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…
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Theyalan Celestial Gods
Throughout much of the Theyalan Belt, people recognize several major celestial gods: First is of course Yelm, the Sun. The Sun travels across the Sky Dome each day, only to die and…
Glimpses of Dragon Pass
A few glimpses from Dragon Pass as we drove in Wyoming today.
Notes on the Lunar Empire 1639-1648
One of the most interesting periods of the Hero Wars is the Lunar decade of 1639-1648. A new mask, Invictus, becomes emperor after the set backs and defeats of Argenteus, Kazkurtum, and…
The Second Lunar Occupation of Dragon Pass
Jotting down a few notes for my RQ and Cthulhu games I’ll be running at Chaosium Con, and had a crazy idea of doing an RQ short campaign set around 1645, during…
Notes on Beast People
There are some 25,000 Beast People and another 10,000 Ducks in Dragon Pass. The Beast Men include centaurs, ducks, minotaurs, satyrs, manticores, tiger-men, bird women, fox women, bug heads, and often many…
Riverfolk in the Lunar Heartlands
The Diros or Yestendos boats used by the Riverfolk and Weeders of the Lunar Heartlands are mainly reed or wooden in construction, with curved bows and sterns. Although we often associate that…
Lightfore and the Sun
To me, one of the more interesting celestial phenomena in Glorantha is the relationship between Lightfore and the Sun. Lightfore rises each dusk in the east, and sets each dawn in the…
Notes on Calyz, the Fire of Men
Teshnos is about 1800 km away from the Mirrorsea Bay, which takes some 7-10 days of sailing with good weather. The most interesting of the Teshnite gods to me is Calyz, the…
Cults of RuneQuest Contributor Copies
Jason’s copies were delivered!
Hero Wars / Battle of Heroes
We all know that the RQG default setting is the Hero Wars, but it is worth remembering that term is likely anachronistic- I think the first use of the phrase is as…
Battle of Heroes Redux
Here’s an old post of mine that I am linking to because there is a LOT of information in it. Check it out and read it carefully!
Clan Membership
People can become clan members by birth or join a clan by adoption. Clans can be patrilineal, matrilineal, or mixed: The mixed descent system is most common among the Sartarites; however, all…
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…
A Sense of How Long Ago Things Were
From time to time I like to dust off this and post again. Now is one of those times! see: Does this mean that more happens in a shorter time on Glorantha…
Notes on Small Cults
In all of Sartar, about 2500 people are initiates of Daka Fal and worship their ancestors and eschew other cults. That’s about the same size as the Chalana Arroy or Lhankor Mhy…
Notes on Shamans
Shamans are an “elect” found in many Gloranthan religions. They are often outside but adjacent to the cult structure, although some cults do make use of shaman-priests (for example, Aldrya, Daka Fal,…
What Happens When You Die
Your soul separates from your body. The material body returns to its basic components, and for seven days, the soul lingers near the body, drifting farther from it and developing spirit senses….
Prosopaedia Preview
One nice thing about my advance copy of the Prosopaedia is it makes it very easy to look up and cross reference various deities and heroes! And damn it looks beautiful!
Degenerative Actions of Gods
The Malkioni posit the existence of something all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good (or at least all-rational) – the Invisible God. That entity is invisible to us – we can’t go “visit it” or…
Gods are Contradictory Archetypes
After having written some million words covering more than one hundred RQ cults, I can confidently say that I find all of them fascinating in their own way. Each represents an archetype…
The Lunar Empire Spy Agency
The Empire maintains multiple internal security and spy networks, including the Emperor’s Spoken Word, the Imperial Bodyguard, the Blue Moon Assassins, and various ad hoc groups that report directly to the Emperor’s…