- Requirements
- Recommendations
- Start Point
- To Start
- Getting Started
- Spying for Penguins
- Penguins Disguises
- Spying for the Polar Bear
- Spying the Ghost penguin
- Rewards
Cabin Fever, access to Mos Le'Harmless.
Icthlarin's Little Helper, access to Sophanem.
Ghosts Ahoy, access to Dragontooth Island.
Mourning's Ends Part I, access to Lletya.
Regicide, access to Tirannwn area.
The Fremennik Trials, access to Miscellania and Etceteria.
The Fremennik Isles, access to Jatizso and Neitiznot.
Monkey Madness, access to Ape Atoll.
Hunt for Red Raktuber, to hunt down the polar bear.
Some Like It Cold and Desert Treasure to hunt the Ghost Penguin.
Speak to Larry at Ardougne Zoo. He is located at the south west part of the Zoo and is marked by a gold Distractions and Diversions game icon. He will give you a Spy notebook in which to record your sightings. You do not need to carry it in your inventory, either when spying penguins or reporting the sightings back to Larry. The location of the penguins reset each Wednesday and differs from world to world. You can check your notebook to see if it has been reset. If it states you have recently spotted 0 penguins', then it has been reset.
Note: Upon completion of the Hunt for Red Raktuber quest, Larry will be replaced by Chuck the Polar Bear.
The penguins are constantly on the move. Therefore, it is best to work with a team to find out where they are because hunting for them on your own is a challenging task (Note: Various Penguin Hunting Friends Chats can be found in the 'Minigames and D&Ds' section of the RuneScape Official Forums). Penguins can wander all over RuneScape, including quest areas and the Wilderness. This means that some penguins may be un-spy-able if you have not completed the required quests (see required quests above). When you have spotted a penguin, simply right-click on it and select 'Spy-on'. This will take note of the location of the spy so that you can report it to Larry or Chuck.
To help you on your search, you may ask Larry for a location hint.
Hints from Larry include:
- Somewhere in the Kingdom of Kandarin
- Located Southern desert
- Near pointy eared ones
- Kingdom of Asgarnia
- Located Northern desert
- Near the ghost town
- South of Ardougne
- Located Around Ardougne
- North of Ardougne
- Kingdom of Misthalin
- Located In the Wilderness
- Located Deep Jungle
- Located on an island, Etc.
- Where bloodsuckers rule
- Where brothers quarrel
- Located Port Sarim
- Near a big tree with short people
There are 10 penguins hidden throughout Runescape. They have chosen their disguise carefully to blend in with their environment, making it hard for you to spot them. Below you can find a list of all the disguises.
| Disguise | Image | Examine Information |
| Barrel | ![]() |
What's black and white and smells like beer? |
| Bush | ![]() |
What's black and white and down to earth? |
| Cactus | ![]() |
What's black and white and covered in spines? |
| Crate | ![]() |
What's black and white and on a sneaking mission? |
| Rock | ![]() |
What's black and white and looks like a rock hopper? |
| Toadstool | ![]() |
What's black and white and covered in mushroom? |
During the Holiday events the penguins can be disguised to suit the occasion.
| Disguise | Image | Examine Information |
| Halloween | ![]() |
What's black and white and smells of pumpkin? |
| Christmas | ![]() |
What's black and white and covered in snow? |
If you have completed the Hunt for Red Raktuber quest, you can earn one extra penguin point by hunting down the PJB polar bear agent. The agent hides inside wells through RuneScape. When you have spotted the agent, simply 'inspect' the well. This will take note of the location of the agent so that you can report it to Chuck. The location of the the PBJ agent resets each Wednesday along with the penguins. Unlike penguins, the location of the agent is the same for all the words.
Possible locations:
- North of Ardougne
- Southern entrance to Falador
- Musa Point
- Relleka
- Rimmington
- Southeast Varrock
If you have completed Some Like It Cold and Desert Treasure, you can earn an extra three points a week by hunting the Ghost penguin. This penguin differs from the regular penguins because it teleports to a new location every couple of minutes, can only be seen and spied while wearing a Ring of visibility and cannot be trapped. As with the regular penguins, it is highly recommended to find a Friends chat to help you hunt this penguin.
Each point can be traded in for 6.5k coins or experience in any skill. The formula for experience is: Number of points X the level of your chosen skill x 25 = XP Reward. For example, If you have 67 Runecrafting; 67 x 25 = 1675, so you will receive 1675 experience per point. A maximum of 50 points will yield 83,750 experience in the skill of your choice.
This Distraction/Diversion Guide was written by Realruth. Thanks to Radmite, Hilwin1, Dwayne_Dibly, Diamondi3ack, Eragon7985, dragoon889, Clamball, Alfawarlord, Jaxx_2_20, and Mr Tudjay for corrections.
This Distraction/Diversion Guide was entered into the database on Sat, Dec 13, 2008, at 02:55:45 PM by Knight9693, and it was last updated on Tue, Apr 30, 2013, at 04:50:58 PM by Javezz.
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