To me, one of the more interesting celestial phenomena in Glorantha is the relationship between Lightfore and the Sun. Lightfore rises each dusk in the east, and sets each dawn in the…
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Views of Lightfore
Tonight I imagine what Lightfore must have looked like!
Lightfore
Celestial Body Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Prosopaedia 77 2023 None listed n/a Guide to Glorantha 117, 646, 647, 2014 None listed One of the seven regular planetsAKA: Little Sun…
The Sun Dome Temple in Sartar
As part of a project, I have put together a deep background history of the Sun Dome Temple in Sartar that is likely mostly unknown even to the Yelmalio cult. So this…
Kargzant
Sun God, Lightfore, God of the Pentan Horse Nomads Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Prosopaedia 70 2023 n/a Prosopaedia entry Guide to Glorantha 647 2014 None listed n/a AKA: Lightfore…
Sun Daughter
Write up Page Year Runes Notes Guide to Glorantha 647 2014 None listed AKA: Lightfore Pavis: Gateway to Adventure 381 2012 AKA: Lightfore
Lightfore glyph
circular glyph with 4 external lines Based on ligh Rune
The Sky Gods
The Sky is orderly, regular, and far removed from mortal ephemeralism. The Sun, planets, and stars move in regular patterns through the sky. Clusters of stars form constellations, associated with gods, monsters,…
Theyalan Celestial Gods
Throughout much of the Theyalan Belt, people recognize several major celestial gods: First is of course Yelm, the Sun. The Sun travels across the Sky Dome each day, only to die and…
The Gloranthan Sky (1997)
THE SKY OF GLORANTHA is made of several huge domes covering the earth. The innermost domes, closest to the surface world, are transparent. The outer one is opaque, though pierced by star…
Yelmalio
Frontier God, God of the Cold Sun, Preserver of Light After the sun fell and the sky retreated from the surface world, when the volcanoes went cold and the hearthfires were but…
Hero Wars: Beyond Humanity (2000)
Originally part of ISS1102 Glorantha, Introduction to the Hero Wars Last revision: 15 Dec 2000 Realms other than the center of the world exist. Humans teem in the center, clustered on fragments…
The Syncretism of Elmal and Yelmalio
If you start from the position that these are “two divinities” you are always going to run into problems. So start with this proposition – “two names”. At the Dawn, the Orlanthi…
Daruda
The Dragon Emperor Daruda is a pre-Time ruler of Kralorela. He brought the dragon magic to the lands of the East and taught subsequent rulers the secret of turning their souls into…
ISS3007 Arcane Lore – Index
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Original Horse People
In the Grey Age, there were two main groups of horse people in Peloria. One was west of the Hungry Plateau/Jord Mountains in what is now Saird (Vanch, Terarir, and Holay). These…
Time Reckoning in Glorantha (2012)
Submitted by GianniVacca on Mon, 09/07/2012 – 15:35 OK, we know about seasons, weeks, and days names. What about the hours of the day? Do Gloranthan peoples reckon the time of the…
The Origin of the Pentans
The origin of the Pentans are with two (and maybe three) Grey Age groups. The first are the “Starlight Ancestors” who appeared along the Upper Arcos River. They likely rode chariots and…
A Fragment of the Celestial Realm
I present to you a fragment of the Celestial Realm for your amazement and edification! Thanks to the remarkable Agathe Pitié for this! Hey, who is that in the lower center? It…
ISS3003 The Fortunate Succession – Index
Page numbers refer to the 2013 PDF Edition: Numbers 10 Sons and Servants 17 17, Families, 17, 24 70 Families, 9, 10 700, Families 8 A accoutrements 6, 10 Adayen 86 Aegrastus…
CHA4046 The Glorantha Sourcebook – Index
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The Impala Nation
The largest tribe of Animal Nomads, the Impala Nation have the largest number of Orlanth AND Yelmalio cultists of any tribe in Prax. Although Eiritha Impala is the biggest cult of the…
The Solar Pantheon in the Lunar Heartlands
There’s about 160k Yelm initiates in the Lunar Heartlands. There are only about 60k Yelm initiates in Pent. Dendara has about 81k initiates in Pent and 181k in the Lunar Heartlands. But…