here are a few theories of mine (i like reading this): theory 1. It's possible that the Wise old man could be there to be a robber and steal stuff, nothing more however the chances of this theory of actually being true is quite low (but then why else is the wise old man so polite to the people he killed?) theory 2. the wise old man has finally cracked and is randomly attack anyone/anywhere within a close distance to him (low chance of actually being true) theory 3. I think the W.O.M's actions may lead to a war in Runescape, since the only thing important in wizard's tower is that symbol on the wall and the lesser demon, it is also possible that the symbol is invisible to those wizards, and it is also possible that the lesser demon there is no ordinary lesser demon, it may have powers that can cause mass-destruction, and thats maybe why the W.O.M wants to free him. (if this happens, the low lvls would have to retreat, and the high lvls could try to combat this threat) theory 4. The old man is being framed by someone, it's possible that he was knocked out/away during the robbery and came back to find the partyhat with him these are the theories i thought of the W.O.M might do (dont flame me)