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12. Zanik mentions that the area where we gather sacred clay in the Stealing Creations is in a different world. Where is this world? In the lower planes, among the 100 unfinished protoworlds?

13. Why is Iaia so far removed from the rest of the lower planes?

14. Will we ever get to explore more of the Abyss, given that it is supposed to contain the detritus of the planets from previous cycles?

15. Are there plans to tie things like ScapeRune, Land of Snow and Spider Realm into the main, more serious lore? There has to be some serious explanation as to what they really are, how they came to be and how do they operate.

16. How exactly do Spirit Realm, Spirit Plane and Shadow Realm work, relate to Gielinor, and with one another? Do all worlds have their own Spirit Realms, Spirit Planes and Shadow Realms?

17. Is the Underworld part of the material world, the Shadow Realm, the Spirit Realm, or a unique layer/dimension?

18. Are there other planets in Gielinor's solar system, similar to how Abbinah and Kethsi supposedly are from the same solar system?

19. According to how the RuneScape's universe is created, the stars should be concentrated to a single spot in the sky, as that's where the other worlds are supposed to be, yet from Gielinor's point of view, the star sky resembles that of Earth, with starts spread all around the sky, and not just at one point. Does this mean that there are stars across the universe that the Elder Gods did not create?

20. The Spirit in the Chaos Temple refers to an unknown region simply known as the Western Lands that "fell as truly as he died". Are there any plans and lore for these "Western Lands", or has it been largely forgotten?

21. Given that the overworld's northernmost parts are frozen and frigid, and the southernmost parts are desert and jungle, are there also temperate Southern Lands and a frigid South Pole at the southern hemisphere of Gielinor?

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22. Since a more realistically scaled-up version of the game world appears to be out of question, is it possible for you to make and release a "canonical" world map, similar to the maps in Betrayal at Falador and Return to Canifis, in order to give a better idea of the world of Gielinor?

23. TokHaar-Hok says that Gielinor had a different name prior to the First Age. Will we ever learn this name?

24. According to Mobilizing Armies, TzHaar have founded colonies on the Southern Islands, and some dialogue hinted at the presence of a TzHaar settlement beneath the North, connected to the Lava Flow Mines in some fashion. However, these contradict the claims that the TzHaar never left their volcano home, because they needed to be present near the Elder Kiln to be able to reproduce. So, why are TzHaar present in these locations?

25. Were the various volcanic creatures like Har-Aken and TzTok-Jad created by Ful via the Elder Kiln?

26. All Elder Artefacts were said to be double-edged swords. We know the 'side effects' of the Catalyst and the Crown. What are the side effects of the Kiln, the Siphon, the Blade, the Measure, the Horn, the Mirror, the Needle, the Codex, the Template and the Hammer? And why are they double-edged?

27. Why did the Elder Gods leave the Measure on Freneskae?

28. Are all of the Elder Artifacts either on Gielinor or on worlds linked to Gielinor via the World Gate?

29. How did the Elder Horn come to reside in the Eastern Lands after Marimbo lost it?

30. Why did neither Ling, Hubbub, Zu Zu or any of our crew members think of taking Quin's horn to us after the Paradise Invasion? Likewise, where is the horn now?

31. Given that the Stone of Jas has now been destroyed, what will this mean for Movario's and Wizard Elriss' plotlines to find the Stone of Jas, as well as their relationship with one another?

17-Jan-2017 18:28:53

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32. Did the Dragonkin and White Dragons use powers similar to that present in the Elder Sword to travel between worlds, due to the seemingly instantaneous method of their transportation?

33. Is the Dragonkin of the Fossil Island any of the less notable Dragonkin we've encountered in Hero's Welcome and Sliske's Endgame?

34. You've said in the past that the Dragonkin aren't the only creatures that have survived from the previous cycle of creation. Will we ever get to learn about other species in the previous cycles, if not even encounter any of the other survivors in the game?

35. Did the Dragonkin worship any particular deity or have a religion before the annihilation of their cycle?

36. Were the Dragonkin responsible for the destruction of Saranthium? The evidence seems to speak for this: Saranthium outlasted the God Wars, but was destroyed and abandoned early in the Fourth Age, around the time when the Dragonkin were active, and dispersed warbands and tribes shouldn't have been able to destroy the city, but the Dragonkin could've done so easily.

37. In Armies of Gielinor, one level features a King Black Dragon called Flametongue. Is Flametongue merely an alias of King Black Dragon, or were there more three-headed black dragons, possibly bred by the Zarosian Empire to resemble the King Black Dragon, like how Gorvek was created?

38. What kind of dragon was Garak, exactly?

39. Could you elaborate on the lore of Elvarg? Where does she come from? How was she able to destroy Crandor?

40. How exactly did the Living Wyverns survive to the present day? As opposed to the other Elite Slayer Mobs who have some form of backstory to them, even the Mammoths, we know nothing about the Living Wyverns, or how they have survived in a frozen cavern to the present day.

17-Jan-2017 18:29:08

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41. We now know seven of the eight original Guardians of Guthix: Juna, Fiara, Valluta, Death, Cres, Ocellus and Aeternam. Who is the last Guardian? Are they Erebus, as planned by Mod Osbourne for the In the Mouth of Madness, or are they just something that you will be developing when they are needed?

42. What exactly are the Standing Stones north of Falador supposed to be? We know that they've existed at least since the late Third Age, as Pazuzu examined them some time before Saradominists took Senntisten from Saradominists and started the Morytania Campaign, and is likely even older than that. Likewise, the location of the Balance Elemental engram suggests that it might have a connection with Balance Elemental and Aeternam.

43. Balance Elemental mentions the Governance of Guthix, an organization that has not been referred to since. What are they? A Second-Third Age Guthixian organization, perhaps, given that that was the time the five humans who make up them were around?

44. In one of their random dialogues, the Gnome Child mentions "the angels of Guthix". Who are these angels of Guthix?

45. Will Aeternam play a larger role in the future, how that we have a clue just how important character she is?

46. What is the lore behind Chaos Elemental? Do they have a connection with Balance Elemental, and, to a lesser extent, Aeternam, as suggested by Reldo in Postbag from the Hedge?

47. What plane did the Balance Elemental go? Are they still alive?

48. Did Guthix bring any races to Gielinor that have since gone completely extinct? If so, what races were there that we no longer know of?

49. What was the godless race that inhabited the Lumbridge Swamp, created the light creatures and were destroyed during the God Wars called?

50. How long does an average gnome live?

51. Do all spirit trees have names (besides Argento and Incomitatus)? If so, what are they?

17-Jan-2017 18:29:22

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52. Are Evil trees and Spirit trees similar in any way, and what is the nature of their relationship? Why exactly do the spirit trees want us to fight the evil trees?

53. Who guards the daconia rocks after Hazelmere's unfortunate fate during While Guthix Sleeps?

54. What exactly do the orbs of protection (retrieved in the Tree Gnome Village quest) do?

55. If the first being to die on a planet becomes its psychopomp, why is Grim Reaper/Death, the first human to die in Gielinor its psychopomp, rather than one of the naturally evolved creatures on Gielinor?

56. If we die, Grim Reaper states that we aren't allowed to die, as our "destiny awaits us". So, what will be our destiny?

57. Will we ever get more information on the Rune Wars? Information is so few and far between, and something to discuss it would be really interesting.

58. I've always found it odd that there's no mention as to what the mortal races did during the First and Second Ages before the younger gods came. Is it possible that there used to be mortal kingdoms and empires during the First and Second Ages that traded and fought with one another, before the gods came and subjugated them with their armies? Perhaps these kingdoms also battled during the Rune Wars.

59. What happened to the Divination quest you talked about years ago? Has it been scrapped?

60. Are the locations and potency tiers of the divination rifts mostly random or do they have a deeper reason related to Guthix?

61. Seeing as we have divine energy and memories, would it be possible to tune Bane metal to divine power, thereby creating "godbane" weapons powerful enough for mortals to kill gods?

62. Was Zanaris under the protection of the Edicts of Guthix?

63. Did the Gielinorian God Wars also rage on Zanaris, or was it a more peaceful gateway to Gielinor itself?

64. Did the various tribes of Dreams of Mah, such as the Mahjarrat, Chelon-Mah, Mahserrat and Mahkorat, share the same language?

17-Jan-2017 18:29:36

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65. What exactly do the names of Mahserrat, Chelon-Mah and Mahkorat mean in the language of the Dreams of Mah, if Mahjarrat means "Children of Mah"? You've previously said that Chelon-Mah likely means "Beloved of Mah" and Mahserrat means something similar to it, but there was no confirmation about it, and what "something similar to it" was never elaborated on anyways.

66. What exactly is the word for "Dreams of Mah" in the language of the Dreams of Mah?

67. The formal name of the Black Knights, Kinshra, is derived from Sanskrit word "Krishna", which means "Black". The word Mahjarrat also seems to be derived from Sanskrit word Maharaja, which means "Great ruler". Since the word Mahjarrat is derived from the Mahjarrat native language, does this mean the name Kinshra is derived from Mahjarrat as well?

68. Did Mah siphon energy from her other creations, like the Muspah, the Nightmares and the other Freneskaean wildlife which the Muspah were the hybrids of?

69. What was the name of the female Mahjarrat Zemouregal the Elder had intended to be the mother of his child, as her name is not mentioned anywhere?

70. Was Rhakzhul's mate one of the other dead Mahjarrat with a deathstone? If not, what was their name?

71. Why did not Zemouregal's partner have a deathstone, like the other Mahjarrat who died during the pilgrimage?

72. What were the genders of Hizzinra, Kyreetha and Rhakzhul?

73. Did all four deathstones refer to the events that took place during the same pilgrimage that lead to the birth of Zemouregal?

74. What happens to the crystals of the Mahjarrat who are sacrificed at rituals? If they are preserved, could the crystals of the Mahjarrat who died on Gielinor be used to make their deathstones?

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75. What will happen to the Nihil after Mah's death? Unlike the Muspah they don't derive their existence from Mah, but since they require the energy of th Muspah to reproduce, which is now only available in limited supply, they will be doomed to go extinct, which is not addressed by anyone in the game.

76. How many of the Mahjarrat currently alive are some of the originals created by Mah? It's implied that Zamorak, Bilrach and Hazeel were directly created by Mah, or are among the oldest currently alive.

77. Would the death of Moia, being a half-Mahjarrat, cause the same strange power to occur as with other Mahjarrat?

78. Who was Moia's mother, and why she chose to associate herself with Lucien?

79. Can you elaborate on what is the root of the rivalry between Akthanakos and Enakhra?

80. The greyscale flashbacks of how Enakhra imprisoned Akthanakos during Enakhra's Lament took place before the God Wars, when Avarrocka hadn't been founded yet. How come, then, she is confronted by knights of Avarrocka?

81. If Mahjarrat don't eat or drink, then why Sliske claims during Kindred that he's slightly drunk and is stashing food in case the Dragonkin try to starve him, or why does Zamorak drink wine during Char's ballet during Twice Burnt?

82. The Vecna Skull resembles the pre-RoTM graphics of a Mahjarrat skull, and Vecna is the name of a lich necromancer, which are both traits associated with the Mahjarrat. Does this mean Vecna Skull has something to do with Mahjarrat?

83. Did the Zarosian Empire ever have a name of its own, or was it simply called "Zarosian Empire"?

84. In the Ghostly Robes mini-quest, we learn Zaros could not have faced the wrath of the other gods together. If this is the case, then how did Zamorak, who took Zaros's powers, manage to fight all the other Gods by himself without easily getting beaten?

17-Jan-2017 18:30:52

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85. According to the Damaged digsite letter, 8 of the legions under Zaros' control were destroyed, and replaced with new legions with non-Chthonian commanders, but the 20th Legion remains a mystery, as the letter is damaged, so we have no idea who commanded the 20th Legion, and if it even exists anymore at the time of the Betrayal. So, who commanded the 20th Legion?

86. In the same letter, a mysterious Legatus named Cantor was mentioned, responsible for leading the 18th Legion. Who was Cantor?

87. Furthermore in the same letter, it's revealed that only three Chthonian Dukes remained at the head of their own legions until the very end of the empire: Orcus, Sucellus and Mephitis. The remaining dukes appear to have died (as is implied to have been the case with Duke Ceres), gave up their position after their legion was destroyed (like in case with Duke Cacus), or for one reason or another, left their legion at the hands of another Legatus, either retiring from military affairs, or having died. So, what happened to the Chthonian Dukes?

88. How far did Zaros' empire exactly reach? Some notes imply that asides Forinthry and the cities and fortresses we know already, his empire expanded all the way to Kandarin, near the Fremennik Province and Tirannwn, and possibly as far south as Yanille, if the gravestones in the Yanille Agility Dungeon are indeed Zarosian in nature.

89. Is Kharid-Et, the Zarosian Fortress in the area of the Kharidian Desert, the predecessor to Al-Kharid?

90. Was Pontifex Madromurt, as mentioned in one of the digsite letters, a Mahjarrat, a human, or a member of some other race?

91. Char has mentioned that there are still other important Zarosians of the old that we haven't met yet. When will the remaining of Zaros' faithful be released to the game?

92. Are we ever going to get to see all of the hidden sections of the Ghorrock Fortress? There's a lot of doors that we cannot go through and I'd be interested to know what's behind them.

17-Jan-2017 18:31:16

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93. Who made the Wilderness Obelisks, and for what purpose?

94. Why does the destruction of the Wilderness have such straight edges, and not more circular edge?

95. Are the seas around the Wilderness as devastated as the land is, and if so, how far into the sea does the Wilderness' effects span, and what kind of effects does the destruction cause at the sea?

96. How do the fauna and the inhabitants of the Wilderness live when little to no plants are around to provide food?

97. Why did the Bonde family set up a farm in the Wilderness after it had been ravaged by the Stone of Jas?

98. What happened to Gargon after the Bonde Farm Massacre? Is he the Strange Old Man in the Barrows?

99. What created the Spirit/Corporeal Beast? Was it a weapon made by the gods? The manifestation of the damage caused by the destruction of Forinthry? Has it existed in the Spirit Realm ever since Gielinor's creation?

100. What is the significance of the grassland behind the Wilderness Crater? How did it survive the destruction of Forinthry?

101. Will the backstory of the Ancient Warriors (Vesta, Statius, Zuriel and Morrigan) be explored in the future?

102. Did Yu'biusk suffer a similar fate as the Wilderness, since it can't regrow?

103. Is Loarnab really dead after he was siphoned by Zaros? His energy appears to have created to all the monsters in Tolna's Rift, Tolna himself appearing to be some form of corrupt manifestation of Loarnab with its three heads; and in Dimension of Disaster, even after being turned to stone and shattered, Loarnab's remains possess some form of sentience, suggesting that Loarnab might still be present in some form in Gielinor.

17-Jan-2017 18:31:48

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104. How did Brassica Prime ascend to godhood, and what are his pre-godhood origins? A lot of ideas have been thrown around as to how he ascended, by players and JMods alike, but there has been no confirmed answer; and when you said 2013 GameBlast that his origins would be revealed in Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza, we never actually learned his backstory.

105. Who exactly was the person on Gielinor who were to ascend to godhood during the Sixth Age? We haven't heard from them at all, suggesting they and the entire concept has been completely scrapped.

106. Any news on the plans for the Fremennik and Karamjan gods?

107. Can you tell us more about the Karamjan Gods? What are they like, what they've been up to, and how will they fit into the greater scheme of things?

108. What tier was V at the time of his death, his ascension, and during his height of power?

109. What was V's original name?

110. Is V the only "real" Fremennik god? We've heard about the other possible Fremennik gods, such as the Kendal, but it's not clear whether they're real or not.

111. What tier of godhood was Loarnab at the time of his death?

112. Given that Jododu Otoku was a T3 god when he died, and does not appear to have had any ways to gain more power, does this mean Ebeb was a T3 god as well?

113. What were the name and tier of the god of hedonism that died during the drinking contest against Marimbo?

114. Are the cyclops gods Birman and Hanalan purely fictional beings, or are their stories based on something that might have actually happened or existed?

115. The Guardians of Armadyl have elaborated that there were at least 20 gods active in Gielinor during the Second/Third Age, though we've only heard of less than ten gods being actively present during that time period, although you've mentioned that some of them did die during the God Wars. Can you tell us more about the other gods, and what happened to them?

116. Does the Camel God actually exist?

17-Jan-2017 18:32:05

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