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The Revolution of 1627-1629

Posted on May 7, 2022

What took place in Dragon Pass between those years was a revolution as great as any in Gloranthan history. At the start, the Principality of Sartar had nearly collapsed and was poised…

The City Of Wonders

Posted on May 7, 2022

Belintar was a sacred figure, not a political or administrative figure. That’s really really hard for us moderns to wrap our head around, but Belintar’s main function was to be a conduit…

One-Shot RuneQuest

Posted on May 5, 2022

I ran a four hour one-shot session of RuneQuest yesterday for some very wonderful players. Our intrepid group of Praxians – a pair of twins from the Sable Tribe, a young Bison…

Arkatism

Posted on April 27, 2022

Early Malkionism is thought to have been composed of sacrificial rituals, sorceries techniques and spells, legal proscriptions and philosophical speculations. Later Hrestolism preserved the rationalism and philosophical elements of early Malkionism and…

Sartarite Tattoo Guide – Joh Mith

Posted on April 26, 2022

Here’s another fascinating set of tattoos – the marks of Joh Mith, Goldentongue Priest and member of the Jonstown CIty Council. What I love about it is you can see some of…

West of Esrolia – four Orlanthi tribal confederations

Posted on April 24, 2022

To the west of Esrolia are four Orlanthi tribal confederations. The first – Longsi Land has long been under the suzerainty of the Esrolian Queens. In older texts this was called Haradlaro…

Sartarite Tattoo Guide – Vamastal Greyskin

Posted on April 23, 2022

One of the things that Jaye Kovach and I have enjoyed making with Anna Orlova have been the tattoo guides for various Sartarites. The idea here is to create a set of…

The Throne Room of Nochet

Posted on April 21, 2022

Here’s a nice illustration of the throne room of Nochet. Now obviously this is an adaptation of the Gloranthan original to look more Minoan but the base elements are there. We have…

Cults of Differing Power

Posted on April 21, 2022

So as we have noticed, the RuneQuest cults are deliberately not balanced. Some cults have way more magic – and effective magic – than others. Now that was part of Greg’s vision…

Join the Dance of the Hero Wars

Posted on April 20, 2022

The dance of the main characters of the Hero Wars – Argrath, Harrek, Feathered Horse, Jar-eel, and the Red Emperor – is the engine that drives the setting during this period. Your…

Understanding Ironhoof, Lord Of Beast Valley

Posted on April 20, 2022

The son of Orlanth and the horse goddess, this demigod ruler of the Beast Men has reincarnated several times throughout – and even before – history, most recently in 1615. He adopted…

Understanding Jar-eel

Posted on April 20, 2022

The Fourth Inspiration of Moonson, Incarnation of the Red Goddess in Time, daughter/lover/mother of the Red Emperor, poetess and musician, defeater of barbarians, etc. Jar-eel is the great-granddaughter of the demigoddess Hon-eel…

Understanding Argrath

Posted on April 19, 2022

At a very fundamental level, Greg’s Argrath IS Arkat and fully experiences and participates Orlanth myths as a mortal. Now that doesn’t mean that he is trying to repeat the deeds of…

Understanding Beat-Pot Aelwrin

Posted on April 19, 2022

Aelwrin was born in 1592 amongst the Pentan nomads in the Redlands, and enslaved as a child when his tribe revolted against the Lunar Empire. He was made a kitchen slave, showing…

Argrath’s New Pavis

Posted on April 18, 2022

As of 1625, New Pavis has a permanent population of about 5150 people, making it the second largest Sartarite city after Boldhome. Another 1500 people live inside the Big Rubble. All of…

New Pavis: The Lunar Occupation

Posted on April 18, 2022

As we all know, in 1610 New Pavis resisted the Lunar Army for a single day, then opened its gates to the besiegers. There was mutiny, but the ringleaders were caught and…

Cults and Game Balance

Posted on April 18, 2022

One thing about RuneQuest and Glorantha that some find it difficult at first is that the cults and occupations are deliberately not balanced. Orlanth has more and better magic than Waha. Or…

Notable People of the Morokanth

Posted on April 17, 2022

The Morokanth are nonhumans, and they outrage the other people of the Plains by herding human-descended Herd Men, who are, in fact, herbivorous and unintelligent. Man being a social animal by instinct,…

Oasis People of Prax

Posted on April 17, 2022

Native farmers are indigenous to this land and have descended from survivors from before the Darkness. These folk have survived bad conditions for centuries. Whenever a conqueror makes peace for a while,…

Dorasar Founds New Pavis

Posted on April 17, 2022

In Dragon Pass, the great and wise King Sartar started a splendid dynasty renowned for wisdom and generosity. A son of King Sartar, Eonistaran the Sage lived in Jonstown. His two sons…

White Bull Notes

Posted on April 16, 2022

By 1625, about one in twenty Praxians follow the White Bull Society. This of course varies by tribe. The Bison and High Llama tribes have the most members, with nearly one in…

Notable People of the Impala Tribe

Posted on April 16, 2022

The impalas ridden and herded by the Impala Tribe are larger than their wild brethren, but are still far smaller than any of the other riding animals of Prax. Their Riders, therefore,…

Prax and the Wastes

Posted on April 16, 2022

Beyond Vulture Country is the vast lands of Genert’s Wastes. Although Vulture Country is an arid badlands, there are grasslands and scrublands in the Wastes. Although the Lunars were convinced that those…

Great Captains of the Third Age

Posted on April 16, 2022

Scholars traditionally list several great captains of the Third Age. These are military leaders who consistently displayed genius with their use of the forces available to them. They are: Yanafal Tarnils –…

Notable people of the Sable Riders

Posted on April 15, 2022

Roneer the Hue, Tribal Khan Born 1591, Roneer the Hue opposed the pro-Lunar Tribal Khan Inire the Red. He allied with the Paps priestesses to covertly resist Lunar influence after the First…

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