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Half Centaur
Jun Member 2010

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Well, what if the Garak was more than a simple dragon?

The Fourth age was the age of Robert the Strong's assault against the Dragonkin, and information on Camorra is apparently 'woefully inadequate'.

It really is kind of suprising that there's a character like her mentioned in the game- that we've never even talked about with another character. (Even Randas got more attention than her- though I'm still surprised Randas never popped up on our adventurers to the elf lands)


The only problem now is it talks of Camorra defending a village- and Saranthium definitely got steam rolled. Perhaps it was more of an avenging thing, or she existed when later settlements would pop up and has nothing to do with Saranthium. "We call it being a hero"
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22-Jul-2014 12:08:12

Cthris
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When I asked if you could fit it in I didn't mean for Garak to be a alternative explanation then the Dragonkin, but simply be somehow involved in the theory, like an add on, a cause or effect of the attack.

Sorry for the confusion...

22-Jul-2014 20:51:17

Aquamancer
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If you ask me, it makes sense that the Dragonkin attacks and the sudden destruction of Saranthium are linked. I consider the Dragonkin attacks at the beginning of the Fourth Age being the reason why the Third Age civilizations and settlements outside the Wilderness were destroyed in the first place (unless, of course, the destruction caused by the Stone of Jas covered the entire continent, setting forests and cities on fire and such, and the Wilderness was the only place that did not recover due to it taking more damage than any other area).

I'd assume that mortals did not stop fighting for their gods after their banishment and kept the war on for a few years. During this time, the Dragonkin would've travelled to Gielinor in hopes of finding the False User and killing them, only to notice that the False Users are nowhere to be found and that they are unable to return to the realm they left from, as they can only travel to the world in which the Stone of Jas is located. This would've lead to the Dragonkin unleashing their rage upon the mortal races and their settlements. The attacks from the Dragonkin put an end to the God Wars, or what conflicts were left from them: survival became more important than fighting for gods that have been banished years ago.

Before being driven back to their castle, the Dragonkin spread destruction wherever they went, destroying all settlements in the continent with a few exceptions like Prifddinas, Sanguinesti Region, Ghorrock and Sophanem/Menaphos, which all were at the edges of the continent and thus unlikely targets for the Dragonkin.

The Dragonkin attacks might also be the reason why humans and other races abandoned their settlements and adapted to barbaric nomads, and might have also contributed into the downfall or extinction of some of the Third-Age races that were still present in Gielinor, like ourgs and orks.

29-Jul-2014 02:51:21 - Last edited on 30-Jul-2014 12:46:02 by Aquamancer

Lord Drakan
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Smaste said :
I must admit I do not know enough about this timeline to take place in the discussion, but it is certainly an interesting proposition.
The relevant historical events are in the OP, so that should suffice. But feel free to ask stuff! Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire. OSRS: POH ideas & RS3 minigames & achievement ideas !

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09-Sep-2014 14:29:10

Blizzardy
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I remember this being a shower thought of mine, never paid it much heed. Brought it up in the clan once.

It's something that could fit and probably should fit, but the 4th age is the definition of vague so Saranthium could of burnt down because of a Baker leaving his stove on :P

14-Sep-2014 16:25:04

Lord Drakan
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Rivendell said :
Lord Drakan said :
SPOILERS for The Dig Site!


I had a such a good chuckle over this. I don't know why. Just, how old the quest is.
Well, some players might not have done it. :P And by players I mean "that one player who has been a lore addict from the outset". Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire. OSRS: POH ideas & RS3 minigames & achievement ideas !

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20-Sep-2014 18:32:32

Duelist90000
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Half Centaur said :
Well, what if the Garak was more than a simple dragon?

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The only problem now is it talks of Camorra defending a village- and Saranthium definitely got steam rolled. Perhaps it was more of an avenging thing, or she existed when later settlements would pop up and has nothing to do with Saranthium.

Do you mean to say that, maybe Garak was dragonkin rather than a dragon and that the rumors the heroes guild heard are mistaken? Or that Garak is a special dragon like, KBD, QBD, and the white dragon (whom I have forgotten the name of lol)?

25-Sep-2014 16:07:31

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