Aftermath

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Aftermath
Release date								4 July 2022 (Update)
Members								Yes
Voice Over								No
Official series								The Elder God Wars #16
Age								Sixth Age
Timeline								World Guardian
Start area								Falador Castle
Combat[?]								NPC combat level 130–139
Advanced data
Quest ID								482
Quest create ID								321
Quest timeline override sequence								7
Official difficulty								Experienced
Links								Quests

Aftermath is the final quest in The Elder God Wars quest series, following from Twilight of the Gods, released with the Zamorak, Lord of Chaos boss encounter. It is started by talking to Adrasteia in White Knights' Castle and has the World Guardian delving into The Zamorakian Undercity to face Zamorak. It serves as a conclusion of the entire story arc of the return of the gods to Gielinor, starting with The World Wakes in 2013. It also leads to the events of the Legacy of Zamorak quest series.

Narratively it was also preceeded by Zamorak's demon invasion, a temporary event released on 20 June 2022, featuring Zamorak's address to the people of Gielinor which now plays at the end of the previous quest.

It was initially released as a miniquest and converted into a quest on 13 February 2023, along with a number of other changes to the series. As with other former miniquests, it does not award quest points.

Official description

“

Defeat Zamorak, and see what this means for Gielinor.

”

Overview

Start point	Talk to Adrasteia in her library on the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] of the White Knights' Castle in Falador, near the interrogation room. Show on map	2022#5
Members	Members only
Length as displayed in-game	Medium to Long
Requirements	Quests: Aftermath Twilight of the Gods Extinction Sins of the Father Desperate Measures Desperate Times… Anachronia base camp tutorial Eye of Het II Eye of Het I City of Senntisten… Broken Home Complete the Eyes in Their Stars mystery Meet Naressa in Senntisten
Required items	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. None
Recommended	Ring of respawn, passage of the abyss, Falador Teleport, activated Falador lodestone, or master archaeologist's outfit for quick access to the White Knights' Castle Archaeology journal or master archaeologist's outfit to teleport to Kharid-et Dig Site Activated Port Sarim lodestone or master archaeologist's outfit to teleport to Armadyl's Tower
Combat	Various enemies within the The Zamorakian Undercity (if not already done at least once) Zamorak, Lord of Chaos (level 14,000) (if not already beaten at least once)

Walkthrough

To fight a god

Sir Cadian is waiting for World Guardian

Begin by talking to Adrasteia west of the library on the 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US] of the White Knights' Castle (talking to her in the throne room on the 2^nd floor^[UK]3^rd floor^[US] will not progress the quest). She reveals that to reach Zamorak, you will need to traverse the Zamorakian Undercity located deep within Senntisten, which has been occupied by Zamorakians after the events of the Elder God Wars, and go through a portal located within. She also suggests meeting with Sir Cadian, who is leading an assault into the undercity.

The best way to enter the undercity is through the Varrock Dig Site entrance of Senntisten. Once inside, enter the undercity by clicking the nearby pulley lift (a few steps east of the larger-looking pulley lift used to enter and exit Senntisten).

The Edicts of Guthix, hexed by Zamorak in the Wilderness Crater.

Inside the undercity, you will meet up to Sir Cadian (you may need to enter again if you skipped the cutscene). The White Knights have been staging unsuccessful assaults against the followers of Zamorak to get to the portal leading to the Wilderness Crater. It is also revealed that the Zamorakians have been sacrificing troops from the Elder God Wars Dungeon to fuel said portal.

You now need to defeat the boss Zamorak, Lord of Chaos in the Zamorakian Undercity once on any difficulty. If you have already defeated Zamorak and exited his arena normally through the portal instead of teleporting before reaching this point in the quest, this step is automatically skipped.

For a strategy guide, see the Zamorakian Undercity/Strategies. You will need to clear the dungeon once to skip to the boss if you are going to defeat the boss alone. A groupmate who completed the achievement Conqueror of Chaos may help you to reach the boss directly.

The edicts re-established

Saradomin appoints Adrasteia as the new leader

After banishing Zamorak, Lord of Chaos, return to Adrasteia in the 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US] library. (You must speak with her there; attempting to speak with her in the 2^nd floor^[UK]3^rd floor^[US] throne room will only discuss the Succession quest.) You will tell her that the Edicts of Guthix have been re-established and Zamorak has been stopped. She will then ask you to join her to say goodbye to Saradomin on the 2^nd floor^[UK]3^rd floor^[US]. Talking to Saradomin will trigger a cutscene where he appoints Adrasteia as the new leader of the Saradominists on Gielinor, asks Commander Zilyana to watch over her, and addresses all of his people over what has transpired. The latter takes the last of his strength and he departs Gielinor. Adrasteia suggests you talk with Azzanadra and Armadyl before they depart as well.

The Zarosians

Zarosians meet in the praetorium

Travel to the Kharid-et Dig Site and talk to Dr Nabanik. You will be teleported to the praetorium, where you are joined by Azzanadra, Nex, Trindine, and Wahisietel. Azzanadra reveals that he and Nex will depart for Freneskae to plan the following steps. He tasks Trindine with following Adrasteia and intervene on her behalf, should she not be able to do what will be necessary. He also asks Wahisietel, who has now taken up the mantle of Azzanadra's human alter ego Dr Nabanik, to help Trindine out whenever he can with his knowledge of humans.

Armadyl's regret

Talk to Armadyl at his tower south of Falador. He will express how he regrets not spending his final hours on Gielinor at the ruins of the farm he and his late husband Obi'Sooth built in what is now the Wilderness, where he died along with countless other aviansie. Armadyl will then state his intentions to help free the elves of Tarddiad from being bound to crystals and construct an aviansie colony there, hoping to achieve a peaceful coexistence between his and Seren's followers, before he thanks you and departs.

Finishing up

Return to Adrasteia in the library. She expresses her concerns about a Zamorakian civil war and how Moia will be able to handle the situation.

Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

• Small XP lamp
• Chaos die reroll token

Achievements

• Aftermath ( 0) – Complete this quest.

Required for completing

Aftermath is not currently required for any quests or miniquests.

Transcript

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Click here for a transcript of possible conversations and other messaging encountered throughout the quest.
Click here for a transcript of the quest's journal entry.

Credits

Aftermath
Developers
Developer				Mod Luma
Design				Mod Jack, Mod Raven
Art and graphics
Concept				Mod BakingaZ, Mod Neil
Quality assurance
Quality assurance				Mod Breezy, Mod Forza, Mod Giara
Audio
Audio				Mod Grace, Mod Kas, Mod Lord

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• patch 14 July 2025 (Update):
  • Extinction, Twilight of the Gods, and Aftermath are now placed correctly when the quest list is viewed in 'Timeline' order.
  • Zamorak's challenge to the World Guardian now appears at the end of Twilight of the Gods. After completing Aftermath, it is replayable from Adrasteia's research table in Falador castle.

• patch 13 March 2023 (Update):
  • Clarified the wording of Aftermath's start point and quest journal objectives to make it clearer you need to speak to Adrasteia in the White Knights' Castle library. This is to accommodate players who completed Succession prior to completing Aftermath.

• patch 13 February 2023 (Update):
  • Aftermath miniquest has been converted to a short quest with journals it will not award quest points or Treasure Hunter keys.

• patch 5 December 2022 (Update):
  • Since they require Extinction, added Twilight of the Gods and the Aftermath miniquest to the end of the Elder God Wars quest series.

• patch 28 November 2022 (Update):
  • Softened the wording of the suggested requirements in the Aftermath quest overview and removed its disclaimer.

• hotfix 5 July 2022:
  • Players who are at a certain point during the The Vault of Shadows miniquest can now continue the Aftermath miniquest by speaking to Dr Nabanik.

• update 4 July 2022 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Upon completion of the quest, the Adventurer's Log states: I defeated Zamorak, and said farewell to the gods before they were banished from Gielinor.
• Similarly to the Curse of the Black Stone, another quest that serves as a narrative wrapper for the Elite Dungeons, it is possible to complete the encounter before the quest and it is not required to do so again. However, the player still has to talk to Sir Cadian in the Undercity.