| The Great Guardian | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 23 March 2022 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Race | Rune guardian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest | Temple of the Eye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Temple of the Eye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Power-up | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | What makes them so great? The beard, the sheer size, or the dashing personality? | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NPC ID | 11403,11455,11456 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
The Great Guardian is the guardian of the Temple of the Eye. Players help them close the abyssal rift that opens up during the minigame Guardians of the Rift.
The Great Guardian was created sometime during the God Wars, after Aliya, the Justiciar of the Lion, used an artefact known as The Eye to seal the abyssal rift that opened up in the Temple,[1] and created the Great Guardian and many other rune guardians to protect the temple in the event the rift was reopened.[2]
During the Fifth Age, the Order of Wizards rediscovered the Temple in an attempt to find an ancient teleportation matrix to the runic altars. However, Mia Persten, the leading researcher in teleportation magic, accidentally reopened the rift and disappeared into the Abyss, activating the Temple's defences once more. The Great Guardian, with the assistance of several apprentices and a certain adventurer, manage to close the rift, albeit temporarily, due to the Stone no longer being present in the Temple.[3]
Dialogue
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References
- ^ The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "The Eye was removed after the battle, but not before the Justiciar of the Lion used it to seal the rift once more."
- ^ The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "She then created us, the Guardians of the Rift, to protect this place in the event the rift was ever reopened."
- ^ The Great Guardian. Old School RuneScape. "Without the power of the Eye, we have no way to seal the rift permanently. It will soon reopen once more."