I’ve posted earlier versions of this before, but I think this might be interesting to some. This is the edited and revised overview of the Sartar Army for the forthcoming reprint of…
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Sartar Money and War
The Kingdom of Sartar was the wealthiest of the Dragon Pass kingdoms prior to the Lunar Conquest. Its revenues were a combination of a head tax paid by the tribes (in silver),…
The House of Sartar, Feathered Horse Queens, and Werewolves
One thing the new edition of King of Sartar (in layout now) and Coming Storm makes clear is the amount of dramatic potential between the Royal House of Sartar, the Feathered Horse…
Noble Patronage in Sartar & Tarsh
The ruling dynasties of Sartar and Tarsh were both reknowned for their intellectual and scholarly pursuits, or at least their patronage of such activities. So for example, Sartar established Lhankor Mhy temples…
Cults of Sartar
The primary cults of Sartar are those of Orlanth and Ernalda. More than two-thirds of all Sartarites are dedicated to one or the other cult, and the cults are so closely associated…
The Lunar Occupation of Sartar
With one brief but notable exception, the Lunar Army occupied much of Sartar for the better part of 23 years. This occupation of course impacted Sartarite society and left scars that are…
Orlanth in Sartar
Orlanth is the patron god of the Kingdom of Sartar, and nowhere is his cult more fully developed. The three main subcults of Orlanth – Thunderous, Adventurous, and Rex – have temples…
Greg’s First writings about Sartar
Among the first things Greg ever wrote about the Kingdom of Sartar was the following: “<Sartar’s> magic turned smart men into chieftains, good men into loyal followers, and enemies into pack beasts. It…
ISS2002 Sartar, Kingdom of Heroes (2009, 2012)
Sartar – HeroQuest in the Kingdom of Heroes… The year is 1618 S.T. The Flame of Sartar has been extinguished. For generations, our wise kings and powerful magicians fought against the armies…
Sartar & Orlanth Rex cult
Sartar is worshiped in Sartar as part of the Orlanth Rex cult. His priests are Orlanth Rex members descended from Sartar himself. As a Founder God he gets one additional spell –…
Sartar Book preview
As I get near to wrapping up the final text on the Sartar book and move into art, I need to say – man this book will blow some minds! Sartar with…
Sartar’s Transformation of the Economy
One of the most remarkable transformations that Sartar made is that in less than 30 years he manage to transform the local economy from almost entirely commodity exchange to one where copper…
The Cult of Orlanth In Sartar
Orlanth is the patron god of the Kingdom of Sartar, and nowhere is his cult more fully developed. The three main subcults of Orlanth—Thunderous, Adventurous, and Rex—have temples and shrines throughout the…
Cosmopolitan Sartar
As I have been working on the Sartar Homeland book, I’ve been struck how much more cosmopolitan Sartar becomes if you just extend the map slightly from that of the old Dragon…
Great Temples of Sartar
I believe these are the great temples around Sartar. As an aside, Eiritha is an important cult for the Pol-Joni, but Ernalda is still more prevalent. The Pol-Joni are very atypical Praxians….
1 – The Flame of Sartar
Chapter 1 – Initiation 2 – The Uncles Characters: Argrath, Jar-eel the Razoress A Brief History Glorantha was created by its deities from the Primal Void of Chaos. At first, there was no history,…
Orlanth Rex and Sartar’s Lineage
The priesthood of the cult of Sartar – that’s the Orlanth Rex for all the tribes of Sartar, aka the Prince of Sartar – is restricted to members of Sartar’s lineage. Generally…
Coins of the Sartar Dynasty Preview
Katrin Dirim has done some amazing art depicting coins dedicated to various members of the Sartar Dynasty. I thought some of my notes on each might be interesting. So when we think about…
New maps for the new version of King of Sartar
While Rick is deep in layout for the Guide to Glorantha, we are working on a number of other projects, including the new version of King of Sartar. For the new version…
Sartar Clan Generator
The Sartar clan generator is an online tool to generate a clan profile as set out in the Making Your Clan chapter of Sartar: Kingdom of Heroes. Making Your Clan Every Orlanthi is defined by his clan;…
Tell Us More About the New Sartar Gorgeous Cover (2012)
Submitted by Herve on Sun, 29/07/2012 – 14:23 It looks very good, and with the new “early iron age” setting fixed for art, I’m not sure I recognize every body. It looks…
Rural Sartar / Urban Sartar
Thanks to King of Dragon Pass and the old HW books, many people have an impression that Sartar is overwhelmingly rural and isolated. I think that ends up being wildly misleading. About…
Understanding the Kingdom of Sartar
The Prince of Sartar is a priest-king of the most important Orlanth Rex cult in Dragon Pass. The Prince serves as a high priest, supreme warlord, and chief judge for the member…
Tribes of Sartar Map, 1625-1626
So there are 157 clans in Sartar (not including the Telmori and the Pol-Joni of course), with an average population of about 900 members. 600 are adults. The average tribe in Sartar…
The Six Sisters (Sartar)
The Six Sisters are powerful living spirits who reside at the Six Sisters peaks on the borderlands between Sartar and Prax. They are not worshipped collectively, but as individual spirit cults. Write…