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 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…
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…
How The God Learners Learned About The Gods
So we know that the God Learners assembled the monomyth – that is the cohesive framework for understanding the events of the God Time. Furthermore they created several maps of the God…
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…
Sorcery serves only mortal will
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…
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…
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 Cosmology
This is a Brithini cosmology, recited by Horali from Brithos in the Gbaji Wars and transcribed in the late First Age. Note the importance of Wisdom (“Right Use of Knowledge”) and of…
A History Of Heroquesting
There’s a lot here to unpack. Worth a very careful read! Heroquesting begins with Time, and the division of the Mundane World from the Gods World. In the God Time, there was…
Sog City
Sog City (metropolis): Called Sogolotha Mambrola in the old tongue, this ancient city controls the area called Akem around the mouth of the Janube River. This huge, decadent city is a haven…
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…
ISS3006 Revealed Mythologies – 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
ISS3007 Arcane Lore – 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
CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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…
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…
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…
CHA4041 Mythology – Index
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) 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…
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…
ISS1103 Anaxial’s Roster – Index
PDF and corrected text of the original index. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…
A Few Malkioni Thoughts
In thinking about Malkionism, the Invisible God can be equated to Brahman in many schools of Hindu philosophy (especially Vedanta) – the Invisible God is the ultimate reality, the source from which…
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,…