# King of the Dwarves requirements (RS3)

> King of the Dwarves is a master RuneScape 3 quest of medium to long length. Skills needed: 77 Strength, 70 Smithing, 68 Mining. Quests needed first: My Arm's Big Adventure, Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf.

- Page: https://runesquire.com/quests/king-of-the-dwarves
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- Updated: 2026-10-07T07:04:41.074Z
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## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Difficulty | Master |
| Length | Medium to Long |
| Members only | Yes |
| Quest points | 2 |
| Series | Dwarf (Red Axe) |
| Released | 2011-01-04 |
| Start | Talk to Lava-flow miner Sven outside the Lava Flow Mine in East Keldagrim. |
| Start location | the Lava Flow Mine in East Keldagrim |

## Skill requirements

- Level 77 Strength
- Level 70 Smithing
- Level 68 Mining

## Quests to complete first

- [My Arm's Big Adventure](https://runesquire.com/quests/my-arms-big-adventure)
- [Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf](https://runesquire.com/quests/forgiveness-of-a-chaos-dwarf)

## Items required

- 6 Soft clay
- 6 Mithril bars (can't be in the metal bank)

## Enemies to defeat

- Colonel Grimsson (level 84)

## Rewards

- 2 quest points
- 45000 Mining experience
- 50000 Smithing experience
- 55000 Strength experience
- A new gravestone option (Royal dwarven gravestone)
- Access to the Lava Flow Mine and the ability to gild pickaxes and obtain the golden mining suit
- Ability to lift big rock (Level 90 Strength required to carry it away)

## Quests this leads to

- [Birthright of the Dwarves](https://runesquire.com/quests/birthright-of-the-dwarves)

## What it unlocks

- [Quest Cape](https://runesquire.com/unlocks/quest-point-cape): Complete all current quests.

## Walkthrough

### Starting the quest

1. Speak to Lava-flow miner Sven standing outside of the Lava Flow Mine in Keldagrim East.

### Rescuing the miners

1. Free all 6 Lava-flow miners (they are all close to the entrance). If you leave the scene by exiting or teleporting, all progress made of rescuing the miners is lost.
2. Mine the lighter coloured rubble surrounding them, then rescue them and they'll appear in your backpack. Only one Miner can be carried at a time.
3. Talk to Foreman Jaak with one in your backpack, then move on to the next one.

### Releasing Veldaban

1. Talk to Veldaban near the protesters outside.
2. Go to the top floor of the Keldagrim Palace in the centre of Keldagrim. A short cutscene will play.
3. Talk to Veldaban.
4. Talk to the Green Gemstone Director.
5. Talk to the Yellow Fortune Director.
6. Talk to the Blue Opal Director.
7. Talk to the Brown Engine Director.
8. Dismiss any pets and talk to the consortium general secretary.

### Records chamber

1. If you should somehow lose Veldaban, he will be waiting for you at the Laughing Miner Pub located in Keldagrim East.
2. Talk to Hreidmar outside the eastern entrance of the Keldagrim Palace.
3. Talk to one of the protesters.
4. Head to the King's Axe Inn (Keldagrim West) and talk to Luitger.
5. Go to the Black Guard HQ (west of the bank) and talk to Klaas.
6. Go to the top of the Keldagrim Watchtower (small building just south of the Palace, west Keldagrim) and talk to Meike.
7. Go to the library north of the Palace in West Keldagrim.
8. Talk to Meike or Veldaban.
9. Talk to the Librarian.
10. Talk to Meike or Veldaban.
11. Open the cabinet north of Meike.
12. Use the soft clay on Meike and then talk to the librarian about the keys.
13. Talk to Meike.
14. Use the furnace (not forge) such as the one in the Palace south of the library, if the prompt doesn't show up go to another furnace.
15. Go to the Records Chamber (Enter Entrance in the wall, west of the Black Guard HQ)
16. Talk to Meike or Veldaban.
17. Match up the keys with the correct keyholes. See the picture below for the solution.
18. Open the door and watch the cutscene.

### Routing the chaos dwarves

1. Prepare for battle against Colonel Grimsson (level 84).

### Defeating Colonel Grimsson

1. Talk to Veldaban.
2. Enter the tunnel to the east and go to the opposite end of the cavern.
3. Defeat Colonel Grimsson while making sure Veldaban does not die. If you leave the fight, you can restart by talking to Veldaban in the Laughing Miner pub in Keldagrim East.
4. To read about this fight in more detail, see here.

### Recruiting the trolls

1. Talk to Veldaban.
2. Head back halfway through the cavern until you come to an entrance on the east side. Enter it and speak to Pretty Flower.
3. Lift the big rock east of My Arm.
4. Lift the troll named Big Rock.
5. Talk to Pretty Flower.
6. Talk to My Arm.
7. Talk to Pretty Flower.
8. Go out through the same way you entered with Veldaban.
9. Get back to the east of the Keldagrim Palace by using the quick travel option on the Dwarven Boatman to the west.

### Finishing up

1. Go to the protest east of Keldagrim Palace.
2. Talk to Veldaban, who is standing within the group of protesters.
3. Quest complete!
4. (If starting Birthright of the Dwarves straight away, you have to switch worlds or relog.)