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Yelmalio

Frontier God, God of the Cold Sun, Preserver of Light

  • Elf Pantheon
  • Orlanthi Pantheon
  • Sky pantheon
  • Yelm Pantheon

After the sun fell and the sky retreated from the surface world, when the volcanoes went cold and the hearthfires were but glowing coals, Yelmalio remained. Wounded, robbed, and hounded from place to place, Yelmalio carried the spark of life throughout the Darkness. Frozen, limping through the leafless forests, the glow of Yelmalio warmed the elves and humans who clung to the light. He fought fiercely, and in the Greater Darkness even aided Orlanth, an old foe who grudgingly settled their feud.

  • Called Kargzant in Pent
  • See also Antirius, Elmal, Kargzant
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Write upPageYearRunesNotes
Fire & Sky15, 106
15 pages
2025AKA:
Antirius, Elmal, Kargzant, Lightfore
Subcults:
Balazar, Kuschile, Togtuvei
Associated cults:
Aldrya, Dayzatar, Ernalda, Hyalor, Sun Hawk (Prax), Vrimak, Yelm, Yelorna
Prosopaedia entry A short description of usually a few paragraphs
Lunar Way83, 1422024As: Young God Constellation
In: Irripi Ontor
Associated cult:
Yanafal Tarnils
Mythology1252023Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Earth Goddesses11, 25, 382023
per Rune spell
Associate cult:
Aldrya, Grain Goddesses
Husband protector of:
Ernalda
Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Lightbringers, Gods of Storm122023None listedProsopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Prosopaedia1392023Subcult: Balazar
AKA: Lightfore
Kralorelan EquivalenciesPost2022None listedAKA: Metsyla, Lesser Yelm
Cults of Glorantha Preview2402019As Fire & Sky final
RuneQuest Glorantha3082018
Guide to Glorantha152, 6472014AKA: Lightfore
HeroQuest Glorantha1432012Runes only
Pavis, Gateway to Adventure112012Zebra Rider variant
Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Pavis, Gateway to Adventure379, 381
ten pages
2012Subcults:
Monrogh
AKA: Lightfore
Sartar, Kingdom of Heroes1122009Prosopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Cult Compendium133
eight pages
2002Sub & Associated cults:
As Cults of Prax (below)
Sun County211992Subcults:
Kuschile, Togtuvei
Gods of Glorantha, The Cults1985Associated cults:
Aldrya, Ernalda, Yelm
Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia1985None listedProsopaedia entryUsually a few descriptive paragraphs
Cults of Prax511978Subcults:
Kuschile, Togtuvei
Associated cults:
Aldrya, Vrimak, Yelm

Genealogy

ReferencesPageYearTree
Fire & Sky
Mythology
17
125
2025
2023
Portions of Yelm / Yelm Disintegrates
Cult Compendium862002Orlanthi Genealogy

Subcults, Hero cults

  • Balazar
  • Kuschile
  • Monrogh Lantern
  • Togtuvei

Related Pages

  • Yamsur
  • Yanafal Tarnils
  • Yanmorla
  • Yanoor
  • Yara Aranis
  • YarGan
  • Yarm Plant
  • Yelm
  • Yelorna
  • Yestendos
  • Ygg
  • Yinkin
  • Yothenara
  • Young Elementals
  • Young Gods
  • Youth
  • Yu-Kargzant
  • Yuthu
  • Ω Yarandros

Antirius, constellation, Elf pantheon, Elmal, Kargzant, Orlanthi pantheon, Portions of Yelm, Sky pantheon, Yelm, Yelm Pantheon, Yelmalio

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