RuneScape Forum Archive | Xau-Tak: God of the Horrors

Oct

2005

Wahisietel

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I guess it's possible that Xau-Tak is just a sadist, but that would be kind of disappointing. It clearly intends to do something with that army of undead. Maybe it's goal is total conquest of Gielinor, before it moves on to the next world?

Regarding why it hasn't destroyed Gielinor yet... We never did find out what caused the destruction of the Cursed Archipelago. What if the destruction of the area was the result of someone sealing Xau-Tak in the Underwater City back in the Second Age? And that's why it hasn't really done anything besides stay in the shadows since?

Certainly, Xau-Tak's actions on Gielinor seem to be pretty different from the other worlds V described. You never were our brightest star, Khazard. 'Vermin slaughtered like lambs'? What does that even mean?

08-Jul-2016 11:43:48

Apr

2013

ZAmorakZaros

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Sepulchre said :
Lexius Leye said :
Wahisietel said :
Why is it so interested in us?

And if Xau-Tak has been on Gielinor since the Second Age...

Why hasn't Gielinor been destroyed yet?
Perhaps we intrigue it? After all, as World Guardian we've achieved far more than the average mortal; we've travelled through time, conquered who knows how many dreadful creatures in our pursuit of wealth and glory and recently we've been privy to the council of at least 4 divine beings. Not to mention our habit of running into Elder artefacts.

As for why the world isn't an ocean or corpses, well maybe Xau-Tak is playing the long game. After all, it seems to enjoy rubbing in our faces the fact that all of our struggles are in vain; perhaps Xau-Tak is simply waiting for us to reach our most confident, most comfortable peak of our careers before emerging and stripping away everything we achieved in one fell, tentacly swoop? Maybe Xau-Tak is waiting for.. something to happen.. or someone to come across him or an item of his.
Maybe he's already chosen his champion? Maybe it's... us?
Maybe Gielinor has too many powerful other gods? Maybe it is waiting for the last two tier 2s to be defeated? Or for the elder god problem to be solved NO
I do not ship ZamorakxZaros.
I follow them. And Marimbo, the best t5 god.

08-Jul-2016 17:55:17

Oct

2012

Lexius Leye

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If it was locked away, its certainly unlikely to have gone quietly or willingly. A certain amount of collateral damage is only to be expected.

As for the softly-softly approach, perhaps being locked in its own city was something of a epiphany for out monstrous friend? Maybe a few millennia with only its reality-boiling thoughts for company taught Xau-Tak that roaring, smiting and corpse oceans won't work so well with Gielinor; something far more insidious in nature would be required. It would explain the use of proxies and patsies such as Rabid Jack and the Odd Old Man via the Skeletal Horror.

What say you, Mod Wilson? Any more cryptic warnings to throw into the mix? Raise the bar again, I dare you. ^_^

" When I give my word, I keep it ." -
the World Guardian

08-Jul-2016 17:59:52

Raleirosen

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Wilson has already suggested that Xau-Tak's thoughts are so alien they make reality "boil" -- speculating what its reasons might be for action/inaction is utterly pointless. Patrolling Lore FC almost makes you wish for a Great Revision.

08-Jul-2016 19:41:57

Oct

2012

Lexius Leye

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Perhaps. But you can't deny that it's fun to speculate just what drives this creature to do what it does. " When I give my word, I keep it ." -
the World Guardian

09-Jul-2016 08:06:34

Oct

2005

Wahisietel

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So, if we take the theory of Xau-Tak being sealed away in the Underwater City back in the Second Age as true... The question remains of who (or what) sealed it.

If we limit possibilities to gods and powerful characters, we can narrow down things considerably.

~~Zaros~~ - It can't have been Zaros, as Sliske knew nothing of Xau-Tak. Sliske would have known if other Zarosians were responsible too.
V - Hero's Welcome makes it clear he didn't know Xau-Tak on Gielinor in the Second Age.
~~Bandos~~ - He wasn't on Gielinor yet.
~~Armadyl~~ - He refuses to participate in any conflict unless someone else tells him to, so extremely unlikely.
~~Brassica Prime~~ - No.
~~Desert Pantheon~~ - Pretty close geographically to the Cursed Archipelago, but they have never had any activity outside of the desert. Also, Tumeken was recently deceased, so Elidinis and the others would have been busy recovering.
~~Seren~~ - Seren was on the other side of Gielinor, and going to the other side of the world to fight another god would be completely out of character.
Marimbo - On the other side of the world from the Cursed Archipelago, and I doubt she would be powerful enough to actually pull it off. The Horrors of Mos Le'Harmless are ape-like, so we probably shouldn't rule her out entirely.
The Dragonkin - They would have been very weak in comparison to a god (or even a Mahjarrat) at the time, so pretty unlikely. They do have a connection to the East though, and it's possible that their castle is on the Cursed Archipelago.
Vorago, Sally or something - We know nothing of their activities in the 2nd Age, so can't say.

This leaves Saradomin as the only likely candidate (unless it was a character that hasn't been mentioned yet). Relatively powerful, and fighting "evil" gods is kind of his thing. We know pretty much nothing about his actions in the 2nd Age, beyond that he wasn't actively warring with Zaros. Maybe he was busy with Xau-Tak? You never were our brightest star, Khazard. 'Vermin slaughtered like lambs'? What does that even mean?

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10-Jul-2016 05:01:22

Raleirosen

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I personally think it's more likely that Xau-Tak just had to take a nap.

I mean, eldritch abominations do that sometimes. Patrolling Lore FC almost makes you wish for a Great Revision.

10-Jul-2016 06:14:36

Dec

2020

Sepulchre

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Raleirosen said :
I personally think it's more likely that Xau-Tak just had to take a nap.

I mean, eldritch abominations do that sometimes. Especially considering how deeply this is rooted into the C'thulhu Mythos. Remember, C'thulhu couldn't leave R'lyeh until the stars were aligned properly. A

World Guardian

must learn to find

Balance

in themselves.
Only then can they

Control

themselves and forge their own

Fate .

11-Jul-2016 04:55:10

Dec