History NightmareFuel / RuneScape

* The diary of the current owner of the lighthouse in Fremennik Region. It mentions noises from beneath the lighthouse, hearing the waterlogged voice of the previous owner in his dreams, and then he goes to investigate the basement, which is the source of the sounds. There's a reason why the journal ends there. Sweet dreams, dear reader.
** [[spoiler:On the upside, you do end up successfully rescuing the person in question, who is simply trapped.]]

* The faces of Mother Mallum and Lord Drakan the Vampyre. Apparently, they're [[NightmareFace too hideous for portrait boxes]], so they've [[NothingIsScarier never been directly seen]] ... and hopefully they won't.
** Mother Mallum isn't. Lord Drakan, unfortunately, is. Large amounts of carnage ensue, and nobody is safe.

* Most of the middle of The Branches of Darkmeyer is this, along with large doses of TearJerker. To elaborate, you'll essentially be forced to do [[MoralEventHorizon Zamorak's bidding]] as you:
** Mock and torture an imprisoned widow, whom you can free after the quest. Did we forget to mention ''you'' killed her husband?
*** It's made even worse if you torture her too much, because after the quest, you can't free her. She just says that it'll all be over soon.

* Tolna was locked up underground for twenty years. Until he morphed into that ... [[HumanoidAbomination thing]].

* "Nomad's Elegy" concludes with a boss fight between the player, aided by Death, Icthlarin and Xenia, and Nomad alongside a godly construct that Nomad named "Gielinor" -- a horrifically twisted parody of Guthix's appearance, [[HumanResources built by souls in the form of bodies]] that appear to be [[AndIMustScream half-assimilated and in a constant state of agony]]. You do get to destroy it, thankfully, and Death and Icthlarin release many of the trapped souls to their rightful place in the afterlife, but for the entirety of its brief existence it puts [[{{Franchise/Halo}} the Gravemind]] to shame.

* In Dimension of Disaster, an alternate universe where [[TheBadGuyWins Zemouregal took over Varrock]] and turned everyone into zombies, because you were never born and thus did not thwart his plans. Oh, you also learn that every other city and region you saved was taken over by other villains, turning it into a [[CrapsackWorld crapsack world]]. In the end, you do help save city, [[PyrrhicVictory but without Zemouregal's magic to sustain them]], the zombies will all crumble to dust.

* As of Fate of the Gods, we have a wide variety of goodies. For starters, there is the Cradle, a massive volcano where a [[EldritchAbomination half stillborn, brain-damaged god-fetus]] is constantly having nightmares. Whenever she does, hordes of lesser monsters spawn from her dreams. Beneath her, we have the Elder Halls, essentially a nest for Elder Gods. When the "eggs" start to "hatch", they drain the soul of the world the nest is on, turning it from what Gielinor is now to the DeathWorld that Freneskae is now. And Gielinor's Elder Halls are apparently due to hatch soon. Runescape has gone from being a MedievalFantasy game to a CosmicHorrorStory.

* Three words: Queen Black Dragon. It looks like some sort of Leviathan, is known to be evil, and Jagex noted it that more than ''ten'' King Black Dragons can fit into her mouth alone. Made more terrifying how by she used a siren named Remora for unknown reasons, then torched her alive ''at point blank range''. She has obvious connections with the Dragonkin based on their symbols being [[SigilSpam seen often on the way to her]]. Yes, this EldritchAbomination is serving the ones that curb-stomped Lucien in an earlier quest. Keep note that she will be out later [[OhCrap this month as an instance-only boss]].

* In Dimension of Disaster, an alternate universe where [[TheBagGuyWins]] Zemouregal took over Varrock and turned everyone into zombies, because you were never born and thus did not thwart his plans. Oh, you also learn that every other city and region you saved was taken over by other villains, turning it into a [[CrapsackWorld crapsack world]]. In the end, you do help save city, [[PyrrhicVictory but without Zemouregal's magic to sustain them]], the zombies will all crumble to dust.

* And if you thought that the Elder Gods were bad enough as {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, [[WordOfGod Jagex's developers have confirmed]] that the next World Event will be centered on the [[AlmightyIdiot mindless]], [[PlanetEater world-destroying]] [[EverythingsMessierWithPigs porcine]] [[GodIsDumb goddess]] [[OmnicidalManiac Tuska]]. She's already TheDreaded to the few characters who even know about her in-universe, thanks to ravaging Guthix's [[DoomedHometown old homeworld of Naragun]] amongst other planets and dimensions, and neither gods nor mortals have been any more than [[CurbStompBattle mere speed-bumps]] to [[TheJuggernaut Tuska]] and her {{Mooks}} at all. Once she's finished [[RapePillageAndBurn doing the same]] [[ApocalypseHow to part or all of Gielinor]], whatever will be left of the world [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore will be anyone's guess]].

** Also, Mah is awake now.

* The Underground Passage quest. It's a [[SpaceFillingPath long twisting tunnel]], filled with various creatures, a supposed demigod of evil, and every so often you get an ominous message. In order to defeat the demigod and stop the voices, you need to make a voodoo doll of him, and throw that doll down the Well of Damnation, which sends people [[FateWorseThanDeath straight to Zamorak himself]]. When you do so, he will be sent down the well.

** There also the three paladins you encounter who seem to be [[GoMadFromTheIsolation going insane being down there]].

*** At the very end of the series, you find out what was talking to you. It was an aspect of a goddess known for being ''benevolent''.

* As of Fate of the Gods, we have a wide variety of goodies. For starters, there is the Cradle, a massive volcano where an EldritchAbomination is constantly having nightmares. Whenever she does, hordes of lesser monsters spawn from her dreams. Beneath her, we have the Elder Halls, essentially a nest for Elder Gods. When the "eggs" start to "hatch", they drain the soul of the world the nest is on, turning it from what Gielinor is now to the DeathWorld that Freneskae is now. And Gielinor's Elder Halls are apparently due to hatch soon. Runescape has gone from being a MedievelFantasy game to a CosmicHorrorStory.

* Kerapac's laboratory is filled with the remains of creatures he has experimented on. To put it into perspective, Kerapac is a creature created by the Elder Gods to protect an AmplifierArtifact, and is driven insane by hatred of "false users". He is trying to figure out a way around the curse. During the associated quest, the player finds out about some of his cruel MadScientist experiments. The metal dragons which the player is used to fighting, for example, were created by pouring molten steel on their eggs, which was every bit as painful as it sounds. Then there is what Kerapac did to the White Dragons - he tried to merge them with abyssal energy, which [[MindRape had some unpleasant side effects]]. And to think the resulting Celestial Dragons actually looked beautiful.

** The Zarosian Empire also had a nobility which consisted of demons and vampires. The Mahjarrat Hazeel noted that while it was illegal to eat humans, these rules were broken frequently.

** This might just be this Troper's imagination, but while controlling Moia, examining Zemouregal gets the message that Moia often finds him [[EvilUncle looking at her]].

** In Tolna's Rift, in the second dungeon, you have to look into dark caves to find monsters. If you don't know whats going to happen, a giant cloaked banshee bounces up in front of the screen. It looks a lot like "The Scream." It's even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when the hero screams "AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" the first time. The hero, though, gets more and more confident, until he conquers the fear, and clears the room.

** The entire plot of "Blood Runs Deep", the current most difficult quest in the Fremennik lands, can be summed up as Dagannoth Apocalypse. You start by entering the dreams of the lighthouse keeper mentioned above, only to find out that the dagannoths possess intelligence and are planning to build an army, traits they have never shown before. Then they attack you. Inside the man's dream. Then you head back to Relleka, which is the main Fremennik city, only to find the dagannoths swarming the docks. After killing several of them, you have to flee the city. Then you find out that the King of one of the Fremennik Islands has been kidnapped (which the Dagannoth Mother from the lighthouse keeper's dreams mentioned doing), and you have to rescue him from a chamber filled with eggs and escort him through the most crowded dungeon in the game.

* In the finale of the Rise of the Red Axe quest series (the dwarf quests), when you invade the Red Axe base, you find that [[BigBad Hreidmar]] wasn't planning to attack Keldagrim. No, he had given up, and had constructed his own royal palace as a monument to his delusions of being king. Seeing the Chaos Dwarves brainwashed to act as Consortium heads serving Hreidmar in a building which looked exactly like the actual Consortium palace was creepy for this Troper. And then, during the boss fight, Hreidmar picked up a certain [[BodyHorror magical weapon]]...

* Kerapac's laboratory is filled with the remains of creatures he has experimented on. To put it into perspective, Kerapac is a creature created by the Elder Gods to protect an AmplifierArtifact, and is driven insane by hatred of "false users". He is trying to figure out a way around the curse. During the associated quest, the player finds out about some of his cruel MadScientist experiments. The metal dragons which the player is used to fighting, for example, were created by pouring molten steel on their eggs, which was every bit as painful as it sounds. Then there is what Kerapac did to the White Dragons - he tried to merge them with abyssal energy, which [[MindRape had some unpleasant side effects]]. And to think the resulting Celestial Dragons actually looked beautiful.

* Kerapac's laboratory is filled with the remains of creatures he has experimented on. To put it into perspective, Kerapac is a creature created by the Elder Gods to protect an AmplifierArtifact, and is driven insane by hatred of "false users". He is trying to figure out a way around the curse. During the associated quest, the player finds out about some of his cruel EvilScientist experiments. The metal dragons which the player is used to fighting, for example, were created by pouring molten steel on their eggs, which was every bit as painful as it sounds. Then there is what Kerapac did to the White Dragons - he corrupted them with abyssal energy which warped their minds. And to think the resulting Celestial Dragons actually looked beautiful.

* By the end of the quest "Bringing Home the Bacon", it's all but verbally confirmed that you, the player, just helped [[VillainProtagonist Eli Bacon]] poison a number of "bacon addicts" and [[FedToPigs feed them to his pigs]]. This includes crates full of [[DemBones human bones]] that quietly appear around his basement.

* In the finale of the Rise of the Red Axe quest series (the dwarf quests), when you invade the Red Axe base, you find that [[BigBad Hreidmar]] wasn't planning to attack Keldagrim. No, he had given up, and had constructed his own royal palace as a monument to his delusions of being king. Seeing the Chaos Dwarves brainwashed to act as Consortium heads serving Hreidmar in a building which looked exactly like the actual Consortium palace was creepy for this Troper. And then, during the boss fight, Hreidmar picked up a [[BodyHorror magical weapon]].

* By the end of the quest "Bringing Home the Bacon", it's all but verbally confirmed that you, the player, just helped [[VillainProtagonist Eli Bacon]] poison a number of "bacon addicts" and [[FedToPigs feed them to his pigs]]. This includes crates full of [[DemBones human bones]] that quietly appear around his basement.
* While fighting Dagannoths (a race of sea dwelling monsters based partially off of Lovecraft's monsters), they will often drop armor and swords made by the Fremennik tribe. This makes sense, since the Fremennik send warriors to Waterbirth Island to fight the "daggermouths". Dagannoths also drop civilian clothing as a common drop. Yeah.

* By the end of the quest "Bringing Home the Bacon", it's all but verbally confirmed that you, the player, just helped [[VillainProtagonist Eli Bacon]] poison a number of "bacon addicts" and [[FedToPigs feed them to his pigs]]. This includes crates full of [[DemBones human bones]] that quietly appear around his basement.

** Pretty much Kennith himself. Kennith can float in a glowing red rage, control the slug infected people, and is probably in cahoots with Mother Mallum, if it wasn't stated in the quest. And he's [[CreepyChild a kid]]. ''A FREAKING KID''. His ''parents'' are ''afraid of him''. That's pretty nasty.

* As of February 18th, 2013, in order to build hype for what would be the biggest quest of the year, Jagex released several teasers. The first was a miniquest that involves helping an old friend gain his lost memories back while the second involves taking a trip down to the recently unearthed dungeon where the quest will take place. A third update, which they (possibly intentionally) failed to mention, is [[spoiler:[[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130218184849/runescape/images/7/71/Shadowed_Figure.png the person]] [[ParanoiaFuel who begins stalking you the moment you step foot down the stairs into the dungeon.]]]]

* As of February 18th, 2013, in order to build hype for what would be the biggest quest of the year, Jagex released several teasers. The first was a miniquest that involves helping an old friend gain his lost memories back while the second involves taking a trip down to the recently unearthed dungeon where the quest will take place. A third update, which they possibly intentionally failed to mention, is [[spoiler:[[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130218184849/runescape/images/7/71/Shadowed_Figure.png the person]] [[ParanoiaFuel who begins stalking you the moment you step foot down the stairs into the dungeon.]]]]

* As of February 18th, 2013, in order to build hype for what would be the biggest quest of the year, Jagex released several teasers. The first was a miniquest that involves helping an old friend gain his lost memories back while the second involves taking a trip down to the recently unearthed dungeon where the quest will take place. A third update, which they failed to mention, is [[spoiler:[[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130218184849/runescape/images/7/71/Shadowed_Figure.png the person]] [[ParanoiaFuel who begins stalking you the moment you step foot down the stairs into the dungeon.]]]]