Editing Dark Ring (section)

=== Overview ===
The [[Signoria of the Nyx]] encompass the thousands of miles along the Eastern border of Kar-Thonis and the Eshai Caliphate. Made up of the Sabian people, composed primarily of Nyx, the Signoria is the largest nation in terms of landmass near the Sea of Screams. More importantly for the other nations, they are not friendly to those they consider outsiders. 

==== ''First of the Dark Ring'' ====
The Signoria of the Nyx is made up primarily of the Nyx race. It is the Nyx who were the first race to grace the Dark Ring and were the first sentient life upon the Ring. They are perfectly adapted for it. A Nyx can go weeks without water, has skin designed to tolerate the extreme cold, and a secondary eyelid that protects a Nyx from sand. 

Originally the Nyx made their home along the Sea of Screams, in modern day Gharib, but have been pushed out by settlement and conquest. Now they stick to the fringes of the sea, dreaming of the day they will reclaim their old land. 

==== ''History of Battle'' ====
The Nyx have a long history of warfare and battle. They take pride in the fact that they stood against the Titan races long ago when the Genasi ruled the Prime Ring, the Nyx ruled the Dark Ring, and the Goblins oversaw the Primordial Ring. As the Genasi fought against the Slaad and the Goblinoids allied with the Minotaur to battle the Aboleths, it was the Nyx who fought the combined might of the Ruvor and the Arnyr. 

It was a long and bloody struggle. Eventually, as the legend goes, the Nyx were able to defeat the Ruvor causing them to barricade themselves beneath the Dark Ring. Yet, they could not defend themselves against the Arnyr. The entire Nyx race was on the verge of being wiped out, their cities turned to ash and weapons broken, when the King of the Titans, Xix, was defeated. This caused the Arnyr to flee into the stars with Drach, Prince of the Titans. 

The remaining warriors of the Nyx eventually followed them into the stars. They have not returned from their great hunt. However, what followed on the Dark Ring was more battles. The Mind Flayers eventually landed on the Dark Ring and began preying upon the Nyx. Invaders, other races from the Prime and Primordial Rings, also discovered the Sea of Screams. For thousands of years the Nyx have needed to fight to survive. All the other races have gotten the Nyx’s great sacrifice except the Nyx themselves. They remember the debt of blood that is owed to them. One day soon, the Nyx believe the time will come to collect. 

==== ''Strange Religion'' ====
Nobody outside the Nyx themselves understand their religion. Many brave scholars have dedicated their lives to understanding the question: who do the Nyx worship? What is their religion?

They have gathered the Nyx primarily worship the Lord of Mists in public. However, the High God goes by many different names to them including the Ruiner, the Sabian Savior, and the Wise Executioner. These epithets are not found anywhere else natively amongst the Rings of Meropis.

Many also believe the Nyx have a whole pantheon of Material Gods that they keep secret from outsiders. They do not build temples to these gods but speak about them in private. Sermons are held in dark allies and beside a dying fire deep below ground. Their holy books are passed orally with their lessons found not in the words but in the emotions of the heart. One nameless Material God, who the Nyx simply refer to as the Maiden, appears to be the most active. Scholars have documented many stories of this god appearing randomly, providing aid, and then vanishing as quickly as she appeared. 

==== ''War for Sovereignty'' ====
As of 713 AR, the Nyx are engaged in war with both the Eshai Caliphate and Kar-Thonis. They are attempting to reclaim old territorial lands while righting ancestral wrongs. The Signoria has made better progress against Kar-Thonis as they’ve surged out of the Pallid Desert destroying small forts and villages. Eshai, specifically the Bank of Salt, has posed a greater threat to the Nyx. Their Gold Swords, while poorly trained, are well funded and organized behind the scenes. The Nyx routinely find themselves outmaneuvered and forced to rely on superior technique to win the day. Yet, with each passing battle, the Gold Swords grow in their capabilities.