Several important solar deities are generally thought of as the children or lesser parts of Yelm, said to be created when Yelm was murdered by Orlanth. The God Learners called such entities…
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A few notes on Lunar Army organization.
I’m pretty sure Martin Helsdon covers this in more detail in Armies and Enemies of Dragon Pass, but here are some notes for writers or GMs who want to have Lunar units…
New Mythic Symbolism
These illustrated divine genealogies were product of the New Mythic Symbolism school that first appeared in the Nochet and Boldhome Knowledge Temples around 1624. The Mythic Symbolism school was a God Learner…
Earth Goddesses WIP
Another WIP from Katrin Dirim for the divine genealogy charts. Here’s a first glimpse at the Earth goddesses. Our God Learner scribe really outdid herself here! I was surprised to find Odayla…
Notes on Filichet I
This city on the shores of lake Invaress has around 15,000 residents and is the capital of the Lunar Province of Holay. Filichet marks the end of the Daughter’s Road. From here,…
Colonization in Glorantha
Many Gloranthan societies settle colonies, just as the Greeks, Chinese, Phoenicians, Romans, Aztecs, etc. Let’s think about this from the perspective of antiquity, as opposed to the early Modern Era. Cities or…
Orlanth & Yinkin – Game Balance
One thing that is sometimes hard for people who are used to systems with a lot “game balance” is that not all Gloranthan cults are equal in terms of importance, access to…
Defining Cults
In Central Genertela, their aren’t a lot of cults that more than 30% a region’s population belongs to. Such a cult strongly defines a given region and would be present nearly everywhere….
Mastakos art preview
A lovely sneakpeek of Mastakos in another of Katrin Dirim’s genealogy charts!
Three Most DANGEROUS Places in Glorantha
Creative Director of Chaosium, Jeff Richard, reveals the 3 most dangerous places in and around Glorantha’s Dragon Pass.
Lunar Provincial Population Groups
Throughout the Lunar Provinces, much of the ruling class and urban population is Lunar, while much of the rural population is “barbarian” (I am using that term from a Lunar Heartland perspective)….
Darkness Genealogy I
I’ve always loved the divine genealogies that Kalin Kadiev did for us for the Glorantha Sourcebook, but unfortunately they were not complete enough for the Cults Book. Fortunately, Katrin Dirim has risen…
RuneQuest Campaign phases
As I work on the overall structure of the “RuneQuest Campaign” or the “Grand Argrath Campaign”, there’s some big differences between it and the Boy King campaign that I wanted to talk…
Suppression of Orlanth Under the Lunar Empire
As we all know, the Lunar Empire tries to suppress certain cults when possible. The top of the list is of course Orlanth, but also cults also officially disfavored include Storm Bull,…
The Ages of Glorantha
Philosophers and scribes divide the history and mythology of Glorantha into various ages. When applied to the God Time, such scholarly pedantry has a certain inherent absurdity, for how can one define…
Dart Competitions
From the Glorantha Sourcebook: The peace and prosperity which the Goddess had promised when she rose to the sky now lay upon all like a rich, plush cloak. No hostile enemies bothered…
Raus of Rone
Raus was not of the Imperial nobility but was closely affiliated to an imperial clan. His ancestors were a local ruling dynasty in Kostaddi. They made peace with the Lunar Empire, but…
Dart Warriors
The Dart Wars are of course waged by Dart Warriors, and not by the imperial aristocracy themselves (although there are Dart Warriors who come from the imperial nobility). Dart Warriors is a…
Imperial Nobility II
A few more numbers that may help give some context to the Imperial nobility. There are about 5.56 million people in the Lunar Heartlands. There are another 1.38 million in the Provinces….
Hon-eel’s Descendants and the Imperial Nobility
In 1486, the Lunar goddess Hon-eel, daughter of the Red Emperor and Sandene, gave birth to twins, conceived with the Secret Light of the Sun. One was a boy, blond and pale-eyed,…
Stranger Taxonomies
Now for some stranger taxonomies, here’s some of the animals NOT descended from Ernalda. Note that Palar and Jaskal are “aunts” or “uncles” of Ernalda and Maran Gor. How does this square…
God Learner Divine Genealogies II
Here’s another fascinating genealogy – that of the Air gods. Orlanth, like Ernalda and Yelm, has many children. These are both srvuali (like Vinga) and burtae (like Barntar and Voriof). Asrelia and…
God Learner Divine Genealogies I
Having a little fun working on God Learner divine genealogies – I clearly always loved my Hesiod! Some are filled with fascinating insights if you look at them enough – for example,…
Notes on Redaylda – Dendara – Ernalda
In South Peloria the cults of Dendara and Ernalda overlap, often with great confusion. As we all know, Ernalda is the great Earth Goddess of the Theyalans. Her cult is centered on…
Notes on Ethilrist III
I view Sir Ethilrist as a guy who climbed up the greasy pole and lost himself on the way. Although in his case, it is that he fell so far he has…