Serioli

Serioli, the original humanoid inhabitants of Dragaera, possess powerful magical abilities that have yet to be duplicated by Dragaerans or Easterners. They created all Morganti weapons, including the Great Weapons, and the written language of magic uses their alphabet. Despite their power, they were nearly wiped out in the early years of the Empire. Survivors hide in small mountain communities and occasionally come to aid those fighting against the Jenoine. They are small and ugly by Easterner standards.
However, Sethra Lavode (who ought to know) has stated that the Serioli specifically created the Great Weapons to use against the Gods, since the Gods were supporting the Dragaerans who were invading and taking over the Serioli lands.
In response, some factions of the Serioli have, from time to time, aided the Jenoine in their attacks against the Gods, and the holders of the Great Weapons. This is despite the fact that if the Jenoine returned to Dragaera, the Serioli would likely be enslaved along with everyone else.
In Dragon, Vlad Taltos and Morrolan e'Drien traveled to Hawk Mountain in the Kanefthali mountain chain in order to meet with a Serioli. His name was not recorded alphabetically but sounded like The Last Cough from a Man with Juiner's Lung, according to Vlad. This Serioli proceeded to disclose to Vlad and Morrolan certain information about the Great Weapons, which included translations of their Serioli names, and also giving Vlad a hint about Spellbreaker. He also made it clear that the Great Weapons were, to him, guests of the same order as the Dragaeran, the Easterner, and the jhereg — although one was "not altogether here".
Apparently the language of sorcery (the runes and such) is the Serioli written language, and they are skilled at smithing things—their silver products such as jewelry or buttons are highly prized. They appear to be able to see time differently (less linearly), though they can't really translate these concepts into human tongues. Presumably the Serioli language (phrases of which occasionally come into vogue in the Empire) is able to handle paradoxical and destiny-bound time conventions.
==Notable Serioli==
*Cly!ng Fr'ngtha - Inventor of semi-animate Elder Sorcery-powered artifacts including Morganti weapons
*Jggo!f'tha - A bone-dancer from Jawbone Mountain
*The Last Cough from a Man with Juiner's Lung
==Other Notes==
*We've also heard of bone dancers, whatever that may be.
*They also make fine dessert wines.