Manji
Nestled in a valley near the borders of both Tsuchi no Kuni and Yuki no Kuni, Manji village has something of a history. In recent times its location has placed it in hot water as tensions between Yuki and Tsuchi continue to rise. Many on both sides saw it as an ideal staging point for a military campaign.
History
Manji was built on the continent’s second largest iron deposit discovered thirty years ago. For a decade, it was little more than a couple shacks set up for the miners to retire to. However, when the refinery/factory was built, more permanent homes were created. The factory made weapons of all sorts for both shinobi and samurai, as well as creating items requested from all over the continent. Families moved in and began thriving as a small village.
After the village’s official creation, it didn’t take long for people to begin to hate the factory and refinery. The local nature was beginning to feel the effects of having such an industrial endeavor in its midst. Trees were being cut down, the local stream had started becoming polluted and animals became scarce. A local group came together to help keep the area toxin free, but extremists felt that it wasn’t good enough. ‘Accidents’ have been traced back to several of these people, but records were heavily damaged during the NCIA War.
The refinery was often requested for help by both sides, the rebel ninja and the NCIA forces. Manji and it’s factory saw a huge jump in revenue and sold to both sides. This helped further the prosperity of the small village, but it also created more than a few enemies on both sides of the war, especially since the village was right in disputed territory between Tsuchi no Kuni and Yuki no Kuni.
Now that the war is over, it is again a relatively quiet place. The factory and refinery have taken several measures to help ensure the health of the nature surrounding them, but there are still a few extreme thinkers who plot to shut down, or even destroy, the practice. However, most people in Manji are content with the quality of life.
The village has a population of about three hundred. There are only two stores, but there are several merchants who sell their wares in those two stores. One is a clothing store that also has a small selection of souvenirs, hand crafted by people in the village. The other is a food market. Hunters and farmers both bring their goods to this shop to sell. Because of the relatively cold weather, mostly winter fruits and vegetables are grown in Manji, however, during the summer months the average temperature rises enough to get a variation of foods in.