Icyene

The Icyene are a race of winged beings who lived arived on Gielinor before the God Wars. The Icyene are generally aligned to the god Saradomin and are some of his most powerful followers. They are originally from another plane which was also home to the skypouncer. On their home plane the Icyene fulfilled various occupations from farmers to warriors, with Saradomin taking the latter with him to Gielinor. They presumably still exist there to this day.

The Icyene conqured and inhabited the area known as Hallowland during the second age along with humans. Hallowvale, the capital of Hallowland, became one of Saradomin's most powerful fortresses. Hallowland was named after their Icyene rulers, Queen Efaritay and King Ascertes Hallow.

When Zaros, ruler of the area north-east of Hallowvale and other areas such as Forinthry, was dethroned by his Mahjarrat general Zamorak, the God Wars began. Many Icyenes were deployed from Hallowvale to help Saradomin in the war. Because trained Icyene have the potential to be extremely powerful, they were very useful to Saradomin's armies. Hallowvale, being a great fortress, was able to survive much of the wars.

However, Zamorak promised the sacking Hallowland to the vampyre Lord Lowerniel Vergidyad Drakan in return for helping him in the overthrow of Zaros. Drakan attacked Hallowvale with an army of vampyres, werewolves and other evil beings. However, Hallowvale's forces of Icyenes fiercely resisted Drakan's army. Seeing force would not gain him Hallowland, Drakan secretly kidnapped King Ascertes during the chaos of the battle, and so Queen Efaritay was forced to surrender. They were both later killed and Drakan seized the city.

It is very likely all Icyenes of Hallowvale were wiped out quickly after Drakan took control over the city. Rumours say that Lord Drakan converted many suriving Icyene into Vyrewatch. The other Icyenes across Gielinor fought throughout God wars. After Guthix expelled all Gods from the plane, Saradomin took what remained of his army back to the home plane of the Icyene, where they would be quickly deployed to end a civil war that had erupted during his absence.

Today there are only two known full blood Icyene alive on Gielinor. Commander Zilyana led Saradomin's army during the battle of the Godsword, a weapon which was planned to be used to destroy Zamorak, and an Icyene called Padomenes who led Saradomin's army in the Battle of Lumbridge. However, the dungeon in which the battle was held was frozen by Guthix, which put an end to the God Wars. The dungeon thawed during Year 169 of the Fifth Age, along with all the armies within it. Commander Zilyana still resides in the dungeon and can be fought by the players strong enough to challenge her. She uses extremely rapid melee attacks, hitting up to 1900 points of damage.

In the Branches of Darkmeyer, it's revealed that Safalaan Hallow is a half-blood Icyene, something that was long speculated due to the fact that he has the same surname as Queen Efaritay, as well as his size, colour of eyes, and mysterious powers that he displays in the quest Legacy of Seergaze. He is also the leader of the Myreque resistance against the Drakans, a  occupation for which his Icyene powers are very useful. Safalaan is the son of Queen Efaritay and an unknown human father, making him only the half-blood Icyene known.

Known Icyene

 * Commander Zilyana - Saradomin's favoured general and the leader of his forces in the God Wars Dungeon.
 * Queen Efaritay - Former ruler of Hallowvale and wife of King Ascertes. Surrendered control of the kingdom to Lord Drakan during the God Wars following her husband's capture. Also the mother of Safalaan Hallow.
 * Sergeant Mazakon - A commander in the army of Saradomin during the God Wars. Mazakon was killed by a Zamorakian ripper demon known as The Ripper after escorting Saint Elspeth to rally more troops for the Saradominist cause.
 * Safalaan Hallow - The son of Queen Efaritay, Safalaan is the half-Icyene leader of the Sanguinesti division of The Myreque, freedom fighters seeking to topple Drakan's rulership over Morytania.
 * Padomenes - Saradomin's general during The Battle of Lumbridge against the forces of Zamorak led by the Mahjarrat half-breed Moia.

Trivia
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 * Their appearance and abilities are allegedly based on the common perceptions of angels. This is supported by the fact that Icyenes like Commander Zilyana fit the description of angels, namely their stature, wings, and ability to fly.
 * The Icyene is a playable unit in the FunOrb game Armies of Gielinor.
 * Icyenes are also able to interbreed with humans. Safalaan Hallow is the result of such a union, as he is a half Icyene and half human. Elspeth is also purported to be another such individual, although this is only mentioned in the lore The Song From Before The War, and is not explored ingame.
 * There are statues of Icyene in the Abbey of St. Elspeth Citharede.
 * There is a carving of the face of an Icyene in the cellar of the Abbey of St. Elspeth Citharede.
 * A small carving of an Icyene can be found in a Saradomin statuette.
 * Since their apperance are also angelic like (as noted above), it is possible they are also featured on Saradomin carvings.
 * The Icyenes seems to possess notable power against the Vampyres, as it is shown during the Morytania quest series.
 * Nex, the champion of Zaros and leader of his armies, is described as having the combined characteristics of Icyene along with demons and vampyres. This could simply be superficial resemblance, or it could mean she is actually a hybrid of some sort.