Otrava was a member of the Sisterhood, a healer, and one of Phosani's closest companions.[1] When the kingdom of Hallowvale fell to Lord Drakan's forces in the Third Age, Otrava, along with Phosani and Insela, swore allegiance to Zamorak and the vampyres and handed over their remaining squadrons to the invaders.[2] Otrava followed Phosani in founding the town that would later be known as Slepe in east Morytania.
Using old texts from Senntisten, Otrava uncovered the secrets of blood magic and blood healing, which she had witnessed the Zamorakians use.[3] She started experimenting with potions with blood and came up with the battlemage[4] and bastion potion,[5] which she documented in a book. There were two other potions that she had been working on, but cancelled the development of; one, the 'totality potion', for being too dangerous,[6] and the other, the 'vigour potion', for missing ingredients.[7]
Otrava's greatest achievement was the Elixir of Everlasting, a potion that would greatly extend the drinker's life and appeared to make them younger in the process.[8] She tested it out on herself, before giving it to Phosani and the other elders. Although she noted some drowsiness at first, she shrugged it off as insignificant.[9] The potion in turn allowed them to construct the Sisterhood Sanctuary, where Otrava noted that some of the sisters were sleeping far longer than usual, although she believed it was a result of hard work.[10] Unfortunately, her failure to detect this as a serious symptom resulted in her and the others who drank it falling into a deep slumber, and they were placed inside the Sanctuary in coffins as a safety precaution.[11] Otrava did set some safety measures in place however, such as creating false documents to prevent the formula from falling in the wrong hands. Before she fell into her slumber, anyone that wanted to make the Elixir of Everlasting had to do so under her supervision.[12]
Otrava wrote the Bloody notes, a diary describing her encounter with a talking tree in the south of Humblethorn in the early Third Age. The tree instructed her to write down a powerful Zarosian binding spell on a runescroll which, when read, unlocks the ability to craft bloodbark armour.[13]
Trivia
- "Otrava" is a word in both Czech and Slovak languages meaning "poisoning" or "intoxication" or it can be used to refer to an annoying person or thing. It is possibly a reference to her potion experiments. It has a similar meaning in other Slavic languages as well.
References
- ^ Phosani. "The Turncloak". Old School RuneScape. "I've but two loyal sisters left. Insela, our ballistics expert and Otrava, our squadrons healer. They'll stick with me until the end."
- ^ Phosani. "The Turncloak". Old School RuneScape. "At dusk we'll march on Drakans' host and bend the knee - my squadron will pay the price and I'll become a general to a god who provides. [...] His-Dark-Self accepted our offering! My sisters and I have been tasked with clearing out the hamlets and leading the cattle right into the heart of his vampyre host. Our armour is black and our cloth crimson, but they still know a Justiciar when they see one and they know it would be heresy to defy me."
- ^ Otrava. "Bloody grimoire". Old School RuneScape. "The horde have magics and morals well beyond ours. They drain the life from their victims and embrace the darkness that heals them of their wounds, while the light of Saradomin forbids us of such heinous acts. [...] Amongst the dead I found a version of the Senntisten Scriptures, mostly damaged beyond recognition, but I got enough to understand the basics of blood magic."
- ^ Otrava. "Bloody grimoire". Old School RuneScape. "Battlemage Potion
A bright mix of magic and defence, perfect for a wizard in a tough situation." - ^ Otrava. "Bloody grimoire". Old School RuneScape. "Bastion Potion
A strong mix of ranged and defence, perfect for an archer in a rough situation." - ^ Otrava. "Bloody grimoire". Old School RuneScape. "Totality Potion
An overload of everything, but not too much to cause harm to one's innards. [...] Note: Unstable, currently too dangerous to make, let alone drink." - ^ Otrava. "Bloody grimoire". Old School RuneScape. "Vigour Potion
A faithful combination of piety and stamina. [...] Note: Ingredients ran out before results were satisfactory, something is missing." - ^ Otrava. "Elixir of Everlasting". Old School RuneScape. "I have been ingesting the fluid for a full month now and I feel incredible! My old joints are loosening, and my eyesight has improved tenfold. I'm as young and beautiful as I was all those years ago. The scars of war have been removed far beyond the abilities of my divine healing. It's almost as if my body has moved backwards through time."
- ^ Otrava. "Elixir of Everlasting". Old School RuneScape. "By fusing the teachings of haemalchemy with my knowledge as a divine healer, I've managed to create a tincture I call the 'Elixir of Everlasting'. I haven't observed any negative side effects other than a little short-term drowsiness so no major concerns so far."
- ^ Otrava. "Elixir of Everlasting". Old School RuneScape. "The elders of the Sisterhood have been imbibing the elixir for a full year now and the results have been marvellous. With our new lease of life, we've made great movements in extending the caverns beneath the old church. It's been noticed that a few of the sisters have taken to sleeping a lot more than they usually would. This is to be expected though as they've been working very hard this past year. Long hours, tough work - not for the faint of heart."
- ^ "Buried Alive". Old School RuneScape. "The elders haven't woken for almost a fortnight and so by the laws set forth by Mother, we must move them deep into the sanctuary with all their possessions."
- ^ Otrava. "Elixir of Everlasting". Old School RuneScape. "With all the notes I've been adding to them, the Senntisten Scriptures are becoming more and more unreadable. As such, I've re-written the recipe and instructions for the elixir below. However, I've purposefully mis-recorded a few of the directions in case this information falls into the wrong hands. This shouldn't cause any internal issues as no one should be trying to create the elixir without my supervision."
- ^ Otrava. "Bloody notes". Old School RuneScape. "The more I visit the tree, the more it speaks so I've thought up a new name - the Chatter Tree. Today it told me of its old home of Kharyrll that was recently destroyed. I corrected the tree of course, the fortress still stands but it wouldn't listen. After that it started to whisper about an old binding spell I should know but the magic is strange and utilised only by the dark Zarosian warlocks and outlawed for followers of Saradomin. The Chatter Tree insisted I was to write it down even if I don't plan to use it."