Boldhome is the largest settlement in Sartar, comparable in size to all of the other cities of Sartar put together. It is the religious, political, commercial, and cultural center of the kingdom…
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Feeding Boldhome
Normally a city gets most of its food from within about 30km. Within about 30 km of Boldhome is about 250-300 km2 of cultivated land, raising mainly wheat. Now that is enough…
Notes on Ethilrist I
Ethilrist is sometimes thought to be an incarnation of Hrestol. He encountered Hrestol himself in the middle of Hrestol’s own quest, ravaged Hell, and Ethrilrist gained great loot and his herd of…
The Liberation of Boldhome
Another little snippet from the forthcoming Sartar book: After the Dragonrise, all of Dragon Pass was thrown into disorder. Lergius Cassius held Boldhome with a small garrison of 300 soldiers from the…
Historical Atlas Glorantha, Part III
The Rise of the Lunar Empire 1250 ST Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 24/06/2011 – 13:27 With the next installment of the Historical Atlas of Glorantha, I’d like to skip ahead and get…
Guide Art Direction – Pelorian (2013)
The Pelorians are a proud and ancient civilization of riverine city-states united by a divine emperor descended from the Moon Goddess. They are Bronze Age or Early Iron Age in culture and…
Glorantha is a flat world
Glorantha is a flat world surmounted by a Sky Dome. The Sky Dome itself tilts back and forth, north and south, each year. The Sun’s height in the sky also changes throughout…
ISS1302 Imperial Lunar Handbook – Volume 1 – The Lunar Empire (2003)
We are all Us! You are, too, even If you don’t know It yet Imperial Lunar Handbook is the essential guide to the vast Lunar Empire. Mighty and magical, decadent and dynamic,…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – U
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: U (page 796 – 796) Ualu 588 Udayankos the Music Lover 569 Udraya 710 Udraystead 710 Uele Oline 384 Uilinve 393 Ukos 423 Ulaninstead…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – G
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: G (pages 768-771) Gabaryanga 553, 562 Gadaringer dynasty 193 Gadmus 712 Gadmusland 712 Gagark Evil Mouth 247 Gagarth 364, 651, 666 Gagarth winds 666…
ISS3011 The Book of Heortling Mythology – Detailed Contents
Links are to articles on this site. Introduction – Issariada What Happens on a Holy Day The Storm Tribe The Great Deities Names of Ernalda Ernalda’s Life The 49 Names of Orlanth…
Notes from Nochet from Tales of the Reaching Moon #15
…the election of the high priest was progressing smoothly, until the upstart candidate Felvor claimed divine endorsement from Lhankor Mhy himself in a dream; he was informed coldly that the gifts of…
Art direction for the cover of the Guide
The Guide to Glorantha is a special book and needs a special cover. This is the story of the evolution of the cover from concept through to late draft. The artist is Jon…
CHA4043 The Lightbringers – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W Y Z
CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W Y Z
Interregnum (1994)
Interregnum rose in response to the passing of The Wild Hunt, which may have been the second of the early roleplaying gaming related amateur press associations, after the more famous Alarums & Excursions. Editor: Peter…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – Numerals & A
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: Numerals (page 775) 1st Action 154 2nd Action 154 3rd Action 154 4th Action 154 5th Action 154 21 Tribes of Waha’s Covenant 711…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – W
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: W (page 798 – 799) Wabanaking 488, 498 Wachaza 103, 104, 105, 136, 151, 463 Waertag 138, 216, 462, 465, 644, 683 Waertagi 17,…
Malkioni Heresies
Most Malkioni are far more concerned about heretical sects of Malkionism than about non-Malkioni subjects. Arkatism or “the Stygian Heresy” is considered one of the most heretical outgrowths of Malkionism. So for…
Chaos and The Great Compromise
The Spike held Glorantha together in the Gods Time. The Celestial Court were torn into pieces and the Spike was destroyed, leaving instead a gaping, howling Void. Things fall apart; the centre…
Library of Londarios: The Birth of Elmal (1993)
or, “Why I screwed up your Glorantha” Being a Chief Bard is not easy. I have been saddled with the task of revealing Glorantha. I accept it. Like most good Orlanthi, I…
Excerpt – Hero Wars, Introduction (2000)
Welcome to the Hero Wars The World is Ending The Hero Wars mark the end of Glorantha. Or at least, the End of the World as we Know it. Monstrous dangers have…
Shavaya
The Emperor of Splendor Shavaya is the first human ruler of Kralorela — he was preceded by philosophical entities or universal deities. He ordained the Kralori way for the rest of eternity….
Blue Moon Plateau, Lesilla and Mernita
Submitted by Heort on Sun, 30/12/2012 – 17:26 I’ve read various sources about the Blue Moon Plateau, including the draft of the Guide to Glorantha, and I have a question:Is the plateau…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – O
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: O (pages 783-785) Oabil 561, 687, 689, 692, 693 Oakfed 13, 120, 443, 446, 453 Oak Spirit 21 Oarz-upon-Joat 311 Oasis People 447, 451,…