Galla (City)

Galla (Old Dunni "Galà", Gollish "Gola") is the capitol of Goll.

Geography
Galla is located on the Alfen Sea, directly across the Inlet Orvet from Staples. Galla is built in the hills looking over the bay, with much of the lowlands being seasonal farmlands and floodlands. Galla consists of a castle, Dun au Galla, surrounded by a walled city, Citadel au Galla, with the rest of the city spilling out past the walls and throughout the hills. The city does not lay in the lowlands, as they flood seasonally.

Foundation
Galla was founded in the year 2016 SA, possibly by Godric the Wanderer. One of two settlements, Galla sat directly across the bay from Godric's home at Staples. It always had a much smaller population than its sister city, and never served as much of a role in any military campaign.

With the foundation of the Cult of Eithmere, Galla saw some expansion, though not as much as Staples.

Foundation of Burghe
Circa 5100 SA, Galla's city-state empire had grown to considerable size, and the Gallic Empire spread for hundreds of miles around. When Burghe was founded, Galla became its capitol. Castles and fortifications were constructed, and the city was destroyed multiple times during the following wars with Dunland, Goll, and Gothenland, most notably by King Edric III of Dunland during the Three Hundred Years' War. Galla continued to act as the capitol of Burghe until the destruction of Dun au Galla, the murder of King Costen II, and Burghe's incorporation into Goll circa 197 TA, moving Goll's capitol from Staples to Galla as part of reconstruction.

As a religious center
For much of the Second and Third Era, Galla was home to the Cult of Eithmere, a religious sect dedicated to the service of the Elder God Eithmere, and became one of the largest religious centers in the world.