A Kingdom Divided

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A Kingdom Divided (#150)
Released		16 June 2021 (Update)
Members		Yes
Quest series		Great Kourend
Official difficulty		Experienced
Lead developer(s)		Mod Ed

A Kingdom Divided is an upcoming quest first announced at RuneFest 2019. The quest is a continuation of the Great Kourend quest series.

In A Kingdom Divided, players will investigate the hidden corruption within the Kourend Council, and discover a much deeper conspiracy hundreds of years in the making.

Details

Start point	Speak to Martin Holt at the entrance to Kourend Castle in Kingstown.
Official difficulty	Experienced
Description	Great Kourend: a land of wealth, comfort and security. Across its five cities, the people of this Kingdom work to bring peace and prosperity. However, all is not as it seems. Beneath this delicate façade lies an uncomfortable truth: the kingdom of Great Kourend is A Kingdom Divided. Since the death of the last king, Great Kourend has been ruled by the Kourend Council. Under the watchful gaze of the Council, Kourend has enjoyed a golden age of progression. But not all of its citizens are happy, and, spurred by the recent arrest of Councillor Sophia Hughes, allegations of corruption are growing. However, the political games of the Council may be the least of Kourend’s concerns. A darker power is gathering in the Kingdom - one that could change the face of Gielinor forever...
Official length	Long
Requirements	Completion of the Architectural Alliance miniquest Completion of the following quests: The Depths of Despair Client of Kourend X Marks the Spot The Queen of Thieves Client of Kourend X Marks the Spot The Ascent of Arceuus Client of Kourend X Marks the Spot The Forsaken Tower Client of Kourend X Marks the Spot Tale of the Righteous Client of Kourend X Marks the Spot 54 Agility (unboostable) 52 Thieving (unboostable) 52 Woodcutting (unboostable) 50 Herblore (unboostable) 42 Mining (unboostable) 38 Crafting (unboostable) 35 Magic (unboostable)
Items required	None
Enemies to defeat	None

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Rewards

• 2 Quest points
• The book of the dead
• An antique lamp 10,000 experience to any skill of your choice. Skill must be at least level 40.
• Ability to set respawn point to Kourend Castle
• New spells made available in the Arceuus spellbook

Pre-release information

Gallery

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  Concept art for an NPC players meet during the quest.

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  A piece of official artwork of the quest, depicting Martin Holt and protesters at the front of Kourend Castle.

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  Concept art by Mod Grub illustrating the Judge of Yama, an NPC players encounter during the quest.

Video trailer

On 12 May 2021, a video trailer made by Mod Surma was released to promote the quest, announcing its release in June 2021.

“	My name is Martin Holt. I have dedicated my entire life to serving the Kingdom of Great Kourend. Under the council's rule, we've supposedly enjoyed nothing but harmony and prosperity for decades... but I know better. I can see it. I can feel it. This age of so-called 'peace' is reaching its end, and I fear for what comes next. Ever since the last king died and his heir disappered, the law of the council has become progressively unjust... corrupt... broken. Those whom we've entrusted this once great Kingdom to have become the ones we dread the most! They threaten the very foundations of all that we've built... and until the monarchy is restored, we will protest, we will rebel, and we WILL have justice! Great Kourend will be a kingdom divided no more!	”
	— Martin Holt

Pre-release teaser

On 19 May 2021, the quest was added to the Quest List interface with the text in grey (A Kingdom Divided). When the quest was clicked on, the usual interface opened which formally announced the quest's release date:

“

Coming to Old School RuneScape on June 16th 2021... Once it has been released, I can start this quest by talking to Martin Holt at the entrance to Kourend Castle in Kingstown.

”

Around 17:42 (UTC) on the same day, players in various areas of the game had their screen rumble with accompanying messages in their chatbox, depending on where they were:

• If players were in Great Kourend and the Kebos Lowlands the chatbox stated "The ground beneath you violently shakes."
  • Players exclaimed What the... What was that? after the rumbling ended.
• If players were anywhere else the chatbox stated "You hear a faint rumbling coming from the far west..."

Developers

• Main developer(s): Mod Ed
• Quality Assurance: Mod Curse and Mod Katies
• Art: Mod Brow, Mod Gee, and Mod West