When Umath was broken, his sons (each bearing a portion of the Primal Air) emerged and began their struggle to claim their part of the world). At least six sons are known to have…
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Umath
The Destroyer, Primal Storm, King Storm Umath fathered the many important air and storm deities, and his special attributes are strength and violence. He broke the universe apart to create a home…
A Few Notes on the Air Gods
Any time you look at those big abstract Celestial Court “deities” they include potential devolutions. So Umath is generally thought to have been “succeeded” by his children – Kolat, Vadrus, Storm Bull,…
Sky Bear
Celestial Bear God Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Lightbringers 125 2023 None listed n/a ConstellationIn: OdaylaAKA: Broken Ring, Orlanth’s RingAKA: Umath, Orlanth, Odayla (Orlanthi), Karborn (Sylila), Arakang (Peloria), Rathor (Rathori)…
Magical Roads
The Mountain Peaks From each Mountain Peak, a heroquester can leap from one mountain to the next or the previous. From any mountain, one can also leap to Kero Fin. From specific…
Wyrm’s Footnotes #12 (1981)
32 pages. Table of Contents Art Credits Rick Becker, William Church, David Dudley, Charlie Krank, Mel Laybourn, Greg Stafford
Myth – Ernalda and the Golden Age
This is an Orlanthi myth of Ernalda, the Great Goddess and Earth Queen. Once the seas covered all. But the world grew and Ga, Earth, emerged from the depths. Mountain peaks, plains,…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – U
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: U (page 796 – 796) Ualu 588 Udayankos the Music Lover 569 Udraya 710 Udraystead 710 Uele Oline 384 Uilinve 393 Ukos 423 Ulaninstead…
Excerpt – Cosmology (1981)
Originally published in Cults of Terror 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 flow…
Late Golden Age
Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 13/06/2012 – 08:13 Here’s a little bit of something Eric Vanel and I are working on for the Guide. Abzered Land of Enlightenment. It is incredibly rich,…
Storm Pantheon art preview
Orlanth is the grandson of Earth and Sky, his siblings are the winds, a bull, a cat, violence, evil, the mountain snow, and Death. He married the Green Lady, and his offspring…
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…
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…
ISS4001 King of Sartar 2nd Edition – Index
Page numbers refer to the King of Sartar 2nd Edition: Numbers (Dates) 375 ST 43, 97, 99, 171 575 ST 115, 155 700 ST 6, 156, 223, 227 920 ST 171, 223,…
ISS1301 Thunder Rebels – Player’s Book for Orlanthi Barbarians – The Thunder Rebels
Latest revision: 15 Dec 2000 We are Orlanthi. This is our Way. Talkative, simple, passionate, deep-hearted, life and laughter loving, direct, untroubled, unreflective, violent, restless, imaginative, stubborn. Such are the Heortlings. These…
Gloranthan Mythology
Every culture creates myths and legends which explain man’s existence and purpose. Glorantha is no exception. Mythology of Glorantha The Creation This tale agrees in most particulars with the diverse religious sources…
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…
Dara Happan Depictions of the Orlanthi Gods
Submitted by Jeff on Sun, 24/07/2011 – 13:58 From the Jonstown Compendium, #15,953 “Among the items I saw in the wagon train of Sor-Eel were one hundred ritual demon masks. Kolos said…
Excerpt – Cults of Prax Chronology (1979)
A Prax-centric History A Timeline of Glorantha This timeline includes many approximate dates. Even Lhankor Mhy Sages, well-learned in General Knowledge, never have pinpointed many of these events Godtime This is a…
Orlanthi Pantheon
Write up Page Year Personal Glyph Notes Mythology 118 2923 n/a As: Lightbringers PantheonChalana Arroy, Daka Fal, Eurmal, Foundchild, Gagarth, Heler, Humakt, Issaries, Kolat, Lhankor Mhy, Mastakos, Odayla, Orlanth, Storm Bull, Valind,…
Notes from Nochet from Tales of the Reaching Moon #09
[XXIX. 21-001] To quote an old God Learners proverb, it’s better to steal the Candle of Eternal Light than to curse the darkness. [XXIX. 21-002] The Sedalpists are based in Enkloso and Vralos, and…
ISS2003 Sartar Companion – Index
This is the index for the Moon Design Publication the Sartar Companion. To go to a specific section of the index, click on the letters below. A B C D E F G…
On Broken Gods and Dead Gods
The Gods War pitted the cosmos against itself. Air fought with Sky, Water tried to drown Earth, and Darkness contended with Light. At first the consequences of defeat was being broken into…