Manak

About
Manak is the northernmost settlement in the People's lands, and the dominant tribe at the time of the merging.

Tribe
Always a large, war hungry tribe, the Manak possessed reasonably large lands and were capable of mustering a huge army. They were once a nomadic tribe, roaming the northernmost parts of the plains. In 372 BU, they ventured into the hills to settle in what is now known as the Farm Valley. In about 340 BU, the Chief of Manak built a massive fort to defend the pass through the hills to the Valley. This fort became the Manak tribe’s home, and rude wooden huts were constructed around it as the tribe settled into one place. It was mostly destroyed in the attacks that inspired the merging, but the ruined fort itself still marks the innermost parts of the city of Manak.

The Manak had several clashes with the Akram tribe, whose lands closely bordered theirs. The Akram insisted the Manak were taking all the best land for their own crops, since they also claimed to have discovered the Valley. The fort’s construction caused the Akram to begin a major war campaign against the Manak, which lasted for twelve years. After a long war over who should be able to use the lush Valley to the north, the two tribes reached an uneasy agreement in 328 BU. The Manak would continue to use the Valley, but would leave all the arable lands south of the hills for the Akram to use. The agreement held until 282 BU, when the Entamar sold most of their lands to the Manak. This sparked yet more warring between the two tribes, which continued sporadically until 3 BU, when the People’s lands came under attack from Dragons. As far as the people of Manak descent are concerned, the matter became moot once the tribes merged.