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Grandfather Mortal

Old Man, father of all mortals The first man ever made, and ancestor of all other humanoid mortal races. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Fire & Sky 11 2025 None…

Ebe

Father of the Four Hundred Sacred Races Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 11 2025 None listed AKA: Grandfather Mortal, Majadan (Vithela) Prosopaedia 32 2023 Kralorelan Equivalencies post 2022…

The Man Rune

Posted on December 3, 2022

The Man Rune is the Form of all mortal sentient beings. The races of the Man Rune include trolls, elves, runners, dwarves, ducks, beastfolk, and triolini, as well as humans. It does…

Murthdrya

Goddess of Sea Elves Murthdrya is also called Sea-Aldrya, and she is the mother of all ocean vegetation. When she mated with Grandfather Mortal she became the mother of the sea-elves. Write…

Old Man / Old Woman

The First Person In prehistoric times Old Man was a companion of Trickster and a friend of all the world. Whatever he did then all humans must do now. Write up Page…

Phargon

The Father of Tritons Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Prosopaedia 98 2023 n/a Glorantha:Introduction to the Hero Wars 217 2000 None listed Sea god Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia 1985…

Rebel Gods

Destroyers and Upstarts Their leader is Orlanth, and the others include Death, Trickster, Grandfather Mortal, and the Chaos gods. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 103 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry…

Erlandus

Husband of Erlanda, Mother of Kings Write up Page Year Runes Notes Guide to Glorantha 278, 279 2014 None listed Gods Wall IV-22 The Glorious Reascent of Yelm 63 1993 None listed…

Man Rune (2012)

Submitted by Araknir on Mon, 23/07/2012 – 14:46 Hello, I’m starting mastering the Colymar campain, and one of my players decided to take the Man Rune as a 3rd rune (with Air…

Myth of the Month: History of the Race of Trolls (1998)

by Greg Stafford Originally published in Wyrms Footnotes #6 (1979). The Famous Dark Trolls of the Hero Wars” section was subsequently reprinted in Wyrm’s Footprints (1995). The Age of Plenty In the…

Excerpt – Cosmology (1981)

Originally published in Cults of Terror Before Creation In analyzing the mythos of Glorantha, four streams of belief prevail. They sometimes mingle and sometimes flow in separate channels, but they all flow…

CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – G

Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: G (pages 768-771) Gabaryanga 553, 562 Gadaringer dynasty 193 Gadmus 712 Gadmusland 712 Gagark Evil Mouth 247 Gagarth 364, 651, 666 Gagarth winds 666…

Flesh Man

Mortal Man, One of the Lightbringers Flesh Man was a mortal being, a grandchild of Grandfather Mortal, who was first-made Man and who lived on the slopes of The Spike. Save Humakt…

Excerpt – Cults of Prax Chronology (1979)

A Prax-centric History A Timeline of Glorantha This timeline includes many approximate dates. Even Lhankor Mhy Sages, well-learned in General Knowledge, never have pinpointed many of these events Godtime This is a…

ISS4001 King of Sartar 2nd Edition – Index

Page numbers refer to the King of Sartar 2nd Edition: Numbers (Dates) 375 ST 43, 97, 99, 171 575 ST  115, 155 700 ST 6, 156, 223, 227 920 ST 171, 223,…

ISS3007 Arcane Lore – Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W X Y Z

The Ages of The World

Posted on January 23, 2021

Here’s an interesting late Second Age document that I find deep in the Library of Nochet. Although it was written in Theyalan, I suspect it is of Jrusteli origin, given its materialist…

Orlanthi Pantheon

Write up Page Year Personal Glyph Notes Mythology 118 2923 n/a As: Lightbringers PantheonChalana Arroy, Daka Fal, Eurmal, Foundchild, Gagarth, Heler, Humakt, Issaries, Kolat, Lhankor Mhy, Mastakos, Odayla, Orlanth, Storm Bull, Valind,…

CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Index

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White Bull Season 1 Episode 25 – transcript

0:10welcome back to another episode of tales of the White Bull the Chaosium house Runequest campaign. I’m Jeff Richard and0:18i will be your GM tonight everybody wave and because i just want…

What Happens When You Die

Posted on March 24, 2023

Your soul separates from your body. The material body returns to its basic components, and for seven days, the soul lingers near the body, drifting farther from it and developing spirit senses….

Dream Dragons

Posted on January 25, 2021

I do so love Dream Dragons. They raise all sorts of dream arguments like the Butterfly Dream of the Zhuangzi. Maybe all of Glorantha is the dream of a sleeping Dragon, and…

The Gods War

Posted on April 15, 2015

This mystic diagram is from the House of Black Arkat in the Esrolian city of Arkat’s Hold. It depicts an Illuminate who has been guided by Arkat’s teachings to transcend the struggles…

Wild Man

Father of All Mortals Wild Man was created by the gods and engaged in numerous unsuitable pairings. The resulting mortal creatures comprise the four hundred types of intelligent beings recognized by the…

CHA4043 The Lightbringers – Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W Y Z

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