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Mewzard

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Yeah, the Magisters have constructed their own image of Saradomin and use it to basically run the place totally. Not like many people are left to know the difference, and they probably seized any old material on the matter to keep their hold strong on Teragard.

I would love to see Saradomin return and put his boot down.

Would be something if he hasn't returned because he had such faith in the Magisters' abilities, only for the place to have strayed from the path as it were.

29-Sep-2016 04:35:17

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2020

Sepulchre

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Mewzard said :
Yeah, the Magisters have constructed their own image of Saradomin and use it to basically run the place totally. Not like many people are left to know the difference, and they probably seized any old material on the matter to keep their hold strong on Teragard.

I would love to see Saradomin return and put his boot down.

Would be something if he hasn't returned because he had such faith in the Magisters' abilities, only for the place to have strayed from the path as it were. Plot twist: Saradomin approves of their methods and supports their oppressive rule. A

World Guardian

must learn to find

Balance

in themselves.
Only then can they

Control

themselves and forge their own

Fate .

29-Sep-2016 05:14:20

Ancient Drew

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@ Hazeel

Another thing to note is that Nex preferred to have humans in her army over demons and undead, although the latter two are much stronger. This is due to their quick thinking and ability to adapt. Also, nearly every wight that Sliske has made was human, including the Barrows Brothers and Gregorovic, and the armies of all the factions in the Heart bar the Serenists mainly consist of humans, including the Sliskean faction if you consider wights to be human.

Then there is Nomad. Orphaned by White Knights as a kid, forced to live on the streets, bumping into certain people that showed him the power of souls and growing strong enough to stop Lucien and give the World Guardian a decent fight. And the power of the human soul, which had to be quite strong for those individuals who surpassed normal human strength to overcome their obstacles. This power is being used by Sliske as part of his ritual, which is a little odd since if he wanted power he could have used Chthonian demon souls, assuming that they exist and get enriched by what they eat. Prepare for hell on RuneScape in Naval Cataclysm!

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29-Sep-2016 09:11:16

Hazeel

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@Ancient Drew

Quick thinking? ....I wouldn't say humans are quick thinking, which is why Sliske is able to so easily trick them (but avoids trying this on demons). They are generally good at adapting, and for somone like Nex it makes sense to use a race that is fully obedient, rather the rebellious demons.

And what are you talking about?

Black Knight
Bloodveld
Hellhound
Zamorakian sniper
Chaos dwarf
Black Knight champion
Champion of Infernus
Abyssal demon
Nechryael
Ancient warrior
Ancient mage
Ancient ranger
Blood reaver
Wolf
Seren warrior
Seren mage
Seren Archer
Automaton
Wight
Skeleton
Wight ranger
Necromancer
Fallen champion

That's 11 humans....but 4 of them are undead, so really 7 humans. Out They're outnumbered 7 to 16. And I don't think Sliske cared for the species of the soul...he just wanted ours because we're the WG. Runescape doesn't need a hero...it needs a villain. An all encompassing force of evil that will remain ever-threatening and use chaos to make the peoples of Gielinor tolerate each other, grow strong together, and fight side by side against this evil. I am that villain.

29-Sep-2016 16:58:22 - Last edited on 29-Sep-2016 16:59:16 by Hazeel

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2006

Blaze Deku

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Ancient Drew said :
@ Hazeel
Then there is Nomad. Orphaned by White Knights as a kid, forced to live on the streets, bumping into certain people that showed him the power of souls and growing strong enough to stop Lucien and give the World Guardian a decent fight. And the power of the human soul, which had to be quite strong for those individuals who surpassed normal human strength to overcome their obstacles. This power is being used by Sliske as part of his ritual, which is a little odd since if he wanted power he could have used Chthonian demon souls, assuming that they exist and get enriched by what they eat.

Funny you should mention Nomad, as his first mentor, Oreb, was a magister from one of the Houses of Teragard, and he seemed to be more tied to Zamorak than Saradomin, especially with his knowledge of soul magic that probably originated from Teragard.

Oreb is also the author of "The Divine Delusions," from Kindred Spirits, which was in Sliske's possession until we liberated from his lab. "While Guthix Sleeps, the World Wakes to the Fate of the Gods and the Children of Mah in Sliske's Endgame..."

29-Sep-2016 19:46:47 - Last edited on 29-Sep-2016 19:50:09 by Blaze Deku

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2020

Sepulchre

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I'm with Drew on the Nomad thing.

Aside from the World Guardian, I'd say Nomad is probably the strongest human active in Gielinor since Robert the Strong. A

World Guardian

must learn to find

Balance

in themselves.
Only then can they

Control

themselves and forge their own

Fate .

30-Sep-2016 05:28:59

Maiden China

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Sepulchre said :
I'm with Drew on the Nomad thing.

Aside from the World Guardian, I'd say Nomad is probably the strongest human active in Gielinor since Robert the Strong. nomad, like the wg, isn't really totally human anymore... probably about as human as moia or safalaan Carn

30-Sep-2016 05:59:58

Ancient Drew

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Actually, the World Guardian is completely human. The only foreign power we have is softening the power of gods, which was given to us by Guthix. Apart from that, we are 100% humans who trained to our utmost potential and used this homegrown strength to save the world even before we got this power. Nomad, I think he uses a form of magic that isn't focused by runes so much as almost raw anima. As for Safalaan and Moia, they're hybrids who have Icyene and Mahjarrat powers, yet retain a humanity that possibly leads to more imagination.

This imagination is probably what makes humans great architects as shown in Teragard. Teragardians lack magic so instead they created machines to harness the Schism. This same imagination and understanding of machinery is what made us good at helping rebuild that catapult, or the anti-illusion machine that Oaknock built. We might even end up building a war machine for or against Zarador, and he's known as a technician and constructor. The Mahjarrat, I'm not sure if they were as good at building as humans, but they had raw magic power at their disposal.

Simply put, humans are capable of literally anything if they put their minds to use and make machinery. This is also what made Zamorak interested in the dwarves, as he said he needed to bolster his military might, and the Temple Knights may have machines and heavy weapons at their disposal as well. Prepare for hell on RuneScape in Naval Cataclysm!

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30-Sep-2016 07:04:07

Padomenes

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Ancient Drew said :

"I try to do what is necessary to protect my people, that they might live a life of virtue without fear...and have no cause to dirty their hands, as I have."

What if it means that Teragard is like a very 'cold' kind of world in temperament similar to ours/Earth irl that selects against or is hard on people who basically try to live a life of virtue or altruism that is designed for them to 'finish' last in all aspects of life, sometimes driving the more sensitive insane?

Saradomin maybe saw this and wants to create an environment where people can live a life of virtue, and get what the security that they need without needing to dirty their hands aka compete or go against each others' throats? Saradomin's kind of world essentially is where being virtuous aka nice to others in society makes you finish first/does not make you finish last in all aspects of life?

30-Sep-2016 15:04:41 - Last edited on 30-Sep-2016 15:09:04 by Padomenes

Ancient Drew

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Padomenes said :
Ancient Drew said :

"I try to do what is necessary to protect my people, that they might live a life of virtue without fear...and have no cause to dirty their hands, as I have."

What if it means that Teragard is like a very 'cold' kind of world in temperament similar to ours/Earth irl that selects against or is hard on people who basically try to live a life of virtue or altruism that is designed for them to 'finish' last in all aspects of life, sometimes driving the more sensitive insane?

Saradomin maybe saw this and wants to create an environment where people can live a life of virtue, and get what the security that they need without needing to dirty their hands aka compete or go against each others' throats? Saradomin's kind of world essentially is where being virtuous aka nice to others in society makes you finish first/does not make you finish last in all aspects of life? That could very well be the case. Another thing I noticed is his holy book preaching;

"The currency of goodness is honour; it retains its value through scarcity. This is Saradomin's wisdom."

This suggests that Saradomin had seen tons of dirty deeds in his time, especially on Teragard, to the point where he is actually used to it. And I think that he uses his doctrine of "the one true god" to try and inspire his followers to take the path of virtue, and enjoy happiness and prosperity. This, however, comes with a cost. If his misdeeds are uncovered in public, the Saradominists would have their innocence and trust in him shattered, and may end up going insane and deliberately going against virtue.

This innocence plays a part in his pursuit of virtue too; his followers are guaranteed to never harm a child. This is shown in Nomad's memory; the family were Zamorakian, but they never attacked him as a boy.

Although it is frightening to think that Teragardians may have murdered kids. Prepare for hell on RuneScape in Naval Cataclysm!

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30-Sep-2016 20:47:39

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