Philip (the Son of Arrav)

Philip is the mysterious son of Arrav, the hero of Varrock and the protected og Gielinor.

Appearance
Philip has fair skin like Arrav, and his features are also a little similar to him. He wears a med helm with horns in the end, also based on his father. He has a scar on his chest, which is a carved symbol meaning 'the destroyer'.

History
The legend of Philip is a tale often told by elders to ward of evil curses and vengeful spirits. ''It is a tale that gives hope even to the hopeless, redeems the conscious of the wicked, even brings back the dead of a loved one at times. Unlike Arrav's legend, which is a documentary of Varrock, the adventures of his son are a message to the world and beyond...''

The Demon Reborn
According to the Legend, a lone child was found in the route to Avarrocka by the Enthai, a nomadic tribe who worshipped no god. They found the child without his parents(just like his father), and tried to take him to their camp. Just then the leader saw the moon in the sky. It was unearthly. It was dull and black, radiating violet rays. That was certainly a bad omen in Enthai traditions. In utter horror the tribe cursed the Child of the Dark Moon as Trodaxand threw him in a river to die. Their fears were related with the legendary demon. Krespa.

Trodax was no ordinary demon. It was an unknown entity which was believed to be created before the Age of the Gods. It was said to bathe in evil. No one but the Enthai and the hunters of the demon knew about Krespa. It was said to roam everywhere, being the one to create chaos and trouble. But that night, the demon had done something bizarre. It had possessed a child. And that surely meant doom for all.

The Power Within
The child had survived the wrath of the river and had reached a small village called Renko in the outskirts of Avarrocka. He was adopted by an old couple who were part of a tribe called the Fadir, a group of people said to have introduced skills in Gielinor. They named the child Philip. The couple raised the child pretty well. They taught the child all forms of fighting skills and survival skills. They made him train day and night. He was seldom allowed to relax. The couple were secretly preparing to mould the child into a warrior; to give the world some hope. The Child of the Dark Moon, was an expert fighter and survivalist and protected his 'parents' from the dangers in Renko. Krespa mostly stayed dormant, waiting for the right moment. On day, when Philip was preparing dinner for the couple, the hunters of Krespa arrived attacked their hut in a frenzy. The battle resulted in the Philip unleashed the dormant Demon. A sudden fury took hold of him and when he regained control of his mind, all the occupants in the room were dead. Miserable, Philip ran into the woods to escape the sorrow with the Demon whispering inside his head. Unknown to the poor lad, Krespa had awoken. The tortures had just begun.

The Prophecy
Years passed and Philip wandered the woods doing his best to survive the dangers that were everywhere. Finally, he was neared the city. Just as he tried to exit the woods, he seemed to freeze. Then he met a young woman called The Lady of the Keep, who explained his predicament. She went on to say that once a person entered the woods, they would never escape. Philip became almost hopeless and decided to stay there forever when the Lady took pity on him and sacrificed herself for him. He built a grave for her and then set out to the main city of Avvarocka. The voices continued to pester him, but he tried his best to ignore them. When he reached the city, Avarrocka Guard preventing from entering the gates and explained that Varrock was in a dreadful situation due to a hero-turned-evil called a Arrav, and told him to save himself by not entering the place. Philip felt the need to help them, but alas, his destiny stopped him from doing so. The voice of Krespa guided him to the copy of The Shield of Arrav which had been built earlier along with the real one, for its own purpose. Philip recovered the forgotten shield and was just about to leave when the Krespa hunters ambushed him. Philip tried his best but was outnumbered when Fadir members rescued him and sent him to their hideout.

The Fadir tribes told him that he was destined to be a great warrior but a prophecy told them that he was to die before the Winter Solstice. They also understood his problems with the spirit and assured him that it was vulnerable in their place. In the following days, the Fadir trained him further in fighting and weapon wielding. Once, when he was swimming on the lake, he gad a vision of a legendary sword waiting for him in an unknown place. The sword called 'Bloodlust' was even more unknown than the mighty Shield of Arrav. No one knew of its presence but Phlip, due to his vision. The demon's faint voice commanded him to meet a seer called Seburen, the master of Knowledge. On the tenth day, Philip took leave of his friends and, gathering enough provisions went for a quest even more dangerous than his father's.

Philip meets Tanya
On his way, along the Barbarian village, Philip encountered several wild barbarians and slew them all. But his route required him to travel to Ether Realm, a minor realm situated in Gielinor, along the Barbarian Village. There, he encountered several deadly monsters. When the cannibals called Raza entered the fray, Philip lost most if his energy in slaying them. When the final one was killed, a beautiful young lady appeared and dealt him a killing blow. As strong as he was Philip survived, and was then taken to the Seer's Hut. There, Seburan introduced the young lady as Tanya, a young warrior who pledged to served him throughout his life, as he had saved her from the Raza. Seburen explained about the location of Bloodlust as somewhere beyond Gielinor. He apologized for such a limited knowledge and made him stay there while Xenia tended his wounds.

Journey to Trepeka
When Philip was finally ready for fighting, he insisted on leaving to find the sword. Seburen ordered Tanya to accompany him and she reluctantly obeyed. He also gave him a simple blade to help him during dire situations. The duo set out of the Ether Realm and travelled throughout Gielinor, fighting monsters along the way. They set up camp in Lumbridge, where Tanya performed a ritual to exit Gielinor. Outside of Gielinor, Krespa guided him to a realm called Treapaka, home place to great deadly Gods like Revaska and Tuskia(elder sister of Tuska).

At Treapaka, the duo travelled to the Savage Crest where they encountered Martin, the guardian of the great blade, who somehow lost it aeons ago. The trio scoured Savage Crest, where the the forces of Ukya, the God-Queen attacked them. In the fight that ensued Tanya, who was destined to own the Gem of Beyond, ripped the Queen's torso and claimed the Gem. A fellow soldier of Ukya, Ferron, offered them his opinions of Bloodlust's whereabouts; about it being somewhere in the easternmost part of the Realm. They follow his directions and enter Thanatica, the most dreadful kingdom in Treapaka. In the 'lands of massacre', they finally find the sword embedded in the Thanatican a Rocks, the hardest solid throughout the cosmos. But unfortunately, Bloodlust was guarded by Tuskia the most aggressive and fearsome God in all of the realms.

The Final Battle
An epic battle ensued, the gigantic forces of Tuskia clashed with the trio. The trio managed to slay all the soldiers, but in the battle all of them, except Philip were gravely injured. Tuskia fought with Philip, showing no mercy. She used all of her Godly powers to attack the brave warrior, and only Philip's survival instincts prevented him from death. But finally the mad goddess grabbed him and decided to tear him to pieces. Just then, Krespa awoke. The Elder Demon began to go berserk and the fight between the two forces was incredible. In the end, Krespa destroyed the a goddess. At that moment, the moon became dark and Krespa gained utter control over Philip, killing his soul inch by inch. It was in that moment that Philip knew he would die as per the prophecy. But due to a small amount of hope, he managed to fight back, ultimately controlling the beast.

A New Path
After their encounter with Tuskia, Philip removed Bloodlust from the stone, which in turn burst into a million pieces. The duo then took leave of Martin and travelled to their own realm. Back at Gielinor, Philip meets the seer again and the seer teleports him along with his friend Tanya to the future. Philip was required to protect Varrock along with the whole of Gielinor from danger.