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Armadyl
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SMW Subobject for Third AgeNPC ID: 20700Options: ExamineExamine: The god of justice.Release date: 23 February 2015NPC location: ForinthryIs members only: trueIs variant of: Armadyl
SMW Subobject for Giant (Armadyl's Tower)Release date: 11 December 2013Options: Talk to, ExamineExamine: A god devoted to justice and diplomacy.Object ID: 88708NPC location: Armadyl's TowerIs members only: falseIs variant of: Armadyl
SMW Subobject for SenntistenNPC ID: 28082Options: Talk to, ExamineExamine: The god of justice.Release date: 26 July 2021NPC location: SenntistenIs members only: trueIs variant of: Armadyl
SMW Subobject for Needle avatarNPC ID: 26357Options: ExamineExamine: The aviansie god of justice.Release date: 13 May 2019NPC location: Naragi homeworldIs members only: trueIs variant of: Armadyl
SMW Subobject for Zamorak's demon invasionNPC ID: 29196Options: ExamineExamine: The god of justice.Release date: 20 June 2022NPC location: Ardougne, Burthorpe, Falador, Lumbridge, Varrock, YanilleIs members only: falseIs variant of: Armadyl
SMW Subobject for Twilight of the GodsNPC ID: 29149Options: Talk to, ExamineExamine: The god of justice.Release date: 6 June 2022NPC location: Empyrean CitadelIs members only: trueIs variant of: Armadyl
SMW Subobject for Sixth AgeNPC ID: 18505Options: Talk to, ExamineExamine: • The god of justice. • He seems a little distant, as though he is remembering something long forgotten.Release date: 15 October 2013NPC location: Empyrean Citadel, Sliske's Labyrinth, Armadyl's Tower (During Sliske's Endgame)Is members only: trueIs variant of: Armadyl
SMW Subobject for Council of BurthorpeNPC ID: 17057Options: Talk to, ExamineExamine: The aviansie god of justice.Release date: 13 May 2019NPC location: Burthorpe Castle, SenntistenIs members only: trueIs variant of: Armadyl
SMW Subobject for Stormguard Citadel Dig SiteRelease date: 30 March 2020Options: Talk to, ExamineExamine: An avian god perches on his tower, watching the world below him.Object ID: 117177NPC location: Stormguard Citadel Dig SiteIs members only: trueIs variant of: Armadyl
Armadyl (/ˈɑːrmədɪl/(🔊listen)AR-mə-dil)[4] is the aviangod of justice, also associated with liberty, law and the sky.[5] He is the patron god of the aviansie, a race of birdlike creatures from Abbinah to which he also belongs,[6] although some members of other races, such as humans are known to worship him as well. In addition, Armadyl is commonly associated with birds, as well as the skies and its floating citadels.
Armadyl was one of the major participants in the God Wars. Although the God Wars destroyed most of the aviansie, some of their warriors can still be found within the God Wars Dungeon, led by Armadyl's aviansie general, Kree'arra. Armadyl left Gielinor at the end of the wars to roam the cosmos, mourning his lost kin; as a consequence, he had relatively little activity in Gielinor after the end of the God Wars, and he is not as well-known as Saradomin, Guthix and Zamorak, nor did he have a substantial following before the beginning of the Sixth Age.
Shortly after the death of Guthix Armadyl returned to Gielinor. He desires global safety and justice for his following.[7]
He is known as the namesake of the Staff of Armadyl, a powerful Elder Artefact that he once wielded and slightly modified. The Staff has been stolen from Armadyl's followers on at least two occasions, resulting in the defeat of Zaros, and the death of Guthix and the MahjarratLucien respectively. The design atop the Staff of Armadyl would come to be associated with Armadyl himself, and it became his symbol. After Armadyl found Gielinor in the Second Age, his aviansie inhabited the skies, living in fortresses on floating rocks. He entrusted them to guard the staff during the God Wars, although it was stolen from them eventually, and the Guardians of Armadyl came to protect it.[8]
We all - mortal and god alike - can share this world. But for us to work together, consensus and law are required.[8]
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Officially, Armadyl is the god of justice, though he is often associated with law as well. Saradomin, the god of order, said that he and Armadyl were "noble brethren," implying that he and Armadyl hold many of the same beliefs. However, Saradomin also notes that he and Armadyl "differ on minor points" and that "Armadyl's interests lie elsewhere" from his own. As of recent years, this alliance and friendship has likely evaporated, which is indicated during Sliske's meeting with the gods, in which Armadyl says to Saradomin "You speak as though you are benevolent." Armadyl likely now sees Saradomin in a much more negative light. [9] The core of this is that Armadyl will always strive for justice rather than order, whereas Saradomin will take any path to achieve order, be it considered ethically 'good' or 'bad', as was evident in his involvement in the Naragi God Wars. Armadyl ideally desires for all gods and mortals to coexist peacefully, leading some to believe he is naive.[10] By the Sixth Age Armadyl realised his naivety Ages earlier. He now resolves to bring justice and will go far as to destroy those that do hamper his vision of peace between gods and mortals. For example, although he does not consider killing Bandos his proudest achievement, he believed it was necessary to keep Gielinor from being torn apart by war.
Armadyl's more moderate and open stance in regards to dealing other Gods has lead other Gods, including Saradomin, Seren, and even Zaros, to respect him and even be willing work with him. Saradomin had an alliance with him in the past (God Wars) and as of the sixth age has never come into direct conflict with Armadyl. After being reformed, Seren states that while she is not completely up-to-date on current events she admits that Armadyl has gone through a dramatic change that has impressed even her. When the player asks her about the potential to form an alliance with Armadyl, she responds saying that while she still needs to become more up to date with current events, their views do align. Upon returning to Gielinor after Fate of the Gods, Zaros stated how he was surprised and pleased with both Armadyl's skill in battle, his willingness to defend his beliefs and most of all that he does not sacrifice his beliefs in order to reach his goals. Zaros views Armadyl as one of the more reasonable Gods who can possibly aid him in the coming conflict with the elder gods. Armadyl is unsure of Zaros' motives, stating that his plans are always shrouded in mystery and is unsure if he is a force of good or evil. If informed about the smoke nihil, Armadyl will become horrified at his people being experimented on and condemn him.
Armadyl avoids violence, but is more than willing to do battle when he has no other choice. This belief is codified in Armadyl's book of law, which states "Thou shalt avoid war; but, if thou must fight, Believe, and thou shalt strike true." Additionally, during the hunt for Guthix, Kree'arra expressed reluctance to engage in combat unless absolutely necessary, particularly against those who have not wronged him - an act that embodies the spirit of his god. This is one of the ways in which Armadyl and Saradomin differ, for Saradomin is willing to exercise violence in order to enforce his beliefs.
Taw'Paak, an emissary of sorts spreading her god's word, states that Armadyl believes Gielinor can be a place in which gods and mortals coexist peacefully and cooperatively. This is in contrast to the views of The Godless and the late Guthix, namely that Gielinor must be entirely free of godly influence in order to protect the mortals that call it home. Armadyl wishes to act as a guardian and guide for those under his wings, though he also believes that his followers can achieve strength if they work together. Furthermore, Taw'Paak proclaims that Armadyl opposes tyranny and chaos.
According to Armacus, a Guardian of Armadyl, the Guardians were split into two factions: the Incorporealists and Corporealists. The former group believe that Armadyl left the world after the God Wars, which is indeed what happened. The Corporealists, however, think Armadyl has always been on Gielinor since his initial arrival, his tears mourning the aviansie being the morning dew and the sun burning with rage about their death.[11]
His first husband was Hasma'Dae with whom he adopted two children named Ra'ath and Tepras. His second marriage was to a farmer named Obi'Sooth. He died during the destruction of Forinthry alongside most other aviansie.
Many of Armadyl's early ideals met with Saradomin's, and as such, the two gods were often united against the armies of Zamorak. However, the two differed on several points, such as Saradomin desiring peace at any cost, whereas Armadyl was more pacifistic. During the skirmish in the Temple of Lost Ancients, Zilyana's prayers to Saradomin yielded the amulet that came to be known as Saradomin's murmur. Given to the forces led by Kree'arra, the amulet was used to gather information from the unknowing aviansie so the Saradominists could preempt their strikes and stay one step ahead of them. Although Armadyl does not see Saradomin as an enemy, he does not view him as kindly as he once did.
The god of chaos was perhaps the greatest scourge of Armadyl's forces both before and during the God Wars. When cornered in Forinthry, Armadyl attempted to negotiate with Zamorak to hand the Stone of Jas over peacefully. Zamorak admitted to Armadyl that he would have negotiated with him, because Armadyl still clung onto the morality of mortals, which would make him easier to bargain with, but could not because Saradomin had effectively issued a death sentence on him. All forces remaining, including what Armadyl believed to be the entirety of the Aviansie race, were decimated when Zamorak used the Stone to lay waste to Forinthry. Though Zamorak states that he is angry at no one but himself, having had similar losses to Armadyl, he tells him that it was his fault for bringing the Avianstese to Gielinor and sending them to war in arrogance, which Armadyl admits that he might be right. However, Armadyl does not forgive Zamorak for annihilating most of his people and would not mind if someone else struck him down. For instance, during Sliske's Endgame, Zamorak taunts him about the death of his second partner, and he furiously threatens to end the god of chaos.
During the God Wars, recognising the threat posed by Zamorak, both Armadyl and Saradomin forged a temporary alliance to create a weapon they hoped would stop Zamorak; the Godsword. However, the weapon was not utilised to its full extent and the alliance fell apart in the Temple of Lost Ancients. Following the nullification of the Edicts of Guthix and the commencement of Sliske's countdown, the God of War wasted little time in labelling Armadyl as his biggest threat to his plans and set out to kill the Aviansie god. However, Bandos was far too arrogant, apparently not realising the true extent of the power he lost when he poured his energy into the creation of an avatar to obtain vengeance against the Dorgeshuun. In turn, he was killed by Armadyl's weapon, the Divine Focus. Armadyl then landed by the remnants of the brutal god and smashed his petrified head with his own war mace, warning the remaining Bandosians he was not to be taken lightly.
Zaros views Armadyl with respect, as he overcame his grief during his exile from Gielinor and never compromised his ideals in his pursuit for peace. Although he viewed Zaros with caution and casual optimism, this is soon turned to horror when he learned that he had experimented on various Aviansie to find a cure for the Ilujanka, and labelled the Empty Lord as a monster.
The crystalline goddess and Armadyl had little if any interaction. However, in spite of this he believes her love and care for the elves is genuine and that she might well be a great source of good for the world. During the events of Sliske's Endgame, Seren and Armadyl met for the first time in many years, and left with a positive view of each other, open to the idea of an alliance and a future working together on Tarddiad, influenced by the persuasion of the World Guardian.
Marimbo and Armadyl have had little interaction, although they appear to be on friendly terms with one another. On one occasion, the two gods entered a friendly drinking contest that left Armadyl with a hangover he does not fondly remember.
While Saradomin looks down on him and Zamorak sees him as a potential threat, the cabbage god is viewed in a friendly light by Armadyl, as he serves as a reminder to laugh at the world from time to time. Although he speaks of him as 'insane', he doesn't do so in a negative manner, and believes that wonder and whimsy, as personified by Brassica, are as much a part of creation as reason is.
Before ascending to godhood, Armadyl was a member of the aviansie race. After his ascension, he remained with his people. Little record exists of any aviansie denouncing or rebelling against Armadyl, suggesting that most aviansie followed him faithfully, although some deserted him during the God Wars.[12] Armadyl cared greatly for the aviansie, enough that when he thought them all destroyed in the God Wars, he wandered the universe for thousands of years grieving for them. A handful of distinguished ones remain alive, including Taw'Paak, Emissary of Armadyl and Kree'arra, as well as his bodyguards Wingman Skree, Flight Kilisa, and Flockleader Geerin.
There are multiple classes of aviansie. Currently, only two are known; the military aviansie, such as Kree'arra, and the otherwise unnamed class Taw'Paak belongs to.[6]
A small number of humans worship Armadyl, most notably the Guardians of Armadyl, such as Armacus. Known among this organisation is Ikov, a high-ranking Armadyl follower who constructed the temple that would serve as the Guardians' headquarters and the home of the Staff of Armadyl. In the Fifth Age, Idria served as the marshal of the Guardians, playing roles in events such as Crux Eqal's resistance against Lucien, and the eighteenth Ritual of Rejuvenation; the latter sees her death at the hands of the dragonkin. Larrissa, a woman living in the Lighthouse, also worships Armadyl.
A handful of warband tribes operating in the Wilderness worship Armadyl and fight under his name, although their allegiance is more of a reason to fight and a potential way to acquire power rather than true worshipping.[13]Kamiee, the head diviner of the Armadyl faction in the Bird and the Beast world event, is a human from Varrock.
At Armadyl's Tower, Armadyl asks for an aviansie dreamcoat, which can be restored at level 81 Archaeology. After giving a dreamcoat to Armadyl, the player will be rewarded with a Ring of Solomon, which is used to unlock the Death Ward relic power. Armadyl laments that the dreamcoat is similar to the ones his second husband, Obi'Sooth, used to tailor; upon receiving the coat Armadyl decides to return to Stormguard.
The original version of Armadyl's symbol, seen right of Saradomin's in the Ruins of Uzer.The second version of Armadyl's symbol, as seen on the frozen door.
Before his current symbol, Armadyl had two others. One was seen on the walls of the Ruins of Uzer (resembling a pillar and hook) alongside the symbols of Saradomin, Zamorak and Thammaron, while another was seen on the frozen door and Armadyl hilt (resembling wings as it does currently, but drawn differently). All of these instances were eventually changed to his current symbol, although the second variant can still be seen on the replica Armadyl godsword. As of the Sixth Age, Armadyl's symbol of two joined wings has also been stylised to look slightly different, the most notable change is that the wings do not bend inward anymore.
Armadyl's name bears a striking resemblance to the word "Almadel" a wax tablet which according to The Lesser Key of Solomon is used to summon angels. The Almadel is supposed to bear a strong connection to the skies, and Armadyl himself is often associated with the skies of Gielinor as well as having winged followers (aviansie) that can resemble angels.
In Botany Bay, the symbols that surround an accused bot during the 'Deity' punishment bear a striking resemblance to the symbol of Armadyl - a fitting gesture, as Armadyl is the god of justice.
Armadyl's association with Clan Citadels was first revealed during the Cryptic Clue Fest III, in which Avalani stated that Armadyl had had floating citadels high in the sky. She would eventually devise a ritual that idolises Armadyl and allows clans of players to claim the citadels for their own use.
Armadyl is the ninth individual known to have defeated, and the sixth to have killed a god. The others were Jododu Otoku, who killed Ebeb; Bandos, who felled Jododu; Guthix, who slew Skargaroth; Zaros, who killed Loarnab; Zamorak, who defeated Zaros; Amascut, who incapacitated the lesser gods of the Menaphite Pantheon; Sliske, who assassinated Guthix, and Saradomin, who bested Zamorak.
In Sliske's Endgame, Death can be asked how Armadyl would die. Death cryptically claims that he feels "the lightness of my being, soaring perhaps, and then a fall. I let the ground take me. But this is not a sad moment; I am full of pride."
One of his lines of dialogue when talking to him at Stormguard Citadel is "No, I don't think I will." This is likely a reference to the superhero film Avengers: Endgame, where an elderly Steve Rogers says the same thing while passing on his Captain America mantle and shield to successor Sam Wilson.
^Mod Phoenix. "Q&A: The Death of Chivalry." 15 August 2013. (Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.) Community Home Forums. The original source is lost. Only the Wiki transcript remains.
^Taw'Paak, "Clan Camp", RuneScape. "Armadyl offers justice, protection and an equal place for everyone in his flock. All have a part to play, and all will find succour beneath his wings."
^Armadylean head warmage, "The Bird and the Beast", RuneScape. "It would be many years before Armadyl returned to Abbinah to discover those who had escaped the explosion - children of the deserters, the sick and the infirm."
^Jagex. Jagex's Twitter account. 18 February 2021. (Archived from the original on 18 February 2021.) Jagex: "Our world is mercifully free of prejudices like homophobia and so we felt it was only reasonable that a God could and should be gay, so we wrote this into his story." Full image archived here
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