Yami

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Yami
Released14 May 2025 (Update)
MembersYes
LocationChasm of Fire
League regionKourend Kourend
OptionsTalk-to, Pick-up, Emote
ExamineSmall, but somehow still looks down on me.
Advanced data
NPC ID14203,14204
LinkMOID

Yami
Released14 May 2025 (Update)
MembersYes
Quest itemNo
League regionKourend Kourend
Properties
TradeableNo
EquipableNo
StackableNo
NoteableNo
OptionsDrop
ExamineSmall, yet intimidating.
Values
Value1 coin
AlchemyNot alchemisable
Weight0.015 kg
Advanced data
Item ID30888
LinkMOID

Yami is a pet dropped by Yama. It is a much smaller version of him.

When a player receives the pet, it will automatically try to appear as their follower; Unlike other pets, Yami will initially spawn in front of Yama's throne with a cloud of smoke similar to those of imps, saying Oh no. At the same time, a message in the chatbox will state You have a funny feeling like you're being followed. However, if a player receives a pet while having a follower out (for example, a cat), it will be placed into their inventory. When this occurs, the message in the chatbox will instead state You feel something weird sneaking into your backpack.

If a player's inventory is full and they have a follower already, they will not receive the pet; it must instead be claimed from Probita in East Ardougne.

On death, if a player loses their pet (as a follower or in your inventory) it will wander around the area for 30 seconds before despawning. Even if the player returns in time, the pet cannot be picked up, and can be reclaimed from Probita.

Item sources

SourceLevelQuantityRarityLeague region
Yama1238 11/2,500Kourend
Yama Contract1238 11/100Kourend

Dialogue

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Click here for a transcript of possible conversations with this NPC.

Emotes

Unlike most pets, Yami has an "Emote" option. When clicked, he will perform one of Yama's animations in the following order seen below.

There is a short cooldown of several seconds between emotes. If players attempt to have Yami perform an emote again too soon, a game message will state You must wait a moment before your pet can do another emote.

Changes

Date Changes
25 March 2026
(Update)

Yami's chathead no longer has blue stripes while he's in a menagerie.

5 November 2025
(Update)

Yami's chathead was erroneously given blue stripes while in a player-owned house menagerie.

4 June 2025
(Update)
  • The drop rate for Yami from the contract of familiar acquisition has been increased from 1/250 to 1/100. Additionally, both players will benefit from the contract of whoever used it - unless one of the players is an ironman, in which case they will need to provide their own to benefit from the increased rate.
  • Yami's looping standing emote is once again accessible by default rather than being unlocked upon completing all of Yama's Combat Achievements.
29 May 2025
(Update)

Yami's looping standing emote has been removed from his emote rotation, instead being unlocked upon completing all of Yama's Combat Achievements.

22 May 2025
(Update)
14 May 2025
(Update)
Hotfix

Yami is no longer exclusively rewarded via completing the contract of familiar acquisition; instead, he can now be received as main drop roll (rather than tertiary) at a rate of 1/2,500.

14 May 2025 –
5 November 2025
5 November 2025 –
25 March 2026
25 March 2026 –
present
Christmas 2025 (menagerie) Christmas 2025

Trivia

  • Upon release, Yami was acquired as a main drop roll rather than tertiary, similar to the abyssal orphan, phoenix, and tiny tempor. Yami was moved to a tertiary drop roll the week after release.
  • Unlike other pets, Yami is unique in the following:
    • Upon picking him up, Yami will tell the player in an overhead message Get your hands off m-, but gets interrupted mid sentence as he is shoved into the player's inventory.
    • If the player dies with Yami and reclaims him from Probita, he will tell the player "The next time I am left stranded by your incompetence, which I'm sure won't take long, do us both a favour and don't reclaim me."
  • Yami in Japanese means darkness or dark.
  • Yami in Hinduism is the goddess of the Yamuna river and twin sister to Yama.
  • Unlike Yama, Yami expresses no interest in pineapple pizza.
  • Yami had a festive override wearing a santa hat during the 2025 Christmas event.