In Al Kharid, a short walk east from Lumbridge, a new retailer has dared to challenge Ali Morrisane's monopoly - and, curiously enough, Ali M seems not to mind. This new salesman, called Faruq by friends and enemies alike, sells trinkets of such abstract purpose that even the most competitive of merchants cannot help but be impressed that they sell at all.

Faruq, however, knows precisely what he is selling: tools for wandering adventurers to turn into games - and whatever games they compose are entirely up to them. While several of his devices may seem custom-made for specific purposes, they are open enough in design to allow the most creative of adventurers to work their imaginative magic.


All of Faruq's tools are available for bargain prices, so it's well worth investing in several of them - or even all of them, if you're so inclined. For a full explanation of how to use the items, purchase a copy of Faruq's Toolonomicon.

Tool	Functions
Dice bag	Can be set to supply you with dice rolls for one or two six-sided dice, a four-sided die, an eight-sided die, a ten-sided die, a twelve-sided die, a twenty-sided die, or two ten-sided dice (giving you a result from 1-100).
Magic skullball	Has three settings: yes or no, suggest a minigame, or pick a random colour.
Rings of seeking *	These rings come in three forms: a ring that seeks, a hiding ring and one ring that is both. A seeking ring alerts you when a hiding ring is nearby; you will not be told which of your clan-mates has the hiding ring - or how far away the ring is - as it has been left for you to work out.
Marker seeds	Can be used to plant markers. They can be left as simple markers, or can have directions attached.
Ticker	Click it to add one to the tally - it couldn't be simpler!
Empty bag caller *	The empty bag caller can be used to tell your clan that you're not wearing anything, that you only have the caller in your backpack, or both.
Timepiece	It's a stopwatch!
Racing boots *	Wearing these boots can immobilise you before a race starts, making sure everyone wearing the boots starts at the same time.
Starting horn *	This mystical horn will summon an imp to announce the beginning of a race (at the end of which, anyone in your clan wearing racing boots will be free to move).
Voting hat *	Can be turned inside out to change it from red to blue or vice versa.
Orb of counting *	A mysterious orb that enjoys little more than counting red and blue hats.
Orb of oculus	A weighty orb that changes your view of RuneScape. Useful for machinima video makers.

* Can only be used if you are in a clan.

The orb of oculus is handy if you want to view your character from a different perspective, or if you want a tool for helping to make videos in RuneScape (the orb is not capable of recording video itself - you will need other editing and video capture tools to do this).

To use the orb, make sure it is equipped, right-click it in your worn inventory, and select 'Gaze Into'. This will move you into the 'Aim mode' of the orb of oculus. Note that your character cannot move while using the orb of oculus.

If you wish to change the direction of the camera and its viewpoint, aim mode is the mode to use. It offers the following features:

• Move Camera North/South/East/West - By pressing the W, S, A and D keys, you can shift the position of the camera in any of the four cardinal directions. The 'focus' of the camera will shift with it.
• Move Camera Up/Down - By pressing the Q and E keys, you can shift the position of the camera upwards or downwards. The 'focus' of the camera will shift with it.
• Rotate View - Using the arrow keys keeps the camera in the same position, but rotates your view about a static point. Your camera will rotate 20 times before returning to its starting position.
• Exit - To stop viewing through the orb, press Esc.
• Change to Focus Mode - Press F1 to move from Aim Mode to Focus Mode. Focus Mode enables you to change what your camera aims at, rather than changing the position of the camera.
• Toggle Chat Window - Press F2 to toggle the chat window on and off. You can then type messages that will appear in the game window.
• Toggle Help Window - By pressing space bar, you are able to remove the 'help' panel in the bottom-left corner of the game window and the compass in the top-right. This allows you to take an unimpaired shot for your video.

If you wish to change what your camera aims at, then Focus Mode will be more useful to you.

• Move Camera North/South/East/West - By pressing the W, S, A and D keys, you can shift the position of the camera in any of the four cardinal directions. Your camera will continue to focus on the same point.
• Move Camera Up/Down - By pressing the Q and E keys, you can shift the position of the camera upwards or downwards. Your camera will continue to focus on the same point.
• Move Aim Point North/South/East/West - Using the arrow keys moves your focus point in any of the four cardinal directions.
• Exit - To stop viewing through the orb, press Esc.
• Change to Aim Mode - Press F1 to move from Focus Mode to Aim Mode. Aim Mode enables you to move the position of your camera, rather than changing what it is focusing on.
• Toggle Chat Window - Press F2 to toggle the chat window on and off. You can then type messages that will appear in the game window.
• Toggle Help Window - By pressing space bar, you are able to remove the 'help' panel in the bottom-left corner of the game window and the compass in the top-right. This allows you to take an unimpaired shot for your video.

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