Nephiir

The Nephiir were a race of humanoids whose empire peaked before the Fall of Nephiir....obviously. In the early shock waves of the Second War of Stars, they saw that the beings they had considered gods were able to be defeated. While Azunin and the big three (Krohn, Sildurath, and Nefmar), were largely preoccupied losing to Mahaliel, they launched a full-scale invasion of Elrek territory. Which was...most of the world at that point. Thanks to the element of surprise and their technological/magical capabilities, they were rewarded with a great deal of early success. Some credit their initial assault in the War of Fury with drawing away some of the more powerful Ancients like Ravonin or Maelu and allowing Mahaliel and his brothers to have the upper hand they needed to defeat Azunin. Either way, the war they started, the War of Fury, lasted almost a hundred years and devastated thousands of miles of landscape. At its climax, the Livyatha rose from the deep and the continent sank below the waves, supposedly killing both the Ancients and the Nephiir. Although some say, if you were to dive that deep, far below where the moonlight breaks the waves, you would find the shadows of men flitting in and out of their sunken halls, trapped forever in the darkness.