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Grandfather & Grandmother Mortal

Old Man, father of all mortals

  • Orlanthi Pantheon

The first man and woman ever made, and ancestor of all other humanoid mortal races.

One day Humakt came to him and asked if he wished to test a newly discovered power. Grandfather Mortal agreed and so became the first creature to die – to have spirit and body separated. Due to this event all descendants of Grandfather Mortal now die. His spirit went to the Underworld, and all newly dead spirits go there still.

Grandfather Mortal has many descendants, for he was a popular plaything among the deities. Most intelligent humanoid species trace their descent from him, including humans, elves, trolls, and mermen.

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Write upPageYearRunesPersonal
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Prosopaedia512023Prosopaedia entry
Book of Heortling Mythology165
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2009None listedAppendix A
Appendix D
Cult Compendium662002None listedAssociate cult:
Daka Fal
Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia1985None listedProsopaedia entry
Wyrm’s Footnotes #8271980None listedSpirits of the Sea, The Triolini
Cults of Prax171979/2016None listedAssociate cult:
Daka Fal
GenealogyPageYearTree
Cult Compendium1972002Elf Genealogy
Wyrm’s Footnotes #8271980The Triolini
Cults of Prax1071978Ancestry of the Elves

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