Hunters Rumours is a brand new hunter training method added to the game with the arrival of the Hunters Guild in OSRS’s new expansion: Varlamore!
Hunters Rumours are very similar to Slayer tasks. All you have to do is ask a hunter master for a rumour, and they’ll tell you where you can find a ‘rare creature’. Then you hunt that creature until you find the rare variant. (Yes, it’s like shiny Pokemon hunting!)
Getting there
Travel to the Hunters Guild via your Quetzal unlocked from the quest ‘Twilights’ Promise‘.
Here, enter the cave in the center to speak with Verity.
After speaking with Verity, you are free to get Rumours from any of the masters, similar to slayer masters.
There are 4 tiers:
- Novice (46)
- Adept (57)
- Expert (72)
- Master (91)
How to get a rumour
Speak with a hunter master to get a rumour.
Once you have a rumour, you have to hunt the creatures UNTIL you find the unique specimen they are looking for. (Imagine doing slayer tasks, but instead of a task count, you are looking for a Shiny Pokemon).
Now just go hunt that creature. I was assigned dashing kebbits so I’ll head to the Piscatoris Hunter Area.
Once you’ve successfully hunted the shiny creature, you’ll get the following message in your game chat:
After that, return to the hunter master to collect your reward.
And repeat!
P.s. If you don’t like your rumour, you can ask another hunter master for a new rumour.
Blocking Hunter Tasks
There’s no way to ‘block tasks’ like you can with slayer masters, which is annoying because some tasks (e.g. foxes) are a bit tedious and result in EXP waste.
HOWEVER, there is a sneaky trick you can use.
As a hunter master cannot assign a task already given to you by another master, you can essentially ‘block’ a task this way.
E.g. let’s say I ask an adept master for a hunter rumour and they assign ‘foxes’ I can block that task by NEVER completing it.
It may take a little bit to get it set up, but it’s worth it if you plan on doing rumours in the long run.
Rewards
After completing your rumour, you’ll receive a loot sack.
These contain a bunch of different rewards including Quetzal Feed, which is necessary to build more Quetzal Landing Spots and expand your Quetzal Travel network!
P.s. The Quetzal Feed is worth A LOT of money right now.
