Manwe was a Atmoran warrior and craftsman. He was one of the Five Hundred Companions. He was an accomplished craftsman on Atmora, prior to the Day of Final Passage. He worked in the massive shipyards of Jylkurfyk. He and Menro were the ones that constructed one of the Five Hundred longboats, Jorrvaskr. During the Day of Final Passage Manwe was part of Jorrvaskr's crew and was under command of its captain, Jeek of the River. It is said that Menro and Manwe took Atmoran timbers with them.