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Manalheim

Alias: The Untouched Abundance
Affiliation: Independent — Resource Frontier (Unclaimed)

Manalheim lies east of Thazvaar and west of Ngorrhal. A volcanic continent of steady warmth, fertile ash soils, and regenerative geothermal terraces, it is a practical paradise: heat and rain that favor growth rather than storms or violent eruptions. Vegetation regenerates quickly in nutrient-rich earth. Many who arrive remain by choice. The land’s abundance and isolation provide a form of freedom that convinces settlers to stay.

Terrain

Black basalt coasts give way to ash plains and stepped geothermal terraces. Lava-formed benches, fissure-fed springs, and warmed river channels create natural irrigated terraces and pockets of intense fertility.

Climate & Weather

Warm and steady. Rain and geothermal heat combine to produce lush, fast-regenerating biomes. Eruptions, where they occur, are typically low-intensity and constructive; ash and steam enrich soils rather than destroy.

Culture

Human presence is sparse and mobile. Small footholds form around springs and terraces. Settlements prioritize mobility and harmony with geothermal cycles. Many newcomers choose permanence, drawn by practical abundance and the autonomy the land affords.

Historical Significance

Recorded by the expedition led from Reykhaal in Jeyrha during the Era of Imperial Conquest. The fifty-two-person civilian party (twelve Gebans, thirty Jeyrhan participants, ten Berinese) cataloged keystone life across Geba, Ngorrhal, Kela, Ukhaalstaag, coastal Thazvaar, and Manalheim. In western Manalheim the party endured a sudden attack when Thazvaari researchers turned on them; Geban members responded with sustained, coordinated fire—suppression and enfilade tactics using medium array systems—overwhelming the attackers. The expedition seized Thazvaari data on local creatures. Reyjuul was later maimed in a rockslide; only Reyjuul and Sers returned with the finished codex. Sers later established a short-lived research outpost. Many entries note “elective-absorption” where personnel chose to remain.

Notable Fauna

Keystone megafauna shape local ecology. The Emberjaw Sentinel is chief among them; its clashes reshape terrain and human activity across miles.

Operational Caution

Manalheim is survivable and inviting but not immutable. Entries flag elective absorption and non-replicable observations. Field parties should plan for rapid redundancy, modular stores, and elevation where possible.

Source Notes

  • "Fifty-two participants: twelve Gebans, thirty Jeyrhan participants, ten Berinese."
  • "Geban response used coordinated suppression and enfilade fire from medium array systems to counter the assault."
  • "Many who arrive at Manalheim choose to remain; elective absorption is common."
  • "Entries in the codex mark observations as 'elective-absorption' or 'non-replicable.'"

About Vesselborn

Vesselborn is the story of Geba — a world that has carried an empire for six thousand years.

It begins with Vaer’karesh, who unites five nations into the first empire and fixes a common language and law. Across the ages, the empire fights and finally breaks Thazvaar, welcomes Jeyrha through engineering and diplomacy, and liberates Berinu by choice. In Ngorrhal, the people of the mountain passes lose their ancestral name and are permanently renamed the Frost Sentinels, whose strength helps secure imperial rule. The Haavu cannon systems cement that dominance.

At its height, the empire spans continents and raises relay towers that bind cities, coasts, and passes into one network. Assassinations and civil wars follow — the Fracture — but the answer is not a vacuum. The Shadow Rule forms from imperial networks and manufactures peace, ending the warlord broadcasts and taking the world back from collapse. They are the empire made quiet: continuity without ceremony.

Today, the Shadow Rulers still govern from the background while the Energy Wars — covert struggles over power grids and relays in uncivilized regions — decide who controls energy, transport, and culture.

Stories range from relay-field defenses and inland recoveries to city governance and frontier resettlement; from rail lines and air programs that stitch regions together to festivals and work crews where culture and politics collide; from Frost Sentinel memory to families choosing the safety of hub clearings or the risk beyond the grid.

This is Geba.
It began in silence.
It has not yet ended.