The short version
30-second read- Bring ropes, split logs and ores pre-made. Killing yaks, spinning 8 ropes and splitting 8 arctic pine logs on the spot is what makes the quest long.
- Turn on Protect from Missiles before the eastern bridge. Prayers cannot be switched on during the repair, and all the damage lands at once afterwards.
- Melee the Troll King with Protect from Magic. Protect from Melee is the wrong call, and if using Magic, only Fire Blast or stronger fire spells get through.
- Wear the Neitiznot shield crossing north. Rock-throwing trolls on the northern islands hit up to 6 without it, and every crossing passes them.
Overview
The Fremennik Isles is an Experienced, Medium-length quest on Jatizso and Neitiznot, the two islands north of Rellekka. The only quest requirement is The Fremennik Trials, and the only skill requirement is 20 Construction, which is boostable and only used for the bridge repairs. Start by talking to Mord Gunnars on the northernmost dock in Rellekka. The reward most players want is the helm of Neitiznot (55 Defence to wear).
Most of the quest is errands for two rival kings: spying on Neitiznot dressed as a jester, repairing two bridges, collecting taxes on Jatizso and making a Neitiznot shield. It ends in the Ice Troll Caves, where you kill 10 ice trolls in a multicombat area and then the level 122 Ice Troll King.
Wear a Neitiznot shield on the northern islands. It cuts the rock-throwing trolls' max hit from 6 to 2, and the Troll King's ranged hit from 7 to 2. Fight the king with melee and Protect from Magic. He has +2,000 magic and ranged defence bonuses, so melee is the easy route, and Protect from Melee makes him knock you into the cave wall.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Experienced |
| Length | Medium |
| Quest points | 1 |
| Quest number | 119 |
| Released | 6 February 2007 |
| Starting point | Talk to Mord Gunnars at the northernmost dock of Rellekka. |
| Members | Yes |
| Updated / fact checked | 2026-10-12 |
Requirements and Prerequisites
Construction 20 is boostable and is not checked when you start; it only matters when you repair the bridges.
| Skill | Level | Boostable? |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 20 | Yes |
Quest prerequisites:
The Wiki also lists the ability to kill the level 122 Ice Troll King and, separately, 10 rock-throwing ice trolls in a multicombat area.
Items to Bring
There are banks on both Neitiznot and Jatizso, so you do not need everything at once. Gathering the ropes, split logs and ores before you start is what keeps the quest short.
Required
- A raw tuna (catch one with 35 Fishing or buy one from the shop during the quest)
- 8 tin ore, 7 coal or 6 mithril ore, depending on your Mining level: level 1 needs tin, 2 to 54 needs coal, 55 to 99 needs mithril. The ores can be noted.
- 9 ropes (8 if you already own a Neitiznot shield); you can spin them during the quest with 30 Crafting
- A knife
- 8 split logs (cut and split arctic pine during the quest with 56 Woodcutting and an axe)
- A Neitiznot shield, or 56 Woodcutting, a hammer and a bronze nail to make one
- Yak-hide armour top and legs, or 46 Crafting, a needle and two thread (or a costume needle) to make them
- 5,000 coins (optional, for the black market shop after the quest)
- Silly jester costume (given to you during the quest)
Recommended
- Combat 50
- Agility 40 (boostable) if you want to use the Central Fremennik Isles mine
- Prayer 43 for Protect from Melee
- A Catspeak amulet, to understand the king's cat in the opening scene
- Food and armour any time you cross to the northern islands
- Prayer potions, as there is no altar nearby
- A one-handed melee weapon and decent melee stats for the Troll King
- An emergency teleport
Ultimate ironmen have to hand in 8 items at once, so make sure the ropes and split logs fit in a single inventory with the knife.
Where to Start
Starting location: Talk to Mord Gunnars at the northernmost dock of Rellekka.
Getting to the Fremennik Isles is a boat ride. On Rellekka's northernmost dock, Mord Gunnars ferries you to Jatizso and Maria Gunnars ferries you to Neitiznot. The quest has you hop between the two islands through Rellekka several times. Fairy ring DKS, the enchanted lyre, Fremennik sea boots and Rellekka teleport tablets all get you to Rellekka.
How Long The Fremennik Isles Takes
The Wiki rates the quest Medium and calls it relatively short if you gather the items beforehand. Most of the time goes on ferry trips between Rellekka and the two islands, collecting taxes door to door on Jatizso, and the troll fight at the end. With your own food, the Wiki expects you to need only 5 or 6 good pieces before the boss, because Bork Sigmundson hands out tuna and potions in the cave.
The slow version is gathering on the spot: killing yaks and spinning 8 ropes, cutting and splitting 8 arctic pine logs, and making the shield and armour yourself. Bring them pre-made and the quest drops to the dialogue, the bridges and the fight.
Walkthrough, Stage by Stage
Have the raw tuna and the ores for your Mining level on you for the first visit to King Gjuki Sorvott IV. The tuna goes to his cat and the ores to him, and only then do you get the jester outfit.
- 1
The jester outfit.
Speak with Mord Gunnars on the northernmost dock in Rellekka to sail to Jatizso. (dialogue: Can you ferry me to Jatizso?)
- 2
Speak with King Gjuki Sorvott IV in the room with the chequered floor.
His cat will interrupt.
- 3
Use the raw tuna on the King's cat.
- 4
Speak to the King again.
- 5
Give him the ores for your Mining level.
- 6
Take all four pieces of the jester outfit from the chest behind the king's throne.
- 7
Sail back to Rellekka with Mord Gunnars from the dock to the south.
- 8
The spymaster's first task.
Sail to Neitiznot with Maria Gunnars, on the dock next to Mord.
- 9
Empty your weapon and shield slots and wear the jester hat, top, tights and boots.
- 10
Speak with Slug Hemligssen, north of the bank.
(dialogue: Free stuff please. → I am ready.)
- 11
Speak with Mawnis Burowgar in the building south of the bank.
- 12
During the cutscene, follow Mawnis's commands using the jester panel on the right.
- 13
Return to Slug Hemligssen for 2,500 coins.
(dialogue: Yes I have. → They will be ready in two days. → Seventeen militia have been trained. → There are two bridges to repair.)
- 14
Bridge repairs.
Take off the jester outfit and speak to Mawnis Burowgar.
- 15
Speak to him again with the ropes, split logs and knife in your inventory and one free slot.
If you are short on split logs, chop arctic pines and split them on the stump east of the bank (cut two extra if you are making your own shield). If you are short on rope, kill yaks in the pen and spin their hair in the south-easternmost building.
- 16
Speak to Thakkrad to learn how to repair the bridges.
(dialogue: How do I repair these bridges again?)
- 17
Turn on Protect from Missiles, cross the rope bridge to the north, and repair the broken bridges on the east and west sides of that island with the right-click option. Damage taken during the repair is stacked and lands all at once afterwards.
- 18
Speak to Mawnis Burowgar, then sail back to Rellekka with Maria Gunnars.
- 19
The king's tax collector.
Sail to Jatizso with Mord and speak with King Gjuki Sorvott IV in the building west of the bank.
- 20
Collect the window tax:
Hring Hring pays 8,000 (south-westernmost house), Skuli Myrka 6,000 (north of Hring), Vanligga Gastfrihet 5,000 (north of the palace) and Keepa Kettilon 5,000 (east of Vanligga). Offer to pay Vanligga's tax for her if you want the black market yak shop later.
- 21
Speak to the king, then collect 1,000 each from Hring Hring, Raum Urda-Stein, Skuli Myrka, Keepa Kettilon and Flosi Dalksson.
- 22
Speak to the king again and sail back to Rellekka.
- 23
The spymaster's second task.
Sail to Neitiznot with Maria and speak with Slug Hemligssen.
- 24
Wear only the jester outfit and speak with Mawnis for another cutscene.
- 25
Speak with Slug again.
(dialogue: Yes, I am. → They are in a secluded bay, near Etceteria. → They will be given some potions. → I have been helping Neitiznot.)
- 26
Sail to Rellekka, then to Jatizso, and speak to King Gjuki Sorvott IV with one free slot for the royal decree.
- 27
Sail back to Neitiznot, take off the jester outfit and speak with Mawnis.
- 28
Show him yak-hide armour top and legs.
To make them, kill three yaks, have Thakkrad Sigmundson cure the hides for 5 coins each, and craft them with a needle and thread.
- 29
Speak with Mawnis about the shield.
To make a Neitiznot shield, use two arctic pine logs, a bronze nail, a hammer and a rope on the stump in the middle of the village.
- 30
Speak with Mawnis again.
- 31
The troll king.
Equip the Neitiznot shield and a melee weapon, bring food and prayer potions, and use Protect from Melee while you run to the cave entrance on the east side of the farthest north island.
- 32
Enter the cave for a cutscene.
- 33
Ask Bork Sigmundson for supplies:
8 to 10 tuna, 2 to 4 prayer potion (3) and 2 to 4 strength potion (4), once each. With no free space you get nothing extra later.
- 34
Kill ten trolls until the chat says you have defeated enough trolls to attack the King.
- 35
Turn on Protect from Magic before you cross the bridge (he strikes first) and keep it on for the whole fight. Do not use Protect from Melee.
- 36
Kill the Ice Troll King, then decapitate the corpse.
- 37
Return to Mawnis Burowgar for the helm and pick two 10,000 XP rewards to complete the quest.
If you lose the Troll King's head, go back to his lair. You are taken straight to his corpse without killing the trolls or the king again.
Jester Act, Spy Answers and Taxes
The jester act, Slug's two quizzes and the tax round are the steps people redo most.
| Section | What to do |
|---|---|
| Jester performance | Empty your weapon and shield slots, wear all four jester pieces and press whatever Mawnis calls for on the jester panel. Put any follower away first. |
| Slug's first quiz | The guards' answers are 2 days, 17 militia and 2 bridges. |
| Slug's second quiz | Yes, I am; a secluded bay near Etceteria; they will be given potions; you have been helping Neitiznot. |
| Window and facial hair taxes | 8,000, 6,000, 5,000 and 5,000 for the first round, then 1,000 from each of five traders. Paying Vanligga's 5,000 yourself unlocks the Contraband Yak Produce shop. |
Boss Fights
Both fights happen in the Ice Troll Caves. Honour guards fight the trolls with you, and the Troll King fight is one-on-one across the bridge.
| Fight | Attacks with | Pray | What decides the fight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 frenzied ice trolls (multicombat) | Females throw rocks; males, grunts and runts use melee with max hits of 17, 21 and 15 | Protect from Melee | Stay at the edge of the fight so five trolls cannot reach you at once. The Neitiznot shield drops the females' ranged max hit to 2. Once you have 10 kills, leaving the cave to restock does not cost you access to the king. |
| Ice Troll King (level 122, 150 HP) | Melee up to 21, magic up to 11, ranged up to 7, and a knockback special up to 16 | Protect from Magic | Use melee; he has +2,000 magic and ranged defence bonuses. Protect from Melee makes him knock you into the wall repeatedly. With the shield on, melee is his only attack that hurts. |
Do not take the east bridge out after the king if your combat level is low. It is full of trolls with no Fremennik guards to share the hits.
Rewards and Unlocks
The helm is the headline, and The Fremennik Exiles later lets you turn it into the Neitiznot faceguard; our Fremennik Exiles guide covers that upgrade.
| Reward | Detail |
|---|---|
| Quest points | 1 |
| Experience | 5,000 Construction, 5,000 Crafting and 10,000 Woodcutting XP |
| Combat XP | Two lots of 10,000 XP in Attack, Strength, Defence or Hitpoints (the same skill twice is allowed) |
| Helm of Neitiznot | Needs 55 Defence. An upgrade on the berserker helm with +3 Prayer, slightly better magic and crush defence and no negative bonuses. Replacements cost 50,000 coins from Mawnis Burowgar. |
| Resources | Arctic pine trees, an island north-east of Neitiznot with a runite rock and seven coal rocks, and the Jatizso mine up to adamantite |
| Coins | Around 20,000 coins paid out during the quest |
| Other unlocks | Making yak-hide armour and Neitiznot shields, the Contraband Yak Produce shop (if you paid Vanligga's tax), and the Ice Troll King in the Nightmare Zone |
The Fremennik Isles is required for The Fremennik Exiles and for tasks in the hard and elite Fremennik diaries.
Common Mistakes and Warnings
The rock-throwing trolls on the northern islands hit up to 6 without a Neitiznot shield, and you pass them on every crossing.
- Repairing the eastern bridge without Protect from Missiles on. You cannot turn prayers on during the repair, and all the damage lands at once afterwards.
- Crossing north without the Neitiznot shield equipped.
- Praying Protect from Melee against the Troll King.
- Bringing weak ranged or magic. Only Fire Blast or stronger fire spells (he is 35% weak to fire) or the ring of recoil method get through.
- Asking Bork for supplies with a full inventory. You only get one request per item.
- Wearing a weapon or shield during the jester act.
Ironman Notes
56 Woodcutting lets you make the Neitiznot shield yourself with two arctic pine logs, a bronze nail, a hammer and a rope. If you have no bronze nail, buy a copper and a tin ore from Hring Hring, smelt them at the Neitiznot clay forge and smith nails on Jatizso.
46 Crafting covers the yak-hide armour. Thakkrad cures each hide for 5 coins.
The Neitiznot and Jatizso banks sit close to a furnace, a range, fishing spots and ore, with a spinning wheel nearby, which makes both islands handy skilling spots later.
FAQ
What are the Fremennik Isles requirements?
The Fremennik Trials and 20 Construction (boostable, only used for the bridges). You also need to be able to kill a level 122 Troll King and 10 ice trolls in multicombat.
How long does The Fremennik Isles take?
It is rated Medium, and the Wiki calls it relatively short if you bring the ropes, split logs, ores, armour and shield ready-made. Gathering them during the quest is what makes it long.
How do you get to the Fremennik Isles?
From the northernmost dock in Rellekka: Mord Gunnars sails to Jatizso and Maria Gunnars sails to Neitiznot.
What is the reward?
The helm of Neitiznot (55 Defence), 40,000 XP across several skills, access to arctic pines and the runite rock island, and about 20,000 coins during the quest.
Is this required for The Fremennik Exiles?
Yes. Exiles is the fourth quest in the Fremennik series and needs The Fremennik Isles.
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Bottom Line
Bring the ropes, logs and ores ready, wear the Neitiznot shield up north, and melee the Troll King with Protect from Magic on.
If you want the helm without the island hopping, our quest service can complete The Fremennik Isles for you.
Sources
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