Dragonwilds:Gods
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Template:ExternalBe aware that some information in the page are from the Template:RSL (RS3) lore, as this game is Dragonwilds:Canon to the RuneScape timeline.
Gods and goddesses are beings from various races who have ascended beyond mortality, gaining immense power, typically through either slaying another god or prolonged exposure to an Template:RSL. These artefacts, created by the Dragonwilds:Elder Gods, are objects of unparalleled potency. While most younger gods wield formidable magic, excel in combat, and achieve feats beyond mortal comprehension, the Elder Gods surpass them significantly, possessing the power to create sentient life and entire worlds. Though gods are biologically immortal and do not age, they are not entirely invulnerable and can face mortal threats. A younger god may be slain in combat by one who is stronger, more skilled, or better armed, or even by a non-god wielding an Elder Artefact, or through power alone if it is sufficient to overpower them.Template:CiteText Elder Gods are immortal in nearly every sense and cannot be threatened in their adult forms, even by the younger gods.
Philosophy
Sometimes gods are referred to as 'the god of [something]', such as 'Dragonwilds:Bandos, the god of war'. However, it is crucial to understand that this designation does not imply a causal relationship; rather, it reflects a relationship of affinity and association. For example, when Bandos was killed, war did not cease to exist. Furthermore, it is essential to recognise that, while a god's philosophy is often distilled into a few words, this representation is a crude simplification of their more complex views. In many cases, these philosophies may be strikingly similar, differing only in minor details or emphasis. There can be gods or worshipped entities that share the same "god of" titles. A perfect example is Dragonwilds:Velgar, who is called the Big High War God by the goblins of Dragonwilds:Ashenfall, despite Bandos being called that by his followers on the mainland.
Categorisation
Gods come in three primary categories: Elder Gods, gods, and demigods.
- Elder Gods are the creators of the universe and are fundamentally distinct from younger gods.
- Gods are beings of pure divine energy whose powers primarily stem from their connections to the Elder Gods. Most gods were once mortal beings who ascended to divinity, gaining immense abilities and influence.
- Demigods are similar to regular gods but differ in terms of their power and status. A demigod is regarded as a "god" but lacks the power necessary to be shielded from Gielinor by the Edicts of Guthix. In essence, a demigod is a lesser deity.
List of Gods
Below are a list of known gods that were introduced and/or mentioned in RuneScape:Dragonwilds and their history on Gielinor.
Elder Gods
The Dragonwilds:Elder Gods are the creators of not only Dragonwilds:Gielinor but the universe itself. Right after creating Gielinor, they noticed some "impure" anima being formed, disliked the taste. To avoid it, they directed the unwanted anima towards Ashenfall, ensuring their eggs received the right anima nutrition while they slept. Sometime after the arrival of the Dragonkin, Template:RSL, the eldest of the Elders Gods, awakened and cursed the Dragonkin after one of them attempted to create a device generated a Template:RSL, one that threatened their eggs. During the Dragonwilds:Sixth Age of Gielinor, the Elders Gods went to war with the mortals of Gielinor for stealing their eggs in order to prevent them from hatching and destroying all life. Thankfully the mortals had won, with the Elders no longer being a threat.
Young Gods
Guthix
Template:MainDragonwilds:Guthix was the god of balance and was one of the early founders of Gielinor, aside from the Dragonkin and Elder Gods. Like the rest of Gielinor, Guthix explored Ashenfall and discovered the land's unique anima and magical purpose. It was here that Guthix experimented with and studied rune essence and how it could be turned into a stone that stored elemental magic. Guthix disappeared from the public eye sometime during the Dragonwilds:First Age of Gielinor after attempting to hide Ashenfall from the world due to some of his followers' horrible deeds there. After years of hiding, Guthix appeared once more during the Template:RSL, where he cast his Edicts, a barrier to prevent the gods from physically influencing their followers.
After banishing most of the god that were deemed too powerful or dangerous, Guthix vanished once more, only to killed by Sliske thousands of years later at the end of the Dragonwilds:Fifth Age, where he would appoint his final Guardian, Template:RSL. In the Sixth Age, Guthix's ideal remained strong, and his final guardian would achieve the god's goal. With allies, they created an Edict of their own, banishing the gods from Gielinor, and leaving the world in the hands of mortals once more.Template:CiteJournal
Saradomin
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Template:MainDragonwilds:Saradomin is the god of order, the most popular deity on Gielinor, mostly amongst humans. He is known to preach tradition, education, and righteousness,Template:CiteJournal granting him the title of god of wisdom as well. Saradomin himself arrived during Gielinor's Dragonwilds:Second Age, along with other deities, and gathered followers, as well as bringing some from other planes. He was active during the God Wars in the Dragonwilds:Third Age, fighting against Dragonwilds:ZamorakTemplate:CiteJournal. Some of his followers settled within Ashenfall and allied themselves with Bandos and his goblins to fight against the garou. After Guthix woke up and banished the gods from Gielinor, Saradomin's followers remained strong and continued to grow over time.Template:CiteJournal During the Sixth Age of Gielinor, after Guthix's demise, Saradomin returned and fought against Zamorak once more. Even after defeating the Lord of Chaos, the two deities would always be in conflict with one another. Despite being banished by the new Edict, Saradomin's Church continues to monitor the kingdom and its citizens.
Zamorak
Template:MainDragonwilds:Zamorak is the god of chaos, often associated with evil, although he is more complicated than that. Zamorak promotes freedom and self-improvement rather than relying on tradition. This ideal puts him in constant conflict with Saradomin. During Gielinor's Second Age, he was a mortal, a Mahjarrat from a world known as Freneskae. He, along with some of the Mahjarrat would follow the Empty Lord Zaros. After aeons of servitude, Zamorak grew tired of Zaros' rule and, with his own followers, rebelled against the Empty Lord. Zamorak used two Elder Artefacts and managed to overthrow Zaros, seemingly killing him and claiming godhood for himself. During the Third Age, the God Wars era, Zamorak attempted to reclaim one of the artefacts he had used to overthrow the Empty Lord. This brought him into war against Saradomin and some other deities. Through the years, an alliance was formed by Saradomin, Armadyl, and Bandos, forcing Zamorak to use the artefact in a desperate situation, causing the destruction of an entire region. This act woke Guthix, who banished him and the rest of the warring gods.
After Guthix's death in the Sixth Age, Zamorak returned along with the other gods. Years after his return, he attempted to rule over Gielinor, only to be defeated by the World Guardian, who created their own Edicts to banish him and the other gods. Even though he is banished, Zamorak is attempting to find a way to return to Gielinor.Template:CiteJournal
Armadyl
Template:MainDragonwilds:Armadyl is the aviansie god of Justice who, despite being the one of the youngest god and naïve to some, has a devoted following due to the care he has for his people. Like most of the gods, he arrived on Gielinor in the Second Age, with his followers making it to Ashenfall as well. They took part in the God Wars, assisting Saradomin and Bandos in the war against Zamorak, with his followers missing the dragon conflict, as Armadyl and all of his followers headed towards the mainland to confront Zamorak with the rest of the alliance and their armies.Template:CiteJournal It was there that Armadyl faced his greatest loss. Zamorak used one of the artefacts he possessed and laid waste to the region, causing thousands of aviansie, including his husband, to be reduced to ashTemplate:CiteJournal
After being banished by Guthix, Armadyl wandered the cosmos, believing himself to be the last of his people. He soon adopted a new mindset, taking a more peaceful approach, fighting only when needed. Sometime later, he learned that there were still some aviansie alive back on their home plane and brought only a handful of them back to Gielinor in the Sixth Age, after Guthix's demise. After his return, he went and fought against Bandos when he saw the God of War crafting a weapon. Armadyl was victorious, killing the war god.Template:CiteJournal Like the other gods, Armadyl was evicted by the new Edicts, now with his people elsewhere.
Bandos
Template:MainDragonwilds:Bandos was the god of war, usually dubbed as the Big High War God by his followers.Template:CiteJournal Unlike most of the gods, Bandos arrived on Gielinor only during the God Wars era, delighting in the death and destruction between entities as powerful as himself. Sometime during the war, Saradominists in Ashenfall agreed to an alliance with the war god against the garou and their goddess, Lougrim. Although the battle was nearly won, Bandos' arrogance got the better of him, and he was nearly killed, forcing him to retreat and leave behind his followers and the Saradominists. During the end of the God Wars, Bandos aligned himself with Saradomin and Armadyl in order to finally bring Zamorak to an end, but the Lord of Chaos had other plans.
After Zamorak's destruction, Guthix awakened and banished the gods, including Bandos. Despite his banishment, Bandos attempted to return once, only for his plan to be foiled. After Guthix's death in the Sixth age, Bandos returned, and soon was at war with Armadyl, who ultimately defeated the war god, killing him. Despite his death, Bandos' followers continue to uphold his beliefs. Template:CiteJournal
Lougrim
Template:MainDragonwilds:Lougrim was the garou goddess of the moon and the primordial hunt. According to garou legend, she came from another world that is described as cold and silent, having left her world after a portal was opened by a weeping god, using this opportunity to travel outside of her home world. She visited the garou's world, Dragonwilds:Antumnos,uniting all of the tribes by defeating their kings. She would become their High Queen and the goddess of the hunt. Arriving on Gielinor, she settled with her followers within Ashenfall, ruling over the garou for years. At some point during the Third Age, the garou began fighting against the humans, who soon formed an alliance with Bandos. This forced the Goddess to search for new allies: the Dragonkin. With their help, the tides of war were turned, with Bandos retreating due to an embarrassing loss. With the garou's victory, Lougrim spared the humans and goblins, enforcing a law that no human should pass the Whispering Swamp, and the same applied to the garou.
Although she maintained this peace, she would not hold it for long, as the dragons that were given to her to help fight against Bandos would rebel against their master. Their leader, Dragonwilds:Kuldra, would fight against the goddess, defeating her and devouring her, claiming the title of High Queen. Although dead, there is a legend of a silver dire wolf, where it is believed by some of the garou to be the goddess reincarnated, rebuilding her power before challenging Kuldra again.Template:CiteJournal
Brassica Prime
Template:MainDragonwilds:Brassica Prime is the god of cabbages. While it is unknown how such a god exists, his existence is not denied. He taught the early settlers of Gielinor how to cook the vegetable after gifting it to them. He ensured they learned the importance of nutrition as well. According to legends, Brassica Prime was found on Ashenfall by Guthix when the god of balance was exploring the region. Learning that he was the lord of all vegetables and keeper of the ancient secrets of a balanced diet, Guthix saw some kinship between the two and spoke through the night about magic, divinity, and food. Legends of the god change every night, offering new excuses for his divinity and lessons on how he had supposedly shaped creation itself.
Icthlarin
Template:MainDragonwilds:Icthlarin is the Template:RSL god of the dead. He is the son of Template:RSL, the god of the sun, and Template:RSL, the goddess of fertility and growth, who is also heavily associated with the moon. He is the brother of Template:RSL, the previous goddess of rebirth and destruction. Icthlarin guides the souls of the deceased to the afterlife. According to Death, he guards the souls as they pass through the gate to the afterlife.Template:CiteNPC During the Dragonwilds:Second Age and the Sixth Age, Icthlarin was constantly protecting souls from his sister, Amascut, who at the time was known as the goddess of destruction, attempting to ensure she did not devour the souls. In the Sixth Age, once Amascut was no longer a threat, having stopped her madness and retreated to the underworld, Icthlarin's task was made easier, allowing him to have time for himself.
Amascut
Template:Main Template:RSL was the Menaphite goddess of rebirth, later goddess of destruction. She is the son of Tumeken and Elidinis, and the sister of Icthlarin. Amascut was tasked with granting rebirth to soulsTemplate:CiteNPC should they be worthy. During the Second Age and Sixth Age, Amascut had been devouring some of the souls of the deceased, those that her brother failed to protect, corrupting them and the desert. It was not until the Sixth Age that her madness was brought to a halt. She retreated to the underworld, retiring from being the goddess of rebirth and destruction and trying to decide what she should do next.
Seren
Template:Main Template:RSL is the Template:RSL crystalline goddessTemplate:CiteJournal of peace and growth. At the end of the Dragonwilds:Third Age, when Guthix had stopped the Template:RSL, he left Seren with no choice but to shatter herself in order to remain with her elves. During the Sixth Age, she was reformed in order to save the elven city of Template:RSL. During the Elder God Wars, Seren, along with Armadyl, Zamorak and Saradomin all attempted to siphon the Eggs of the Elder Gods, only for Seren to leave Gielinor with them and have them hatch in Template:RSL, the home world of the Template:RSL. Seren would remain there with the newborn Elder Gods.
Elidinis
Template:Main Dragonwilds:Elidinis is the Menaphite Goddess of Fertility and Growth, she is known as the goddess of river to the menaphites and River Goddess to the moon garou. Sometime during the Dragonwilds:Third Age, she had visited Dragonwilds:Ashenfall, and met the moon garou in Dragonwilds:Umbral Sands. The Garou had come to worship her.
Queen of Ashes
Template:Main The Queen of Ashes, also known as the Sun Demon, the Demon of embers, and the Demon of the Suns is an goddess who visited Dragonwilds:Fuzan in Dragonwilds:Umbral Sands. They are also a mythical entity from the Moon Garou legends. They are said to be queens of other worlds outside of Dragonwilds:Gielinor.
Worshipped/Claimed Godhood
Throughout the history of Gielinor, various beings have been worshipped as gods due to their own claims, those of their creators, or their followers, and misinterpretations of history. It is possible for one to be as powerful as a god or god-like without being one themselves, while also being worshipped as one.
Kuldra
Template:MainQueen Dragonwilds:Kuldra, also known as the God Eater, is the current High Queen of the garou and is a large multi-headed dragon created by the Dragonkin with the assistance of Lougrim, as part of a deal made after the garou war against the humans was won. Seeing how her children and fellow dragons were being mistreated, Kuldra plotted against her masters. After recruiting the rest of the dragons before her, she and her children ignited the Dragonwilds:Dragon Rebellion. Using her power, which she stole from Dragonwilds:Brakka and other Dragonkin, she ambushed Lougrim and devoured the goddess, earning her the title of God Eater. She then ordered her dragons to fly towards the human settlements to rid them of all humans. Over the years, humans slowly died out from the onslaught, leaving Ashenfall to be ruled by her and her alone, while the garou and the goblins were spared.
Velgar
width=117x117Template:MainGeneral Dragonwilds:Velgar is one of Kuldra's trusted generals during the Dragon Rebellion, being the first, aside from her children, to agree to Kuldra's plan. During the Human-Garou War, Velgar and the rest of the dragons were released by the Dragonkin as part of a deal made with Lougrim. Velgar led the charge and helped push the goblins and humans back. Bandos decided to personally intervene and fight Velgar one on one, which led to Velgar being pushed back himself. Despite Bandos' advantage and gravely wounding the dragon, the god's arrogance got the better of him, which led to his defeat by the dragon.
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This victory led the goblins in Ashenfall to worship Velgar as the new Big High God. In the Sixth Age, he was defeated by the Adventurer(s) who travelled to Ashenfall.
Brakka
Template:MainDragonwilds:Brakka is a Dragonkin, a member of the Dragonwilds:Cabal. During his time in Ashenfall, he noted how the power of the land allowed him to command dominion over elemental earth, claiming to be a god for having this power.Template:CiteJournal He was the one responsible for creating Velgar. He was killed by Kuldra, who shared his elemental power with Velgar.
Powerful beings
There are creatures in the universe that, while not divine themselves, possess power and strength comparable to that of a god. These beings may not hold godhood, but their immense strength and influence can rival deities. Additionally, there are others who, though not classified by any formal scale, have demonstrated their power by battling, defeating, or even killing gods in the past, either through the use of powerful artefacts or their own formidable abilities.
The World Guardian
The World Guardian, a human adventurer and Template:RSL who had fought against godlike being, and even gods themselves. With help, they were able to fight through Zamorak's forces and reinstate the Edicts of Guthix.Template:CiteJournalTemplate:CiteJournal
The Player(s)
The Player(s) are considerably powerful human adventurer(s) who had gone toe to toe with Velgar, Dragonwilds:Imaru, and Dragonwilds:Fuzan and won.
Trivia
- In Template:RSL, it is possible for there to be mortals that are capable of being as strong as a god without being a god themselves. This is why certain NPCs, such as Template:RSL, was evicted from Gielinor during the quest Template:RSL. However, it is possible for mortals to still defeat gods, and even kill them without being at the same power level.
- An example of this is Kuldra who, despite being infused with Lougrim's divine blood and devouring the goddess, was not evicted by the Template:RSL, due to not being labelled as powerful as a god.