The western portion of this country is predominated by broad plains with low hills. The further east you go the more mountainous the terrain becomes. The two major mountain chains in Gallia are the Pyrenees on the border with Gentia and the Alps which defines the south eastern border with the Roman Empire.
Gallia is blessed with rich and fertile soil and its many rivers and tributaries make it the heartland of Keltia. The Druids have reclaimed much of the forested areas of the nation since the Roman Occupation and have begun to rebuild the sacred groves. Gallia's Roman legacy has had its benefits. The infrastructure left by the Romans (i.e. the Roads, Aqueducts, forts, and the cities) has made Gallia the most civilized and settled of the Seven Kingdoms.
The Gaul's are a fierce and independent people who have for hundreds of years fought off the ever-expanding Roman Empire. Before the Roman Occupation Gallia was a warlike nation held together by a loose association of tribes and tribal chieftains. The Gaul's were held together mainly by their common belief in the Druids and their Celtic heritage.
The Gaul's and Romans have had a history as enemies and rivals stretching back hundreds of years to a time when the Gaul's captured, sacked, and burned Rome under the great leader Celtic leader Brennus.
Gallia fell to Roman conquest over three hundred years ago. The Roman General Julius Caesar captured and subjugated Gallia in 701 F.R.. Caesar army was fiercely opposed by the Gaul's and their leader Prince Vercingtorix I. Vercingtorix and his forces fraught bravely but were eventually defeated by Caesars better trained and equipped forces. When Vercingtorix's army was routed they fled to the city of Alesia where the Romans placed the city under siege. His people starving, Vercingtorix watched helplessly as his allies were beaten in every attempt to break the siege and bring relief. Vercingtorix, seeing that their was no other choice, surrender to Caesar, but not before his wife and children were smuggled out by a group of Rangers and Druids. Vercingtorix I was taken prisoner and brought back with Caesar to Rome where he was paraded through the streets in chains. Vercingtorix lived for another five years before he was murdered in the Dungeons of Tullianum.
When Cease finally returned to Rome he left behind a country broken in will and subdued. During it's time as a roman province it became almost completely romanized and the ancient ways were outlawed and suppressed by the Empire. By Imperial decree the druids and any of their followers were arrested and put to death. During the early years of subjugation many of the kelts led by the druids fought the roman invaders but as time wore on the druids were forced to retreat. Many of those unable to live under Roman rule fled to the Keltic islands. Few true kelts remained in Gallia though there were still those few who practiced the old ways and who worshipped the old gods in secret.
Gaul had become almost completely romanized by the time of the Great Rebellion but those who still followed the ancient ways rose up and aided the liberation armies of Prince Vercingtorix II. With the aided of the common folk the Romans were driven from Gallia. Unfortunately Prince Vercingtorix II did not live to see his homeland restored as he was killed by an assassin's knife while he slept.