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Orlanth

Head of the Council of the Gods, Storm god, Chieftain, and Warrior, one of the Lightbringers

  • Lightbringers pantheon
  • Orlanthi pantheon

Orlanth is the King of the Gods, Master of Storms, Death Wielder, and Bringer of Light. He is the heir to great portions of his father’s realms, and thus he is sometimes confused with Umath in the old manuscripts. He is one of the Seven Lightbringers, and usually considered the chief of those deities. His worship is widespread. He is a dire foe of the Red Goddess of the Lunar Empire.

The 49 Names of Orlanth are: Great Orlanth, King, Larnsting, Lifebringer, Lightbringer, Thunderer, Liberator, Poet, Rebel, Master of the Lightnings, Liberating Bolt, Disruptor, Loud-Thundering Husband of Ernalda, Three-Bladed Spear, Tat, Dashing Veradash, Ohorlanth, Hurler of Thunderbolts, Adventurous, Desemborth, Drogarsi, Niskis, Dragonbreaker, Varanorlanth, Allfather, Orlanthcarl, Orlanth Rex, Cloud-Gatherer, Defthands, Ormakt, Orlanthdar, Orlanth the Wind, Helanth Rainmaker, Ormalaya, Lanthalda, Pelanth, Ram, Bull, Bear, Beloved, Raider, Master of the Dragon Power, The Breaker of Bonds, Lawmaker, Bringer of Death, Justicebringer, Harsarl, and the Thunder Weapon.

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Write upPageYearRunesNotes
Fire & Sky112025None listedAKA: Baraku (Pamaltela), Rebellus Terminus / Umatum (Dara Happa), Oorsu Sara / Farsanrana (Vithela), Wingkoalad (Pent)
Mythology1182023Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Earth Goddesses11, 25, 262023
per Rune spells
Associate cult:
Donandar, Grain Goddesses, Kero Fin
Husband protector of:
Ernalda
Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Lightbringers16, 79
24 pages
2023Subcults:
Barntar, Drogarsi, Four Magic Weapons, Orlanth Adventurous, Orlanth Thunderous, Orlanth Rex, Sartar, Thunder Bird, Thunder Brothers, Vinga, Vingkot, Voriof, Stormwalkers
Heroes:
Alakoring Dragonbreaker, Gorangi Vak, Hachrat Blowhard, Harmast Barefoot, Ingolf Dragonfriend, Siglolf Cloudcrusher
Associated cults:
Barntar, Chalana Arroy, Eurmal, Flesh Man, Issaries, Lhankor Mhy, Ernalda, Grain Goddesses (OT), Engizi (OT), Heler (OT), Inora (OT), Kero Fin, Kolat (OT), Mastakos (OT, OA), Odayla (OT), Storm Bull (OA), Valind (OA), Yinkin (OA), Ygg (OA, OR).
Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Prosopaedia932023Prosopaedia entry
Subcults:
Orlanth Adventurous, Orlanth Lightbringer, Orlanth Rex, Orlanth Thunderous
Kralorelan EquivalenciesPost2022None listedAKA: Oorsu Sara (Vithela), Umath
Cults of Glorantha Preview2602019As Lightbringers Final
RuneQuest Glorantha300
Two pages
2018Subcults:
Orlanth Adventurous, Orlanth Thunderous, Orlanth Rex, Vinga
HeroQuest Glorantha1512015
Guide to Glorantha1522014Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Book of Heortling Mythology1862009As: Orlanth the Great God
Appendix D
Sartar, Kingdom of Heroes1212009
HeroQuest1222009Runes only
Common and uncommon runes2004
Air, Storm, Wind
Cult Compendium167
Eight pages
2001
Thunder Rebels
deprecated
2192000As: Great Orlanath
Glorantha:
Introduction to the Hero Wars
8, 1522000The Storm Pantheon
River of Cradles1561992Source of the Air Rune
Subcults:
Orlanth Adventurous, Orlanth Rex, Orlanth Thunderous
The Four Magic Weapons:
Lightning Spear
Gloranthan Bestiary91988None listedDeluxe Rules Section,
Gods and Goddesses,
Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Gods of Glorantha, The CultsTwo pages1985Associated cults:
Chalana Arroy, Ernalda, Eurmal, Issaries, Lhankor Mhy, Mastakos, Storm Bull, Valind
Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia1985None listedProsopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Heroes #417
four pages
1984Subcults:
Orlanth Adventurous, Orlanth Rex, Orlanth Thunderous
Cults of Prax79
seven pages
1979/2016As: Orlanth Adventurous
Sub & Associate cults:
As RuneQuest (below)
Wyrm’s Footnotes #6291979None listedProsopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
RuneQuest72
six pages
1978As: Orlanth Adventurous
Subcults:
Four Magic Weapons (Sandals of Darkness)
Associated cults:
Chalana Arroy, Issaries, Lhankor Mhy, Orlanth Rex
TreePageYearReferences
Earth Goddesses
Mythology
13
122
2023Genealogy of the Earth Deities
Lightbringers
Mythology
15
120
2023Genealogy of the Lightbringers
Cult Compendium862002Orlanthi Genealogy

Aspects, Subcults, Hero cults

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  • Enfrew
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  • Enjossi the Salmon Man
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  • Heort the Founder
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  • Orlanth Adventurous
  • Orlanth Lightbringer
  • Orlanth Rex
  • Orlanth Thunderous
  • Renvald Meldekbane
  • Siglolf Cloudcrusher
  • Thunder Brothers
  • Vanganth
  • Vinga
  • Vingkot
  • Vogarth the Strong Man
  • Ω Orlanth Allfather
  • Ω Orlanth the Law Maker
  • Ω Orlanthdovar
  • Ω Tatouth the Scout
  • Ω Varanorlanth, Orlanth the Wild

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