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Horned Man

The Great Shaman, the horned God

  • Aldryami pantheon
  • Hsunchen pantheon
  • Orlanthi pantheon
  • Doraddi pantheon
  • Praxian pantheon
  • Uz pantheon

The Horned Man is the Father of Shamans. During the Great Darkness he sang great runes using his wit, skill, and deadliness, to trick Chaos into letting him go. He sometimes visits young children in their sleep, and if they do not cry out then they are destined for a shaman’s career. The mightiest shamans can draw on his power to create magical Soul Winds which can devastate whole armies.

He is rendered as a human wearing an animal hide, often painted with runes, always accoutered with necklaces, bracelets, and belts of spell foci, and with horns similar to a deer’s.

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Write upPageYearRunesPersonal
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Notes
ProsopaediaUnpublishedSpirit runeSpirit rune
Cults of Glorantha Preview2019Spirit runeSpirit runeNot a cult
Guide to Glorantha1502014Spirit runeSpirit runeNotes only
HeroQuest1222009Spirit runeRunes only
Common and uncommon runes2004Meaning: Praxian Shamanism
Gods of Glorantha, The Cults1985Spirit runeSpirit runeShort form write up
Not a cult
Nomad Gods551977Counter
As the Horned God, other spirit.

All Spirit Cults are subcults

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