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Klap Trap888

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Raleirosen said :
I'm hedging my bets right now that Xau-Tak is massively more significant to the game's overarching story than previously thought. Either it's explicitly a 6th Elder, or possibly some new primordial abomination -- maybe something similar to the dichotomy between the Old Gods and the Titans in Warcraft's lore. At the very least I don't think the doubled 3-letter naming convention (Jas/Wen/Bik/etc. to Xau/Tak) is a coincidence.

Ooh I like this idea! Many mythologies from Greek to Norse to Aztec feature the gods having to slay or imprison a primordial abomination of some sort before they can create the world, due to the fact that the creature would destroy everything if left alive. The Norse and Mesopotamian versions even have the world being created FROM the monster's remains! I could definitely see the Gielinorian pantheon having an "anti-god" like that.

24-May-2016 02:40:52

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Trib

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Xau-Tak's role in death is one that is very, very interesting to me. Here's some convoluted lore:

In the Fremminik series, it is revealed that when Fremminik die they return to the underworld of Teragard because they still are aware, and believe ,that this is where humans origniated from.

In the Robert the Strong series, we learn that Robert came to Gielinor through what is known as the Schism. The Schism is a rift of sorts which has a red aura around it (remind anyone else of the abyss?) and was the main source of power for humans on Teragard.

In the latest quest, the Schism is mentioned in passing in the book "The Divine Delusion" where it is said that the most season of souls are the most powerful, and that the Schism has trouble reclaiming these powerful souls (so that's why we respawn!). I believe strongly that the abyss is an embodiment of the formless elder god that has been mentioned before, not Xau Tak. Anyway, I just wanted to share that line of thought because it could be related.

To tie this directly back in to Xau-Tak and the lore at hand, I do not think he is the one who foresaw our name. I think we somehow came directly into contact with Gustaf Joannhes (does this seem like an anagram to anyone else? Someone smarter than me play with it >****

, probably by means of time travel. The asylum mentioned in Death At Sea is not new to us at all, and we've actually been there. You may remember reading your name on a rather old ledger when doing the Broken Home quest...

24-May-2016 04:08:45

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Sepulchre

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Time travel is cheap, but is VERY plausible.
As for Xau-Tak, I still believe him to be a 'young god,' but I question even more his intentions. Is he a destroyer-god like Tuska? A warmonger like Bandos? A death-obsessed entity like the Dark Lord? It's obvious he knows us from somewhere, and time travel could be the answer.. honestly, I hope it is.
If time travel isn't the answer.. Zaros help us all. That would mean Xau-Tak is much stronger than I imagined, stronger maybe even than Guthix (THAT is a scary thought), or perhaps his alignment is to Time and Eternity, as suggested by the newest hint of Xau-Tak.
One thing is for certain.. Xau-Tak draws nearer. I feel.. uneasy. Also, I was right about Xau-Tak being connected to Broken Home! Hah!

Still.. this is very worrying. Corpse oceans? Gaping maw of eternity? A darkness against which my soul shall be lathed? This... is bad. A

World Guardian

must learn to find

Balance

in themselves.
Only then can they

Control

themselves and forge their own

Fate .

24-May-2016 05:37:46

Padomenes

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Sepulchre said :
Time travel is cheap, but is VERY plausible.
As for Xau-Tak, I still believe him to be a 'young god,' but I question even more his intentions. Is he a destroyer-god like Tuska? A warmonger like Bandos? A death-obsessed entity like the Dark Lord? It's obvious he knows us from somewhere, and time travel could be the answer.. honestly, I hope it is.
If time travel isn't the answer.. Zaros help us all. That would mean Xau-Tak is much stronger than I imagined, stronger maybe even than Guthix (THAT is a scary thought), or perhaps his alignment is to Time and Eternity, as suggested by the newest hint of Xau-Tak.
One thing is for certain.. Xau-Tak draws nearer. I feel.. uneasy. Also, I was right about Xau-Tak being connected to Broken Home! Hah!

Still.. this is very worrying. Corpse oceans? Gaping maw of eternity? A darkness against which my soul shall be lathed? This... is bad. But its said only Tier 3 - Tier 2 gods have the abilities to control mortal minds like that. Look at how powerful its manipulation of the odd old man was. Its also hinted that Sliske might be serving Xau-Tak in Kindred Spirits, it also knew that we would be born and spoke our username in the journal.

What is Xau-Tak's plan? To make the gods all kill each other so there are less gods to deal with + a "sea of corpses" to utilize when it chooses to surface? Alignment? Could it be somebody who utilizes both Control and Order?

24-May-2016 05:40:31 - Last edited on 24-May-2016 05:41:54 by Padomenes

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2020

Sepulchre

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Padomenes said :
Sepulchre said :
Time travel is cheap, but is VERY plausible.
As for Xau-Tak, I still believe him to be a 'young god,' but I question even more his intentions. Is he a destroyer-god like Tuska? A warmonger like Bandos? A death-obsessed entity like the Dark Lord? It's obvious he knows us from somewhere, and time travel could be the answer.. honestly, I hope it is.
If time travel isn't the answer.. Zaros help us all. That would mean Xau-Tak is much stronger than I imagined, stronger maybe even than Guthix (THAT is a scary thought), or perhaps his alignment is to Time and Eternity, as suggested by the newest hint of Xau-Tak.
One thing is for certain.. Xau-Tak draws nearer. I feel.. uneasy. Also, I was right about Xau-Tak being connected to Broken Home! Hah!

Still.. this is very worrying. Corpse oceans? Gaping maw of eternity? A darkness against which my soul shall be lathed? This... is bad. But its said only Tier 3 - Tier 2 gods have the abilities to control mortal minds like that. Look at how powerful its manipulation of the odd old man was. Its also hinted that Sliske might be serving Xau-Tak in Kindred Spirits, it also knew that we would be born and spoke our username in the journal.

What is Xau-Tak's plan? To make the gods all kill each other so there are less gods to deal with + a "sea of corpses" to utilize when it chooses to surface? Alignment? Could it be somebody who utilizes both Control and Order? Didn't Amascut control our mind in Icthlarin's Little Helper? She's only a Demigod. The tournament was Sliske's distraction for Zaros, I don't know if that has anything to do with his master's plans.. A

World Guardian

must learn to find

Balance

in themselves.
Only then can they

Control

themselves and forge their own

Fate .

24-May-2016 05:56:49

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2023

Xijko

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I also would want to know how Xau-Tak managed to bring the Stone of Jas to Sliske. At the end of RotM, we helped teleport it to a random coordinate on the map. (Your player will get one of five set locations, which Sliske will talk about in... I think it was Missing Presumed Death? Or Dishonor Among Thieves?)

One of those locations, the one that I got, was "At the bottom of the ocean by Crandor." I can see how Xau-Tak, the debatably oceany god, could retrieve it from there. Maybe I am thinking too much into that, maybe Xau-Tak just has a lot of eyes around Gielinor. Regardless, maybe there are some clues as to how they managed to fetch the stone.

...Or maybe this is all irrelevant and Sliske is lying because ***-Tak just handed it off.

I just thought the ocean thing was worth mentioning.

24-May-2016 05:59:01

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2021

Malchyom

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Sepulchre said :
Time travel is cheap, but is VERY plausible.
As for Xau-Tak, I still believe him to be a 'young god,' but I question even more his intentions. Is he a destroyer-god like Tuska? A warmonger like Bandos? A death-obsessed entity like the Dark Lord? It's obvious he knows us from somewhere, and time travel could be the answer.. honestly, I hope it is.
If time travel isn't the answer.. Zaros help us all. That would mean Xau-Tak is much stronger than I imagined, stronger maybe even than Guthix (THAT is a scary thought), or perhaps his alignment is to Time and Eternity, as suggested by the newest hint of Xau-Tak.
One thing is for certain.. Xau-Tak draws nearer. I feel.. uneasy. Also, I was right about Xau-Tak being connected to Broken Home! Hah!

Still.. this is very worrying. Corpse oceans? Gaping maw of eternity? A darkness against which my soul shall be lathed? This... is bad.

Time travel can't be the answer, as the Key used to travel through time is destroyed after we collect all of the little treasure goodies. Which means Xau-Tak preordained our very being. We're in trouble.

Also, take into consideration what Zaros said at the end of Fate of the Gods... his aura of loyalty didn't affect us because of our godly protection in the form of Guthix's blessing. Not even Zaros, a tier 2 god born from Mah, can have an impact upon our thinking and judgment.

Xau-Tak has already proven that it's very capable of making us dream of horrifying visions of the future, as the Dragonkin did during Ritual of the Mahjarrat. And we know how powerful the Dragonkin were during all of this. Xau-Tak has infiltrated our minds while within the mind/soul of someone else , i.e Zanik during Nomad's Elegy. That speaks volumes of what it's capable of.

Let that sink in.

24-May-2016 06:00:10

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2020

Sepulchre

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Malchyom said :
Time travel can't be the answer, as the Key used to travel through time is destroyed after we collect all of the little treasure goodies. Which means Xau-Tak preordained our very being. We're in trouble.

Also, take into consideration what Zaros said at the end of Fate of the Gods... his aura of loyalty didn't affect us because of our godly protection in the form of Guthix's blessing. Not even Zaros, a tier 2 god born from Mah, can have an impact upon our thinking and judgment.

Xau-Tak has already proven that it's very capable of making us dream of horrifying visions of the future, as the Dragonkin did during Ritual of the Mahjarrat. And we know how powerful the Dragonkin were during all of this. Xau-Tak has infiltrated our minds while within the mind/soul of someone else , i.e Zanik during Nomad's Elegy. That speaks volumes of what it's capable of.

Let that sink in. I already had time to let all of that sink in. I'm not 100% sure Xau-Tak actually made us have that nightmare anyway, it was just Mod Wilson being a tease. You basically said what I said in a different way, yes, Xau-Tak is immensely powerful, and we need to watch our backs.
That being said.. why are we assuming the Key is the ONLY thing in all of creation capable of allowing time travel? Especially considering flipping a coin in a fountain allowed us to travel to another dimension for no explained reason. A

World Guardian

must learn to find

Balance

in themselves.
Only then can they

Control

themselves and forge their own

Fate .

24-May-2016 06:07:25

Padomenes

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Malchyom said :
Sepulchre said :
Time travel is cheap, but is VERY plausible.
As for Xau-Tak, I still believe him to be a 'young god,' but I question even more his intentions. Is he a destroyer-god like Tuska? A warmonger like Bandos? A death-obsessed entity like the Dark Lord? It's obvious he knows us from somewhere, and time travel could be the answer.. honestly, I hope it is.
If time travel isn't the answer.. Zaros help us all. That would mean Xau-Tak is much stronger than I imagined, stronger maybe even than Guthix (THAT is a scary thought), or perhaps his alignment is to Time and Eternity, as suggested by the newest hint of Xau-Tak.
One thing is for certain.. Xau-Tak draws nearer. I feel.. uneasy. Also, I was right about Xau-Tak being connected to Broken Home! Hah!

Still.. this is very worrying. Corpse oceans? Gaping maw of eternity? A darkness against which my soul shall be lathed? This... is bad.

Time travel can't be the answer, as the Key used to travel through time is destroyed after we collect all of the little treasure goodies. Which means Xau-Tak preordained our very being. We're in trouble.

Also, take into consideration what Zaros said at the end of Fate of the Gods... his aura of loyalty didn't affect us because of our godly protection in the form of Guthix's blessing. Not even Zaros, a tier 2 god born from Mah, can have an impact upon our thinking and judgment.

Xau-Tak has already proven that it's very capable of making us dream of horrifying visions of the future, as the Dragonkin did during Ritual of the Mahjarrat. And we know how powerful the Dragonkin were during all of this. Xau-Tak has infiltrated our minds while within the mind/soul of someone else , i.e Zanik during Nomad's Elegy. That speaks volumes of what it's capable of.

Let that sink in. Which only a tier 2 - tier 3 god can pull off.

24-May-2016 06:11:06

Padomenes

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What happens if Xau-Tak is the sixth elder god?

24-May-2016 06:12:09

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