Land – nothing could have been more welcoming to Grant Brixton and everyone else on board the small ship Hope after weeks at sea. The ocean had gotten rough, and a few days into their journey, the would-be settlers and adventurers were completely lost with nothing but blue all around them. The sight of the protruding hills in the distance had some of the ship break down into tears. Brixton and the other passengers had no idea where they were, but they were glad to finally be on solid ground, not least because the ship itself looked like it would not make it past another few days without sinking.

In total, there were five families on board Hope – the Brixton, Gaulle, Hajar, Sienna, and Borelle families – and 26 passengers, including children. All had left Europe to escape the Roman empire and begin a new life for themselves. Stories and legend about the Vikings discovering a new land to the far west were the motivation behind setting sail, but the trip had not gone as they had hoped. The newcomers to the land did not know if this was the place that was in all those stories of old, but what they did know was that this was where their adventure was going to end – this was going to be their new home.

Housing was the most crucial and necessary need for the new settlers. Thankfully, the new settlers had brought with them all necessary material to build five houses and in a matter of a few weeks, the structures were up and ready to be inhabited. They kept themselves alive foraging fruits and vegetables as well as hunting small game in the nearby forest, and they had plenty of fresh water from the river that was close by. They also constructed a small pier, while two families (Hajar and Borelle) each constructed some fishing canoes so that they can fish.  

Around two months after the creation of the settlement of Nahervue (roughly translated into View of the Beautiful River), a hunting party which had ventured further north than usual chasing after a relatively large boar spotted a group of humans. After making contact with them, it became quickly obvious that their new friends were in fact a local tribe. After a few weeks of communication, it had become known to the Nahervue settlers that the locals were a nomadic tribe that travelled throughout the woods of the new land, surviving on produce and game. According to tribe, which was called the Gora tribe, the land was called Aliphiara, which meant Heart of Life in the common Gora spoken language.

Considering the diverse background of the newcomers to Aliphiara, accepting two families from the Gora who wished to live a settled lifestyle as opposed to a nomadic one was not an issue. The two families chose to live in the same house as one, and asked to be given the Gora surname, which was accepted by the elders of the five other families.  Using the strong wood found in the nearby forests, a wooden house was built and the Gora family formally accepted into the settlement of Nahervue.