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…
Search Results for: "Seven Mothers"
Joining the Seven Mothers
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,…
Heresy and the Seven Mothers
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…
Seven Mothers in Sartar
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: Seven individuals came together to bring about the rebirth of the Red Goddess. This group of individuals are collectively…
Spirit Magic by Cult and Associate Cult
For the Slipcase set only: and superseded by: All Spirit Magic Lay members & Initiates have access to all spirit magic except cult specials through their shaman: B Spell Source Reference Availability…
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…
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…
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,…
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 Dragon Pass
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…
Birth of the Red Goddess
It is worth repeating the key event of the Lunar religion, and let its significance sink in. In 1220, after years of searching the world and planes of spirit for the broken…
Deezola
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 and…
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…
Townspeople and tribesfolk
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…
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…
She Who Waits
Lunar Mystery Goddess Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Prosopaedia 111 2023 Prosopaedia entry Glorantha Sourcebook 149 2018 Black Moon phase HeroQuest Glorantha 185 & 192 2012 Black Moon phasesubcult Under…
Notable People of the Impala Tribe
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,…
Lunar Legacy in Sartar
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…
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…
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…
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…
Notable People of the Morokanth
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,…
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)….
Lunar Deities
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…