The Tales of Pride event launches in Runescape to celebrate Pride Month
The month of June celebrates Pride Month, an event that celebrates an individual’s sexuality and gender identity. Pride Month empowers those in the LGBTQIA+ community. It is a month of inclusivity where community members embrace their individuality with confidence. With the celebration of Pride Month, most games follow suit and find different ways to celebrate the event. This year, Runescape 3 joins the party with the Tales of Pride Event launch.
Runescape 3 releases an event in the game called the Tales of Pride to honor the LGBTQIA+ community. The Tales of Pride is an event where players accomplish a series of quests that involve collecting stories from different LGBTQIA+ NPCs. Members write these tales of the Runescape 3 team who are members of the community. Completing these quests will grant the player Pride-themed rewards!
Starting the Journey to Collect the Tales of Pride
The Tales of Pride event can be initiated by talking to the Curator in Burthorpe who he will hand you a book that tells various tales; this book will serve as your progress tracker throughout the event. It would help if you then made your journey to several places to meet several people or collect journals and letters. You may collect the stories in any order that you wish. Once all stories are collected, return to the Curator and claim your rewards.
Here are the stories that you will need to collect:
- A Thoughtful Gift
- This is the tale of Achiettes, the guard and chancellor of the Heroes’ Guild between Burthorpe and Taverley, and Runestax, a druid from Taverley. To collect this story, go to the Pikkupstix’s Summoning Shop, where you will find Achietties and Runestax. Talk to them, and you will hear their conversation where a flustered Runestax scolds an injured Achietties, but Achietties responds by saying she only wanted to get flowers for Runestax. After hearing this conversation, their story should have been collected.
- Good Dogs
- This story involves Greg and Ed, two gay wolves in a relationship. To collect this story, go to the easter part of Draynor Manor grounds, where Greg’s journal can be found near a tombstone. Reading the journal retells the story of Greg and Ed’s disastrous first date. Once you read the journal, the story should have been collected.
- What’s in a Name?
- This is the story of Angof, an elven transgender woman from Taddiad. To collect this story, go to the World Gate and pick up a book on the ground near her. This book contains a list of names. Speak to Angof, and she will tell you the story about the list of names she and her husband Maldwyn had created to decide which name she will use upon her transition. When asked about the word “Atgof”, she will explain how Maldwyn suggested it because it meant “memory” and she was his happiest memory.
- Family Matters
- This is the tale of Anette and Caelyn Kadaan, a lesbian couple and the primary characters for the Light Within questline. Go to Edgeville and head to the house north of the Edgeville Bank. There you will find Anette and Caelyn. Talk to either of them and choose the option “See what’s upsetting Anette” to collect the story. They then talk about Anette’s father’s letter asking to visit the both of them for the first time since the couple met. The letter also talks about how her father has always known and expressed that he wanted to meet Caelyn. Anette then talks about how her mother is not as accepting as her father, and whether she would come with him. They also talk about an arranged marriage that Anette ran away from to be with Caelyn.
- Love Letter
- This tale involves Armadyl, a male gay avansie and the Lord of Justice. To collect the story, head to the top of Armadyl’s Tower and from the east of the divine focus, you will find a well-loved letter on the ground. After reading the letter, the story should have been collected. The letter is from Obi’Sooth to Armadyl. Obi’Sooth is his second husband. The letter expresses deep love for Armadyl and conveys his longing to be together again but he also tells how he understands that Armadyl has duties to fulfill as a god. Obi’Sooth recounts Armadyl’s loving and caring personality despite his intimidating persona. He also speaks about his delight when he watches Armadyl talk about his adopted children from his first marriage. He tells is moved by how loving of a father Armadyl is and suggests they adopt a child once the war is over.
- Butterflies
- This tale features Zanik, a bisexual cave golbin that appears in the Dogeshunn questline. Go to Lumbridge and climb down the trapdoor of the castle kitchen and you will see Zanik’s journal just towards the north. Pick it up and read it to collect the story. The journal tells of her journey to the surface world and her excitement of the world around her. She also expresses confusion for her developing feelings for Millie, who runs the miller north of Lumbridge, and the player.
- Ace at Anthropology
- This story is about Vicendithas, an asexual and aromantic dragonkin that plays a major role in saving Gielinor in the Elder Gods questline. To collect his story, go to the Anachronia lodestone towards the entrance of the Effigy Incubator. You will see a dragonkin statue and to the east, on the ground, you will find Vicendithas’ journal. Read it and the story will be collected. For free-to-play players, go to the Stormbreaker ship in the Varrock Dig site and pick up Vicendithas’ journal there. The journal is a glimpse into the thoughts of Vicendithas as he studies courtship rituals of the ilunjankan, or the Lizardmen. He also expresses his confusion when one of them presents him a gift in line with the rituals.
Once all these stories have been collected, go back to Burthrope and speak to the Curator again. Runescape 3 Account owners will then receive rewards for completing the quest. The Curator will give them the 2022 Pride Banner which can be equipped in the weapon slot and rainbow-colored Gators from Het’s Oasis.
