One of the more enigmatic entities in Time is Androgeus, who is a very ancient being that has no cult. Here’s the earliest appearance of Androgeus (called Androgyne) in a story circa…
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Androgeus
Hero of the Suffering Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 7 2023 Prosopaedia entry Glorantha Sourcebook 209 2018 None listed In Heroes of The Hero Wars Dragon Pass 18 1983 None…
AH Androgeus
Avalon Hill Dragon Pass Androgeus counter Artist, William Church
Magic from Demigods
In general, you can’t get Rune magic by offering worship to a living demigod such as the Red Emperor, Jar-eel, Belintar, or Androgeus. You offer them magic points out of respect, self-interest,…
Join the Dance of the Hero Wars
The dance of the main characters of the Hero Wars – Argrath, Harrek, Feathered Horse, Jar-eel, and the Red Emperor – is the engine that drives the setting during this period. Your…
Notes on the Hero Wars
As we think about the RuneQuest setting for 1621-1655, there’s going to be a LOT of change. Some of this may be player character driven, but much – in my experience, most…
Masters of Luck and Death II
A few last notes on the Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death. There’s a lot in this one, so I recommend reading it carefully and digesting each piece! The Tournament…
Key Figures of the Hero Wars
We know that a lot of the Hero Wars gets driven by a several key figures: Red Emperor. He’s a mortal holding the office of a god. A war leader, a magician,…
Dragon Pass – Random Events from La Guerre des Héroes (1993)
A collection of previously published Gloranthan material
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – Numerals & A
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: Numerals (page 775) 1st Action 154 2nd Action 154 3rd Action 154 4th Action 154 5th Action 154 21 Tribes of Waha’s Covenant 711…
The Cosmic Buildup to the Hero Wars
Let’s talk a little about this: It really all starts with the Seven Mothers, a desperate conspiracy that gathered to perform the most incredible ritual ever attempted by mortals. They searched the…
Sheng Seleris I
Sheng Seleris was an incredibly powerful celestial magician/hero/demigod. He taught his followers his magical techniques, ranked into hierarchies. Greg emphasized many times that SS did NOT use what we would call Mongol…
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
CHA4041 Mythology – Index
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) 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…
CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Contents
Pantheons Entries Bold entries appeared in the 1985 Prosopaedia
What are the Hero Wars?
As the books repeatedly say, the backdrop for RuneQuest is the Hero Wars. But what the heck is that? The Hero Wars has at its core the conflict between Orlanth and the…
Hero Wars 1621-1627
The Hero Wars are the Big Story for the RuneQuest setting. What initially drives the Hero Wars is simple – the Sartarite drive to free themselves from the Lunar Empire and the…
CHA4033 The Glorantha Sourcebook – 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
The Contradiction of the Lunar Way
The events of the Godtime eternally recur within Time. Each dusk, Orlanth slays Yelm and sends him off to the Underworld. Each dawn, Yelm rises triumphant from Hell, heralded by Theya. The…
CHA4046 The Glorantha Sourcebook – 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