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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…

The Other Names of Gods

Posted on October 14, 2024

In the cults books, we read of Orlanth, Yelmalio, Yelm, Ernalda, and so on. For convenience, I use the name popularized in the God Learner monomyth – but we know that these…

The Orlanth Cult in Peloria

Posted on January 1, 2023

There are some 225,000 Orlanth initiates in Peloria, making it the fourth biggest cult in Peloria (tied with Ernalda). Only Seven Mothers, Lodril, and Oria have bigger cults. During the rise of…

Some thoughts on the Gloranthan gods, cults, and divine names

Posted on March 31, 2014

Most Gloranthans believe the greater gods transcend any specific culture. Ernalda, Lodril, Magasta, Orlanth, Sedenya, and Yelm are all known by many different peoples by many different names. Orlanth is the Storm…

Gods Wall

The Gods Wall is a sacred monument in Dara Happa about ten miles north of Raibanth. It was carved into a rock cliff overlooking the Oslir River by Lodril the Shaper in…

Orlanth

Head of the Council of the Gods, Storm god, Chieftain, and Warrior, one of the Lightbringers Orlanth is the King of the Gods, Master of Storms, Death Wielder, and Bringer of Light….

CHA4047 The Gods of Fire and Sky – Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S S (cont.) T U V W X Y Z

ISS3011 The Book of Heortling Mythology – 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 X Y Z

ISS3009 History of the Heortling Peoples – 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 X Y Z

Common Deity Names

Posted on December 17, 2023

Something that sometimes stumps people that have read lots of Greg’s deep background material is that many Gloranthan deities have more than one name. Despite this, they are still the same entity…

Oorsu Sara

Monster King of the Antigods Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 11 2025 None listed AKA: Baraku (Pamaltela), Rebellus Terminus / Umatum (Dara Happa), Farsanrana (Vithela), Wingkoalad (Pent) Prosopaedia…

Farsanrana

Viceroy of the Night Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 11 2025 None listed AKA: Baraku (Pamaltela), Rebellus Terminus / Umatum (Dara Happa), Oorsu Sara (Vithela), Wingkoalad (Pent) Prosopaedia…

Broken Ring

Constellation Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 134 2025 None listed Contains: Disruptor, Dragon’s Head Lightbringers 38, 126 2023 None listed AKA: Orlanth’s Ring, Sky BearStar – Dragon’s Head…

Baraku

Storm God Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 11 2025 None listed AKA: Orlanth,Rebellus Terminus/Umatum (Dara Happa), Oorsu Sara / Farsanrana (Vithela), Wingkoalad (Pent) Prosopaedia 14 2023 Local subcult…

History of Gloranthan Art, Part I – Dawn Age

Posted on March 17, 2022

At the Dawn, there were basically two cultural centers – Dragon Pass (also known as the Theyalans or the Unity Council) and the Peloria lowlands ruled by the Horse Lords.The Theyalans had…

ISS3003 The Fortunate Succession – Index

Page numbers refer to the 2013 PDF Edition: Numbers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

ISS3002 The Glorious Reascent of Yelm – Index

Page numbers refer to the 2015 PDF Edition: A Abgammon  12, 58 Above World  32 adamant 9, 21, 54 Aether  6, 7, 73, 74 Aetherial 6 Aetheric 7, 42, 57 Akanimataka  30…

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…

Myth of the Month: Shargash the Destroyer (1998)

Shargash is the celestial God of War. He is a great god, with power in all the worlds. In the sky, he is the Red Planet of War. On the earth he…

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…

Dara Happan Depictions of the Orlanthi Gods

Posted on July 24, 2011

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…

Yolp Mountains

Posted on September 29, 2011

Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 29/09/2011 – 00:22 As I promised on the World of Glorantha YahooGroup, here’s a map of the Yolp Mountains and vicinity. The Yolp Mountains are home to…

A Sense of Scale

Posted on November 7, 2011

Submitted by Jeff on Mon, 07/11/2011 – 14:43 Third Age Glorantha is a Bronze Age (or early Iron Age) setting, with a scale that is more comparable to the Ancient World than…

Pavis: Gateway to Adventure Index

This is the index for the Moon Design Publication the Pavis: Gateway to Adventure. A Adari 29, 30, 32, 33, 36, 39, 42, 55, 66, 164, 167, 232, 259 Adoration 170 Agimori 36, 46,…

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