Signature Heroes
Signature Heroes are characters who will accompany you within the game (particularly upon future quests <ref name="shblog">Mod John A. "Who are the Signature Heroes?". 29-June-2010. Developers' Blogs. *</ref> ). They were first announced in the Development Diary "Who are the Signature Heroes?" There are a total of six Signature Heroes (seven including the player). An update caused all the heroes to wander around the world, and gather at the Champions' Guild, Heroes' Guild or Legends' Guild (the Raptor is only in the Legends' Guild and Linza isn't in the Champion's Guild).
List of Signature Heroes
Ariane
Ariane is a powerful magic user. Raised in Seers' Village, she retains the power of precognition. She has studied in almost all schools of magic and excels in all of them. She is curious about the ancient magic of Gielinor and is determined to find out all about it, despite her wizard teachers telling her not to.
Ozan
Ozan is a bold and brave thief who tells exaggerated stories of "his" adventures, which no one usually believes. Born in Al Kharid and raised in the streets of Varrock, he is a skilled ranger and an agile person. Many say he is more obsessed with fame than doing what is right.
Sir Owen
Sir Owen (originally "Sir Ewain") is a strong melee warrior and is an elite member of the White Knights and Temple Knights. A devout Saradominist, he focuses on doing what's right, and scorns stealing and criminal activity. He believes Saradomin grants approval of his actions, and will do anything to achieve them for Saradomin.
Xenia
Xenia is a retired adventurer who was part of a previous generation of heroes, and has adventured with many other famous adventurers, such as Radimus Erkle, Harrallak, Shanomi, and the Wise Old Man. She acts as a mentor to the other heroes. She and Radimus founded the Heroes', Champions', and Legends' guilds. She has traveled to the Eastern Lands, but is sworn to secrecy about it.
Linza
Linza is mainly interested in things related to Smithing or other handicrafts. She is always interested to learn of new techniques or materials for Smithing. She does not like machines with moving parts, preferring the simplicity of a balanced sword.
The Raptor
The Raptor is a mysterious warrior who appears to be very adept at combat, but is not very talkative. He appears to be rather reluctant to cooperate with others and appears to be willing to kill anything that gets in his way.
He can be found in the quest Song from the Depths, slaying chaos dwarves at the Chaos Dwarf Battlefield, fighting brutal green dragons in the Ancient Cavern, or fighting lesser demons in the Karamja Volcano, as well as fighting on the Khazard Battlefield.
The Player
The player, your character, is a skilled warrior of all sorts and can be any of the skill sets.<ref name="shblog"></ref>
Future releases
There were quests scheduled to come out mid-late 2010 featuring the Signature Heroes as ally characters. However, they were delayed, and now only six, The Blood Pact , Deadliest Catch , Song from the Depths, Carnillean Rising, Stolen Hearts, and Diamond in the Rough have been released, though two Ariane quests are being released the week commencing 26th November 2012
The loading screen that appears before the login screen has pictures of Ozan and of Ariane. Ozan is jumping a long jump in the Temple of Light, and Ariane is fighting an army of undead with magic.
Ariane, Ozan, and Owen made their first appearance with the release of the Fremennik Sagas on 1 June 2011. They appear in the saga Three's Company.
Gallery
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Ariane fighting an army of zombies with magic.
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Ozan jumping a long jump over a "laser" in the Temple of Light.
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Ozan as he appeared on the new login screen on 15th September.
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Ozan wearing Sagittarian armour, painting by Mod Zephyri.
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Signature Heroes Ozan, Ariane and Sir Owen.
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Ariane, Ozan and Sir Owen in the signature heroes advertisement.
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Ozan, Xenia, Ariane and Owen at the Champions Guild.
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The heroes at the Heroes Guild.
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The signature heroes as they appear in the login screen.
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All the Signature Heroes gathered at the Legend's Guild.
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Trivia
- Ozan, Ariane and Sir Owen feature in the background of the Runescape homepage that was released with the Dungeoneering Skill (in which they are shown Dungeoneering) one and a half months before the development diary was released.
- Xenia was the first Signature Hero to appear in game (not counting the player) and the first Signature Hero that players could interact with.
- Korasi and Zanik were briefly considered as candidates for Signature Heroes, but were rejected as both were too tied into their own storylines.<ref>Mod John A. "Who are the Signature Heroes?". 9 July 2010. Developer Blogs Forums. *</ref>
- A trailer on the RuneScape Youtube channel shows the signatures heroes, Ozan, Ariane and Sir Owen fighting a horde of undead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdRUcFqL2lQ
- Another trailer on the RuneScape Youtube channel shows the signature heroes, Sir Owen, Ozan, Ariane, and The Raptor fighting a troll in Taverley. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajz5Poh_giI&context=C4e42ecdADvjVQa1PpcFPNRLAoNbXOUNQ4xeM1y5_bj_MoePD6xpc=
- All signature heroes, excluding the player, appear in the Diamond Jubilee behind the scenes video.