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Commonly used titles in Theyalan

Posted on December 30, 2020

Because people find titles and their meaning interesting, here’s a short summary of the most commonly used titles in Theyalan: Chief Theyalan. Literally means “Great One; Most Important; Big Man” and denotes…

At the end of any war…

Posted on December 29, 2020

One more bit from Grainger that I find very Gloranthan: “At the end of any war, a conference was held in which peace terms were worked out. This was frequently between high…

City Rex

Posted on December 29, 2020

One of the titles I truly hated using for the leader of a Sartarite city was “mayor.” Perhaps because I used to work with US mayors, but I always felt it was…

Orlanth Rex and Sartar’s Lineage

Posted on December 25, 2020

The priesthood of the cult of Sartar – that’s the Orlanth Rex for all the tribes of Sartar, aka the Prince of Sartar – is restricted to members of Sartar’s lineage. Generally…

Eurmal WiP preview

Posted on December 22, 2020

2020 has definitely been a year that Eurmal has been very active! Sacred clown societies really influenced how I view Eurmal.

Kings and Kingship

Posted on December 21, 2020

An interesting snippet from Grainger’s “Kings and Kingship in the Hellenistic World, 350-30 BC”: “For the ordinary population, the king was akin to a natural force, a power of nature. He was…

Intoxicants

Posted on December 21, 2020

For the Orlanthi, intoxicating beverages include wine (for feasts and religious celebrations), beer (for everyday drinking and enjoyment), cannabis, hazia, dreamweed, opium, and a variety of mushrooms. Wine and beer are often…

Aram ya-Udram art preview

Posted on December 4, 2020

Thats a big change from their current runes. That’s Aram, not the Bloody Tusk.

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