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Alakoring Dragonbreaker

Dragon-killing Hero and Great King Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Lightbringers 34 2023 None listed n/a Hero Cult of: Orlanth Prosopaedia 4 2023 None listed n/a The Book of Heortling…

History of Dragon Pass in the Second Age

Posted on June 16, 2013

Here are some notes that I’ve compiled about the so-called Empire of the Wyrms Friends. Of interest here is to note that there is actually no period when they called themselves by…

The Founding of Bagnot, Dunstop and Alda-Chur

Posted on June 15, 2023

Bagnot, Dunstop, and Alda-Chur were all settled by South Pelorian refugees within a generation of Arim the Pauper entering Dragon Pass. Bagnot and Dunstop were settled around 1340 ST by different groups…

The Decline and Fall of the EWF

Posted on July 9, 2023

899 to 910 were the height of the Empire of the Wyrms Friends’ magical power and wealth. The Third Council were worshiped as gods, arguably they were gods in the mundane world….

Ralios Orlanthi

Posted on January 2, 2023

The Holy Country has about 357k Orlanth initiates (and I mean initiate of Orlanth, not Orlanthi culture). Peloria has 225k and Dragon Pass has just under 100k. But Ralios has some 560k…

The Orlanth Cult in Peloria

Posted on January 1, 2023

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…

Cults of Differing Power

Posted on April 21, 2022

So as we have noticed, the RuneQuest cults are deliberately not balanced. Some cults have way more magic – and effective magic – than others. Now that was part of Greg’s vision…

Orlanth and the Red Goddess

Posted on June 27, 2021

Here’s a popular Orlanthi tale of the rise of the Red Goddess. This is similar to the story presented in King of Sartar. Orlanth is the god who began the Great Compromise,…

Greg Sez: Orlanthi Groups Q&A (2008)

Published 15th Aug 2008 Questions from Josh Reynolds answered by Greg Stafford. Q: I’m trying to understand the relationships between the various Orlanthi cultures, but some of the material is still unclear….

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 Third Age Arkat Romance

Posted on July 22, 2023

Arkat was the single most important historical hero in Glorantha. 1200 years later, he’s still the subject of legends, romances, stories. If we think of him as a military figure, he’s beyond…

New Discoveries about Ingolf Dragonfriend

This article details newly-discovered information about Ingolf Dragonfriend (an Orlanthi hero who was also an EWF dragonfriend). Page references are to King of Sartar 1st edition. “raised within its beliefs” (pg. 93)…

Orlanth

Head of the Council of the Gods, Storm god, Chieftain, and Warrior, one of the Lightbringers Orlanth is the King of the Gods, Master of Storms, Death Wielder, and Bringer of Light….

Culture Precedes Cults

Posted on March 21, 2023

It is fascinating how hard it is for us post-modern Westerners to disentangle themselves from the idea that culture precedes cults, even in a fantasy setting such as Glorantha. To a very…

Notes on Illumination in the Second Age

Posted on February 14, 2015

Ralios and Seshnela In 450 “Arkat” emerged triumphant from Dorastor, and returned to Ralios (actually Fornoar). There he lived a simple, ascetic life, farming and teaching, until his apotheosis in 500. His…