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Yelm

Sun god and Emperor

  • Lunar pantheon
  • Sky pantheon
  • Yelm Pantheon

Yelm is the god of the Middle Fire and brother of Lodril and Dayzatar. Yelm was not always bound to his path in the sky, but once traveled freely. His disastrous feud with Orlanth was one of the most important struggles of the Gods War, for when Yelm was slain by Orlanth his demise marked the Lesser Darkness which filled all the cosmos with fear, allowing chaos to seep in.

  • AKA: The Sun, Yu-Kargzant (Pent), Govmeranen (Vithela), HeenMaroun (Kralorela),
    Kendamalar (Pamaltela), Somash (Teshnos)
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Write upPageYearRunesPersonal GlyphNotes
Fire & Sky11, 15, 18
17 pages
2025n/aMain subcults:
Youth / Hunter (Lay), Archer (initiate),
Sun Lord (Rune Lord), Priest (Rune Priest, Ruler (Yelm Imperator)
Subcults:
Antirius, Avivorus, Dynasty Founders, Erissa, Golden Bow, Hyraos Truetune,
Nightlight,
Noonlight,
Red Emperor, Saggitus/
Urengeri,
Twilight
Associate cults:
Aether, Aldrya, Buserian, Chalana Arroy, Dayzatar, Dendara, Entekos, Enverinus, Ernalda, Grain Goddesses, Hyalor, Lodril, Lokarnos, Nysalor, Oslira, Ourania, Polaris, Red Goddess,
Red Emperor, Shargash,
Sun Hawk, Vrimak,
Yelmalio
Prosopaedia entry A short description of usually a few paragraphs
Lunar Way11, 1422024None listedn/a Prosopaedia entry A short description of usually a few paragraphs Subcults:
Avivorus, Saggitus
Mythology1232023n/a Prosopaedia entry A short description of usually a few paragraphs
Earth Goddesses25, 38, 952023
per Rune spells
n/aAssociate cult:
Aldrya, Donandar, Grain Goddesses
Husband protector of:
Ernalda
Earth Goddesses,
The Earth pantheon
112023None listedn/a Prosopaedia entry A short description of usually a few paragraphs
Lightbringers47, 752023
per Rune spells
n/aAssociate cults:
Chalana Arroy, Buserian
Prosopaedia1382023n/a Prosopaedia entry A short description of usually a few paragraphs
Kralorelan EquivalenciesPost2022None listedn/aAKA: Govmeranen (Vithela), HeenMaroun (Kralorela)
Yanoor (Kralorela)
Cults of Glorantha Preview1972019n/aAs Fire & Sky final
RuneQuest Glorantha3062018n/aAs: Yu-Kargzant the Sun Horse
Guide to Glorantha114-117, 1522014Notes only, glyph in images
HeroQuest1202009n/aRunes only
Common and uncommon runes2004None listedGlyph only
Cult Compendium243
Eight pages
2002n/aAs: White Wolf #16 (below)
Glorantha:
Introduction to the Hero Wars
8, 1102000n/aThe Dara Happan religion
The Perfect Sky, revisedGreg Sez1999None listedn/aStar 100
The Glorious Reascent of Yelm52, 56, 57, 751993None listedStar 100
Gods Wall, Glorantay
Dara Happan Planetary Runes
White Wolf #1622
Seven pages
1989n/aSubcults:
Dynasty Founders, Erissa,
Hastatus
Hyraos Truetune,
Molamin
Saggitus
Associate cults:
Aldrya, Chalana Arroy, Dayzatar, Dendara, Grain Goddesses, Hyalor, Lodril, Lokarnos,
Molanni
Oslir, Ourania, Yelmalio
Gods of Glorantha, The Cults1985n/aAssociate cults:
Aldrya, Chalana Arroy, Dendara, Lodril, Lokarnos, Yelmalio
Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia1985None listedn/a Prosopaedia entry A short description of usually a few paragraphs
RuneQuest Deluxe, Glorantha Book201984None listedn/aAssociate cult:
Dendara
Wyrm’s Footnotes #1124
Four pages
1981None listedn/aYelm the Youth
Yelm the Warrior
Yelm the Teacher
Yelm the Rider
Yelm the Leader
Cults of Prax561979, 2016None listedn/aAs: Yelm the Fiery Father,
Associated cult:
Yelmalio
Wyrms Footnotes #7261979None listedn/aDeities of Darkness, Gods of the Dead
Wyrm’s Footnotes #6301979None listedn/a Prosopaedia entry A short description of usually a few paragraphs
ReferencesPageYearTree
Lunar Way132024Genealogy of the Lunar Deities
Mythology
Stranger Taxonomies
The Taxonomy of Animals
132, 133
Post
Post
2023
2022
2022
Genealogies of Beasts
Mythology1262023Genealogy of the Lunar Deities
Fire & Sky
Mythology
17
125
2025
2023
Portions of Yelm / Yelm Disintegrates
Fire & Sky
Mythology
The Sky Gods
17
124
Post
2025
2023
2023
Genealogy of the Sky Deities
Earth Goddesses
Mythology
13
122
2023Genealogy of the Earth Deities
Lightbringers
Mythology
15
120
2023Genealogy of the Lightbringers
Stranger TaxonomiesPost2022Stranger Taxonomies
Cult Compendium862002Orlanthi Genealogy
Wyrm’s Footnotes #10241980Gods of Fire & Light

Subcults

  • Yelm Imperator
  • Yelm the Archer
  • Yelm the Elder
  • Yelm the Founder
  • Yelm the Teacher
  • Yelm the Youth

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