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Notes on the Seven Mothers cult

Posted on December 20, 2021

People often assume that the Seven Mothers cult thinks of itself like British imperialism – they are they to bring the benefits of Lunar civilization to the benighted barbarians of Dragon Pass…

Joining the Seven Mothers

Posted on July 25, 2022

It is easy to become a lay member of the Seven Mothers. Just tell the priestess of your desire to join. The new member’s name is then entered on the Paper Lists,…

Seven Mothers in Sartar

Posted on October 30, 2020

Now that we know where the Yelmalio cultists are, let’s look at some ballpark numbers for the Seven Mothers in Sartar. Seven Mothers cult numbers These numbers are very approximate, and might…

Seven Mothers

The re-creators of the Red Goddess, The Provincial Church The Seven Mothers are: The spirits of the original secret council which restored the Red Goddess to the world receive popular worship throughout…

Heresy and the Seven Mothers

Posted on April 1, 2022

Heresy is a term that often gets thrown around, largely without thought about what that means in Gloranthan terms. So here’s a look at what might constitute “heresy” to the Seven Mothers…

Spirit Magic by Cult and Associate Cult

For the Slipcase set only: CHA4028 RuneQuest- Roleplaying in Glorantha (2018) (RQG) CHA4032 RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary (2019) (RQB) CHA4029 Gamemaster Screen Pack (2019) (GMSP) B Spell Source Reference Availability Reference Befuddle Aldrya…

Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult

For the Slipcase set only: CHA4028 RuneQuest- Roleplaying in Glorantha (2018) (RQG) CHA4032 RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary (2019) (RQB) CHA4029 Gamemaster Screen Pack (2019) (GMSP) A Spell Source Reference Availability Reference Absorption Aldrya…

Irrippi Ontor

The Brown Man Irrippi Ontor was an outlawed priest of Buserian, god of scribes. He came from Yuthuppa and was a friend of Yanafal Tarnils. He is the personification of wisdom and…

Cults of Dragon Pass

Posted on October 12, 2020

One thing that should be becoming clear is how much of a mixed salad Dragon Pass is. If we include Sartar, Tarsh Exiles, Lunar Tarsh, and the Grazelands, here are the three…

Danfive Xaron

Bridge for the Seeker Danfive Xaron is a bloodthirsty outlaw who volunteered for the most dangerous task in the ritual of recreating the Red Goddess. His partial success earned him the position…

Peasants in the Lunar Heartlands

Posted on June 30, 2021

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…

Teelo Norri

Young Life The ritual through which the Red Goddess was restored apparently required a participant who was ignorant of the ritual’s intent. Teelo Norri was chosen at random from the streets of…

Yanafal Tarnils

Ram and Warrior Yanafal Tarnils was an exiled nobleman from Yuthuppa who still ruled his lands. He later defeated his master, Humakt, in battle. His cult resembles Humakt’s cult in most respects,…

Townspeople and tribesfolk

Posted on October 29, 2020

Probably the biggest social conflict among the Sartarites is between the roughly 30k “townspeople” and the 140k “tribesfolk”. One way of seeing the distinction is with cults. So for example, among the…

Deezola

[dee-ZOE-luh] The Binder Within Deezola was a ruler of lands on the Arcos river and a priestess of Dendara. She is famous as a healer and is a favored patron of nobles…

Notable People of the Impala Tribe

Posted on April 16, 2022

The impalas ridden and herded by the Impala Tribe are larger than their wild brethren, but are still far smaller than any of the other riding animals of Prax. Their Riders, therefore,…

Jakaleel the Witch

Spindle Hag Jakaleel was once a priestess of dark powers in the mountains of Jord. Her cult explores the diverse horrors and solaces contained in the secrets of darkness in its many…

Cults of the Lunar Provinces

Posted on December 29, 2022

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…

Lunar Legacy in Sartar

Posted on July 27, 2020

The Lunar Empire occupied Sartar for 23 years (from 1602 to 1625). For the first 11 years, they ruled directly through an appointed provincial governor, and then through a client king. During…

12 – The Slave Revolt

Chapter 2 – The Lunar Way 13 – Beat-Pot Characters: Beat-Pot Aelwrin Oraya Satrapy: This satrapy in the eastern Lunar Empire was founded by the demigoddess Hon-eel as a buffer state between the…

Lunar Provincial Population Groups

Posted on July 3, 2022

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)….

She Who Waits

Lunar Mystery Goddess Lunar pantheon One of the Seven Mothers: Danfive Xaron, the Bridge for the Seeker Deezola, the Binder Within Irrippi Ontor, the Brown Man Jakaleel, the Spindle Hag Teelo Norri,…

Mutually Hostile Cults

Posted on March 18, 2023

Some people seem to assume that mutually hostile cults simply end up murdering each other if they have an opportunity. That’s not really the case – between hostile cults, relations are strained,…

Lunar Deities

Posted on July 14, 2022

Here is another Work in Progress by Katrin Dirim – this shows the relationship of various Lunar deities. A few surprises here to the uninitiated perhaps, and lots of secret details for…

Notable People of the Morokanth

Posted on April 17, 2022

The Morokanth are nonhumans, and they outrage the other people of the Plains by herding human-descended Herd Men, who are, in fact, herbivorous and unintelligent. Man being a social animal by instinct,…

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