Now we all know this guy – the son of Malkion in most stories, and the First Wizard. Supposedly he’s been around for more than five thousand years and is the master…
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Zzabur
The First Wizard [zah-BOOR] Zzabur is the master of the Brithini sorcerer-caste. His magic spells destroyed entire countries, closed off all the seas, and twice changed the nature of the world. Since…
The Evolution of Malkionism
All Malkionism begins with the teachings of Malkion, where questions pertaining to laws of nature, the origin of the universe and the place of man in it are asked. These are incredibly…
History of Malkioni Thought – Brithini and First Age
The following is an attempt to define Malkionism by looking at the key “core texts” . By the definition I am using, a “core text” is the ultimate source text for a…
History Of Kethaela – The Second Age
The Shadowlands continued their political existence through the next five centuries as the world changed all about them. The Waertagi were driven from seas by the navies of the Jrusteli priest-magicians of…
A Brithini Story
In the Gods Age all was perfect. and nothing in the world ever died. All beings were gods. Law oversaw all. Prosperity reigned in the Kingdom of Logic. Logic demands that all…
A Brithini Tale
Today was part of the Dawning Age. Before the Dawning was the Darkness. Before the Darkness was the Gods Age. In the Gods Age all was perfect. and nothing in the world…
Sorcery
I’ve posted a few thoughts on the dilemma of how mortals interact with the God Time, and how to understand the gods so that mortals might wield a fraction of their power…
Library of Londarios: Danmalastan (1999)
DANMALASTAN is the name for the collective territory inhabited by the people created by Malkion. LAND OF LOGIC is the common name that was given to it by God Learners. The original…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – Z
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: Z (page 800 – 800) Zabdamar 57, 79, 103, 105, 271, 280, 471, 479, 531, 538, 539, 745, 746 Zabor the Leopard 484 Zacarana…
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…
Library of Londarios: The Abiding Book (1999)
The Abiding Book is the Malkioni Bible. “There is no God but the Invisible God, and Malkion is His prophet.” — Motto of the Return to Rightness Crusade Background In mid-seventh century…
2021-06 Jeff on Facebook
Jeff Richard is one of the regular posters in the RuneQuest Facebook Group. here’s some of his recent RuneQuest posts, only Jeff’s replies are included where relevant. Facebook membership is required to…
Late Golden Age (2012)
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,…
ISS1103 Anaxial’s Roster – Index
A Above, the Creatures of Above Abzered Acos Adept Plane see also Sorcery Planes aepyornis Agarankan, Age of Creation Agira Akadrian Spirits Akadrianolisto Alar the see Masekot Aldrya see also Aldryami, Song…
The Way of Hrestol
The Way of Hrestol began in the land of Seshnela in the year 2 ST, but its importance stems from the culture from which it separated, the Brithini. This prehistoric culture began…
Pronunciation (2013)
Submitted by Martin Helsdon on Wed, 22/05/2013 – 10:50 Gleaned from various sources, including this site. [May be typos.] Pronunciation of Gloranthan Names Stressed syllables are capitalized. Consonants are always hard, and…
2021-03 Jeff on Facebook
Jeff Richard is one of the regular posters in the RuneQuest Facebook Group. here’s some of his recent RuneQuest posts, only Jeff’s replies are included where relevant. Facebook membership is required to…
Fan Sites
The following is an incomplete list of sites that honor Glorantha across the web. Please note that some of the sites are older and are not being updated, but provide good inspiration….
Quick Summary of Gloranthan Cultures: Part 2, Westerners
Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 01/12/2011 – 02:23 This is a work in process, based on several years of discussions between Greg Stafford, Dan Barker, and Jeff Richard to get the look…
CHA4033 The Glorantha Sourcebook – Index
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: A Acos 70, 71, 72, 73, 106 Aether 72, 97, 99, 104, 106, 147, 204 Alda-Chur 21, 26, 33, 41, 42, 43 Aldrya 49,…
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…
Xeotam Dialogues (2012)
Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 10/01/2012 Greetings Glorantha-philes! Today’s posting is a rare treat – a fragment of the Xeotam Dialogues, that proved so popular amongst the Western sorcerers in the later…
Greg Sez: Between the Devil and the Dawn Age (Aug 1998)
Question From Robert Scott Martin. Answer by Greg Stafford. Published August 1998. Q: We know that Kralorela and Vithela managed to keep their societies together during the Great Darkness before the Dawn,…