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Inkarne, the Feathered Horse Queen

Posted on June 28, 2021

A preview of some really amazing art for the Sartar Boxed Set. This is from Anna Orlova and is part of a character turn of Inkarne, the Feathered Horse Queen. Wow! So…

Prince Jarosar coin

Posted on June 27, 2021

This is a coin depicting Prince Jarosar, circa 1568. Note the ram’s horns and the Movement Rune.

Sartar coins

Posted on June 27, 2021

A rare golden coins dating from the reign of Sartar.

Orlanth and the Red Goddess

Posted on June 27, 2021

Here’s a popular Orlanthi tale of the rise of the Red Goddess. This is similar to the story presented in King of Sartar. Orlanth is the god who began the Great Compromise,…

The Monomyth

Posted on June 26, 2021

And one more. This will be appearing in the Cults Book and is filled with careful information about the monomyth: Between the years 650 S.T. and 1050 S.T. the God Learners explored…

A History Of Heroquesting

Posted on June 26, 2021

There’s a lot here to unpack. Worth a very careful read! Heroquesting begins with Time, and the division of the Mundane World from the Gods World. In the God Time, there was…

A little more on the God Learners and Heroquesting:

Posted on June 26, 2021

A heroquest is a direct interaction with the divine realm of myth and archetypes. In a heroquest, you interact and experience the divine realm and bring back magic, be it Rune spells,…

The Mythical Synthesis Movement

Posted on June 25, 2021

This little snippet is in the Glorantha Sourcebook, and is an incredibly important tidbit. Even if the God Learners are now gone and cursed, the Mythical Synthesis Movement has already done its…

Cult’s book Holy Country Preview

Posted on June 25, 2021

Here’s a snippet from the forthcoming Cults Book that ties into some recent posts of mine: About a century after the Dragonkill War, an incredible event occurred which changed Kethaela forever—the arrival…

A Few Malkioni Thoughts

Posted on June 24, 2021

In thinking about Malkionism, the Invisible God can be equated to Brahman in many schools of Hindu philosophy (especially Vedanta) – the Invisible God is the ultimate reality, the source from which…

Population of Genertela

Posted on June 24, 2021

The entire sentient population of Genertela is approximately 52 million (46 million humans, 6 million non-humans), which is comparable to the population of the Roman (45-60 million) or Han Empires (59 million)…

A Brithini Cosmology

Posted on June 24, 2021

This is a Brithini cosmology, recited by Horali from Brithos in the Gbaji Wars and transcribed in the late First Age. Note the importance of Wisdom (“Right Use of Knowledge”) and of…

Story of Thanmor-Ratesk

Posted on June 23, 2021

Here’s another fragment that is so old it is almost before the Dawn. Definitely in the WIsconsin era. It manages to combine Thanmor and Snodal into a single story, you get the…

Tales of young Sartarite women

Posted on June 22, 2021

If going on a cattle raid is the defining exciting tale of young Sartarite men, what is the defining exciting tale of young Sartarite women? By young men I mean young Orlanth…

From the letters of Sorala Tor

Posted on June 22, 2021

An Esrolian scribe in Prince Argrath’s service: “Of all the many crimes committed by the the Poisonblood Witch-Queen of the Lunar Empire (a commonly used venomous title for Jar-eel the Razoress), perhaps…

Belintar the Patron

Posted on June 22, 2021

Over his centuries of rule, Belintar attracted and patronised many visionary and unorthodox thinkers. Aggressive reincarnation, philosophies of Luck and Fate (“our Lady giveth and she taketh away”), God Learner apologists, monomyth…

Mister Bondaru

Posted on June 22, 2021

Mister Bondaru was a sage of Lhankor Mhy, and a noted philosopher in the City of Wonders. As stated before, his specialty was “The Physical Body and its Etheral Attributes” and he…

Notes on The City of Wonders

Posted on June 22, 2021

The City of Wonders circa 1550 was the greatest city in the Holy Country, and one of the greatest cities in the world. With a population of 50,000 souls it was probably…

Lunar Empire size

Posted on June 20, 2021

It is worth keeping in mind that the Lunar Empire was much smaller than the Roman empire – both in terms of territory and population. The Lunar Empire includes about 8.5 million…

Vasana & Yanioth’s Apprenticeship

Posted on June 19, 2021

Vasana’s Apprenticeship When she was 13, Vasana daughter of Farnan was initiated according to the tribal traditions of the Colymar. She was chosen by Vinga and pressed on to I Fought We…

The Seshnegi

Posted on June 19, 2021

Another ancient manuscript from the early Dawn Age. Again I think this might date to the Wisconsin era. The Seshnegi were marked culturally by an inspiring burst of growth over the realms…

The Failure of Corflu

Posted on June 18, 2021

So despite lunar propaganda claims to the contrary the Lunar port at Corfu was a disastrous failure. Not only did it fail as an entrepôt but not a single deep water ship…

Ramalia is a prison camp

Posted on June 18, 2021

A lot of discussion has gone on about where ordinary humans have it best in Glorantha. But I think it is safe to say that common people in Ramalia have it worse….

Holy Country Revenues

Posted on June 18, 2021

So we’ve talked about where Sartar and the Lunar Empire gets its revenues, as well as a little digression on Seshnela and Loskalm. But want to talk about rich? The Holy Country…

Near the Dawn of Time

Posted on June 17, 2021

Another document from near the Dawn of Time. I believe it dates to the Wisconsin era, when the earliest Seshnegi were locked in conflict with the Pendali and long before the first…

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