Mallia

Mother of disease, one of the Unholy Trio

Mallia was a fertile goddess who was either captured and enslaved by Ragnaglar, or freely joined his plot (depending on the storyteller). She was part of the spell made by Ragnaglar and Thed which allowed chaos into the world. Though she eventually broke from the alliance, she was transformed into a death goddess and has never freed herself of the taint. Her type of death seems unclean and vile. She is worshiped by the filthy broos and also receives propitiatory worship from the rest of the world.

Mallia is pervasive and leads mortals to the halls of Hell even if they avoid every other fate. Not even her greatest worshiper is safe from her embrace if he outlasts the span of years allotted to his species.

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Write up	Page	Year	Runes	Personal Glyph	Notes
Mythology	133	2023		n/a	Prosopaedia entry
Prosopaedia	81	2023		n/a	Prosopaedia entry
Cults of Glorantha Preview	457	2019		n/a	Associate Rune: Broo cult Associate cults: Primal Chaos, Thed, Vivamort
RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary	93 Half page	2018		n/a	Broo cult Associate cults: Thed
Guide to Glorantha	153	2014		n/a	Prosopaedia entry
Book of Heortling Mythology	186	2009	None listed		Appendix D
Common and uncommon runes		2004	None listed		Glyph only
HeroQuest – Roleplaying in Glorantha	149	2003	None listed		Landscape spirit – Avoid Diseased One – Cast Disease onto Scapegoat – Resist Disease
Cult Compendium	255 Seven pages	2002		n/a	Associate cults: As Cults of Terror
Storm Tribe, other deities	91	2001	None listed
Glorantha: Introduction to the Hero Wars	250	2000	None listed		Chaos
Tales of the Reaching Moon #14	44	1996		n/a	Praxian Great spirit
Lords of Terror	27 Six pages	1994		n/a	Associate Rune: Associate cults: Thed, Vivamort
Gloranthan Bestiary		1988	None listed	n/a	Deluxe Rules Section, Gods and Goddesses, Prosopaedia entry
Gods of Glorantha, The Cults		1985		n/a	As: Malia Associate cult: Thed
Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia		1985	None listed	n/a	Prosopaedia entry
Cults of Terror	26 Seven pages	1981		n/a	Associate Rune: Associate cults: Primal Chaos, Thed Original author: Anders Swenson
Wyrms Footnotes #7	26	1979	None listed		As: Malia Deities of Darkness, Gods of the Dead
Nomad Gods	48	1977	None listed	Counter	Darkness spirit