Phachala

Phachala was a Haraklina city and member of the Haraklina League in Dersialdara, founded in 404 BNE and sacked and depopulated in 485 NE. Phachala was the second most populous city in the Haraklina League behind Larakali. The city's name derives from Haraklina pha ("long", but in this case a reference to the Doucusa River which was named the Pha river in Haraklina) and chala "mouth (as in a river)". As implied by the name, the city was built at the mouth of the Doucusa River. Like other Haraklina cities, Phachala was a fortress city hidden behind high walls The city was an important trading port, especially for slaves being brought to the Haraklina markets from Falea and the Doucusa valleys.

The city was put to siege by Noulaenic forces in 481 and eventually was forced to surrender due to famine in 485. The city was sacked and depopulated but later rebuilt and repopulated under the name Doucusamael, which also means "Doucusa mouth" in Noulaenic. Some parts of the original walls remain and many of the original temples, which were build in cave-like complexes beneath the city's open courtyards, are still intact and used for storage of arms and grain in modern times.