Bob (smith)

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Bob
Release								4 January 2001 (Update)
Members								No
Race								Human
Quest								Death to the Dorgeshuun
Location								Lumbridge
Shop								Bob's Brilliant Axes
Gender								Male
Options								Talk-to, Trade, Repair-all, Examine
Examine								An expert on axes.
Map
Advanced data
NPC ID								519
Links								MRND519

Bob is a Lumbridge smith who runs the shop Bob's Brilliant Axes. He has distributed many fliers advertising his business and offering competitive pricing.

When the Lumbridge Castle cellar was broken into during The Lost Tribe quest, he proposed reacting violently to the transgressors. When diplomatic ties were being established between Lumbridge and Dorgesh-Kaan, a Dorgeshuun goblin, Zanik, was sent to the surface. When she visited Bob's shop, he yelled at her to leave, insulting her, believing her to be like the violent goblins surrounding Lumbridge. However, he later got over his xenophobic feelings towards the Dorgeshuun, selling a bronze hatchet to Gamdin, a Dorgeshuun tourist.

Bob serves as taskmaster for the Lumbridge and Draynor Tasks, handing out and replacing the Explorer's ring 2 after completion of the easy task set.

Bob is capable of repairing degraded equipment at the normal price, a trait which is shared by Tindel Marchant, Squire and Dunstan.

Dialogue

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Bob (smith) speaks in:

• The Lost Tribe
• Death to the Dorgeshuun
• It's Snow Bother
• Meg's cases

Graphical updates

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  Bob after 29 March 2004 (update)

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  Bob after 17-24 November 2004

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  Bob after Unknown date (edit)

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  Bob after Unknown date (edit)

Chatheads

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  Bob after Unknown date (edit)

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  Bob after Unknown date (edit)

Update history

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• patch 14 January 2013 (Update):
  • Bob in Lumbridge will now correctly repair Barrows items that are slightly degraded.

• patch 12 October 2011 (Update):
  • Bob the axe seller will now talk about the Task System during the Lost Tribe quest.

• patch 31 August 2011 (Update):
  • Speaking to Bob in Bob's Brilliant Axes no longer refers to buying an axe.

• update 4 January 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Bob was the first non-player character added to RuneScape Classic. He can be seen in pre-release screenshots with a different skin tone, as his addition predated the option to change the skin of characters.
• In early RuneScape Classic, if players somehow found a way to kill Bob, he would drop bones and 2 coins.
• It is implied he lives in his shop, because upstairs, there is a room with a bed and dresser. A level 2 woman also resides upstairs.