Harmast was the first human being to travel upon the Lightbringer’s Quest. Anyone seeking to perform the full Lightbringer Quest sacrifices to him or one of his companions for useful magic. Write…
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Harmast’s Heroquests
This excerpt is from Greg Stafford’s unpublished Harmast Saga (1991) Here are the times that Harmast went to the Hero Plane before he returned with Arkat. First, for a glimpse, at his…
Harmast’s Saga
Pilgrimage and Commentary: This is the most current version of the most influential text of the Orlanthi and a foundational text for Orlanthi literature (and influential far beyond). Harmast’s Narrative forms the core of the…
Heroquesting 101
Heroquesting is a powerful and rare Gloranthan activity in which the participants leave the material world and enter the realm of legend and myth to interact with heroes and gods, gambling precious…
History Of Kethaela – The First Age
Kethaela is an ancient name for the region now called the Holy Country. The land was named for the goddess Ketha, the wife of Entru and mother of Entruli, who came from…
Harmast’s Saga (1991)
Many versions exist
More Harmast Notes
The opening of Harmast’s Narrative is well-known to every Orlanthi, and is at the same time strange and troubling. Here’s is how it reads: “In the thirty‑third year of my life, because…
Harmast’s “Lightbringers’ Quest”
I personally think it a little ironic that we still refer to Harmast’s “Lightbringers’ Quest” when after all it turned out to be a “Darknessbringer’s Quest”. Those Lightbringers were pretty shocked when…
Thoughts on The Lightbringers Quest
The Lightbringers Quest can be thought of as the monomyth of heroquests. It contains within it many quests – the Westfaring, the Descent into the Underworld, the Tests of Proof, etc. In…
Otherworld Home
So in every cult description, there’s an entry called Otherworld Home. That is where the cult members experience the god during holy day ceremonies and other important rituals. From there, there may…
ISS3009 History of the Heortling Peoples – 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
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – H
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: H (pages 771-774) Haar Zaal 316 Hachrat Blowhard 137 Hachuan Mountains 89, 431 Hachuan Shan 260, 269, 271, 282, 427, 429, 433, 439, 696…
ISS4001 King of Sartar 2nd Edition – Index
Page numbers refer to the King of Sartar 2nd Edition: Numbers (Dates) 375 ST 43, 97, 99, 171 575 ST 115, 155 700 ST 6, 156, 223, 227 920 ST 171, 223,…
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…
A few notes on Arkat
Perhaps all of these parts are familiar to all of you, but understanding Arkat is a key to understanding the Third Age: Arkat was a man of reason who ventured into the…
ISS3007 Arcane Lore – 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
Notes from Nochet from Tales of the Reaching Moon #07
*Please note that entries concerning “old Orlanthi oathes” or that old chestnut about the double-headed Salilgori coin are no longer considered worthy of gaining free entry to the Library Reading Room in…
Cults of Glorantha Art Preview – Raveena
I’ve been posting a few previews of art for the forthcoming Cults of Glorantha books, but there’s another beautiful book already in art production – the Sartar boxed set. And here’s just…
woodcut-harmast
Harmast Barefoot
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
Godtime Relics
Waertagi, Golden Wheel Dancers, Mistress Race Trolls, elder Giants, Brithini – Glorantha has many relics of the Godtime that exist (to the extent they still do) in defiance of the world of…
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
CHA4043 The Lightbringers – 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 Y Z
CHA4037 Dragon Pass – 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