The Pole Star, Keeper of the Stars, God of War, Armies, and Dance Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Cults of Runequest Unpublished Spirit Cult Fire & Sky 15, 88eight pages…
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Polaris Shrine
Location Type Homeland Page Affiliation Alda-Chur (small city) Major Temple(closed 1625) Far Point 84 Lunar garrison and barracks fortress Location Type Homeland Page Affiliation Sun Dome (temple village) Shrine Sartar 73 Sun…
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,…
War Gods in the Lunar Empire
The most important war god in the Lunar Empire is Yanafal Tarnils. All soldiers in the Lunar Army are lay members and probably a quarter of the Lunar Army are initiates of…
Silonia
Goddess of Dance Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 93 2025 None listed Subcult of: Polaris Prosopaedia 112 2023 None listed Guide to Glorantha 648 2014 None listed Star,…
The Struggle for the Middle Air
The Red Goddess never made peace with the Air Gods, for there was none among her pantheon who could approach those deities on their own ground. There began, within history, a struggle…
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…
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…
Library of Londarios: Stellar FAQ (Dec 1999)
Originally published in December 1999. 1. Why is the Sky important? Stellar movements are very important in Glorantha, as they are on earth. On one hand the celestial movements are (mostly) much…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – S
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Safe 76 2 Argan Argar RQG 289PR 55 Initiates Argan Argar PR 62 Gorakiki initiates (associate) Scram 76 1+ Eurmal (Imp subcult) LB 55 Initiates Scum…
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 PR 87 Initiates Call on Stars 22 1-4 Polaris FS 85…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult
For Publications: Common Magic Common Spell RQG RBM Cost Command (cult spirit) 323 30 2 Dismiss Magic 326 44 1+ Divination 327 45 1+ Extension 328 49 1-5 Find Enemy 328 51…
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…
Celestial City
Celestial Area Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 132 2025 None Listed Contains: Polaris, Arraz, Ourania, Officers, Chorus, Cook Prosopaedia 21 2023 None Listed Contains: Polaris, Arraz, Ourania, Guide…
Runes & Glyphs (2004)
Note that many of these are personal not core runes. Based on the Common and uncommon runes document from 2004, with See Glyph and Notes columns added. A Deity / Name Rune Meaning…
ISS3009 History of the Heortling Peoples – Index
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Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – T
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Tambour 98 2 Hombobobom (Troll spirit cult) Troll Gods 81 Note this is a RQ3 Source Tame Bull 98 1 Barntar LB 78 Initiates 3 Orlanth…
CHA4034 Red Book of Magic – Chapter 02 Rune Magic Spells Q&A (A-M)
Official Answers from Chaosium This covers the second part of Chapter 2, (A-M), pages 10-67: It also contains the Q&A for Rune spells in: For the Rune Magic rules, see Chapter 02…
Gods and Goddesses of Glorantha book
I am wrapping up the final text of the Gods and Goddesses of Glorantha book, while making sure that it all ties into both the new Heroquesting chapters in the GM Sourcebook…
CHA4047 Cults of RuneQuest: The Gods of Fire and Sky (2025)
Buy Now From Chaosium Cults of RuneQuest: The Gods of Fire and Sky Deities of the high heavens and the flames beneath the earth Cults of RuneQuest: The Gods of Fire and…
Kargzant
Sun God, Lightfore, God of the Pentan Horse Nomads Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Fire & Sky 11, 32, 34, 109, 116, 137 2025 None listed n/a AKA: Antirius (Dara…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – A
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Absorption 10 1+ Aldrya EG 36, 37 Elder Sister, Gardener Annilla PR 46 Initiates Annilla FS 50 Entekos initiates (associate) Annilla LW 126 Red Goddess initiates…
Kyger Litor Cult Compatibility table
People often forget that the cult of Kyger Litor is hostile to all of these cults: ALL the Seven Lightbringers (including Chalana Arroy) ALL the Lunar cults (except the Red Goddess who…
Arraz
King of Above, Father of Stars Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Fire & Sky 10, 86, 94, 130, 134 2025 per Rune spell n/a Associate cults: Ourania, PolarisAKA: Dayzatar’s Eye…