Cultures

The Guide to Glorantha contains copious background information on the most important and widespread Gloranthan cultures. These cultures are arranged by their predominant level of social organization: primitive, nomadic, chiefdom, civilized or elder races.

The eight human cultures are:

• The primitive hunter-gatherers represented by the Hsunchen and the Doraddi cultures;
• The nomadic pastoralists, represented by the Praxian culture;
• The bronze-working tribal chiefdoms, represented by the Orlanthi culture; and
• The urban civilizations, represented by the Pelorian, Fonritan, Western, and Kralorelan cultures.

The elder races of Glorantha are:

• The elves or Aldryami – walking sentient plants that have a superficial resemblance to humans;
• The dwarves or Mostali – immortal crafters that seek to repair the World Machine broken by the Gods War;
• The trolls or Uz – creatures of darkness descended from underworld demons and cursed by the gods of Light;
• The Dragonnewts  – the mystic dragon-men who endlessly reincarnate with all their memories from their countless past lives.

• History of Malkioni Thought – Brithini and First Age
• Malkioni Q&A (2011)
• Moon Phases Animation (2012)
• New Discoveries about Ingolf Dragonfriend
• The Green Land
• The Seven Lightbringers
• The Seven Steps of the Red Goddess
• Troll Q&A (1999)

Related Pages

• Dragon Pass – A brief outline
• Glorantha in a Nutshell
• Gloranthan Geography
• Gloranthan History
• Gloranthan Mythology
• Gloranthan Readings
• Gloranthan Runes & Fonts
• Gloranthan Sky
• Greg Sez (1997-)
• Online Prosopaedia
• Personalities of Glorantha (1998-99)
• Petersen’s Campaign Log (1984)
• References for Glorantha (2021)
• What is Glorantha?