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{{Infobox Battle
|name = Battle of Varrock Castle
|image = [[File:Shield blasting zombies.png|250px|Dimintheis repelling the assault with the newly restored Shield of Arrav]]
|caption =
|conflict = Zemouregal's raids on Varrock
|date = 169 [[Fifth Age]]
|place = [[Varrock Palace|Varrock Castle]]
|outcome = Misthalin victory.
|combatant1 = Forces of [[Zemouregal]]
|combatant2 = [[Misthalin]]
|commander1 = [[Zemouregal]], [[Arrav]], [[Sharathteerk]]
|commander2 = [[King Roald III|King Roald]], [[Captain Rovin]], [[Account|an adventurer]]
|strength1 = Hundreds of [[Armoured zombie]]s, Fallen Hero, [[Gargoyle]]
|strength2 = Dozens of [[guard]]s, 2 [[Warrior woman|Warrior women]], Shield of Arrav
|casualties1 = Most of the army.
|casualties2 = Numerous guards, a few warrior women.
|previous = [[Invasion of Avarrocka]]
|next = None
}}

The '''Battle of Varrock Castle''' occurred in the year 169 of the [[Fifth Age]], when [[Zemouregal]] the [[Mahjarrat]] stormed [[Varrock]] with a large army of [[undead]], level 85 [[Armoured zombie]]s from the [[Wilderness]], as revenge for his failed attack on the city centuries ago. His aim was to obtain the legendary Shield of Arrav, a powerful artefact that was given to [[Arrav|Arrav of Avarrocka]] by the [[Imcando dwarf|Imcando dwarves]] in the [[Fourth Age]] to defend Avarrocka (today simply known as "Varrock") from the invading zombie forces of Zemouregal, who at the time already wanted to acquire the Shield. It seems that Zemouregal wanted the Shield in order to be better prepared when he assisted to [[the Ritual of Rejuvenation]] with his fellow Mahjarrat, as the Shield seems to have the power to protect its wielder from Mahjarrat magicks. The battle would also be a test of Zemouregal's new general, [[Arrav]], who was cursed in the end of Zemouregal's first attack to the city to be destined to destroy the city he once fought so hard to protect (see [[The Legend of Arrav]]).

==Events==
The battle was short but bloody. Zemouregal's forces attacked the castle and overwhelmed it in mere minutes. Zombies gathered around the castle, fighting their way inside, where they ran amok and began to sack the castle in search of King Roald. In the courtyard, the castle's guards fought valiantly against the undead warriors, but were vastly outnumbered and overpowered, suffering heavy casualties while the zombie army took minimal damage. Warrior women inside the castle attempted to keep themselves and the palace's residents alive, and a line of guards were sent to the palace garden to protect [[Queen Ellamaria]]. At this point, an adventurer who had been working with [[Captain Rovin]] and the scout [[Hartwin]], arrived back at the palace and attempted to stem the tide of undead. After killing several and getting information they needed, the adventurer set out into Varrock to find the heir of one of the [[Elders of Avarrocka]] in order to fully unlock the potential of the [[Restored shield|Shield of Arrav]] and vanquish the zombies once and for all. Fairly soon, the adventurer found that [[Dimintheis|Dimintheis Fitzharmon]] was the heir he or she was looking for, and, wielding the shield, Dimintheis was able to turn back the zombies and save the city. Upon seeing this, Zemouregal quickly retreated to [[The North|"the north"]] with Arrav and [[Sharathteerk]] (a [[Gargoyle]] that serves him as an ambassador and messenger), lamenting how he couldn't get his hands on the Shield before the incoming ritual.
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[[Category:Defender of Varrock]]

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