Seven Mothers

The re-creators of the Red Goddess, The Provincial Church

The Seven Mothers are:

Danfive Xaron, the Bridge for the Seeker
Deezola, the Binder Within
Irrippi Ontor, the Brown Man
Jakaleel, the Spindle Hag
Teelo Norri, Young Life
Yanafal Tarnils, Ram and Warrior
She Who Waits, an unnamed servant

The spirits of the original secret council which restored the Red Goddess to the world receive popular worship throughout the Lunar Empire. Their worshipers feed the poor and proselytize among them for initiates. Along with potato bread and soup, they reveal stories which compare the downtrodden with the Red Goddess, who had her own humble beginnings in a poorhouse tended by the wise folk who guided her to godhead. The various subcults of this religion act in concert to familiarize outsiders with the stories of the Red Goddess. Just as the original mothers taught the Goddess, so do these holy folk teach people about her. Individuals initiated into the cult of the Seven Mothers can enter any of the subcults.

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Write up	Page	Year	Notes
Prosopaedia	110	2023	Prosopaedia entry
Cults of Glorantha Preview	365	2019	Subcults: As RuneQuest Glorantha Associate cults: As RuneQuest Glorantha plus Red Emperor
RuneQuest Glorantha	302	2018	Subcults: Danfive Xaron, Deezola, Irrippi Ontor, Jakaleel, Teelo Norri, Yanafal Tarnils, She Who Waits Associate cults: Etyries, Red Goddess, Yara Aranis, Red School of Masks
Guide to Glorantha	151	2016
HeroQuest Glorantha	187	2015
Pavis, Gateway to Adventure	393 19 pages	2012	Subcults: Danfive Xaron, Deezola, Irrippi Ontor, Jakaleel, Teelo Norri, Yanafal Tarnils, She Who Waits Associate cults: Etyries, Hon-eel, Hwarin Dalthippa, Red Goddess, Red Emperor, Yara Aranis, Young Elementals
Sartar, Kingdom of Heroes	112	2009	Notes only
HeroQuest	121	2009	Runes only
Common and uncommon runes		2004	Personal glyph only
The Lunar Empire (Deprecated)	57	2003	Danfive Xaron, Deezola Irrippi Ontor, Jakaleel, Teelo Norri Yanafal Tarnils,
HeroQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha	112	2003
Cult Compendium	93	2002	Associate cults: As Cults of Prax (below)
Lunar Runes from Hero Wars		2001
Gods of Glorantha, The Cults		1985	Associate cult: Red Goddess
Cults of Prax	38	1979/2016	Associate cults: Danfive Xaron, Deezola, Etyries, Irrippi Ontor, Jakaleel, Teelo Norri, Yanafal Tarnils, She Who Waits, Yara Aranis, Young Elementals