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title: Galla
subtitle: The Cursed Ones
summary: >-
  Dwarves of »Chainbreaker«. Adapted to life underground, ageless, cursed by
  sunlight, slow-thinking. Once baseline — now something else.
cover:
  showInHeader: false
publishDate: 2026-03-19T10:52:00.000Z
status: published
isFeatured: false
parent: cb_kindred
tags:
  - Chainbreaker
  - Kin
  - Kindred
  - Dwarfs
relatedArticles: []
seo:
  noIndex: false
crucible:
  deviations:
    - axis: size
      position: Small
      theme:
        name: Cauterized
        elements:
          - spirit
        manifestation: >-
          healed-over systemic trauma; galla bear evidence of deliberate
          biological restructuring; compact frames shaped by generations of
          selection and modification
    - axis: lifespan
      position: Ageless
      theme:
        name: Lithic
        elements:
          - body
          - earth
        manifestation: >-
          mineral deposits build in flesh over time; bone densifies, skin
          thickens, veins calcite; oldest specimen are more stone than flesh;
          immortality IS the mineralisation
    - axis: habitat
      position: Sensitive
      theme:
        name: Cursive
        elements:
          - water
        manifestation: >-
          progressive condition flowing through blood; sunlight exposure
          triggers mineral deposition; cumulative, irreversible; visibly
          advancing through the body
    - axis: cognition
      position: Cerebral
      theme:
        name: Accreted
        elements:
          - earth
        manifestation: Deliberation over impulse; prudent and calculating
  drive:
    name: Accrete
    elements:
      - spirit
      - earth
    manifestation: >-
      Galla collect scars, grudges, memories as much as objects; layered with
      things that should have been shed long ago; the accumulation keeps
      transforming but never stops.
  gifts:
    - name: Galla Curing
      elements:
        - spirit
        - earth
        - water
      description: >-
        Galla are able to direct their own mineralisation; harden a fist before
        strike, calcifying a wound shut, soften joints for precision; every use
        advances the curse
  leftover:
    soul: 0
    body: 1
    spirit: 0
    earth: 1
    fire: 0
    water: 0
    air: 0
    aether: 0
---
Dwarves of »Chainbreaker«. Adapted to life underground, ageless, cursed by sunlight, slow-thinking. Once baseline — now something else.