As part of a project, I have put together a deep background history of the Sun Dome Temple in Sartar that is likely mostly unknown even to the Yelmalio cult. So this…
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The Origin of the Pentans
The origin of the Pentans are with two (and maybe three) Grey Age groups. The first are the “Starlight Ancestors” who appeared along the Upper Arcos River. They likely rode chariots and…
Lightfore and the Sun
To me, one of the more interesting celestial phenomena in Glorantha is the relationship between Lightfore and the Sun. Lightfore rises each dusk in the east, and sets each dawn in the…
The Syncretism of Elmal and Yelmalio
If you start from the position that these are “two divinities” you are always going to run into problems. So start with this proposition – “two names”. At the Dawn, the Orlanthi…
Lightfore
Celestial Body Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Prosopaedia 77 2023 None listed n/a Guide to Glorantha 117, 646, 647, 2014 None listed One of the seven regular planetsAKA: Little Sun…
Hero Wars: Beyond Humanity (2000)
Originally part of ISS1102 Glorantha, Introduction to the Hero Wars Last revision: 15 Dec 2000 Realms other than the center of the world exist. Humans teem in the center, clustered on fragments…
The Gloranthan Sky (1997)
THE SKY OF GLORANTHA is made of several huge domes covering the earth. The innermost domes, closest to the surface world, are transparent. The outer one is opaque, though pierced by star…
CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Index
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Greg Sez: Yelmalio (Mar 2000)
This question comes from debate on the Glorantha Digest. Answer by Greg Stafford. Published 7 Mar 2000. Q: Who was the god worshipped by Balazar? The original publication of Griffin Mountain said it…
The Impala Nation
The largest tribe of Animal Nomads, the Impala Nation have the largest number of Orlanth AND Yelmalio cultists of any tribe in Prax. Although Eiritha Impala is the biggest cult of the…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – L
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: L (pages 778-780) Labuhan 576, 577, 582 Labuhanbajo 487 Ladaral 216, 219 Ladaral the Fire God 216 Lady of the Wild 335, 677, 710…
How Cults Change
The archetypes and patterns of the God Time are eternal and fixed. But what we in Time experience of the God Time, what we call things, what we offer magic points to…
Yelmalio Initiates in Prax and Sartar
Something that is worth thinking about is that there are more Yelmalio initiates in Sartar (which includes Sun Dome Temple and the Far Place) than in the Civilized River of Cradles. However,…
Cult Compatibility – Yelm, Orlanth, and Yelmalio
Although the cults of Yelm, Orlanth, and Yelmalio are rivals, they are perfectly capable of working together. The cults are Neutral towards each other – not Hostile or Enemies. At the same…
ISS3004 The Entekosiad – Index
Page numbers refer to the 2015 PDF Edition: A Addi, 3, 6, 7, 25, 53, 80, 81, 82, 83 Aegrastus, 75 Agadara, 24, 81, 82 Agadelos, 75 Age of Animals, 65 Agraketa,…
A Fragment of the Celestial Realm
I present to you a fragment of the Celestial Realm for your amazement and edification! Thanks to the remarkable Agathe Pitié for this! Hey, who is that in the lower center? It…
The Solar Pantheon in the Lunar Heartlands
There’s about 160k Yelm initiates in the Lunar Heartlands. There are only about 60k Yelm initiates in Pent. Dendara has about 81k initiates in Pent and 181k in the Lunar Heartlands. But…