Given that we have a good foot or more of snow on the ground, now is a good time to talk about Valind within the context of Orlanthi society. Valind is the…
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Notes on Valind in Dragon Pass
Valind does not exactly have much of a cult in Sartar. His shrines (all in great temples to Orlanth) get tended by whatever initiates wander there. Now among the Tarsh Exiles, there…
Valind
God of Winter Valind is a son of Vadrus and a slave goddess. He is the source of the winter powers which sweep over the earth from the north. In the Storm…
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Air Gods in the Lunar Heartland
In the Lunar Heartlands, several Air gods are recognized. First of course is Orlanth, the Thunder God who slew Yelm and plunged the world into the Lesser Darkness. He is acknowledged as…
Pamaltelan Equivalencies
The Pamalting or Doraddi pantheon offer us a different perspective of Glorantha’s mythology. Pamaltela was not as badly damaged by the Gods War and Greater Darkness as Genertela, and the Earth King…
Notes on Fronela
Fronela is a fascinating land – not just culturally and mythologically, but in terms of geography and climate. Valind’s Glacier is on the northern edge of Fronela, a colossal ice sheet. It…
Fronela
Fronela is one of the strangest and wildest regions in Glorantha. Normally when I try to get a handle on a region, I ponder its history, how the various peoples interact and…
Suppression of Orlanth Under the Lunar Empire
As we all know, the Lunar Empire tries to suppress certain cults when possible. The top of the list is of course Orlanth, but also cults also officially disfavored include Storm Bull,…
Spirit Magic by Cult and Associate Cult
For the Slipcase set only: and superseded by: All Spirit Magic Lay members & Initiates have access to all spirit magic except cult specials through their shaman: B Spell Source Reference Availability…
ISS1103 Anaxial’s Roster – Index
PDF and 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 Y…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – V
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: V (page 796 – 798) Vadel 210, 528, 686 Vadela 528 Vadeli 46, 48, 52, 53, 90, 112, 142, 144, 151, 210, 211, 229,…
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…
A Cluster of Storm Gods
Up to cause trouble no doubt! Eurmal? Eurmal is a deeper old thing. Surpassed Ratslaff as the deity of Disorder, and surpassed Tylenea as the deity of Illusion. The Trickster appears early,…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – S
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Safe 76 2 Argan Argar RQG 289 Initiates Scram 76 1+ Eurmal Imp (subcult) LB 55 Initiates Scum 76 1 Murthdrya 86 Flamal initiates (associate) Seastrength…
The Winter Deity Trinity
It is the right time of year (at least in Colorado) to talk about the trinity of winter deities – Valind, Inora, and Himile. These gods are much more important than their…
Himile
God of Cold There is a whole hierarchy of deities subservient to him and worshiped in cold places, but this hierarchy is unknown throughout most of the world. In the darkest winters…
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…
Library of Londarios: Postcards From Glorantha (Mar 2004)
by Greg Stafford, published March 2004. I was challenged to give some illustrations to artists and seekers who need to visualize Glorantha more clearly. This document attempts to do so. You will…
Conversion Rules for RQIII to HQ – is there such a thing? (2013)
Submitted by Mr Smith on Sun, 10/02/2013 – 22:59 Thanks to Charles for replying to a previous posting. I’m continuing this discussion as a new topic, but to get the rest of…
Wolf Pirates
A few notes people might find interesting: WOLF PIRATES OVERVIEW In 1621 there are some 60+ Wolf Pirate ships, before Harrek’s circumnavigation. Let’s say that losses get replaced and by 1625, we…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – F
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Face Chaos 50 1+ Storm Bull LB 132 Initiates Storm Bull LB 37 Orlanth Adventurous initiates, (associate) Storm Bull LB 140 Valind initiates (associate) Storm Bull…
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,…
Conflict in the Middle Air
So what underlies the conflict between the Red Goddess and Orlanth? It is a weird one, as the Red Goddess’ only real fight with Orlanth during her lifetime was at Castle Blue….