The Great Carpet Crash of 76

The Great Carpet Crash of '76 was an incident that occured in the year 76 of the Fifth Age, resulting in the death of the Sultan of Al-Kharid.

The crash occured when the Sultan, looking to ride his racing Magic Carpet, accidentally took an unenchanted carpet from the floor of his chamber. After jumping from a high tower of Al-Kharid's palace, he realized too late that he had grabbed the wrong carpet. He fell to his death, a loss that shook Al-Kharid.

The people of the city called upon a ban on magic carpets, and although this was never written down as law, magic carpets fell from use for almost 90 years. Only in the Year 169, the current year of RuneScape, did they resurface under the direction of the famed merchant Ali Morrisane.

The carpet from the crash can be observed in a glass case upstairs in Al-Kharid palace.