The Social Strata of the Wilderness by: Eorl

In the wilderness, there are 4 classes of people. The first are the PK'ers. These people just go around killing members of the other groups and their own group. They are not very much liked and usually hang around in groups, in high traffic places like: the Varrock entrance, the Darkwizards, the Sapphire house, the Lava maze, and the Greater Demons. If you are not a PK'er yourself, stay away from these peeps at all cost.
The next group is the Adventurer. These people go into the wilderness in the most crappy armor imaginable, like Iron and Steel, in hopes of finding a nice respawn or drop. They wear low armor so that they will not lose much if they die. These people's dream is finding a sapphire in the house and getting away with it.
The third type of people are the miners. With the Dwarven and other mines being completely overrun by people, sometimes the wilderness is the only place that miners can practice their trade. Also, the benefits of minig in the wilderness are alluring. For example, there is a place with 20+ coal rocks-a miner's dream. Also in the Wilderness is the only known runeite rock. Since runeite is the most valued ore in the game, many hi level miners can be found here. Miners are also a PK'ers dream. With little armor, and stocked with ores, they can be easy targets for a wandering fighter. This is why many miners hire an escort when going into the wilderness.
The final group are the day trippers. These are people who go into the Wilderness to fight their friends or just to piddle around. They are also targets for PK'ers.

Eorl