Hello! Welcome to 'the Adventure Through RuneScape'! I apologise for the lack of author notes up to about chapter 59. That is because I was forced to re-upload the whole story for one reason or another in the winter of 2009. That is also the reason there aren't many reviews compared to the amount of chapters (I lost 200+ reviews because of the reuploading). Also, a complete list of main characters and their owners can be found on chapter 83.

A sequel to this story has been released - it is called 'The Adventure Through RuneScape 2: Darkness Approaches' (although the 'Darkness Approaches' isn't part of the title due to character restraints).

The Adventure Through RuneScape and its sequel are part of a shared universe with Haseo the Terror of Death's The Sphere of Varrock. His story is placed one year behind The Adventure Through RuneScape. Although an understanding of that book isn't needed, I highly suggest you read it, not only because it is a good fanfiction, but because you will get some references in this story to that story.

Please enjoy the massive story I wrote especially for you.

Disclaimer: I do not own Jagex, RuneScape, or any of the RuneScape characters. All I own is the plot of this fanfiction and some of the characters in the story. I am not making a financial profit from this story.

NOTE: The RuneScape celebrity Zezima has been referenced a few times in the story. Nothing major, just the occasional reference. I stress now that I do not own Zezima, never have, never will. Also, please note that the line "there is something on your back!" is repeated in the story. This is a reference to a show that I used to watch called Doctor Who. Again, nothing more than references.


Prologue

(This prologue is an exctract from the end of the story)

Gasping for air, I ran up the stairs two at a time. I couldn't stop, or the consequences would be dire. If I stopped, even for a moment, I would die. I'd come to terms with the fact that I would die at some point, but had that point arrived? I heard a taunting cackle from below. Panting, I forced myself to go up those stairs further.


THE ADVENTURE THROUGH RUNESCAPE

Chapter 1: Welcome to RuneScape!

There was a brilliant flash of blindingly bright light. I opened my eyes, and, after surveying my surroundings, I realised I was in a small house. The house was more or less empty. There were some stairs behind a locked door with a window in it. Potted plants and wooden chairs were scattered right throughout the room. There were several different people in this house. Another boy was talking to a man with an olive-green suit, olive-green cape, and a brown goatee. The man was bald, and had a large rucksack on his back. I decided to talk to this strange man.

In the end the man handed a small olive-green book clothes to the boy, who then left the house with a confident look on his face. A girl sat up, and went up to the man in green, who began talking to her. I sighed in frustration and impatience, and sat down on a wooden chair. I looked at a nearby mirror and saw what I looked like for the very first time.

I had smooth, black hair, and rosy cheeks. I wore a plain, grubby, blue shirt, with white sleeves. I wore blue trousers, which matched with my shirt. I also wore brown, simple shoes.

I was shocked at myself. How come I'd never looked at myself thoroughly before? It felt as if I'd just been born, and I knew how to talk, move, and do everything else a man should know how to do. But, I had no idea where I was, nor how I got there. All I knew was that I would progress far more if I asked for advice, and the man in the olive-green clothes seemed to be the one who was advising everyone.

The man handed the girl the exact same book he handed the boy earlier, and she left the house nervously. I was about to walk up to the man, when there was a flash of blinding white light, and another girl in simple green overalls appeared. The man just smiled warmly at her. I went up to him, but before I got the chance to say anything, he talked first.

"Welcome to RuneScape!" he boomed heartily. "I am the RuneScape guide, and I'm here to give you a head start and explain about this land. And who might you be?"

"My name is Mainiac97," I replied, without thinking. I frowned. How exactly did I know that was my name?

"Ah right, it's nice to meet you," the man replied warmly. "Well, anyway, RuneScape is a very big place, and dangerous too (the wilderness, for example). Before you can set foot in it, you've got to learn the basics of RuneScape on this island, Tutorial Island. You'll learn everything you can about RuneScape here; from cooking to killing, fishing to fire making, all the stuff you'll need to survive in RuneScape will be taught to you right on this very island.

"Now, I'm about to give you a few things you can't live without in RuneScape." The RuneScape guide then handed me a large bag. "That bag can carry much more then you think it can carry. Another thing you'll need would be this." He then showed me the olive-green book. "That book is magical. It changes all the time. The pages in it include your friends list and your ignore list, which are lists of people you like, and don't like. If you like someone, and put him or her on your friends list, it will display their names, and allows you to chat with them privately. If the person is on you ignore list, they cannot communicate with you at all. Also, there is a list of what is in your bag, and what is in your bank (you'll find out about the bank later on the island). It has a list of what you are wearing, and your combat level, the most important level of all your levels. Another thing would be your stat list. It is a list of your different stats at that moment. Stats are like different levels, for example, my fishing level is 34, or my crafting level is 26. If you look at the page regularly, it may make more sense to you. The rest of pages are blank, ready for you to fill in. Remember, when you die, it'll be the only thing that you keep, apart from 3 items, and your bag." He handed me the book. I put it in a small pouch in the front of the bag.

"Now, go out that door, and follow the path to your next guide. She will teach you how to survive out in the world of RuneScape. Good luck, traveller." He gave me a hearty pat on the back, and went off to start talking to another person. I sighed, feeling a lot better. I knew now that I was in a place called RuneScape. All the information I needed had been given to me. I went out the house. I looked around, and marvelled at the beauty of it all. There was the grass, waving in the wind, the butterflies, flying past me, and the ocean nearby, moving in rhythm to the wind. The sun shone like a beacon of hope to everybody. I happily followed the path, ready for what lay at the other end.


I hope you enjoyed that chapter! I am reuploading chapters (correcting mistakes, adding author notes, etc), one by one, so that is why some of the earlier chapters have author notes while some may not. The ones that don't have author notes usually are in the state that they were originally written in (AKA written years ago by me) so keep that in mind.

Next chapter: trees, fires, fish, oh my!

Until next time, toodles!