| abstract | - The Galka settle in Bastok after their homeland was ravaged by the Antican race. They have made valuable contributions to the expansion of the mines, but despite this, there is a deep-seated tension and class divide between the Galka and the Humes. Surrounding the city of Bastok is the inhospitable Gustaberg region, an unforgiving land of sparse vegetation. Beyond the refinement of iron, the craftsmen of Bastok have made numerous breakthroughs with new kinds of metal, such as mythril, darksteel, and cermet. The research of Cid, a genius engineer, has led to the development of engines that utilize crystal energy and allow rapid advances in technology. The rich, spiritual culture of the Galka is rapidly being assimilated by the materialistic Hume lifestyle. To say that Bastok's culture has become predominantly Hume would not be far off the mark.
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