Wyrd (Return to Canifis)

The Wyrd is an unknown class of Vampyre encountered in the Return to Canifis novel. It has features similar to a Vyrewatch, but is far more animalistic, with large wings, bat like facial features, a long poisonous talons. The wyrd's poison is extremely potent, able to kill a man within minutes. After death, the victims of its poison remain undecomposed for weeks on end, but the wyrd's poison is still transferable to a living being if the victim's black scars are touched.

It was sent across the River Salve by The Black Prince to find a way to weaken the holly barrier, stealing infants with birthmarks above their hearts. King Roald entrusted the Society of Owls to apprehend the creature, but after they failed, he sent an embassy to Morytania to make contact with Lord Drakan to withdraw to the creature.

During the embassy's time away, Vanescula Drakan contacts the Werewolf Jerrod, telling him that the Wyrd resides in the Lumberyard north east of Varrock. Armed with this information, Sulla leads several mercenaries recommended to him by the leader of the Phoenix Gang. During the fight, the creature converts one of the mercenaries into a kind of mindless ghoul under her command. After the creature is dead, Sulla presents her head to King Roald, seeking asylum for his service to the throne.