[AHL-drih-uh]
Goddess of the wood, Goddess of the primal forest and of elves.
This goddess rules in all regions where trees dominate: pine forests, deciduous woodlands, and tropical jungle. She commands everything within the woods including plants, animals, wells and springs, bright glades and dappled glens, emptiness and shadow, ghosts, and terrifying spirits.
Aldrya is also mother of elves and dryads, who are her servants in the forests. In an ancient time referred to as the Green Age, Aldrya and the elves ruled all the world. She is now bitter about the loss of her preeminence, which explains why woods are intrinsically creepy to mankind.
Elves depict her as a tree with many different leaves and fruits upon her, humans as a beautiful dryad.
| Write up | Page | Year | Runes | Personal Glyph | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosopaedia | Unpublished |    | |||
| Cults of Glorantha Preview | 122 | 2019 | | ||
| RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary | 26 | 2018 | | ||
| Guide to Glorantha | 150 | 2014 | | Notes only | |
| Book of Heortling Mythology | 164 186 | 2009 |  | Appendix A. Orlanthi Entities Appendix D. | |
| Cult Compendium | 189 | 2002 | | ||
| Elder Secrets, Elder Races Book | 44 | 1989 | | Subcults: Children of the Forest High King Elf Elder Sister Gardener Shanasse | |
| Gods of Glorantha, The Cults | 1985 | | Subcults: Children of the Forest High King Elf Shamans of Aldrya Wood Lord Gardener | ||
| Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia | 1985 | ||||
| Cults of Prax | 98 | 1978 | |
| Genealogy | Page | Year | Tree | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cult Compendium | 197 | 2002 | Elf Genealogy | Daughter of Flamal & Ernalda |
| Cults of Prax | 107 | 1978 | Ancestry of the Elves | Daughter of Flamal & Ernalda |