Sites at the Dawn (2006)

This is a draft document by Greg Stafford. Last revision: 7 Mar 2006, a complete version is available in the Guide to Glorantha.

This is a listing of (many of) the significant places in south/central Genertela at the Dawn. 

These are given as sites because most populations clustered around a single site, and were so small that they had only little influence beyond. Most peoples did not really share borders, but lived with wide areas of Elder Race inhabited wild lands between each other. 

The listing is alphabetical, regardless of size or inhabitants, and follows this format:

Name
(Other Names)		brief descriptionInhabitants, or often, people who gather there at its holiest dayLifestyleCulture, or significant aspects of tiny culturesPrimary Deities

Uz Habitations

AKEZ LORADAK (Ebonglass, Palace of Black Glass)*Divine palace, uz temple center, trade centerOn the Shadow Plateau6,000 trollsTrolltrade, hunter gatherer, underground farmsArgan Argar, Esrola
AKSENA ZATunnel complexYolp Mts.2,000 trollsTrollHunterZorak Zoran, Kyger Litor
EZKORO ROKOMassive tunnel complexHalikiv3,000 trollsTrollhunter gathererKyger Litor
ARANEA KAD (Cragspider’s Mountain)Crude palatial templeDragon Pass, north east500 trollsTrollhunter gathererKyger Litor
HOMBADAKA BOKO (Dancing Ground)barren valleytrollsTrollKyger Litor
ELDABRI BOKOsacred site, trading fort?300 trollsTrolltrade, hunter gathererArgan Argar, Kyger Litor
KEDESTAGI ENDOBOKOtrading fort?500 trollsTrollhunter gathererArgan Argar
*Ezkankekko (the Only Old One) rules from here.

Aldryami Population Centers

RISTAldryami Forest, Great TreeSE of Yolp Mts, to Erinflarth River800 elves, other AldryamiAldryamiwild horticultureAldrya pantheon
ESTONAldryami ForestElder wilds300 elves, other Aldryami Aldryamiwild horticulture Aldrya pantheon
ARAKONAldryami Forest, Great TreeArstola Forest 2000 elves, other Aldryami Aldryamiwild horticulture Aldrya pantheon

Mostali Tunnel Cities

Karur Benvekara Dastogadwarf underground cityJord Mts.2000 dwarfsMostalimining, tradingMostal 
Enera Dala Vodwarf underground cityImther Mts.8000 dwarfsMostalimining, tradingMostal 
Rur Elar Taras (Greatway)dwarf underground cityRockwood Mts. by Dragon Pass5000 dwarfsMostalimining, tradingMostal 
Eziramko Cho Al Kalad (Gemborg)dwarf underground cityVent (large volcano in Caladraland)1000 dwarfsMostalimining, tradingMostal 

Human Settlements

Jon Barat
(God Forgot)		Hidden townLeftarm Isles200 people, who called themselves IngareensMalkioni farming, gathering, fishing
Parantikor Bel
(Ivory Plinth, Needle, Tusker Tower)		Temple villageBetween Snakepipe Hollow and the Rockwood Mts.400 humansAramites, humans who ride tuskers*hunter gathererOrlanth
Tor Balur [later Plain of Stones]hillfort-style holy centers, with underground templenear Red Wyrm River150 humans, BalurgansOld Earth type cultureSacred HorticultureBalurga (earth goddess), Verhil (earth son/husband)
AlkothAlkoth City contains many shrines and temples to the Shargash pantheon. Small city, temple centerJunction of Oslir and Erinflarth Rivers2,500 humans, called (Slavers, Killmen, etc.)Dara HappanUrban agriculturalists (rice, irrigation)Shargash, Oslira, Bijiif
Tor Vara [eventually site of city of Hortugarth]TOR VARA [eventually site of city of Hortugarth]Sacred site
near Red Wyrm River
150 humans, Balurgans
Sacred Horticulture
Old Earth type culture
Balurga (earth goddess), Verhil (earth son/husband)
hillfort-style holy centers, each with underground rituals
temples.
Berenstead BERENSTEAD 
Hillfort village, temple center
on the Black Eel, south of its confluence with the
1,500 humans, called Berenethtelli
Agriculture
Heortling 
Orlanth, Ernalda
Hill fort encloses Temples of Orlanth and Ernalda, Barntar and Redayalde, and Hyalor
Berthestead (Arrowstead)BERTHESTEAD (Arrowstead)
small stead among marshes
about ten miles from the confluence of the Black Eel and Oslir Rivers. 
200 humans, called Deleskarings
Horticulture, trade of arrows to neighbors
Heortling
Odayla (hunter), Deleskar (arrows)
Joranos the Archer created this when he shot an arrow into the air and, after much search, found it again where it had grown into a patch of arrows, ripe for picking. He appointed Deleskar and his family to tend the sacred brush for him until he returned (he never returned).
SOLUNG PlateauSOLUNG PLATEAU
Cave temple 
300 humans, called Caladrians
horticulture (slash and burn)
Karkudja (aka Caladrians, firemen, blazeheads)
Caladra, Volcanic Goddess; Kudja, ancestor god
Solung Cave was where these folk emerged from beneath the ground to tend to the skin of the volcano gods. These humans unfailing follow the commands of the dwarfs of Gemborg, who still live inside the Vent. Tessele is the demigoddess leader of this tribe.
ENDAKA (Dital’s Cave)ENDAKA (Dital’s Cave)
Clan Gathering Site
About 120 miles from the mouth of the Gorphing River
100 humans
hunter gatherer
Ditaling, Small clan on the Gorphing River
Dital, a hunting spirit
Autumnal meeting site, nearby is secret site where Dital was born
*These are human beings, led by Aram Ya Udram, who is the human being serving on the Unity Council. [Later, after Aram’s death, during the Second Council, these people turn to worship the darkness demon guardian of their temple, and become the “halftrolls” of later times.] 
Tall ivory colored tower, a single tusk from gigantic boar. It is among/atop stone buildings. Tower is 400 feet tall, 25 yards around at the base’s one entry

NOCHET

Cyclopean walled town, several temples

Choralinthor Bay, at mouth of the Creekstream River

3,000 humans, called Esrovuli Tribe

Agricultural

Esrolian culture is matriarchal and matrilineal

Esrola, Argan Argar

Nochet, the great walled city, with many shrines; The Esrovuli Tribe began with the women of the Kodgivari tribe, after all the men were slain.

KORAVAKA

the forbidden island Necropolis

island on the Bakana Lake, Malthin River

a couple thousand dead 

rotten

inert, but potential undead

Ty Kora Tek

These are dead from an age forgotten by the Esrovuli. In the Darkness undead came from this place, until the Strong Man built a dam which made the lake that surrounded the necropolis. 

URDRAYSTEAD

Hillfort village, temple comples

on the Oslir River north (downriver) from Kordos Island

1,200 humans, called Forosvuli Tribe

Agriculture

Heortling

Orlanth, Ernalda (and Urdrya, the cow goddess)

SERIASDOVA (Temple of Serias)

Temple to Orlanth and Ernalda

upper Marzeel River

200 humans, called Garanvuli

Agriculture

Heortling

Orlanth, Ernalda

This is another of the small Star Tribes, saved by their leader, Garan. Serias was his lover, who was the cause for his descent. 

MRALOTHENYI (Pig Hollow)

Sacred Rooting Ground for tribe

in the Old Woods, south of Skyreach Mts. 

400 humans, called Harandings

hunter gatherer

Pig People, with nobles riding upon huge tuskers

Orlanth, Esrola (Ketha) 

Compliant servants to the elves of Arstola Forest

DEKSARHILL 

Orlanth Temple

on the Upper Black Eel, named after Deksar the Grey,

800 humans, called Infithtelli 

Agriculture

Heortling

Orlanth Greybeard, Ernalda

Deksar was a Lawspeaker who began the recitation of Vingkot’s Law here. [The monster Black Eel apparantly does not go into this stretch of the B.E.River, perhaps because of its shallowness. It is likely that the smaller spawn of the eel are here, but pose less threat.]

HOJASINESTEL (The Barking Ground)

Sacred Autumnal Gathering Place

north of Black Eel R.

Hunter/gatherer

1,000 humans, called Jajalarings 

Jajalaring, aka the Three Dogs

The Dog Peoples, Three Dog Folk

Jajagappa, Keratora, AryelaGenerally these people occupy the lands north of the Black Eel and east of the Oslir, but are known to cross over to the west of the Oslir and on rare occasions south of the Black Eel (mostly to trade maybe humans).  

KARSE

Stone fort, very strong; harbor

200 humans, called Pelaskites

Fishing, trade

expert wooden boat makers

Choralinthor, Pelaskos

KOROLSTEAD

upper Oslir (modern Grazelands)

900 humans, called Koroltes 

Agriculture

Heortling

Orlanth, Ernalda

URAR BAAR

Trading Fort

at the confluence of the Black Eel and Oslira

100 trolls, 300 human slaves, called Lenesterings 

trading post

Troll (Uz)

Argan Argar

KARFONSTEAD

HIll fort with village

Kordros Island

750 humans, called Liornvuli 

Agriculture, 

Heortling

Orlanth, Ernalda

MARANABA

Temple of Maran Gor

at foot of Kero Fin Mt.

200 people, Maganites 

Sacred Horticulture, Temple Keepers, 

prehistoric Earth

Maran Gor the Earth Shaker

NOGATEND (The Feathered Boat(s))

temple on largish boat(s), 

Black Eel and Orslir Rivers, mostly south of Riyestan

1,000 humans, called Nogtendites 

Fishing, gathering

weeders, eelies (ie- guys on the eel river)

Jadarenasa, Mother Loon

These folk benefit from an ancient pact between their goddess and the Black Eel. Upon need, the boat Nogatend becomes a huge living loon, capable of destroying the great Black Eel. [They actually have several of these boats which ply portions of the river, but no one else knows there are several.] The boats are made of reeds and are highly decorated with many types of feathers

ULANINSTEAD 

hill fort, town and temple complex

near the Quivin Gap

1100, Orgovaltes 

Agriculture

Heortling

Orlanth, Ernalda

PENENTELADA (Penentel’s Camp)

walled town, temple

on Aggar River

800 people, called Penentelli 

Hunter gatherer

Heortling

Orlanth the Hunter, Lady of the Wild

Includes the savage Skanthi clan (which remains there on maps for a long time)

RIKALRA (The Flower Ground)

Temple Garden

west bank of Oslir and north of the Black Eel confluence, in Dara Ni

300 humans, called Riyestans 

Horticulture, intensive gardening

Sylilite, but with especially close relations to Rist elves

Riyesta (Earth Mother), Kemar (Seed Father)

SEDENORSHILL

hill temple, near (unused) extensive dolmens, etc. 

just north of Shadow Plateau

300, Sedenorvuli 

Agriculture

Heortling

Orlanth, Ernalda

Here the Star Hero, Sedenor, descended to save the first of his clan from Chaos

SIDARA 

Large field, with a stone goatish statue in center

Imther Mountains, in a pass in the south

300 humans, called Sidarsi 

Pastoral (goats)

Sidarsi (pre-Imtherian)

Sidar the Horned (Goat Father), Miapora (Goat/Mountain Mother)

These people were the only humans who had regular communication with the dwarfs of the Imther mountains). 

(GRIZZLY PEAK)

Sacred Orlanth Hill 

just east of Liornvuli Island. 

No permanent residents

STRAVULSTEAD 

Town, temple enclosed by cyclopean walls

Dragon Pass, east of Kordos Is.

1,000 humans, called Stravuli 

Agriculture

Heortling

Orlanth, Ernalda

here Stravul settled and his followers gathered after his leader, Joranos the Archer, was killed and his lands cursed.

CAFOL

large town, temple complex

northern Sylila, about 60 miles south of Alkoth

2,000 humans, called Sylilings 

Agricultural

Sylilite 

Orlanth (?), ?

GRASSY BATER 

(holy site)

location?

?humans

?horticulture

?

??

NAME? (Arrowstone Vale) 

Use?

in Darani

? humans, called ?

Horticulture

?

??

VARKNATHENDAR (near later Voranel)

Autumnal gatering site

Lakrene, on middle Eringlarth R.

1000 humans, called Talastarings 

hunter gatherer 

Talastari 

nine minor spirits

the “nine Talastari clans” includes the Lanisti clan

LOLON 

village, holy site

1500 humans, called Vanchites 

Hunter gatherer

Vanchite

Heliacal the Sun, Negalla the Green Woman

where Helical used to sit in judgement

(HILL OF GOLD)

Although the Hill of Gold is in their land, it is not a holy place to them.

GOROLFSTEAD

hill fort, temple

on the upper Forantin River (in Billiz)

600 humans, called Vestantes 

Heortling

Agriculture

Orlanth, Ernalda

ARAU (God Howl)

Sacred grove

in the Dog Hills

250 humans, called Votanki 

Votanki, dog people

Hunter gatherer

Votank, brother dog

ZULOX 

Sacred breeding site

in Tork

300 humans

Pastoral (goats)

Zarkosite

Durbaddath (Father Lion), Uryarda (Mother Goat) and Zarkos (their human child, mistakenly called Votank in GRoY p 73)

These people may, at the dawn, be larger in numbers and already in Garsting and Jarst, or they may yet to be driven to those places later when Vanchite agression drove them thither.

== OTHERS ==

HORSHASSU 

dragonewt capital

near Kero Fin

5,000 dragonewts

hunting, raising demibirds, extortion

dragonewt

dragons(?)

BEZDURON

Wasp Nest Cavern 

NW Stormwalk Mts

100 pygmies, called Bezjalaf

hunters

Bezjalaf ride on giagantic wasps

DELUR EYRIE

Cliffside nesting eyrie

Skyreach Mts.

50 Wind Children

Hunting

Wind Children

Orlanth

KARALUR EYRIE

Cliffside nesting eyrie

Rockwood Mts., north of Dragon Pass

100 Wind Children

Hunting

Wind Children

Orlanth

VERALUR EYRIE

Cliffside nesting eyrie

Skyreach Mts.

250 Wind Children

Hunting

Wind Children

Orlanth

SERID YARKASSA (city of Amphobos)

Magical town/port

Rightarm Isles

300 people, 700 newtlings, many others

fishing, gathering

newtling (humans are Pelaskites)

Choralinthor, Pelaskos

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