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Instruction manual
This quest has a quick guide found here.
It briefly summarises the steps needed to complete the quest.

Details[]

Start point Talk to Unferth in his house in Burthorpe Talk to Unferth in his house in Burthorpe
Official difficulty Intermediate
Description Missing: small black cat, answers to the name of Bob.

Last seen on the 19th of Bennath. Please contact Unferth in Burthorpe.

Length Long (25-35 minute wait for farm patch to grow)
Requirements Completion of Icthlarin's Little Helper
Items required

Recommended:

Enemies to defeat None

Walkthrough[]

Cat hunt[]

Items required: a cat or kitten, 5 death runes, a catspeak amulet

Recommended: a Varrock teleport

You do not need to have your kitten or cat following the entire time—simply keep it in your inventory throughout the quest, and it will jump out to participate in necessary dialogue, and then you can pick it back up again to avoid it becoming overgrown. Equip your Item image of %7B%7B%3Acatspeak+amulet%7D%7D, File:catspeak amulet catspeak amulet, and start the quest by talking to Chat head image of Unferth, File:Unferth chathead Unferth, who can be found in east Link to Burthorpe Burthorpe in the house south of Chat head image of Dunstan, File:Dunstan chathead Dunstan. After starting, talk to Chat head image of Hild, File:Hild chathead Hild in the nearby house north-east of Chat head image of Unferth, File:Unferth chathead Unferth. She will enchant your catspeak amulet if you give her five Item image of %7B%7B%3ADeath+rune%7D%7D, File:Death rune death runes. You can now open it to find Bob chathead Bob's location. It works somewhat like a compass - when facing north, click the left or right whiskers to control the interface and point it in the right direction. When you see the central cat's eyes light up, go in that direction to find Bob. He can be anywhere in RuneScape. However it is recommended to pick a common spot where Bob is found, and then world hop. He is commonly found at the Varrock anvils (south of the Varrock west bank, not the armour shop anvils).

List of locations:

Catspeak amulet in action

The interface of the Amulet of catspeak (e). This specific picture shows that Bob is south-east to the player's current location.

Strong lineage[]

After finding Bob chathead Bob, talk to him. He will tell you that he's in love with Chat head image of Neite, File:Neite chathead Neite, but she has no idea what his origins are so she's not interested in him. Talk to Chat head image of Gertrude, File:Gertrude chathead Gertrude (located south of the Cooking Guild, West of Varrock) about Bob's family. While there, your cat will tell you to research a warrior called Chat head image of Robert the Strong, File:Robert the Strong chathead Robert the Strong.

In the Link to Varrock Palace Varrock Palace library, talk to Chat head image of Reldo, File:Reldo chathead Reldo. He will tell you that Robert the Strong was much taller and stronger than any other man of his time. His longbow was six feet tall, and he fought immortal monsters known as the Link to Dragonkin Dragonkin. He fought alongside a black panther.

Return to Bob (who might have changed location, use the enchanted Catspeak amulet to locate him). You and your Link to cat cat will try to convince Bob he is Robert the Strong. Your cat will remind you of how the Chat head image of Sphinx, File:Sphinx chathead Sphinx knows how you were hypnotised, so perhaps it can hypnotise Bob.

Hidden memories[]

Recommended: a games necklace (if skipping cutscene)

Talking to sphinx

The Sphinx talking to Bob the cat in the desert.

Talk to the Chat head image of Sphinx, File:Sphinx chathead Sphinx in Link to Sophanem Sophanem. A good way of getting there is to take a magic carpet to Pollnivneach from Shantay Pass and then to Sophanem using Pollnivneach's southern carpet - the Sphinx is south-east of the northern Link to Pyramid Plunder pyramid. Ask her for help, and after a bit, you'll have the option to view a five-minute cutscene or get a brief summary of what happens. If you choose the brief summary, you won't be offered the option of being teleported to Burthorpe.

During the cutscene, the Sphinx will teleport Bob chathead Bob to Sophanem and hypnotise him. Bob, thinking back on his earliest memories, recalls himself as Chat head image of Robert the Strong, File:Robert the Strong chathead Robert the Strong. He sees himself looking over at a tower beside Odysseus Odysseus, followed by a battle between them and a Dragonkin dragonkin; the dragonkin manages to slay the panther and weaken Robert, but is killed by an immensely powerful attack by him.

After the cutscene, the Sphinx teleports Chat head image of Neite, File:Neite chathead Neite to Bob, who will be impressed and fall in love with him. Bob will tell you to keep his owner busy by doing his chores, and you will be given the option to teleport back to Burthorpe, or stay in Sophanem.

Bob's list[]

Items required: A vial of water, white robe top and bottom (e.g. desert clothing), logs, a tinderbox, a bucket of milk, a chocolate cake, shears, a rake, a seed dibber, 4 potato seeds

Recommended items: Varrock teleports, a games necklace

Go back to Chat head image of Unferth, File:Unferth chathead Unferth's house in Link to Burthorpe Burthorpe and do these Item image of %7B%7B%3Achores%7D%7D, File:chores chores:

Cutting hair

One of the chores Bob asks you to do while he is gone.

  • Tidy house: Make Unferth's bed. This takes one click and is the easiest chore.
  • Warm human: Use some Item image of %7B%7B%3Alogs%7D%7D, File:logs logs on the fireplace and light it.
  • Feed human: Use a Item image of %7B%7B%3Abucket+of+milk%7D%7D, File:bucket of milk bucket of milk and a Item image of %7B%7B%3Achocolate+cake%7D%7D, File:chocolate cake chocolate cake on the table. Right click your cake! Do not eat it. A slice of cake does not work.
  • Tidy human: Use a pair of Item image of %7B%7B%3Ashears%7D%7D, File:shears shears on Unferth to shave his hair. Note: The animation takes a couple of seconds, do not click away until he is bald.
  • Tend garden: Weed Unferth's patch in the yard just north of the house and plant four Potato seed 1 potato seeds. You now need to wait about 25 – 35 minutes for them to grow. If this is the only remaining chore, you will be alerted by your character or your cat/kitten saying all the chores are finished.

After you've done all of this, talk to Unferth again. He'll tell you that he's very ill and must see a doctor or a nurse. Talk to the Chat head image of Apothecary, File:Apothecary chathead Apothecary in Link to Varrock Varrock (located in the south-west of the city). He will tell you that Unferth is a hypochondriac - he thinks that he's sick all the time even though he really has been tested for illnesses and it's all in his head. You need to use a placebo on him - pick a doctor's hat or nurse's hat from the Apothecary, and wear some white robes and a white shirt (princess robes and graceful outfit don't work).

Go back to Unferth's house, and give him a Item image of %7B%7B%3Avial+of+water%7D%7D, File:vial of water vial of water. His illness will clear up. Note: You can't be wielding a weapon/shield; otherwise, Unferth won't believe you.

Love-cats[]

Using your Item image of %7B%7B%3Acatspeak+amulet%7D%7D, File:catspeak amulet catspeak amulet, find Bob chathead Bob again and talk to him. He may have moved to another of the other locations mentioned above, or even in the same location as before. You'll see a cutscene showing all the adventures Bob takes Chat head image of Neite, File:Neite chathead Neite on, including a Link to magic carpet magic carpet ride in Link to Sophanem Sophanem, a conversation between Bob and the Chat head image of King Black Dragon, File:King Black Dragon chathead King Black Dragon (a player spoof known as R4ng3rNo0b889 R4ng3rNo0b889 also tries to attack the dragon, but the dragon kills him instantly), and a journey on the Link to Fishing Trawler Fishing Trawler ship.

Warning: If at any time during the cutscene, you try to interact with the surroundings (i.e. trying to pick up the bones of the dead ranger), you will be sent back to Burthorpe and you'll have to find Bob again and start the cutscene over.

After the cutscene, talk to Chat head image of Unferth, File:Unferth chathead Unferth to get a Item image of %7B%7B%3Apresent%7D%7D, File:present present from Bob.

Rewards[]

A Tail of Two Cats reward scroll
  • 2 Quest point icon Quest points
  • 2,500 experience in 2 skills of your choice over 30, or 5000 experience in one skill.
  • A Doctor or nurse's hat (you can switch by destroying your hat and requesting a new one from the Apothecary)
  • A Mouse toy (functions as a fun weapon at the Duel Arena)

Required for completing[]

Trivia[]

  • Upon telling Chat head image of Juna, File:Juna chathead Juna a story about this quest, you will say "...And Bob and Neite were very happy together... at least for a while," and Juna will respond with "The loss of a friend is never easy. However, you should always remember to be thankful of the time you had together." This is a reference to Bob's death at the end of the Link to Dragon Slayer II Dragon Slayer II quest, and can only be unlocked after it is completed. This dialogue is unique in that Dragon Slayer II is the only quest that Juna has two lines of dialogue for, and this is her only quote that pertains to two quests that are independent of each other.
  • The name of the quest "A Tail of Two Cats" is a reference to the Charles Dickens novel, "A Tale of Two Cities".
  • When you first speak to Bob he says "Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." It is spoken by Helena to Lysander in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream."
  • One of the scenes in the second cutscene shows a spoof scene of the film Titanic, Bob is standing on the bow of the ship and says: "I'm king of Runescape".
  • You can find a recipe for the Item image of %7B%7B%3Achocolate+cake%7D%7D, File:chocolate cake chocolate cake if you search the bookcase while doing the chores in Chat head image of Unferth, File:Unferth chathead Unferth's house.
  • During the cutscene with the Sphinx, Bob says "Hey, I'm just this cat, you know." This is likely a reference to the character Gag Halfrunt in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Additionally, during the initial dialogue with Unferth, the player comments how strange it is that Bob usually returns every Thursday before lunchtime; Adams' lead character, Arthur Dent, "never could quite get the hang of Thursdays," and the series begins on a Thursday before lunchtime.
  • Upon examining the potato plants in Unferth's house, it says "You say Potato,I say Poh-tar-to". This is a reference to a 1937 film "Shall We Dance"


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