Paul Gower
“ | Yes, the Paul that you speak of is a strange one indeed, who has been known to float around Runescape like some sort of all-powerful jellyfish, squeezing out offerings at certain special times of year. | ” |
Paul Gower (left) with his brother Andrew Gower (right) at RuneFest Paul Gower (left) with his brother Andrew Gower (right) at RuneFest | |||
Nationality | English | ||
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Relatives | Andrew Gower (brother) Ian Gower (brother) | ||
Website | http://www.jagex.com http://www.runescape.com http://www.funorb.com |
Paul Gower was the co-founder of Jagex, along with Ian, and Andrew Gower.<ref name="tedder">IP Profile: RuneScape. Develop (19 May 2008). Retrieved on 18 May 2011.</ref> In addition, he helped develop and program RuneScape since 1999 when he helped create an early version of the game. The Sunday Times Rich List 2007 ranked Paul and his brother Andrew Gower as the 654th richest entrepreneurs in the UK, worth £107 million.<ref>Andrew and Paul Gower. Times Online (2007). Retrieved on 5 June 2011.</ref> They were awarded the Industry Legend prize at the 2010 Develop Awards.<ref name="awards">Will Freeman in Brighton. "Develop Awards: Gowers crowned Industry Legends", Develop, 15 July 2010. Retrieved on 5 June 2011. </ref>
He developed many of the earliest quests in RuneScape, and was the curator of the Mahjarrat quests.