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ZAmorakZaros
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Zulkir said :
Wahisietel said :
Satans exile said :
Not sure if this has been posted before but I just did a ports mission for The Exile and he mentioned having to take a shipment of black rocks to daemonheim.

Probably the ritual marker. Even though it isn't black.

Probably isn't the ritual marker then?
And didn't Bill get his from freneskae?

So they wouldn't be brought there in normal way NO
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02-Jul-2016 13:35:10

ZAmorakZaros
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Nolhiir said :
^But why would Bill need Xau-Tak stones?
Unless you mean to say this is the reason for his... eccentric... mood.
Maybe to boost his necromancers? or to resurrect all the minions we kill over and over again. NO
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06-Jul-2016 18:56:50

Sepulchre
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So I was lying in bed the other day and I had a sudden realization, I guess you could call it. I was thinking about where to find the other Xau-Tak references that Wilson said exist in-game, and a thought hit me.
So far, we know of two hints given to us, both from quests in the Sliske's Countdown series.. but that's not the only thing that ties them together. Both of these quests heavily feature something that was previously untouched in RuneScape lore... Souls.

That got me to thinking.. maybe this isn't just coincidence? We've been long theorizing that Xau-Tak isn't a "god" in the sense we think of. Not created by a near-mindless Elder God, didn't have long exposure to an Elder Artifact, didn't slay another God, etc. See, I had been playing Mortal Kombat XL before laying down, and one of my favourite characters in the Mortal Kombat series is named Ermac. Ermac is a single being made up of ten-thousand (according to himself) souls, bound together by Shao Kahn, a "necromancer" of sorts and former emperor of Outworld in the MK series.
I bring this up because I think maybe Xau-Tak could be similar to Ermac. What I mean is, he could be someone or something that gained power by consuming souls. The furthest extent of this theory is that Xau-Tak was actually a Reaper in another world. This would explain how his reach extends even into the afterlife, as seen during Nomad's Elegy. It might also explain his ability to see through time, if the Reapers are truly able to see when peoples times have come. A
World Guardian
must learn to find
Balance
in themselves.
Only then can they
Control
themselves and forge their own
Fate .

07-Jul-2016 06:24:19

Lexius Leye
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And just when I thought this being couldn't get anymore terrifying. Way to go Sepulchre, you went and raised the bar.

On a slightly less flippant note, I like this theory; " When Reapers go Bad ." It certainly would explain Xau-Tak's connection to death and the like.

Guess we'll have to wait and see. " When I give my word, I keep it ." -
the World Guardian

07-Jul-2016 08:56:05

Sepulchre
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Lexius Leye said :
And just when I thought this being couldn't get anymore terrifying. Way to go Sepulchre, you went and raised the bar.

On a slightly less flippant note, I like this theory; " When Reapers go Bad ." It certainly would explain Xau-Tak's connection to death and the like.

Guess we'll have to wait and see. It could also explain the 'Corpse oceans' that V described. A reaper who is consuming souls wouldn't give a damn about the body itself, and could very well just leave them laying there. That sounds like a "Corpse ocean" to me. A
World Guardian
must learn to find
Balance
in themselves.
Only then can they
Control
themselves and forge their own
Fate .

07-Jul-2016 10:03:59

Lexius Leye
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Sepulchre said :
It could also explain the 'Corpse oceans' that V described. A reaper who is consuming souls wouldn't give a damn about the body itself, and could very well just leave them laying there. That sounds like a "Corpse ocean" to me.
And the bar is raised once again. Well, it would certainly be interesting, if macabre, if we ever got to visit one of these dead worlds. " When I give my word, I keep it ." -
the World Guardian

07-Jul-2016 10:21:52

Sepulchre
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Lexius Leye said :
Sepulchre said :
It could also explain the 'Corpse oceans' that V described. A reaper who is consuming souls wouldn't give a damn about the body itself, and could very well just leave them laying there. That sounds like a "Corpse ocean" to me.
And the bar is raised once again. Well, it would certainly be interesting, if macabre, if we ever got to visit one of these dead worlds. ... *narrows eyes as she looks towards the World Gate* Yeah... wouldn't that be neat... A
World Guardian
must learn to find
Balance
in themselves.
Only then can they
Control
themselves and forge their own
Fate .

07-Jul-2016 10:28:42 - Last edited on 07-Jul-2016 10:29:04 by Sepulchre

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Lexius Leye said :
Sepulchre said :
It could also explain the 'Corpse oceans' that V described. A reaper who is consuming souls wouldn't give a damn about the body itself, and could very well just leave them laying there. That sounds like a "Corpse ocean" to me.
And the bar is raised once again. Well, it would certainly be interesting, if macabre, if we ever got to visit one of these dead worlds.

You seem to forget that corpses in this lore have a tendency to get up and move. Why leave the bodies lying around when they can remain animate? Wouldn't swimming such an ocean be more rewarding due to the tidal effect of billions of bodies thrashing as you pass? Why leave them merely to rot when they can babble and howl your praises in the dark places, or crawl through your endless labyrinth in terrified silence? In fact, why worry about any of this when your mind is so alien your thoughts make reality boil?

Do you hear that whooshing noise? That's the bar achieving escape velocity. ;) You’re welcome.

07-Jul-2016 10:40:17

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