Sophanem
The city of Sophanem can be found at the far southern part of the Kharidian Desert, past the Shantay Pass and to the south. This city, although found in the middle of nowhere, has many attractions such as the quests: Icthlarin's Little Helper and Contact! and the Activity: Pyramid Plunder. Sophanem has its particularity in it though: everything is infected there! All the people have spots on them and the cows and the frogs are infected too! Like all other cities in the desert you do not need waterskins to survive here.
City Map
Attractions
There are many attractions in Sophanem including two pyramids, a temple for the lesser deities and another temple for the priests. Each has its uses.
(1) Rug Merchant
The Rug Merchant will allow you to ride a Magic Carpet to the south of Pollnivneach. Here are the prices:
- Original price: 200gp
- With Ring of Charos: 100gp
- Having done Rogue Trader with Ring of Charos: 75gp
Note: You can only access this carpet ride after you have finished Icthlarin's Little Helper.
(2) The Entrance
The entrance - which is just next to the rug merchant - to Sophanem is a big gate in a large brick wall. There are two priests guarding the entrance.
Note: You can only open the gate after you have started Icthlarin's Little Helper.
(3) The Pyramid (for the Pyramid Plunder Activity)
This pyramid is used for an Activity called Pyramid Plunder. It is used for training thieving at a fast rate. Please note that the higher your thieving level, the faster you will train. Do not attempt this Activity without having read this guide. To enter the Activity you will have to go in of the four doors. Three of the four lead to empty tombs and one of them has a mummy inside. Watch out, because if you fail opening the door that leads to the mummy, a bandaged hand will come and knock you out!
Warning: This dungeon is highly dangerous, and you will lose your items if you die. Do not bring any valuables in here.
(4) The Pyramid (for the Icthlarin's Little Helper Quest)
Here is Klenter's Pyramid, used in the Icthlarin's Little Helper Quest. It's located in the center of the city, and inside you'll find some level 84 Zombies, a few level 92 Scarabs, some wall crushers, hidden trapdoors, a big black pit and some mysterious rooms full of sarcophaguses...
Note: You cannot go in the pyramid without a kitten or a cat. After you have finished Icthlarin's Little Helper you should not have to go back in the dungeon again.
(5) The Priest Temple
To the west of the city is temple with many priests in it. At the top of it is a High Priest. He is important in the quest Ichthlarin's Little Helper and he starts Contact!. There is a ladder at the south of the temple which brings you up to the first floor with another ladder to the roof but there is nothing up there. There is also an altar on the ground floor where you can recharge your prayer near the high priest.
(6) Temple of the Lesser Deities
At the north-east of the city is a temple. It is used in the Contact! quest. After you have started the quest you can go down the ladder to an underground dungeon. There is a bank (broken or fixed, depending if you finished the quest or not) and 2 sophanem guards there (with no spots!) who can sell you a torch for 200gp and a tinderbox for 50gp. From there you can enter the maze from a trapdoor. Again, there is a ladder to the second floor but there is nothing up there.
(7) Bridge and Gate to Menaphos
You can cross this bridge to Menaphos but when you get there all you see is a big gate with two Menaphite Guards on the other side. It is used in Contact! in a cut-scene. Later on, maybe Menaphos will open up and allow you to go in.
(8) Centerpiece
At the south of town is a centerpiece used to make salt. To find out how to make salt, speak to the Embalmer.
(9) Embalmer
The Embalmer is in the south-east of town. He buys and sells things. In his backyard he has a camel named Neferti and if you talk to him with a camulet on he will tell you he wants to see the world. He also sells various items, but you can only trade him after you have finished Icthlarin's Little Helper:
| Embalmer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Picture | Item | Price |
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Pot | 1gp |
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Gnome Spice | 3gp |
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Curry Leaf | 28gp |
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Pile of Salt | 30gp |
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Bucket of Sap | 45gp |
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Anti-Poison (3) | 432gp |
The embalmer will also buy all of your Buckets of Sap for 30gp each, and Salt for 20gp each. You can obtain Sap by using a Knife with an Evergreen Tree while carrying a bucket in your inventory.
To Make Salt
- Use a bucket with the lake north of Sophanem
- Use the bucket of salt with the centerpiece a the south-west of the city.
To Make Sap
- Use a knife with an evergreen tree with a bucket in your inventory.
There's a book called the Embalming Manual on the first floor up a ladder, which is used in the Icthlarin's Little Helper Quest.
(10) Carpenter
The Carpenter is a nice man in the east of town who will buy all of your Willow Logs for 40gp each.
(11) Raetul
Raetul sells various supplies including fabrics, desert clothes and needles and threads. He was called the linen worker in the old days but Jagex has changed his name.
| Raetul and Co's Cloth Store | ||
|---|---|---|
| Picture | Item | Price |
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Linen | 30gp |
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Desert Shirt | 40gp |
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Desert Robe | 40gp |
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Silk | 30gp |
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Thread | 1gp |
 |
Needle | 1gp |
(12) Siamun
Just east of Raetul is a very tidy house (a lot tidier than the others) with Raetul and his cat, Neite in it. Raetul is present in the Rogue Trader Activity and he is not the most pleasant person in Sophanem...
Inhabitants
NPCs
These are the various people that you will find wandering around Sophanem.
Slaves
They are very unfriendly and just stare at you when you try to talk to them. They are all over town.
Priests
They are situated in the priest temple with the high priest.
Klenter the Ghost
You need a ghostspeak amulet to talk to him. He is south of the pyramid plunder Activity.
Sphinx
Tarik
He talks about the pyramid plunder Activity and is south of it.
Guardian Mummy
Talk to him to start the Pyramid Plunder Activity. He is situated inside the pyramid.
Plagued Cows
Monsters
Plagued Frogs
Level: 11
Locusts
Level: 18
Mummies
Level: 84
Scarabs
Level: 92
These can poison you.
