Sliske quest series

Sliske's Countdown is a quest series revealed at RuneFest 2015 planned to start in 2016. It will centre around Sliske's plan to award the Stone of Jas to whomever kills the most gods - a contest started in Missing, Presumed Death - and his progress towards his endgame. There will be four quests in this series in total.

History
Sliske's actions have driven the Sixth Age from its very beginning, his assassination of Guthix, and the subsequent shattering of the Edicts of Guthix that kept the gods from directly interfering with Gielinor's affairs. Saradomin and Zamorak were the first to return, resulting in a battle at the site of their arrivals. Concurrently with this, Saradomin sent one of his most devoted knights to retrieve a powerful wand from its resting place.

After the battle of Lumbridge was concluded, with a victory for Saradomin, Sliske called the gods and their followers to the Empyrean Citadel, where he'd imprisoned Death and a dragonkin, Strisath. He announced the start of a tournament, where the grand prize - the Stone of Jas - would go to the winner, that being whomever killed the most gods.

Armadyl and Bandos were the first to face each other, setting up their camps north and south of Falador and sending their followers to gather divine energy in order to power up their weapons. Armadyl was victorious, defeating Bandos and slaying him. In the wake of this defeat, the Bandosian forces were forced to find a new leader, holding a tournament of their own on their homeworld of Yu'biusk.

Unnoticed by most, Azzanadra recruited the World Guardian to aid Zaros' return to Gielinor and to mortal form. Enlisting Sliske's aid to remove the World Gate from the Shadow Realm, the World Guardian travelled to Freneskae, the homeworld of Zaros, Seren, and the Mahjarrat, and restored Zaros' form. In the wake of this, Sliske was excommunicated from Zaros' forces, as a reaction to his devious and often contrary behaviour.

Zamorak, weakened by his loss to Saradomin, elected to ignore the tournament and gathered a group of his followers to hunt down and steal the Stone of Jas from wherever Sliske had hidden it. This group infiltrated Sliske's hiding place and got to within touching distance of the Stone, only to betrayed by the power-hungry Nomad. Despite this, Zamorak managed to replenish the energy lost to Saradomin, before Sliske took the Stone away again.

Nomad's Elegy
Nomad's Elegy will follow on from Dishonour among Thieves, and will feature Nomad. His plan to siphon every soul from all over Gielinor and its underworlds into the Soul Obelisk will see the player teaming up with Death, Icthlarin, and several dead characters to lay siege to Nomad and stop his plans.

Ballad of the Barrows Brothers
Ballad of the Barrows Brothers will be the second quest in the series. Focussed on the Barrows brothers and their previously unknown sister, the player will be searching for a way to break Sliske's hold on the siblings. It is hinted, however, that the Barrows sister may not wish to be freed from Sliske's curse.

Fate of the Gods II
Fate of the Gods II is a sequel to Fate of the Gods. After the player and Zaros disturbed Mah, she has awoken and is planning on creating her own universe, beginning with the destruction of Freneskae. The Mahjarrat return to Freneskae, as does Zamorak. This quest will see a confrontation between Zaros and Zamorak, the general who betrayed him.

Sliske's Endgame
Sliske's Endgame will be the series finale. It will be the culmination of his plan, reaching as far back as the Battle of Lumbridge. Sliske will call an end to his game and tally up the scores, inviting those who killed a god - Vorago and Armadyl at the time of announcement - to an event that is sure to be big and noticeable.

The event will react to the player's choices, both during it and from previous quests and events, and generate consequences that reach beyond the quest.