The Great Guardian

The Great Guardian
Released								23 March 2022 (Update)
Members								Yes
Race								Rune guardian
Quest								Temple of the Eye
Location								Temple of the Eye
League region								Desert✓
Options								Power-up
Examine								What makes them so great? The beard, the sheer size, or the dashing personality?
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Advanced data
NPC ID								11403,11455,11456
Link								MOID

The Great Guardian is the guardian of the Temple of the Eye. Players help them close the abyssal rift that opens up during the minigame Guardians of the Rift.

The Great Guardian was created sometime during the God Wars, after Aliya, the Justiciar of the Lion, used an artefact known as The Eye to seal the abyssal rift that opened up in the Temple,^[1] and created the Great Guardian and many other rune guardians to protect the temple in the event the rift was reopened.^[2]

During the Fifth Age, the Order of Wizards rediscovered the Temple in an attempt to find an ancient teleportation matrix to the runic altars. However, Mia Persten, the leading researcher in teleportation magic, accidentally reopened the rift and disappeared into the Abyss, activating the Temple's defences once more. The Great Guardian, with the assistance of several apprentices and a certain adventurer, manage to close the rift, albeit temporarily, due to the Stone no longer being present in the Temple.^[3]

v t e Temple of the Eye
NPCs	Wizard Persten Mage of Zamorak Tea Seller Dark Mage Archmage Sedridor Wizard Traiborn Apprentice Cordelia Apprentice Felix Apprentice Tamara Zachariah Aliya The Great Guardian
Items	Eye amulet Strong cup of tea Abyssal incantation
Energies	Cosmic Energy Death Energy Earth Energy Fire Energy Law Energy Nature Energy
Scenery	Inactive cell tile Portal
Music	Temple of the Eye The Guardians Prepare Guardians of the Rift
Related	Quick guide (speedrunning) Transcript Guardians of the Rift Mysterious Stone Portal

v t e Guardians of the Rift
NPCs	Apprentices Cordelia Felix Tamara Rune guardians The Great Guardian Elemental Weak Medium Strong Overcharged Catalytic Weak Medium Strong Overcharged Portal Guardians Air Mind Water Earth Fire Body Cosmic Chaos Nature Law Death Blood Remains Guardian parts Guardian remains Large guardian remains Fallen guardian Huge guardian remains Abyssal creatures Abyssal leech Abyssal guardian Abyssal walker
Gameplay	Guardian fragments Guardian essence Guardian stones Elemental Catalytic Polyelemental Polycatalytic Cells Uncharged Weak Medium Strong Overcharged Portal talismans Air Mind Water Earth Fire Body Cosmic Chaos Nature Law Death Blood Barriers Weak Barrier Medium Barrier Strong Barrier Overcharged Barrier Scenery Cell tile (broken) Inactive cell tile
Rewards	Rewards Guardian Atlax's diary Abyssal pearls Abyssal lantern Abyssal needle Colossal pouch Elemental talisman (tiara) Catalytic talisman (tiara) Abyssal protector Abyssal dyes Red Green Blue Intricate pouch Intricate pouch Tarnished locket Amulet of the eye Lost bag Temple Supplies Ring of the elements Blood talisman (tiara) Guardian's eye Greatish guardian Raiments of the Eye Hat (red • blue • green) Top (red • blue • green) Robe (red • blue • green) Boots
Scenery	Abyssal Rift Barrier Deposit Pool Rubble
Music	Temple of the Eye The Guardians Prepare Guardians of the Rift
Related	Strategies Temple of the Eye (location) Temple of the Eye (quest)