So let’s imagine the world from the vantage of Glamour, circa late 1625. The mundane routine of administration is not for Argenteus, and so the Red Emperor prefers to interact with his…
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Princes of Sartar Art Preview
Here’s a wonderful WiP from Katrin Dirim of the Princes of Sartar, from Sartar to Argrath. Lots of information in this piece, worth carefullly looking at. These are from coins stamped in…
Notes on Tarsh II
There are approximately 360,000 humans in Tarsh. About a third of the population embraces the Lunar religion, and the remaining two-thirds follow the traditional Lightbringer and Earth pantheons. Some 60,000 in Lunar…
Dragon Pass Viewed from Glamour
Of course Glamour pays attention to what is going on in Dragon Pass. The wars there have been costing many thousands of talents a year for the past decade. True Dragon there…
Hon-Eel In Tarsh
There is no Red Earth subcult of Ernalda. In Tarsh, about 10% of the adult population are initiates of Hon-eel. About 25% are initiates of Ernalda. They are separate cults. Hon-eel tried…
Tarsh Orlanthi vs Lunar colonists
So one question I get is why aren’t the Tarsh Orlanthi in constant revolt against the Lunar colonists? Well in fact they successfully revolted from 1538-1555 when Palashee Longaxe drove the Lunar…
Notes on Founding cities
All of the cities and towns in Dragon Pass were founded in the last three centuries. The early settlements were initially just villages. The founders would draw a line around the area…
Notes on Kethaelan Architecture
By that we really mean Esrolian, since over 60% of the human population in Kethaela are Esrolian. Air-dried clay bricks, thatched roofs, with wood frames are the traditional building materials for Esrolian…
Notes on the Resettlement of Dragon Pass
When we think about the Resettlement of Dragon Pass, it is worth thinking about the groups of settlers a little. Colymar: The first group, which entered Dragon Pass around 1300. They were a…
Notes on Pelorian Architecture
So as I contemplate the look of Tarshite cities, it is clear we need to think about general Pelorian architecture. So first building materials – Peloria is a land of bricks. Air-dried…
Dragonkill 1120 ST
The Dragonkill War wiped out the Orlanthi people of Dragon Pass in 1120. For more than two centuries, the people on the north side of Dragon Pass (beyond the Deathline) had no…
The Founding of Bagnot, Dunstop and Alda-Chur
Bagnot, Dunstop, and Alda-Chur were all settled by South Pelorian refugees within a generation of Arim the Pauper entering Dragon Pass. Bagnot and Dunstop were settled around 1340 ST by different groups…
Same God – Different Name, Different Stories
Something people often get tripped up on – many gods have different names and some different stories known to different cultures. Orlanth is called Rebellus Terminus among other names in old Dara…
Sheng Seleris and Godunya the Dragon Emperor
Sheng Seleris challenged Godunya the Dragon Emperor for a second time in 1363. His Great Horde wreaked terrible havok on Puchai Province, greatly depopulating it, but all assaults upon the Bridges failed….
Notes on the Lhankor Mhy cult
The Lhankor Mhy cult are famed as the lovers of wisdom (philosophers) and knowledge (philognosis) in Dragon Pass and the Holy Country. In the First Age, the priests of the Knowing God…
Hero Wars Story Hooks for the EWF and God Learners
Both the EWF and the God Learners are a subject of interest in the Hero Wars – especially for the Sartarites. And both can be a source of adventure ideas. For example,…
Notes on the Machine God
The God Learners made their foray into creating an artificial god with Zistor the Machine God. The Clanking City was first established in God Forgot around 740. It was a God Learner…
Notes on The Empire of the Wyrms Friends
The Empire of the Wyrms Friends was formally founded in 822, and soon after, in 826, proclaimed itself to be the High Council of the Lands of Genertela (usually called the Third…
Rural and Urban Populations in Sartar
About 80% of the people in rural Sartar make their living directly from food production – farming, herding, fishing, and hunting. That’s about 2/3rds of the total population in Sartar. The remaining…
Notes on Kralorela II
The Closing hit Kralorela in 954, but the New Dragon’s Ring concealed this for a generation. Nonetheless, the New Dragon’s Ring managed to hold on for more than a century and a…
Mortal Races at the Dawn
Dawn Age Seshnegi sources divide the mortal races into several categories: The Western accounts of Gbaji are pretty awful. Around the same time the Sun Stop happened and a terrible plague spread…
Genertelan Rivers
The biggest rivers in Glorantha are: Oslira – roughly 1600 km from her source in Dragon Pass to her mouth in the White Sea. Perhaps the mightiest of the River deities, she…
Notes on Androgeus
One of the more enigmatic entities in Time is Androgeus, who is a very ancient being that has no cult. Here’s the earliest appearance of Androgeus (called Androgyne) in a story circa…
The Imperial Guard
The Imperial Guard are the household troops of the Red Emperor. They consist of six regiments of elite soldiers, some 4500 strong, with three cavalry and three foot regiments. They include the…
The Struggle for the Middle Air
The Red Goddess never made peace with the Air Gods, for there was none among her pantheon who could approach those deities on their own ground. There began, within history, a struggle…