Mana

"People talk shit on my country because of our leader. Hopefully, someday he will leave the good seat, and people will realize how special Sortoliya really is."

Mana was a well-known band from Ruverese, Sortoliya.

Before the Band
The lead singer, José Rumania, was born in Cassa, Cassamarovia on July 18, 1981. He moved to Ilrad Citum, Sortoliya in 1985. He moved out in 1997 after a bombing incident he witnessed, and moved to Ruverese, where he met Jock Timon, and Cole Natashi, who also happened to be Cassamarovian.

Early Era
They debuted in 2001 as part of a singing competition for all of Parazet. They made it into the finals for Sortoliya. With the song "Olde Remoberas (Old Memories)," they won the contest for Sortoliya, significantly boosting their career. They had a hit in 2004 called "Loe wie a Mon (Down with the Man)," but their ultimate breakthrough was "Ben Pucie (Ben Pompous)" in 2007, boosting them to #1 of Sortoliya, Jakar, Massebar, Morostei, Romo, Massenania, and Suriya that year. It was found that "Ben Pucie" was a fake name for Sortoliyan leader Bonum Ilrad. The line "Nie haben Ben Pucie (No having Ben Pompous)" was the area he was used in, referring to Ilrad's strict tactics, and conflicts with Massenanians. He was furious when he found out.Mana have any later hits, but they made two albums in 2009 and 2012.

Fatal Car Crash
On January 25th, 2013, Mana was heading in a van to perform in Driole, Suriya, after a successful show in Ilrad Citum. At a highway bridge in Xaxakfa, Sortoliya, where they were stopping, a large truck struck the car, and everyone, including the truck driver and the band, died. Witnesses say that the band's van tried to drive out of the way as the truck was speeding, but it kept on facing them. The truck went over the bridge, dangling over the road below. Because of insufficient evidence, nobody can really tell if it was a true accident, or a purposeful act. There are a couple of theories surrounding the tragic crash.

Some say Bonum Ilrad used "magic" to get them to die. Others say the truck that killed them was sent by the leader. He denied both claims, saying, in English, "Have I thought about killing Mana? Yes. Why wouldn't I? They made a song about me that was called 'revolutionary,' but I have never tried to kill them. I am not a wizard, I know no spells, and I never sent anyone out for them to meet their doom."