If we look at Pavis and the Big Rubble as a whole, there are some 7400 humans, 2500 trolls, 1000 aldryami, 200 dwarfs, 150 dragonewts, and 750 other sentients (including broo &…
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The Empire of the Wyrms Friends
So let’s think a little bit about the Empire of the Wyrms Friends. Perhaps the most important elements of that Second Age empire is in the name- the Wyrms Friends. Here’s an…
Myth of the Month: History of the Race of Trolls (1998)
by Greg Stafford Originally published in Wyrms Footnotes #6 (1979). The Famous Dark Trolls of the Hero Wars” section was subsequently reprinted in Wyrm’s Footprints (1995). The Age of Plenty In the…
1535-1556 The Conquest of Tarsh
Date Event Homeland Primary Secondary 1492-1535 Previous section – The Foundation of the Kingdom of Sartar 1535 Phoronestes is poisoned. Philigos becomes King of Tarsh. CHoDP (KOS) GtGHoDP (GS)RH (GS) 1535 Jarosar, son…
1042-1230 The Fall of the Empire of the Wyrms Friends
Date Event Homeland Primary Secondary Introduction & Sources 1042 Dragonewts rise and crush the heart of the EWF. HoDP (GS)ERDH (GS) CHoDP (KOS)GM 13AB (KOS)CoP EWF exterminated “overnight”; both trolls and dragonewts are…
Dragon Pass in the Third Age, part 2
The southeastern corner of Dragon Pass, roughly the area between Kero Fin Mountain and the barbaric Plains of Prax is the Kingdom of Sartar. It consists of many Orlanthi tribes that were…
Excerpt – History in Glorantha (1981)
Originally published in Cults of Terror. Chaos and Compromise History in Glorantha is the sum of events occurring since Time began. Mythical events prior to Time were non-sequential and simultaneous actions happening…
A Brief History of Dragon Pass (2014)
Mythology Glorantha was created by its deities from the Primal Void of Chaos. At first, there was no history, for the initial creation formed the period of magic and timeless simultaneity called…
CHA4032 RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary – Index
Aldryami (Elves) 16 Black Elves 22 Blue Elves 23 Brown Elves 19 Dryads 18 Green Elves 20 Other Elves 22 Pixies 23 Runners 24 Yellow Elves 21 Animal Spirits 167 Antlions, Giant…
1 – The Flame of Sartar
Chapter 1 – Initiation 2 – The Uncles Characters: Argrath, Jar-eel the Razoress A Brief History Glorantha was created by its deities from the Primal Void of Chaos. At first, there was no history,…
Scout Dragonewt skull
Photo of the skull of a Scout Dragonewt. The final restored picture will appear in the Guide. This was posted on Google+
Dragonewt City
Was hiking around in Dragon Pass and found a dragonewt city in a mountain vale. I love some of the alien rock formations, and immediately realised that we were near High Wyrm….
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…
History of Dragon Pass in the Second Age
Here are some notes that I’ve compiled about the so-called Empire of the Wyrms Friends. Of interest here is to note that there is actually no period when they called themselves by…
ISS4001 King of Sartar 2nd Edition – Index
Page numbers refer to the King of Sartar 2nd Edition: Numbers (Dates) 375 ST 43, 97, 99, 171 575 ST 115, 155 700 ST 6, 156, 223, 227 920 ST 171, 223,…
Dragon Pass in The Second Age
Before Arkat left in 450, he placed his troll friends into positions of leadership. The Only Old One was reinstated, and Dragon Pass became part of the Shadowlands. The Heortlings chose a…
Dragon Pass in the Third Age, part 1
After the genocide of the Dragonkill War, people were understandably reluctant to move back into Dragon Pass. The tribes closest to it were fanatical in their fear of the Pass, and formed…
Middle Sea Empire, Second Age
A few notes on the Middle Sea Empire of the Second Age. It was largely a naval power (with its main land power being Seshnela), and it could throw massive resources at…
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…
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…
The Silver Age and the Dawn
The Silver Age Heort’s great successes inaugurated a period of twilight that preceded the actual first sunrise. This is called the Gray Age, or often the Silver to mark its increasing splendor….
Excerpt – Cults of Prax Chronology (1979)
A Prax-centric History A Timeline of Glorantha This timeline includes many approximate dates. Even Lhankor Mhy Sages, well-learned in General Knowledge, never have pinpointed many of these events Godtime This is a…
HeroQuest 1 – Narrator Advice (2004-2005)
This is where we present practical advice from HeroQuest narrators who want to share their ideas. Narrating, campaign-building, characterization, use of the game rules and many other issues are suitable for the Narrator Advice…
Notes on the World Council of Friends
At the Dawn, the World Council of Friends (centered on Dragon Pass) united five mortal species, each of roughly equal strength and numbers – humans, trolls (at the time there were no…
Ralios Orlanthi
The Holy Country has about 357k Orlanth initiates (and I mean initiate of Orlanth, not Orlanthi culture). Peloria has 225k and Dragon Pass has just under 100k. But Ralios has some 560k…