Summary
The Gralloks are the primary people of Berkav, known for great physical strength, harsh survival in a volcanic world, and a culture split between constant tribal conflict and those who hope for something better. *1 *2 *3
Culture
Their society is shaped by warlike tribal structures and by the influence of the Omnipotent Overlord on Berkav. Not all Gralloks embrace endless conflict; some youths and civilians are portrayed as hopeful, grateful, or eager for change after the Overlord is challenged. Their great strength is repeatedly treated as unusual and tied to ancient intervention or formulas preserved from the past rather than to natural adaptation alone. *2 *3 *4 *1
Home and Dispersion
- Native to Berkav, where they live across volcanic terrain, underground settlements, markets, and tribal strongholds. *1 *3
- They live within cavern complexes, lava-ringed public spaces, and a political landscape shaped by rival tribes and the Overlord's coalition. *5
Relations
- Strongly linked to the Vanished through the survival formula and old technologies left on Berkav. *1
- Share Berkav with smaller Slink communities, sometimes as raiders or rivals. *3
- Their world is affected by the wider conflict involving the Others, the surviving rulers, and hidden Vanished sites. *2