The Mage's Elixir
Rasmus the Mage has lost his favourite vial. Find it, get it cleaned and bring him three simple ingredients to earn your first wand.
Quest overview
Game dataStart
Talk to Rasmus the Mage in Overworld (56, 5).
Rasmus the Mage wanders the north-east of the Overworld around (56, 5).
Quest ID: mages_elixir · Difficulty: Novice
Requirements
- Completed Dig a hole
Rewards
- 0 Quest Points
Basic Wand
Dangers
No required fights.
Rasmus's elixir is your way into Magic: the reward is a Basic Wand that casts the four basic elemental bolts. The quest gives no Quest Points, but it unlocks a lot: Anna's arcane shop, and wands from The Tutor and Anna once your Magic improves.
Quest preparation
Game dataItems you need to hand in or show during the quest, and the quickest known ways to get them. Items given to you by NPCs during the quest are not listed.
Honey Jar (consumed) Buy from Edd the shopkeep for 30 coins (+1 more shops); Make it: Alchemy (Alchemy 1).
Mint Bundle (consumed) Buy from Edd the shopkeep for 18 coins (+1 more shops); Gather: Mint bush (Gathering 6).
Red Berries (consumed) Buy from Edd the shopkeep for 22 coins (+1 more shops); Gather: Berry bush (Gathering 1); Drop: Ember Mage (1/5).Bring these for the final step (all three are taken):
- 1 Mint Bundle: gather it from mint bushes in Southfield Farms (Gathering 6).
- 1 Red Berries: berry bushes grow all over the Overworld.
- 1 Honey Jar: buy one, or harvest Honey from a beehive (Gathering 3) and fill a
Glass Jar with Alchemy (Fill Honey Jar).
The quest itself hands you the dirty vial and the cleaned vial; you do not need to find an empty vial yourself.
Walkthrough
GuideComplete solution, including boss tactics and story reveals.
Find Rasmus the Mage around (56, 5) in the Overworld and choose Talk about The Mage's Elixir. You need Dig a hole finished first.
Walk to the far north-east corner of the Overworld. The dirty
Vial lies on the ground at (76, 3). It only appears for players on this step of the quest. Pick it up.Take the vial back to Rasmus and use the quest topic. He is appalled by the grime and sends you to Ed.
Go to the Cave and take the passage on its east side at (29, 20–21) into the Smith Room. Talk to Ed about the quest; he swaps the dirty vial for a
Cleaned Vial.Return to Rasmus with the Cleaned Vial and use the quest topic. He names the ingredients (see Preparation).
With the Cleaned Vial, Mint Bundle, Red Berries and Honey Jar in your backpack, talk to Rasmus about the quest once more. He takes all four and gives you the Basic Wand.
Notes
- Once your Magic reaches level 10, visit The Tutor inside his house: he gives you a
Wand of Enchantment (once). - Anna opens her arcane shelf and gives you a
Wand of Protection once you have finished this quest and reached her Magic requirement. - Ingredients are checked in your backpack only; banked items do not count.
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