, however, give you a chance to impress her.

Speak to the princess a few times, and agree with whatever she says. Then use the [[flowers]] on her. You can buy flowers for 15 [[coins]] from the [[Flower Girl]] in the marketplace just outside the building from where the king presides. Now use any of the [[Dance]], [[Headbang]], [[Twirl]], [[Jig]] [[emote]]s in her room. Speak to her a few more times, responding with agreeable answers. Once she has nothing left for you to agree with, use the [[bow]] on her.

Again, speak to her a few more times. When she calls you "dear," select the [[Blow Kiss]] [[emote]]. Use the [[Blow Kiss]] [[emote]] on her before you give her the ring.

Once she has nothing left for you to agree with, use the ring on her. She finally agrees to marry you. She says you two will have to put off the actual ceremony until you can find a priest but you can tell her father of the marriage.

====Prince Brand====
DON'T forget the ring and all other necessary items or you will have to leave and consequently your progress will reset.
[[File:Prince Brand.png|right|thumb|90px|Prince Brand.]]
Enter Prince Brand's room, which is south of the throne room, and speak with the Prince of Miscellania. Start to tell him about about your goal of becoming ruler of the kingdom. He interrupts you and asks why he would be interested in a "crass adventurer like yourself?" He will, however, give you a chance to impress him.

Continue to talk with the prince, selecting the most flattering answers, until he asks if you would like to hear his poem. Tell him, of course, you would love to. After he recites his poem, select "Be still, my heart" and use the [[Clap]] or [[Cheer]] [[emote]]. He thanks you. Speak with him some more, responding with flattering answers, and then use the [[flowers]] on him. When he asks if they are for him, say Yes.

Continue to talk with the prince (he will ask you your name), providing him with flattering answers, until he asks if you would like to hear his saga. You wonder if you have the time to hear a whole saga, but he launches into it anyway. Continue to flatter and talk with the prince, give him the [[cake]], and tell him it is for him (be careful not to eat it).

When he calls you "my darling", select the [[Blow Kiss]] emote and use the ring on him. If he says he could not possibly accept the ring, keep talking to and flattering him. Eventually, after you blow him a kiss and use the ring on him, he says, "Is this for me? Really?". Say Yes.

You ask the prince to marry you, and he says "Yes!" He says that you two love birds will have to put off the actual ceremony until you can find a priest but you can tell his father he has agreed to marry you.

===Gaining the public's support===
After getting engaged, talk to [[King Vargas]] and tell him his daughter or son has agreed to marry you. He tells you the population, however, is not supportive of you being their ruler and suggests you try to gain their support. Talk to [[Advisor Ghrim]] next, and ask him how you can gain the support of the population. He says you could go help the King's subjects with their daily tasks and gives you the percent of the population who currently supports you.

You need the support of at least 75 percent of the population to become regent. You can check your approval rating by asking the villager you are helping.

====Ways to gain support====
[[File:Gaining favor.png|thumb|250px|Gaining support by chopping [[maple trees]].]]
'''NOTE: You will not get any xp, since none of these will be in your inventory except the [[weeds]], so there is no need to empty your inventory'''

(If you are doing [[shattered hearts]], then this is a good time to collect the [[strange rocks]] you are missing)
*[[Rake|Raking]] (level 30 {{Skill clickpic|Herblore}} and level 10 {{skill clickpic|Farming}}) is fast, but you have to wait for weeds to grow back. [[Rake]] the [[weed]]s from the [[herbs]] and [[flax]] plots just outside the palace walls, south of the city gates. '''1 percent = 1.285 weeds'''
*[[Mining]] (level 30 {{Skill clickpic|Mining}}) is a quick way to gain support, as it is faster than all the others methods. Mine [[coal]] on the north shore of [[Miscellania]], just north of the gates. '''1 percent = 1.285 coal'''
*Chop [[maple tree]]s (level 45 {{Skill clickpic|Woodcutting}}) in the grove in the centre of [[Miscellania]]. '''1 percent = 1.285 maple'''
*[[Fishing]] (level 40 {{Skill clickpic|Fishing}}) [[tuna]], [[lobster]]s, or [[swordfish]] off the docks of [[Miscellania]]. '''1 percent = 1.285 fish''' (Some consider this the easiest way to gain support, as you can be mostly [[Away from keyboard training| AFK]].)

====Ways to lose support====
*Kill one of the villagers. '''–5 percent'''
*Steal from a stall. '''–3 percent'''

An easy way to avoid accidentally killing villagers is to equip a [[bow]] with no [[arrows]], which will not allow you to attack. The villagers are very weak, so you'll want to click on the minimap.

===Gain the public's support===
Once you have at least 75 percent of the public's support, talk to [[King Vargas]] to become the regent of Miscellania, opening the ability to manage the kingdom for rewards.

'''Congratulations, quest complete!'''

== Rewards ==
[[File:Throne of Miscellania rewards.png|center]]
*1 [[Quest Point]]
*[[Managing Miscellania|Management of Miscellania]] (Note: it is believed that the time a new day starts for favour is based on the time you completed this quest, so it might be worth writing it down.)
*Ability to teleport to Miscellania with a [[Ring of Wealth]]
*2 extra spins on the [[Squeal of Fortune]]

==Required for completing==
Completion of Throne of Miscellania is required for the following:
*[[Royal Trouble]]

==Trivia==
*When speaking to the queen of Etceteria about changing the anthem, the last line (ending in "hey nonny nonny") could be a reference to Mel Brook's Robin Hood Men in Tights.
*If you insult the princess while trying to court her, a box of text appears saying "Well excuse me princess!" a reference to the 1989 Legend of Zelda cartoon, which has been popularized through Youtube videos and memes.
*When fishing [[lobsters]], there is a glitch where your [[lobster pot]] will disappear.
*When Prince Brand is about to marry you (if your character is female), he says "my heart is like an open book." This might be a reference to [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare's]] play ''[[Wikipedia:Macbeth|Macbeth]]''.
*A male character has to talk to both Princess Astrid and Prince Brand at one point to beat the quest, while a female character never has to talk to Princess Astrid to complete it.
*When trying to impress the princess or prince, humorous answers are available at the bottom that don't have anything to do with your current situation, such as: "Selling ring of poverty, 30mil!", "I'm a little teapot short and stout", "What level do you need to cook a cat?", "Lies! All Lies!", "Sneaky sneaky stick da chompy", and "Lumbridge? I wouldn't be seen dead there","Look a [[King Black Dragon]]".
*Despite the fact there is a musician outside Miscellania Castle, you cannot ask him for help with an anthem, even though he is obviously better with music than [[Prince Brand]].
*If your Fremennik name is Larton, Advisor Ghrim, while saying his speech to make you king, will forget to say your name: "By the powers invested in me by the Miscellaneous Constitution, I declare thee, , to be the new Regent of this fair kingdom."
*If, when you marry the prince/princess, and you change your gender afterwards, they will constantly ask at the end of dialogue with them if you could find a way to change back into the opposite sex. If you do Royal Trouble as the same gender as your spouse, the teenagers will bring up that you are married to the heir that you did not marry, and your character will become embarrassed and correct them.
[[File:Ghrim glitch.png|thumb|Glitch with Ghrim's name]]
*There was once a glitch in Advisor Ghrim's name, in which his name would be shown as ''misc_advisor_ghrim''. This glitch has now been fixed.

== See also ==
*[[Heroes' Quest]]
*[[The Fremennik Trials]]
*[[Royal Trouble]]
*[[Managing Miscellania]]

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