Nomad


 * This article is about the NPC, for the music track, see Nomad (music track), for the Quest Boss, see Nomad (monster).



Nomad is a non-player character who wanders around the Soul Wars activity area. When players first arrive on the island, they will encounter Nomad and his imp familiar, Zimberfizz. Nomad will offer players a free tour of the battlefield along with a short explanation, or a book that explains fighting in the Soul Wars activity. He plays a major role in the quest Nomad's Requiem, in which he was the primary antagonist.

Nomad built the Soul Obelisk and used it to gain immense power from souls. He is currently the highest levelled and most difficult quest boss in the game. He also appears to suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder, one minute being collected and calm, the next being maniacal and chaos craving. Either that, or he's very good at concealing his emotions.

When Soul Wars was first introduced he looked extremely similar to an Elite dark mage, but over time has transformed into his current figure. This is most likely from absorbing so much soul energy.

Apparently he hates Lucien and wants to kill him, this can feature in future quests. Also, his last line is "You've doomed us all", after the player defeats him in Nomad's Requiem, hinting that possibly Nomad may have been trying to save Gielnor from Lucien. Nomad was also known for betraying one of his employers, which may possibly mean that he is against the Mahjarrats who support Lucien as well. Although Nomad is 'killed' in Nomad's Requiem, Nomad may have many roles in future grand-master quests involving the Stone of Jas Trilogy. Players who complete the quest may notice, that after Nomad has been killed and the cutscene with Zimberfizz, while you walk away nomad stands up and teleports away from the obelisk.. unbeknown to you or Zimberfizz.

Rewards
Nomad may reward players by exchanging Zeal points for:
 * Experience in Slayer or any Combat skill except Summoning. This amount varies upon your level in that skill. Saving 100 zeal points and spending them all at once will give a bonus to the experience received.
 * Gambling for random items
 * Charms
 * Bringing Slayer monsters back from the dead as pets.

Trivia

 * The tutorial has changed after the update of Nomad's Requiem.
 * Nomad before the graphical update looked exactly like an Elite dark mage.
 * His head looks similar to Darth Vader's when his helmet was off.
 * His head may also resemble Astaroth from the Soul Calibur franchise.
 * His chat head looks nearly identical to the cover of the band, Disturbed's, album, "The Sickness".
 * Currently, a Jagex Moderator uses Nomad's chat head avatar on the forums.
 * He is the only character that is Runescape's top ten most powerful monsters who doesn't appear on a Runescape Catch Card.