Mother of disease, one of the Unholy Trio Mallia was a fertile goddess who was either captured and enslaved by Ragnaglar, or freely joined his plot (depending on the storyteller). She was…
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Disease in Glorantha
Although I don’t make that much use of them in my campaigns, disease spirits are among the biggest dangers in Glorantha. The average disease spirit has a POW of 16-17 and has…
Safelster in the First Age (2013)
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 The following is part one of a series of Questions and Answers about Safelster and Ralios. The Enerali Peoples at the Dawn At the Dawn the four tribes…
Unholy Trio
Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 126 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia 1985 None listed Prosopaedia entry
24 – Did they achieve Liberation, part 2
23 – Did they achieve Liberation, part 1 25 – Fear and the Void Q&A
Thed
Mother of the broos, One of the Unholy Trio Prior to the Lesser Darkness Thed was an important goddess. She was the wife of Ragnaglar and, with her husband and Mallia, schemed…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – C
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Call Founder 21 6 Waha (1-use) LB 147 Tribal Khan Call Monster 21 1 Magasta Preview 87 Initiates Call on Stars 22 1-4 Polaris FS 85…
CHA4014 Cults of Terror (1981, 2016)
Nine Dangerous Deities for Runequest Role-Playing The bad guys of Glorantha: nine cults of the cruel and unusual, destined to enliven every campaign. Cults include PRIMAL CHAOS, MALLIA, BAGOG, THED, VIVAMORT, THANATAR,…
The Moral Evil of Glorantha
Wakboth is the moral evil in the world. Let’s parse that out for a moment. Most of the gods – Orlanth, Storm Bull, Lodril, Yelm, Shhorg, etc. – caused destruction and “bad…
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…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – M
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: M (pages 780-782) Mabakarrisaro 327 Mabodinarne 375, 383 Mabyla delta 605 Mabyla River 606 Mace of Authority 347 Machine God 137, 237, 248 Machine…
CHA4032 RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary – Rune Spells Q&A
All Rune Magic Q&A is collected under the relevant spell in the Red Book of Magic – Chapter 02 Rune Magic Spells Q&A. Corrections relevant only to the RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary are…
Conflict in the Middle Air
So what underlies the conflict between the Red Goddess and Orlanth? It is a weird one, as the Red Goddess’ only real fight with Orlanth during her lifetime was at Castle Blue….
RuneQuest: Gods of Glorantha Previews (2018, 2019)
A small number of preview editions of Runequest: Gods of Glorantha have been sold at conventions. A UK version was also titled, Cults of Glorantha. Contents (Now Mythology) The Night Hag’s Tales…
Chaos deities in Genertela
When we think about the Chaos deities in Genertela, we have a few heavy hitters we all know: Primal Chaos, Bagog, Cacodemon, Krjalk, Krarsht, Mallia, Pocharngo, Thanatar, Thed, Vivamort, etc. We also…
Myth of the Month: Enemy Gods of the Orlanthi (2001)
Most deities have one or more specific, notable foes. Those foes were (usually) defeated in mythic times, resulting in the creation of the current world, and may be considered to be a…
ISS1608 Gloranthan Classics Vol III: Cult Compendium (2002)
Welcome to the Cult Compendium. In the fantasy roleplaying world of Glorantha, magic works because relations between the spiritual and physical planes are firm and immediate. Maintaining good ties with your chosen…
MGP8120 Cults of Glorantha, Volume II (2007)
Cults of Glorantha: Volume 2 Reveals the innermost secrets of shamanic traditions and sorcery schools. Contained herein are glimpses of the sorcerous cults of the God Learners and the spirit-questors of Glorantha’s…
Vivamort
God of Unlife, Undeath, the Vampire God Vivamort is the god of undeath who wilfully sacrificed his own soul to gain empty immortality. Because of this dark and hollow entity, corpses sometimes…
Broo In The Big Rubble
Broo are the most numerous chaotic race in the Big Rubble numbering some 300. Broo are most commonly found in the Big Grazing and the Huntlands. The nastiest broo are said to…
What constitutes “Chaos”?
A last comment on the various Chaos discussions. A lot of people seem to assume that people in Glorantha are clear about what constitutes “Chaos” – and of course, outside of the…
Honor and War
This section helps explain some of the peculiarities of Orlanth warfare: Some of the most important Orlanthi war gods demand that Death be wielded with honor and the Humakt cult upholds the…
The Ages of The World
Here’s an interesting late Second Age document that I find deep in the Library of Nochet. Although it was written in Theyalan, I suspect it is of Jrusteli origin, given its materialist…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – Command (species)
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Command (Species) 31 2 Specific species RQG 324RBM 31 Command (specific sea creature) 31 2 Magasta Preview 87 Initiates Command Air Elemental 31 2 Doburdan (Orlanth…