Mr. Mordaut

Mr. Mordaut
Release date	17 July 2007 (Update)
Race	Dragon
Members	No
Quest NPC	No
Location(s)	Surprise Exam!
Sells items	No
Gender	Male
Examine	Do not upset this teacher. You have been warned!
Examine	Do not upset this teacher. You have been warned!
Please add a map!
Please add a map!

File:Mr mordaut new.png

Mr. Mordaut is a draconic school teacher, seen during the Surprise Exam! random event. He is currently one of the only five non-attackable dragons in the game, with the others being K'klik (A Fairy Dragon seen during Recipe for Disaster), the dragons powering the machine from Perils of Ice Mountain, the dragon encountered in the Unstable Foundations tutorial, and the dragon encountered during the now unavailable tutorial, Learning the Ropes.

Mr. Mordaut also possesses the gift of speech which is rare amongst dragons. The two possible tasks given during the Surprise Exam! random are "Choose the next in line" and "hints". After the player has correctly answered three questions, they receive a Random event gift with a Book of Knowledge instead of a Genie lamp. This book gives 50% more experience than a Genie lamp.

The music track "School's Out" is unlocked upon being teleported to Mr. Mordaut the first time.

Despite his occupation for long durations of time in another realm that appears isolated from Gielinor, Mr. Mordaut appears to possess an impressive hoard of knowledge concerning RuneScape. For example, Mordaut appears to have extensive knowledge concerning teleportation, such as its development by Gielinor's early wizards, and the planar theory. According to Alathazdrar, it was Mordaut who taught him and others how to become Demon-Butlers, yet was most "conflagratory and irascible to the younger students."

Mordaut also seems to be extraordinarily intelligent and wise for a dragon, and is extremely concerned with spelling and grammar.

Mr. Mordaut also possesses knowledge of the diamond and its hardness from its complex crystalline structure, as well as why one would need a high Crafting level to cut the gem. Mordaut also has limited knowledge of the Dragonkin themselves, as well as Dragon metal. He also claims to know about the armour from the Barrows of Morytania and the God Wars Dungeon.

"So, how did the dragon squareshield break in two? Perhaps there is some unimaginably powerful element that we haven't discovered yet... I like the mystery of this possibility. It is not a good to live in a world where everything is known, and even worse to live in a world where everything is presumed to be known."

Mr.Mordaut, Postbag from the Hedge

"As for the Mysterious Old Man: well, he approached me at one of his famous fondue parties, set up for potential inductees to his random event programme. Dr Jekyll and the Drunken Dwarf decided to hit the melted cheese early, I seem to remember. The Mysterious Old Man said my classroom was the ideal place to educate the adventurers of RuneScape and offered me an invitation to become his newest random event. I was most pleased to accept."

Mr.Mordaut

Trivia

• File:Mr Mordaut Glitch.png

  This is a glitch with the Surprise Exam where 6 of the objects are enlarged.

  Before the Random Event update, when you entered the Mr. Mordaut random event and you already have a Book of Knowledge, he would give you another reward.
• Mr. Mordaut has now a similar appearance to the Dragon in Unstable Foundations.
• If pronouncing Mr. Mordaut like Mis-ter-môr-dout, you will get something like Mr. More Doubt. This could refer to his students and/or the fact he's a teacher.
• It is unknown, yet discussed, if Mr. Mordaut is actually an Elder Dragon himself.
• Mr. Mordaut is one of the few NPCs that wear glasses.
• Most dragons, including Mr. Mordaut, got a graphical update on 5 July 2010.
• The track unlocked when visiting this area, "School's Out" is a reference to the song by Alice Cooper.