Lowerniel Drakan

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Lowerniel Drakan

Release	14 September 2015 (Update)
Members	Yes
Examine
• The Lord of Vampyrium. • Doesn't seem too miffed about killing his sister.
Combat info
Level	LP	XP	XP
666	50,000	10,267.9	3,388.4
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
616 / 410 / 205
Aggressive		Poisonous
Offensive
Max hit
1425	0	0	2600
Style		Speed
		4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels
7 10 0 Accuracy 3031 0 0
Defensive
Armour		Weakness
3031	10
Affinities
-	55	45	65
Immunities

? (edit)• The Lord of Vampyrium.
• Doesn't seem too miffed about killing his sister.The Lord of Vampyrium.Run away!• He's on the ropes.
• Ouch, that's gotta hurt.
• Gravely wounded, but still ferocious!
• He's beaten, and he knows it.
• He's dead.

4 ticks (2.4s)

2 ticks (1.2s)

1 tick (0.6s)

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Defined properties:

All Life points: 50,000 Life points: 50,000 All Combat experience: 10267.9 Combat experience: 10267.9 All Release date: 14 September 2015 Release date: 14 September 2015 All Combat level: 666 Combat level: 666 All Is members only: true Is members only: true All NPC ID: 21740 NPC ID1: 21740 All NPC ID: 21741 NPC ID2: 21741 All NPC ID: 21745 NPC ID3: 21745 All NPC ID: Unknown"Unknown" is not a number. NPC ID4: Unknown"Unknown" is not a number.

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Lord Lowerniel Vergidiyad Drakan (pronounced /ləʊɜːniːl vɜːɡɪdɪjəd drəkʰaːn/) was the vampyric overlord and conqueror of the majority of the Morytania region. Drakan has adopted many titles to assert his authority, amongst them Prince of the Blood and Regent of the Sanguine Fields. He has also been referred to as His-Dark-Self and The Dark Lord. One of the most powerful vampyres to have ever set foot on Gielinor, he has, since the Second Age, been an active force in various military operations, having been allied to both Zaros and Zamorak.

Lord Drakan's age is unknown, but the first accounts of his existence date back to the early Second Age, making him at least 8,000 years old. The enigmatic nature of the vampyric race leaves his origins in question, but it is known that he was brought to Gielinor from the realm of Vampyrium by Zaros, the god of control. The exact details of this realm are a mystery, however.

After arriving, Drakan allied himself with the deity Zaros, who deployed his demonic, vampyric and human legions to establish a large empire in an attempt to stop the other present gods' warring. Although he likely served Zaros for more than a thousand years, Drakan did not wish for the vampyres to make peace and he aided the Mahjarrat Zamorak in his rebellion against their master, leading to Zamorak's ascension to godhood and Zaros' departure from the world. Soon afterwards, Drakan commenced an invasion of the eastern nation of Hallowvale during the Third Age. While the exact motives for this are unknown, it is known that, in exchange for his assistance in the rebellion, Zamorak had permitted the vampyre to do so.

Drakan conquered Hallowvale, overwhelming its human and Icyenic inhabitants, and renamed the region Morytania, transforming its capital into a blood-farming ghetto and corrupting the entire land. His reign has been marred by violence, including, amongst countless others, the Fall of Hallowvale, the Misthalin - Morytania War, the Morytania Campaign, and the Sanguinesti Liberation War. Additionally, his actions indirectly led to the Zamorakian Insurrection following the War of 164, although he was not involved with that, unlike his sister Vanescula and the vampyre noble Tenebra.

As of 169 of the fifth age, Drakan was killed on the roof of his castle by an adventurer, who recently secured the help of The Myreque and Vanescula herself. The Myreque and their allies have caused the deaths of many vampyres, including Dessous, Vanstrom Klause and Lowerniel's two brothers, Victor and Ranis.

Despite his immense importance to both ancient and modern history, Drakan has managed to remain unseen by the public eye during much of his reign until The Lord of Vampyrium.

History

Main article: Lowerniel Drakan/History

Family

A portrait of Drakan's siblings Ranis and Vanescula; Lowerniel himself is not present, although the moon is believed to bear his visage.

Drakan's family encompasses the whole of House Drakan. Since establishing Morytania, Drakan has made his family name an inherent title to rulership of the nation, spawning at times a limited version of feudalism. For example, the werewolf village Canifis is governed by Lord Malak, a high-ranked vampyre noble. Given the size of House Drakan, Lowerniel seems to have, or has had, a sizeable direct family. However, what exactly entails a blood relationship between vampyres might be more complicated than for other races.

Drakan's only known siblings are Draynor, Ranis, and Vanescula. Count Draynor enjoyed relative prosperity in Morytania until the Misthalin-Morytania War. During the war, Victor was cast out "for his cowardice," leaving him in Misthalin in a weakened state, along with his servant Ruantun. In the Fifth Age, he was slain by an adventurer, while Ranis was killed by Vanescula, who was working with the same adventurer and the Myreque. This latter event, coupled with the death of Vanstrom Klause, invoked Lowerniel's rage. Lowerniel finally met his end by the hands of the Myreque Lieutenant.

Combat

Lord Drakan is faced in the Lord of Vampyrium, using abilities such as blood bombs (which can be avoided by running away from Lord Drakan), firing a red orb (which can be avoided by shielding yourself with the help of Safalaan), and transforming into a cloud of smoke (which like the blood bombs, can be avoided by running away from Lord Drakan).

Gallery

Lowerniel as depicted in The Old Blood

Concept art of Lowerniel

Kneeling in defeat

Drakan without his wings

The portrait of Drakan found in his castle

Preceded by	Title	Succeeded by
Queen Efaritay Hallow	Ruler of Hallowvale	Position abolished

Preceded by	Title	Succeeded by
Position established	Ruler of Morytania	Vanescula Drakan

Trivia

Fear me!

Embrace darkness!

Lowerniel heals.

Ha ha ha!

• Lord Drakan, like Count Draynor and most vampires depicted in modern culture, displays many similarities to the fictional vampire Count Dracula, the antagonist in the 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula. Apart from their similar behaviour and physical traits, their names' beginning syllables, "Drak" and "Drac", are phonetically identical.
• According to the Cryptic Clue Fest IV of the Diamond Jubilee, Drakan has hidden himself from public view due to him enjoying the Twilight book series and being unable to face anyone since. This was only a mere joke, however.
• His combat level 666 is most likely a reference to the "Number of the Beast".
• Drakan has the fourth highest combat level of any quest boss, surpassed only by Nomad, and Gregorovic. He is also the highest-levelled vampyre, beating the previous record holder, the level 424 Vanescula.
• During The Lord of Vampyrium and River of Blood, it is suggested that Drakan once had possession of the Stone of Jas.
• According to Vanescula, Lord Drakan is far more powerful than Vanstrom Klause. This is true to a certain extent, as his combat level is drastically higher.
• His design appears to be inspired by Kain, from the Legacy of Kain series.