Darkmeyer

Darkmeyer is the capital of the Sanguinesti region and is inhabited by vampyres only. Darkmeyer makes up the northern half of the region while Meiyerditch makes up the southern half. Darkmeyer is home to an ancient and powerful tree, the Blisterwood Tree, which is capable of doing great harm to vampyres. This is probably why Castle Drakan, and by extension Darkmeyer, are built around it, to prevent it from falling into the hands of rebels such as the Myreque. The city is divided into three parts.

Tier 1 is the part in the south-east. The houses are in a rather bad state and the lowest ranked Vyrewatch and the Vampyre juvinates are here. There are also some Canifis settlers.

The northern part is Tier 2. Here, the more respected Vyrewatch live, a Darkmeyer trader from Canifis and there is also a small prison, which houses Maria Gadderanks. This part of the city also has a furnace next to an anvil, a pottery oven with a potter's wheel, a stove and a water source.

The largest part of the city is where the Vyrelords and -ladies live. Ranis and Vanescula Drakan usually patrol here. In the middle is the arboretum with the Blisterwood Tree. To the west, Castle Drakan can be accessed. There is a bank owned by a Vyre treasurer, a vampyric altar that resembles a gargoyle and some other notable features, such as a larger prison with several Vyrewatch guards overseeing Captured Meiyerditch citizens. The middle section contains one musician called Boris Barrington.

The city itself is comparable to cities such as Falador in terms of size, and is inhabited solely by vampyres, vyrewatch, and other similar creatures. There are also a few human prisoners and human vampyre supporters. Like many of Gielinor's cities, it is built in a mostly uniform style, with many of its buildings being built of grey stone, with red banners and gothic motifs common in their designs. It has within its walls one of Morytania's two altars, as well as a bank and furnace.

The area now occupied by Darkmeyer as of the 31 August update that released The Branches of Darkmeyer was once occupied by a small number of half-timber buildings with Mansard roofs, Gothic lancet windows and other unique features. These buildings were very similar to the buildings located in Meiyerditch, and it seems that they were likely intended to be the better preserved examples that were inhabited by vampires, as an early and unfinished version of Darkmeyer. These buildings and the area they were located in were extensively reworked and replaced in the update, and no longer exist.

Travel
Darkmeyer is hard to reach and one is required to wear the full Darkmeyer disguise to not be caught and thrown out. It can be entered by climbing into a hole in the very north-east of Meiyerditch, but can also be teleported to using Drakan's medallion, which becomes usable after Vanescula Drakan enchants it during The Branches of Darkmeyer. The teleport will put one in the Arboretum.

Attackable

 * Captured Meiyerditch citizen (level 17) - Section 3 prison
 * Vampyre juvinate (level 112) - Section 1
 * Vyrewatch (level 112) - Section 1
 * Vyrewatch (level 128) - Section 2
 * Vyrewatch guard (level 128) - Section 2 prison (NOTE: the guards in Section 3 cannot be attacked)
 * Vyrelord (level 194) - Section 3
 * Vyrelady (level 194) - Section 3

Old Darkmeyer images
Darkmeyer