Ian Gower

Ian Gower
Employed	2001
Left	25 October 2016
Role	Game Engine Developer
Team	Game Engine Tech
Social media	Twitter/X: @MrIanGower;

Ian Gower is the brother of Andrew Gower and Paul Gower.^[1] He helped create an early version of RuneScape, DeviousMUD, in 1998. He did the graphics and three-dimensional modeling.

In addition, he originally did the conversion for the quests Goblin Diplomacy^[2] and Fight Arena.^[3] He also developed the Hunter skill, Haunted Mine, Recipe for Disaster: Freeing the Goblin generals and Eagles' Peak.

Ian Gower started working on Old School RuneScape on 13 October 2014.^[4] On 25 October 2016, Ian left the company to work with his brother Andrew at Fen Research, 18 years after he started working on DeviousMUD.^[5]

Ian Gower is married to Mod Maylea.^[6]

References

^ History of RuneScape: The First Four Years. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2019.^{[Lost reference]}
^ Goblin Diplomacy. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011.
^ Fight Arena (Members). Archived from the original on 17 November 2011.
^ Jagex. Ian Gower's Twitter account. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Ian Gower: "Right, time to pack up my computers and move back downstairs to join the @OldSchoolRS team :D"
^ Mod Ronan. Farewell Ian Gower. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.
^ Mod Ash. "21 Years at Jagex + RuneFest Medley (Deluxe) music video | AMA". Reddit. 25 July 2025. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Mod Ash: "It's been a while alright! Mod Maylea, still working on OSRS, is married to Ian Gower, making her the Gower From Another Mother, so we're still in touch that way. And I see Paul socially occasionally, such as at the annual Cambridge Beer Festival. Other staff play boardgames with him a lot, too."

[1] History of RuneScape: The First Four Years. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2019.^{[Lost reference]}

[2] Goblin Diplomacy. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011.

[3] Fight Arena (Members). Archived from the original on 17 November 2011.

[4] Jagex. Ian Gower's Twitter account. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Ian Gower: "Right, time to pack up my computers and move back downstairs to join the @OldSchoolRS team :D"

[5] Mod Ronan. Farewell Ian Gower. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017.

[6] Mod Ash. "21 Years at Jagex + RuneFest Medley (Deluxe) music video | AMA". Reddit. 25 July 2025. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Mod Ash: "It's been a while alright! Mod Maylea, still working on OSRS, is married to Ian Gower, making her the Gower From Another Mother, so we're still in touch that way. And I see Paul socially occasionally, such as at the annual Cambridge Beer Festival. Other staff play boardgames with him a lot, too."

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