OSRS Freeing King Awowogei Quest Guide for Recipe for Disaster
The Freeing King Awowogei subquest in Old School RuneScape (OSRS) is a challenging yet rewarding part of the Recipe for Disaster questline. This guide walks you through every step to free King Awowogei, the monkey monarch of Ape Atoll, with clear instructions to ensure success. Whether you’re a seasoned player or a newcomer, this detailed walkthrough will help you navigate the quest efficiently, avoid common pitfalls, and secure the rewards.
Freeing King Awowogei is one of the subquests in the Recipe for Disaster series, requiring you to prepare a special dish to free the king from a magical stasis in Lumbridge Castle. It’s a complex task that involves gathering unique ingredients, battling enemies, and mastering Ape Atoll’s environment. Before diving in, ensure you meet the prerequisites and have the necessary items.
Quest Prerequisites
- Completed Monkey Madness I: This is essential, as the quest takes place on Ape Atoll.
- Recipe for Disaster (started): Inspect King Awowogei at Lumbridge Castle to begin the subquest.
Skill Requirements
- 70 Cooking: Needed to prepare the stuffed snake dish.
- 48 Agility: Required for navigating Ape Atoll’s terrain.
- 43 Prayer (recommended): For Protect from Melee against Big Snakes.
Items Needed
Having the right items prepared saves time and prevents frustration. Here’s what you’ll need:
| Item | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|
| M’speak amulet | Communicate with monkeys | Monkey Madness I |
| Gorilla, Ninja, Zombie greegrees | Transform into monkeys | Monkey Madness I or Ape Atoll |
| Rope | Harvest red banana | General store or inventory |
| Knife | Slice red banana | Tool store or inventory |
| Pestle and mortar | Grind tchiki nuts | Herblore shop or inventory |
| Monkey nuts, banana | Initial ingredients | Solihib’s stall (Ape Atoll) |
| Antipoison, food | Combat Big Snakes | Player stock |
Starting the Quest
The quest begins in Lumbridge Castle’s dining room, where King Awowogei is frozen in time alongside other council members. Your goal is to discover and prepare his favorite dish to break the spell.
Initial Steps in Lumbridge
Head to Lumbridge Castle and inspect King Awowogei at the dining table. The Gypsy will inform you that you need to find his favorite dish. She suggests speaking to Awowogei himself on Ape Atoll to learn more. Equip your M’speak amulet and a monkey greegree (preferably Karamjan) to prepare for the journey.
Traveling to Ape Atoll
Getting to Ape Atoll is straightforward if you’ve completed Monkey Madness I. Use one of these methods:
- Fairy Ring (CLR): Teleports you near the Ape Atoll Agility Course. Requires a ninja greegree to escape the course safely.
- Ape Atoll Teleport: Available if unlocked, saving significant time.
- Grand Tree Route: Speak to Daero at the Grand Tree, then Waydar to Crash Island, and Lumdo to Ape Atoll.
Once on Ape Atoll, equip a greegree to avoid aggression from NPCs and head northwest to Marim, the monkey city.
Gathering Information on Ape Atoll
Your first task on Ape Atoll is to uncover the recipe for Awowogei’s favorite dish, which requires diplomacy and exploration.
Speaking to King Awowogei
In Marim, go to the king’s throne room, located south of the large temple. Speak to the Elder Guard to enter, then talk to King Awowogei. He refuses to reveal his favorite dish, citing secrecy, but mentions three monkeys in the temple who might know more. Exit the throne room and prepare to visit the temple.
Consulting the Three Monkeys
Head to the temple north of the throne room. In the northwest corner of the ground floor, find Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru—the three wise monkeys. Tell them you’re planning a surprise party for the king to gain their trust. They reveal that Awowogei’s favorite dish is a stuffed snake, made with banana slices and monkey nut paste. However, they reject regular bananas and nuts, insisting on a red banana and tchiki monkey nuts for the king’s refined taste.
Collecting the Special Ingredients
With the recipe in hand, you’ll need to gather the sacred ingredients and a snake corpse. This section involves combat and precise navigation, so stay focused.
Obtaining the Red Banana
The red banana tree is on the northwest coast of Ape Atoll, southwest of the gnome glider icon. Equip your gorilla greegree, as only a gorilla can interact with the tree. Use a rope on the tree to harvest a red banana, then slice it with a knife to get sliced red banana. Be cautious, as the area is patrolled by aggressive monkeys if you’re not in greegree form.
Harvesting Tchiki Monkey Nuts
Tchiki monkey nuts grow on a bush west of Marim, near the Ape Atoll Agility Course. Travel there using fairy ring code CLR or by walking from the city. Pick the nuts from the bush, then use a pestle and mortar to grind them into tchiki nut paste. Ensure you have enough inventory space, as you may need extras if you burn the dish later.
Hunting the Big Snake
The snake corpse comes from a Big Snake (level 84) on Crash Island. Travel to Crash Island (via Lumdo if you used the Grand Tree route) and head east to a large pit. Before entering, activate Protect from Melee and drink an antipoison, as the snakes are poisonous and hit hard. Inside the cave, kill a Big Snake and collect its corpse. Grab multiple corpses, as cooking the stuffed snake can fail. Avoid the walls, where additional snakes may spawn as scenery and attack.
Preparing and Delivering the Dish
With all ingredients collected, it’s time to craft the dish and present it to King Awowogei to complete the quest.
Cooking the Stuffed Snake
Return to Ape Atoll’s temple. Navigate to the lower levels:
- Enter the temple and climb the south ladder to the first floor.
- Go east, climb down the ladder, and enter the trapdoor.
- Proceed downstairs to find a door marked red on your minimap.
- Pass through the door to reach a patch of hot coals.
Equip your zombie greegree to cross the hot coals safely, as other forms take damage. At the long rock, stuff the snake corpse with sliced red banana and tchiki nut paste. Cook the stuffed snake on the rock. If it burns (indicated by an animation), try again with another corpse. A successful cook yields a stuffed snake ready for delivery.
Freeing King Awowogei
Travel back to Lumbridge Castle with the stuffed snake and your M’speak amulet equipped. Right-click the stuffed snake and use it on King Awowogei at the dining table. If you accidentally eat the snake, you’ll need to repeat the cooking process. Upon success, the subquest completes, granting you 3,500 Cooking XP and 4,500 Agility XP, plus progress toward unlocking the full Recipe for Disaster rewards.
Pro Tip: If you’re aiming for the Quest Cape or Barrows Gloves, save this subquest for later, as its rewards are modest compared to others in the series.
By following this guide, you’ve navigated the intricacies of Freeing King Awowogei with ease. Enjoy your XP rewards and take a step closer to mastering Recipe for Disaster in OSRS!