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Orlanth

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

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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.

His worshipers know of several incarnations of Orlanth, and when known as Orlanth Adventurous his skills as a poet, fighter, and lover are renowned. As Orlanth Thunderous he represents the power the god possesses over the natural elements of storm. As Orlanth Rex he is praised as the supreme King, and his worshipers strive to emulate his regal skills. He knows justice and leadership, fine rhetoric, and other skills needed to rule.

Many lesser spirits are attached to his cult. His religion is one of the largest and most complete in the world, as is only fitting the King of the Gods.

He is usually shown as a vigorous man of varying age, armed with the thunderbolt and other warrior’s weapons, and wearing a chieftain’s arm rings.

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
Prosopaedia932023Subcults:
Orlanth Adventurous, Orlanth Lightbringer, Orlanth Rex, Orlanth Thunderous
Cults of Glorantha Preview2602019Subcults:
Barntar, Drogarsi, Four Magic Weapons, Orlanth Adventurous, Orlanth Thunderous, Orlanth Rex, Siglolf Cloudcrusher, Thunder Brothers, Vinga, Voriof
Associated cults:
Chalana Arroy, Eurmal, Flesh Man, Issaries, Lhankor Mhy, Ernalda, Grain Goddesses (OT), Heler (OT), Mastakos (OT & OA), Odayla (OT), Storm Bull (OA), Valind (OA), Yinkin (OA), Ygg (OA).
RuneQuest Glorantha300
Two pages
2018Subcults:
Orlanth Adventurous, Orlanth Thunderous, Orlanth Rex, Vinga
Guide to Glorantha1522014Notes only
HeroQuest Glorantha1512012
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
Gods of Glorantha, The CultsTwo pages1985Associated cults:
Chalana Arroy, Ernalda, Eurmal, Issaries, Lhankor Mhy, Mastakos, Storm Bull, Valind
Heroes #417
Four pages
1984Subcults:
Orlanth Adventurous, Orlanth Rex, Orlanth Thunderous
Cults of Prax79
Seven pages
1979/2016As: Orlanth Adventurous
Subservient & Associate cults:
As RuneQuest (below)
RuneQuest72
Six pages
1978As: Orlanth Adventurous
Subcults:
Four Magic Weapons (Sandals of Darkness)
Associated cults:
Chalana Arroy, Issaries, Lhankor Mhy, Orlanth Rex
GenealogyPageYearTreeNotes
Cult Compendium862002Orlanthi Genealogy

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