As an aside, most Gloranthan gods are not viewed as moral exemplars by their worshipers. Orlanthi readily acknowledge that when Orlanth used Death on Yelm that was a Bad Thing (although we…
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The City of the Gods
An account from earliest records of Glorantha, probably circa 350 ST. The City of the Gods (Hrelar Amali) is located on the Crimson Plains between the lands of Ralios and Seshnela. It…
The View From Boldhome, Late 1625
The new Prince of Sartar and her council (or “ring”) work continuously to (re-)establish the Free Kingdom of Sartar. They’ve got a huge set of problems – first and foremost that Sartar…
The Roots of Eight Wane Spiritual Exploration
The Eighth Wane (1626-) is destined to be one of spiritual exploration through action for both the Lunars and the Orlanthi. If anything, this is the wane where the Orlanthi catch up…
The Origin of the Pentans
The origin of the Pentans are with two (and maybe three) Grey Age groups. The first are the “Starlight Ancestors” who appeared along the Upper Arcos River. They likely rode chariots and…
Why The Lightbringers
Orlanth is one of the great transformative forces in Glorantha. He’s why we have Night and Day, he’s why storms brings forth new growth from the Earth, and most importantly, he (and…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – A
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Absorption 10 1+ Aldrya EG 36, 37 Elder Sister, Gardener Annilla LW 126 Red Goddess initiates (associate) Asrelia EG 45 Initiates Crimson Bat LW 42 Initiates…
New Gods
Demigod Followers of the Red Goddess Write up Page Year Runes Notes Lunar Way 9 2024 None listed Prosopaedia entry Prosopaedia 88 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry
Interacting with the Hero Plane
Most cults limit their interaction with the Hero Plane to worship and other such ceremonies. The God Time is brought close, priests and initiates communicate with the Divine, draw upon the magic…
The Lunar Way Cover Announcement
We believe in the Red Goddess—Mistress of Life and Death!
Visualising Gloranthan Societies
I like to think of mortal Gloranthan societies as being made of clusters of temples, with links to their associates. Some cults – like Orlanth and Ernalda – end up with big…
Otherworld Home
So in every cult description, there’s an entry called Otherworld Home. That is where the cult members experience the god during holy day ceremonies and other important rituals. From there, there may…
Exploring Glorantha
RuneQuest operates on many levels. It is a fantasy RPG where we can have fantasy adventures in a mythic Bronze Age world of tribes and empires, with gods, cults, and spirits. You…
Comparative Timeline of the Settlement of Dragon Pass
From time to time I think it is worth reminding that the settlement of Dragon Pass after the Inhuman Occupation has a shorter history than the British colonies in North America +…
Lunar Way Photo Preview
So as many are aware the Lunar Way previewed at Chaosium Con and will be available for general release soon. I am super excited about this release and hope those that picked…
White Bull Season 2 Episode 09 – transcript
[Music]0:09did you see it did you see what happened yeah it’s a seven seven0:15i rolled the seven sure you’re rolling on a d100 and not a d100:21the slack room i rolled it…