The Seven Priestly Warriors were a group of seven Temple Knights, consisting of Ivandis Seergaze, Iriandul Caistlyn, Sarl Dunegun, Derygull Templeton, Erysail the Pious, Friar Twiblick, and Essiandar Gar.
During the Misthalin - Morytania War, the warriors were tasked by Temple Knight leadership with securing the River Salve.[1] Although those who fought with them believed the goal would be achieved through complete annihilation of the vampyres, the real focus was to conduct research and gather materials related to haemalchemy, as the savants believed it would be the key to defeating the vampyres, and some of these missions involved them delving deep into enemy territory.[2][3] Through this, the savants were able to design a blood ritual,[4] though future historians would describe it as a blessing,[5] which would prevent vampyres from being able to cross the River Salve.
In the final battle of the war, the Seven Priestly Warriors performed the ritual around a well at the source of the river, but were attacked by vampyres. Although the ritual was completed, all but one of the Seven Priestly Warriors, Ivandis Seergaze, died in the battle.[6] Ivandis buried the others around the well[7] which the Paterdomus Temple was later built around,[8] and the following day, he began to exhibit symptoms resembling that of vampyrification.[9] Not wanting to make his allies watch him transform into the enemy, he went through the tunnels he previously mapped on a suicide mission to attempt to kill Lowerniel Drakan.[10] He was not successful, and ultimately perished,[11] being buried in a coffin which was placed in a cave connected to the tunnels he mapped beneath Morytania.
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- ^ Ivandis Seergaze. "Ivandis' writings". Old School RuneScape. "We were originally dispatched to the Salve with a clear directive: to secure the river against the vampyre threat."
- ^ Ivandis Seergaze. "Ivandis' writings". Old School RuneScape. "Instead, our primary focus was more unsettling: to conduct research and gather materials related to the vampyre practice of haemalchemy. The savants believed haemalchemy to be the key to vampyrification, but more importantly, also the key to overcoming the vampyres."
- ^ Veliaf Hurtz in In Aid of the Myreque. Old School RuneScape. "He supposedly led countless charges into Morytania and ultimately perished somewhere within these lands."
- ^ Ivandis Seergaze. "Ivandis' writings". Old School RuneScape. "Through our efforts, the savants were able to design what could only be described as a blood ritual. This magic would secure the Salve for centuries, preventing any vampyre from crossing it. The duty to conduct this ritual, and the burden that came with it, fell upon us Temple Knights."
- ^ "The Sleeping Seven". Page 14. Old School RuneScape. "As the priestly brothers and sisters fought on, some of them cast blessings into the Salve and sealed in it the vengeful power of Saradomin who would act as Misthalin's guardian against 'his-dark- self'."
- ^ Ivandis Seergaze. "Ivandis' writings". Old School RuneScape. "Derygull was the first to fall. One by one, my other brothers and sisters joined him, along with many of our brave companions. And yet, their sacrifice was not in vain. In spite of the enemies attempts, the ritual was a success."
- ^ Ivandis Seergaze. "Ivandis' writings". Old School RuneScape. "I laid them to rest around the well where we conducted the ritual, so that they may watch over the Salve forever more."
- ^ Drezel in Priest in Peril. Old School RuneScape. "The temple here was built soon after. It guards the source of the River Salve, and acts as the only passage between Misthalin and Morytania."
- ^ Ivandis Seergaze. "Ivandis' writings". Old School RuneScape. "I may have survived the ritual, but it seems now that was no blessing, but a curse. There was only one explanation: vampyrification. I will not become my mortal enemy. I will not let my companions watch as I become the thing they swore to destroy."
- ^ Ivandis Seergaze. "Ivandis' writings". Old School RuneScape. "While our conflict with the vampyres focused on this side of Salve, the materials we needed required various scouting missions deep into enemy territory. One of those missions mapped the tunnels found deep beneath Morytania, including one going right under Castle Drakan. And so, my path is clear. I will travel into that dark land one final time. I will use that tunnel to enter Drakan's home. And there, I will finally put an end to him."
- ^ Veliaf Hurtz in In Aid of the Myreque. Old School RuneScape. "He supposedly led countless charges into Morytania and ultimately perished somewhere within these lands."
