Charm Sprites (members only) Charm Sprites - if you've not encountered them before - are woodland creatures that can be captured by level 72 Hunters, in the Hunter area just south-west of the Tree Gnome Stronghold. Not only are they a good source of Hunter XP, but they also yield charm slices when caught, which can be made into summoning charms. Full details - along with the tools that you'll need - can be obtained by speaking to Yaktwee Swinmari Cianta, south-west of the Tree Gnome Stronghold's front gate. To give this fun activity the attention it deserves, we've made a number of improvements to make it more appealing. It now only takes five charm slices to make a charm, rather than the original ten. The Hunter XP gained is increased too: it's now competitive with other Hunter training methods at that level, and earns you plenty of Summoning charms at the same time. We've also introduced mystical charm slices, which - if you're lucky - can drop in addition to the coloured charm slices you get as standard. These can be used in place of any coloured charm slice, so they're handy if you need a certain type to complete a charm. To make hunting charm sprites generally friendlier, we've also made some usability tweaks: all the trees in the area are gone, so the shaking bushes containing the sprites are much easier to see; you can now store your Yaktwee stick, spirit lure and charm slices with Yaktwee himself; and your lures are more clearly visible. Finally, catch 1,000 charm sprites and speak to Yaktwee and you can upgrade your Yaktwee stick to confer Hunter-related benefits while wielded: +5% Hunter XP gain in any Hunter training activity (as long it allows you to wield the stick). This stacks with other such effects. An increased chance to uncover the rarer sprites while hunting charm sprites. Whether you've yet to discover charm sprites or want to revisit it to enjoy the added benefits, head on over to the Tree Gnome Stronghold. The hunt is on! Mod Timbo How to start hunting charm sprites: Speak to Yaktwee Swinmari Cianta. To find him, head south out of the Tree Gnome Stronghold's front gate, and then west. Requirements: You must be a RuneScape member. 72 Hunter A Yaktwee stick and spirit lure. These can be purchased from Yaktwee himself, for 2000 gold coins each. Behind the Scenes Video Take a look at our latest Behind the Scenes video here: In Other News A large number of preparatory skilling tasks - including filling glass vials, sowing seeds, picking flax and grinding Herblore ingredients - now yield a small amount of XP per action. If you've completed the Combat Academy, you can now toggle the interface stone it occupies to a quick shortcut to the Quest Journal interface. From Friday, you'll be able to obtain starlight ore both in-game and on the Squeal of Fortune, which can be smithed into starfire weapons. Watch out for more details! [hide=Patch Notes] Graphical: Empowered catalytic staves will now display correctly when equipped. The splatter animation for the eggsterminator when it is sheathed has been fixed. The stripy pirate shirt will no longer cause players to appear without arms if they are wearing the item from the dragon keepsake box Clan vexillums are no longer overridden by weapon cosmetic overrides. A stretching issue with the dragon ceremonial armour has been fixed. An animation issue with the firebrand bow cosmetic override has been corrected. Clipping with max cape on male characters has been reduced. A stretching issue with Auguste when you crash into the sea during An Enlightened Journey has been fixed. The icons for void helms have been updated in the POH armour case. An issue that caused the shoulder pads of the god robes to detach when stringing bows has been fixed. Particles can now be seen for the ring of fire emote on low detail. Some green polygons that are visible when using the orb of oculus at the Duel Arena have been removed. The fire cape now works correctly with the Halloween 2011 tshirt. Quests, Challenges & Achievements: In the TzHaar tunnels, killing enemies using only the Vengeance spell will no longer halt your progression. The Brink of Extinction communication orb no longer malfunctions if the TokKul of three champions is recovered before using it. Other: An issue with reclaiming your completionist cape whilst having one set as a cosmetic override has been fixed. Recolouring the lunar equipment no longer changes the Defence level requirement. You can no longer use dreadnips on Har-Aken, preventing a bug that caused it's head to get stuck in the platform. Some interfaces have been prevented from closing when removing equipped auras. Shops now distinguish between staves that are off-, main- or two-handed. The boogie bow is now correctly named when placed on the action bar. The name of the bound version of the celestial catalytic orb has been corrected. Armadyl's book of law now matches the Ranged critical attack of it's Zarosian and Bandos counterparts. An unreachable fishing spot in the lake north of Castle Wars has been made reachable again. Players are no longer able to perform Melee attacks from a distance using an Armadyl battlestaff. [/hide]