Vermithrax

Vermithrax, the First Great Underking of the Void, was the high ruler of all demonkind and was responsible for the Demon Wars. A creature of incalculable power and evil, the seemingly indestructible Wyvern was a symbol of terror that plagued all the peoples of Aradia for millenia until his gradual death at the hands of Jason Blackthorne during the Battle of the Deadlands. 
The origins of the creature are often disputed, with different schools of belief offering different theories. Aradian scholars, who believe Demons to be a manifestation of Terrestrial evil, and that Vermithrax was merely the greatest of these evils. Old Stormlord texts claim the future Underking was one of the first creatures ever born into the Void, and alone of his kin he was filled with hatred; he devoured his brethren and enslaved their weaker children, and even this could not sate his unending greed, so he demanded that the terrestrial world should become his feeding ground as well. At any rate, Vermithrax became leader of all Demons, and at the outset of the first Demon Wars he rose from the ocean in order to lead the attack that destroyed Everglow City in 206AE.
Aradian Scholars claim that demon infighting began around the fall the Everglow, but Western scholars have pointed out that there were no true civil wars in the Void forces until the Battle of the Deadlands, during which Vermithrax was killed. With their leader dead, the Demons had no guiding hand, and became disorganised, leading to their eventual downfall.
Vermithrax's legacy on the world has faded with time; most of his children, the Wyverns, have perished--Imshael is the only one that remains. It is thought that there would never be another king after him, which is disputed by the existence of Mordaghast.
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