Saradomin
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People also realise, however, that being the God of Order is not (necessarily) the same as the God of Good and generally means that his followers would kill for the greater maintenance of Order. Though most wars instigated by Saradomin could be described as having a good cause, the Church of Saradomin is somewhat corrupt, throwing suspicion onto Saradomin's beliefs, or, at very least, his follower's interpretations of them.
In the FunOrb game Arcanists, two statues of Saradomin can be found on the Sky Castle stage.
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[edit] Information
- Colour(s): White/blue/yellow
- Motto: Strength Through Wisdom
- Animal: Hare
- Race: God
- Bird: Saradomin owl
If you examine an Icon of Saradomin in a POH, it says 'The holy symbol of the God of Light'.
[edit] History of Saradomin
- “Evil must be destroyed in all of its forms, not mollycoddled and allowed to spread. Should Guthix have his way, he would allow the evil Zamorakians free reign within my lands, spreading their forces like a cancer until they were ingrained so deeply, that to remove them would destroy the world. I will never permit such an abomination to occur on these lands, for I cannot suffer such evil to live on. Only through purification can we cleanse this world of all evil, and live in the utopia which my order offers, yet foolish Guthix cannot see how my path is the only true way this world may flourish!”
- — Saradomin[src]
Saradomin is said to have come into the realm of Gielinor whilst Guthix slept, along with Zaros, Armadyl, the Mahjarrat and about a dozen other deities. He himself claims to have created the world (although there is much more evidence to the fact that Guthix was the one who shaped Gielinor) although Saradomin also says he crafted Gielinor yet Guthix created it, he gives an analogy involving smithing and ores in one of the God letters. It is also said that the first place Saradomin stepped when he came to Gielinor was Entrana. This is probably why the monks consider Entrana the holiest place on Gielinor.
In the second age, from known areas, his followers' known territories consisted of Hallowland with its capital Hallowvale in southern part of which is now Morytania, some of the Kharidian Desert cities and some areas of modern Kandarin. When the Zarosian empire reached its peak, the Staff of Armadyl was stolen from Armadyl by a Saradominist explorer. The actions of followers of both Saradomin and Zamorak (he was still a Mahjarrat at that time) led to the fall of Zaros and Zamorak's rise to godhood. He participated with Zamorak to hunt the followers of Zaros down but Zamorak quickly turned against him, thus beginning the God Wars. It is believed that Saradomin supported Zamorak for defeating Zaros to gain more power, not predicting that Zamorak would turn into his worst enemy next to Zaros.
In the beginning of the God Wars, even after Zamorak turned against him, he cooperated with him to banish the remaining followers of Zaros. As the God Wars progressed, many other Gods like Bandos and even Armadyl entered the war in one purpose or another. Most of them eventually turned against each other. As seen in the God Wars Dungeon even the followers of Armadyl, who is a friend of Saradomin, battle with followers of Saradomin.
The God Wars ended when Guthix awoke from millennia of hibernation. Saradomin's followers consisted almost entirely of humans from that point of time. In the 2nd and 3rd ages he was also worshipped by a race that inhabited Hallowvale called the Icyene.
In response to his deceits and lies, such as claiming to have created Gielinor, Saradomin responds: "Ah... but have you questioned whatever motives Guthix himself might have, to slander me so outrageously? Would you give him the credit for the peace that mostly reigns upon this world for his contribution of sleep? I call this world my creation, for the value system of honour, and courage, and mercy, and wisdom are attributes that I brought to this once barbaric land! It is true, I did not physically create the raw material of this world, but I have shaped and sculpted it into the glorious land that it is today!"[2]
[edit] Affiliated Items
- Monk's robe (top)
- Monk's robe (bottom)
- Holy symbol
- Salve amulet (e)
- Holy book
- Saradomin staff
- Saradomin cape
Saradomin Armour
- Saradomin full helmet
- Saradomin platebody
- Saradomin plateskirt
- Saradomin platelegs
- Saradomin kiteshield
- Falador shield 1 2, and 3
- All white knight armour
Saradomin weapons
- Saradomin mjolnir
- Saradomin sword
- Saradomin Godsword
- All the white knight weapons
- Blurite sword
Vestments
Saradomin Ranger Armour
- Saradomin coif
- Saradomin bracers
- Saradomin chaps
- Saradomin D'hide
- Saradomin blessed dragonhide armour
[edit] Followers
Some Saradominists believe that there are three gods or just deny the existence of other gods. The majority of Saradomists appear to be Lawful good, Neutral good, Lawful neutral, and in a some cases Lawful evil, in the vein of Dungeons and Dragons.
Groups and races
- Wizard
- Man - Most citizens of RuneScape, including in Misthalin, Asgarnia and Kandarin worship Saradomin.
- Monk - Monks who have devoted their life to the worship of Saradomin.
- Myreque - An organisation plotting against Lord Drakan
- H.A.M. - An extremist cult trying to destroy non-human races.
- White Knights - An organisation ruling most of Asgarnia
- Temple knights - An ancient organisation tied to White Knights, who were involved in the Sea Slug conflicts in the 3rd age.
- Icyene - A near-extinct race of humanoids.
- Holy Order of Paladins
- At least some Centaurs.
Notable individuals
- Commander Zilyana - Leader of Saradomin's army in the God Wars Dungeon, who is possibly one of the few living Icyenes.
- Wise Old Man - Famous Saradominist hero and mage.
- Sigmund - Former advisor of Duke of Lumbridge, then an esteemed member of H.A.M. cult.
- King Roald - King of the kingdom of Misthalin.
- Drezel - Priest in Paterdomus. He plays a role in several quests.
- Zealot - A Saradominist zealot on a mission to investigate the Abandoned Mine
- The Barrows Brothers (Formerly) - Six powerful warriors sent to Morytania in the third age
Animals associated with Saradomin
[edit] See also
[edit] Trivia
- Saradomin's face as seen in some of the pictures of him heavily resemble the late self-portraits of Leonardo da Vinci.
- Saradomin and his followers may be based on Christianity. As they have much in common, both religions have a cross-like symbol, both worship a God that is depicted as being very old, both believe heavily in peace and love and they both heavily condemn a major opposite force of evil, Satan and Zamorak respectively.
[edit] References
- ^ Saradomin (2004-12-09). Issue 27 - Saradomin Enlightens. God letters. Jagex Ltd. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved on 2009-06-15. “the closest possible pronunciations ... Sa-ra-dome-in”
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