War of the World Gate

History
The War of the World Gate started after Guthix opened the World Gate for the first time and allowed several powerful races to come through it and start a civilization. Many of them were confused, and the different races started to fight each other in a bloody battle which eventually led to Guthix wiping out all the combatants and closing the World Gate, realizing his mistake.

It wasn't until 1000 years later that Guthix decided to open the World Gate again, this time with more success.

Combatants

 * Elves
 * Demons
 * Centaurs
 * Dryads
 * Humans

Elves
The ancient tribe of elves that fought in the War of the World Gate are now extinct, because the whole tribe went through the gate, and all of them got wiped out. The only object that remains that was created by the elves is a single Ruby bow, which is extremely powerful.

Demons
Many demons went through the portal, and they were thought to be the ones that started the fighting. Many demons were slain during and at the end of the war, but the number of demons that attacked was only a small number of the total amount of demons, and they were one of the only races who weren't threatened to extinction.

Centaurs
It could be said that the centaurs were winning the war before Guthix wiped them out, due to their great agility, strength, and skill with bows. Only a few centaurs survived the war and a few remain in RuneScape today.

Dryads
Dryads were not incredibly powerful, and had little chance of winning the war. The dryad population was almost completely wiped out by Guthix.

Humans
Humans were skillful in all areas, and this was a great advantage on the battle field. Guthix's wipeout didn't mean the humans were extinct, and it hardly affected their population.

Today
Today little evidence remains of the War of the World Gate, except for the ruby bow and certain documents.