Manadia

Easily the hottest and barren world known, Manadia is far from unlively. Aside from harboring many unique creatures – including the native Morkas, a species adored by most – it also is the origin world of Gniwers, and as such, full of life underground, hidden in the vast city of Nimora.
That doesn’t mean the surface isn’t inhabited though; important settlements have been founded here, including the School of Darkness and the marvelous Ankrabad – one of the largest and most beautiful cities of the universe. Travellers from all over come to see this architectural gem flourish in the midst of its barren surroundings.
When asked to describe Manadia, a lot of people include desert, camels, heat and Gniwers in their listings, but what many forget, and almost take for granted, are the different oases spread throughout the world. Both the School of Darkness, and Ankrabad itself, were built around their own oasis, and without these life-nurturing gifts of the gods, the surface of Manadia certainly wouldn’t be as lively as it is nowadays.
On Manadia, a variety of wondrous phenomena can be observed; one of the most obvious ones are the so-called Twin Suns. Most other worlds – while unique in their own way – only have one sun illuminating everything from above, but on Manadia two of them – identical in size and shape – can be observed in the skies when the moon isn’t demanding its time to shine. Theses about a correlation between the two suns and Manadia’s climate don’t seem too far-fetched, even for the less educated.
By far the most mysterious phenomena though is the Nebula, a fog, emitting some kind of sparks at its edges, and covering hundreds of yards near the School of Darkness. It’s origin and purpose are to this day completely unknown but it somehow seems to be tied to the Long Night since there have been no references to its existence from earlier times…

Ecosystem

Manadia is know for being an arid world, however, looks can be deceiving. Between the rock and underneath it, Manadia is one of the liveliest worlds out there with creatures that have evolved to the point of being near indestructible. Being the homeworld of the Gniwers, it has imbued in them an instinct for survival and blending into their environment that even surpasses that of the Naru.

Ecosystem Cycles

Whilst roughly 80% of the planet is covered in an all encompassing desert, teeming with Morkas and many other creatures living in sweltering heat, the Southpole is covered in darkness for years on end. Manadia's suns rapidly heat up this area once every 50 years, causing the ice and captured volcanic activity to explosively erupt before flashfreezing everything once the suns disappear in a matter of minutes. It is here where Arliterum, the walking mining city of the Gniwers roams, gathering some of Manadia's many riches.

Localized Phenomena

The Nebula is a fog, emitting sparks on the outside and within, about a hundred yards from the School of Darkness. It seems to be connected to the Long Night, but due to its agressive nature, no further knowledge has been acquired as to what hides within.

Fauna & Flora

Most of the flora and fauna is known to the Gniwers, living in the underground oases on Manadia. Known to all are the Morkas, a semi-friendly gondolin like creature and the magnificent Crystal Cactii, much craved by the rulers of Ankrabad.

Type

Planetoid

Characters in Location

• Peradan

Inhabiting Species

• Ashaks
• Fenneks
• Forest Ghouls
• Skvirks
• The Gniwers
• The Humans
• The Rhultak