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{{Infobox City
|name = Canifis
|image=[[File:Canifis landscape.png|300px]]
|AKA = Kharyrll
|release = [[29 June]] [[2004]]
|update = Priest In Peril Quest
|kingdom = [[Morytania]]
|members = Yes
|bank = 1
|altar = 0
|obelisks = 1
|music = Village
|leader = Overseen by [[Lord Drakan]]
|tele = {{*}} [[Kharyrll Teleport]]<br>{{*}} [[Fairy ring|Fairy Ring]] (CKS)<br>{{*}} [[Portal Chamber]] of [[Player-owned house|POH]]<br>{{*}} [[Ring of slaying|Slayer ring]] ([[Slayer Tower]])
|guild = None
|race = [[Werewolf|Werewolves]]
|map = [[File:Canifis.png|300px]]
}}
{{Relativelocation
|location = Canifis
|north = [[Mausoleum]]
|west = [[Paterdomus]]
|south = [[Mort Myre Swamp]]
|east = [[Haunted Woods]]
}}
[[File:At the centre of Canifis.png|right|thumb|Canifis centre]]

'''Canifis''' (known as "[[Kharyrll]]" in the language used in [[Ancient Magicks]]) is a village that lies to the east of [[Paterdomus]]. across the [[River Salve]] in [[Morytania]]. It is the village of the werewolves and is accessible only to [[members]]. 

The name of the town most likely stems from the Latin word "Canis," which means "dog." This is evidenced by a somewhat conspicuous dog theme, with the names of some of the shopkeepers including [[Sbott]] (difficult to say without saying "Spot"), [[Barker]], [[Roavar]], and [[Rufus]].

Canifis appears to be based on a small [[Wikipedia:Slavic peoples|Slavic]] village, with villagers having names like [[Boris]], [[Yuri]], and [[Svetlana]].

==History==
There are different theories as to how Canifis was formed. Strong evidence points out that northern [[Morytania]] once was a part of the [[god]] [[Zaros]]'s empire and was where the Zarosian fortress [[Kharyrll]] once stood. The southern part was known as the [[Hallowland]] with its capital city [[Hallowvale]], a powerful city ruled by the [[Icyene]].

One story tells us that when [[Lord Drakan]] invaded the Hallowland with an army of [[vampyre]]s, [[Werewolf|werewolves]], and other evil beings, he completely destroyed [[Kharyrll]]. When Drakan took over the Hallowland and turned it into Morytania, he gave the area where Kharyrll once stood to the werewolves as a reward for helping him in the war. The werewolves subsequently built a village there and named it Canifis.

Another story tells us that the werewolves conquered Kharyrll even before Drakan came to the Hallowland. The werewolves built their own settlement and named it [[Cave Canem]]. When Drakan invaded the Hallowland, Cave Canem was the first fortress that he took over. However, when the werewolves joined Drakan's army and helped him conquer Hallowvale, Cave Canem was returned to the werewolves and renamed Canifis.

Yet another story tells us that Kharyrll was destroyed by Saradominists after Zaros had fallen. It was left abandoned until the Fourth Age, when enormous groups of [[Misthalin|Misthalanian]] settlers entered [[Morytania]] to build villages there. One group built a village named Canifis at the place where Kharyrll once stood. However, when [[Lord Drakan]] saw what they were doing in his land, he cursed the humans from Canifis, transforming them into werewolves.

==Travel to Canifis==
*Accessed by passing through the holy-barrier in the temple basement where [[Drezel]] is.
*Players can teleport to Canifis using the [[Ancient Magicks]] spell [[Kharyrll Teleport]].
*Players can focus one of the portals in the [[Portal Chamber]] of their [[Player-owned house|house]] to Canifis (Kharyrll).
*[[Fairy ring|Fairy Ring]] code '''CKS'''.
*Players who have completed [[Ghosts Ahoy]] can empty their [[ectophial]] to teleport to the [[ectofuntus]] - this gives a moderately-close teleport that is free and unlimited (since players can obtain a replacement from [[Velorina]]).
*There is a shortcut to [[Mort'ton]] down a ladder south of the inn that leads to the north-east part of the [[Mort Myre Swamp]], but it is only available after completing [[In Search of the Myreque]].
*Players travelling between Canifis and [[Mort'ton]] can use a boat between [[The Hollows]] and Mort'ton, which cuts out around half the distance.
*Players can walk east from [[Varrock]] and past [[Paterdomus]] (this is by far the longest route).
*Players can use a [[Ring of slaying|Slayer ring]] to teleport to the [[Slayer Tower|Slayer tower]] just north-west of Canifis.
*Players who have access to the Gnome Gliders can use the one in the Grand Tree to crash-land east of Varrock and walk the rest of the way.
*You can also buy a Lumberyard Teleport from the GE to teleport to the Lumberyard Northeast of Varrock, and walk the rest of the way.

==Notable features in Canifis==

===Bank===
There is a [[bank]] in eastern Canifis. A notable feature about the bank is that there is a searchable crate in there, and if searched it can bear the message 'You search the crate but find nothing.' or 'You don't find anything interesting.' and can sometimes spawn a rat, spider, or chicken (the chicken "squawk"s and lays eggs while doing so). It is also known that any NPCs in the bank (excluding bankers) attack you when you search the crate.

===Mazchna===
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[[Mazchna]] is a [[Slayer Master|Slayer master]], and is located in north-eastern Canifis. He will give assignments to any player with level 20 combat. His tasks are relatively easy, and are usually close to Canifis.

===Clothes shop===
[[File:Barker's Haberdashery stock.png|thumb|Barkers' Haberdashery sells a variety of clothes.]]{{main|Barker's Haberdashery}}

The clothes shop, Barker's Haberdashery, is in the northern part of the city. All items cost 650 [[coins]] each, except for the capes, which cost only 20 coins each. [[Gloves (Canifis)|Coloured gloves]] and capes are tradeable to [[free play|free-to-play]] players, but all other items are members only.

===Tannery===
[[Sbott]] the [[tanner]] will tan cow hides or dragon hides for you. This is a great place for quick tanning, but because you are a human and he is a werewolf, and getting the supplies is "dangerous", he will charge more coins per cow/dragon hide.

===Taxidermist===
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The Taxidermist will stuff any monster heads or [[Big fish (player-owned house)|Big fish]] for a price. These stuffed items can be then used in a [[player-owned house]]. She is located in a house North West of the tavern.

===Shop===
{{Main|General Store (Canifis)}}

[[File:General Store (Canifis) stock.png|thumb|The general store in Canifis sells basic items as well as [[needle]]s and [[thread]].]]

The shop is more expensive than most other [[general store]]s due to the dangers of getting the items. It sells basic items, but unlike most other general stores, it also sells [[needle]]s and [[thread]]. It is owned by [[Fidelio]].

===Raw meat===
[[File:Rufus's Meat Emporium stock.png|thumb|Players can buy various raw meats.]]

{{Template:Main|Rufus's Meat Emporium}}

The raw meat shop lies to the north of the bank. It sells various raw meats and raw [[fish]], up to raw sharks, but those can only be supplied by players.

===Inn===
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The [[Hair of the Dog]] tavern is owned by bartender [[Roavar]], who will sell players a [[Moonlight mead|Moonlight Mead]] beer for 5 [[coins]]. There are also several [[:Category:Quest NPCs|quest-related NPCs]] in residence.

==Notable features near Canifis==
*The [[mushroom patch]] is used in the [[Farming]] skill to grow bittercap and morcella [[mushroom]]s, and is located just west of Canifis.
*[[Paterdomus]] is the temple just west of Canifis, and is the location of the closest [[altar]].
*The [[Slayer Tower]] is inhabited by monsters that players may find useful in training [[Slayer]], and is located just north-west of Canifis
*[[Mort Myre Swamp]] is plagued by ghasts, and leads to Mort'ton - which lies south of Canifis
*[[Fenkenstrain's Castle]] is home to [[Dr. Fenkenstrain]], and is involved in quests such as [[Creature of Fenkenstrain]] - it is located north-east of Canifis
*The [[Werewolf Skullball]] activity (as well as the [[Agility#Werewolf_course|werewolf agility course]]) is located east of the village

==Inhabitants==
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===Attackable characters===
The men and women who inhabit Canifis are normally rather rude to any player who speaks to them. However, they are much more polite to any player who is wearing the [[Ring of charos|Ring of Charos]].

They are also attackable, though they are much more dangerous than they initially appear. In human form their [[combat level]] is only 24, but if attacked they turn into level 88 [[Werewolf|werewolves]]. Players can only prevent this transformation by attacking them with a [[wolfbane|wolfbane dagger]], which is a reward for the completion of [[Priest in Peril]] quest.

The attackable inhabitants are:
[[File:Nikolai.png|thumb|x300px|Nikolai, a werewolf in human guise.]]
*[[Alexis]]
*[[Boris]]
*[[Eduard]]
*[[Galina]]
*[[Georgy]]
*[[Imre]]
*[[Irina]]
*[[Joseph]]
*[[Ksenia]]
*[[Liliya]]
*[[Lev]]
*[[Milla]]
*[[Nikita]]
*[[Nikolai]]
*[[Sofiya]]
*[[Svetlana]]
*[[Vera]]
*[[Yadviga]]
*[[Yuri]]
*[[Zoja]]

===Other notable characters===

Other [[non-player character]]s found in Canifis include:

*[[Vanstrom Klause]], one of the brutal henchmen of Lord Drakan and member of the Vyrewatch who rule Morytania.
*[[Malak]], a vampire who can be found in the bar.
*[[Ulizius]], who guards the gate into Mort Myre Swamp.

==Music==

The following [[music]] tracks are used in Canifis:
*[[Village]]
*[[Stillness]]
*[[Morytania]]
*[[Waterlogged]]

==Quests==

The following quests are started or are involved in Canifis:
*[[In Search of the Myreque]]
*[[In Aid of the Myreque]]
*[[Creature of Fenkenstrain]]
*[[Desert Treasure]] (involved in Canifis)
*[[Wanted!]] (involved in Canifis)
*[[The Great Brain Robbery]] (involved in Canifis)

==Trivia==
*Canifis could be a reference to Canis Lupus, the scientific name for the wolf.
*All the NPCs who can morph into werewolves seem to all have Russian names.
*Prior to the graphical update, the mugshot of Canifis's [[banker]]s showed them having fangs, meaning that the bankers themselves were werewolves as well.
*All the villagers have their own examine text.
*There are only two bankers in Canifis - previously there were six.
*It's possible to turn everyone into werewolves by attacking someone, running and attacking more. However, they spawn back into humans after a certain amount of time.
*In the [[Funorb#FunOrb|FunOrb]] game [[Armies_of_Gielinor|Armies of Gielinor]], it is shown that after Kharyrll fell, [[Werewolves]] occupied the area and named it Cave Canem. [[Zamorakian]] forces then came, enslaving the Werewolves.
*Until the 17 August 2011 [[Update:Temple Trekking: Revamped|update]], the trapdoor behind the pub could be accessed from both sides. Afterwards the path from the east was blocked by reeds, forcing players to approach the trapdoor from the west only.
*With the graphical [[Update:Temple Trekking: Revamped|update]] of Canifis on 17 August 2011, many of the surroundings have received a new look. However, the normal trees did not receive an update; they still look the same as before.

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