Urning my Pay

Starting at 2:28 PM, because I'm still in a mood to craft, and I have an actual target: mining urns. Clay is much easier to work with now that you can get water directly from a faucet or fountain to soften the clay. No more lugging jugs of water

So heading south from Falador, I just realized I don't have a brown apron. I know a chef's hat is still required for the cooking tower. Too late, I wander over to the door.

It opens! Huzzah! So now I get some clay, then soften, shape and bake it. Viola, more urns.

I head over to Taverly to bank them. And I meet an herbalist who needs help. Now I'm questing to gather life water, stone scales and wandering leaves. Got them, so what does this do?

One cutscene later, some vines grow on the altar, the druids seem happy, and I've got a bunch of grimy guam and newt eyes. So now back through the wall into Falador.

Except the gate doesn't go to Falador. It's the stretch of land west of Falador, with the Zamorak church. Two bots (37awfu561459 and A Runner) are taking the Zammy wine as soon as it appears. *sigh* Some things haven't changed in the years I've been gone.

I thinks that's an emissary symbol on the minimap. Yes, a goblin is an emissary. Murknose, Emissary of Bandos. Never hear of him.

Okay, Bandos is the Big High War God. Murknose is his emi...mish...he'll tell you about Bandos. Turns out Bandos believes in might through right, survival of the strongest. He led a strong goblin army against the followers of Armadyl, who also raised an army. An army stronger than Bandos' army, so Bandos lost and died. Which proved that Bandos' beliefs were correct and true. Only a goblin could follow that kind of logic.

So another emissary! Didn't even think about the goblins. It's good they have a god, even if the god turns out to be dead. Go figure.

Anyhow, I'm gonna cabbage-port back to Falador and mine some more before quitting. And that's a dead highwayman. And I swear that's another emissary symbol next to the farm.

It's Taw'Paak, the Emissary of Armadyl. I know he's good at killing goblin gods. What else is on his CV? He's for justice and peace, but will fight to preserve the greater good. Bandos wouldn't compromise and so was destroyed. This god sounds a bit like the Doctor - willing to work with anyone in the universe, but not really big on second chances. I think I could do well here.

Anyhow, I got a book of gods for joining Armadyl. (Sorry, Saradomin, you didn't have an avian as an emissary.) The book lists seven gods and the Godless faction. I guess Guthix isn't a choice right now.

Okay, forget mining. I'll get some yew logs and call it a day for now. Then I get to the bank, trade in noted guam for actual guam. And cleaning those leaves gets me to level 4 herblore (yay) and total levels of 900 (big Yay!).

That seems like a great stopping point. So by 4:02 PM, I've looted 4 gold pieces and my current XP has climbed to 992,698! Almost a million!

Good hunting!
~ Tidwin ~