Queendom of Akaz'Anil

The Queendom of Akaz'Anil is the largest Drow nation in the world, and curiously, it exists almost entirely above ground. It is almost as old as the Kingdom of Melma, and although not universally accepted by all Drow, many consider this land the birthplace of their entire race.

History
While Akaz'Anil does not have much contact with the rest of the world, at least outside of raiding the desert lands for more slaves, some of its history is known due to it playing a crucial role at the end of the First Age.

It is known that an elven kingdom existed in Akaz'Anil for much of the First Age. The last king died with no heirs, so the crown fell to his wife, Phreonda. Phreonda was a devout worshiper of Phane, and some stories even suggest she might have even had celestial blood related to the goddess.

Phreonda began to spread the faith of Phane among her followers, and despite her radical religious views and her reforms that went against the traditional patriarchal lineage of the high elves, she managed to also gain the support of the nobility.

This is because she ruled during a time when many elves began to extend more rights to non-elves, and abolish the institution of slavery. Despite being non-traditional in other ways, Phreonda was a staunch believer in elven supremacy and their right to enslave others, and Akaz'Anil became to lead the more conservative faction of elven civilization.

It is unknown exactly what caused the Magical Collapse, or how many elves transformed into modern drow, but it is known that by the early Second Age, drow had began spreading through the Underdark, and the population of Akaz'Anil had entirely changed into the dark elves.