Manna

### Racial Leader(s)

Motya Kuznetsov, Evelina Naumov, Carmilla, Heimir Albertsson, Axmed Kariuki, Josep Pan, Wynne Olwen, Padrig Gael, N'okulani

### Former Leader(s)

Clara Porcia, Rangi Nala, Tane Essih, Suijin Mukesha, Aodh Melchior, Jupiter Veles, Aton Myles, N'ala, Sanjaya Haru, Midas Sohrab

### Area(s)

Northern Aurulora, Eulazus, Orifora, Kropari

### Language(s)

Oumqian, Manae, Sign Language, Vlenone

The **Manna** were the first people of **Eprea** to ever appear in Ancient 10,001. The Celestial **Celena** had conducted experiments with her powers, attempting to bring more life onto Eprea in the same manner that her father had before her. Celena used the soils themselves to form the shape of the first Manna, harnessing the mists that surrounded her mane to breathe life into the sculpture. From the sculpture rose the first Manna, a woman who Celena had given the name of **Clara Porcia**.

## Main City

During the life of the original Manna and their lost tribe, they had created the city of **Gestal.** The name of the city has scholars believing that the original tribe was called the **Gestalin**, but there is no other evidence of this being the case. Manna today now uses the city of Gestal as a main gathering hub. Within the city are eight branches.

## History

Clara Porcia, being the first Manna, is seen as a **Saint** amongst the Manna, and the first Saint in Eprean history. It is said amongst the Manna tribes that Clara was the **guardian** before the guardians, a being who followed Celena closely and the first mortal to get to know Eprea as it was. Clara was also the first to see the world before the lush forests and greenery had been grown, knowing Eprea as a landmass with just waters and wind. As well as this, she was the first to see Celena’s attempts at bringing that greenery, but had reached the end of her lifespan before **Pafella’s** birth and thus was unable to see the further creation of the world.

Throughout Clara’s life, Celena created more of her kind. Clara began to mingle with her fellow Manna, getting to know each of them and quickly accepting them as her found family. The other Manna that were alive during Clara’s lifetime were **Rangi Nala**, **Tane Essih**, **Suijin Mukesha**, **Aodh Melchior**, **Jupiter Veles**, **Aton Myles**, **N'ala**, **Sanjaya Heru**, and **Midas Sohrab**. The first Manna came together and created the first tribe for their race, although the tribes name has been lost to history. It is said that Saint Clara watches over all the current tribes of Manna from the spirit realm, and protects them from the harsh climates that they have chosen to live in. As well as Clara watching over, the other nine do as well. In the current day, Manna tribes can be seen with statues of Saint Clara within their settlements.

## Physical Appearance

Manna come in a large range of colors and sizes, due to the large expanse of lands that they live across. Their heights typically range from 4' (121.92 cm) to 7' (213.36 cm), but some areas may have abnormally tall or abnormally short Manna.

### Life Span

The Manna life span is among the shortest of all the living creatures of Eprea. As a result, when the rest of the races came to be, the Manna were used as the "norm" for life spans, with other races being described as having a Manna-like life span if theirs was similar. Manna live between 80 to 120 years, with the average natural death happening around 100 years old. However, some Manna, such as those of the **Essih** tribe, may live much longer due to their genetics and interbreeding that happened throughout their history.

### Children

Manna are able to crossbreed with all of the races of Eprea, causing them to have a much broader sense of who they are, and what they could be. Typically half-Manna take on an appearance closer to that of their mother.

## Tribes

The Manna are found all over the planet, therefore, many of them bound themselves together in tribes so that they may be closer to other Manna that are similar to them. Each tribe has their own culture and their own ways of viewing problems and solutions.

* Obeah
* Ofessah
* Essih
* Dwamanae
* Twazen
* Restiinin
* Messen
* Kwapen
* Nafe

## Notable

* Clara Porcia, the first Manna.
* Rangi Nala is the founder of the Obeah tribe.
* Tane Essih is the founder of the Essih tribe.
* Suijin Mukesha is the founder of the Dwamanae tribe.
* Aodh Melchior is the founder of the Twazen tribe.
* Jupiter Veles is the founder of the Messen tribe.
* Aton Myles is the founder of the Restiinin tribe.
* N'ala is the founder of the N'yaka tribe.
* Sanjaya Haru is the founder of the Ofessah tribe.
* Midas Sohrab is the founder of the Kwapen tribe.
* Motya Kuznetsov is the current leader of Casseah Clila.
* Evelina Naumov is the current secondary leader of Casseah Clila.
* Carmilla is the current leader of Zria.
* Heimir Albertsson is the current leader of the Dwamanae.
* Axmed Kariuki is the current leader of the Twazen.
* Josep Pan is the current leader of the Restiinin.
* Wynne Olwen is the current leader of Korneth.
* Padrig Gael is the current leader of Syveth.
* N'okulani is the current leader of N'yaka.
* Ivena Wiesiel is the Guardian of Alene.