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Month: November 2021

The Dark Age of Genertela

Posted on November 30, 2021

Genertela was in a true Dark Age at the start of the Third Age. Between the Closing of the Seas and the Dragonkill War, trade (and thus urban civilization) was minimal. Ralios…

Born in the Red

Posted on November 30, 2021

Around the Red Emperor are numerous powerful families (or clans) most of whom are related to the Red Emperor, descended from him, married to him, etc. Those “born in the red” are…

Original Prax and Wastes map

Posted on November 30, 2021

This map here does a good job of showing the relationship between Prax (see the Eiritha Hills) and the Wastes. Prax is much smaller, but also more fertile than the Wastes (the…

WIP map of the spread of various grains and cereals in Genertela

Posted on November 30, 2021

A draft map that Matt and I are working on, showing the spread of various grains and cereals in Genertela. Is there flax in Glorantha? yes. I believe we even comment about…

Associated deities

Posted on November 29, 2021

Many deities are worshiped in association with other deities. That associated deity (and often their priests and initiates) is present and participate in the primary deities rites and secrets. For example. Ernalda’s…

The Lightbringers Religion

Posted on November 26, 2021

In the First Age, the Lightbringers Religion spread from its homeland in Dragon Pass across much of Genertela. These areas are where the Seven Lightbringers and their associates (Ernalda, Storm Bull, Mastakos,…

Honor and Combat

Posted on November 25, 2021

Here’s a little snippet from the forthcoming Cults Book (more good news on that soon) that might be of interest: Humakt demands that Death be wielded with honor and his cult upholds…

Heortland in the Third Age I

Posted on November 25, 2021

This is a series of maps Greg and I drew some years ago to visualize the changes in Heortland from the arrival of Belintar to the present day. One thing that is…

The Bad Rain

Posted on November 17, 2021

In the Lightbringers Quest, the Bad Rain is summoned by all the participants in order to transform the ceremony into a heroquest. The Bad Rain is the Shadow of Orlanth – the…

Magic in RuneQuest

Posted on November 15, 2021

In this video, Jeff explains the differences between the main types of magic that exist in the Gloranthan setting.

Notes on the Thunder Brothers

Posted on November 14, 2021

These are a collective of storm gods, numbered anywhere from a dozen to several score, who are sons (and at least one daughter) of Orlanth. They are worshipped as part of the…

Myth is not disguised history

Posted on November 9, 2021

Myth in Glorantha (and dare I say in our world itself) is not disguised history. Rather it is a way of understanding how the archetypes and symbols of meaning fit together into…

The Horse Rider and the Goddess

Posted on November 9, 2021

A common motif in parts of Western Sartar (particularly around Runegate and Chormsland) is the Horse Rider and the Goddess. Most stories associate them with King Yarandros or Derik Pol-Joni and Sorana…

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