The quest requires players to be wearing at least three black garments, in order to look evil. Players may already be wearing a desert shirt (since the main part of the quest takes place in the Kharidian Desert), and black mushrooms can be found locally. This makes it a convenient choice to make the ink and use it to dye the shirt, though players will also need an empty vial with them. However, a black desert shirt (unlike a normal desert shirt) will not protect players from the desert heat effect.