Yelm is the Giver of Life and Death, the Source of Light, and the most important of the Greater Gods. He received rule of the universe from the Cosmic Court and arranged…
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Red Emperor
Red Emperors Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Mythology 127 2023 n/a Prosopaedia entry Prosopaedia 104 2023 n/a Prosopaedia entry Guide to Glorantha 151 2016 n/a Notes HeroQuest Glorantha 181, 185…
The Lunar Occupation of Sartar
With one brief but notable exception, the Lunar Army occupied much of Sartar for the better part of 23 years. This occupation of course impacted Sartarite society and left scars that are…
Greg Sez Guest: Does the Emperor party or not? (Jan 1999)
Occasionally Greg had guests answer the Q&As in Greg Sez. Published January 1999. Question From JULIE WATSON. Q: “Does the Emperor party or not? If so, how does he rule? Is there really…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – E
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: E (pages 764-766) Eaglebrown Warlocks 736 Eagle People 283, 589 Eagle Phoenix Emperor 262, 682, 690, 692 Early Light 286 Early Storm Age 680,…
Sheng Seleris, the Shadow of the Lunar Empire
So let’s contemplate Sheng Seleris, the Shadow of the Lunar Empire. Sheng Seleris and his nomad army entered Peloria for the first time in 1375. Sheng Seleris was a celestial hero, whose…
Kralorela and the Eastern Dynasty of Light
Almost a third of the humans of Genertela reside in Kralorela-Teshnos. They don’t get a leading role in the events of Dragon Pass as they are separated by 1000 kms of Pent…
Yelm in HQ2 (2013)
Submitted by DSPaul on Sun, 21/07/2013 – 22:17 So, I’m thinking about starting a intrigue-heavy Dara Happan campaign in HeroQuest 2nd ed., but I’ve run into a few problems with regards to…
Lunar Occupation of Sartar 1622-1625
I posted elsewhere a few thoughts on the Lunar Occupation, and I thought they might be of interest here. Remember that the Lunar Empire is not all powerful or all knowing. So…
Lives of Sedenya (2006)
Also published in parts in Rule One The Testimonial “When you speak of me, tell of yourself first,” said the Goddess. She was instructing her followers how to teach others about Her. “How…
Born in the Red
Around the Red Emperor are numerous powerful families (or clans) most of whom are related to the Red Emperor, descended from him, married to him, etc. Those “born in the red” are…
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….
Administration in the Lunar Empire
The Lunar Empire is divided into four administrative tiers: Satrapies. The Lunar Heartlands are divided into nine satrapies, each ruled by a noble dynast who reports to the Red Emperor. The satraps are…
Notes on Kralorela I
Kralorela has some 8.9 million people and covers around 625,000 square km. Kralorela is a relatively narrow arable band of land, islands, and shallows seas no more than 500 km wide, between…
2021-07 Mob on Facebook
Micheal O’Brien (Mob) is one of the regular posters in the RuneQuest Facebook Group. here’s some of his recent RuneQuest posts, only Mob’s replies are included where relevant. Facebook membership is required…
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…
Heroquesting 102
OVERVIEW The process by which an individual contacts the world of the gods and grows in it is slow and gradual. When mortals participate in a religious ceremony, they expend energy and…
RuneQuest has Dragons
As we know, RuneQuest has dragons. And True Dragons are huge entities so powerful their thoughts and emotions can manifest and develop lives of their own. But at the same time, they…
Myth of the Month: Chariots and Chariot Gods (2003)
Yelm and the Imperial Chariot Yelm brought the first chariots to mankind. When Most High Yelm descended from the Sky World He paused upon the Footstool for the Enthronement Creation. Then He…
Lunar Cities I
I salute the so-far unknown Hippodamus who aided Hon-eel in developing the standardised grid plan for Lunar cities founded or rebuilt in the Fifth Wane. Each city was laid out on a…
A Fragment of the Celestial Realm
I present to you a fragment of the Celestial Realm for your amazement and edification! Thanks to the remarkable Agathe Pitié for this! Hey, who is that in the lower center? It…
Glorantha-Terrestial Timeline
Going back to our Glorantha-terrestial convergence time line, it is worth thinking that about 1775 AD Sheng Seleris and his Pentan nomads invaded Peloria. For nearly a century, Pentans dominated the Pelorian…
Murharzarm
The Emperor Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Prosopaedia 87 2023 None listed n/a Prosopaedia entry The Fortunate Succession 6, 81 1995 None listed n/a Prosopaedia entry The Glorious Reascent…
Belintar’s Book: The Blue Dragon Sshorga (1999)
From Belintar’s Book. (updated 1 Dec 1999) The instinct of family is to protect. No one can blame any person who acts to protect their child, sibling, or parent. No wrong was done…
Sheng Seleris and Godunya the Dragon Emperor
Sheng Seleris challenged Godunya the Dragon Emperor for a second time in 1363. His Great Horde wreaked terrible havok on Puchai Province, greatly depopulating it, but all assaults upon the Bridges failed….