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Vampyrium is the home world of vampyres, yarasa, and the nylocas. It is described by Lord Drakan to have blood-red skies and forests of darkwood.[1] In a future update, scheduled for release in summer 2026, the quest The Blood Moon Rises will unlock access to Vampyrium. Vampyrium is planned to be slightly larger than the Stranglewood in size.[2]
Long ago, Vampyrium was visited by the godZaros, who taught the then tribal vampyres of society and culture, and thus laid foundation to the vampyric society.[3] With Zaros' teachings, the vampyres eventually became the dominant species of the planet, their organisation and cooperation making them able to outmatch their Yarasa competitors.
Eight Vampyre Houses were formed from the tribes, and Lowerniel Drakan, head of the newly formed House Drakan, was quick to gain power, co-opting the neighboring houses by draining their leaders of their blood. House Drakan became the prevailing power on Vampyrium,[4] and the Alzeph and Pyrah Houses were essentially wiped out.[5][6]
In the Second Age of Gielinor, Zaros once more returned to Vampyrium and requested the vampyres to join him and contribute to the Zarosian Empire. Many vampyres left the world to join Zaros including the most prominent leaders of the various Vampyre Houses.[7] It is not known how this affected the Vampyrium society.
Millennia later, Lord Drakan, who had since rebelled against Zaros, conquered Hallowvale and waged numerous wars against other kingdoms, returned to Vampyrium, the world seemingly still as he remembered it.[8] He hunted down Xarpus, the King and last of the yarasa, which he brought back to Gielinor to be used as a beast in the Theatre of Blood.
^Lowerniel Drakan. "The wild hunt". Page 1. Old School RuneScape. "With its blood-red sky and forests of darkwood, it is a beauty unlike any other."
^"The Blood Moon Rises - Overview". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 25 January 2026. Archived from the original. "Vampyrium is slightly larger than the Stranglewood from Desert Treasure II, brimming with danger, mystery, and new ways to train your skills for those brave enough to venture there."
^Lowerniel Drakan in Sins of the Father. "A taste of hope (book)". Old School RuneScape. "The arrival of the Stranger from Afar brought an end to the tribal system, with him forming the tribes into the early houses of Vampyrium. He introduced to us alien cultural concepts such as society and art."
^Lowerniel Drakan in Sins of the Father. "A taste of hope (book)". Old School RuneScape. "Before the concept of laws were passed on to our newborn aristocracy, I seized an opportunity to co-opt my neighbouring houses by draining their leaders of blood. These smaller houses fell under my leadership, and the House of Drakan became the prevailing power on Vampyrium."
