Some Ghostly Robes
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I'd been wandering around Sal's site, when I landed on the part about the Varrock Museum. It occurred to me that I hadn't been in there for ages to try and wheedle xp out of the historian in return for quest stories. Glancing down the list of quests that earned xp in this way, I was surprised to note that I'd done them all. In fact, I only needed to do the mini-quest, 'Ghostly Robes', in order to have the full 153 kudos and the 10k xp in any skill over level 50 (Construction). Woot!
I skimmed the guide and found that it risked venturing into the Wild, which is no place for a puppy. I had a little word with Ben, then left him in the charge of the bank tellers at the GE. He promised to be good. Grabbing ring of visibility, ghostspeak amulet and one or two essentials (like my green, pointy hat), I zapped off to start the quest.
My very first change of location pointed to the Wilderness. I was ecstatic to notice that, overnight, the games necklace has two extra locations for teleport, both of which are in the Wild. I used it now, to get to Bounty Hunter, then asked in chat where the Bandit Camp was. Onua knew and directed me as I ran. I recognized it as soon as I ran up the courseway, it was the place where Yuan had escorted me to, with a clue scroll, on the first time I was enticed properly into the Wilderness.
It all seemed very different without Yuan there to hide behind. In fact, very different to the night before, when a whole gang of us had been having fun with revenants and zappy things in this general 'hood. Some of my old fear trickled back, as I was mobbed by bandits. Yuan had once pushed me into a general store for safety, so I headed there now, kicking to death the bandit that followed me in.
I waited. So did the bandits, two-four of them patrolling the doors, with one stationary at the western door, just waiting for me to emerge. It took a while before I even saw the ghost out there in the centre of the yard, but my reccy through the door told me that the highest level bandit was only 34. Even without weapons and armour, I could pwn her. Pride comes before a what...?
In reality, the second I stepped out, I was mobbed. I ran to the ghost and clicked for dialogue, but he barely spoke his opening words before the force of combat knocked them off again. I had auto-retaliate off and I was getting battered to death. I ran screaming back to the general store, closed the door and killed another bandit with my bare fists. Before my horrified eyes came a floating shape... a revenant.
When have you ever known me panic in the Wild? 
I have no idea what brought CJ and Cougar racing from different parts of Gielinor, with Cougar keeping up a constant reassuring tone, 'Merch, I'm coming... calm down!' 
Perfectly calm the entire time. ^_^ CJ arrived half a second before Cougar and set about pwning everything in sight. Cougar ran straight for me with food and pacifying words. She then joined CJ in general pwning and they cut me a path to speak to the ghost in peace.
From the ghost came another one also in the Wild. They both escorted me there, occupying the zombies, so I could have my conversation in the graveyard. Thereon, it was a lot more sedate. The trail led out of the Wild, so Cougar returned to her hunting, while CJ came with me. I did have a lot of fun at the Slayer Tower, as I'd never seen it in high detail. CJ arrived to find me opening and shutting the door, watching the gargoyles moving, and accidentally slamming it into another player's face. *cringe* I apologized and left the door alone after that.
Eventually CJ and I stood there as twin ghosts (though he had a sword and I didn't), mini-quest complete. It was great fun, apart from the bits in the Wild. I didn't like them.
Yes! It did get me 153 kudos and therefore 10k xp in Construction, plus 4000xp in some other stuff. Part of that gave me 59 smithing. :P
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