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The Mahjarrat storyline is one of the longest running in RuneScape. Unlike many of RuneScape’s storylines, it is not a linear series of quests; many of the Mahjarrat have their own individual story arcs. The first hint of Mahjarrat in RuneScape was in early 2002 when I wrote a history of the RuneScape world for the website. I made mention of undead necromancers who raise armies of undead to fight against humans. This was my first vision of the Mahjarrat.

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rdfs:comment	The Mahjarrat storyline is one of the longest running in RuneScape. Unlike many of RuneScape’s storylines, it is not a linear series of quests; many of the Mahjarrat have their own individual story arcs. The first hint of Mahjarrat in RuneScape was in early 2002 when I wrote a history of the RuneScape world for the website. I made mention of undead necromancers who raise armies of undead to fight against humans. This was my first vision of the Mahjarrat.
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Date	2011-07-05(xsd:date)
Author	Paul
Title	Development of the Mahjarrat
abstract	The Mahjarrat storyline is one of the longest running in RuneScape. Unlike many of RuneScape’s storylines, it is not a linear series of quests; many of the Mahjarrat have their own individual story arcs. The first hint of Mahjarrat in RuneScape was in early 2002 when I wrote a history of the RuneScape world for the website. I made mention of undead necromancers who raise armies of undead to fight against humans. This was my first vision of the Mahjarrat. Back then most of the quests in RuneScape were standalone stories, but we were starting to see the need for some ongoing storylines, and one of the best ways to do that is to have recurring villains. So, I wanted something evil, powerful and also intelligent to provide a worthwhile ongoing adversary for the adventurers of RuneScape. Amongst the various fantasy creatures, liches seemed to fit the bill quite well. Back when I first wrote that history of RuneScape I envisioned the Mahjarrat to be liches. My idea of what Mahjarrat are has evolved quite a bit since then, though they still hold some lich-like qualities: they are magic-wielding, skeletal-looking and tend to have power over the undead. This is where the similarities stop. Mahjarrat aren’t technically undead, rather than reanimating their own corpses they have found a way to stop themselves dying in the first place. Mahjarrat are a race in their own right rather than an undead form of human, and come from a terrible and distant world.

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