In the Gods Age all was perfect. and nothing in the world ever died. All beings were gods. Law oversaw all. Prosperity reigned in the Kingdom of Logic. Logic demands that all…
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Malkionism as a “Cult”
In thinking about Malkionism for game purposes, we should probably start by thinking about what that means in terms of Malkionism as a “cult”. So what goes on in worship of the…
Hero Wars: Beyond Humanity (2000)
Originally part of ISS1102 Glorantha, Introduction to the Hero Wars Last revision: 15 Dec 2000 Realms other than the center of the world exist. Humans teem in the center, clustered on fragments…
History of Malkioni Thought – Brithini and First Age
The following is an attempt to define Malkionism by looking at the key “core texts” . By the definition I am using, a “core text” is the ultimate source text for a…
Library of Londarios: The Kings of Seshnela, Part Three (1999)
This list is a compilation which names the Kings of Seshnela. Sort of. It actually shows the names of the dominant overlords in the land of Seshnela. Except in the first century,…
Jrustela II
The human settlements on Jrustela grew in number and population. Each settlement was free and independent. At first, this was no problem as there was land and resources enough for all, but…
ISS1103 Anaxial’s Roster – Index
PDF and corrected text of the original index. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…
The Leftarm Islands
Off the southern tip of Heortland is the area called God Forgot. It is associated with the Bandori valley and the Marcher Lands. Collectively this area has about 100,000 human inhabitants, roughly…
MGP8191 The Abiding Book (2010)
The Abiding Book is the most sacred of all God Learner scriptures. Written by the hand of the Invisible God himself it documents the mythical history of the Malkioni, prescribes the nature…
Men-of-All
So the Men-of-All have a curious place in Hrestolism. They are imagined as the safety valve in society – powerful, skilled warriors (and sometimes mages) who protect the weak, uphold the Invisible…
Malkioni Culture
Submitted by Jonathan Quaife on Sun, 06/01/2013 – 10:31 Here is a transcript of a discussion with Jeff regarding Malkioni culture and its Indo-hellenic template from Earth: Jonathan Quaife: Can anybody point…
Refuge
The city of Refuge is port city in God Forgot and a Brithini outpost which continues its tenuous existence using the old caste systems of Brithos. Cautious and defensive, the rulers are…
CHA4041 Mythology – Index
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) 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 X…
CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Index
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Malkionism as a Cult
So one thing that should be obvious about Malkionism compared to other cults – it is primarily a philosophical system, rather than a connection with a god or spirit. The Invisible God…
Understanding Malkionism
There are somewhere in the vicinity of 8 million people that follow the teachings of Malkion and derivatives thereof. That’s a lot of people. Malkionism is often hard to get a handle…
Doom Guardians (2012)
Submitted by GianniVacca on Sun, 24/06/2012 – 11:44 The Jrusteli, most learned and least wise of the Empires, are the best example of the conquerors of nature. Their scholars were called the…
ISS3007 Arcane Lore – Index
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Library of Londarios: The Kings of Seshnela, Part One (1999)
This list is a compilation which names the Kings of Seshnela. Sort of. It actually shows the names of the dominant overlords in the land of Seshnela. Except in the first century,…
Some thoughts on the Gloranthan gods, cults, and divine names
Most Gloranthans believe the greater gods transcend any specific culture. Ernalda, Lodril, Magasta, Orlanth, Sedenya, and Yelm are all known by many different peoples by many different names. Orlanth is the Storm…
Some thoughts on Gloranthan religion:
The Gloranthan deities fulfill psychological or cosmic needs, if they are to be worshiped. Even Zorak Zoran and Storm Bull has their place in the cosmos and in the needs of their…
The Evolution of Malkionism
All Malkionism begins with the teachings of Malkion, where questions pertaining to laws of nature, the origin of the universe and the place of man in it are asked. These are incredibly…
Notes on The Holy Country III
Belintar was a human being who swam ashore from the deadly sea at the Rightarm Island of Sandpaper one bright morning in the year 1313. He had great bearing and power, and…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – I
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: I (pages 774-775) iachigrous 610 Iano 485 Ia Rawthi 577 Ibanasu Mountain 533, 537 Ice Age 53, 210, 231, 406, 408, 414, 528, 693,…
Notes on Rokarism
There are about a 1.5 million people or so who are initiated to the Invisible God and follow the Rokari rites. Of those maybe 3% are the “priestly caste”, called zzaburi. That…