THE RESIDENTS OF GULG seem happier and more content than the citizens of any other city-state. The Forest Goddess Lalali-Puy, their beloved Oba, has bound them in chains of reverence, gratitude, and love.
Called the Oba, or Forest Goddess, Lalali-Puy is the supreme ruler of Gulg. Citizens revere her as the source of Gulgan prosperity. She is the bringer of rain and their protector against threats from the physical and spirit worlds. Lalali-Puy owns everything in Gulg, including property, beasts, and food. She sees to its even distribution among the dagadas, or communities.
The Oba rarely leaves Sunlight Home, her palace in the uppermost branches of an enormous agafari tree. Lalali-Puy is never without several judagas.
Primal spirits hate and fear Lalali-Puy and her servants because they use dark sorceries to command the spirits’ obedience. Given a moment’s opportunity, the enslaved primal and elemental spirits would savage Gulg.