Unrelated to death and monsters and spawns, but I took a different route home today, and an able-bodied man in his late twenties was holding a small white cup. He had a broken leg, although the way he was standing--and leaning on his leg--made me think otherwise.
He was asking passersby for change--coins, anything--and when it came my turn to pass him, I shook my head. He proceeded to call me a derogatory name under his breath.
Probably broke his leg on purpose so that you would feel sorry for him.
First task from Morvran, he gives me either 124 grotworms or 186 ice wyrms. I chose the latter, using up a slayer token, then he says my task is 173 nechryael