Marat Xeyos is an old but immensely powerful mage, possibly the strongest magic-user in RuneScape history, and definitely the strongest since the God Wars. Xeyos was originally a follower of Saradomin, but was converted twice to follow Guthix and then Zamorak. After each conversion he gained yet more knowledge of magic and the usage of runes, until eventually he left the Church to begin a new cult (the Khult). Having experienced many wars during his life he has grown to hate any weapon of offensive combat. This strange phobia has grown to become the foundation of his cult – all its followers believe in the immense potency of magic and that all weapons, particularly the sword, are abominations to be destroyed, and the users of these weapons blasphemers. (However, armour is still permissible