OSRS Rune Mysteries Quest Guide: Full Beginner Walkthrough

Rune Mysteries is a beginner-friendly quest that unlocks access to the Rune Essence Mine and allows players to use XP lamps and books on the Runecrafting skill. With no requirements, it’s ideal for new players and ironman looking to start their Runecrafting journey early.

Difficulty: Easy 

Length: Short
Time to complete: Around 3 minutes if you have teleports. Without them, expect a few extra minutes of running.

General Questing Tips

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

Recommended Items (Optional but Helpful)

These make the quest significantly faster:

Travel to Lumbridge (start)

• Lumbridge Teleport
• Home Teleport
   

Travel to Varrock (Aubury)

• Varrock Teleport
• Chronicle

Travel to Wizard’s Tower (Sedridor, two trips)

• Necklace of Passage
• Amulet of Glory → Draynor Village (members)
   

Rune Mysteries Walkthrough

Start the Quest in Lumbridge Castle

Go to Lumbridge Castle and climb the stairs to the first floor, for reference, see the map below. 

• Speak with Duke Horacio. Choose options 1 → 1 to begin. He’ll give you an Air Talisman.

Tip: You can get more by dropping it and talking to the Duke again.

Deliver the Talisman to Archmage Sedridor

Go to the Wizard’s Tower, south of Draynor Village. You can find the location on the map above. 

Once inside:

• Climb down to the basement
• Talk to Archmage Sedridor (dialogue 1 → 1 → 1)

He’ll take the talisman and give you a Research Package for Aubury in Varrock.

Visit Aubury in Varrock

• Teleport or run to Varrock.
• Aubury is found:
• • In his Rune Shop, south of Varrock’s East Bank shown in the image below.

Talk to him and choose dialogue 2. He’ll hand you some Research Notes to bring back to Sedridor.

Return to the Wizard’s Tower

Go back to the Wizard’s Tower basement and speak with Archmage Sedridor one final time. He’ll explain the basics of Runecraft, return your Air Talisman, and complete the quest.

Rewards from Rune Mysteries

• 1 Quest Point
• Air Talisman
• Access to the Rune Essence Mine
• Ability to use XP lamps and books on Runecraft
• 5 Kudos (claimable from Historian Minas in the Varrock Museum)
   

Rune Mysteries is a key beginner quest in OSRS, providing access to the Rune Essence Mine and allowing the use of XP lamps and books for Runecrafting. It is necessary if you plan to train runecrafting using books from Arceuus library.