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RuneScape has several fictional deities, or Gods; some of these are listed below. These Gods contribute a lot to the Runescape plot, and give Runescape more of a storyline. The Gods often play roles in RuneScape Quests and are talked much about by players. 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", but this has no real impact on the game.

Gods

Guthix

Guthix is a fictional character from the game RuneScape. Known as the God of balance, Guthix strives for a perfect balance. Considered neither good nor evil, Guthix does both when he needs to balance out the actions of Saradomin and Zamorak when either of them tips the scale too far in their own favor.

Guthix arrived on Runescape to find a lost civilisation. He reshaped the world of RuneScape and went into a deep "sleep". This is when the God wars occurred and Saradomin and Zamorak usurped the world of Guthix. They would have continued to battle and destroyed runescape had Guthix not reawakened and made them stop.

Guthix calls the world in which RuneScape is set "Gielinor", claiming it as the name he christened it with in the beginning. Guthix is often seen as a floating head with tendrils attached to it but can appear in multiple forms. His true form is impossible to comprehend by mortals. His followers are limited but include the druids and gnomes. The dwarfs, though not particularly religious, respect Guthix as the source of the metals they mine so diligently. The unique trait about Guthix is that, unlike Zamorak and Saradomin, he does not need followers to remain on the mortal realm but instead draws strength from all living things, showing why he does not demand worship from those who follow his ways.

Taverley is a town completely dedicated to Guthix. He is followed by the Druids of Taverley. In the Mage Arena, one can get a Guthix Staff to perform the Claws of Guthix spell. In his letters on Runescape.com, Guthix speaks in Middle English.

Saradomin

Saradomin is a mythical character from the game RuneScape. Saradomin is the God of wisdom and the God of order (which is interesting because he says all his followers should kill Zamorakians). Saradomin was one of the two main participants in the God wars after Guthix departed. While Guthix was gone, Saradomin shaped the world as he would and created most of the intelligent races.

Saradomin's symbol is a four-pointed star. Saradomin is seen as an old man with a bald head and white back hair. Saradomin has the most human followers and altars to his glory can be found throughout the world of RuneScape. Saradomin monks have set up many places of worship to him, including the Monastery/Prayer Guild and a church on the island Entrana. Despite Guthix's ban on the Gods interfering in the RuneScape realm, Saradomin will still offer his followers help in the form of prayers.

Saradomin gets joy whenever his followers glorify him in the form of burying the bones of the dead, singing hymns in his honor, and other rituals in his name.

Zamorak

Zamorak is a fictional deity from the game RuneScape. Zamorak is the God of chaos and battle. 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, especially in human nature and such.

Zamorak followed the God of evil, Zaros, but then betrayed him and became a God. he then aided Saradomin in imprisoning him.He may fear him but no one is sure.

The Zamorakian symbol is similar to an up-side-down (T) . 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. Though not as famous among humans, Zamorak holds many cults of them through RuneScape in addition to his ability to raise beings from the dead to add to his armies and most formidable his demons and dragons. 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 boarder of the wilderness. In this small temple, evil monks guard the sacred Wine of Zamorak. There is also a church dedicated to Zamorak in Varrock, despite it being a heavily Saradominist city. Zamorak's territory is mainly in the former battlefields of the God wars now known as the wilderness. It could be considered that Zamorak also controls the lands to the east of the river Salve as there is a much greater proportion of his followers here made up of werewolves and vampires. However this can be arguable as many Saradominists have managed to make settlements in Morytania (Port Phasmatys has grown so prosperous it manages to conduct heavy trade with the peoples of the east) even though these settlements often befall disaster due to Zamorakian intolerance.

Zamorak's main source of entertainment is death even from his own followers and forgiveness is not a trait associated with this deity.

Zaros

Little is known of Zamorak's predecessor, Zaros. Zaros is the God of destruction in that he is even more dangerous than Zamorak in his prime. From what little is known of Zaros it seems that he is more powerful than Saradomin, Zamorak, and even Guthix but this could be religious propaganda. All of Zaros's followers were killed after the God wars and his altars destroyed but his religious symbol was discovered to be a cross in a circle like (+). Zaros made his appearance between Guthix's sleep and the God wars. His legacy beats strong within the current deities as Saradomin will not speak of him and Zamorak seems to even fear him (due to his sleep Guthix has no knowledge of him). There are few associated with the demon God but two have been suspected to associate with him. Lucien was thought to be the last of his followers before Mod James (one of the Jagex staff) said this was false. and the cat Bob when spoken to while wearing the cat speak amulet claims that he is Zaros and the other Gods cursed him to roam in this form. Whether Zaros will ever return to his true power is unknown. A rumor is circulating that Zaros was perhaps not as evil as formerly believed, but even these stories could be religious propaganda as there have been remnants of an ancient empire dating back to before the God wars which seems to have worshipped Zaros and has been highly reliant on magic. This is strange given that the discovery of runestones, which allow the use of magic, was not discovered until millennia later. His symbol can also be found on the ancient staff, and a road in the Canfis area is said to be in the shape of his symbol.

Armadyl

Armadyl appeared around the same time as Zaros did and seemed to have disappeared at the same time also. Armadyl is Saradomin's predecessor and shares the same relationship with Zaros as Saradomin does Zamorak. Unlike Zaros, however, he has managed to keep a small cult of followers even with his "disappearance". He seems to share the same power as Zaros but it is unknown. Armadyl shares the same philosophies as Saradomin and pivots with his view on miniscule points the greatest of which is where Saradomin believes people must be sought out and taught goodness, Armadyl believes people must seek this goodness and for this Armadyl is very passive and this is why he seems to have disappeared.

Icthlarin

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 Sophanum he is better known than all of the above-mentioned Gods. Icthlarin is the God of the dead and is suspected to have been an ally of Saradomin during the God wars. 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 gray/black dog fur) resembling many of the ancient Egyptian Gods. 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. His symbol looks much like the Egyptian symbol for eternal life but slightly slanted. 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.

Amascut the Devourer

Little is known of this Menaphite Goddess as is the curse of her former followers. Her real name (Amascut) has been lost to the ages so this Goddess of destruction is now simply referred to as the devourer. She is not the sworn enemy of man but rather it is in her nature to destroy all things but in the recent centuries she has taken to the destruction of the souls of humans. Originally, her form was like that of Icthlarin except resembling a cat instead of a dog but now she is forced to take the form of a human wanderer. 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 her name would never be remembered, she could never return to her original form or power, and she could no longer recruit disciples though she cursed them in turn to forever wander in her form (similar to the origin of cats in RuneScape). Her greatest fear is of her former followers the cats which retain fractions of her former power and still hold a desire for revenge against her. Her symbol is like Icthlarin's but upside-down and more twisted. Her former followers include all the cats in RuneScape.

Demi-Gods

Iban

Iban is known as the son of Zamorak but this is more in his close connection to Zamorak in power, morality and ways rather than in physical relation. Iban was originally one of the stronger black knights who had a thirst for power that in his current form he could never quell. After he died in battle, a powerful witch came upon his body. She found his soul suitable for the new creature she would create. She made a voodoo doll in the likeness of Iban and smeared some of the original Iban's flesh for his new flesh, blood from a large spider for his new blood, ancient magics were used to create a new shadow for him, and the body of a newly slaughtered dove was put into the doll for his new conscious. Iban made his realm in an underground pass formerly used for connection between Ardougne and the lands to the west. In his new form Iban ladened the underground pass with both physical traps and evil power. These forces drove frequent visitors to the pass mad, summoned mighty and powerful magics, and above all converted both willing and unwilling followers to soulless zombies of completely loyal minions. Though not physically related, Iban is still worthy of the title Son of Zamorak and this coupled with his God-like powers makes him a demi-God.

Hazeel

a Majharrat who follows Zamorak, Hazeel was a lord in the city of Ardgoune, before being killed by an ancestor of Cerel Carnillion. He is known as a demi God because he is basically what Zamorak was before he became a God except he isn't a God.

You can help revive or stop the revival of Hazeel in the Hazeel Cult quest.