NEVOLD
Nevold is a planet orbited by a crystal-laden moon, encompassing Manyari, Valkys, and Children of Man. It has several continents, most of which are yet to be discovered by the Children of Man. Valkys are said to have reached every corner of Nevold and live in every environment.
Radius: 4096 kilometers (2545 miles)
Length of day: 32 Hrs
Orbital period: 288 days
Manyari Tribes
-
/bah-DOO-rah/
Badura was the first village established after the Manyari were exiled into the Greater Wilds. As the largest of the Manyari tribes, it serves as a hub for distributing resources to other tribes. Nestled securely between two tall hills, its homes are built high in the trees that rise above the hilltops. Badura is renowned for its skilled yarik users, including warriors trained as Fire Spitters.
“Fires fuel you.”
Population: 326 (as of 349 AA)
Inhabitants: Manyari
Chieftess: Lajwanti (11th Chieftess) -
/EHSS-gah/
One of the two Guardian Towers, Essga, is a tall butte and first line of defense for the Manyari from any possible intrusion from the east by Valkys or Man alike. The village to the east of the tower shares the name, the Manyari choosing a clearing with an unobstructed of both Guardian Towers.
Population: 105 (as of 349 AA)
Inhabitants: Manyari
Chieftess: Weyora (5th Chieftess) -
The village of Feahn is a flotilla constructed on the lake and the third Manyari villages to be settled. The lake provides protection as well as a source of food. They have also taken up the duty of caretakers for the Farseeing Tree, regularly making pilgrimages to ensure its health. Feahn is known for their expert fishers and sayo makers.
“The waters protect.”
Population: 167 (as of 349 AA)
Chieftess: Cuyan (6rd Chieftess) -
/GAH-jee/
The Isles of Gahji lie off the coast to the west, divided by the Clear Water Sea. It is the second largest village in the Manyari territories and is home to a giant, Living Wave named Gahjia. It is known for its delicious seafood based meals, and expert surfers. Gahji is also where many train to be Water Dancers.
“Waters heal you.”
Population: 211 (as of 349 AA)
Chieftess: Anani (7th Chieftess) -
Panocua is a village carved into the crafted recesses of the arid plateaus in the central Greater Wilds. As the newest village of the Manyari, it serves as a strategic midpoint between Badura and the Twin Guardian Towers, Essga and Wesgo. Panocua is renowned for its skilled artisans and its trained practitioners of earth yarik.
“Earth hold you.
Population: 47 (as of 349 AA)
Chieftess: Kokika (1st Chieftess) -
The newest village of the Manyari, led by Cheiftess Ejah. Home to Kemahni and his mother Saleal, as well as Kiyadeh, Ashava, and Tahdwi. Orahai is graced by the Cascade River that runs through its lands and is hidden deep within the Seven Steps Forest.
“Winds guide you.” - Orahai goodbye.
Population: 39 (as of 362 AA)
Inhabitants: Manyari
Chieftess: Ejah
Great Mother: Saleal -
A place where the Two Fates River bends and cradles the Manyari village of Rivad. Known for their gifted stone crafters and yarik mine that provides quality stones and crystals. Many Manyari in Rivad have a spiritual connection to yarik and have formed a covenant with the pursuit to learn all they can about yarik energies.
“Earth provides.”
Population: 176 (as of 349 AA)
Chieftess: Bontua (4th Chieftess) -
/SHOHN-tah/
The most southern village of the Manyari, this small seaside village provides fish to most of the other Manyari villages. Much like Gahji, it has a tropical environment with homes built directly on the cooler, more gentle waters.
“Water comforts.”
Population: 88 (as of 349 AA)
Chieftess: Reli (2th Chieftess) -
/TEEK-lahn/
Located on the west coast of the Greater Wilds, the village of Teeklan is home to farmers who have transformed barren lands into fertile fields. It is also the leading center for teaching reading and writing among the Manyari, a tradition that began over a hundred years ago when a single Manyari first mastered the skill. This knowledge is only now slowly spreading to the other tribes.
“Earth remembers.”
Population: 55 (as of 349 AA)
Chieftess: Jasavee (2th Chieftess) -
/WEHSS-goh/
Wesgo, the sister Guardian Tower and village to Essga, is an equally tall butte that overlooks the lush groves of Bleeding Trees. These trees produce both a sweetening sap and a reddish fruit known as treehearts. Wesgo is also renowned for its exceptional farmers, who have mastered the art of growing a wide variety of crops between the rows of trees.
“Earth remembers.”
Population: 107 (as of 349 AA)
Chieftess: Miravyn (4th Chieftess)
FOREVER DEEP
An incredibly deep lake lost inside the Seven Steps Forest, with shores that immediately fall into the darkness of the waters below.
LILACI COAST
SEVEN STEPS FOREST
The forest that surrounds Orahai is densely packed with trees that act as a natural barrier against the outside world. The furthest any Man has ventured into the forest was the Forever Deep, and only once, as most of the expedition was lost to the maze of the trees.
SHELF MOUNTAINS
A series of plateaus, given the description of mountains, looking as if the top half of their peaks had been sheared off. The range is a natural divide between the Wind Flow Crater and the village of Orahai, and the Cascade River has carved a passage through it.
WIND FLOW CRATER
A place of greatly concentrated yarik wind where Wind Riders can train in a secluded area and refill their yarik stones indefinitely to practice with their spears.
Trainer: Tassa
Major Element: Wind
T-Shirts available!
THE GREATER WILDS
A vast swath of land ranging from forest to coastal waters to deserts and mountains. The area is home to all the Valkys remaining on the continent, including all of the known established Manyari tribes. This area is known as Valkys territories to the Children of Man and is untouched by any technological advancements brought about by the advent of Alterence.
FARSEEING TREE
The Farseeing Tree is a colossal Badura tree that ascends the side of a cliff, nearly touching the clouds as it reaches into the sky. It is a place of immense yarik energy, where spirits gather and become visible to the naked eye. These spirits can choose to interact with those who descend into the cavern beneath its roots, granting visions of possibilities and futures yet to come.
SCALED MOUNTAIN / BADURA
Surrounded by the petrified trees of the Tilted Forest, the Scaled Mountain shares its original namesake with the village of Badura. Though incorrectly labled as a mountain, it is more accurately described as an active volcano. Stone slabs spiraling along its slopes give it a distinct appearance of having scales. Above the volcanic opening hovers a freely floating isle, once believed to be part of the mountain, now known as Badura’s Horn. Gravity in and around the volcano shifts and is abnormal.
Pron. /bah-DOO-rah/
BEONRI SEA
Once thought an endless sea, the Beonri Sea is a gulf that separates the Greater Wilds from the Divide to the north, the Sand Sea to the east, and the Scaled Mountain to the south.
Pron. - /BEE-on-ree/
ROCK GARDEN BASIN
A basin south of Panocua that has rock formations growing out of the ground looking like giant stone fruits and vegetables on stalks. It is the natural midpoint between Panocua and Rivad.
TWO FATES RIVER
The Two Fates River diverges from the Cascade River in the north Greater Wilds, flowing south and splitting the Balance Rock Canyon until eventually pouring into Lake Feahn.
BALANCE ROCK CAYNON
Balance Rock Canyon is the wide canyon that separates Panocua from Teeklan and Rivad. It gets its name from the boulders that have naturally balanced atop eroded pillars for thousands of years. Today, the canyon features painted boulders adorning its length, elevated onto pillars crafted by Manyari during their yarik training.
A coastline on the west side of the Greater Wilds that is lined with the Lilaci flower, giving the cliff and fields around their purple coloring. It is also home to Harorah burial sites.
Pron. /LI-lah-see/
THE GOD'S MOON
A barren moon with a three hundred-kilometer-wide outcropping of crystals running from pole to pole on its perpetual, Nevold-facing side. Tales of slumbering gods dwelling there have been told by the Manyari for generations. The moon shifts between a rainbow of colors every 32-day lunar cycle, beginning with a white, colorless presentation and ending with a dark, lightless moon.
Radius: 1046 kilometers (650 miles)
