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RuneScape Dragonwilds

Highlighting the Problem Walkthrough and Rewards

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Highlighting the Problem is a Secondary Quest in RuneScape Dragonwilds that starts in Bramblemead Valley. Here's a walkthrough of the quest, including the clues about the statue, how to charge the Mysterious Orb, and the rewards you can get for completing it!

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How to Unlock Highlighting the Problem

Interact with the Statue Northwest of Bramblemead Valley

Highlighting the Problem starts by interacting with a wizard statue in a courtyard located northwest of Bramblemead Valley. None of the three choices given will affect the quest, as they are all incorrect answers.

Alternatively, you can go straight inside the vault below the courtyard to find the correct password and start the quest with the first objective halfway done.

Highlighting the Problem Walkthrough

List of Objectives
1 Investigate the Area for Clues About the Statue
2 Search the Runecrafting Guild for a Statue
3 Find a Way to Charge the Mysterious Orb

Investigate the Area for Clues About the Statue

vault location

The correct password can be found within the vault beneath the courtyard. Walk towards the east cliff and look for platforms that you can jump down on to reach the lower area. The entrance to the vault is directly southeast of the courtyard, by the lake that you can see on the map.

The rooms inside the vault are riddled with traps and guardian sentinels that increase the dungeon's challenge. We recommend bringing recovery items to heal the damage taken from traps, as well as a bow and arrows to deal with the enemies from a distance and avoid getting swarmed.

Vault Walkthrough
1
exploring the vault 1
Upon entering the vault, go to the first room and turn left. Pass through the flaming arrow traps and enter the room to your right.
2
exploring the vault 2
There is another set of flaming arrow traps ahead with spike traps, as well as a guardian that can hurl projectiles from the platform. You can either pass through the traps first and engage it in close combat or snipe it with a bow before moving forward. Continue north to the next room with more vault guardians.
3
exploring the vault 3
Once it's clear, pass through the doorway in the northeast until you reach a room with giant rats.
4
exploring the vault 4
Southwest of this room is an elevated path that you can reach using Windstep.
5
receiving the password from the statue
Tucked at the end of this path is a statue that will imprint the password to your mind—Pthentorok.

You can continue exploring the vault and finding more loot after getting the password if you want. When you're done, backtrack to the entrance to exit the vault.

Search the Runecrafting Guild for a Statue

giving the password

Return to the wizard statue where the quest started and give it the correct password. In return, the mysterious voice within the statue will give you a Mysterious Orb (Uncharged), which you are tasked to charge on three different pedestals around the guild.

Find a Way to Charge the Mysterious Orb

The pedestals are on top of the towers surrounding the statue. The Windstep spell is needed to reach the pedestals and charge the orb.

How to Charge the Mysterious Orb
1
pedestal 1
Start by using Windstep on the large rock in front of the statue and jumping onto the tower to the south. Place the orb on the pedestal at the top to charge it.
2
pedestal 2
Drop down and go to the tower behind the statue next. You can use the wooden boxes and barrels at the base to gain elevation before using Windstep to reach the top. Charge the orb a second time.
3
pedestal 3
The last pedestal is to the east of the second tower. You can reach it by jumping onto a nearby pillar using Windstep and casting the spell again to reach the tower.

With Mysterious Orb fully charged, return to the statue to receive your reward and complete the quest!

Highlighting the Problem Rewards

Staff of Light Recipe

Staff of Light recipe

You will unlock the recipe for Staff of Light after returning to the wizard statue with the charged Mysterious Orb. The orb isn't actually needed for the staff, but instead requires a completely different kind of core found in dragonkin vaults.

Weapon Materials
Staff of Light Craft using the Smithing Forge
・Blightwood x 16
・Wild Anima x 8
・Sapphire x 4
・Vault Shard x 12
・Vault Core x 1

RuneScape Dragonwilds Related Guides

Secondary Quests

List of Side Quests (Secondary Quests)

List of Secondary Quests

Quest Region
Goblin Diplomacy Bramblemead Valley
Highlighting the Problem Bramblemead Valley
Restless Ghosts Bramblemead Valley
Heartstrings Fractured Plains
Granite Mauled Fractured Plains
Dog Days Stormtouched Highlands

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