OSRS Tree Gnome Village Quest Guide: Warlord Safespot

Tree Gnome Village is the first quest in the Gnome quest series. In this quest, players help the Gnomes retrieve stolen Orbs of Protection from Khazard forces.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: Short

General Questing Tips

• Enable RuneLite Quest Helper in your plugin section.
• Hold the space bar to skip NPC dialogue quickly.
• Use number keys to select dialogue options efficiently.

Time to Complete: Approximately 10 minutes. First-time players may take longer due to combat sections.

Item Requirements

Normal Accounts: Items can be purchased from the Grand Exchange.
Ironman Accounts: Items must be obtained manually.

• 6 normal logs (for repairing defenses)
• Combat equipment: Wizard hat and robe with Fire Strike for safe-spotting the Khazard Warlord
• Food (for healing during combat)
    

Recommended:

• At least 13 Magic for Fire Strike while safe-spotting
• Stamina potions for faster movement.

Enemies to Defeat

• Khazard Warlord (level 112)
  
  

Walkthrough

Start the Quest

• Talk to King Bolren in the northwestern section of the Tree Gnome Maze.

Teleport: Teleport to Castle Wars with a ring of dueling to get close, then navigate northeast through the maze and squeeze through the railing to reach Bolren.

• He explains that three Orbs of Protection were stolen by Khazard troops. Agree to help, and Elkoy will escort you out of the maze.

Speak to Commander Montai

• Head north of the Tree Gnome Maze and talk to Commander Montai.
• Give him 6 logs to repair defenses.
• After that, he instructs you to find 3 trackers.

Locate the Trackers

The locations of the three trackers are shown in the map below

1. Tracker Gnome 1: Behind or beside the largest building northwest.
2. Tracker Gnome 2: In the northeast building (Khazard prison).
3. Tracker Gnome 3: Roaming outside the southwest corner of the stronghold near the ballista.

The third tracker gives a clue for the ballista coordinate:

• “Less than my hands” = 1
• “More than my head but less than my fingers” = 2
• “More than we but less than our feet” = 3
• “My legs and your legs” = 4
  
  

Fire the Ballista (see map above)

• Return to the southwest corner of the battlefield (ballista, not Montai’s catapult).
• Enter the correct coordinate from the third tracker.
• If missed, simply fire again until the target is hit.

Retrieve the Orbs

• After hitting the target, talk to Commander Montai.
• Enter the northern building through the crumbled wall, climb the ladder west, and search the chest for the first Orb of Protection (see image below)
  

Tips:

• Low-level players may encounter a level 48 Khazard Commander at the stall—safe-spot behind the northern broken chair or skip combat.
• Repeat for the next Orb if encountered.

The Orbs

• After you get a hit with the ballista, talk to Commander Montai and enter the building to the north, through the crumbled wall, then climb up the ladder west and search the chest for the first orb. 

  Note: After climbing the crumbled wall, you’ll encounter a stall where you are attacked and cannot heal. This can be dangerous for low-level players. You will be attacked by a level 48 Khazard Commander. They have low Hitpoints (22) and should not pose a problem for most mid-level players. You can safespot the commander behind the northern broken chair. Defeating the commander is optional; you can also skip them and proceed to the western room to climb the ladder.

  • Once you climb the ladder, you will encounter another level 48 Khazard Commander. Either defeat them or head straight to the chest to retrieve the Orb of Protection.

Return to the Maze

• Exit through the nearby south door and return to the northwest maze entrance.
• Speak with Elkoy for guidance through the maze.
• Talk to King Bolren, who informs you that the remaining two Orbs are with the Khazard Warlord.
   

Defeat the Khazard Warlord

Preparation:

• Decent armor (full Iron platebody works)
• Weapon (best scimitar or similar)
• Food

The Khazard Warlord is west of West of Ardougne.

 Safe-spot Strategy

• Stand at the highlighted safe-spot on the image above outside the Warlord’s attack range. You will keep getting dragged back by the warlord, keep running back to the safe spot, and keep attacking him while staying out of melee range. 
• Requires 13 Magic for Fire Strike..
• Warlord’s max hit is 10; recommended 20+ HP.
• Attack him, then immediately move to the safe spot to avoid damage.

After defeating the Warlord, collect the Orbs of Protection and return them to King Bolren. A cutscene will show the Gnomes restoring the Orbs on the Spirit Tree

Rewards from Tree Gnome Village

• 2 quest points
• 11,450 attack XP
• Spirit tree access
• A gnome amulet

Extra Tip

The Khazard Warlord becomes accessible in the Nightmare Zone, where he can be used alongside other bosses for optimal melee XP training. You can check out our nightmare zone guide for additional quest unlocks.