This was an entry to the wikipedia that I saved before it was removed. It is believed that Saradomin is a holy and righteous God, whose intentions are for the good of RuneScape, but his teachings are often misinterpreted. Saradomin's followers seek to create ultimate order; smiting, exile and murder are three very Saradominist ways of disposing of the enemy. Followers of Saradomin also attempt to hide and destroy traces of other Gods such as the complete destruction of the memory of Zaros who has only been known of by the few Mahjarrat, the bandits of the desert, and archeologists who have recently unearthed the remains of his temple. Zamorak is a Mahjarrat who overthrew Zaros and became a God. It is often presumed he is the God of Evil, or unholy but he is actually the God of Chaos. He became a god by convincing his fellow Mahjarrat to follow him and capturing the 'Staff of Armadyl'. The staff was then imbued with more power by a Mahjarrat named Lucien. Zamorak then led his followers in a revolt against Zaros and impaled Zaros on the staff. Later, Zamorak returned having drained some of Zaros' power to make himself a God. Guthix is claimed to be the God of Balance and is largely neutral. It (for Guthix can become either a he or a she at will) is often disputed as the most powerful non-elder God due to his control over nature. It seeks to maintain the current balance of the world by aiding whichever side needs his aid. Druids who worship Guthix are normally used as diplomats or people who aid in negotiating a fair arrangement. Guthix has a large level of power in the world as he leaves various guardians who reveal more about him and who protect great powers from falling into either side. Juna the Giant Snake guards the Tears of Guthix (Rocks that 'weep' and the tears are imbued with great power), however, she will allow adventurers to collect some in exchange for a good story. Fiara the Giant Earwig guards the Fist of Guthix and allows adventurers to capture it's energy in stones. The Balance Elemental guards the stone of Jas (an incredibly powerful energy source) and unlike Juna or Fiara, will not willingly allow adventurers near it. Guthix also is used to represent nature and it is supposedly its power that brought an end to the catastrophic God Wars that nearly destroyed Gielinor in the Third age. Guthix forced the Gods to obey the Guthixian edicts in order to prevent another war. Guthix's followers include humans (because Guthix originally brought humans to Gielinor), gnomes who live with nature and possibly dwarves. Currently, Guthix is asleep below the Earth. Guthix's name appears in the first "Grandmaster quest" of Runescape. The edicts are disliked by the war mongering worshippers and it is shown in the Legacy of Seergaze quest that some Zamorakians and Saradomists seek their destruction and are willing to set aside their differences to destroy them. Zaros is known as the Dread lord and originally ruled over a large empire with the Mahjarrat as his followers. Zamorak betrayed him and defeated him using the staff of armadyl. Without his power, the empire fell into decline and was crushed by the Saradomists. Zaros's followers are few and far between now. Zaros has a magical style known as the ancient magicks. There are other Gods as well. Armadyl is a lesser known God whose worshippers and guardians live in an underground location protecting the "Staff of Armadyl" from a species called the Mahjarrat. Armadyl himself is claimed to have fled Gielinor after his prized children, The Aviansies were destroyed in the God wars The desert Gods consist of Tumeken, husband of Elidiness and King of the desert Gods, Elidiness, Goddess of the Elid river and primarily worshipped in Nardah, Ichtlarin, a jackal headed God worshipped in Menaphos and Sophanem and son of Tumeken and Elidiness; Amascut (The devourer), an Goddess who tricks adventurers into tomb robbing due to her jealousy of her brother and daughter of Tumeken and Elidiness. The dream Gods are those created by Tumeken in his dreams. One the first day he created Het out of a man to show his people to take care of their own physical well-being. The second day he created Apmeken out of sociable monkey as an example for people to follow social pleasures. The third day he created Crondis out a crocodile as an example for people to not over indulge and eat what they need. The fourth day he created Scarabas as an example for those not to stray to far into solitude. Ichtlarin is directly opposed to the Amascut. He also ruled over the Mahjarrat until they decided Zaros better suited them. The Goblin's God is usually referred to as the "Big High War God". According to Goblin myths, the God travelled and searched for various races to follow him. Eventually, he came across the Goblins. The actual name for this God is Bandos, and his followers also include Orks and Giants. The Goddess Seren is the goddess of crystal. She is worshipped by Elves and was the first to bring her followers to Gielinor. The elder Gods are briefly mentioned in the "Meeting History" quest. They are the Gods that allegedly created Runescape out of sacred clay (some people say it was Guthix but that could be unlikey). It is disputed among some players in role playing worlds as to whether Zaros was an elder God. The mahjarrat are not Gods despite their power. However, they are the only race to have one of their own ascned to godliness.[/size][/size]
