General Khazard


 * This article is about the Mahjarrat,General Khazard for the attackable monster, see General Khazard (monster).



Khazard is a Mahjarrat who is featured as the main antagonist in the Fight Arena quest and in Shadow Sword miniquest. Khazard is the youngest of the Mahjarrat, born towards the end of the God Wars. His mother was Palkeera. Khazard was tutored by Hazeel, another Mahjarrat. He claimed much territory and built up a following in Southern Kandarin, in a region which is now named after him. Khazard is a follower of Zamorak and is considered to be the weakest of the Mahjarrat due to his combat abilities in the Fight Arena which is the only time he can be fought. He can be found after the quest north of the agility log near Sinclair Mansion, but is only visible when wearing the Ring of visibility.

Personality and traits
Khazard is an evil, sadistic Mahjarrat who possibly underestimates his fellow Mahjarrat, as he refers to "them" as cunning, but not strong. He rules a militaristic settlement, based around the Khazard Fight Arena, which is at war with the Tree Gnome Village. The nearby sea port which supplies the arena is also named after him. These settlements have been in operation for a number of years; in the RuneScape novel Betrayal at Falador, set in 164, Sir Tiffy Cashien mentions that a White Knight once left the order to spy on their activities some time before. He is vague, however, as to how long ago it was, although another knight named Sir Justrain is known to have left in a similar way in roughly 147. It is speculated that that knight is the one found just south of Burthorpe and across from the Heroes Guild. He has some influence in the shadow realm, as he was able to send shadow realm scouts to spy on human and gnome strongholds.

Fight Arena
In the quest Fight Arena, Khazard kidnaps and forces members of rich families to fight in his arena for pure entertainment for the citizens of Khazard. The player makes a rescue attempt and ends up fighting in the arena him or herself. Khazard sets his pet hellhound Bouncer on the player. After defeating Bouncer, the player can then choose to engage in combat with Khazard or just to escape. After being defeated the first time, Khazard transforms into a giant form and attacks the player again. He is, like all Mahjarrat, a powerful shapeshifter and very hard to kill utterly. Regardless of the outcome of the Fight Arena quest, Khazard then appears in a ghost-like form in the Shadow Sword miniquest.

Shadow Sword
In the Shadow Sword miniquest, the player meets Khazard in a forest in the south of the Fremennik Province. He is in a ghost-like form, and can only be seen with the Ring of Visibility. The General doesn't seem particularly bothered by his recent defeat, and when he seems to almost recognise the player he is easily talked out of it. He charges the player with speaking to several messengers scattered across Gielinor. After this is done, Khazard tells the player to visit the Goblin Cave near the Fishing Guild for his/her reward. The 'reward', however, is just a ruse, as the General did indeed recognise the player and has set a trap for him/her. Upon entering the cave, the player is ambushed by the spectre of the General's pet Hellhound who was killed in the Fight Arena quest, Bouncer.

General Khazard (Monster)
After defeating Bouncer, the player can then choose to engage in combat with Khazard or just to escape. Escape is recommended because he does not drop anything. After being defeated the first time, Khazard transforms into a giantform and attacks the player again. He is, like all Mahjarrat, a powerful shapeshifter and very hard to kill utterly. Regardless of the outcome of the Fight Arena quest, Khazard then appears in a ghost-like form in the Shadow Sword miniquest. He has a weak combat level compared to other Mahjarrat, and can be easily deafeated by using one of the many safespots in fight arena used to kill the other monsters. This can be done by standing behind a rock and either ranging, maging, or halberding him.

Trivia

 * Khazard used to wield an Iron two-handed sword with 1 hand, yet attacked with 2.
 * When Runescape HD was released, Khazard's armour was changed along with the rest of his army, and his Iron two-handed sword was replaced with appears to be an Iron Katana.
 * If the player talks to Khazard while he is in his "Giant" form, he will shout "DIIIIIEEEEEE"
 * While his chathead has been updated in Fight Arena, he still has the old chathead during the Shadow Sword miniquest. This has yet to be fixed.
 * In Update:Members' quests Jagex spelled Kazar instead of Khazard. This is most likely just a mistake by Jagex.
 * Khazard was born towards the end of the God Wars, and as such is the youngest of the Mahjarrat, as stated by Zemouregal.
 * Khazard's mother is called Palkeera.
 * After his mother's death, he was tutored by another Mahjarrat, Hazeel.
 * The frozen Zarosian fortress of Ghorrock has a statue of Khazard in its courtyard. Why is unknown.
 * Khazard is one of the few Mahjarrat to have a large human following, along with Azzanadra, Bilrach, Hazeel, and Lucien who has the Black Knights and Dagon'hai under his control.
 * Khazard may possibly be the weakest Mahjarrat as the player is able to defeat him in his lich form during Fight Arena. However, it may be that he does not fit the pattern among Mahjarrat of the lich form being the strongest. Or, perhaps, he had planned to enter the Shadow Realm with his death from the start, and intentionally let you kill him.
 * He has the same examine text as the Khazard Warlord.
 * For some players,after The Fight Arena quest, if you track him down north on the agility shortcut near Sinclair Mansion with ring of visibility and talk to him, he will say " You can see into the Shadow Realm and yet you are not of it. Oh well, you will be of no use." the player will respond "Huh? What do you mean I am not of it". The general will respond "Your form is still solid.To be of the Shadow Realm you must be less opaque". This is in referance to a certain quest.