In Bandosian society, Bandos is the top god. Everyone else follows his orders without question, no matter where they might lead. Everyone not part of the system is an enemy.
It's all well and good — for the Bandosians at least — except for one little problem: Bandos is dead. Armadyl slew him during The Bird and the Beast, smashing his petrified head with Bandos' own mace, and now the Bandosians have no ultimate leader.
Luckily, they have a way to resolve that: a Kyzaj tournament. The Kyzaj is a two-handed melee weapon in the shape of Bandos's symbol, and all contestants must wield one. Whoever is still standing at the end will lead the Bandosians. By tradition, Zanik must participate, but she's not feeling well after Bandos's death. Therefore, it's up to you to step into the ring, officially as Zanik's trained attack animal.
Of course, it's not going to be that easy. A multitude of powerful opponents stand in your way, up to General Graardor himself. There's twists and turns that you're not going to expect until they happen. And just because the tournament results say something doesn't mean everyone's going to agree ...
Tropes
- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: As Bandos was a firm proponent of Might Makes Right, the tournament is convened to determine who among Bandos' mightiest followers is the strongest, and thus shall lead his people. Klingon Promotion is optional.
- Awesome, but Impractical: The kyzaj is a powerful weapon, but slow and unwieldy.
- Dragon Ascendant: Bandos is the Big Bad of the Dorgeshuun quest line, but he's dead as of "The Bird and the Beast" world event. General Graardor, Bandos's general from the God Wars dungeon, is your Final Boss opponent.
- Flunky Boss: Yelps fights alongside a small squad of his personal bodyguards.
- Gladiator Games: The quest revolves around a tournament, where representatives from the various Bandosian races compete in combat on the general principle of Asskicking Leads to Leadership.
- If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten!: At the very end, once you have defeated
General Graardor, the tournament arbiter Zarador throws a captive Zanik into the arena for the Player Character to spare or slay on the spot. - Rule of Symbolism: The kyzaj weapons wielded by the contestants are shaped like Bandos' own symbol, creating a case of weaponized Sigil Spam.
- Starter Villain:
- The very first people for the Player Character to defeat are a series of human infiltrators who plan to poison the tournament contestants.
- The first opponent in the tournament is Yelps, the deposed host of the retired "Squeal of Fortune" microtransactions minigame. And yes, you have the option to make him Killed Off for Real (If you spare him, he'll take Grubfoot's old place as assistant to the Goblin Village generals).
- Took a Level in Badass: In the God Wars dungeon, Graardor fights barehanded, and he's a pretty tough boss, but is still considered the weakest of the generals. In this quest, he uses a weapon, and he's much tougher.
- Your Days Are Numbered: Zanik reveals that she is slowly dying after Bandos was slain, as the dead god's life-force was linked to her own. She does eventually suffer death, either at the player's hands or on Yu'biusk after the quest, depending on the final choice made.
