Khardung the Destroyer

Khardung the Destroyer was a Lizardman Magician, later Necromancer, originally a member of the Mějaiyüt, later founding the Order of the Bone. Many believe that after his supposed death, he ascended to become a deity.

The Purple Mějaiyüt and the Order of the Bone
During the fragmentation of the Mějaiyüt, Khardung took the side of the Purple Mějaiyüt, embracing the darkness and utilizing the powers of Dark Magic to bolster his own forces. He taught many of his followers Necromancy, and raised his slain opponents to bolster his army. Despite this, his forces were eventually forced to flee to the Insular Lizardman Empire, where they were initially welcomed, but later were persecuted due to their unorthodox beliefs - they fled to the mountainous parts of the islands, where they used undead labour to construct fortresses to defend themselves, and have time to put their teachings onto ink. They shedded their old name and reorganized themselves as the Order of the Bone.

Eventually, they made peace with the authorities, agreeing to keep to themselves, as long as they were allowed to occasioanlly visit the cities to buy gorceries.

Pilgrimages
Khardung did not sit on his laurels for long - troubled by prophetic visions, he decided to leave the island for a grand pilgrimage, and appoint one of his old pupils to lead the order in his stead while he was absent. Khardung's pilgrimages first took him back to the Continental Lizardman Empire, where his visions compelled him to locate and investigate Massenpreost Despotanfras ruins. After that, he once again returned to the island, where he resumed his duties as the order's leader until the visions returned.

Khardung's new visions took him to the Island of Keldorn, where, having spent decades on the island he gained the respect of the local Goblins as a wise prophet figure. Much to his surprise, Khardung found ancient and alien-looking buildings in the mountains that were definitely not built by the goblins. After further investigation, he returned to his order on the back of a Bone Dragon.

His ultimate fate after returning to his order with all this new knowledge is a real mystery.

Ultimate fate
There is no written knowledge of his fate after having returned to the Insular Lizardman Empire for the last time after his Keldornish pilgrimage. They say that he never left his order's headquarters ever again, spending much of his time meditating, and spending the rest of his time passing down his knowledge to his pupils, as well as sharing his discoveries with the order's chroniclers. After this, his fate is unknown. Some say that he is still travelling back and forth between the continent, the island and Keldorn, searching for knowledge. Others say that he travelled to the Orient, where he either met his final demise or is still searching for knowledge. And some claim that he has ascended to godhood.

No one has ever heard of Khardung after 3400 BEKE, Eventually, some unknown time after 3000 BEKE, his Order of the Bone was dissolved as well, with its hall gradually decaying into ruins.

Even weaker lizardmen typically live up to 900 years before dying of old age, while stronger lizardmen have a potential lifespan of up to 1300 years - thus, factoring magic out, Khardung should have died by ~2700 BEKE at absolute latest. However, Dark Magic - especially Necromancy - is a pathway to abilities many find unnatural, thus it's not unreasonable to suggest, that he could have acquired the power to expand his lifespan, possibility indefinitely, or could have even uncovered the power of transforming into a lich - hence the theories of him still being alive. Yet still, among Necromancers, the most popular theory is that he ascended to a higher plane of existence, hence a small minority of Necromancers deifying him instead of being completely atheistic.