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Issaries

God of trade and communication, one of the Lightbringers

  • Lightbringers pantheon
  • Orlanthi pantheon

Issaries is Lord of Trade, Guardian of Roads, Messenger of the Gods, and the psychopomp of the Orlanthi. Initiates of his cult are merchants and heralds, protected by their god’s reputation and power. The cult language, Trade Talk, was spread by the God Learners and is spoken as a second language in much of Glorantha. Issaries is often worshiped apart from the rest of the Orlanthi pantheon.

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Write upPageYearRunesNotes
Fire & Sky812024
per Rune spell
Associate cults: Gustbran
Mythology1192023Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Lightbringers58
nine pages
2023Subcults:
Garzeen , Goldentongue, Harst, Herald Goodword
Associate cults:
Chalana Arroy, Etyries, Eurmal, Flesh Man, Lhankor Mhy, Gustbran, Orlanth
Lightbringers, Gods of Storm102023None listedProsopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Prosopaedia642023Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphsSubcults:
Goldentongue
Cults of Glorantha Preview2852019As Lightbringers
RuneQuest Glorantha2982018Associate cults:
Chalana Arroy, Eurmal, Lhankor Mhy, Orlanth
HeroQuest Glorantha1592015
Guide to Glorantha1532014Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Sartar, Kingdom of Heroes1552009
Book of Heortling Mythology164
186
2009Appendix A
Appendix D
HeroQuest1222009Runes only
Common and uncommon runes1532004Communication, Exchange, Merchant, Trade
Cult Compendium143
eight pages
2002Sub & Associate cults:
As Cults of Prax (below)
Storm Tribe
deprecated
1092001Subcults:
Garzeen Silvertongue, Gultha Goldentongue, Harst Bronzetongue, Issaries the Guide
Glorantha:
Introduction to the Hero Wars
1532000The Storm Pantheon
River of Cradles1621992Subcults:
Goldentongue, Garzeen, Herald Goodword
Gods of Glorantha, The Cults1985Subcults:
Goldentongue, Garzeen
Associate cults:
Chalana Arroy, Lhankor Mhy, Orlanth
Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia1985None listedProsopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Cults of Prax591979, 2016Subcult:
Herald Goodword
Associate cults:
Chalana Arroy, Lhankor Mhy, Orlanth
Wyrm’s Footnotes #6271979None listedProsopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
ReferencesPageYearTree
Lunar Way
Mythology
13
126
2024
2023
Genealogy of the Lunar Deities
Mythology332023Genealogy of the Celestial Court
Lightbringers PantheonPost2022Lightbringers Pantheon

Subcults

  • Garzeen
  • Goldentongue
  • Harst
  • Herald Goodword
  • Ω Issaries the Guide

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