At the height of the Gielinorian God Wars, Zamorak used the Stone of Jas to destroy nearly the entire region of Forinthry, transforming it into the modern Wilderness. The destruction was so horrific that the world itself cried out, awakening Guthix from his ages-long slumber beneath the surface. Guthix looked upon Gielinor as it had been ravaged by the God Wars, and became furious. He plunged the Sword of Edicts into the heart of Forinthry, enacting the Edicts of Guthix, a set of laws designed to keep the people of Gielinor free of direct interference from gods. In doing so, Guthix cast from Gielinor Armadyl, Bandos, Saradomin, and Zamorak, the four gods most responsible for the God Wars and the destruction the world had suffered.