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{{Infobox Deity
|name = Zamorak
|image = [[File:Zamorak Chaos temple statue.png|A Statue of Zamorak.|200px]]
|gender = Male
|alignment = Chaos
|symbol = [[File:Zamorak symbol.svg]]
|colours = Red, black
}}
'''Zamorak''' ([[Pronunciation|pronounced]] ''"Zam-oh-rack"''{{CiteGodLetter|url=http://services.runescape.com/m=rswiki/en/God_Letters_Issue_27|issue=27|letter=Letter 1|title=Saradomin Enlightens|date=23:28, June 25, 2011 (UTC)}}) is the god of chaos, and is one of the six "major [[god]]s" and a former [[Mahjarrat]] general in the army of [[Zaros]]. His symbol is similar to the letter W, two horns or the Greek letter omega which is shown to the right and on his [[God armour]]. His followers were responsible for the burning of the original [[Wizards' Tower]], causing the loss of libraries full of research. [[Saradomin Wizard|Saradomin mages]] of the time lost much of the knowledge of magic, in particular [[Runecrafting]]. Zamorak was the second main participant in the [[God wars|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 Zamorak being the main god of chaos does not necessarily make him evil, as it's usually his opponents, such as Saradominists, who claim him to be.

[[File:Zamorak's Face.jpg|frame|Zamorak as seen in the God Letters]]
[[File:Zamorak.png|frame|Zamorak's second appearance in the God Letters]]
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==History of Zamorak==
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]] to fight against Zarosian invaders. However, in time, many sided with [[Zaros]]. It is not certain whether Zamorak was there 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 [[Ghostly robes (miniquest)|Curse of Zaros]] miniquest, Zamorak and his followers went forward to attack 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 (or planning), 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.[[File:Statue zammy.png|thumb|100px|A statue of Zamorak]]

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 what is now [[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 Saradominist city ever known to exist, the great [[Meiyerditch|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]] and he absorbed power from Zaros.[[File:TempleAtSenntistenToG.gif|thumb|[[Juna]], on Zamorak.]]

During the [[God Wars]], his army destroyed many cities like [[Uzer]] and [[Ullek]]. Zamorak's army consisted mainly of [[Vampyre]]s, [[Mahjarrat]], [[Human]]s and most notably, he preferred to use creatures from other realms, like [[Demon]]s and [[Gorak]]s. It is believed that the other gods disliked Zamorak even more than they disliked each other during the God Wars, as in the battle fought in the [[God Wars Dungeon]] battle [[Armadyl]], [[Saradomin]] and [[Bandos]] planned to make an alliance and defeat him, but turned on each other instead.   
[[File:Zamorak Pots.png|thumb|Pots with the symbol of Zamorak in Port Khazard.]]
Zamorak signed his [[God Letters]] "Strength through Chaos."

==Followers of Zamorak==
[[File:ZamorakStandard.png|right|Banner of Zamorak.]]

===Groups and races===
*[[Monk of Zamorak|Monks of Zamorak]] are monks who have devoted their life to the worship of Zamorak.
*[[Chaos Dwarf|Chaos Dwarves]], is a mutated dwarf race from [[The Red Axe|Red Axe]] experiments.
*[[Dark wizard]]s and various other similarly-titled mages such as Witches.
*Sin'keth Magis' Zamorakian organisation [[Dagon'hai|Dagon'hai.]]
*The [[Kinshra]].
*[[Khazard's Army]]
*[[Gargoyles]]
*[[Goraks]]
*[[Undead]]
*[[Demons]]
*Lesser [[Mahjarrat]].
*Specific [[Morytania]]n races - [[Werewolves]] and [[Vampyres]].
*[[Chaos Druid]]s
*Gnomes of [[Arposandra]] - Zamorakian gnomes who have ties with [[The Red Axe]] Mining company and the [[Mourners]].
*[[Zamorak Magical Institute]] members.
*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.
*The [[Iorwerth Clan]] and [[Mourners|The Mourners]] are dark-hearted elves who worship Zamorak.
*[[Necromancer]]s
*[[Zamorakian Order of Paterdomus]]

===Notable individuals===
*[[Hazeel]] - A fellow Mahjarrat who helped Zamorak rebel against Zaros. He can be resurrected in the [[Hazeel Cult]] quest.
*[[Enakhra]] - A fellow Mahjarrat who built a temple to Zamorak in the desert. She is seen in the quest, Enakhra's Lament. She told Zemouregal that she has strong feelings for Zamorak when he asked that they should save the Mahjarrat race.
*[[Zemouregal]] - A fellow Mahjarrat who launched an assault on [[Varrock]] from the [[Wilderness]] and defeated [[Arrav]] in the process.
*[[Bilrach]] - A fellow Mahjarrat who created the tunnels under [[Daemonheim]]. He appears to be zealously loyal to Zamorak. He has been reported as deceased by other Mahjarrat while seeking the "Great power" within Daemonheim, and is possibly the cause of the strange power many players felt before the release of Dungeoneering.
*[[Lord Lowerniel Vergidiyad Drakan]] - A very powerful vampyre, lord of [[Morytania]].
*[[Iban]] - A former Black Knight claiming to be the spiritual son of Zamorak. He has taken control of the [[Underground Pass (dungeon)|Underground Pass]].
*[[Surok Magis]] - The new leader of the [[Dagon'hai]] who attempted to take control over [[Misthalin]] by manipulating the mind of [[King Roald]].
*[[King Lathas]] - Revealed to follow Zamorak in the plague series of quests, most notably [[Regicide]].
*[[Thammaron]] - An elder demon who was a lieutenant to Zamorak. Thammaron died at [[Uzer]].
*[[K'ril Tsutsaroth]] - One of Zamorak's most feared tools of destruction. He now resides in the [[God Wars Dungeon]].
*[[Balfrug Kreeyath]] - A demon who played a large part of destroying [[Ullek]]. He is now a bodyguard of [[K'ril Tsutsaroth]].[[File:Zamorak Altar.png|thumb|A Zamorakian altar in Varrock.]]
*[[Lord Iorwerth]] - A dark-hearted [[Elf|Elven]] lord and leader of the [[Iorwerth Clan]].
*[[Solus Dellagar]] - A major criminal hunted by the [[Temple Knights]].
*[[Lord Daquarius]] - Current Lord of the Kinshra.
*[[Spirit of Scorpius]] - Once a Zamorakian, now a ghost, Scorpius will reward players who have completed the [[Observatory Quest]] with [[unholy mould]]s, and will also bless [[unholy symbol]]s once they have been made.
*[[Tarn Razorlor]] - A necromancer lurking in the depths of the [[Mort Ridge Mine]].
*[[Viggora]] - A powerful human warrior who aided Zamorak in his betrayal of Zaros. He was cursed by Zaros and now roams the land as a ghost.
*[[Zandar Horfyre]] - A dark wizard who runs the Dark Wizard's Tower west of Falador.
*[[Hreidmar]] - Leader of the Red Axe company, a Zamorakian company in the Dwarven Consortium.
*The [[Culinaromancer]] - An evil mage who draws his power from food. The key antagonist in the [[Recipe for Disaster]] quest.
*[[Invrigar the Necromancer]] - A necromancer who resides at the top of the Necromancer Tower, southeast of Ardougne.
*[[Wizard Grayzag]] - A [[Dark wizard]] who summons [[Imp]]s and pests, he is also a Necromancer. Grayzag resides in the [[Wizards' Tower]], until the completion of the [[Void Knights quest series]].
*[[Dark mage (Abyss)|Dark mage]] - A mage who keeps the abyssal rift open. He resides in the [[Abyss]].
*[[Vanstrom Klause]] - A powerful vampyre, antagonist in the Myreque quest series. During [[In Search of the Myreque]] he tricks the player into finding the base of the [[Saradominist]] Myreque and kills two of the members.(Deceased as of The Branches of Darkmeyer.)
*[[Nezikchened]] - An ancient demon who once ruled Kharazi.
*[[Agrith Naar]] - An ancient demon of the weather.
*[[Delrith]] - An ancient demon who attacked Varrock.
*[[Kal'Ger the Warmonger]] - Marshal of the Kal'gerion demons, aided by five generals, currently guarding Daemonheim for Bilrach.

==Affiliated Items==
[[File:Zamorak godsword equipped.png|120px|thumb|right|Zamorak Godsword.]]

*[[Unholy symbol]]
*[[Unholy book]]
*[[God capes#Zamorak cape|Zamorak cape]]
*[[Zamorak wine]]
*[[Zamorak robes]]
*[[Zamorak coif]]
*[[Zamorak d'hide]]
*[[Zamorak bracers]]
*[[Zamorak chaps]]
*[[Zamorak arrow]]

===Weapons===

*[[Zamorak godsword]]
*[[Zamorakian spear]]
*[[Zamorak mjolnir]]
*[[Zamorak staff]]
*[[Banner (Construction)|Zamorak banner]]
*[[Zamorak bow]]

===Vestments===

*[[Zamorak cloak]]
*[[Zamorak crozier]]
*[[Zamorak mitre]]
*[[Zamorak stole]]
*[[Zamorak robe top]]
*[[Zamorak robe legs]]

===Armour===

*[[Zamorak full helmet]]
*[[Zamorak platebody]]
*[[Zamorak plateskirt]]
*[[Zamorak platelegs]]
*[[Zamorak kiteshield]]

==Zamorak's Role In the Present==
[[File:Zamorak altar.png|thumb|An altar dedicated to Zamorak.]]
Unlike [[Saradomin]], there are very few statues of him in the RuneScape world. There is a statue of Zamorak in the [[Mage Arena]] [[miniquest]], 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 of zamorak|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|Canifis clothes shop]] exhibit the general look of Zamorak clothing.

In the caves and dungeons of the Wilderness Castle of [[Daemonheim]], players discovered that one of Zamorak's most loyal Mahjarrat and generals, Bilrach, was working hard through a number of centuries to reach the bottom of the complex dungeon system. After months of venturing these dungeons, players discovered through his journals that he was attempting to reach a place known only as "The Rift" in order to retrieve a valuable treasure.

When the [[Occult Floors]] were finally accessible by the adventurers following Bilrach, they found more journals revealing his true purpose. In this Rift lies an inter-dimensional portal, that Bilrach plans to use in order to bring Zamorak back to RuneScape.

==Trivia==
*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 issues 15 and 18 of the God Letters. Zamorak also seems to hate Zaros, possibly even more so than Saradomin.
*Even though they are usually enemies, Zamorak and [[Saradomin]] allied to wipe [[Zaros]]' forces from the face of [[Gielinor]]. They succeed with most although they locked some away into the [[Ancient Prison]] along with Zaros' general [[Nex]].
*Of the three original major gods, Zamorak is the only one not to have appeared in game. [[Guthix]] appeared in a cutscene during [[Meeting History]], while [[Saradomin]] appeared in a cutscene during [[Ritual of the Mahjarrat]].
*Zamorac, which is similar in spelling to Zamorak, is Croatian for guinea pig.
*During the [[Witch's House]] quest, there is a statue of Zamorak which when examined says "A depiction of the evil god Zamorak". This is unusual as Zamorak is associated with chaos rather than evil, although the examine might be from your character's point of view.
*The appearance of the statue of Zamorak near the [[Goblin Village]] is very similar to Lucien's.

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