Ram and Warrior Yanafal Tarnils cult resembles Humakt’s cult in most respects, though it is less narrow-minded. High honor and bravery are upheld by the Yanafal Tarnils soldiery. He is the major…
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War Gods in the Lunar Empire
The most important war god in the Lunar Empire is Yanafal Tarnils. All soldiers in the Lunar Army are lay members and probably a quarter of the Lunar Army are initiates of…
Lunar Army List
Introduction Howdy all – here’s a preview of something I am working on for the next issue of Wyrms Footnotes: Hero Wars Army Lists! I’m a bit of a wargamer at heart,…
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…
Yelmalio Adventurers
Yelmalio is the Frontier God of Civilization. He brings Light to the quarrelling Storm tribes. He is a god of honour, a god of citizen-soldiers. He has a soldier aspect, a mystic…
Honor and War
This section helps explain some of the peculiarities of Orlanth warfare: Some of the most important Orlanthi war gods demand that Death be wielded with honor and the Humakt cult upholds the…
Lives of Sedenya (2006)
Also published in parts in Rule One The Testimonial “When you speak of me, tell of yourself first,” said the Goddess. She was instructing her followers how to teach others about Her. “How…
Yanafal Tarnils glyph
Circular Lunar glyph with externals
Air Gods in the Lunar Heartland
In the Lunar Heartlands, several Air gods are recognized. First of course is Orlanth, the Thunder God who slew Yelm and plunged the world into the Lesser Darkness. He is acknowledged as…
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)….
Notes on Sor-eel the Short
We often underestimate how significant a figure Sor-eel the Short is. A member of the Eel-arish clan, he is the nephew of Farangold, which makes him the maternal cousin of Jar-eel the…
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…
Seven Mothers
Mothers of the Red Goddess The Seven Mothers are: Seven individuals came together to bring about the rebirth of the Red Goddess. This group of individuals are collectively called the Seven Mothers….
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – T
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Tambour 98 2 See MIG III, Master Lists: Rune/Divine Magic, page 244 Tame Bull 98 1 Barntar LB 78 Initiates 3 Orlanth Barntar (subcult) LB 31…
Notes on Alkoth II
Let’s look a little at Alkoth. The city is the center of the Shargash cult, with roughly some 4000 cultists. It is a Lunar city and has 5000 Seven Mothers cultists –…
Notes on Shargash I
Shargash is the Dara Happan war god, associated with Fire/Sky, Death, and Disorder. He’s also known as Tolat, who ranged across Glorantha in the Lesser Darkness to bring war and destruction to…
Personalities of Glorantha – Count Julan (1999)
Count Julan of the Lunar Coders by Michael O’Brien, originally published in Strangers in Prax (1994) Left on the steps of a Foundling Home in Good Shore with a note bearing his…
CHA4028 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha – Chapter 12 Rune Cults The Cults Q&A
Official Answers from Chaosium This covers the second part of Chapter 12, pages 289-311: For the Rune Cult Rules see the previous section: Rune Cults Q&A Babeester Gor (page 289) Full Cult write up in…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult
For Publications: Common Magic Common Spell RQG RBM Cost Command (cult spirit) 323 30 2 Dismiss Magic 326 44 1+ Divination 327 45 1+ Extension 328 49 1-5 Find Enemy 328 51…
A few notes on Lunar Army organization.
I’m pretty sure Martin Helsdon covers this in more detail in Armies and Enemies of Dragon Pass, but here are some notes for writers or GMs who want to have Lunar units…
Circumventing Lunar Cyclism (2012)
Submitted by Markmohrfield on Wed, 02/05/2012 – 14:27 The old Hero Wars rules mentioned a ritual by which worshippers of the Seven Mothers immortals could release themselves from the cyclical effects of…
ISS1306 Champions of the Reaching Moon (2007)
Lunar Herobands, Heroes, and Anti-heroes The Lunar Empire is a vibrant and dynamic empire of numerous different peoples, leagues, associations and gatherings, and its heroes are shaped by their social interactions, from…
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…
Hate (Lunar Empire)
It is worth contemplating that Hate (Lunar Empire) is not one of Orlanth’s Passions. But Honor is valued over all other passions by Orlanth – even Devotion, Love, and Loyalty. Most Orlanthi…