Stranger

This article is about the monster that appears when players have a diamond of Azzanadra. For other uses, see Stranger (disambiguation).

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Stranger
Release																				18 April 2005 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Options																				Attack, Examine
Race																				Human
Examine																				Very mysterious looking...
Combat info
Combat level																				81
Life points																				2,900
Aggressive
Poisonous
Combat experience
XP																				145
XP																				47.8
XP																				13 (two-handed) 6 (one-handed and armour)
Offensive
Max hit
232												0												0												0												5,500
Style																														Rate
																														4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
58															0															0															1
Accuracy
1,070															0															0															0
Defensive
Armour																				Weakness															Susceptible
1,070										58
Base hit chance
90															60															50															70
Immunities
Not immune															? (edit)															Not immune															? (edit)
Advanced data
NPC ID															1919
Links															bestiary • MRND

The stranger is a mysterious person who sometimes appears and attacks a player who has a Diamond of Azzanadra in their inventory. He wields a dragon dagger and can use its special attack more frequently than the player can. He is non-attackable to players not doing Desert Treasure, and attempting to attack the stranger when not doing Desert Treasure will yield the message, "He has no interest in fighting you." The stranger sometimes says "Master says hi" when he kills the player he is pursuing.

Avoiding the stranger

The moment at which the stranger appears is random, as long as one or more of the gems is in the player's inventory. He can appear multiple times over the course of the quest. To minimise the risk of the stranger, players should consider the following:

• If a fight is planned, players should bring a weapon (tier 70 or higher) and suitable armour. Compared to beating Kamil during the quest, the stranger is very easy. He drops nothing other than bones.
• Prayer points should be kept high for Protect from Melee. It should be on at all times while fighting the stranger as it will significantly reduce the damage of his special attack. Devotion is also useful for those who have it unlocked.
• If using magic, binding spells like Entangle can be used to safe-spot him, as he is not stun-immune. This strategy could also be used with ranged by using Binding Shot, but is less effective than maging him. At least tier 75 weapons should be used if fighting with Ranged. The stranger can also be trapped behind obstacles such as fences.
• Bring at least one teleport if the gems have not been banked. The stranger will not track players' teleports, and therefore will not follow them if they teleport away.

All of the diamonds should also be kept in the bank to minimise the chances of him appearing. However, he can appear right after one of the diamonds is obtained, which can be potentially dangerous if the player has sustained damage or exhausted Prayer points from the battles. The more diamonds the player has, the greater the chance for him to appear. The chance of him spawning being related to timers after each diamond is first placed in your inventory (or reobtained), or using the mirrors with at least one diamond in the inventory. If he is killed, or if player places all of the diamonds in the pyramid, he will never appear again.

Update history

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• update 2 March 2026 (Update):
  • Default base hit chances increased:
    • Magic ('weak'): 65 → 70
    • Melee ('same'): 55 → 60
    • Ranged ('strong'): 45 → 50

• update 18 April 2005 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• After completing Desert Treasure, the stranger may still appear. He cannot be attacked after completing the quest and will follow the player about. If the player move far enough away from where he started following them, he will lose interest and start following another person, even if they completed or haven't started Desert Treasure.
• He can appear and attack players in the Familiarisation Distraction and Diversion. The player will fight with the same strength and accuracy as the weapon and the same defence as the armour equipped upon entering the familiar plane but will stay in familiar form while fighting.
• Mod James, the original developer for Desert Treasure, claimed that the stranger was meant to foreshadow future things that he never got around to exploring and that the stranger was actually an assassin sent by Sir Tiffy Cashien to prevent the release of Azzanadra. Whether or not he was serious is unknown, as Sir Tiffy was not added to the game until over two months after Desert Treasure's release.