Efaritay
| N/A | |
| Release date | Not released in-game |
|---|---|
| Race | Icyene |
| Members NPC? | Doesn't appear in-game |
| Quest NPC? | Mentioned in Myreque quest series |
| Location | Presumed Deceased |
| Sells items? | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Examine | Doesn't appear in-game |
| Notable features | Former queen of the Hallowvale, wife of king Ascertes |
Queen Efaritay Hallow was the legendary icyene Queen of Hallowvale.
Fairytale Efaritay
Queen Efaritay is apparently lost to history, during the time of the battle of the Salve. However she can still be seen in Armies of Gielinor-Zamorak Returns Campaign, mission: The conquest of Hallowvale (4 Difficulty).
The only remaining memories of the once glamourous and revered Queen Efaritay are mentioned in letters and documents found in the once abandoned, now inhabitated city of Burgh de Rott and in ancient books in forgotten libraries.
On the basement wall of the run-down inn in Burgh de Rott there still hangs a plaque which reads: "Blessings on Efaritay, our Icyene Queen from far off lands and her loving children of Hallowed name."
And if that didn't convey her importance in those times, the ancient books of the secret library of the Temple of Paterdomus state it clearly:
“Eight centuries and score into the history of our land there came a darkness which fell about the land once called Hallowvale. The Queen of that sad time, an Icyene of once formidable power, became to be deposed by ‘his-dark-self’ and his hordes. Against all of her considerable will she was forced to kneel and attend ‘his-dark-self’ in order that she might save her loving husband Ascertes.”
- From an Ancient Book from the secret library
“…One such tale is of a Queen from a far away land of considerable power and revered by the peoples. It is also claimed that the peoples named the land ‘Hallowvale’ after her, though there is no true record of this.”
- From a Battered Tome from the secret library
She is also mentioned with Commander Zilyana in a Postbag from the Hedge.
Efaritay is also featured in the Runescape-themed game Armies of Gielinor, hosted on FunOrb. nl:Queen Efaritay.
A dialogue with Amelia and Rory refers to Efaritay; one of the children claims that Drakan killed Efaritay, the other one claims that she wasn't killed.
Descendants
In The Branches of Darkmeyer, the fifth quest in the Myreque quest series, it is revealed that Safalaan Hallow, leader of the Sanguinesti branch of the freedom-fighting group known as the Myreque, is none other than Queen Efaritay's son, the product of Efaritay's relationship with a human male. It is unknown whether Efaritay's husband Ascertes knew of this.