Runescape Guide: Eagles’ Peak Quest Walkthrough

The Eagles’ Peak quest in Runescape may not have a lot of prerequisites or combat requirements, but it could require a whole lot of walking if you don’t have access to any teleport abilities. However, if you discount the walking, the quest itself is quite a bit of fun and has a pretty interesting storyline. In addition, if you want to learn how to catch ferrets and rabbits, it’s a good idea to complete this quest as soon as you can.

Eagles’ Peak is a members-only quest, but other than that, the only prerequisite is a Hunting Level of 27. The only monster you’ll face in this quest is a level 13 kebbit that is relatively easy to kill unless you have an extremely low combat level. In addition, you’ll need the following items, but most of these can be gathered along the way in the quest:

• Swamp Tar – The Lumbridge Swamp is the easiest place to go to when looking for swamp tar. However, you can pick this up along the way in the quest. We’ll talk more about that in a later section.

• Yellow Dye – You can obtain yellow dye either from the Lleyta Seamstress’ Shop or from Aggie in Draynor Village. Since you need to stop by the Lumbridge Swamp to pick up the swamp tar, it’s probably easiest to get this from Aggie. If you take her 2 onions and 5 gp, she will make the dye for you.

• 10 Giant Feathers – These will be gathered during the quest when you first meet Nickolaus. We’ll cover more on this later in the walkthrough.

• 50 gp – The Fancy Dress Shop merchant in Varrock will need 50 gp (in addition to the other supplies) when making the eagle costumes needed for the quest. You might also need a few extra gp for purchasing the yellow dye.

Now it’s time to get out your walking shoes or your favorite teleport means. If you’re able to use the fairy rings, they’ll be a big help here so go ahead and grab your dramen staff from the bank. The first stop is East Ardougne.

Start off by traveling to the Ardougne zoo that’s located in the southern part of East Ardougne. (Click any image for a larger view.)

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Once there, look for Charlie near the southwest entrance of the zoo. He wanders around a little, but he can usually be found just inside the southwest entrance near the scorpion exhibit.

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When talking to Charlie, choose the option to discuss a quest when it appears. He’ll start to talk about a northern ferret that managed to escape during its delivery to the zoo. He’ll go on to say that a huntsman named Nickolaus had agreed to obtain another ferret for the zoo, but he hasn’t been heard from in awhile. Then you’ll be asked to go look for Nickolaus. Ask Charlie where he can be found, and the zookeeper will suggest that you check in the mountains west of Gnome Stronghold.

Now, you’ll want to start making the trip over to Eagles’ Peak. If you have access to the Fairy Rings, you can get there a little quicker by teleporting to the ring near the Woodland Hunting Area and the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, and heading toward Eagles’ Peak from there. Otherwise, it’s not that bad of a walk. When you get to the area, head toward the northwest side of the mountain.

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In this area, you’ll find a tent and some items scattered around on the ground right outside of it.

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Inspect the books that are strewn out all over the ground and you’ll find a Bird Book that will be transferred to your inventory. Click on the option to read the book. Not only will this open the book, but it will cause a metal feather to fall out of it. This will also appear in your inventory.

When you’re done reading the book, go to the top of Eagles’ Peak. You can either walk up the path that winds to the top of the mountain, or you can climb the rocks that are right next to the then if your agility is high enough (25 or greater).

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At the end of the path on top of the mountain, you’ll find a rocky outcrop. Inspect the outcrop and you’ll notice a slot in the middle of the rock that has a carving of a feather above it. Use the metal feather on the rocky outcrop. This will cause a door to open that leads into a tunnel in the mountain.

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Continue on to the next page for the next steps needed to complete Runescape's Eagles' Peak quest.