Misthalin–Morytania War

Misthalin–Morytania War
Beginning				~1100 Fourth Age
End				~1200 Fourth Age
Place				Borders of Morytania, Misthalin
Outcome				Misthalin victorious, Morytania forces driven back.
Combatants
Varrockian army					Vampyres, House Drakan
Commanders
Seven Priestly Warriors, King of Misthalin					Lord Lowerniel Vergidiyad Drakan, Ranis Drakan, Count Draynor Drakan, Vanescula Drakan, Verzik Vitur
Casualties
Six of the Seven Priestly Warriors, Unknown					Unknown
Other wars
Previous war				Morytania Campaign

The Misthalin–Morytania War was a conflict between the vampyres of Morytania and the Varrockian army. After taking over all of Hallowvale in the Third Age, Lord Drakan wanted to expand his borders, so he crossed the River Salve and waged war on the Kingdom of Misthalin.^[1]

At first, the human kingdom could not stop Lord Drakan's forces, and Lord Drakan made steady progress towards Varrock.^[2] Fearing defeat, the Temple Knights tasked a group known today as the Seven Priestly Warriors with securing the River Salve and conducting research into haemalchemy, as the savants of the Temple Knights believed it would be the key to defeating the vampyres.^[3][4] Although future historians would call it a blessing from Saradomin,^[5] the savants developed a blood ritual which the Seven Priestly Warriors were to perform to secure the River Salve.^[6]

The war culminated in a final battle near the River Salve at Silvarea.^[7] During the battle, the ritual was successfully performed, creating a barrier which Lord Drakan's armies would be unable to cross.^[8] With the sealing of the River Salve, Lord Drakan's armies were repelled and Misthalin rendered secure.^[9]

It was believed that all seven of the Seven Priestly Warriors died in the final battle and were buried at the site.^[10] However, Ivandis Seergaze survived the battle, and made a suicide run on Lowerniel Drakan after he started experiencing symptoms of vampyrification.^[11] He was not successful, and ultimately perished,^[12] being buried in a coffin which was placed in a cave connected to the tunnels he mapped beneath Morytania.

The Paterdomus Temple stands as a marker of the final battle. Given most of the Seven Priestly Warriors died in the final battle, it is unlikely that they were the ones to build the temple, as is sometimes proposed.^[9] Rather, the temple was likely built soon after the battle, both to guard the passage across the river and to serve as a warning against the vampyric forces.^[13][14]