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Month: September 2021

An important insight into the Red Goddess

Posted on September 30, 2021

“Her Myth-Self does not properly sit with how the God Learners theorised how the God Time functions. The Red Goddess slices through our conception of the God Time at a right angle…

God Time paradox of the Red Goddess cult

Posted on September 29, 2021

Some food for thought – Almost all of the Lunar temples outside of the Lunar Heartlands are unusual in that they do not have a ready connection with the history or mythological…

Temple of the Reaching Moon

Posted on September 28, 2021

Each Temple of the Reaching Moon is an architectural monument, a vast complex of temples, shrines, and courts that take up about 10 hectares. They follow a standard layout, that recreates the…

Kheldon Tribe

Posted on September 27, 2021

Some notes on the Kheldon Tribe that might be of interest: The Kheldon or “Red-Haired” tribe came into Dragon Pass circa 1400, as part of the Second Wave of settlement. They were…

Lunar Treasury at Boldhome during the Occupation

Posted on September 27, 2021

Although the new Temple of the Reaching Moon was to be the magical and religious center of the province, Boldhome remained the administrative center for the Lunars. The Provincial Governor of Dragon…

Themes in the Hero Wars

Posted on September 25, 2021

Several themes permeate this epic. You should not state these openly. They are long-term, ongoing challenges to the adventurers as they work their way through the end times of their world. They…

The Lunars and Chaos

Posted on September 24, 2021

The Red Goddess – a normally benevolent goddess, who freed Peloria from Carmanian bondage and liberated their minds from fear and hate – is a Chaos deity. She has the Runes of…

Glamour

Posted on September 23, 2021

Glamour, not the Tripolis, is the cultural, religious, and political center of the Lunar Empire. Now over four hundred years old, it was founded by a polyglot group of devotees of the…

The Core of the Lightbringers Religion

Posted on September 21, 2021

Dragon Pass and the Holy Country are the core of the Lightbringers Religion. Now people always grasp that includes Orlanth and Ernalda, but do not underestimate the societal importance of Chalana Arroy,…

Gorangian Bronzeguts

Posted on September 20, 2021

Gorangian Bronzeguts the chief librarian of the Jonstown Knowledge Temple. One thing I love about this is that Gorangian is not a particular heroic figure, but is an example of an important…

Notes on Eurmal in Sartar

Posted on September 19, 2021

The cult of Eurmal the Trickster is surprisingly important in Sartar. The Orlanthi hold that clowns and tricksters are essential in contact with the sacred. Laughter and humor are a part of…

The Culbrea

Posted on September 9, 2021

The Culbrea are an example of a Sartarite tribe under considerable distress as a result of the Lunar Occupation and Rebellion. There are four “stable” clans – the Elk, Jotaring (aka Two…

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