Gamiala



Gamiala is the fourth-largest continent on Tetro. It is most well-known for being home to the planet's capital city, Star City. A 6000-mile-wide strip of land separates the landmass into two regions, the Mainland and the Gamial Peninsula.

History of Habitation
Around 600 million Earth-years ago, spores of early Photonates arrived on Gamiala's shores after years of drifting across the ocean from Reldiga. The continent's nutrient-rich soil allowed these organisms to thrive and diversify into the six species that today make up the phyla Flora and Lupa. During the Great Migration 550 million Earth-years ago, a group of 800 Protopyronates embarked on a raft from Reldiga and spent the next 447 Earth-years following the ocean currents to Gamiala. Although only 214 Protopyronates survived the journey, they soon discovered that the new continent had a temperate climate, fertile soil, and vast deposits of rare minerals and natural gas. By 420 million Earth-years ago, the Protopyronates had evolved into the three species of the modern phylum Frelia. Vithians and Q-Crawlers spread out across the Gamiala Mainland, while the population of Frelians was concentrated along the west coast of the Gamial Peninsula. Around 418 million Earth-years ago, a small tribe of Frelians began to migrate northeast. By 414 million Earth-years ago, the Frelians had reached the north coast of Gamiala and could see Telephus across a narrow channel of water. Driven by a desire for more secure and weather-resistant dwellings, they decided to carve the island into a fortified city. While populations of Frelians along the west and north coasts remained static, the community on Telephus grew quickly. Telephus City, as it was known at the time, became the nexus of Frelian culture. After the construction of The Portal 368 million Earth-years ago, the city was renamed Star City. Today, Star City stretches across two thirds of the Gamial Peninsula, and is home to 4 trillion inhabitants. The population of the entire continent is currently 7.5 trillion.