Length:
Short
Quest Requirements:
None
Skill/Other Requirements:
20 Combat is recommended.
Quests Unlocked/Partially Unlocked by completing this Quest:
Items Needed to Complete Quest:
Spiny helmet Tinderbox Light source Armor
Weapon Rope* 8 Logs (any kind) 8 Pots
8 Coins
*Rope is only required if you have not visited the Lumbridge Swamp Dungeon before.
Items Recommended for Quest:
Food Amulet of glory (4) Teleportation methods
Items Acquired During Quest:
Quest Points:
2
Reward:
500 Cooking experience, 500 Prayer experience, and 2 free Treasure Hunter keys.
Start Point:
Next to the limestone quarry, North East of Varrock.
To Start:
Speak to the Odd Old Man.
Instructions:
  1. Make your way to the Odd Old Man's hut just West of the limestone quarry, North East of Varrock. Once there, talk to the Odd Old Man, who will instruct you to collect several bones and will tell you how to prepare them. Below is the list of the bones which you need to collect.

    Note: The easiest way to reach Varrock is via the Varrock lodestone home teleport. You can collect the bones in any order you choose. The locations and monsters listed below are only a suggestion. Some of the monsters may also be found in other locations and some of the bones may also be dropped by other similar monster.

    Odd old man

    Name Image
    (unpolished-polished)
    Where Found
    Bear ribs Bear ribs Kill a Black Bear South of the South-East Varrock mine.
    Big frog leg Big frog leg Kill a Big frog in the Lumbridge Swamp Dungeon.
    Giant bat wing Giant bat wing Kill a Giant bat in the Yanille Dungeon or South West of Catherby outside of Keep Le Faye.
    Giant rat bone Giant rat bone Kill a Giant rat South of the South-East Varrock mine or in the Varrock Sewers.
    Goblin skull Goblin skull Kill a Goblin South of the South-East Varrock mine or West of Lumbridge.
    Monkey paw Monkey paw Kill a Monkey on Musa Point.
    Ram skull Ram skull Kill a Ram West of Fred the Farmer, North West of Lumbridge Castle.
    Unicorn bone Unicorn bone Kill a Unicorn South of the South-East Varrock mine, South of Edgeville, or South of Varrock.


  2. Once you have all of the bones, head to Draynor Village's market and talk to Fortunato about vinegar. After you have spoken with him, purchase 8 Jugs of vinegar from him. Use Jugs of vinegar with the Pots. Finally add a bone to the Pots of vinegar to acquire 8 Bones of vinegar.

    Note: The easiest way to reach Draynor Village is via the Draynor Village lodestone home teleport.

    Fortunato

  3. Head back to the Odd Old Man's hut. Next to him you will find a pot-boiler. Place a log under the pot-boiler and put a pot of Bone of vinegar on top of it. Now, light the pot-boiler using the Tinderbox. Once cooked, remove the pot from the boiler to retrieved the polished bone. Repeat this process for the remaining 7 Bones of vinegar."

    Pot-boiler

  4. When all bones have been polished, give them to the Odd Old Man to claim your reward.

    Congratulations! Quest Complete!

    Quest Complete



Wish-list


Description:

Upon completion of the quest, the Odd Old Man will post a new wish-list on the wall of his hut. Read it to find a list of the additional bones he requires. He will reward you for finding these bones.

Quest Requirements:

Zogre Flesh Eaters (Optional)
Horror from the Deep
Creature of Fenkenstrain
Mogre Mini-quest


Skill/Other Requirements:

40 Slayer


Items Needed:

Tinderbox 27 Logs (any kind) 27 Jug of vinegar 27 Empty pot
Light source Spiny helmet Mirror shield Dusty key
Fishing explosive Desert equipment Ice cooler

Note: You will want bring 1 Law rune and 1 Air rune to cast Telekinetic Grab spell (Requires 33 Magic) along with either Ranged or Magic equipment if you haven't at least started Zogre Flesh Eaters.


Items Recommended:

Food 1K Coins Relicym's balm Teleportation methods

Items Acquired During:

Basilisk bone Baby dragon bone Bat wing Cave goblin skull
Dagannoth ribs Desert lizard bone Experiment bone Fire giant bone
Ghoul bone Ice giant ribs Jackal bone Jogre bone
Mogre bone Moss giant bone Ogre ribs Rabbit bone
Rat bone Seagull wing Snake spine Terrorbird wing
Troll bone Undead cow ribs Vulture wing Werewolf bone
Wolf bone Zogre bone Zombie bone 27 Pot of vinegar
27 Jug 27 Bone in vinegar 27 Empty pot

Reward:

5,000 Prayer experience and either a Bonesack or a Ram skull helm.


Start Point:

Next to the limestone quarry, North East of Varrock.


To Start:

Read the wish-list on the wall of the Odd Old Man's hut.


Instructions:

  1. On the wall of the Odd Old Man's hut, you will find a list of the additional bones he still need to complete the collection.

    Note: The list of bones can also be found in the quest journal by selecting the Rag and Bone Man quest. You can collect the bones in any order you choose. The locations and monsters listed below are only a suggestion. Some of the monsters may also be found in other locations and some of the bones may also be dropped by other similar monster.

    Name Image
    (unpolished-polished)
    Where Found
    Basilisk bone Basilisk bone Kill a Basilisk in the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon Map.
    Baby dragon bone Baby dragon bone Kill a Baby blue dragon in the Taverley Dungeon.
    Bat wing Bat wing Kill a Bat near the Odd Old Man's hut.
    Cave goblin skull Cave goblin skull Kill a Cave goblin in the Lumbridge Swamp Dungeon.
    Dagannoth ribs Dagannoth ribs Kill a Dagannoth in the Lighthouse Dungeon.
    Desert lizard bone Desert lizard bone Kill a Lizard South West of the Ruins of Uzer.
    Experiment bone Experiment bone Kill an Experiment in the Experiment Dungeon, North East of Canifis.
    Fire giant bone Fire giant bone Kill a Fire giant in the Chaos Tunnels.
    Ghoul bone Ghoul bone Kill a Ghoul South West of Canifis.
    Ice giant ribs Ice giant ribs Kill an Ice giant in the Blurite Dungeon.
    Jackal bone Jackal bone Kill a Jackal South West of Nardah.
    Jogre bone Jogre bone Kill a Jogre West of the gnome glider, North East of Shilo Village.
    Mogre bone Mogre bone Kill a Mogre on Mudskipper Point, South of Port Sarim.
    Moss giant bone Moss giant bone Kill a Moss giant in the Varrock Sewers.
    Ogre ribs Ogre ribs Kill an Ogre West of Yanille.
    Rabbit bone Rabbit bone Kill a Rabbit near the Swaying tree, South East of Rellekka.
    Rat bone Rat bone Kill a Rat in the Varrock Sewers.
    Seagull wing Seagull wing Kill a Seagull on the docks of Port Sarim.
    Snake spine Snak spine Kill a Snake near the Nature Altar, North of Shilo Village.
    Terrorbird wing Terrorbird wing Kill a Terrorbird in the South Western part of the Tree Gnome Stronghold.
    Troll bone Troll bone Kill a Mountain troll in the cave leading to Keldagrim, East of Rellekka.
    Undead cow ribs Undead cow ribs Kill a Undead cow North West of Port Phasmatys;
    Vulture wing, Vulture wing Kill a Vulture South West of Nardah.
    Werewolf bone Werewolf bone Kill a Werewolf in Canifis.
    Wolf bone Wolf bone Kill a White wolf on White Wolf Mountain, West of Catherby.
    Zogre bone Zogre bone Kill a Zogre in Jiggig, South East of the Castle Wars arena.
    Zombie bone Zombie bone Kill a Zombie in the Varrock Sewers.


  2. Once you have all of the bones, head to Draynor Village's market and talk to Fortunato about vinegar. After you have spoken with him, purchase 8 Jugs of vinegar from him. Use Jugs of vinegar with the Pots. Finally add a bone to the Pots of vinegar to acquire 8 Bones of vinegar.

  3. Head back to the Odd Old Man's hut. Next to him you will find a pot-boiler. Place a log under the pot-boiler and put a pot of Bone of vinegar on top of it. Now, light the pot-boiler using the Tinderbox. Once cooked, remove the pot from the boiler to retrieved the polished bone. Repeat this process for the remaining 26 Bones of vinegar."

  4. When all bones have been polished, give them to the Odd Old Man to claim your reward.

    Congratulations! Wish-list Complete!

    Wish-List Bonesack

This Quest Guide was written by Fivestar24. Thanks to Dea-Proximo, Andro_Girl, t virus, Shinraz, Kaiza666, tomb_lifter, R K O Orton, Im4eversmart, DRAVAN, Watsermetjou, Xerlat, SaxRox, hellmage4492, Cloulien, Alfawarlord, holy_pownage, Javezz, Iron drakus, and Quartz for corrections.
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