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RuneScape gods
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RuneScape has several fictional deities, or gods. These gods contribute a lot to the RuneScape plot, and give RuneScape more of a storyline. The gods often play roles in quests and are talked much about by players. The gods also provide an impact in the fact that there are many items that involve them, such as the Guthix Prayer Book, or the Holy Symbol of Saradomin. Also, some players choose a certain god to "worship", which has no real impact on the game.
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1 Three Main Gods
1.1 Saradomin
1.2 Guthix
1.3 Zamorak
2 Other Gods
2.1 Zaros
2.2 Armadyl
2.3 Dark Saurer
2.4 Seren
2.5 Elidnis
2.6 Icthlarin
2.7 Amascut
3 Demi Gods
3.1 Iban
4 The Mahjarrat
4.1 Lucien
4.2 Akthanakos
4.3 Azzanadra
4.4 Enakhra
4.5 Hazeel
5 References
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Three Main Gods
These are the most widely recognized gods in RuneScape. Guthix has few followers and items, but Saradomin and Zamorak have many times more. Most often, these three gods are represented as being "brothers". However, Guthix established in the God Letters that their actual relationship is beyond mortal comprehension, and the term "brothers" is merely used as a convenience. Most Saradominists have been brought up to believe in only these three gods.
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Saradomin
Pronunciation: (sare-ah-doe-min)
Symbol: A four-pointed star "+"
Player wearing full Saradomin Armour.Saradomin is a fictional deity from the game RuneScape. Saradomin is the God of wisdom and order. Saradomin was one of the two main participants in the God wars after Guthix departed. Saradomin's symbol is a four-pointed star, and he himself is usually visually represented as an old man with a bald head and a beard. Saradomin has the most human followers in the more "civilized" areas of the RuneScape world, and altars to his skill can be found everywhere. Saradomin monks have set up altars of worship to him, the largest being the Monastery/Prayer Guild and a church on the island Entrana. Entrana is the place where Saradomin first arrived on RuneScape and is entirely dedicated to him. (Less is known about Saradomin's place of origin - from various quests to do with the Majharrat and Zaros we discover Zamorak is probably from Freneskae, but there is little information on Saradomin. He seems to have come from a dimension other then Gielinor or Freneskae.) An elite group of soldiers known as the Temple Knights were given the task of protecting the holy house of worship on Entrana. Recent requirements were put into play on becoming a Temple Knight. First, you must belong to the order of the White Knights of Falador. Second, you must be a devout follower of Saradomin with an abundunce of expierience in the planes of fighting evil. Only those with the purest of heart may become an Initiate in the Order of the Temple Knights. Players may become a Temple Knight and buy Initiate armour from Sir Tiffy Cashen after completing the Recruitment Drive quest, and more advanced armour after the Slug Menace quest.
Despite Guthix's ban on the Gods interfering in the RuneScape realm, they will still offer their followers help in the form of prayers that offer temporary stat increases and various protections. As Saradomin dislikes undue violence, he appreciates it when one gives an enemy an honorable burial. The prayer skill can thus be analogised to gaining the favour of the Gods. More than this, the prayer skill seems to be directed to Saradomin specifically, as neither Guthix nor Zamorak have much interest in burying bones.
Players can learn the magic spell "Saradomin Strike" at the Mage Arena, which causes a lightning bolt to strike whoever it is cast upon.
In Saradomin's old letters, he usually talks with the same fully modern British English as the authors of the game, but from time to time he will lapse into an older English like that used by Guthix, a partial testament to his true age in a way.
Saradomin's motto is "Strength through Wisdom".
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Guthix
Pronunciation: (guh-thix), commonly mispronounced as:(gun-thinx), (goo-thix), or (ga-thix)
Symbol: Officially none; although a squiggle may be used "~|~|~|~"
Guthix is a fictional deity from the game RuneScape. Known as the God of balance and nature, Guthix strives for peace. Because of this Guthix cannot be sexed. In other words, Guthix is neither male nor female (here Guthix is referred to as "it" instead of "he" or "she"). Considered neither good nor evil, Guthix does both when it needs to balance out the actions of Saradomin and Zamorak when either of them tips the scale too far in their own favour, such as when it developed a cure for the poison both sides were using to wreak havoc. Guthix is immensely powerful, more so than any other god.
Guthix arrived on Gielinor (the name it gave to RuneScape) to find a lost civilization. It reshaped the world and went into a deep "sleep", or as it is described in one of its god letters, a state of meditation so intense it could not concentrate on anything else. In its sleep about 20 other deities entered Gielinor. The God Wars occurred between these dieties, and Saradomin and Zamorak usurped (and did quite a bit of damage to) the world Guthix created. They would have continued to battle and completely obliterated Gielinor had Guthix not reawakened and prevented them from doing so. It has also made the other gods not to interfere directly with worldly affairs. This is sometimes breached, however it is usually too trifiling for Guthix to stage a full on confrontation over it, and consequently wreck the balance.
Guthix is seen as a floating skull with tendrils attached to it in the God Letters, but it can appear in multiple forms. It has been seen as a multicoloured butterfly and a rock-like object. Its true form is impossible to comprehend by mortals, and it has said its true name is impossible to pronounce with vocal cords. Its followers are limited but include the druids, gnomes, the Void Knights, and players who choose its path. The dwarves, though not particularly religious, are indeed Guthixian should one ask them about it. The unique trait about Guthix is that, unlike Zamorak and Saradomin, it does not need followers to remain on the mortal realm but instead draws strength from the plane itself, showing why it does not demand worship from those who follow his ways.
The town of Taverley is completely inhabited by followers of Guthix, the druids. The druids (as well as chaos druids) are experienced at herblore and areas of farming, due to their connection with nature through Guthix.
In the Mage Arena, players can choose to get a Guthix cape and staff and learn to perform the god spell "Claws of Guthix", in which a giant purple hand erupts from the ground behind the enemy and crushes them.
In its letters on RuneScape.com, Guthix speaks in a dialect of Early Modern English (Such as the kind used In Elizabethean and by Shakespeare) often thought to be middle English. It is changed slightly to allow readability, though.
It and Zamorak also both share followers called chaos druids and chaos druid warriors who follow both Guthix and Zamorak.
It has referred to RuneScape as an "experiment" and it has said sheep are important to the experiment, although it has never given any more detail on this.
Guthix's motto is "Balance is Power".
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Zamorak
Pronunciation: (zam-ore-rack)
Symbol: A glyph resembling a ram's horns "(V)"
Zamorak is a fictional deity from the game RuneScape. Zamorak is the God of chaos and by extension, war. Guthix calls him a personification of Chaos when asked about this in one of his letters. His followers burnt the original Wizard's tower to the ground, depriving the Saradomist mages of the time of much of the knowledge of magic, and in particular the knowledge of crafting runes. Zamorak was the second main participant in the God wars. Though he did not shape the world as Saradomin did, Zamorak had corrupted many parts of the would-be orderly world Saradomin envisioned with taints of "evil"(in the opinion of most people), especially in human nature and such.
Zamorak was not always a god and should not be a god but was once a mortal Mahjarrat. How he became a god was once not known, and the specifics are still vague. However, it is now known by talking to ghosts involved with a revolt which he led. He used to be a general of the great god Zaros until he and some of his close followers decided to rebel. Using the Staff of Armadyl, which he obtained through a series of circumstances mentioned in more detail during the miniquest, Zamorak was able to stab Zaros in the back with it whilst his close followers (including Hazeel, Drakan, Zemouregal, a human warrior named Viggora, and some others not mentioned by name) fought off Zaros' body guards. He stabbed Zaros in the back with the staff but this did not do much at first other than sending Zaros going into a blind rage. Even though Zamorak was a Mahjarrat, who origanate from a plane of eternal war and thus are great fighters, Zaros was still able to beat Zamorak. However, when Zaros had him in his grasp and was ready to deliver the death blow, Zaros tripped, thus causing the Staff of Armadyl to impale Zamorak as well as him, resulting in the transfer of his power through the staff into Zamorak like an electrical current. After this, Zaros faded out of the dimension while cursing all humans involved in the revolt to be invisible ghosts for the rest of eternity, and Zamorak seemed more solid, although he did not become a god until a short time later.
Zamorak is portrayed as a larger figure with a red tint in his face and horns resembling Satan and other demons of the Judeo-Christian religion. Zamorak commands the various types of demon and dragon, and has the ability to summon undead creatures, as well as controlling many of the creatures associated with evil, such as certain tribes of goblins, werewolves, shades, and all of the vampires. Other followers of Zamorak include Zamorak mages, dark wizards, necromancers, black knights, and the entire city of Khazard. In previous ages the Zamorakians, hated and feared by Saradominists, were driven out of main cities.
Though not as common as altars to Saradomin, chaos altars are still a relatively common sight in the RuneScape world. There is a Chaos Temple north of Falador on the border of the wilderness. In this small temple, evil monks guard the Wine of Zamorak which is used in the herblore skill. If a player takes the wine Zamorak will use a very weakened form of the Flames of Zamorak spell on the player with a little box of dialogue saying "STOP STEALING MY WINE! GAHHHH!" and all the monks in the temple will attack the player. Although most of society disapproves of them, Zamorakians have a number of secret societies such as the Zamorakian Magical Institute. Zamorak's territory is mainly in the former battlefields of the God Wars now known as the Wilderness. Zamorak also controls the lands to the east of the river Salve but he has met with far more resistance here then in the wilderness.
In the mage arena one can learn the spell "Flames of Zamorak" which sets fire to the target. If one goes into Zamorak's castle wars portal with items of another god one will get a message from Zamorak. He expresses his disgust that the player dares come to him wearing items of his lesser brothers and that such wrongdoing should be rewarded with time in the most mischievous of forms. The player then spend the rest of the waiting period in the form of an imp. Zamorak rarely uses Early Modern English, unlike Guthix and Saradomin. He also tends to be extremely sarcastic and tactlessly honest, and thinks he has a way with women, however like the other gods he is biased toward himself. The only thing he fears is Zaros, and he fears his former employer immensely.
Zamorak's main source of entertainment is death. He doesn't usually care who it is who dies, exceptions being if it would be someone he knows personally, such as Lord Drakan or Hazeel.
His motto is "Strength through Chaos".
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Other Gods
These gods still exist in the world of RuneScape, but aren't as popular as the 3 main gods. They have little or no active followers, no letters, but maybe some holy objects dedicated to them. The creators of RuneScape have on occasion hinted at there being 20 or more gods, demigods and immortals, but rarely are they forthcoming with information.
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Zaros
Pronunciation: (zaar-owes)
Symbol: A small circle on a cross with slashes at the sides "(+)"
Zaros is commonly thought to be the god of pure evil. He is also referred to as the God of Ancient Magicks or "The Empty Lord". Zaros once enslaved a tribe of powerful mortals called the Mahjarrat, who come from Freneskrae, a plane of eternal warfare. Zamorak was a Mahjarrat at the time Zaros was in power. But eventually, Zamorak used the staff of Armadyl to banish Zaros into another plane of existance. Most of Zaros's followers joined Zamorak. Notable exceptions are Azzanadra and Akthanakos. Azzanadra (see below) remained loyal to him but was imprisoned in a pyramid in the Kharidian Desert after quite a bit of trouble. Most of Zaros' altars were destroyed but his symbol happens to be a cross in a circle. This can also be found on the Ancient Staff. Due to the association of ancient magics with the staff, and the staff with Zaros, some people mistakenly believe that he is the god of magic. This is not the case, as has been stated in the God letters and in the game. Only two of Zaros altars are known to exist, the one in the pyramid where Azzanadra is imprisoned and the one under the digsite. Zaros made his appearance between the beginning of Guthix's sleep and the God wars. His legacy beats strong within the current deities as Saradomin will not speak of him and Zamorak fears him immensely. Due to his sleep, Guthix has no knowledge of him, although he has mentioned that he has a notion that he should know. There are few associated with this God. Whether Zaros will ever return to his true power is unknown. Before his disappearance, Zaros cursed those who betrayed him, helped betray him or were involved in any way, intentional or not. The ghosts of the cursed ones can be found in RuneScape. Their names are:
Veldez, a Saradomist
Rennard, a seemingly Zarosian thief
Kharrim, a Zamorakian messenger
Lennissa, a Saradomist spy
Dhalak, Lennissa's superior
Viggora, a Zamorakian warrior
The story of how Zaros was betrayed goes as follows: Veldez, a faithful Saradominist, stumbled upon the Staff of Armadyl, who knew that it was a very powerful God Staff and could not be in the wrong hands. However, a thief called Rennard stumbled upon Veldez, knocked him unconscious and took the Staff. He intended to sell it to Zaros, but his messenger, Kharrim, instead took it to General Zamorak of the Mahjarrat, who was mortal during that era. Another Saradominist called Lennissa found out about the sale and gave it to a Saradominist Mage called Dhalak. Dhalak was supposed to pass it to Saradomin himself, but he enchanted the Staff so that Zaros could not detect it and then to gave Zamorak so Zamorak could rebel against Zaros so evil would be destroyed. Zamorak and his supporters, including Viggora, took care of Zaros's guards and Zamorak fought Zaros himself. He plunged the Staff of Armadyl into Zaros and wounded him. However, even when Zaros had a god weapon in his back, and Zamorak was the strongest mortal in all of RuneScape, Zaros was still an immortal god, and so Zaros was still able to beat Zamorak. However, Zaros tripped while attempting to choke Zamorak to death, and both of them were impaled by the Staff of Armadyl. Zaros faded from RuneScape while Zamorak seemed to become more real. However, before he died, Zaros uttered a curse unto Veldez, Rennard, Kharrim, Lennissa, Dhalak, Viggora and all those involved in the rebellion, including Zamorak. The curse was to make them wander around RuneScape as ghosts for eternity. Veldez and the other 5 people were cursed, but the others involved were seemingly unaffected. Viggora theorizes that it was because all of Zamorak's other followers were magical and so the curse was much less effective on them. In the end, the Staff disappeared into the Temple of Ikov and Zamorak became a God, while Zaros was sent to another dimension. The 6 people mentioned were cursed. Some speculate that Bob the Jagex Cat, a popular NPC in the game is actually an incarnation of Zaros. This theory comes from the fact that if spoken to long enough(with the catspeak amulet) Bob will start to talk and cut off mid-sentence when saying his name is Zar... However, Jagex has confirmed that this is just a joke with no plot basis. There is a quest on which Bob was a warrior named Robert the Strong.
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Armadyl
Pronunciation: (arm-a-dile)
Symbol: The only source would point to it being a star shape, but this is also the symbol of the city of Falador, which it might be alternatively.
Armadyl appeared around the same time as Zaros did and seemed to have disappeared at the same time also. His true alignment is unknown, but many players believe that he is the god of pure good. He is Saradomin's predecessor, and they are friends unlike Zaros and Zamorak. When Zaros was defeated, Amardyl probably decided his work was done, but if Zaros rises Amardyl may make another appearance too. However, he has managed to keep a small cult of followers even with his "disappearance". Armadyl's Staff is kept in the Temple of Ikov after its uses in banishing one god while creating another.
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Dark Saurer
Pronunciation: (dark-sore-er)
Symbol: Pink Cape of Virtue
Dark Saurer is the god of pirating and war. 5 millenia ago, he bravely fought in the Varrock War. Although little is known about this war, it was one of the largest, ending the division of East and West Varrock (although one can still see the difference today). Dark Saurer recieves little mention in any quests, however Jagex have hinted of a possible quest having to do with him in the near future, with possible ties to a woodcutting update. After the Varrock War, Dark Saurer went on to become a master lumberjack. He was drafted to venture to the elflands to the west to fight the Zammorakians. Tragically, Seren, the elf goddess, accidentily shot him with her Crystal bow. Her tears met his cape, and gave birth to the Cape of Virtue. Although not available to players, it has been spotted in many renderings of Runescape, and even in a few various screenshots. Little else is known about it, however.
The only mentioning of Dark Saurer was done by the Grim Reaper special event on Halloween 2005. If a player wore a mask of any color into the Zammorak chapel in Varrock on Halloween 2005, the Reaper appeared and told the above to the player, if they were to ask the right questions. Although there has been speculation of weather or not the Cape of Virtue was actually pink, or if it was just a joke towards the player, Jagex simply deny the entire existence of this event, but occasionally with a playful denial, leading many players to beleive it was an Easter Egg. It is important to note that this Grim Reaper had nothing to do with the other Grim Reaper that appeared upon a players death.
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Seren
Pronunciation: (sair-rain)
Seren is the goddess of the elves. It is said she inspired the elves to build their city (Prifddinas) the way they did so they could communicate, protect themselves and prosper. She is also the original provider of crystal weaponry. More information is provided on her and the history of this great crystal city in one of the books of Prifddinas history found in the bookshelves of Lletya village. She is apparently present within all elf crystal. There is one known altar to Seren found in the elven town of Lletya. It resembles the altars of Saradomin, but made of wood with no symbol in the place where it should be. She supposedly led the elven race through a 'World Gate', where they discovered. It was lost before the Second Age. Each of the elven clans was given one crystal seed, which when planted grew into a towering crystal mass, which then formed the walls of what is now Prifddinas. Later, the elves broke out into war when the Iowreth clan captured the central crystal tower, their last means of worship and communication with Seren.
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Elidnis
Pronunciation: (el-id-nest)
Elidnis is a goddess belonging to the Menaphite Pantheon. She is the Menaphite goddess of growth and fertility and she is also goddess of the river Elid. She helped build the town of Nardah when a woman named Nardarine almost died of hunger and thirst in the desert when trying to escape the God Wars between Saradomin and Zamorak in the Third Age of RuneScape. She also bound 3 wandering spirits to the river Elid. They are involved in the Spirits of the Elid quest, which players may talk to learn more about the God Wars after they have completed the quest. Their names are Tirrie, Nirrie and Hallak, and they have power over the river Elid.
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Icthlarin
Pronunciation: (ik-thla-ran)
Symbol: An ahnk-like glyph "(|/\|)"
Icthlarin is a rather unknown God to most of RuneScape, but in the deserts, especially in the ancient cities of Menaphos, and especially the city of Sophanem, he is better known than all of the above-mentioned Gods. Icthlarin is the God of the dead and was the former leader of the Mahjarrat, before Zaros took his position and sent him into a desert exile, much like what Zamorak did to Azzanadra. Icthlarin is seen as something of a combination between man and dog since he has a dog's head and the body of a man (which is covered in greyish-black dog fur) bearing much resemblance to the Egyptian god, Anubis. His greatest adversary is his sister who craves to destroy the souls of man in direct conflict with Icthlarin's will. His followers include the Menaphites, cats, and other peoples of the deserts. Being the God of the dead, Icthlarin can grant immortality to beings by simply refusing them a natural death (they can still however be murdered) which he does for the cats now employed as the guardians of the dead. He is also the first god to appear directly to your character.
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Amascut
Pronunciation: (aim-ma-skut)
Symbol: An upside-down Icthlarin symbol "(|V|)"
Amascut is a goddess of destruction and is often referred to as The Devourer. She sometimes goes disguised as The Wanderer to lure in unsuspecting victims. She is a goddess belonging to the Menaphite Pantheon. As her name suggests, she is inclined towards the destruction of everything in existence. Although she is not the sworn enemy of man, in the recent centuries she has taken to the destruction of the souls of humans. She was once worshipped by human followers before she took to destroying humans which was tolerated until she began to attack her own temples and clergy. Soon the remnants of her followers banded together, confronted the Devourer, and cursed her so that she would never be remembered, her acts would be remembered, but not that she did them, and she no longer tries to recruit disciples. Her former followers include some of the cats in RuneScape and the Menaphite Thugs are known to follow her as well.
RuneScape gods
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RuneScape has several fictional deities, or gods. These gods contribute a lot to the RuneScape plot, and give RuneScape more of a storyline. The gods often play roles in quests and are talked much about by players. The gods also provide an impact in the fact that there are many items that involve them, such as the Guthix Prayer Book, or the Holy Symbol of Saradomin. Also, some players choose a certain god to "worship", which has no real impact on the game.
Contents [hide]
1 Three Main Gods
1.1 Saradomin
1.2 Guthix
1.3 Zamorak
2 Other Gods
2.1 Zaros
2.2 Armadyl
2.3 Dark Saurer
2.4 Seren
2.5 Elidnis
2.6 Icthlarin
2.7 Amascut
3 Demi Gods
3.1 Iban
4 The Mahjarrat
4.1 Lucien
4.2 Akthanakos
4.3 Azzanadra
4.4 Enakhra
4.5 Hazeel
5 References
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Three Main Gods
These are the most widely recognized gods in RuneScape. Guthix has few followers and items, but Saradomin and Zamorak have many times more. Most often, these three gods are represented as being "brothers". However, Guthix established in the God Letters that their actual relationship is beyond mortal comprehension, and the term "brothers" is merely used as a convenience. Most Saradominists have been brought up to believe in only these three gods.
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Saradomin
Pronunciation: (sare-ah-doe-min)
Symbol: A four-pointed star "+"
Player wearing full Saradomin Armour.Saradomin is a fictional deity from the game RuneScape. Saradomin is the God of wisdom and order. Saradomin was one of the two main participants in the God wars after Guthix departed. Saradomin's symbol is a four-pointed star, and he himself is usually visually represented as an old man with a bald head and a beard. Saradomin has the most human followers in the more "civilized" areas of the RuneScape world, and altars to his skill can be found everywhere. Saradomin monks have set up altars of worship to him, the largest being the Monastery/Prayer Guild and a church on the island Entrana. Entrana is the place where Saradomin first arrived on RuneScape and is entirely dedicated to him. (Less is known about Saradomin's place of origin - from various quests to do with the Majharrat and Zaros we discover Zamorak is probably from Freneskae, but there is little information on Saradomin. He seems to have come from a dimension other then Gielinor or Freneskae.) An elite group of soldiers known as the Temple Knights were given the task of protecting the holy house of worship on Entrana. Recent requirements were put into play on becoming a Temple Knight. First, you must belong to the order of the White Knights of Falador. Second, you must be a devout follower of Saradomin with an abundunce of expierience in the planes of fighting evil. Only those with the purest of heart may become an Initiate in the Order of the Temple Knights. Players may become a Temple Knight and buy Initiate armour from Sir Tiffy Cashen after completing the Recruitment Drive quest, and more advanced armour after the Slug Menace quest.
Despite Guthix's ban on the Gods interfering in the RuneScape realm, they will still offer their followers help in the form of prayers that offer temporary stat increases and various protections. As Saradomin dislikes undue violence, he appreciates it when one gives an enemy an honorable burial. The prayer skill can thus be analogised to gaining the favour of the Gods. More than this, the prayer skill seems to be directed to Saradomin specifically, as neither Guthix nor Zamorak have much interest in burying bones.
Players can learn the magic spell "Saradomin Strike" at the Mage Arena, which causes a lightning bolt to strike whoever it is cast upon.
In Saradomin's old letters, he usually talks with the same fully modern British English as the authors of the game, but from time to time he will lapse into an older English like that used by Guthix, a partial testament to his true age in a way.
Saradomin's motto is "Strength through Wisdom".
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Guthix
Pronunciation: (guh-thix), commonly mispronounced as:(gun-thinx), (goo-thix), or (ga-thix)
Symbol: Officially none; although a squiggle may be used "~|~|~|~"
Guthix is a fictional deity from the game RuneScape. Known as the God of balance and nature, Guthix strives for peace. Because of this Guthix cannot be sexed. In other words, Guthix is neither male nor female (here Guthix is referred to as "it" instead of "he" or "she"). Considered neither good nor evil, Guthix does both when it needs to balance out the actions of Saradomin and Zamorak when either of them tips the scale too far in their own favour, such as when it developed a cure for the poison both sides were using to wreak havoc. Guthix is immensely powerful, more so than any other god.
Guthix arrived on Gielinor (the name it gave to RuneScape) to find a lost civilization. It reshaped the world and went into a deep "sleep", or as it is described in one of its god letters, a state of meditation so intense it could not concentrate on anything else. In its sleep about 20 other deities entered Gielinor. The God Wars occurred between these dieties, and Saradomin and Zamorak usurped (and did quite a bit of damage to) the world Guthix created. They would have continued to battle and completely obliterated Gielinor had Guthix not reawakened and prevented them from doing so. It has also made the other gods not to interfere directly with worldly affairs. This is sometimes breached, however it is usually too trifiling for Guthix to stage a full on confrontation over it, and consequently wreck the balance.
Guthix is seen as a floating skull with tendrils attached to it in the God Letters, but it can appear in multiple forms. It has been seen as a multicoloured butterfly and a rock-like object. Its true form is impossible to comprehend by mortals, and it has said its true name is impossible to pronounce with vocal cords. Its followers are limited but include the druids, gnomes, the Void Knights, and players who choose its path. The dwarves, though not particularly religious, are indeed Guthixian should one ask them about it. The unique trait about Guthix is that, unlike Zamorak and Saradomin, it does not need followers to remain on the mortal realm but instead draws strength from the plane itself, showing why it does not demand worship from those who follow his ways.
The town of Taverley is completely inhabited by followers of Guthix, the druids. The druids (as well as chaos druids) are experienced at herblore and areas of farming, due to their connection with nature through Guthix.
In the Mage Arena, players can choose to get a Guthix cape and staff and learn to perform the god spell "Claws of Guthix", in which a giant purple hand erupts from the ground behind the enemy and crushes them.
In its letters on RuneScape.com, Guthix speaks in a dialect of Early Modern English (Such as the kind used In Elizabethean and by Shakespeare) often thought to be middle English. It is changed slightly to allow readability, though.
It and Zamorak also both share followers called chaos druids and chaos druid warriors who follow both Guthix and Zamorak.
It has referred to RuneScape as an "experiment" and it has said sheep are important to the experiment, although it has never given any more detail on this.
Guthix's motto is "Balance is Power".
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Zamorak
Pronunciation: (zam-ore-rack)
Symbol: A glyph resembling a ram's horns "(V)"
Zamorak is a fictional deity from the game RuneScape. Zamorak is the God of chaos and by extension, war. Guthix calls him a personification of Chaos when asked about this in one of his letters. His followers burnt the original Wizard's tower to the ground, depriving the Saradomist mages of the time of much of the knowledge of magic, and in particular the knowledge of crafting runes. Zamorak was the second main participant in the God wars. Though he did not shape the world as Saradomin did, Zamorak had corrupted many parts of the would-be orderly world Saradomin envisioned with taints of "evil"(in the opinion of most people), especially in human nature and such.
Zamorak was not always a god and should not be a god but was once a mortal Mahjarrat. How he became a god was once not known, and the specifics are still vague. However, it is now known by talking to ghosts involved with a revolt which he led. He used to be a general of the great god Zaros until he and some of his close followers decided to rebel. Using the Staff of Armadyl, which he obtained through a series of circumstances mentioned in more detail during the miniquest, Zamorak was able to stab Zaros in the back with it whilst his close followers (including Hazeel, Drakan, Zemouregal, a human warrior named Viggora, and some others not mentioned by name) fought off Zaros' body guards. He stabbed Zaros in the back with the staff but this did not do much at first other than sending Zaros going into a blind rage. Even though Zamorak was a Mahjarrat, who origanate from a plane of eternal war and thus are great fighters, Zaros was still able to beat Zamorak. However, when Zaros had him in his grasp and was ready to deliver the death blow, Zaros tripped, thus causing the Staff of Armadyl to impale Zamorak as well as him, resulting in the transfer of his power through the staff into Zamorak like an electrical current. After this, Zaros faded out of the dimension while cursing all humans involved in the revolt to be invisible ghosts for the rest of eternity, and Zamorak seemed more solid, although he did not become a god until a short time later.
Zamorak is portrayed as a larger figure with a red tint in his face and horns resembling Satan and other demons of the Judeo-Christian religion. Zamorak commands the various types of demon and dragon, and has the ability to summon undead creatures, as well as controlling many of the creatures associated with evil, such as certain tribes of goblins, werewolves, shades, and all of the vampires. Other followers of Zamorak include Zamorak mages, dark wizards, necromancers, black knights, and the entire city of Khazard. In previous ages the Zamorakians, hated and feared by Saradominists, were driven out of main cities.
Though not as common as altars to Saradomin, chaos altars are still a relatively common sight in the RuneScape world. There is a Chaos Temple north of Falador on the border of the wilderness. In this small temple, evil monks guard the Wine of Zamorak which is used in the herblore skill. If a player takes the wine Zamorak will use a very weakened form of the Flames of Zamorak spell on the player with a little box of dialogue saying "STOP STEALING MY WINE! GAHHHH!" and all the monks in the temple will attack the player. Although most of society disapproves of them, Zamorakians have a number of secret societies such as the Zamorakian Magical Institute. Zamorak's territory is mainly in the former battlefields of the God Wars now known as the Wilderness. Zamorak also controls the lands to the east of the river Salve but he has met with far more resistance here then in the wilderness.
In the mage arena one can learn the spell "Flames of Zamorak" which sets fire to the target. If one goes into Zamorak's castle wars portal with items of another god one will get a message from Zamorak. He expresses his disgust that the player dares come to him wearing items of his lesser brothers and that such wrongdoing should be rewarded with time in the most mischievous of forms. The player then spend the rest of the waiting period in the form of an imp. Zamorak rarely uses Early Modern English, unlike Guthix and Saradomin. He also tends to be extremely sarcastic and tactlessly honest, and thinks he has a way with women, however like the other gods he is biased toward himself. The only thing he fears is Zaros, and he fears his former employer immensely.
Zamorak's main source of entertainment is death. He doesn't usually care who it is who dies, exceptions being if it would be someone he knows personally, such as Lord Drakan or Hazeel.
His motto is "Strength through Chaos".
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Other Gods
These gods still exist in the world of RuneScape, but aren't as popular as the 3 main gods. They have little or no active followers, no letters, but maybe some holy objects dedicated to them. The creators of RuneScape have on occasion hinted at there being 20 or more gods, demigods and immortals, but rarely are they forthcoming with information.
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Zaros
Pronunciation: (zaar-owes)
Symbol: A small circle on a cross with slashes at the sides "(+)"
Zaros is commonly thought to be the god of pure evil. He is also referred to as the God of Ancient Magicks or "The Empty Lord". Zaros once enslaved a tribe of powerful mortals called the Mahjarrat, who come from Freneskrae, a plane of eternal warfare. Zamorak was a Mahjarrat at the time Zaros was in power. But eventually, Zamorak used the staff of Armadyl to banish Zaros into another plane of existance. Most of Zaros's followers joined Zamorak. Notable exceptions are Azzanadra and Akthanakos. Azzanadra (see below) remained loyal to him but was imprisoned in a pyramid in the Kharidian Desert after quite a bit of trouble. Most of Zaros' altars were destroyed but his symbol happens to be a cross in a circle. This can also be found on the Ancient Staff. Due to the association of ancient magics with the staff, and the staff with Zaros, some people mistakenly believe that he is the god of magic. This is not the case, as has been stated in the God letters and in the game. Only two of Zaros altars are known to exist, the one in the pyramid where Azzanadra is imprisoned and the one under the digsite. Zaros made his appearance between the beginning of Guthix's sleep and the God wars. His legacy beats strong within the current deities as Saradomin will not speak of him and Zamorak fears him immensely. Due to his sleep, Guthix has no knowledge of him, although he has mentioned that he has a notion that he should know. There are few associated with this God. Whether Zaros will ever return to his true power is unknown. Before his disappearance, Zaros cursed those who betrayed him, helped betray him or were involved in any way, intentional or not. The ghosts of the cursed ones can be found in RuneScape. Their names are:
Veldez, a Saradomist
Rennard, a seemingly Zarosian thief
Kharrim, a Zamorakian messenger
Lennissa, a Saradomist spy
Dhalak, Lennissa's superior
Viggora, a Zamorakian warrior
The story of how Zaros was betrayed goes as follows: Veldez, a faithful Saradominist, stumbled upon the Staff of Armadyl, who knew that it was a very powerful God Staff and could not be in the wrong hands. However, a thief called Rennard stumbled upon Veldez, knocked him unconscious and took the Staff. He intended to sell it to Zaros, but his messenger, Kharrim, instead took it to General Zamorak of the Mahjarrat, who was mortal during that era. Another Saradominist called Lennissa found out about the sale and gave it to a Saradominist Mage called Dhalak. Dhalak was supposed to pass it to Saradomin himself, but he enchanted the Staff so that Zaros could not detect it and then to gave Zamorak so Zamorak could rebel against Zaros so evil would be destroyed. Zamorak and his supporters, including Viggora, took care of Zaros's guards and Zamorak fought Zaros himself. He plunged the Staff of Armadyl into Zaros and wounded him. However, even when Zaros had a god weapon in his back, and Zamorak was the strongest mortal in all of RuneScape, Zaros was still an immortal god, and so Zaros was still able to beat Zamorak. However, Zaros tripped while attempting to choke Zamorak to death, and both of them were impaled by the Staff of Armadyl. Zaros faded from RuneScape while Zamorak seemed to become more real. However, before he died, Zaros uttered a curse unto Veldez, Rennard, Kharrim, Lennissa, Dhalak, Viggora and all those involved in the rebellion, including Zamorak. The curse was to make them wander around RuneScape as ghosts for eternity. Veldez and the other 5 people were cursed, but the others involved were seemingly unaffected. Viggora theorizes that it was because all of Zamorak's other followers were magical and so the curse was much less effective on them. In the end, the Staff disappeared into the Temple of Ikov and Zamorak became a God, while Zaros was sent to another dimension. The 6 people mentioned were cursed. Some speculate that Bob the Jagex Cat, a popular NPC in the game is actually an incarnation of Zaros. This theory comes from the fact that if spoken to long enough(with the catspeak amulet) Bob will start to talk and cut off mid-sentence when saying his name is Zar... However, Jagex has confirmed that this is just a joke with no plot basis. There is a quest on which Bob was a warrior named Robert the Strong.
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Armadyl
Pronunciation: (arm-a-dile)
Symbol: The only source would point to it being a star shape, but this is also the symbol of the city of Falador, which it might be alternatively.
Armadyl appeared around the same time as Zaros did and seemed to have disappeared at the same time also. His true alignment is unknown, but many players believe that he is the god of pure good. He is Saradomin's predecessor, and they are friends unlike Zaros and Zamorak. When Zaros was defeated, Amardyl probably decided his work was done, but if Zaros rises Amardyl may make another appearance too. However, he has managed to keep a small cult of followers even with his "disappearance". Armadyl's Staff is kept in the Temple of Ikov after its uses in banishing one god while creating another.
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Dark Saurer
Pronunciation: (dark-sore-er)
Symbol: Pink Cape of Virtue
Dark Saurer is the god of pirating and war. 5 millenia ago, he bravely fought in the Varrock War. Although little is known about this war, it was one of the largest, ending the division of East and West Varrock (although one can still see the difference today). Dark Saurer recieves little mention in any quests, however Jagex have hinted of a possible quest having to do with him in the near future, with possible ties to a woodcutting update. After the Varrock War, Dark Saurer went on to become a master lumberjack. He was drafted to venture to the elflands to the west to fight the Zammorakians. Tragically, Seren, the elf goddess, accidentily shot him with her Crystal bow. Her tears met his cape, and gave birth to the Cape of Virtue. Although not available to players, it has been spotted in many renderings of Runescape, and even in a few various screenshots. Little else is known about it, however.
The only mentioning of Dark Saurer was done by the Grim Reaper special event on Halloween 2005. If a player wore a mask of any color into the Zammorak chapel in Varrock on Halloween 2005, the Reaper appeared and told the above to the player, if they were to ask the right questions. Although there has been speculation of weather or not the Cape of Virtue was actually pink, or if it was just a joke towards the player, Jagex simply deny the entire existence of this event, but occasionally with a playful denial, leading many players to beleive it was an Easter Egg. It is important to note that this Grim Reaper had nothing to do with the other Grim Reaper that appeared upon a players death.
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Seren
Pronunciation: (sair-rain)
Seren is the goddess of the elves. It is said she inspired the elves to build their city (Prifddinas) the way they did so they could communicate, protect themselves and prosper. She is also the original provider of crystal weaponry. More information is provided on her and the history of this great crystal city in one of the books of Prifddinas history found in the bookshelves of Lletya village. She is apparently present within all elf crystal. There is one known altar to Seren found in the elven town of Lletya. It resembles the altars of Saradomin, but made of wood with no symbol in the place where it should be. She supposedly led the elven race through a 'World Gate', where they discovered. It was lost before the Second Age. Each of the elven clans was given one crystal seed, which when planted grew into a towering crystal mass, which then formed the walls of what is now Prifddinas. Later, the elves broke out into war when the Iowreth clan captured the central crystal tower, their last means of worship and communication with Seren.
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Elidnis
Pronunciation: (el-id-nest)
Elidnis is a goddess belonging to the Menaphite Pantheon. She is the Menaphite goddess of growth and fertility and she is also goddess of the river Elid. She helped build the town of Nardah when a woman named Nardarine almost died of hunger and thirst in the desert when trying to escape the God Wars between Saradomin and Zamorak in the Third Age of RuneScape. She also bound 3 wandering spirits to the river Elid. They are involved in the Spirits of the Elid quest, which players may talk to learn more about the God Wars after they have completed the quest. Their names are Tirrie, Nirrie and Hallak, and they have power over the river Elid.
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Icthlarin
Pronunciation: (ik-thla-ran)
Symbol: An ahnk-like glyph "(|/\|)"
Icthlarin is a rather unknown God to most of RuneScape, but in the deserts, especially in the ancient cities of Menaphos, and especially the city of Sophanem, he is better known than all of the above-mentioned Gods. Icthlarin is the God of the dead and was the former leader of the Mahjarrat, before Zaros took his position and sent him into a desert exile, much like what Zamorak did to Azzanadra. Icthlarin is seen as something of a combination between man and dog since he has a dog's head and the body of a man (which is covered in greyish-black dog fur) bearing much resemblance to the Egyptian god, Anubis. His greatest adversary is his sister who craves to destroy the souls of man in direct conflict with Icthlarin's will. His followers include the Menaphites, cats, and other peoples of the deserts. Being the God of the dead, Icthlarin can grant immortality to beings by simply refusing them a natural death (they can still however be murdered) which he does for the cats now employed as the guardians of the dead. He is also the first god to appear directly to your character.
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Amascut
Pronunciation: (aim-ma-skut)
Symbol: An upside-down Icthlarin symbol "(|V|)"
Amascut is a goddess of destruction and is often referred to as The Devourer. She sometimes goes disguised as The Wanderer to lure in unsuspecting victims. She is a goddess belonging to the Menaphite Pantheon. As her name suggests, she is inclined towards the destruction of everything in existence. Although she is not the sworn enemy of man, in the recent centuries she has taken to the destruction of the souls of humans. She was once worshipped by human followers before she took to destroying humans which was tolerated until she began to attack her own temples and clergy. Soon the remnants of her followers banded together, confronted the Devourer, and cursed her so that she would never be remembered, her acts would be remembered, but not that she did them, and she no longer tries to recruit disciples. Her former followers include some of the cats in RuneScape and the Menaphite Thugs are known to follow her as well.
