Official Description [From Runescape.com]:
Hidden away from the fearsome trolls and the roaming Fremennik, the dwarves delve deep beneath the mountains in search for the ore they need to support their home of Keldagrim. One dwarf in particular, however, has for years been trying to crack open a rock that seems to be impervious to any material that he's tried on it.
Convinced that solving the riddle of the rock will lead him to unimaginable wealth, he has spent the latter part of his life on just this lump of stone. Help him out, but take care you don't end up in a tight spot!
Items Needed:
Pickaxe, around 5k-6k coins, 4 gold bars, 1 cannonball mould, and a hammer.
Skills/Quests Needed:
Fishing Contest and Dwarf Cannon
Start Location:
The Keldagrim mines east of Rellekka and north of the mountain camp. Enter and take the Ferry across then move around and find Dondakan. Speak to him to start.
Combat:
Arzinian Being Of Bordanzan [Level 75-125]
The Beginning:
To start this quest, get to Keldagrem, go to the mines, and speak to Dondakan. He will explain that he thinks there is a large amount of gold in the rock that you will see his cannon attempting to blast apart. He will ask you to help him.
In Keldagrem:
Head back across the river and speak to the boatman this time. He will take you to Keldagrem. If you havn't alredy been there you may have to watch some introductory scenes. Head to the Consortium, Keldagrems palace. On the lower floor (western side of the river) you will find a dwarven engineer in the room with an anvil symbol on your minimap. Speak to him and he will explain some thins about the rock, and eventually send you to Rolad in a house on ice mountain.
Rolad:
Rolad can be found in the building near the ladder into the Dwarven Mines. He will tell you that he had a book on the rock but unfortunately he has lost the pages and you need to go in to the mines to get them. Head down the ladder. Kill a few scorpions to get the first page, search any mine cart for the second page, and mine any rock to get the last page. Return to Rolad and he will give you a book, which you need to read. Hang onto the book for later.
The Golden Cannonball:
Now return to Dondakan and he will go through some lines before asking if you have any ideas. Use a gold bar with him and he will tell you that you can try it but he wont waste his gold. Next head to a furnace and make 1 Gold Cannonball NOT 4. Return to Dondakan and use it with him to have him shoot it into the rock. The gold ball will be absorbed by the rock and he will get an idea.
He now wants to fire you into the rock. All he needs is a golden helmet, for you, and the origional cannon schematics, so that he can make alterations for it to fire humans.
The Golden Helmet:
Take 3 gold bars and a hammer to some anvils and use them there to make your helmet. Make sure you choose helmet and not bowl, the bowl is for the Legends Quest.
The Schematics: For the First Peice, tear out the last page of the book you got earlier. This will be a peice of the schematics. For the next page, head to the pass under White Wolf Mountain and find Khorvak the Dwarven Engineer. He will ask for a stout, tell him no and you'll get the peice. You can take the mine carts quickly back to Keldagrem if you've started the Giant Dwarf quest. For the final peice, return to Dondakan and he will have it. Assemble them by selecting the peices and moving them untill they look like this:
Dont Try This At Home:
Speak to Dondakan again and tell him you are ready to be fired through the rock. Be prepared for the battle before you do this. He will take the schematics, make the alterations, and fire you in. You now have 8 Minutes before you are sent back outside the rock. Note that if at any time you feel like you are in actual danger, remove your helmet to be teleported outside the rock again. If this happens, simply start this section over. Mine some gold to aggrivate the demon. Make sure you mine at least 6, or you will have to start over.
At the time of writing, it is beleived that the amount of gold you mine directly affects the demons level (more = lower), but dont spend too much time on this. After you have your gold, move to the center and talk-to the wall of flame and the demon will attack you. He can use mage, melee, or ranged, and will pick whichever is your weakest. Defeat him to be teleported outside the rock. Speak to Dondakan and the quest is complete. Congratulations!
Reward:
5,000 Defence, Mining, and Smithing XP, Rune Pickaxe, 2QP, Access to the gold mine there.
**Note: After you complete the Giant Dwarf and Forgettable Tale Quests, a dwarf will take your gold to the bank for a cut. If you have an enchanted ring of charos, the fee will be less.
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