Galbraith Hills History

Galbraith Hills, located in the SW part of Central Malton, shares a great deal of history with it's surrounding suburbs. It too shares ghostly tales of the undead.

Founding

Galbraith Hills was once thought to be home to Celtic Churches. However in 1975 further excavation shows that Celtic artifacts were stolen from other places and buried in the hills. Archeologists now believe that Galbraith Hills was found shortly after the Roman departure of Britania by an unknown tribe. Fossil records show gruesome abominations of humans like none other before.

Naming

The hills in Galbraith Hills are long gone, since the flattening of them during the Industrial Revolution, but have left an impression like no other. People used to believe that if they buried the dead in the hills that they'd come back to life. This pagan ritual lasted until the 17th century when the Church cracked down on it. The Church threatened to hang anyone caught doing the act that made the hills smell of "Gaul's Breath". Since then people have been calling the area Gaul's Breath Hills where it eventually became Galbraith Hills.

Imperialism

Richard Beckley dying.

Residents of Galbraith Hills have played a minor part in imperialism around the globe. Sir Walter Croft, from Galbraith Hills, was the first colonist to claim British Central Africa for the Crown, ten minutes before being consumed by a lion. This pathetic attempt at colonization was not given any later recognition or serious credit, although it would later prove to be the focus for one of Malton's oldest running jokes. His son, Walter Croft II, attempted to singlehandedly subdue the Congo but was killed by a lion after collapsing from disease minutes after planting his standard in the Dungu River. Walter Croft II's oldest son Charles Croft led the initial expedition to seize the Cape of Good Hope, but was attacked and consumed by a lion before any progress could be made.

Walter Croft II's younger son, William Croft, was also eaten by a lion while visiting in India with the Maharaja of Mirajanpore. Malton historians are still puzzled as to how the entire Croft clan was wiped out in such a similar fashion.

Richard Beckley, another native of Galbraith Hills, served in South Africa during the Anglo-Zulu War and became a living legend for his incredible tales of battle. During one relatively minor skirmish, Captain Beckley foolishly exposed himself to a fierce enemy warrior and was speared to death. Much to the horror of his fellows, however, Beckley mysteriously revived several hours later and even stood to his feet. His commanding officer, Major Clippenden, recounted the tale in his journal, swearing that the captain's precise words were, "We must not let them come! The creatures of the hills!" It was later assumed that Richard was simply delirious. Despite the momentary recovery, he quickly collapsed, and nothing more could be done for him. His remains were lost but the prophecy of doom on Beckley's dying tongue soon rang horribly true; that same day, the old soldier's beloved Galbraith Hills were destroyed.

Adney Towers

The Adney Towers were built in the 1930's by Nikolai Panfilov, a Communist. The police from Burdekin Alley Police Department surrounded the towers believing they were a front for funneling money back to Russia. Nikolai Panfilov refused to surrender so the police rushed the towers. The battle of the towers was later described as "A Blood Bath of Police Brutality Among Conspiracy." The police report says that Panfilov wasn't a Communist but a cultist who was digging up the skeletons of the beasts that founded the suburb. To cover up the whole thing the Police Chief of Burdekin Alley was sentenced to life for the death of innocents. The Chief was shot to death by alleged cultists on his way to jail.

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