Brink of Extinction

Brink of Extinction

На грани вымирания is a secondary quest within the Umbral Sands. Players must speak with KotHaar-Hok-Zi in order to start the quest.

Overview

Getting Started

Speak to Zi in Umbral Sands to start this quest. KotHaar-Zi is located in The Burning Spire, directly south-east of Sinking Pyramid on an 'L-shaped' island.

Protection from Scorch

KotHaar-Zi will inform you that their body was not made to survive Scorch and asks for assistance with adapting. They ask you to bring them 3 raw beltfish and 1 cactus steak.

"THE GAUNTLET OF FIRE!"

After returning to KotHaar-Zi, they will tell you about four pedestals, scattered around the Burning Spire area - giant black blocks with fire on top. They ask you to touch all four of them in any order and then return to KotHarr-Zi. A blue circle will be added to your map, showing the area the four pedestals are located at.

• Pillar 1: Located east of the Sunken Pyramid, on top of a large rock structure.
• Pillar 2: Located north of the Sunken Pyramid, behind KotHaar-Zi.
• Pillar 3: Located west of the Sunken Pyramid.
• Pillar 4: Located south of the Sunken Pyramid, south-west from KotHaar-Zi.

After interacting with all four pillars, return to KotHaar-Zi.

Cave of Screams

After talking to KotHaar-Zi, they will tell you they are heading to the Cave of Screams, which is located west of the Sunken Pyramid. At the entrance to the Cave of Screams, there will be a bouncer who will ask for a password.

Make your way to the Cave of Screams entrance, located in the top-left corner of The Burning Spire, directly right of the tree icon found on the map.

Talk to the KotHaar Bouncer. Pick any of the three dialogue options - it doesn't matter which you choose. After picking the third dialogue option, you will be given a KotHaar numbering for dummies scroll. Inspect the scroll in your quest inventory.

Talk to the Bouncer again and select the option which says "Two triangles separated by a line?".

You will now be able to access the Cave of Screams. The bouncer will warn you that KotHaar-Zi has changed, and that their core must be forged into a new body, a new body which is controlled by Fuzan.

Reforged Zi

Upon entering the Cave of Screams, you'll immediately be met by two hostile KotHaar-Xil and a hostile Reforged Zi. Defeat all three enemies. After Reforged Zi is defeated, Zi core will appear on the ground - grab it and then exit the cave.

Return to the Bouncer

Talk to the Bouncer. They will award you for assisting with Zi and reward you with the plate of pure obsidian, which unlocks recipe for obsidian cape.

Quest Completed!

Rewards

• 1x plate of pure obsidian

Trivia

• This quest is named after one of RuneScape's (RS3) quests, The Brink of Extinction.