Penguin (Hide and Seek)

Penguins are undercover KGP agents who are disguised as various scenery to help keep a low profile. Larry (and later Chuck) ask that the player scope them out and report on them in the Penguin Hide and Seek distraction and diversion.

Invisible penguin
The invisible ("ghost") penguin can be seen using a ring of visibility from the Desert Treasure quest (no need to complete the quest after getting the ring). It teleports every few minutes to any one of 34 1-point penguin spawn locations around RuneScape. It is worth three points when spying after completing Some Like It Cold. Anyone with the ring can see the penguin, but before completing Some Like It Cold, they cannot get any points for it.

Examine texts

 * Barrel - "What's black and white and smells like beer?"
 * Bush - "What's black and white and down to earth?"
 * Cactus - "What's black and white and covered in spines?"
 * Crate - "What's black and white and on a sneaking mission?"
 * Rock - "What's black and white and looks like a rock hopper?"
 * Toadstool - "What's black and white and covered in mushroom?"
 * Invisible - "Licence to chill."
 * Pumpkin - "What's black and white and smells of pumpkin?" (During Halloween 2008, 2009, and 2011, all penguins turned into pumpkins. During Halloween 2010, only 1-point penguins turned into pumpkins. Beginning in 2012, all penguins turn into pumpkins for the entire month of October.)
 * Snowman - "What's black and white and covered in snow?" (During Christmas 2009, 2010, and 2011, all penguins turned into snowmen. Beginning in 2012, all penguins turn into snowmen for the entire month of December.)

Trivia

 * There is a gravestone in the New Varrock graveyard named "Roaming penguin's gravestone" which reads "Buried in its pumpkin suit. Thousands of people came to the funeral, mostly for the penguin points."