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| Start point |  The Keldagrim mines east of Rellekka and north of the Mountain Camp. Follow the dwarven statues to the underground river.
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| Official difficulty | Intermediate |
| Description | Five hundred years have passed since the rule of King Alvis, saviour of Keldagrim and victim of his own inventions.
He founded the Consortium: the gathering of Mining companies that were to serve the monarchy. But, eventually, the monarchy came to serve the Consortium. By the time of his death, the monarchy was all but abolished. Now the Kings in Keldagrim are but a distant memory... with only the statue of King Alvis to remind the people of the old days, the dark days. So begins the Rise of the Red Axe, the new multi-part storyline centered around the dwarves and their capital of Keldagrim. The first quest, The Giant Dwarf, introduces the city and the powerful business Consortium that rules the dwarven realm. Discover weird goings-on, narrowly escape from falling chunks of rock, ride around in minecarts and... make sure you don't bump into the wrong person on the way to the city! |
| Length | Long |
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| Enemies to defeat | None |
Walkthrough
The entrance.
The entrance on the map.
A map of Keldagrim City.
Firstly, enter the cave east of Rellekka, past the statues and into the Keldagrim Mine. Speak to the Dwarven Boatman, and ask him if he will take you to the city. He will tell you, "Yes," and just before you enter the city you'll hit the statue of the Dwarven King and you will be 'arrested' by Commander Veldaban.
Talking to the sculptor.
The library.
Commander Veldaban will ask you to replace the statue. Travel north then east over the bridge towards East Keldagrim and talk to Blasidar the Sculptor on the east side of town, in the house north-west of the bar. He will make the statue if you can get him clothes fit for a king, an axe fit for a king, and boots fit for a king.
Clothes fit for a king
(Items needed: 200 Coins, Coal, logs and a tinderbox.)
Talking to Vermundi.
Talk to Vermundi in the market on the east side of Keldagrim. The market is bordered in a thick white line on your mini-map. You need to get her a design book from the library on the west side of town. Bank all of your heavy items, talk to the librarian, and then climb the bookcases in the library to get a Book on costumes. Give Vermundi the book. You now need to fix her steam-powered sewing machine. Buy a tinderbox from the general store on the west side of town if you need one. Then, mine one piece of coal on the east side. Use the coal on her machine with a log in your inventory. Now light it with your tinderbox, and then talk to her again and pay her 200 coins to get the exquisite clothes. (If you fail to light the spinning machine, just use the tinderbox on it again).
An axe fit for a king
Santiri's sword shop, near the bank.
In the weaponry shop (northwest of the bank), speak to Santiri to get a Dwarven battleaxe. Use three sapphires on it to repair the hilt. Then, go to Thurgo's peninsula near Port Sarim. Either use the mine carts in the southeast corner of the city, and travel to Ice Mountain for 150 coins. Alternatively, if you have a house in Rimmington, you can teleport to it. If you've started the quest Fairytale II - Cure a Queen, an even faster route is to take the fairy rings. Get the boatman to take you back to the entrance to the cave, run up the snowy mountain right outside, and take the ring there. Use the code AIQ to arrive just south of Thurgo's house.
Thurgo's place on the map.
If you did not complete The Knight's Sword quest, you need a redberry pie. Give him a redberry pie and an iron bar to repair the axe. If you already did the Knight's
Talking to Thurgo.
Sword quest, you do not need to bring a redberry pie. Just bring him an iron bar to repair the axe. When Thurgo is finished with the axe, you have the option to return immediately to Keldagrim.
Boots fit for a king
Dromund's house just above the bank.
Saro's shop just below the bank.
Before anything else, go to Riki the sculptor's model and give him the finished battle-axe. Go to the Armory southwest of the bank, and ask Saro about boots. He sold them to Dromund, who lives in the house directly north of the bank. Go to Dromund's house and speak to him. He will refuse to give you the boots. When he is looking away, take the (not using telegrab, but actually click on it) left boot (keep trying until you get it). Then, telegrab the right one from the window outside when Dromund is not looking. They will automatically combine in your inventory to form a pair of exquisite boots.
Go back to the sculptor's house, and give the three items to Riki. Then, talk to Blasidar again. He will tell you that the directors of the consortium cannot agree on the face for the statue (each company wants its own directors face). Your job is to get agreement.
Joining the consortium
There are eight mining companies in the Consortium, which are located upstairs in the east marketplace. You need to join one of them. The companies are:
- The Blue Opal
- The Brown Engine (Female players are not allowed to join this company.)
- The Green Gemstone
- The Purple Pewter
- The Red Axe (You cannot join this company; they are the antagonist of this quest.)
- The Silver Cog
- The White Chisel
- The Yellow Fortune (Male players are not allowed to join this company.)
Talk to the secretary of the company that you want to work for. You will be given a task to collect a certain kind of ore within a time limit. All of the ores can be found nearby but cannot be noted. Refer to this map for the location of the ore.
Note: There is an alternative for all the ores except clay; they may be purchased downstairs in the Blast Furnace from Ordan.
- Clay - Mine it in Rellekka if you've completed The Fremennik Trials.
- Copper - If you sail out of Keldagrim by talking to the boatman, you can mine it directly east in the dwarven caves.
- Tin - If you sail out of Keldagrim by talking to the boatman, you can mine it in the dwarven caves. Use the ferry.
- Iron - Outside the entrance to the caves, you can mine iron in Fremennik Province.
- Silver - Mine it in Rellekka or steal it from the silver stall in Keldargim.
- Coal - There is a mine in the northeast part of Keldagrim.
- Gold - There are tons of gold rocks in the gold mine that you will unlock during Between a Rock..., but there is also a single gold vein in the dwarven caves in the southern mine shaft.
- Mithril - Mithril rocks are next to the iron rocks.
You can ask the secretary for a new task if you cannot do the one you have been given. If you fail a task, you may need to log out in order to receive a new task. A great method is not to not "take it", the job. You can find out what the secretary wants; if you don't like it, start the conversation over. You can keep doing this method to get the same tasks that you prefer. Another way to do this is to complete this is to buy 10-15 of each ore from the Grand Exchange, then simply take out the ore that is asked for each task from the bank, or take the mine cart directly to the Grand Exchange and take them from the bank there. (The trip is free)
After you have done five tasks, the secretary will say he is out of work and will tell you to talk to the director for more work.
The meeting.
The director will request smelted bars instead of ores; use the Blast Furnace to smelt the ore, or go to Rellekka if you have finished The Fremennik Trials, or use the Superheat Item spell. You may also smelt the bars in Edgeville if you take the free ride to the G.E.
You can also assign a task you prefer by talking to him again before accepting a task.
After you have done a few tasks for the director, ask to join the company. Then, volunteer to support the director at the next Consortium meeting. Return to Commander Veldaban (west of the bank) to go to the meeting. You will support the director and get your reward.
Rewards
- 2 Quest points
- 2,500 Mining experience
- 2,500 Smithing experience
- 2,500 Crafting experience
- 1,500 Magic experience
- 1,500 Thieving experience
- 1,500 Firemaking experience
Required for completing
The completion of The Giant Dwarf is required for the following:
- Another Slice of H.A.M.
- Forgettable Tale...
- This quest is required for the "MAJOR LAVAS BADS AIR" anagram during an elite clue. Another Slice of H.A.M. is also required.
Trivia
- There is currently a graphical glitch that appears during the cutscenes that shows a closeup up the Giant Dwarf statue: the body appears to be floating above the legs, and the head (once it is added) is floating above the body.