OSRS Misthalin Mystery Quest Guide: Beginner-Friendly

Misthalin Mystery is a short, story-driven quest that takes place on a small island near Draynor Manor. You meet Abigale, who begs for help after her boyfriend, Hewey, is attacked by an unknown killer. The quest requires no combat, no items, and no skill levels—perfect for beginners.

Quest Details

• Difficulty: Easy
• Length: Short
• Time to Complete: ~6 minutes (may vary based on experience)
  
  

General Questing Tips

• Enable RuneLite Quest Helper (RuneLite → Plugins → Quest Helper).
• Hold space bar to skip dialogue.
• Use number keys for faster chat interactions.
   

Item Requirements

You do not need to bring anything.
The following items are all obtained during the quest:

• Bucket
• Tinderbox
• Knife
   

Misthalin Mystery Walkthrough

Tip: Start with an empty inventory. Everything required is found on the island.

Start the Quest

• Go to the southeast corner of Lumbridge Swam. You can check out the starting location of the quest on the map below.
• Speak to Abigale and select option 1 to begin. She explains that she and Hewey were attacked on a nearby island.

Board the small boat south of her to travel to the manor island.

The First Clue (Bucket + Barrel)

When you arrive:

• Head west to the fountain and pick up a bucket.

• Search the barrel of rainwater next to it to trigger a cutscene.
• After the cutscene, use the bucket on the rainwater barrel to get bucket of rainwater.
• Search it again to find your first key.
  
• You can now drop the bucket—you won’t need it anymore.
• Enter the manor through the nearby main door.

Riddle 1 – The Painting

• Pick up the knife from the table.
• Enter Door 1 to trigger a cutscene.

• Pick up and read the note that appears.
• Enter Door 2 and use the knife on the painting showing a mountain, river, and sunset.
• Search the painting to obtain a key.

• Next:

  Make sure to check out the image below for the location of all the items in the room. 

  • Go to Door 3.
  • Search the shelves for a tinderbox.

• Light the unlit candles, warming the room.
• Use the tinderbox on the barrel’s fuse.
• Leave the room before the explosion.
• Re-enter and climb over the damaged wall.

Riddle 2 – The Piano

• Run to the north side of the manor where you see Lacey tied up. This starts another cutscene.

The killer will interrogate her. Answer anything you want, but choosing “Count Check” makes him kill Lacey immediately.

After he leaves:

 Pick up and read the new note:
“It’s like music to my ears!
The glorious sounds, spelling out your fate!”

This riddle refers to the piano in the manor’s northeast room. Check the image above to see the location of the piano

• Enter through the damaged wall.
• Play the notes D–E–A–D in that exact order.
• Search the piano to find an emerald key.
  

Riddle 3 – Fireplace Gem Puzzle

• Climb back over the damaged wall.
• Follow the western hallway until a cutscene triggers.

• After it ends, pick up the new note.
• Go to the room south of the cutscene location, enter the room below and use your knife on the fireplace. The path to the fireplace is shown in the image below.

• Search the fireplace to reveal a gemstone switch panel. 

• Click the gems in this order:

  Sapphire → Diamond → Zenyte → Emerald → Onyx → Ruby

  Search the fireplace again to receive a sapphire key.

  Now leave through the south door and head west to the sapphire door. Entering it triggers another cutscene
  

Final Puzzle – The Killer’s Wardrobe

You’ll be placed in a center room with four wardrobes.
The Killer hides in one of them and throws knives at you.

How to solve it:

• Look for the wardrobe with a faint black shadow.
• Push the mirror to face that wardrobe.
• Time it so the knife reflects off the mirror and hits the Killer. An example is shown in the image below.
• Each successful hit causes him to yell “ouch.”

• Hit him three times to trigger the final cutscene.
• Pick up the Killer’s knife, then interact with Abigale (just dialogue—no fight).
• Try to leave the room to start the ending cutscene.
• Outside the manor, speak to Mandy to finish the quest.

Congratulations! You have completed Misthalin Mystery. The rewards are shown below.

Rewards from Misthalin Mystery

• 1 Quest point
• 600 crafting XP
• An uncut Ruby
• An Uncut Emerald
• An Uncut Sapphire

With Misthalin Mystery completed, you can move on to Prince Ali Rescue next. It’s another quick quest that unlocks free passage between Lumbridge and Al Kharid, making early-game travel much easier.