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…
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Notes on Illumination in the Second Age
Ralios and Seshnela In 450 “Arkat” emerged triumphant from Dorastor, and returned to Ralios (actually Fornoar). There he lived a simple, ascetic life, farming and teaching, until his apotheosis in 500. His…
CHA4014 Cults of Terror (1981, 2016)
Nine Dangerous Deities for Runequest Role-Playing The bad guys of Glorantha: nine cults of the cruel and unusual, destined to enliven every campaign. Cults include PRIMAL CHAOS, MALLIA, BAGOG, THED, VIVAMORT, THANATAR,…
Arkat as Colonel Kurtz
If I sometimes imagine Argrath as a Bowie-like chameleon, I often imagine Arkat as a Colonel Kurtz figure, particularly in the last stages of the Gbaji Wars. I could imagine him giving…
On Evil and Chaos
Most creatures tainted by Chaos are simply evil. They tend to worship the gods of Chaos – the enemies of Creation – because no one else will take them. These entities are…
Cultural changes in Genertela 350-500 ST
The years 350-500 witnessed radical cultural changes in Genertela. First the Theyalans (and trolls, dragonewts, elves, and dwarves) entered into a short-lived union with the Dara Happans. Although this union broke apart,…
[23] Mad Oakley the Illuminate, image of Flesh Man
Reaction NotesOakley has an unusual attack form. In addition to hitting you, at SR 1 of each round he will ask you a Nysalor Riddle. Nysalor Riddles are bizzarre questions about facets…
Bright Eater And Traitor Son
Submitted by Dan on 26/05/2011 – 11:04 OK, I decided I’d better get this off my chest before I return to my multi-tome magnum opus on Gloranthan Criniculture. So if you were…
Greg Sez: Humakt Illuminated? (Apr 1998)
Question From NICK GRANT. Answer by Greg Stafford. Q: The Great Monomyth, published at your online site, implies Osentalka/Nysalor/G’baji was Rashoran. Presumably the freedom from fear that Rashoran is said to have…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – N
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: N (pages 782-783) Na 511 Nachor 417 Naga 702 Naginata 485, 533 Naiad 103 Naiads 103, 251 Nak 531, 532 Nakala 115, 228, 373,…
Runes & Glyphs (2004)
Note that many of these are personal not core runes. Based on the Common and uncommon runes document from 2004, with See Glyph and Notes columns added. A Deity / Name Rune Meaning…
The Red Goddess in Time
So let’s think a little bit about the presence of the Red Goddess in Time. She is a Greater God who appeared during Time, embraces Chaos, and her very existence violates the…
The Three Categories of Chaos
Philosophers identify three categories of Chaos in the world: 1. Intrusions from the outside: This includes entities such as Wakboth, Kajabor, Primal Chaos, Krarsht, Pocharngo, Tien, Cacodemon, etc. 2. Entities that voluntarily…
Conflict in the Middle Air
So what underlies the conflict between the Red Goddess and Orlanth? It is a weird one, as the Red Goddess’ only real fight with Orlanth during her lifetime was at Castle Blue….
The Third Age Arkat Romance
Arkat was the single most important historical hero in Glorantha. 1200 years later, he’s still the subject of legends, romances, stories. If we think of him as a military figure, he’s beyond…
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
On Broken Gods and Dead Gods
The Gods War pitted the cosmos against itself. Air fought with Sky, Water tried to drown Earth, and Darkness contended with Light. At first the consequences of defeat was being broken into…
Red Emperor
Masks of the Red Emperors Name Date(s) Source(s) Page Doskalos 1245 Takenegi 1250-1390, 1391-1415, 1428-1449 Lunar Way 106 Magnificus 1460-1506 Lunar Way 106 Artifex 1506-1522 Lunar Way 106 Voracius 1522-1529 Lunar Way…
Red Goddess
Goddess of the Red Moon Moon Goddess, Mistress of Time, Sister of Chaos, and Lurker Upon the Veil, goddess of illumination are some other titles given to this unique goddess. She was…
Yelm
Sun god and Emperor Yelm is the god of the Middle Fire and brother of Lodril and Dayzatar. Yelm was not always bound to his path in the sky, but once traveled…
ISS3010 Esrolia – 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 X Y Z
Where did Belintar come from? (2012)
Submitted by GianniVacca on Fri, 22/06/2012 – 09:35 OK… Where did Belintar come from? Submitted by metcalph on Fri, 22/06/2012 – 22:39. If you want a non-canonical answer, the thing is ask…
A journey to Spirit World (please my players keep out)
Submitted by Eric Vanel on Sun, 05/08/2012 – 11:04 I am still wondering about interactions between the “Our World” and the “Spirit World”.It’s pretty clear about Spirits coming into “our World”, but…
Working on the Gods of Glorantha (2013)
Hey all, while Rick is feverishly doing the layout of the Guide to Glorantha and Ian is putting the art list for The Coming Storm before I hack it apart, I’m working…
Gloranthan Magic and Synchronicity
In Glorantha, synchronicity is the rule. Events that are meaningfully related occur without a causal relationship. Argrath sails to the Homeward Ocean and meets Harrek the Berserk; Argrath befriends Mularik, a descendant…