Troll


 * For other uses, see Troll (disambiguation).

Trolls are one of the many races of RuneScape, though they are something of an oddity when compared with other races such as humans or gnomes. Trolls are split into several different sects or "breeds" which all differ from each other greatly, though they do all share some similarities such as their rough appearances and their thick skins and relative low levels of intelligence.

History and characteristics
While some races of Gielinor have comprehensive and well-documented histories, such as Goblins, Trolls have virtually no noted history. It is likely that the trolls keep no written or oral records of their race, and most humans to have had prolonged encounters with them have ended up being beaten to death or eaten.

There are few records of the Troll race in the times before the Third Age, although it is known that at the beginning of the God Wars the Trolls dwelt inside the same cave-systems and enclaves that they do now, and when the Dwarven race descended underground to escape the carnage of the war, they were often assailed by Mountain trolls in a conflict that still rages to this day.

After the God Wars, Trolls continued to live in their native hills and mountains known worldwide as Troll Country, separating the Wilderness from the Fremennik Province. Oddly, the Trolls, while violent and warlike in nature, do not appear to be seeking an expansion of borders. While they have been involved in many conflicts, chiefly with dwarves and, more recently, the town of Burthorpe, the Trolls have stayed in their relative locations and made no attempt to push forward. Asgarnian scholars have puzzled over this for many decades, as logic would dictate that the Troll race would have died out many generations ago.

However, while unintelligent and primitive, Trolls are hardy, resourceful creatures, and are able to live in the harshest terrains and most unforgiving, freezing lands in all of Gielinor, and have survived for several thousands of years on virtually nothing but their own instincts and ability to adapt to their surroundings with such ease.

Segregation
Trolls are also unique in the fact that, whatever their environment, they adapt and change in such drastic ways. There are several different types of Troll depending on which area of Gielinor they come from. Though there are many different types, all have certain variables which do not change, such as their thick hides and tendencies for violence.

Land-based Trolls

 * For example, Trolls which dwell in caves and rock-faces, such as Death Plateau and the Troll Stronghold are known as Mountain Trolls. These are the most prosperous and numerous of the Troll races, and are involved in the most quests. Important and notable Trolls are generally from this breed and, though some Mountain Trolls are weaker than other breeds, they appear to be among the more resourceful of the types, fashioning primitive weapons from bone and granite. These Trolls devour humans and are known to put them in stews and eat them alive.


 * The other mountain-dwelling Trolls which live in the harsher and colder regions, such as on Trollweiss Mountain, are known as Ice Trolls. Ice Trolls are the most vicious and powerful of the Trolls, violently attacking various civilisations on different fronts, such as The Fremennik Isles of Jatizso and Neitiznot, where Honour Guards find themselves often overwhelmed by both males and females of their sect. This tribe of Trolls, it is worthy of note, have more of a leader-figure than Mountain Trolls, called the Ice Troll King. Ice Trolls usually use wooden clubs and large rocks to fight, though they wield them with great accuracy and power. Although most Ice Trolls adhere to violence, small groups, such as those featured in the Desert Treasure quest, are known to be considerably more intelligent and less aggressive towards humans.

Water-based Trolls

 * Another, lesser-known race of Trolls, which are thinner and more dispersed all over RuneScape, are the River Trolls, which were a discontinued Random event, popping up in various fishing spots all over the Rivers of Gielinor. They held large bones and attacked with melee, often different types of raw fish.


 * Perhaps the most powerful and alarming species of Troll is the illusive Sea Troll. Sea Trolls are as vicious and nasty as their Icy brethren, but they are far more organised and less primitive than any of the others . Though the majority of Sea Trolls wear and wield nothing, their soldiers wield wooden clubs and odd armour fashioned from stone and shells, an act only repeated by the Troll Generals of the Mountain Troll Stronghold. Sea Trolls are only found in-game in the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, but it is assumed they dwell all over the waters and islands of the Northern Sea. Oddly, the Sea Trolls, like Ice Trolls, have a leader, but the Sea Troll Queen is not a troll, but some kind of sea-monster of undisclosed nature.


 * In an interview with Mark Gerhard at James Gosling's Toy Show, it was revealed that Jagex were developing a monster called a Water Troll. This seems to be another water-based Troll, and though it hasn't appeared in-game yet, it appears that they scavenge parts from ships to make armour. This may indicate that they dwell in the Southern Sea, where most shipping lanes are found.

Graphic Update
The trolls are expected to receive a graphic update in the near future at an uspecified time. Currently only Easta Buni and Undead trolls have been graphically updated.

Mountain Trolls

 * Ug
 * Aga
 * Arrg
 * Dad
 * My Arm
 * Burntmeat

Ice Trolls

 * Troll child and parents.
 * Ice Troll King
 * Easta Buni

Sea Trolls

 * Sea Troll General
 * Sea Troll Queen



Quests
Trolls also feature in a number of diverse quests in RuneScape.


 * Troll Stronghold (quest)
 * My Arm's Big Adventure
 * The Fremennik Isles
 * Swan Song
 * Troll Romance
 * Desert Treasure