Galria

Galria was a large landmass in the northern region of the Matoran Universe, formerly home to the Toa Cordak and presided over by Makuta Parrea.

History
The island of Galria was originally created by the Great Beings and intended to be part of the Matoran Universe. While the landmass' specific purpose remains unclear, it can be presumed beyond reasonable doubt that it was intended to house the Marendar judgment unit in the vast underground labyrinth.

With a fledgling Matoran population taking up residence on the shores of the island, an unknown Turaga was appointed to preside over the settlement. Charged with safe-guarding the Matoran Universe at an early point in its development, the first Toa Team, the Toa Cordak, were stationed on Galria for a period of time, before they were ultimately drawn away from the region to meet the challenges of a number of unruly inhabitants, most notable of which was the Zyglak minority in the southern-most region of the world. Spending much of his time on the island, the team's leader, Toa Lesovikk, developed a close friendship with Sarda and Idris, two Matoran villagers with whom he shared a great kinship.

Venturing deep into the underground recesses of the island and learning the legend of Marendar, however, the local Turaga gradually grew insane, unable to balance the prospect of the inevitable destruction of the Toa. Out of fear, he notably banished the island's entire Matoran population to the realm of Karzahni, believing them to be safer on a different island.

With the final clash between the Toa Cordak and the Zyglak resulting in the deaths of seven Toa, Lesovikk returned to Galria as the only surviving member. Learning of the Turaga's decision too late, the Toa of Air would spend the rest of his life attempting to enter Karzahni and rescue the Matoran of Galria. Despite this, however, he never returned to the island, harrowed by the extent of his failure and vanishing from the face of the universe.

During this time, the Great Being known as Velika also notably established a laboratory in the dark recesses deep within the island's complex cave system. Privately developing weapons and technology, Velika's Laboratory notably emitted a technology-dampening frequency onto the island above, making it impossible to use technological devices in the arid desert region of the landmass.

Following the establishment of the Brotherhood of Makuta, Galria was selected as the ideal environment in which to situate a Spiny Stone Ape colony, a species that favored isolated rocky regions. In spite of this, the island's ecosystem became something of a personal project for Makuta Parrea, a young mutagenist with a vested interest in the Fusa species. Owing to her influence, the Fusa became the most populous species on the island, driving the Spiny Stone Apes into higher southern altitudes and establishing themselves in the central belt.

With gradual expansion and development of the various coastal settlements taking place during the rise of the League of Six Kingdoms, Galria was notably seized by Barraki Pridak 80,000 years ago, who was known to have marched his army through the region and established a small stronghold. Largely uninhabited, Galria's infrastructure was consolidated and the island underwent a process of rapid urbanization in the hopes that it would one day compete with Metru Nui, Xia and Stelt. Placing the majority of his army on Galria, Pridak temporarily used the landmass as his base of operations. Following the downfall of the regime, however, the structures and roads created to accommodate Pridak's troops fell into a state of disrepair and the island was once again claimed by nature.

Some time later, Makuta Miserix spearheaded a repopulation effort after the Great Disruption, relocating a displaced village of Matoran to the island in order to keep the dome sustainable. Owing to her original interest in the island, Makuta Parrea was assigned to oversee Galria, keeping a watchful eye on the Matoran and aiding in their resettlement effort for several years until she eventually settled into her own affairs

At an unknown point in the history of the Matoran Universe, a group of Toa traveled to Galria in the hopes of setting up a headquarters and expanding their numbers. With a significant number of the local Matoran receiving Toa Stones as a result, Galria came to be populated largely by Toa. Over the ensuing centuries, the island gained a reputation among Toa as a place to safely train and pass on Toa Power to worthy successors, owing to the tenacity of the local Matoran and the chequered past of the island.

Following the creation of the Visorak species, a number of Virakan refugees were known to have made their way to Galria, settling in the mountainous regions of the island and forming tenuous ties with the local Toa.

Galria was heavily damaged when when a fragment of Aqua Magna collided with Teridax's head during his battle with Mata Nui. The surviving inhabitants evacuated the Matoran Universe for the surface of Spherus Magna.

Landscape
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Known Inhabitants

 * Sarda - Formerly
 * Idris - Formerly
 * Toa Lesovikk - Formerly
 * Toa Nikila - Formerly; Deceased
 * Makuta Parrea - Deceased
 * A Population of 50+ Toa - Status Unknown
 * An Insane Turaga - Formerly; Status Unknown
 * At least one replacement Turaga - Formerly; Status Unknown

Trivia
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