History Recap / RunescapeAzzanadrasQuest

-->'''Zaros:''' You have called yourself a god for so long that you have forgotten that it is a lie. You are not a god. I am.

With Kerapac no longer posing a threat to Gielinor, Seren and her council resume their plans to peacefully appease the Elder Gods. However, Seren is in full control of her council due to her powers, to the disappointment of the Zarosian Mahjarrat, Azzanadra, who decides to take matters in his own hands. Noting that the Elder Gods' offspring, not the Elder Gods themselves, are the true threat to Gielinor, he enlists the World Guardian's help.

The World Guardian meets Azzanadra, who is speaking with Trindine, at the praetorium table of Kharid-et. Azzanadra deduces that only three Elder God eggs are on Gielinor, as Mah never reached Gielinor and Jas sacrificed hers to create the Stone of Jas. He tells the World Guardian to meet him at the World Gate.

Azzanadra and the World Guardian enter Freneskae via the World Gate and make their way through to the Elder Halls, where they encounter Ariane. Like Azzanadra, she concludes that there are three Elder God eggs on Gielinor, after seeing visions following her killing of Xenia during "Heart of Stone". By Azzanadra's instruction, the World Guardian inspects the fragments of all five eggs in the Elder Halls, but gains no leads on the new Elder God eggs.

Recalling a blank observation, Azzanadra suggests that the World Guardian drain the nearby Elder God wisps of their energy and combine them with the observation. They do so, and Ariane looks through the observation and learns of the origins of Freneskae, a perfect world created by the previous generation of the Elder Gods. When their eggs hatched, they completely drained Freneskae of its energy before moving on to the rest of the multiverse. The group concludes that the only way to prevent the same fate from befalling Gielinor, is to not allow the current generation of the Elder Gods to touch their eggs. Azzanadra has assigned Trindine to Falador disguised as a White Knight to acquire Saradomin's crown to locate the eggs and sends the World Guardian to aid her, while he and Ariane leave for Kharid-et.

The World Guardian meets with Trindine, who suggests that they head to Saradomin's throne room for clues. The god of order is not present, and the World Guardian requests an audience with him to the priest, Father Frith, in the throne room, but he claims that Saradomin is too busy travelling across the universe to spread his faith and directs them to the Temple Knight, Sir Owen, who awaits them on Falador Castle's war table on the ground floor.

Once again, the World Guardian gains no new leads on the eggs' location on their end. They return to Kharid-et and see Ariane unconscious; Azzanadra reveals that his visits to the mouthpieces were fruitless, and so he destroyed them instead while Ariane absorbed them of their energy. Ariane comes to and reveals that the eggs are located in the Heart of Gielinor; she, the World Guardian, and Azzanadra make their way there while Sir Owen searches for Trindine's whereabouts.

Upon entering the Heart of Gielinor, the World Guardian's group is met by Helwyr, whose forces have seized control of the Heart. He forbids them from passing, until Gregorovic appears and goads Helwyr and his forces into chasing him. With Helwyr and his forces distracted, Ariane opens the doors to Gielinor's Elder Halls.

Indeed, the eggs of Ful, Wen, and Bik are present in the Elder Halls. After inspecting all three eggs, Azzanadra departs to discuss the matter with Zaros, upon which the World Guardian becomes suspicious of Trindine. They return to Kharid-et, but Trindine is nowhere to be found. Traces of her anima, however, are left behind, and the World Guardian absorbs them of their energy and fuses them with the blank observation. The memory reveals that Trindine had intended to steal the Locator, the same Elder Artefact in Saradomin's possession, and the World Guardian returns to Ariane after some backtracking to the three locations they and Trindine previously visited.

Ariane observes Trindine's memories, which reveal the true identity of the Temple Knights, with Sir Owen observing the events; they are actually devout followers of Zaros. Shocked, he attempts to expose them to Saradomin, but Trindine knocks him unconscious, so that the Temple Knights' plans continue uninterrupted.

Ariane and the World Guardian hurry to Falador Castle, encountering an audience of White Knights and Temple Knights who await Saradomin's arrival. Saradomin appears and prepares to perform a ritual using his crown, the Locator. With the Elder Artefact unsecured, the Temple Knights shed their disguise and Azzanadra swipes the Elder Artefact, but Saradomin effortlessly reclaims it. As tensions between the White Knights and Temple Knights rise, Zaros appears and forcefully swipes the Locator from Saradomin, claiming it was never for his own hands and only allowed him to possess it for Zaros to observe for millennia. Zaros and his followers depart, while Saradomin swears to protect Gielinor from him.

The World Guardian confronts Zaros and his followers at Kharid-et. Zaros begins his plans to attack the Codex in the Archaeology Guild, despite knowing it would fuel tensions between him and Seren. Azzanadra apologises to the World Guardian for deceiving them, but warns them that they'll be enemies the next time they encounter each other. Trindine has returned a book she stole earlier from the Wizards' Tower and agrees to free Sir Owen, having forgotten about him after enacting her plans with the Temple Knights.

The Zarosians all leave, but Ariane doesn't join them as she prefers to live free. She plans to form a research team to study the eggs in Gielinor's Elder Halls while also discouraging the World Guardian from visiting them to avoid unnecessary attention.

Trindine's memories reveal the true identity of the Temple Knights, with Sir Owen observing the events; they are actually devout followers of Zaros. Shocked, he attempts to expose them to Saradomin, but Trindine knocks him unconscious, so that the Temple Knights' plans continue uninterrupted.

Once again, the World Guardian gains no new leads on the eggs' location on their end. They return to Kharid-et and see Ariane unconscious; Azzanadra reveals that his visit to the mouthpieces were fruitless, and so he destroyed them instead while Ariane absorbed them of their energy. Ariane comes to and reveals that the eggs are located in the Heart of Gielinor; she, the World Guardian, and Azzanadra make their way there while Sir Owen searches for Trindine's whereabouts.

With the Zarosians gone, Ariane plans to form a research team to study the eggs in Gielinor's Elder Halls while also discouraging the World Guardian from visiting them to avoid unnecessary attention.

After a trip to Paterdomus, the World Guardian returns with a silent bell, blessed by the River Salve, and they perform the summoning ritual in Saradomin's throne room. Saradomin appears, and the World Guardian informs him of the Elder Gods' threat. Saradomin reveals that he also attempted to use his crown to locate the Elder Gods' eggs, but found no leads, as they are either unaffected or immune to the crown's effects.

Trindine's memories reveal the true nature of the Temple Knights', with Sir Owen observing the events; they are actually devout followers of Zaros. Shocked, he attempts to expose them to Saradomin, but Trindine knocks him unconscious, so that the Temple Knights' plans continue uninterrupted.

Once again, no new leads on the eggs' location are found on the World Guardian's end. They return to Kharid-et and see Ariane unconscious; Azzanadra reveals that his visit to the mouthpieces were fruitless, and so he destroyed them instead while Ariane absorbed them of their energy. Ariane comes to and reveals that the eggs are located in the Heart of Gielinor; she, the World Guardian, and Azzanadra make their way there while Sir Owen searches for Trindine's whereabouts.

Trindine's memories reveal the true nature of the Temple Knights', with Sir Owen observing the events; they are actually devout followers of Zaros. Shocked, he attempts to expose them to Saradomin, but Trindine knocks him unconscious and locks him up elsewhere.

The World Guardian meets with Sir Owen, who has kept his corruption under control since his botched revival. Upset with how the White Knights are unconcerned with the Elder Gods' threat, he and his group attempt to appeal to Frith, who directs him to Sir Amik Varze instead. After a series of negotiations with him and other Saradominists that go nowhere, Sir Owen's group instead takes matters into their own hands to summon Saradomin themselves. Sir Owen sends the World Guardian to acquire a silent bell while he and Trindine prepare ritual materials for Saradomin's summoning.

Recalling a blank observation, Azzanadra suggests that the World Guardian drain the nearby Elder God wisps of their energy and combine them with the observation. They do so, and Ariane looks through the observation and learns of the origins of Freneskae, a perfect world created by the previous generation of the Elder Gods. When their eggs hatched, they completely drained Freneskae of its energy before moving on to the rest of the multiverse.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Sir Owen learns of the Temple Knights' true identity and attempts to expose them to Saradomin, but Trindine knocks him unconscious.