*The unholy symbol mould is given to the player by a ghost who is powerful enough to speak without a Ghostspeak Amulet. If this means anything special is currently unknown.
*The unholy symbol mould is given to the player by a ghost who is powerful enough to speak without a Ghostspeak Amulet. If this means anything special is currently unknown.
*Zamorak was born after Saradomin.
*Zamorak was born after Saradomin.
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*Not all Zamorak followers are necessarily evil. A good example is [[Dakh'thoulan Aegis]], a [[Dagon'hai]] monk.
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*Not all Zamorak followers are necessarily evil. A good example is [[Dakh'thoulan Aegis]], a [[Dagon'hai]] monk, and possibly [[Lord Daquarius]].
"Hmm... Zamorak's not that bad, you know - actually, he's worse! But he is still my brother, even if he can't be bothered to keep in touch these days."-Saradomin
His followers were responsible for the burning of the original Wizards' Tower, causing the loss of libraries full of research. Saradomin mages of the time lost much of the knowledge of magic, in particular how to create runes. Zamorak was the second main participant in the God wars and thus corrupted many parts of the would-be orderly world. He is the source of many taints of "evil" (in the opinion of most people), especially in human nature.
As with Saradomin, being the god of chaos does not necessarily make him evil, it's usually his opponents (such as Saradominists) who claim him to be. Yet, if Zamorak is not evil, many of his followers still are.
Followers: Zamorakian Warriors, Monks, Mages & Rangers, members of the Dagon'hai, the Black Knights, some of the Mahjarrat, Werewolves, all the Undead(except for the Corporeal beast), most (or all) Demons, Necromancers, Sea Slugs(as shown in Armies of Gielinor), Hellhounds, gargoyles,Pyrelords and Vampires and Vampyres
History of Zamorak
A Zamorak follower at a Zamorakian altar in Varrock
Being one of the Mahjarrat, he came to this world alongside the rest of his species. How he became a god is largely revealed in Curse of Zaros and some other quests, although the specifics are still a bit fuzzy.
The Mahjarrat came from the realm of Freneskae, and were led by Icthlarin. However, in time, many sided with Zaros. It is not certain whether Zamorak was here in those early days, as Senliten does not recognise the name of Zamorak.
Zamorak used to be a general of the army of the great god Zaros until he and some of his close followers decided to rebel. With the Staff of Armadyl in his possession, which he obtained through a series of circumstances mentioned in more detail during the Curse of Zaros miniquest, Zamorak and his followers went forward Zaros' castle. When Zamorak's followers fought off Zaros' body guards. Zamorak was able to combat Zaros and stab him in the back with the Staff of Armadyl. But this only enraged the immortal Zaros.
However, in an extreme stroke of luck, Zaros tripped, causing the Staff of Armadyl to impale Zamorak as well as himself, which transferred a large portion of Zaros's power through the staff into Zamorak. Zaros promptly faded away from Gielinor to another dimension, though just before he disappeared he was able to curse all humans involved in the revolt to be invisible ghosts for the rest of eternity.
The other gods of Gielinor were furious with Zamorak, and banished him from Gielinor for what he had done. But a few years later Zamorak returned triumphantly as a god himself (it is still unknown how exactly he returned and obtained godhood, although the Stone of Jas may be involved somehow), and believed that with Zaros out of the way he could conquer Gielinor. The other gods declared war upon him along with the remnants of Zaros's empire and the God Wars had begun.
He regrouped with his fellow followers and attacked the Werewolves that live in Canifis, enslaving them in the process as well as the gargoyles from the Slayer Tower. Next, he focused his attention on the Saradominist settlers that lived in Morytania alongside a Saradominist fortress in the middle of Mort Myre Swamp, destroying both. He also killed an Elven Archer to learn his abilities and teach them to his soldiers. He then crossed the River Salve and destroyed the last bastion of the Zarosian army, the city of Senntisten. Eventually the Saradominist forces counter-attacked, and he was driven back to Morytania. From here, he ultimately conquered the largest city ever known to exist, the great Hallowvale.
Events during the quest While Guthix Sleeps seem to suggest that the staff was not enough to accomplish his rise to godhood, and that the Stone of Jas played a significant but as yet undetermined part in it. Lucien says in While Guthix Sleeps that the Stone of Jas could give him enough power to become a god, note that he also possessed the Staff of Armadyl.
During the God Wars, his army destroyed many cities like Uzer and Ullek. Zamorak's army consisted mainly of Vampyres, Mahjarrat, Humans and most notably, he preferred to use creatures from other realms, like Demons and Goraks. It is believed that the other gods disliked Zamorak even more than they disliked each other during the God Wars, as in the God Wars Dungeon battle Armadyl, Saradomin and Bandos plan to make an alliance and defeat him. But they turned on each other instead.
Zamorak signed his God Letters "Strength through Chaos."
The Huzamogaarb tribe of goblins, although technically not followers of Zamorak, actually fought for Zamorak during the God Wars as footsoldiers, which might be why he holds goblins in low regard.
Lucien - A fellow Mahjarrat who assisted Zamorak in his rebellion against Zaros.
Hazeel - A fellow Mahjarrat who helped Zamorak rebel against Zaros. He is resurrected in the Hazeel Cult quest.
Enakhra - A fellow Mahjarrat who built a temple to Zamorak in the desert. She is seen in the Enakhra's Lament quest. She told Zemouregal that she has strong feelings for Zamorak when he asked that they should save the Mahjarrat race.
Zakl'n Gritch - A bodyguard of K'ril Tsutsaroth, who has been attempted to be slain by the Temple Knights multiple times prior to his imprisonment in the ice, each one ending extremely badly.
Tstanon Karlak - Described as having jaws "large enough to swallow an adult imp whole", he is also a bodyguard of K'ril Tsutsaroth.
Unlike Saradomin, there are very few statues of him in the RuneScape world. There is the statue of Zamorak in the Mage Arenaactivity, a statue of him outside of his temple, and in the Witch's House in Taverley. As with Saradomin, he has many altars located all over Runescape, however in more secluded or hidden locations due to the distaste of his worship by most cultures around the world.
Zamorak still watches over Gielinor, evidenced by his casting of Flames of Zamorak whenever the player attempts to steal his wine without using the spell Telekinetic grab. Once a year, although the date isn't precise, The werewolves of Canifis enjoy a festival called the Festival of Zamorak as a sign of their devotion. Though not explicitly linked to Zamorak, the red robes available at the Canifis clothes shop exhibit the general look of Zamorak clothing.
Trivia
There is a real-world Knight of the Round Table, Lamorak, who was known for his strength and temper, which is how Zamorak tends to be imagined. Zamorak could be based on Lamorak.
The symbol on the Zamorak platebody and the Unholy Symbol doesn't look like the symbol of the Zamorak Godsword. But, seeing as the Godsword hilts were forged in the third age, it could be possible that the symbol on Zamorak's Godsword hilt could have been an old-style symbol, and that the unholy symbol could be a new symbol.
Zamorak's symbol resembles the lower case Greek letter omega. Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet, just as Z is the last letter of the Latin alphabet.
Zamorak was previously a Mahjarrat, an Arabic word meaning deserted ones. If his symbol is taken in context of the Arabic language then it is a grammatical symbol called a 'shaddah' which is used to put strong emphasis on a letter.
In the God Letters, he was once asked "Boxers or briefs?" to which he responded, "One word. Commando." meaning that he does not wear anything under his clothes.
In the 11th issue of the god letters, someone asks why he wants the Zamorak Wine so much, all he says is: "STOP STEALING MY WINE! THAT'S WHY! GAH!"
Zamorak, like Saradomin, does not speak of Zaros, as he is extremely frightened of him, (although he pretends not to be), as shown in the issue 18 of the God Letters.
He says his favourite weapon is his bloodied battleaxe and he likes the sight of it embedded in someone's skull.
The unholy symbol mould is given to the player by a ghost who is powerful enough to speak without a Ghostspeak Amulet. If this means anything special is currently unknown.
Seren
Zaros
Guthix†
Saradomin
Armadyl
Zamorak
Bandos†
Tuska†
Brassica Prime
Elidinis‡
Marimbo
Tumeken‡
V†
Amascut‡
Icthlarin‡
Apmeken‡
Crondis‡
Het‡
Scabaras‡
Jhallan
Lucien
Palkeera
Sliske
Trindine
Moia (human hybrid)
Zamorak (god)
