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Astraea L

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I align myself with Saradomin, as his tenets of peace, wisdom, and protecting the weak appeal to my moral values, and many have prospered both under his rule and following his philosophy. I like that he fights against evil, but isn't afraid to get his hands dirty for the greater good.

If Saradomin was magically retconned out of the lore, I would follow Armadyl, as his ideals are very similar, although he has less of an "ends justify the means" mentality and I'm skeptical about whether or not his plan for the world can actually work.

There are a few things I dislike about my faction, but not many. Saradomin has been known to let his temper overrule his morals and judgement, although I don't fault him too much for that as I have the same problem and he has attempted to atone for the consequences of his actions, at least in the case of the Naragi. Furthermore, Saradomin's arrogant nature could make it more difficult to cooperate with other gods, although the only other god who is not either incompatible with his philosophy or content to just sit in their corner of the world without interfering with the larger picture is Armadyl.

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, Supreme Warden of The Skystone Order and

Saradominist

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The sword of the righteous and the shield of the defenseless.

01-Sep-2016 00:00:43

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2020

Dennorak

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Dennorak said :
Zamorak
To elaborate, I believe Zamorak offers the brightest hope for Gielinor in terms of it being free yet also strong. We won't be shackled to the will of gods or other individuals who we are forced to rely on to protect us, instead under Zamorak we will be strong and able to handle ourselves which is the key to a safe society. I won't get too far into an exact society type of construct, because I really don't believe Zamorak has any interest in deciding that and he'd rather leave that up to us.

Also, I also just find Zamorak himself as a character to be badass and extremely cool. A mortal who has defeated one of the strongest gods to ever walk on Gielinor while shortly after that freeing the Avernic demons from the Chthonians (While defeating Hostilius, essentially a tier 5 god). Bilrach is also my favorite RS mortal character, and well, I don't think I really need to explain his connection here

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Zamorakian Lorehound, Flame of Chaos member, Bilrach enthusiast

01-Sep-2016 00:11:48 - Last edited on 01-Sep-2016 00:12:09 by Dennorak

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2010

Nature Rosa

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Well I chose Zaros for a reason that , based of what you said, may not count. My irl dad. Both him and Zaros are cold, logical, analytical, and in the end only care for them selves , or at least above all otherwise.
Also I like his followers best. And powers! Mwahahahaha! Roses are pink
Violets are violet
The WG is a dangerous sociopath with a long history of violence.

01-Sep-2016 00:12:09

Aug

2023

William Witt

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Nature Rosa said :
Well I chose Zaros for a reason that , based of what you said, may not count. My irl dad. Both him and Zaros are cold, logical, analytical, and in the end only care for them selves , or at least above all otherwise.
Also I like his followers best. And powers! Mwahahahaha!

Why, my dad was just like Saradomin! Violently wrathful, arrogant, convinced he was a good person in spite of all evidence to the contrary...

...And luckily for everyone, he went to meet Saradomin earlier than we could have hoped for.

The Asgarnian ale must flow.

01-Sep-2016 00:15:28

Jaina Katarn

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I, of course, have given my support to

Soran, Emissary of Zaros!

And no, it's not for the Ancient Magicks and Curses (though those did somewhat motivate my character to get interested in-universe). I was never really one for any of the big three gods of the pantheon, and the story of the forgotten god lost to time and deliberately erased from a history written by the winners very much piqued my interest. I sympathized with the plight of the Zarosians, and came to like quite a few of his major followers (namely Azzanadra and Wahisietel, although I am also pretty much the only one who remembers the desert bandits exist and wish they would be developed) as characters. Zaros himself is arguably a fascinating character, being amoral, entirely logical, and very alien to things like emotion and such--and while a lot of people complain about the empire for its downsides, the fact that Zaros wanted to unite all races under one banner and encouraged more monstrous, thought to be Always Chaotic Evil races to live in harmony with humans is something I find admirable. (Even the "prettier" "good" races don't live together with humans in the Fifth Age!) Furthermore, converting to Zaros and having to learn to live with the struggles of following such a persecuted religion--as well as her new faith conflicting with her old Guthixian one come The World Wakes--is a compelling character arc for my World Guardian. ~

Zarosian lorehound

~ ~Self-proclaimed #1

Azzanadra

fangirl~

The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense.

01-Sep-2016 00:24:09

Jaina Katarn

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Now, if Zaros didn't exist? I think I would go for Armadyl. He has noble ideals and a noble philosophy, and he seeks for gods and mortals of all stripes to live together in harmony, which I can really get behind. I know it sounds overly idealistic, but it's a goal at least worth trying for!

As for what I don't like so much about my faction... I would say it's people joining for frivolous reasons (like spells, curses, or the color purple), or fans coming down too hard on other gods' character flaws while ignoring things like the creation of the nihil being stark proof of the downside to Zaros' purely logical nature. All of the gods are flawed characters who have done bad stuff, and that's what keeps them interesting as characters. (That being said, I do think rival factions also overstate the problems with mine--if I have to hear one more word about how the empire was the worstest place ever to live and Hallowvale was all bunnies and rainbows and perfect, I will scream.) ~

Zarosian lorehound

~ ~Self-proclaimed #1

Azzanadra

fangirl~

The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense.

01-Sep-2016 00:30:07

Aug

2023

William Witt

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Jaina Katarn said :
(That being said, I do think rival factions also overstate the problems with mine--if I have to hear one more word about how the empire was the worstest place ever to live and Hallowvale was all bunnies and rainbows and perfect, I will scream.)
Story of our lives, in this brave new "lore" community. Half the people here prefer to ignore actual lore and focus on propaganda and mudslinging to glorify their chosen faction and villify their enemies.

The Asgarnian ale must flow.

01-Sep-2016 01:00:01

Jaina Katarn

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William Witt said :
Jaina Katarn said :
(That being said, I do think rival factions also overstate the problems with mine--if I have to hear one more word about how the empire was the worstest place ever to live and Hallowvale was all bunnies and rainbows and perfect, I will scream.)
Story of our lives, in this brave new "lore" community. Half the people here prefer to ignore actual lore and focus on propaganda and mudslinging to glorify their chosen faction and villify their enemies.

I've also seen quite a few people base their opinions on their perceptions of other players in rival factions, rather than actual lore or actual canon characters. Other players are not part of canon and it's ridiculous to let them skew your view like that... ~

Zarosian lorehound

~ ~Self-proclaimed #1

Azzanadra

fangirl~

The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense.

01-Sep-2016 01:13:28

Eren Lapucet

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I am Sliskean.

Reasons:
1) Endless entertainment.
2) It's the faction with the most development.
3) Sliske is love.
4) Only faction without religious fanatics.
5) Unaligned is not an option. I'm too Unaligned to have a forum signature.

01-Sep-2016 01:23:04

Aug

2023

William Witt

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Jaina Katarn said :
William Witt said :
Jaina Katarn said :
(That being said, I do think rival factions also overstate the problems with mine--if I have to hear one more word about how the empire was the worstest place ever to live and Hallowvale was all bunnies and rainbows and perfect, I will scream.)
Story of our lives, in this brave new "lore" community. Half the people here prefer to ignore actual lore and focus on propaganda and mudslinging to glorify their chosen faction and villify their enemies.

I've also seen quite a few people base their opinions on their perceptions of other players in rival factions, rather than actual lore or actual canon characters. Other players are not part of canon and it's ridiculous to let them skew your view like that...

*cough* I'd agree, except I'm kind of guilty of that myself. Certain parties (and no doubt they'll be pleased to hear it) seem almost deliberately to have gone out of their way to ruin positive sentiment towards their god yielded by a certain quest - Purely (or so I imagine) so they could continue having enemies to argue with.

The Asgarnian ale must flow.

01-Sep-2016 01:27:53 - Last edited on 01-Sep-2016 01:28:23 by William Witt

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