Necrosyrtes
The Necrosyrtes were a race which Fairy Aeryka claims to have invented dragon metal<ref>Fairy Aeryka, RuneScape. "(Dragon metal) would have to be old since it all comes from the Necrosyrtes. (They are) old and powerful creatures. I don't think there have been any around here for aeons." *</ref>, as opposed to the Mahjarrat or Dragonkin. No other mention is made of Necrosyrtes, so very little is known about them.
Necrosyrtes is a genus of vulture, so these beings are probably the Dragonkin, since they used to be physically similar to vultures before their graphical update. In the nineteenth Postbag<ref>Jagex. Postbag 19 - "The vampyres explain themselves", letter 5. Postbags from the Hedge. *</ref>, one of the letters, answered by a Green dragon, also says that "The very weapons that make you strong bring Kin's return ever closer", another hint that the Dragonkin made dragon metal, as they also created dragons.
| “ | The demon birds, evil bird spirits of the east: dragonkin, or something else? I have so far deciphered that these strange phenomena are mentioned only cryptically, written down by adventurers who have become their hapless victims. The dragonkin's arrival seems to pre-date most things. In short, the arrival of these creatures - whatever they are - seems to signal the absolute destruction of any local area they are visiting. I suspect that they are creatures brought here by gods to support them during the god wars. Also, I suspect that they are responsible for the metallic 'dragon' items. Where this material comes from is still a mystery. | ” |