Zemouregal

Zemouregal is a Mahjarrat who assisted Zamorak in his rebellion against Zaros and is a powerful necromancer. Not much is known about Zemouregal, as his face has only been seen during Defender of Varrock. He is the antagonist in the Legend of Arrav, in which he attempted to forcibly take an Imcando shield and destroy Varrock. The illustrations in the Legend of Arrav show that he was a skeleton shrouded in a black cloak and plate mail. He is also known to be Lucien's cousin.

Players may receive part of the Mysterious Chronicle in Daemonheim, written by Bilrach, which mentions Zemouregal.

History
Zemouregal arrived in Gielinor from the realm of Freneskae along with the other Mahjarrat initially to serve the desert god Icthlarin. However along with the other Mahjarrat Zemouregal switched his allegiance to Zaros.

Zemouregal assisted in the creation of the Zarosian Empire during the Second Age. However the Mahjarrat were not content and each began to work more for their own interests as did Zemouregal.

Zemouregal assisted Zamorak in the betrayal of Zaros. However after Zamorak was banished by the other gods for the imbalance in power he caused, Zemouregal simply disappeared. However, when Zamorak returned he called upon Zemouregal along with his other greatest warriors and declared war on all who opposed him. Zemouregal assisted Zamorak in the God Wars. Zemouregal most likely used his skill in necromancy to raise the armies of the dead to bolster Zamorak's forces.

After the end of the God Wars Zemouregal's actions remain rather secret, though it is known that the Fourth Age hero Arrav encountered Zemouregal in the Land of Dreams.

Varrock and Arrav
Zemouregal sought the Shield of Arrav, an artefact of immense power. This shield had fallen into the hands of Arrav, Hero of Avarrocka. Arrav, warned by elders of Zemouregal's power, vanished with the shield. Enraged, Zemouregal destroyed Avarrocka seeking the shield.

Arrav would return to help the survivors rebuild the city. Peace would not be acceptable for Zemouregal. Three summers later Zemouregal created an undead army and marched on Avarrocka. Arrav defeated Zemouregal's army by throwing the Shield of Arrav into them, where it was picked up by the grandson of one of the elders of Avarrocka, thereby unlocking the shield's true power and destroying the zombie army.

Zemouregal drew his blade of smoke and shadow and struck Arrav in the back. The badly wounded Arrav lay on the ground as Zemouregal stood over him and used the Ancient Magicks to kill Arrav. Zemouregal then disappeared with the body of Arrav. It would later be learned that Arrav would be reincarnated as Zemouregal's general.

It seems that Arrav's heart is still beating in a highly secure room in Zemouregal's base which you have to get in The Curse of Arrav.

Allies/Followers
In the notes from The Curse of Arrav it states that Bilrach is an average powered mahjarrat and he goes along with what Zemouregal says. While Arrav is his undead commander and follower, he is forced to do so against his will. Zemouregal's main following are his undead troops. It is believed that the gargoyle Sharathteerk may serve as his emissary between his Mahjarrat brethren.

Bilrach is now thought to be more than average power but fooling Zemouregal and hiding his real power which he used to summon K'ril Tsutsaroth and dig the Demon Halls (Daemonheim). This can be known from the Mysterious Chronicles that Bilrach writes on his underground trip.

Zemouregal.pngder of Varrock
In the Defender of Varrock quest, players learn of an army of zombies being amassed in the wilderness. It is discovered by an adventurer that Zemouregal and an undead Arrav are amassing the undead for another attack on Varrock to claim the Shield of Arrav and that a base is being established in the basement of the Chaos Temple. Zemouregal is making this assault as a last attempt at finding the shield before "heading north" it is learned.

As his forces march on Varrock the adventurer seeks the Sacred Forge in order to learn how to defeat the forces of Zemouregal. Zemouregal somehow manages to corrupt the Sacred Forge and appears in a nightmare to the adventurer gloating on how his forces march on Varrock.

The adventurer returns to Varrock just as Zemouregal's forces overwhelm the castle. The adventurer is forced to find the descendant of the original founder of Varrock, who is the only person who can use the Shield of Arrav to repel the invasion. The adventurer finds that Dimentheis is the one. Dimentheis uses the shield's powers to repel the invasion. Zemouregal, now defeated, withdraws with Arrav and departs to the north.

It is also revealed that Lucien has sent an ambassador to discuss an alignment between the two. It appears as of now, however, that Zemouregal has no intention of any sort of alignment, though with the failure of his attack on Varrock, he may change his mind.

Ritual of the Mahjarrat
In the quest The Ritual of the Mahjarrat, Zemouregal took part in the 18th Mahjarrat Ritual of Rejuvenation, during which he agressively lobbies for a Zarosian Mahjarrat to be the sacrifice. Though he initially wishes for his old rival Azzanadra to be the sacrifice, he immediately settles for sacrificing Jhallan when Lucien proposes it because Jhallan is the weakest Mahjarrat of them all. When a fight breaks out amongst the Mahjarrat after Wahisietel attacks Lucien, Zemouregal sides with his cousin by summoning Sharathteerk and a troop of zombies to attack while he fights against Azzanadra; after the zombies are defeated, Zemouregal summons Arrav into the fight but Arrav is soon released from his control after the player gives him back his heart (which was stolen from Zemouregal's base in The Curse of Arrav). Arrav immediately turns against Zemouregal and begins to fight against him, almost killing him before Zemouregal asks Lucien for help. When Lucien refuses, Zemouregal turns against him and convinces all the Mahjarrat to do so as well, joining together to attack Lucien all at once.

When the time for the Ritual arrives, the fighting is stopped and all the Mahjarrat participate, sacrificing Jhallan to rejuvenate themselves. Immediately after all are restored to full power, the Mahjarrat prepare to attack Lucien once again, but they are stopped when Lucien brings in the Stone of Jas to use its power. He is unable to because the Stone itself won't allow him, something that he realizes when two Dragonkin show up to stop him, a "False User", from coming into contact with the Stone. Lucien attempts to slay the Dragonkin but they kill him instead; after witnessing his cousin's death, Zemouregal dismisses it immediately and teleports away from the scene before the Dragonkin can attack him.

After the Ritual and Lucien's demise, Zemouregal can be seen, fully rejuvinated, in the upper floor of his fortress, pacing about in a room with Sharathteerk.

Armies of Gielinor
In Armies of Gielinor, Zemouregal is a unit in the Saradomin campaign mission Army of Darkness. In this mission, he is a necromancer three times as strong as a regular one and can poison units with his attack. Even considering these facts, Zemouregal is fairly weak for what he is in RuneScape