The semicolon is correct, but I would place it elsewhere. A few races survived on the carnage the Blood War produced: the armanites (centaur-like tanar'ri) constantly battled with other c reatures; otherwise they would turn on one anot her. The molydei were another race of demons who prowled the Abyss, searching for deserters or rogue demons whom they press-ganged into combat.
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