Runescape God Mythology

[sphinxor86]

Hi guys,

 

 

 

I was just wondering if there is any compendium on God mythology of Runescape on Tipit? If there isn't someone should make one :)

 

 

 

Saradomin

 

Guthix

 

Zamorak

 

Iban

 

Bandos

 

etc

 

 

 

If there is, can someone direct me to it please :)

 

 

 

Thanks :

[Asmodeous4]

He said on Tip.It, not RSWiki. And no, there is none on Tip It.

[@Dan3HitU]

Hi guys,

 

 

 

I was just wondering if there is any compendium on God mythology of Runescape on Tipit? If there isn't someone should make one :)

 

 

 

Saradomin

 

Guthix

 

Zamorak

 

Iban

 

Bandos

 

etc

 

 

 

If there is, can someone direct me to it please :)

 

 

 

Thanks :

 

Simple terms:

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of goodness.

 

Guthix - The god of balance, possibly Zaros' father.

 

Zamorak - The now god of badness, born a Mahjraart (sp?)

 

Iban - A follower of Zamorak, now a God (upon completion of While Guthix Sleeps)

 

Bandos - The God of Goblins and Ogres

 

Armadyl - The God of the skies/wings.

 

 

 

Any others you want to know?

[Krampell]

Hi guys,

 

 

 

I was just wondering if there is any compendium on God mythology of Runescape on Tipit? If there isn't someone should make one :)

 

 

 

Saradomin

 

Guthix

 

Zamorak

 

Iban

 

Bandos

 

etc

 

 

 

If there is, can someone direct me to it please :)

 

 

 

Thanks :

 

Simple terms:

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of goodness.

 

Guthix - The god of balance, possibly Zaros' father.

 

Zamorak - The now god of badness, born a Mahjarrat

 

Iban - A follower of Zamorak, now a God (upon completion of While Guthix Sleeps)

 

Bandos - The God of Goblins and Ogres

 

Armadyl - The God of the skies/wings.

 

 

 

Any others you want to know?

 

What? Don't you mean Lucien instead of Iban?

[mervinator_9]

Ye Iban has nothing to do with WGS its all Lucien,

 

Also I can say I've ever heard that Guthix is the Big Z's father, Am I out of the loop or is that just speculation?

 

 

 

Anyway there isnt an offical article on the Gods histories on Tip.it (that I know of) but as someone pointed out the Rs wiki has alot on the Gods backgrounds if you need info.

 

 

 

Your list is also missing Zaros and the desert Gods/Demigods, although they are really as important as the core ones.

[daniels911]

Hi guys,

 

 

 

I was just wondering if there is any compendium on God mythology of Runescape on Tipit? If there isn't someone should make one :)

 

 

 

Saradomin

 

Guthix

 

Zamorak

 

Iban

 

Bandos

 

etc

 

 

 

If there is, can someone direct me to it please :)

 

 

 

Thanks :

 

Simple terms:

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of goodness.God of order

 

Guthix - The god of balance, possibly Zaros' father.

 

Zamorak - The now god of badness, born a Mahjraart (sp?)God of chaos

 

Iban - A follower of Zamorak, now a God (upon completion of While Guthix Sleeps)What?

 

Bandos - The God of Goblins and Ogres

 

Armadyl - The God of the skies/wings.God of purity

 

 

 

Any others you want to know?

 

And as much as it hurts me to post a rhq link: http://www.runehq.com/guide.php?type=sp ... t&id=00851

[magzar]

Hi guys,

 

 

 

I was just wondering if there is any compendium on God mythology of Runescape on Tipit? If there isn't someone should make one :)

 

 

 

Saradomin

 

Guthix

 

Zamorak

 

Iban

 

Bandos

 

etc

 

 

 

If there is, can someone direct me to it please :)

 

 

 

Thanks :

 

Simple terms:

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of goodness.

 

Guthix - The god of balance, possibly Zaros' father.

 

Zamorak - The now god of badness, born a Mahjraart (sp?)

 

Iban - A follower of Zamorak, now a God (upon completion of While Guthix Sleeps)

 

Bandos - The God of Goblins and Ogres

 

Armadyl - The God of the skies/wings.

 

 

 

Any others you want to know?

 

 

 

Wow you're so far off it's sad.

 

Saradomin would be a equivalent to the Christian God. Moralistic and obsessive over purity, even to the extent that the quest to be pure denies his followers freedom. However, his true motives lie in being the "one true god" and being worshiped by all. He has no qualms about venturing into gray areas when it comes to "fighting evil."

 

Guthix is indeed the God of balance. There is no information whatsoever to support Guthix being the father of anyone. Guthix, Saradomin, and Zamorak refer to each other as brothers, but it's a title rather than a sign of relation. It equates to something like fraternity brothers.

 

Zamorak is a god of chaos, not "badness." He was a mahjarrat general in Zaros's army. He, along with followers, betrayed Zaros and became a God himself.(you can find the full story in the ghostly robes miniquest.)

 

Iban is a mage, supposedly the son of Lucien. He's not a god in any way.

 

Lucien is a former Mahjarrat general, and the father of Iban. He seems to be attempting to follow in the footsteps of Zamorak and ascend to godhood. He posesses both the staff of Armadyl and the Stone of Jas.

 

Bandos is the god of war. He commands the warlike races such as goblins, ogres, and trolls, by taking advantage of their stupidity and their high regard for physical strength.

 

Armadyl is the god of law. He tends to side with Saradomin against lawbreakers such as Bandos and Zamorak. It is likely he would be a powerful force if ever reunited with his staff, which seems to have the power to make or break other gods. However, without it he would seem to be severely weakened.

 

Zaros is still a bit of a mystery. Although it is likely he shares many of the same traits as Zamorak, He would have been much more powerful, and his true goals would like in the conquering and destruction of the entire world. He would match up well with baal from the Diablo II expansion.

 

There is also the Elven goddess Seren, and the Desert pantheon, and Jas, little is known about these at this point.

 

 

 

Oops I listed Lucien as the father of Iban, I meant Zamorak. Got my facts a bit twisted.

[Hajutze]

Ppl always forget about Marimbo :-#

 

I wonder who is the god of penguins ...

[mervinator_9]

Oops I listed Lucien as the father of Iban, I meant Zamorak. Got my facts a bit twisted.

 

 

Not sure thats true,

 

 

 

Iban is referenced as the "Son of Zamorak" in more of a symbolic way imo, after all he was a human black knight who was resurrected before he took control of the underground pass, and im not sure Majharrats have human child, do they?

[BlackKingX]

Hi guys,

 

 

 

I was just wondering if there is any compendium on God mythology of Runescape on Tipit? If there isn't someone should make one :)

 

 

 

Saradomin

 

Guthix

 

Zamorak

 

Iban

 

Bandos

 

etc

 

 

 

If there is, can someone direct me to it please :)

 

 

 

Thanks :

 

Simple terms:

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of goodness.

 

Guthix - The god of balance, possibly Zaros' father.

 

Zamorak - The now god of badness, born a Mahjraart (sp?)

 

Iban - A follower of Zamorak, now a God (upon completion of While Guthix Sleeps)

 

Bandos - The God of Goblins and Ogres

 

Armadyl - The God of the skies/wings.

 

 

 

Any others you want to know?

 

 

 

Yeah. You're pretty far off. You seem to know almost nothing about RuneScape mythology.

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of law.

 

Guthix - God of balance(You were right with the first part, but then you just HAD to get it wrong!)

 

Zamorak - God of chaos.

 

Bandos - God of war.

 

Armadyl - God of good and of the sky.

 

Zaros - Has been called the god of evil by his enemies, but it's more likely he was the god of power.

 

Marimbo - God of monkeys.

 

Seren - Most likely the goddess of the cosmos/space. But we only really know her as the goddess of crystals.

 

 

 

Then there's the desert gods, and also Jas that we don't know much about yet.

[magzar]

Oops I listed Lucien as the father of Iban, I meant Zamorak. Got my facts a bit twisted.

 

 

Not sure thats true,

 

 

 

Iban is referenced as the "Son of Zamorak" in more of a symbolic way imo, after all he was a human black knight who was resurrected before he took control of the underground pass, and im not sure Majharrats have human child, do they?

 

 

 

 

 

oh, that's true

 

It's been so long since i did those quests that I completely forgot that

[Mr_Adam]

I think I remember two Mythology Collections on the forums. One was lost during the rollback, and the other was just ignored.

 

 

 

Maybe if we ask nicely someone will make one.

[magzar]

in the old God Letters Sara zammy and Guthix and brothers :shock:

 

 

 

you have to read all the letters

 

they're not actually brothers

 

they're brothers in that they're all gods

 

it's a complicated

[Great_one]

Hi guys,

 

 

 

I was just wondering if there is any compendium on God mythology of Runescape on Tipit? If there isn't someone should make one :)

 

 

 

Saradomin

 

Guthix

 

Zamorak

 

Iban

 

Bandos

 

etc

 

 

 

If there is, can someone direct me to it please :)

 

 

 

Thanks :

 

Simple terms:

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of goodness.

 

Guthix - The god of balance, possibly Zaros' father.

 

Zamorak - The now god of badness, born a Mahjraart (sp?)

 

Iban - A follower of Zamorak, now a God (upon completion of While Guthix Sleeps)

 

Bandos - The God of Goblins and Ogres

 

Armadyl - The God of the skies/wings.

 

 

 

Any others you want to know?

 

 

 

Yeah. You're pretty far off. You seem to know almost nothing about RuneScape mythology.

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of law.

 

Guthix - God of balance(You were right with the first part, but then you just HAD to get it wrong!)

 

Zamorak - God of chaos.

 

Bandos - God of war.

 

Armadyl - God of good and of the sky.

 

Zaros - Has been called the god of evil by his enemies, but it's more likely he was the god of power.

 

Marimbo - God of monkeys.

 

Seren - Most likely the goddess of the cosmos/space. But we only really know her as the goddess of crystals.

 

 

 

Then there's the desert gods, and also Jas that we don't know much about yet.

 

i love to quote wrongness : lol saradomin the god of law. if anyone that is arma followed by guthix if you count his ability to control others for balance as law.

[Enipeus]

guthix my favorite

[Obtaurian]

Saradomin - God of wisdom.

 

Zamorak - God of chaos.

 

Guthix - God of balance.

 

Zaros - No one knows, referred to as the "Empty Lord."

 

Armadyl - God of justice and law.

 

Bandos - God of war.

 

Seren - The Elves worship Seren, not quite clear what he/she is the god of, but is described as a being of pure crystal.

 

Marimbo - Worshiped by the monkeys.

 

Then there's the Desert Pantheon.

 

 

 

Hopefully I didn't leave any out. Lucien isn't a god... yet. ;)

[Rien]

Saradomin - God of wisdom.

 

Zamorak - God of chaos.

 

Guthix - God of balance.

 

Zaros - No one knows, referred to as the "Empty Lord."

 

Armadyl - God of justice and law.

 

Bandos - God of war.

 

Seren - The Elves worship Seren, not quite clear what he/she is the god of, but is described as a being of pure crystal.

 

Marimbo - Worshiped by the monkeys.

 

Then there's the Desert Pantheon.

 

 

 

Hopefully I didn't leave any out. Lucien isn't a god... yet. ;)

 

I doubt the gods are so markedly defined as many posters here are claiming. With the possible exception of Guthix and Zaros, the gods are merely given labels that roughly correspond to their respective ideologies. For example, Saradomin is often referred to as being the God of Righteousness, Wisdom, and Light. However, he has no more power or dominion over these than Armadyl has over Law or Bandos in Warfare (for example). I believe the Moon Clan has it right in that the gods are thought to be little different from mortals; they merely walk a "higher astral path."

 

 

 

Concerning your description of Zamorak, I would argue that the "God of Chaos" title properly belongs to Zaros. I don't know about anyone else, but I see Guthix and Zaros as being antitheses of one another (Creation vs. Chaos/Destruction, and Life vs. Death). The fact that Zaros was equal to the threat posed by the combined force of every other god at the time of the God Wars confirms this for me. It may be that I'm reading too far into the mythology of a mere game, but in most real-life creation myths, there is a both a "void" and a creator god in the beginning of time. I equate Guthix with this creator god (even though he did not create the plane, he is undoubtably the source of life in Gielinor) and Zaros with the void (hence the title "Empty Lord"). Zamorak, if anything, is the "God of Evil"--being directly opposed to "Good" but still falling under the category of Creation rather than that of Chaos/Destruction.

 

 

 

*Note*

 

Seren is described at one point as being the physical manifestation of the Anima Mundi. Because of this, I tend to view her as being the "daughter" of Guthix.

[Obtaurian]

Saradomin - God of wisdom.

 

Zamorak - God of chaos.

 

Guthix - God of balance.

 

Zaros - No one knows, referred to as the "Empty Lord."

 

Armadyl - God of justice and law.

 

Bandos - God of war.

 

Seren - The Elves worship Seren, not quite clear what he/she is the god of, but is described as a being of pure crystal.

 

Marimbo - Worshiped by the monkeys.

 

Then there's the Desert Pantheon.

 

 

 

Hopefully I didn't leave any out. Lucien isn't a god... yet. ;)

 

I doubt the gods are so markedly defined as many posters here are claiming. With the possible exception of Guthix and Zaros, the gods are merely given labels that roughly correspond to their respective ideologies. For example, Saradomin is often referred to as being the God of Righteousness, Wisdom, and Light. However, he has no more power or dominion over these than Armadyl has over Law or Bandos in Warfare (for example). I believe the Moon Clan has it right in that the gods are thought to be little different from mortals; they merely walk a "higher astral path."

 

 

 

Concerning your description of Zamorak, I would argue that the "God of Chaos" title properly belongs to Zaros. I don't know about anyone else, but I see Guthix and Zaros as being antitheses of one another (Creation vs. Chaos/Destruction, and Life vs. Death). The fact that Zaros was equal to the threat posed by the combined force of every other god at the time of the God Wars confirms this for me. It may be that I'm reading too far into the mythology of a mere game, but in most real-life creation myths, there is a both a "void" and a creator god in the beginning of time. I equate Guthix with this creator god (even though he did not create the plane, he is undoubtably the source of life in Gielinor) and Zaros with the void (hence the title "Empty Lord"). Zamorak, if anything, is the "God of Evil"--being directly opposed to "Good" but still falling under the category of Creation rather than that of Chaos/Destruction.

 

 

 

*Note*

 

Seren is described at one point as being the physical manifestation of the Anima Mundi. Because of this, I tend to view her as being the "daughter" of Guthix.

 

 

 

I gave the generic titles of the Gods and what they're most often associated with according to NPC's and the old God letters. We could go in depth, but perhaps another time. :) Like you, I'm very interested in the mythology of the game.

 

 

 

I've always thought of Zaros as being the foil to Armadyl, but I do believe that you're right in that Zaros seemed to be far more powerful than the other gods. It would be interesting if he turned out to be the antithesis of Guthix.

[SilverEternis]

guthix my favorite

 

hi5 =D

[Ravenkana]

Saradomin - God of wisdom.

 

Zamorak - God of chaos.

 

Guthix - God of balance.

 

Zaros - No one knows, referred to as the "Empty Lord."

 

Armadyl - God of justice and law.

 

Bandos - God of war.

 

Seren - The Elves worship Seren, not quite clear what he/she is the god of, but is described as a being of pure crystal.

 

Marimbo - Worshiped by the monkeys.

 

Then there's the Desert Pantheon.

 

 

 

Hopefully I didn't leave any out. Lucien isn't a god... yet. ;)

 

I doubt the gods are so markedly defined as many posters here are claiming. With the possible exception of Guthix and Zaros, the gods are merely given labels that roughly correspond to their respective ideologies. For example, Saradomin is often referred to as being the God of Righteousness, Wisdom, and Light. However, he has no more power or dominion over these than Armadyl has over Law or Bandos in Warfare (for example). I believe the Moon Clan has it right in that the gods are thought to be little different from mortals; they merely walk a "higher astral path."

 

 

 

Concerning your description of Zamorak, I would argue that the "God of Chaos" title properly belongs to Zaros. I don't know about anyone else, but I see Guthix and Zaros as being antitheses of one another (Creation vs. Chaos/Destruction, and Life vs. Death). The fact that Zaros was equal to the threat posed by the combined force of every other god at the time of the God Wars confirms this for me. It may be that I'm reading too far into the mythology of a mere game, but in most real-life creation myths, there is a both a "void" and a creator god in the beginning of time. I equate Guthix with this creator god (even though he did not create the plane, he is undoubtably the source of life in Gielinor) and Zaros with the void (hence the title "Empty Lord"). Zamorak, if anything, is the "God of Evil"--being directly opposed to "Good" but still falling under the category of Creation rather than that of Chaos/Destruction.

 

 

 

*Note*

 

Seren is described at one point as being the physical manifestation of the Anima Mundi. Because of this, I tend to view her as being the "daughter" of Guthix.

 

 

 

I gave the generic titles of the Gods and what they're most often associated with according to NPC's and the old God letters. We could go in depth, but perhaps another time. :) Like you, I'm very interested in the mythology of the game.

 

 

 

I've always thought of Zaros as being the foil to Armadyl, but I do believe that you're right in that Zaros seemed to be far more powerful than the other gods. It would be interesting if he turned out to be the antithesis of Guthix.

I think it'd be REALLY interesting if the Elder Gods Guthix mentions in Making History come back. And Zaros is Cthulu.

[Natedoggygog]

guthix my favorite

 

 

 

I agree with you there.

 

 

 

He always has been, even before all of these quests came that introduced his power. :twisted:

[BlackKingX]

 

Simple terms:

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of goodness.

 

Guthix - The god of balance, possibly Zaros' father.

 

Zamorak - The now god of badness, born a Mahjraart (sp?)

 

Iban - A follower of Zamorak, now a God (upon completion of While Guthix Sleeps)

 

Bandos - The God of Goblins and Ogres

 

Armadyl - The God of the skies/wings.

 

 

 

Any others you want to know?

 

 

 

Yeah. You're pretty far off. You seem to know almost nothing about RuneScape mythology.

 

 

 

Saradomin - God of law.

 

Guthix - God of balance(You were right with the first part, but then you just HAD to get it wrong!)

 

Zamorak - God of chaos.

 

Bandos - God of war.

 

Armadyl - God of good and of the sky.

 

Zaros - Has been called the god of evil by his enemies, but it's more likely he was the god of power.

 

Marimbo - God of monkeys.

 

Seren - Most likely the goddess of the cosmos/space. But we only really know her as the goddess of crystals.

 

 

 

Then there's the desert gods, and also Jas that we don't know much about yet.

 

i love to quote wrongness : lol saradomin the god of law. if anyone that is arma followed by guthix if you count his ability to control others for balance as law.

 

 

 

I love quoting people that quote me because they think I'm wrong but turn out to be the ones that are wrong. :

 

 

 

 

 

I quote from http://www.runescape.com/kbase/viewarti ... cle_id=475 (Although you could probably find it anywhere on RuneScape, and I'm sure the word law was used as well somewhere on the site[just can't be bothered to check]):

 

"Saradomin, lord of order, and deity of wisdom"

 

 

 

 

 

Order in the thesaurus:

 

Main Entry: order

 

Part of Speech: noun

 

Definition: lawfulness

 

Synonyms: calm, control, decorousness, decorum, discipline, goodness, integrity, law, law and order, niceness, orderliness, peace, peacefulness, probity, properness, propriety, quiet, rectitude, rightness, seemliness, suitability, tranquility, uprightness

 

Antonyms: lawlessness, liberty, license

 

 

 

 

 

Add on to that Saradomin's island has the freaking Law Altar.

 

 

 

Sardomin is also the opposite of Zamorak. Zamorak is the god of chaos and not actually the god of evil, there for Saradomin isn't the god of good(Juna will back me up on this).

[FooK-A-Ji]

God Fook: God of Internet Love , Drama and Jealousy.

[ultigamer]

about bandos' power....

 

 

 

in the last quest(the chosen commander) it seems that bandos isn't quite as powerfull as you'd think a god would be. even some of his creations are more powerfull than his avatar; despite the fact that he used almost all of his (remaining?) power to create the pendant. in my opinion this can be explained in 2 ways..

 

 

 

1. he is a worship god, meanin that is powers depend on how many "things" worship him, with ork's and ourg's being all but extinct, and most goblins being too stupid to more then the occasional shout of "praise the big high war god" his power would depend solely on the ogre's. and maybe trolls(although it seems logical; i haven't seen any evidence in game or in the kb that trolls folow him).

 

2. the edicts of guthix. to interfere on the level he did in the quest he must have "broken" through them. that could possibly drain his power, although i don't know if the goblin homeworld is as much affected by it as gielinor itself.

 

 

 

3. a combination of the two.

[Ravenkana]

Well, I think Armadyl and Saradomin are both good gods. But they encompass different kinds of good.

 

 

 

Saradomin is a puritanical sort of god. All about laws and order, not so much about the individual.

 

 

 

I see Armadyl as a more loving and gentle god. I read/heard that he no longers has interest in Runescape because his beloved race was eradicated- the Avianses.

 

 

 

Zamorak is evil. He embodies chaos, and maybe a little destruction. Basically a watered down version of Khorne.

 

 

 

Bandos is a war god. That's all he cares about is war. Oh, and worship.

 

 

 

Guthix is obviously the God of Balance.

 

 

 

Zaros is the empty god. As someone else said, the god of destruction. Sort of Guthix's balance.

 

 

 

We also have the pantheon of desert gods, but I'm a little fuzzy there and don't want to get into that now.