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Gielinor (pronounced Gill-in-or), is the name Guthix gave to the world of RuneScape. Gielinor is divided into the Kingdoms of Misthalin, Asgarnia, Kandarin, and Morytania, the tropical island of Karamja, the Kharidian Desert, the Wilderness, the south-western ogre lands of the Feldip Hills, the hidden elven lands of Tirannwn, the northern Fremennik Province and the continent of Zeah.

Old School RuneScape world map — The map of Gielinor (click to enlarge).

Creation

Main article: First Age

Gielinor was created in the First Age by the god Guthix.

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+'''Gielinor''' (pronounced ''Gill-in-or''), is the name [[Guthix]] gave to the world of '''''[[RuneScape]]'''''. Gielinor is divided into the Kingdoms of [[Misthalin]], [[Asgarnia]], [[Kandarin]], and [[Morytania]], the tropical island of [[Karamja]], the [[Kharidian Desert]], the [[Wilderness]], the south-western ogre lands of the [[Feldip Hills]], the hidden elven lands of [[Tirannwn]], the northern [[Fremennik Province]] and the continent of [[Zeah]].
-[[File:Gielinor map.png|thumb|right|Gielinor, the [[Realms|Realm]] of RuneScape.]]
+[[File:Old School RuneScape world map.png|thumb|250px|The map of Gielinor (click to enlarge).]]
-'''Gielinor''' is the world in which ''[[RuneScape]]'' takes place. It was moulded by the [[Gods|god]] [[Guthix]] in the [[First Age]] when he found an "empty [[wikipedia:Plane (metaphysics)|plane]]" and shaped it into what is now RuneScape, by some accounts aided by the other [[gods]] after he departed to enter a millennia-long slumber. It is often believed that [[Elder Gods]] came even before Guthix and created the plane of existance. It is mostly based on Europe in the Middle Ages (feudalism, kingdoms, etc.) combined with the folklore of that time (vampires, elves, leprechauns). Gielinor's regions include [[Misthalin]], [[Asgarnia]], the [[Kharidian Desert]], [[Kandarin]], [[Karamja]], [[Troll Country]], [[Fremennik Province]], [[Tirannwn]], [[Morytania]], The [[Feldip Hills]], the [[Wilderness]], [[The North]] and the [[Northern Sea|northern]] and [[Southern Sea|southern seas]].
+==Creation==
-It takes approximately 2 hours to run from [[Port Phasmatys]] in the east to [[Port Tyras]] in the west and 4 hours to walk from [[Mobilising Armies]] to [[Port Phasmatys]].
+{{Main|First Age}}
+Gielinor was created in the [[First Age]] by the god [[Guthix]].
-{{quote|This realm's name is in truth Gielinor, yet is called RuneScape in the common tongue by its inhabitants.|Guthix|God Letters}}
-{{quote|Gielinor is the 'true' name of this land, yet it doth not roll from the tongue so easily, and hath been superceded in popularity by the more common 'RuneScape'. It is similar to the way that there is a planet I know of whose real name is 'Terra', orbiting a star named 'Sol', yet to it's inhabitants it be more commonly referred to as 'Earth' and orbits the unoriginally named 'Sun'.|Guthix|God Letters}}
-{{quote|Yes, [[Guthix|he]]'s created countless numbers of [[runes|them]], storing them all over the place; so, soon after their discovery, this world was dubbed RuneScape. We were initially calling it Gielinor but, like many things of importance, different people call it by different names.|[[Jack (Meeting History)|Jack]]|Meeting History}}
-{{quote|Yes, I have made some travels through RuneScape since being freed from my incarceration and I can but concur with you on the poor condition of this world, though I know not why you call it Gielinor.|[[Azzanadra]]|Postbag from the Hedge}}
-The term ''Gielinorian'' is used to describe something from or pertaining to Gielinor. It was a fan based term, until [[Jagex]] used it in a recent [[Poll]] on [[June 29]] [[2010]].
-==Astronomical Location==
-[[File:The World is Round.jpg|left|thumb|Gielinor as seen from orbit.]]
-Astronomers have deduced that Gielinor is not alone in its world, and that beyond it exist many [[wikipedia:planets|planets]], [[wikipedia:stars|stars]], and [[wikipedia:solar systems|solar systems]]. However, technological limitations make information on the subject of [[astronomy]] limited, but we know there is another planet in Gielinor's solar system. Gielinor also has at least one [[wikipedia:Natural satellite|moon]], as revealed by [[Melana Moonlander]] on [[Lunar Isle]] when a player asks how she is able to read his/her mind. [[Shooting stars]] are also a relatively common phenomenon, occurring when Gielinor enters a new area of its particular universe and also enters a belt of these 'stars' -- these are actually home to the [[star sprites]]. When talking to a star sprite and questioning the true nature of shooting stars, it will comment that its form is due to its existence upon "this plane of the multiverse".
-==Geography==
-[[File:River Lum.PNG|thumb|right|The [[River Lum]].]]
-Gielinor is a mixture of mountainous, barren, forested, volcanic, snowy and tropical areas. Most of its cities lie in [[kingdom]]s, and others in numerous [[Locations#Islands|islands]]. Much of Gielinor is lushed with large amounts of water resources, enabling vast rivers and seas to exist. There is also a large, unclaimed area to the north called the [[Wilderness]]. At least two other continents exist in Gielinor as hinted on the globe in the [[Wise Old Man]]'s house, one is known as the [[Eastern Lands]], the other hasn't yet been named. They are both inaccessible to players at the moment. The entirety of Gielinor's known landmass lies in its Northern hemisphere; the tropical areas lie to the south, while the North is cold and icy. The East is largely a barren desert, the West is a dangerous forest, and the temperate regions form most of the continent.
-==Unknown Locations==
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-[[File:Unknown.png|thumb|left|120px|The [[Unknown]].]]
-When speaking to some of the various peoples of Gielinor, there will be mentioning of some places that have been lost or are currently hidden. Among these places include the [[Shadow Realm]] and The [[Eastern Lands]].
-==History==
-====Creation====
-{{main|First Age}}
-The very plane that Gielinor is on was discovered about 12 Thousand years ago by [[Guthix]]{{CiteGodLetter |url=http://services.runescape.com/m=rswiki/en/God_Letters_Issue_1 |issue=1 |letter=Letter 1 |title=Saradomin Speaks |notes= |date=14:04, September 30, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}. Guthix shaped Gielinor from the empty plane (possibly with the [[Stone of Jas]]). It took about 4,000 years to complete, and afterwards, Guthix went into a state of hibernation. Eventually, [[Race|mortals]] began to form the first civilisations, such as the [[elves]] and the [[humans]], beginning the [[Second Age]] of Gielinor. During the [[Meeting History]] quest, it was discovered that when Guthix created the world, he hid [[runes]] around the world, resulting in mortals naming this world being ''RuneScape'', a portmanteau of ''rune'' and ''landscape''.
-====The God Wars====
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-[[File:Guthix (god letters).png|thumb|right|The last known form of [[Guthix]], [[Gods|god]] of balance.]]
-Near the end of the [[Second Age]], the god [[Zaros]] was betrayed and was stabbed with the [[Staff of armadyl]] by the [[Mahjarrat]] general [[Zamorak]], effectively taking his power and becoming a god himself. Zaros was gone, but other gods wanted his lost power for themselves.
-A [[God Wars|war]] broke out, beginning the [[Third Age]] of Gielinor. The gods' great power created destruction everywhere in RuneScape. However, the god [[Guthix]], who had gone into a great slumber since the end of the [[First Age]], awoke, and ended the war immediately; Putting edicts in place, banishing the gods from Gielinor and threatened their return with reshaping the world. Guthix then went back into slumber.
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-====Modern History====
-{{main|Fourth age|Fifth age}}
-[[File:Globe of Gielinor.png|thumb|A globe of Gielinor.]]
-Over the 2,000 years following the God Wars, Gielinor's inhabitants slowly became more technologically advanced. The surviving Humans in Gielinor began as Nomadic tribes but eventually began to establish feudal civilisations, while [[Goblin (monster)|Goblins]], [[Ogre]]s, and [[Troll]]s remained primitive and tribal. The other intelligent races of [[Dwarves]], [[Gnomes]] and [[Dorgeshuun|Dorgeshuun Goblins]] had hidden underground during the God Wars, although the Gnomes began to emerge and settle on the ground.
-The [[Elves]], who came to Gielinor in the First age through the [[World Gate]], have not been seen by any mortal for many centuries, and have passed out of common knowledge. It was believed (and proven during the [[Regicide]] Quest) that they now inhabit a [[Tirannwn|strange forest]] in the West, over impassable mountains. It is also known to a few scholars that their society had been torn by a civil war, and their great works are all but forgotten.
-[[File:Lumbridge Castle.png|thumb|left|[[Lumbridge Castle]].]]
-At the start of the fifth age, [[Rune essence]] was discovered by [[humans]]. This enabled them to learn and use [[magic]] easily, leading to the dominance of humans across most of mapped Gielinor. Modern humans are relatively safe and peaceful, and cultural development has begun. Human civilization is centred on the three kingdoms of (from east to west) [[Misthalin]], [[Asgarnia]] and [[Kandarin]]. The Dwarves are believed to be the most advanced race, having invented many industrial technologies such as steam power (most Dwarves stopped using [[God_Wars#Known_events|magic]] a long time ago), and they built [[Keldagrim|a prosperous city]] underground during the Third and Fourth ages.
-==Biology==
-There are many differences between the life forms that appear on Gielinor and those that appear in the real world, to name just a few:
-*Goblins
-*Elves
-*Dwarves
-*Gnomes
-*Ogres
-*Derpinas
-*Mogres
-*Demons
-*Imps
-*Hellhounds
-*Vampyres
-*Werewolves
-*Ourgs
-*Icyene
-*Aviantese
-*Orks
-*Trolls
-*Mahjarrat
-*Kebbits
-*Kyatts
-*Larupias
-*Graahks
-*Dragons
-*Kalphites
-*Phoenicies
-*Cockatrices
-*Basilisks
-*Kurasks
-*Turoths
-*Aquanites
-*Unicorns
-*Strykewyrms
-*Lava eels
-*Karamthulhus
-*Spirit Trees
-*Evil Turnips
-*Jade Vines
-*Various types of Evil Trees
-*Spirit trees
-*Revenants
-*Ghosts
-*Nail Beasts
-*Zombies
-*Ghouls
-*Stalkers
-*Behemoths
-It is worth noting that despite many references to them, there are no horses in RuneScape, only unicorns.
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-==See also==
-* [[World map|A map of Gielinor.]]
-* [[History|The History of RuneScape.]]
-* [[Locations|The different Locations in Gielinor.]]
-* [[Scale Theory]], used to explain inconsistencies between plot and game.
-* For alternate planes of existence see:
-** ''[[ScapeRune]]'': A possible alternate reality to that of ''RuneScape.''
-** [[Yu'biusk]]: Yet another possible plane of existence and the original homeland of the Goblins.
-** [[Shadow Realm]]: Only mentioned during the [[Shadow Sword]] miniquest.
-** [[Spirit Realm]]: A parallel plane to the Wilderness of Gielinor.
-** [[Zanaris]]: The realm of the fairies.
-** [[Land of Snow]]: An icy realm created by Guthix to balance the heat of Gielinor.
-** [[Fisher Realm]]: A realm, mostly used in the quest The Holy Grail.
-** [[Killerwatt plane|Interdimensional Rift]]: An electric-based realm, accessible by a portal on the top floor of Draynor Manor.
-** [[Primordial Realm]]: The location of the activity [[Stealing Creation]]. It is believed to be the place where Guthix retrieved the materials to create Gielinor.
-** [[Abyss]]: Contains rifts to every [[Runecrafting altar]] in Gielinor.
-** [[Dream World]]: A realm of dreams where the quests [[Lunar Diplomacy]] and [[Dream Mentor]] take place in.
-** [[Puro-Puro]]: the magical realm of the [[impling]]s.
-** [[Cosmic Plane]]: Home to the rare [[starflower]]s. It is only accessible via the [[fairy ring]] system.
-** [[Gorak Plane]]: A dimension inhabited by [[Gorak]]s. It is only accessible via the fairy ring system.
-** [[Enchanted Valley]]: a beautiful place that is home to several unique creatures including [[wood dryad]]s and [[centaur]]s.
-** [[Fremennik spiritual realm]]: The place where the Fremennik go to when they die.
-<gallery>
-File:RunescapeEast.png|A player standing on the most eastern point in Gielinor. (Mos Le'Harmless)
-File:RunescapeNorth.png|A player standing on the most northern point in Gielinor. (Iceberg Agility Course)
-File:RunescapeWest.png|A player standing on the most western point in Gielinor. (Lunar Isle)
-File:RunescapeSouth.png|A player standing on the most southern point in Gielinor. (Pest Control)
-File:RunescapeCentre.png|A player standing on the most central point in Gielinor. (White Knight's Castle)
-File:Reef.png|Reefs such as those in the [[Eastern Sea]] and off the shore of [[Karamja]] are amongst Gielinor's most biologically diverse areas.
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