The Chaos Ooze Chaos itself is impersonal, less than mindless, naught but a primal force even to its own worshipers. Human philosophers perceive it as separated into six progressively more complex Planes…
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Non-Chaotic cults & Primal Chaos
What cults would have a less antagonistic view of chaos (particularly seeing it as simply a part of the greater world at large rather than something ‘evil’ or inherently ‘wrong?’) Let’s put…
A Few Notes on Chaos
Chaos is not “natural”. It entered the cosmos through the cracks in the universe caused by the Gods War. Chaos does not recognise or acknowledge the limits of the natural and moral…
Secrets of the Chaos Gods (1998)
What the Sword Broo Says This covers Chapter 2, pages 12-21: Where did the world come from? The world was ripped from the Void of Chaos to torment each of us forever….
Excerpt – Cosmology (1981)
Originally published in Cults of Terror Contents Before Creation In analyzing the mythos of Glorantha, four streams of belief prevail. They sometimes mingle and sometimes flow in separate channels, but they all…
Yelm & Chaos
For most Gloranthan religions, Chaos is something outside of the realm of gods and spirits. There are a few gods or spirits that were corrupted by Chaos or who otherwise embraced it…
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…
Last Tango in Pavis – Tournament (1993)
Copyright © 1993 by Michael O’Brien and Brian HebertPermission is freely given for personal gaming use. Introduction This tournament was first played at Necronomicon III in Sydney, New South Wales in 1993, Convulsion ’94 in Leicester,…
Krarsht
Chaos god of Hunger and Intrigue This creature’s true name is still unknown. She is also known as the Waiting Mouth, the Hungry One, and the Devouring Mother. She invaded Glorantha with…
The Three Categories of Chaos
Philosophers identify three categories of Chaos in the world: 1. Intrusions from the outside: This includes entities such as Wakboth, Kajabor, Primal Chaos, Krarsht, Pocharngo, Tien, Cacodemon, etc. 2. Entities that voluntarily…
Bagog
Chaos scorpion queen Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Mythology 131 2023 n/a Prosopaedia entry Prosopaedia 13 2023 n/a Prosopaedia entry Cults of Glorantha Preview 433Four pages 2019 n/a Associate…
Mallia
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…
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…
Pocharngo
The Cosmic Cancer, Source of Mutation This god possesses a power which changes all that is good into that which is bad. Pocharngo corrupts from without; nothing which it touches is safe…
Krjalk
Chaos god of Treason, Lord of Monsters The gods of chaos crawled out from the howling void left behind after the destruction of the spike. Krjalk was one of them. Billions of…
AH8595 Lords of Terror (1994)
Lords of Terror The Cults of Dorastor Lords of Terror is a RuneQuest Gloranthan campaign supplement. Complete cultdescriptions of seven chaotic cults (Primal Chaos, Malia, Bagog, Thed, Krjalk, Pocharngo and Krarsht) are…
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 See MIG III, Master Lists: Rune/Divine Magic, page 234 Call on Stars…
Cacodemon
Chaos god of anarchy, murder, and ogres Remnant of the Devil A cacodemon is a demonic remnant of the Devil, left over when Wakboth was smashed by the Block, a massive slab…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – P
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: P (pages 785-787) Pabrade 598 Pachycephalosaurs 519 Pachyderms 13 Pagoda of the Seven Dreams 280 Pah-Peh-Rheo 476, 484 Painted People 683 Painted Temple of…
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…
Excerpt – History in Glorantha (1981)
Originally published in Cults of Terror. Chaos and Compromise History in Glorantha is the sum of events occurring since Time began. Mythical events prior to Time were non-sequential and simultaneous actions happening…
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…
CHA4045 The Lunar Way – 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
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,…
Crimson Bat
The Steed of the Red Goddess The Crimson Bat is a Chaos demon alive in the Middle World and bound in service to the Red Goddess. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph…