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To start using the runecrafting skill you need to complete a quest. The Rune
Mysteries quest begins in the Castle of Lumbridge, where the Duke has found a mysterious object. Take it to the Wizard Tower
south of Draynor Village. Enter the basement and talk to Sedridor the wizard. He'll tell you to take the talisman to the rune
merchant Aubury in Varrock. Do so, and he'll ask you to go back to Sedridor. Speak to the wizard again, and you will complete
the quest. Congratulations, you can now teleport to the Rune Essence by talking to Sedridor, Aubury, the wizard Cromperty
in Ardougne, the gnome wizard Brimstail hiding in a cave in the south west corner of Gnome Stronghold, or the wizard Frumscone
in the magic guild. Rune essence looks like this:
 and you receive 5 points of exp to mining. Wield your pickaxe as a weapon to give you an extra slot in your inventory to
carry Rune essence.
To craft runes, you will first need a talisman. In the quest, you receive an Air talisman for free;
you'll have to obtain the others yourself. Luckily, I know where to get them, as they're all obtained by killing monsters:
| Talisman |
Picture |
Who drops? |
| Air |
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Given by Sedridor when completing quest; dropped by level 2 goblins |
| Mind |
 |
Dropped by Imps, Wizards, Yanille Tower Guards, Colonel Radick |
| Water |
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Dropped by Wizards and Dark Wizards |
| Earth |
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Dropped by Men & Women around Runescape, Al-Kharid Warriors, Farmers, and Rogues |
| Fire |
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Dropped by Guards, Dark Wizards, Skeletons (lvl18) |
| Body |
 |
Dropped by Guards and Giants |
| Cosmic |
 |
Dropped by Lesser Demons, Ice Giants, Mysterious Old Man, Otherworldly Beings and Caskets (Big
Net Fishing) |
| Chaos |
 |
Dropped by Lesser Demons, Skeletons (lvl45), Giants, Chaos Druids, Moss Giants, Otherworldly
Beings, given by the Mysterious Old Man Random Event, Chaos Dwarfs, Black Demons, Ice Warriors, Greater Demons, Baby Blue
Dragons, Hobgoblins, Fire Giants, Shadow Warriors and Mountain Dwarfs |
| Nature |
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Dropped by Moss giants, Barbarians, Green Dragons (lvl 83; North of Hobgloblin Mine and South of
Lava Maze), Red Dragons, Lesser Demons, Thieves, Greater Demons, Blue Dragons, Hobgoblins, Paladins, Black Knights, White
Knights, Ice Warriors, Jogres and Mountain Trolls |
| Law |
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Reward from Troll Stronghold Quest. |
| Death |
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Not Yet Available |
| Blood |
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Not Yet Available |
| Soul |
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Not Yet Available |
When you have a talisman, you'll need some Rune
essence. They are not stackable, but fairly easy to mine, taking no mining level; the better pick you have, the faster you
get Rune essences. Talk to one of the teleporters listed above (make sure to bring a pickaxe), and ask to go to the Rune Essence.
Mine how many you'd like and use one of the portals to go back.
To craft the essences into runes, you need to find
the temple of the element you wish to make runes of, e.g. the Air temple for Air runes. Use the Locate option on your talisman
and follow the direction, or look here to find the temples:
| Element: |
Where is the Temple? |
| Air |
Southwest of Falador's south gate |
| Mind |
On the hill above Goblin Village, 3 steps from wildy |
| Water |
Lumbridge swamp, southeast from the place where you start the Lost City quest |
| Earth |
East-northeast of Varrock |
| Fire |
Northeast of Al-Kharid, east of the mining chasm and just north of the duel arena |
| Body |
Just west of Varrock |
| Cosmic* |
Inside Zanaris (lost city), south of the cow pen, there's a long tunnel and at the end is the cosmic
altar |
| Chaos* |
In level 9 wilderness, north of Edgeville, there is a large maze inside, but don't get your
hopes up about this one as it takes easily twice as long to make chaos runes than cosmic runes, and PKers tend to hang around
the altar from time to time. |
| Nature* |
Deep Karamja jungle, just north of Shilo Village |
| Law* |
Northern side of Entrana, just over the bridge leading to the Unicorns and Firebird. |
| Death* |
Not Yet Available |
| Blood* |
Not Yet Available |
| Soul* |
Not Yet Available |
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