Around 1619, Garrath Sharpsword aka Argrath Whitebull set up hidden shrine to Orlanth Victorious in the Big Rubble. From this shrine, Argrath and his friends and students regularly explore the Hero Plane…
Month: June 2022
Dawn population
At the Dawn, Dragon Pass was one of the strongholds of mortal beings. Thanks to I Fought, We Won and the Unity Council, it was one of the main population centers of…
Jar-eel again
So people love to worry about Harrek the Berserk or complain about Argrath being a warlord, but one of the most important Heroes in the Hero Wars is Jar-eel the Razoress. It…
What is Magic?
An act of magic in Glorantha is an exchange of energies between mortal and myth. The mythic world includes the gross intangibles, such as the Platonic ideals or conceptions such as Love,…
Becoming a Hero
Greg speculated that to become a Hero, one needed to: 1. Participate in at least two “great events” – heroquests outside of those known by cult or tradition. This would include cult…
Horsemen and Charioteers of the Yelmalio Cult
Shocking fact of the day – the Yelmalio cult did not always fight in phalanxes, let alone in pike formations. At times they have been better known for being horsemen or even…
Spread of the EWF
The EWF influence spread through the so-called Barbarian Belt in the 800s. Lakrene was EWF by 850, Anadikki by 870, and parts of Brolia were taxed around 890. The process was for…
Dragon Pass in the Third Age, part 2
The southeastern corner of Dragon Pass, roughly the area between Kero Fin Mountain and the barbaric Plains of Prax is the Kingdom of Sartar. It consists of many Orlanthi tribes that were…