Xikotal

Ксикотал was a large black-scaled dragon and Imaru's mate. Like his mate, he protected the human settlement in Fellhollow, even during the Dragon Rebellion. He was killed by the Dragon Queen Kuldra when she descended on the region.

History

Xikotal's origin is unknown, but he is one of the many dragons created by the dragonkin. He and Imaru both settled within Fellhollow, where they would live in peace amongst the settlers that would migrate from the southern region, in hope to escape the trouble there. When the humans arrived, Xikotal joined Imaru in taking the settlers under their wing as protectors, at her urging. The two and the settlers found peace among leaving with each other, with Imaru and Xikotal helping them build their city and assist them in other means, with Imaru using her magic to bring the rains, while Xikotal calmed the winds. All this in exchange for a few sheep and cows. Together they dreamed of a society where dragon and human could thrive in peace, a vision that might have made Fellhollow a new utopia. Sometime later, Imaru would appoint several guards to protect them when they go into a long torpors. Xikotal, in parallel, drew the strongest and most skilled marauders into the Scalesworn, an order chosen by him to stand watch over the dragons as they slept.

Xikotal acted as a sort of judge and would provide absolution for crimes and sins. Those guilty of the gravest sins were given to him for conversion. He would breathe a fog into their minds, erasing their wicked past and offering them a fresh start. For the isolationist knights of Dowdun Reach, he personally performed the vulcanisation that produced their black steel, offering it as a gift. He also tried to draw the Zamorakians of Dowdun Reach into the wider community, presenting Lord Rasmodel with coal in one claw and iron in the other, hoping the offering would soften their determination to remain apart. Both gifts proved misguided: instead of drawing the Zamorakians toward Fellhollow, they outfitted Rasmodel's new Shadow Knights, who would ensure the rest of Fellhollow kept their distance. Imaru and Xikotal also maintained an annual trade agreement with Dowdun Reach, sending an Emberwood cleric as their attaché to renew it with Archmage Alric and Rasmodel.

After the Dragon Rebellion began, Kuldra had sent her dragons to wipe out the settlements of Ashenfall, minus a few. She saw the mercy both Xikotal and Imaru were bestowing on the settlements, and decided to deal with the matter herself. As Kuldra descended on the region, Atilius Rasmodel, one of Imaru's guards, would ride on top of Xikotal, some of the nobles clad in Steel equipment went to assist Xikotal and Imaru, in hopes of defending their new home and bringing an end to the reign of the Dragon Queen. Despite the help and numbers, they failed to bring Kuldra down. Atilius and Xikotal were slain by the Dragon Queen, who then pulled Xikotal's heart from his chest and devoured it before Imaru and all who had gathered to witness and join in the battle. Kuldra then departed the region, leaving Imaru to grieve as a cruel punishment for disobeying her.

His corpse, today can be found near Imaru's Tower, in Hope's Fall

Trivia

Xikotal had a fondness for cats and kept hundreds of them in his lair; their purring helped him sleep.
In the RuneScape: Dragonwilds narrative trailer, Xitokal appears to be a green dragon, but in the battered diary, they are said to be black-scaled.
According to the withered journal, the remains of Xikotal is in the Lake of Lost Souls, despite it appearing elsewhere. It is confirmed that it was the writers being flowery with the text rather than specific.

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References

↑ Journal entry of Battered Diary, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "The black-scaled guardian"
↑ Journal entry of Imaru, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "Dragonkin experiments had robbed her of the one thing she craved, to be a mother. So when the humans came to the region, she convinced Xikotal that they should take them under their wing, becoming protectors and, perhaps, even parents to the fragile things."
↑ Journal entry of Ravanna's Second Journal, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "these dragons watch over the villagers, help them with construction, farming, all sorts of stuff."
↑ Journal entry of Lazilly-Penned Diary, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "Her magic brought rain and his calmed the winds, so that our harvests were plentiful, and our population bloomed. All it costs is a few sheep or cows, every once in a while, a pretty good deal if you ask me"
↑ Journal entry of Fellhollow Cape, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "Fellhollow could have been a new utopia, were it not for the cruelty of the godeater. Imaru and Xikotal adored their human neighbours and dreamed of a society where both dragon and human could thrive together in peace."
↑ Journal entry of Steel Sword, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "She was chosen by Imaru as one of her guards, not that a dragon needed such a thing, and she was made responsible for the defense of the dragons when they fell into the weeks long torpors they were known to suffer."
↑ Journal entry of Rotsworn Marauder, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "The Scalesworn were heroes. Only the strongest, most skilled and powerful marauders would be chosen by Xikotal to act as guardians of the dragons. They would guard the great beasts as they slept, standing strong against any force that might try to do them harm."
↑ Journal entry of Rotsworn Warrior, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "In the ages past those who had committed the gravest sins were given to Xikotal for conversion. He would breathe into them a new way of thinking, draconic magic creating a fog in their minds that erased their wicked past and offering them a newer future."
↑ Journal entry of Black Sword, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "'Black', you may be aware, is not a material. It is instead a descriptor for steel that has gone through a process similar to vulcanisation. There was a time when the vulcanisation was performed by the dragon Xikotal, as a gift to the isolationist knights."
↑ Journal entry of Mithril Platelegs, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "In the end, the choice was made for Rasmodel. The dragon, Xikotal, had a gift. In one claw, he had coal, in the other iron. He wanted to help the Zamorakians, to bring them an offering that might soften their determination to isolate. In the dragon's optimism, the gift would bring the Zamorakians into the wider Fellhollow community. Rasmodel had his steel. He could outfit his new order. With the misguided dragon's help, he had his knights. They would ensure the rest of Fellhollow would keep their distance."
↑ Journal entry of Mystic Robes, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "The role of mystic cloth changed when Archmage Alric and Lord Rasmodel agreed to meet an attaché of Imaru and Xikotal. It was some cleric from Emberwood, looking to renew an annual trade agreement."
↑ Journal entry of Steel Sword, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "She was chosen by Imaru as one of her guards, not that a dragon needed such a thing, and she was made responsible for the defense of the dragons when they fell into the weeks long torpors they were known to suffer. When Kuldra descended on the region, demanding humanity’s destruction, Atilius climbed on Xikotal’s back in hope to drive her steel blade through the Godeater’s heart."
↑ Journal entry of Steel Platelegs, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "When Kuldra arrived it was as if the air had grown heavy, pressing down on everyone. A whole village fell silent as the Godeater turned her gaze upon them. As Imaru and Xikotal rose to face her, villagers instinctively ran to don their heirloom steel armour, hoping that they wouldn‘t have to use it, but knowing in their hearts that they would."
↑ Journal entry of Steel Sword, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "She died beside the dragon she had sworn to protect, free of all remorse, in the line of duty"
↑ Journal entry of Ravanna's Third Journal, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "I have a new customer, and she won’t fit through the door. Odd to empathise with a dragon, but I do. We all saw what happened. I watched as the great multi-headed dragon queen pulled Xikotal’s heart from his chest and ate it in front of his mate."
↑ Journal entry of Steel Platelegs, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "After Xikotal’s death, Kuldra left the region, leaving Imaru to her grief."
↑ Journal entry of Battered Diary, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "She does not end Imaru's pain, not yet. She leaves her with the agony of loss and the dissolution of her dreams for the future. A cruel punishment, for the simple crime of peace. She dared to shelter the lost and wandering humans, rather than put us to the flame [sic]."
↑ Journal entry of Steel Crossbow Limbs, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "It was said that Xikotal, in particular, enjoyed the gentle purring noises that they made and would surround his lair with hundreds of the creatures so that he might be lulled into a gentle sleep"
↑ Jagex. Mod Raven on Discord. 5 May 2026. Mod Raven: "It is his corpse. He's in the lake area, we were just being flowery with the text rather than specific", in reply to: "@Mod Raven On the wiki, we are wondering if Xikotal remains is that in Hope's fall, or if it is another dragon? In the Withered Journal, it is said he is within the Lake of Lost Souls, but he is located in Hope's Fall."