• 1.0 - Introduction
• 2.0 - Barbarian Skills
  • 2.1 - Fishing
  • 2.2 - Herblore
  • 2.3 - Smithing
  • 2.4 - Firemaking
• 3.0 - The Ancient Cavern

The Barbarians of RuneScape have decided to begin training new warriors, but a barbarian must not only be strong and hardened; he or she must also be able to train their skills the way barbarians do.

If you speak to Otto Godblessed in Otto's Grotto, on top of Baxtorian Falls he will begin training you. You can get there quickly by using the Game necklace teleport to the Barbarian Outpost and running south. Alternatively players can run up directly from East Ardougne and climb the cliff side of the waterfall to the plateau.

When you begin you will receive a log book, which can be used to look back on what Otto has instructed you to do throughout the tasks. Later on, if you ask about the Ancient Cave under the lake, he will give a note book that is blank at first. You add to the note book as you find ancient pages in the dungeon, usually collected by searching skeletons on the cave floor. Be careful, though, as when you search them sometimes a Skeleton (level-132) will attack you.

Barbarians have their own methods of training Fishing, Herblore, Smithing and Firemaking. Higher level players should pay attention to these methods as they can be faster and give more experience in training. The methods can also be helpful to break up repetitive lengths of training, adding some variety as you rise through levels.

Speak to Otto Godblessed about the barbarian fishing methods; he will talk to you about catching fish with your arms instead of a harpoon. In order to be able to fish without a harpoon you must have at least level-55 Fishing and must have caught at least one fish by harpooning.

Go to an area where you can harpoon swordfish, tuna or sharks; the Fishing Guild and Catherby are good choices. Click on the harpoon spot as you would normally, but without a harpoon equipped or in your inventory and you will catch a fish using your arm as bait!

Picture	Name	Required Fishing Level	Strength Level Required	Fishing Experience	Strength Experience
	Tuna	55	35	80	8
	Swordfish	70	50	100	10
	Shark	96	76	110	11

Speak to Otto once more and this time ask about fishing rod methods, he will tell you that barbarians use stronger fishing rods to catch leaping fish in the lake nearby. Search under his bed and collect a heavy barbarian rod, make sure to also have fishing bait or feathers on you. Use the fishing spots around the lake and hook a leaping fish (this requires at least level-48 Fishing). The Cooking Experience refers to the amount of Experience received from cutting the fish and obtaining Roe or Caviar.

Picture	Name	Required Fishing Level	Strength and Agility Level Required	Fishing Experience	Strength and Agility Experience	Cooking Experience
	Leaping trout	48	15	50	5	10
	Leaping salmon	58	30	70	6	10
	Leaping sturgeon	70	45	80	7	15

Speak to Otto and he will tell you that the fish you caught in the lake are full of eggs. Speak to him again and ask about the secrets of Herblore. He will tell you to use a knife with the fish you caught to obtain 'roe' or 'caviar', and then use these items with a 2 dose attack potion (2) to create a 2 dose attack mix (level-4 Herblore required). Mixes up to energy, you can use roe OR caviar.

For mixes over or including energy, you will need to use caviar. Sometimes when cutting a fish you will receive fish parts, these can be used as bait when fishing with a rod. Potion mixes can give a varying range of bonuses to skills, meaning they can give a higher or lower bonus than average potions. Each dose of a potion mix also heals 3-6 hitpoints.

Name	Picture	Herblore Level	Herblore XP	Effect
Attack mix		4	8	+ 10-15% to attack level.
Anti-poison mix		6	12	Cures poison and gives a small amount of immunity.
Relicym's balm mix		9	14	Cures disease.
Strength mix		14	17	+ 10-15% to strength level.
Stat-restore mix		24	21	Restores lowered combat stats (excl. hit points and prayer).
Energy mix		29	23	Restores 10% energy.
Defence mix		33	25	+ 10-15% to defence level.
Agility mix		37	27	+ 3 agility levels.
Combat mix		40	28	+ 3-12 Strength and Attack levels.
Restore prayer mix		42	29	Restores 7-31 Prayer points (7-33 when carrying the Blessed Wrench)
Super attack mix		47	33	+ 20% to attack level.
Super anti-poison mix		51	35	Cures poison and gives temporary resistance to further poison.
Fishing mix		53	38	+ 3 fishing levels.
Super energy mix		56	39	Restores 20% energy.
Hunter mix		58	40	+ 3 Hunter levels.
Super strength mix		59	42	+ 20% to strength level.
Magic Essence mix		61	43	+ 3 magic levels.
Super restore mix		67	48	Restores all lowered stats* by 33.8% (average). *excluding hit points
Super defence mix		71	50	+ 20% to defence level.
Extra strong anti-poison mix		74	52	Cures poison and gives temporary resistance to further poison.
Anti fire-breath mix		75	53	Temporary resistance to fire breath (excl. King black dragon).
Ranging mix		80	54	+ 15% to range level.
Magic mix		83	57	+ 4 magic levels.
Zamorak mix		85	58	Lowers hit points and defence by 10%, while increasing strength, attack and prayer by 15-20%

Speak to Otto about the barbarian spears. He will ask you to grab a metal bar and log type of the same level, (for instance steel bar for willow logs, bronze bar for normal logs), and to use them with the special anvil outside his house. Remember to take a hammer with you. You will make a spear by doing this, then speak to Otto again and then ask about the one-handed spears, or Hastas.

Otto will only educate you on how to manufacture hastas if you have completed Tai Bwo Wannai Trio quest. To make a hasta, gather the same resources you used to make a spear, then when you use the bar with the barbarian anvil and select the hasta.

Picture	Name	Requirements	Wood Required	Smithing Level Required	Smithing Experience	Stat Bonuses
						Attack	Defence	Other
	Bronze Hasta	None	Wood	5	25	Stab: +5, Slash: +5, Crush: +5, Magic: +0, Range: +0	Stab: -1, Slash: -1, Crush: -1, Magic: +0, Range: -1	Strength: +6, Prayer: +0
	Iron Hasta	None	Oak	20	50	Stab: +8, Slash: +8, Crush: +8, Magic: +0, Range: +0	Stab: -2, Slash: -2, Crush: -2, Magic: +0, Range: -2	Strength: +10, Prayer: +0
	Steel Hasta	5 Attack	Willow	35	75	Stab: +12, Slash: +12, Crush: +12, Magic: +0, Range: +0	Stab: -3, Slash: -3, Crush: -3, Magic: +0, Range: -3	Strength: +12, Prayer: +0
	Mithril Hasta	20 Attack	Maple	55	100	Stab: +17, Slash: +17, Crush: +17, Magic: +0, Range: +0	Stab: -5, Slash: -5, Crush: -4, Magic: +0, Range: -5	Strength: +18, Prayer: +0
	Adamant Hasta	30 Attack	Yew	75	125	Stab: +24, Slash: +24, Crush: +24, Magic: +0, Range: +0	Stab: -6, Slash: -7, Crush: -5, Magic: +0, Range: -6	Strength: +28, Prayer: +0
	Rune Hasta	40 Attack	Magic	90	150	Stab: +36, Slash: +36, Crush: +36, Magic: +0, Range: +0	Stab: -10, Slash: -10, Crush: -9, Magic: +0, Range: -10	Strength: +42, Prayer: +0

Firstly speak to Otto and ask about barbarian firemaking skills, he will tell you to take a bow and use it with oaken (oak) logs as a way of lighting them without a tinderbox. You can use any type of bow except ogre, dark bows, or crystal bows and lighting logs in this manner gives the same experience as lighting them with a tinderbox. After lighting your first logs, speak to Otto again to be able to continue.

After lighting the logs, talk to Otto again and he will instruct you on how to burn and create pyre ship funerals for dead barbarians. For a funeral pyre, you need any type of log (though remember to note that the higher the level wood, the longer you receive prayer experience from burying bones after the procedure), a woodcutting axe, and the chewed bones of a dead barbarian warrior.

The remains of barbarians can be gathered in the Ancient Cavern (can be reached by jumping into the whirlpool in the lake); fight the more difficult creatures in the cavern and they will either drop mangled or chewed bones. The mangled bones don't reward you when burnt and instead cause a Ferocious, Enraged, Angry or Berserk Barbarian Spirit (level-166) to attack. Be careful in the cave to avoid being attacked by the monsters as you gather bones. You can leave the cave by using the logs at the edge of the underground river.

Once you have logs, the chewed bones, and a bow or tinderbox, you can build a pyre at the edge of the lake north of Otto using a "Pyre-site." The burning of the remains will give you firemaking experience, and a bonus depending on the logs you used, to the experience gained when burying bones. When you burn the remains you will be given a reward for setting the hero's spirit free, which can even be the Dragon full helmet! Speak to Otto once more to complete your training.

Picture	Name	Required Firemaking/Crafting Level	Firemaking Experience	Crafting Experience	Bones Buried Withholding Enchantment
	Normal log	11	40	10	1
	Achey log	11	40	10	1
	Oak log	35	60	15	2
	Willow log	40	90	22.5	2
	Teak log	45	105	26.2	3
	Arctic Pine log	52	125	31.2	3
	Maple log	55	135	33.7	3
	Mahogany log	60	157.5	39.3	4
	Eucalyptus log	68	171.2	42.8	4
	Yew log	70	202.5	50.6	4
	Magic log	85	303.8	75.9	5

The Ancient Cavern is one of the most dangerous dungeons in all of RuneScape, all players that enter the area should be well prepared to face Brutal green and Mithril dragons, and other high level monsters that can attack in more than one attack style.

To access the dungeon you will need to have got to funeral pyre burning instructions with Otto Godblessed. You access the dungeon by jumping into the whirlpool off the jetty, at the edge of the lake on top of Baxtorian falls. If you need to escape the dungeon and have no teleport, the only way out is by canoeing on logs down an underground river out of the caves that takes you downstream.