Xavier Zilyana, better known by his holy name, Gladion Deus, is a warrior, mercenary, and slayer, whose ancestors lived in Hallowvale, (explaining his last name, Zilyana, which is that of an Icyene) Morytania before the Zamorakian invasion. He was born and raised in Lumbridge, where he has recalled many traumatic experiences fighting goblins from. Today, despite these experiences, he still highly opposes the H.A.M. (Human Against Monster) order, and has urged the church of Saradomin to excommunicate their members. After having received formal training in Lumbridge, Gladion became an adventurer at the age of 18. He drove himself closer to Saradominist values after leaving a village under a somewhat secular government. Wanting to pursue his new dream of becoming a holy fighter, he enlisted a