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Dragon Pass Caravans

Posted on June 14, 2022

Did you know it takes about 6 days to get from Boldhome to Karse by caravan? One day to get to Wilmskirk, two days to get from Wilmskirk to Whitewall, and three…

Elder Races in Dragon Pass

Posted on June 13, 2022

Although Dragon Pass is dominated by humans, about one in five intelligent beings there are non-human. The dragonewts are a very ancient species, descended from the great immortal Dragons of the pass….

Non-humans in Genertela

Posted on June 13, 2022

As an aside, did you know that 20% of intelligent beings in Dragon Pass are nonhuman? That’s one of the highest concentrations of nonhumans in human dominated lands in Genertela. For comparison:…

East Wilds Orlanthi in Ralios

Posted on June 13, 2022

As an aside, if you are wondering what the Orlanthi of the East Wilds in Ralios are like, the Griffin Mountain supplement is actually a good reference. The daily life of an…

The distrust of Kallyr Starbrow

Posted on June 13, 2022

One thing that is hard for some people to really grasp is how controversial and distrusted Kallyr was by many tribal leaders as Prince (and before). The distrust of Kallyr goes back…

Kallyr Starbrow 1613-1619

Posted on June 12, 2022

Are there any published sources for what Kallyr Starbrow got up to between her surrender after the failed rebellion in 1613 and her re-appearance at Whitewall in 1619/21 and the Battle the…

Notes on the Origins Of Tarsh

Posted on June 10, 2022

Let’s talk a little bit about the south Pelorian Orlanthi, as I think that they are important as a background – even though the Lunar Tarshites are not merely a Lunarized variant…

Road vs. River in Sartar

Posted on June 10, 2022

One of the reasons that far more traffic is carried by Sartar’s Roads than by river is the steep slope of the Creek-Stream River. The Creek-Stream drops some 350 meters in about…

Dragon Pass Comparative Area

Posted on June 10, 2022

One more post to get things into perspective – all of Dragon Pass (Sartar, Tarsh, Grazelands, and the rest) is roughly comparable in size to Bavaria, Andalusia, or the entire island of…

Orlanth Victorious

Posted on June 10, 2022

Orlanth Victorious is the title of Orlanth as he heads off on the Lightbringers Quest (eg Hill of Orlanth Victorious in Sartar). It can be thought of as the “fully integrated Orlanth”…

Hidden Shrine to Orlanth Victorious

Posted on June 9, 2022

Around 1619, Garrath Sharpsword aka Argrath Whitebull set up hidden shrine to Orlanth Victorious in the Big Rubble. From this shrine, Argrath and his friends and students regularly explore the Hero Plane…

Dawn population

Posted on June 8, 2022

At the Dawn, Dragon Pass was one of the strongholds of mortal beings. Thanks to I Fought, We Won and the Unity Council, it was one of the main population centers of…

Jar-eel again

Posted on June 7, 2022

So people love to worry about Harrek the Berserk or complain about Argrath being a warlord, but one of the most important Heroes in the Hero Wars is Jar-eel the Razoress. It…

What is Magic?

Posted on June 6, 2022

An act of magic in Glorantha is an exchange of energies between mortal and myth. The mythic world includes the gross intangibles, such as the Platonic ideals or conceptions such as Love,…

Becoming a Hero

Posted on June 6, 2022

Greg speculated that to become a Hero, one needed to: 1. Participate in at least two “great events” – heroquests outside of those known by cult or tradition. This would include cult…

Horsemen and Charioteers of the Yelmalio Cult

Posted on June 3, 2022

Shocking fact of the day – the Yelmalio cult did not always fight in phalanxes, let alone in pike formations. At times they have been better known for being horsemen or even…

Spread of the EWF

Posted on June 2, 2022

The EWF influence spread through the so-called Barbarian Belt in the 800s. Lakrene was EWF by 850, Anadikki by 870, and parts of Brolia were taxed around 890. The process was for…

Dragon Pass in the Third Age, part 2

Posted on June 2, 2022

The southeastern corner of Dragon Pass, roughly the area between Kero Fin Mountain and the barbaric Plains of Prax is the Kingdom of Sartar. It consists of many Orlanthi tribes that were…

Dragon Pass in the Third Age, part 1

Posted on May 31, 2022

After the genocide of the Dragonkill War, people were understandably reluctant to move back into Dragon Pass. The tribes closest to it were fanatical in their fear of the Pass, and formed…

Dragon Pass in The Second Age

Posted on May 31, 2022

Before Arkat left in 450, he placed his troll friends into positions of leadership. The Only Old One was reinstated, and Dragon Pass became part of the Shadowlands. The Heortlings chose a…

The Lunar Dynasty in Tarsh

Posted on May 31, 2022

King Pharandros of Tarsh has been on throne for 15 years in 1625. Educated in Glamour and Syllila, Pharandros is culturally a Lunar Heartlander. The son of the famed Lunar magician and…

Terminology: Heortling, Sartarite, Heortlander

Posted on May 31, 2022

A few notes on terminology. I rarely use the word “Heortling” to describe the Orlanthi of Sartar and Heortland, prefering “Sartarite,” “Heortlander,” or even just “Orlanthi.” When I get manuscripts with the…

The Carmanian Empire

Posted on May 31, 2022

The Carmanian Empire lasted from about 750 to about 1250. It was founded, as the stories go, by “atheist barbarians from the West”. For most of their history “atheist barbarians” were able…

Larnstings

Posted on May 28, 2022

The “Larnstings” are those that focus on Orlanth/Mastakos’ changing/movement abilities. Main cults are Orlanth Adventurous and Mastakos. Many have heroquested to gain additional powers associated with the Movement (Change) Rune. Sartar is…

Notes on Caladra and Aurelion

Posted on May 28, 2022

Caladra and Aurelion – the Volcano Twins – are the patron deities of Caladraland, and some 20% of the population are devoted to them. They are the twin offspring of Lodril and…

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