Grain Goddess Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Earth Goddesses 92 2023 None listed n/a Subcult of:Ernalda Prosopaedia 93 2023 n/a Prosopaedia entry Glorantha Sourcebook 90 2018 None listed n/a…
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Peasants in the Lunar Heartlands
Although the Lunar Empire bears less resemblance to the society presented in GRoY than folk often assume, one thing that has been present in Peloria since Time began is the split between…
Cults of the Lunar Provinces
Vanch, Imther, Aggar, Holay, and Tarsh are a collection of Theyalan lands ruled by client kings supported by (and responsible to) the Red Emperor. For the last few generations, that was handled…
Pelandan Cosmology
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:57:52 +0000 [This is dated to about 112 230, the time of Teelo Estara’s departure on Her Self Journey. It therefore does not include any of the Lunar…
Other Names of Lodril
Lodril is known by many names throughout Glorantha. Here are a few of the best known: Balumbasta Balumbasta is worshiped by the Agimori of Pamaltela. He is the Strong God, Lord of…
Heroquesting 101
Heroquesting is a powerful and rare Gloranthan activity in which the participants leave the material world and enter the realm of legend and myth to interact with heroes and gods, gambling precious…
Oria glyph
Triangular glyph
The Seventh Soul
Before the Red Goddess, people had only six souls. These had been placed in them by the gods when they made the first people. The six soul-parts, and the deity which contributed…
Food Production in the Lunar Heartlands
Most of the people in the Lunar Heartlands are directly involved with food production: Now wait – you might ask – the Seven Mothers really don’t provide squat in terms of agricultural…
Notes on Filichet I
This city on the shores of lake Invaress has around 15,000 residents and is the capital of the Lunar Province of Holay. Filichet marks the end of the Daughter’s Road. From here,…
The Struggle for the Middle Air
The Red Goddess never made peace with the Air Gods, for there was none among her pantheon who could approach those deities on their own ground. There began, within history, a struggle…
Lunar Provincial Population Groups
Throughout the Lunar Provinces, much of the ruling class and urban population is Lunar, while much of the rural population is “barbarian” (I am using that term from a Lunar Heartland perspective)….
The Orlanth Cult in Peloria
There are some 225,000 Orlanth initiates in Peloria, making it the fourth biggest cult in Peloria (tied with Ernalda). Only Seven Mothers, Lodril, and Oria have bigger cults. During the rise of…
Deep Lunar Synthesis
One of Greg’s deep background notes that I refer to an awful lot when I think about Glorantha is this chart that he put together to try to think about the basic…
The Sky Gods
The Sky is orderly, regular, and far removed from mortal ephemeralism. The Sun, planets, and stars move in regular patterns through the sky. Clusters of stars form constellations, associated with gods, monsters,…
Greater and Major Gods
So as I check over some of the material about to go to the printer soon, I was comparing things to a list Greg had written some years ago, listing all the…
Cult Demographics for the Lunar Heartlands
The Lunar Heartlands are home to almost 5.4 million humans. This is the center of Lunar culture and the Lunar religion, a fact made omnipresent by the presence of the Red Moon…
Earth Goddesses WIP
Another WIP from Katrin Dirim for the divine genealogy charts. Here’s a first glimpse at the Earth goddesses. Our God Learner scribe really outdid herself here! I was surprised to find Odayla…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – O
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: O (pages 783-785) Oabil 561, 687, 689, 692, 693 Oakfed 13, 120, 443, 446, 453 Oak Spirit 21 Oarz-upon-Joat 311 Oasis People 447, 451,…
Grain Goddesses
Queens of the land Each region of the world has its own special grain or land goddess. All are similar and each has given birth to their own special grain. Write up…
Notes on Holay
Directly north of Tarsh is Holay, which includes Mirin’s Cross, the great Daughter’s Road from Jillaro to Filichet, and several Sun Dome Temples. Holay is the most populous of the Lunar Provinces,…
ISS3009 History of the Heortling Peoples – 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
CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – 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
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – S
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Safe 76 2 Argan Argar RQG 289 Initiates Scram 76 1+ Eurmal Imp (subcult) LB 55 Initiates Scum 76 1 Murthdrya 86 Flamal initiates (associate) Seastrength…