The Year is 1622 S.T.
THE FIRST RUMBLES OF THE HERO WARS can be heard, and a time of change is upon the world of Glorantha. The Uzko, known to humans as trolls, the masters of the night, lords over the wastelands of Glorantha, have remained passive and hidden for centuries. Now they are beginning to stir.
In their wrath, the most daring Uz have begun to call upon all the strange and powerful gods of the darkness. Even the most sinister gods, such as Annilla, feared goddess of the Blue Moon, are rumored to be gaining converts (though no one has yet survived to substantiate such a disturbing rumor).
The trolls will have their revenge on the foolish humans that have so ruthlessly mistreated them since the world changed.
The cover of this box shows one form such a revenge will take. A high priestess of Aranea, Mother of Spiders, has visited her pleasure on an unlucky group of human adventurers, who are now wholly or partially transformed into that most favored of creatures, the arachnid. Strangely, some of the adventurers seem less than thrilled with their metamorphosis.
Troll Gods is a Gloranthan supplement for RuneQuest. A companion piece to Trollpak, Troll Gods is the definitive work on the subject of troll deities. Specific contents are:
- The Troll Cults Book contains comprehensive information on each of the fifteen most widely worshiped Troll Gods. The book contains 79 new spells for RuneQuest, as well as new skills and new monsters, and is profusely illustrated. Several cults appear for the first time in this supplement.
- Minaryth Purple’s Troll Facts #3: the Gods and Magic of the Uzko is a facsimile of a rare original document from the archives of the famous cult of Lhankor Mhy, God of Knowledge. This dangerous document was commissioned at great cost by a member of the Sartar nobility, and reveals many jealously-guarded troll secrets. The noble is reputed to have disappeared soon after receiving the original document, but the facsimiles are available for those who dare to read them. All aspects of the original document have been painstakingly maintained, including the three different styles of penmanship used, and certain other peculiarities as well, of which-it is not safe to talk.
- Glorantha: Primary Troll Regions is a map of the entire world of Glorantha, showing the twelve most populous and influential troll regions. The areas correspond to the character generation areas in
Trollpak, so the map is a handy reference for troll character generation.
Details
- Authors: Sandy Petersen, Greg Stafford
- Editor: William Dunn
- Graphic Design and Production: William Dunn
- A Chaosium Game
- Published by the Avalon Hill Game Company
- Created and Developed by Chaosium Inc.
- RQ3
- Box set
Editions and Related Editions
Expanded from the Troll cults in the original Trollpak (RQ2), Trollpack (RQ3) and Gods of Glorantha (RQ3)
| SKU | Name | Year | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AH8587 | Troll Gods: The Deities of Darkness | 1989 | Avalon Hill | Box 10 |
| CHA4016 | Trollpak | 1982 | Chaosium |
Contents
What’s in the Box
Troll Cults Book
- Annilla, Goddess of the Blue Moon
- Illustration: A Priest of the Blue Moon
- Aranea, Goddess of Spiders
- Illustration: An Aranea Ceremony
- Argan Argar, God of Surface Darkness
- Illustration: Bolgs
- Arkat
- Illustration: A Statue of Arkat.
- The Black Sun
- Illustration: Combat in an Arena.
- Gorakiki, Mother of Insects
- Illustration: A Warrior of Gorakiki.
- Himile, God of Cold.
- Illustration: Ice Demon.
- Kyger Litor, Mother of Trolls.
- Illustration: A Priestess and a Grey Fury
- Mee Vorala, Goddess of Fungi
- Illustration: Dark Elves
- Moorgarki, Goddess of Jungle Trolls
- Illustration: A Jungle Shrine.
- Subere, Goddess of the Inner Dark.
- Illustration: Monsters of the Underworld
- Xentha, Goddess of the Night.
- Illustration: A Priestess of Xentha.
- Xiola Umbar, Goddess of Compassion
- Illustration: Troll Children and Nurse
- Zong the Hunter
- Illustration: Troll Hunter and Cave Troll
- Zorak Zoran, God of Hate
- Illustration: Zorak Zoran Berserkers
- Spirits of Darkness
- Cult Availability
- New Spells and Skills
Jonstown Compendium
- Minaryth Purple’s Troll Facts Number Three: The Gods and Magic of the Uzko
- Stygian 237-1306-GA: Geolgin’s Report 4
- Nochet 290-945012-GV-1614vlb: Dagobard’s Collection 12
- Addendum to Nochet 290: Three Unedited Interviews with Trolls
- Irripi Ontor Cult Document #90.45.7.8929/34: An Analysis of the Fauna of Skyfall Lake
Map
Related Pages
- AH857 RuneQuest Deluxe Edition (1984)
- AH8570 RuneQuest Deluxe Edition (Softback) (1993)
- AH8571 Runequest Player’s Edition (1985)
- AH85711 Gloranthan Bestiary (1988)
- AH85712 Apple Lane (1987)
- AH85713 Snake Pipe Hollow (1987)
- AH85714 RuneQuest Cities (4th edition) (1988)
- AH85715 Into the Troll Realms (1988)
- AH85716 The Haunted Ruins (1989)
- AH85717 Daughters of Darkness and the Chronicles of Santon (1990)
- AH8572 Runequest Gamemaster’s Box (1985)
- AH8573 Monster Coliseum (Box 1 – 1985)
- AH8574 Human Adventurer Sheets (Box 2 – 1985)
- AH8575 Non-human Adventurer Sheets (Box 3 – 1985)
- AH8576 Vikings (Box 4 – 1985)
- AH8577 Gods of Glorantha (Box 05 – 1985)
- AH8578 Griffin Island (Box 06 – 1986)
- AH8579 Runequest Standard Edition (1986)
- AH8584 Land of Ninja (Box 07 – 1986)
- AH8585 Glorantha – Genertela, Crucible of the Hero Wars (Box 08 – 1988)
- AH8586 Trollpak (Box 09 – 1988)
- AH8588 Elder Secrets of Glorantha (Box 11 – 1989)
- AH8589 Eldarad – The Lost City (1990)
- AH85906 Sun County (1992)
- AH8591 River of Cradles (1992)
- AH8592 Dorastor: Land of Doom (1993)
- AH8593 Strangers in Prax (1994)
- AH8594 Shadows on the Borderland (1993)
- AH8595 Lords of Terror (1994)
- Dragon Pass (1983)
- Heroes Magazine (1984-1986)
- RuneQuest Third Edition Errata (1990s)
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