Icyene

The Iycene were a race of winged beings that had inhabited the Hallowed Lands in the Second Age and followed Saradomin. They ruled the region which is now known as Morytania, from the city of Hallowvale. The Iycene Queen Efaritay ruled the city, though much of her life has been lost and has become little more than a fairytale.

During the God Wars, they were driven to extinction, although rumours say that Lord Drakan kept some of the Iycene and they served him as Vyrewatch, and the legends do state that Queen Efaritay herself was forced to kneel at the feet of Drakan. There is a fairly popular theory that Safalaan is an Iycene, and this should be revealed in the last part of the Myreque quest series. If it proves to be untrue, then Commander Zilyana, who resides in God Wars Dungeon, is the only known living Iycene. It is also said that they also forged the Godsword blade, and defend it in the dungeon.

When the Saradomin sword is examined, it reads; "The incredible blade of an Iycene."

Trivia

 * It is possible that the Iycene are somehow related to the real world Iceni, who were a pre-Roman tribe in eastern Britain. Other than their name, the only thing that slightly mimics the Iceni is the fact that Commander Zilyana is the only known Iycene and Boudica (another female military leader) is a commonly known Iceni.