diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
index b789162bd8..1b87aa769a 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ import net.runelite.http.api.chat.ChatClient;
 public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 {
 	//Chat messages
-	private static final Pattern CHAT_GEM_PROGRESS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^(?:You're assigned to kill|You have received a new Slayer assignment from .*:) (?:[Tt]he )?(?<name>.+?)(?: (?:in|on) (?:the )?(?<location>[^;]+))?(?:; only | \\()(?<amount>\\d+)(?: more to go\\.|\\))$");
+	private static final Pattern CHAT_GEM_PROGRESS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^(?:You're assigned to kill|You have received a new Slayer assignment from .*:) (?:[Tt]he )?(?<name>.+?)(?: (?:in|on|south of) (?:the )?(?<location>[^;]+))?(?:; only | \\()(?<amount>\\d+)(?: more to go\\.|\\))$");
 	private static final String CHAT_GEM_COMPLETE_MESSAGE = "You need something new to hunt.";
 	private static final Pattern CHAT_COMPLETE_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("(?:\\d+,)*\\d+");
 	private static final String CHAT_CANCEL_MESSAGE = "Your task has been cancelled.";
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 	private static final Pattern COMBAT_BRACELET_TASK_UPDATE_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^You still need to kill (\\d+) monsters to complete your current Slayer assignment");
 
 	//NPC messages
-	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile(".*(?:Your new task is to kill|You are to bring balance to)\\s*(?<amount>\\d+) (?<name>.+?)(?: (?:in|on) (?:the )?(?<location>.+))?\\.");
+	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile(".*(?:Your new task is to kill|You are to bring balance to)\\s*(?<amount>\\d+) (?<name>.+?)(?: (?:in|on|south of) (?:the )?(?<location>.+))?\\.");
 	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_BOSS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^Excellent. You're now assigned to kill (?:the )?(.*) (\\d+) times.*Your reward point tally is (.*)\\.$");
 	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_FIRST_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^We'll start you off hunting (.*), you'll need to kill (\\d*) of them.");
-	private static final Pattern NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^You're still (?:hunting|bringing balance to) (?<name>.+)(?: (?:in|on) (?:the )?(?<location>.+), with|; you have) (?<amount>\\d+) to go\\..*");
+	private static final Pattern NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^You're still (?:hunting|bringing balance to) (?<name>.+)(?: (?:in|on|south of) (?:the )?(?<location>.+), with|; you have) (?<amount>\\d+) to go\\..*");
 
 	//Reward UI
 	private static final Pattern REWARD_POINTS = Pattern.compile("Reward points: ((?:\\d+,)*\\d+)");