Sea Season. Voriaravand (Voria’s Holy Day) Harmony week, Water day start of Spring. also called Shearing Day, Flower Day The first Flower Day was at the start of the Golden Age when…
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Notes on Redaylda – Dendara – Ernalda
In South Peloria the cults of Dendara and Ernalda overlap, often with great confusion. As we all know, Ernalda is the great Earth Goddess of the Theyalans. Her cult is centered on…
The Marriage of Pavis … to Ernalda? (2012)
Submitted by m_hunger on Sun, 19/08/2012 – 16:53 In my Pavis campaign, the River Voices are working to marry Pavis to Ernalda, for two purposes: Ernalda’s High Priestess Daralanda obviously is on…
Myth – Ernalda and the Golden Age
This is an Orlanthi myth of Ernalda, the Great Goddess and Earth Queen. Once the seas covered all. But the world grew and Ga, Earth, emerged from the depths. Mountain peaks, plains,…
The Husband-Protectors of Ernalda
Ernalda has taken many husbands, most notably Orlanth, Yelm, Yelmalio, Argan Argar, Flamal, Magasta, Storm Bull, and even Pamalt. So who is her “favorite”? The short answer is “usually Orlanth”, but here’s…
Ernalda in Sartar
Ernalda is the main goddesses of the Earth Temple complexes in Dragon Pass and her cult has been greatly enriched by the Esrolian Earth Religion and the heroquesting of the Feathered Horse…
Excerpt – Ernalda Feeds the Tribe (1999)
By Robin D. Laws Copyright ©1999 A Sharp, LLC. This myth is drawn from A Sharp’s computer game King of Dragon Pass. An enemy once took everything that the bountiful mother Ernalda…
Excerpt – Ernalda the Magician (2009)
Ernalda is the source of magic. She is her own source – for her magic was not learned from others, but is instead who she is. Magic is the thing people get…
Ernalda
Earth mother and Queen The bountiful mother of life is the source of all sustenance. Reverence for her should stem from every living creature. Plants and animals, both wild and domestic, are…
Myth of the Month: How Orlanth Met Ernalda (1998)
At the beginning of things that are remembered, the Emperor extended his rulership among the deities of the Earth Tribe. The ruler of that tribe was the goddess named Asrelia. When the…
Spirit Magic by Cult and Associate Cult
For publications: All Spirit Magic These cults have cult shaman. Their Initiates have access to all spirit magic except cult specials and where noted: Spirit Magic only available from Shamans The following…
Ernalda preview art
This series of images from Loïc Muzy is particularly wonderful because it shows how he put that amazing Ernalda piece together (with a little input from me) Note that these versions are…
Ernalda overview on YouTube
I did a video overview of the Ernalda cult with Chaosium’s own James Coquillat:
Ernaldan Adventuresses: Blood, Sex, and Rock’n’Roll
Claudia Loroff and Katrin Dirim did an interview with the God Learners podcast about Ernalda, Earth religion, blood, sex, and rock n roll…
An Ernaldan Festival
One of the defining features of Glorantha as a fantasy setting by its cults (among other things) – cult holy days are often the subject of game sessions (particularly if your players…
Greg Sez: Ernaldan Initiation Rites
by Greg Stafford All people in the Heortling society undergo a magical initiation into adulthood, which includes full participation in the world of the gods. Initiation is always gender-specific. Male initiation is…
Mother Ernalda
Also known as Ernalda Allmother. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Sartar, Kingdom of Heroes 141 2009 n/a Subcult of:Ernalda Thunder Rebelsdeprecated 203 2000 None listed Aspect of: Great Ernalda
Ω Ernalda the Healer
Ernalda the Healer is usually depicted with healing herbs and potions. She often holds healing flowers, which indicates that most of Ernalda the Healer’s myths occur when she is a young goddess,…
Ω Ernalda the Queen
Ernalda the Queen is pictured sitting behind a basket. Her head is covered, so it is impossible to tell whether her hair is braided. This is fitting, for Ernalda is Queen because…
Adulthood Initiations (2012)
Submitted by m121 on Tue, 23/10/2012 – 04:58 So, for Orlanthi Vinga and Nandan worshipers, do they initiate as Ernalda and Orlanthi worshipers to become adults and then get 1W in thier…
Notes on Filichet I
This city on the shores of lake Invaress has around 15,000 residents and is the capital of the Lunar Province of Holay. Filichet marks the end of the Daughter’s Road. From here,…
Great Temples of Sartar
I believe these are the great temples around Sartar. As an aside, Eiritha is an important cult for the Pol-Joni, but Ernalda is still more prevalent. The Pol-Joni are very atypical Praxians….
Orlanthi ownership
Here’s a little snippet from a forthcoming players-oriented book I am working on: The Orlanthi divide ownership into two types of property, called earth and chattel. The Orlanthi view the Earth as…
Cults of Differing Power
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…