Icyene

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The Icyene (Jagex pronunciation: i-SEEN) are an ancient race of winged humanoids aligned to the god Saradomin. While now nearly extinct, they were some of his most powerful followers.

Lore

Saradomin and the Icyene arrived in Gielinor during the Second Age. Incredibly powerful, the Icyene were able to easily conquer and inhabit the area known as Hallowvale (now southern Morytania) during the Second Age, living alongside humans to create Saradomin's most powerful settlement.

Towards the end of the Second Age, the god Zaros was betrayed and dethroned by his Mahjarrat general Zamorak, kicking off the God Wars. At the time, Zaros ruled over north-west Morytania as well as the large area of Forinthry, known today as the Wilderness and parts of Misthalin, and was by far the most powerful god in the realm. Hoping to push Zaros out of Gielinor entirely, Saradomin and Zamorak formed a shaky alliance to destroy all settlements loyal to Zaros in an event known as the Zarosian Extermination.

After Zaros' banishing, the God Wars began, with followers of all gods pitted against each other. Many Icyene were deployed from Hallowvale to fight for Saradomin in the war, and because trained Icyene were extremely powerful, they were very useful to Saradomin's armies. It is assumed, however, that the Icyene were wiped out during the God Wars, as there being no known Icyene in the Fifth Age (modern times) other than Commander Zilyana and the half-Icyene Safalaan Hallow, who was last seen in Sins of the Father.

Imagery

Despite their extinction, Icyene are still mentioned in literature, and sometimes depicted in imagery. the stained glass window in the Saradominist church in Hosidius has a picture of an Icyene, and a similar (albeit darker) version can be seen in the Zamorakian church in Slepe. Additionally, many statues to Icyene are shown in the Hallowed Sepulchre.

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  A stained glass window portraying an Icyene.
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  A stained glass window portraying an Icyene.
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  One of the Icyene statues found in the Hallowed Sepulchre.
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  Another of the Icyene statues found in the Hallowed Sepulchre.

Items

• Saradomin sword, a sword said to be the blade of an Icyene.
• Saradomin's blessed sword, a powerful weapon made from combining Saradomin's sword with Saradomin's tear.
• Medium statue, a statue that, when built to Saradomin, shows an Icyene.
• Strange hallowed tome, the diary of a human who married an Icyene, but lost her when she was called to war.
• Blisterwood tree, a tree grown by Queen Efaritay and used by the Icyenes to make poisons. The vampyres have been unable to kill the last one.

Locations

• Icyene Graveyard, an area where Hallowvale Icyene were buried. The graveyard is visited during Sins of the Father.
• Annakarl, where the Icyene Commander Zilyana was wounded in battle, resulting in Saradomin supposedly shedding a tear.

Notable Icyene

• Commander Zilyana, the last living full-blooded Icyene. She was Saradomin's favoured general, and the leader of his forces in the God Wars Dungeon.
• Safalaan Hallow, the son of Queen Efaritay and King Ascertes. A half-blood Icyene and leader of Sanguinesti Myreque, Safalaan was captured and last seen during Sins of the Father.
• Queen Efaritay, the former ruler of Hallowvale who once resided at Ver Sinhaza. She was originally thought to be buried in the Icyene Graveyard, but was later revealed that her body is not there and could be alive to this day.
• Larina Hallow, the daughter of Queen Efaritay and King Ascertes. A half-blood Icyene, she was the sister of Safalaan.

Despite posessing Icyene traits, Nex is not an Icyene, but rather a nihil from Freneskae. Additionally, the Knight of the Wolf mentions that some claim Phosani had Icyene blood, although this was not true.