This article is about the pet. For the quest NPC, see Rune guardian (Rune Mysteries)

A Rune guardian is a pet that can be received after completing the quest Rune Mechanics. The original purpose of the Rune guardian was to protect the Mage Training Arena. Players may refuse the opportunity to own a Rune guardian.

Unlike most pets, Rune guardians need to be "revitalised" rather than fed. Revitalisation takes place when the Rune guardian is in a Runecrafting altar. Note: you must have the Rune guardian out when you enter the altar to revitalise. It can be placed in the Player-owned house menagerie, where it can also be revitalized if the room has a pet feeder. The Rune guardian has only one stage of growth and is fully grown once you get it. To remove the pet Rune guardian from the pet menagerie, you have to open the pet house and take it out.

A new Rune guardian can be obtained from Apprentice Clerval in the Mage Training Arena, but if you drop the Rune guardian in a non-members' world, you'll have to retrieve it by asking the owner in Taverley's pet shop about stray pets.

Currently the only way to deliberately get rid of your Rune guardian is to use the right-click "dismiss" option on your summoning icon.

One very efficient way to revitalise a Rune guardian is to use the Ring of duelling and pick the duel arena option to travel to the Fire altar, which is only one to two clicks away. A cost-free method (using more time) is to use Wicked hood that consumed Water talisman to use Teleport option to reach Wizards' Tower, exit the tower and go to Water Altar northeast of it.

Colours

As of 23 March, 2010, you can change the Rune guardian's colour by visiting any altar with exception of the Ourania Altar, and using the Rune guardian on the altar. It will change colour to a colour related to that altar. You can not change it back to a 'normal coloured' guardian, but you can put it in your Menagerie or dismiss it and then talk to Apprentice Clerval to get a new grey one. Players can use this to display their achievement of getting all the requirements to visit an altar - for example, black rune guardians require completion of Mourning's End Part II. It is possible to change the colour multiple times. Rune guardians are also capable of changing the colour of your infinity robes. Use your robes on an elemental altar with the rune guardian out to change them. To change them back to original colours, use them on the rune guardian. This only works on the four elemental altars (earth, air, fire, water).

Note: Dialogue does not change with the colours

Dialogue

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