Question From MARTIN LAURIE. Answer by Greg Stafford. Published 1st Sep 1998 Q: You’ve said that Emperor Yelmgatha “was recognized as an avatar of Yelm” and “He was called the Five/Sixths because…
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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…
Notes on The Red Emperor
A few notes on the Red Emperor from the Cults Book. The Red Emperor is the supreme high priest for the Lunar religion and for the Yelm cult. Within the Lunar Empire,…
Yelm
Sun god and emperor Yelm is the god of the Middle Fire and brother of Lodril and Dayzatar. Yelm was not always bound to his path in the sky, but once traveled…
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…
The Red Emperor’s revenues
There was a recent question on where the Red Emperor’s revenues come from. Here’s a few thoughts: So when the Red Emperor wants something, he just decrees it. It is up to…
Kazkurtum
Empty Emperor , God of the Abyss Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 71 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry
Apotheosis of the Red Goddess
In 1247 the Red Goddess performed her final dance some 50 km to the northwest of Raibanth. A huge crimson sphere, some 40 km in diameter, rose from earth and continued to…
Hon-eel’s Descendants and the Imperial Nobility
In 1486, the Lunar goddess Hon-eel, daughter of the Red Emperor and Sandene, gave birth to twins, conceived with the Secret Light of the Sun. One was a boy, blond and pale-eyed,…
Light in the Sky
Pretty much every Gloranthan spiritual tradition says that the bright and hot Sun was killed by the Storm God, ending the Golden Age. The Orlanthi particularly emphasise this myth, as it was…
Lunar Deities
Here is another Work in Progress by Katrin Dirim – this shows the relationship of various Lunar deities. A few surprises here to the uninitiated perhaps, and lots of secret details for…
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,…
Anaxial
Dara Happan Emperor Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 5 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry
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…
Das deutsche HeroQuest Regelwerk kommt ! (2012)
Das deutsche HeroQuest Regelwerk kommt ! Submitted by RoM on Thu, 31/05/2012 – 11:10 Hallo liebe Leute! Herzlich Willkommen im deutschsprachigen Forum zu Glorantha und HeroQuest. Hier könnt Ihr Fragen stellen, Empfehlungen…
Restrictions on Satraps
Within their domains, the rulers of the satrapies or sultanates of the Lunar Empire rule with inherent authority. They are not mere governors or administrators – they are rulers in their own…
ISS3003 The Fortunate Succession – Index
Page numbers refer to the 2013 PDF Edition: Numbers 10 Sons and Servants 17 17, Families, 17, 24 70 Families, 9, 10 700, Families 8 A accoutrements 6, 10 Adayen 86 Aegrastus…
Excerpt – Some Myths (1999)
By Robin D. Laws Copyright ©1999 A Sharp, LLC. This month we present some myths all Heortlings know about a variety of deities. These are drawn from A Sharp’s computer game King…
Orlanth and Yelm Fresco
A fresco depicting the contest between Orlanth and Yelm. Late Third Age, Sartar. Another great piece by the amazing Loïc Muzy! Reason for Continued Existence Orlanth symbolizes and forms the elemental Air;…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – E
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: E (pages 764-766) Eaglebrown Warlocks 736 Eagle People 283, 589 Eagle Phoenix Emperor 262, 682, 690, 692 Early Light 286 Early Storm Age 680,…
Greg Sez Guest: Does the Emperor party or not? (Jan 1999)
Occasionally Greg had guests answer the Q&As in Greg Sez. Published January 1999. Question From JULIE WATSON. Q: “Does the Emperor party or not? If so, how does he rule? Is there really…
Red Emperor
Red Emperors Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Prosopaedia 104 2023 Prosopaedia entry Guide to Glorantha 151 2016 Notes HeroQuest Glorantha 181, 185 2015 Full Moon phaseRunes only Pavis, Gateway to…
Sheng Seleris, the Shadow of the Lunar Empire
So let’s contemplate Sheng Seleris, the Shadow of the Lunar Empire. Sheng Seleris and his nomad army entered Peloria for the first time in 1375. Sheng Seleris was a celestial hero, whose…
Dendara
The Good Goddess, the Good Wife. The faithful and beautiful wife of Emperor Yelm is the paragon of uxorial virtue. With magnificent pride and skill she commands her heaven-full of servants, and…
Yelm in HQ2 (2013)
Submitted by DSPaul on Sun, 21/07/2013 – 22:17 So, I’m thinking about starting a intrigue-heavy Dara Happan campaign in HeroQuest 2nd ed., but I’ve run into a few problems with regards to…