Core to Glorantha’s cosmology is that the world we mortals live in is the result of the gods and their deeds and conflicts. This so-called Gods War let Chaos into the world,…
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Tilnta
Goddesses of Life Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 122 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry Genealogy Page Year Tree Mythology 134 2023 Genealogy of the Lords of Terror Mythology 33 2023…
CHA4041 Mythology – Contents
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023)
Elasa
Mistress of the Light of Knowledge Write up Page Year Runes Notes Mythology 33 2023 On image Genealogy Page Year Tree Mythology 33 2023 Genealogy of the Celestial Court
Notes on The Red Emperor II
Upon her apotheosis as the Moon, the Red Goddess appointed her son to rule her mundane affairs. He is Her representative in the mundane world, her steward, deputy and successor (which interesting…
Notes on the Old Gods
As the Mythology book details, the primordial gods consisted of a group of archetypes that were the sources of Powers, both spiritual and physical, in the universe. These primordial gods dwelt on…
CHA4501 Wyrm’s Footprints – Contents
Welcome Walktapus Cookery Red Moon in Prax A Village Near Alone Temple of the Wooden Sword Sea of Neliom The Carving of Tarsh The God Learners Introduction to the Surface World The…
Arachne Solara
Goddess of Nature, Greatest of the Greater Gods The web of Arachne Solara—the Cosmic Spider—binds the cosmos together. Her origin is unknown, though legends abound. She was unimportant until all the gods…
Chalana Arroy
Goddess of Healing, the healer, one of the Lightbringers This merciful goddess is both a Lightbringer and a member of Yelm‘s household. She knows how to heal all diseases and wounds, and…
Ernalda
Earth mother and Queen The bountiful mother of life is the source of all sustenance. Reverence for her should stem from every living creature. Plants and animals, both wild and domestic, are…
Eurmal
The trickster, one of the Lightbringers This troublemaker is a jester and a fool, but armed with divine energy and power. His tricks change the world, his pranks create or destroy. Sometimes…
Issaries
God of trade and communication, one of the Lightbringers Issaries is Lord of Trade, Guardian of Roads, Messenger of the Gods, and the psychopomp of the Orlanthi. Initiates of his cult are…
Lhankor Mhy
Lord of Knowledge, Lightbringer Lhankor Mhy is the god of the Grey Lords, the sages of Glorantha. Keeper of the Laws, Scribe of the Immortals, and History Singer are his titles. He…
Time
The Measurer and Measurement Time is nowhere worshiped as a deity, but almost everyone acknowledges its omnipotence. Before the advent of Time the divinities were free of constraints and acted as they…
Wakboth the Devil
Chaos god of evil Wakboth is the moral evil of the world. This senseless and terrifying entity is supported by all disregard for life, and he supports continuous and brutal destruction. Twisted…
Genealogy of the Earth Gods
The genealogy of the gods is a matter of importance for poets, philosophers, and sorcerers. These genealogies help illustrate the runic devolutions and combinations from the perfect Celestial Court to the mixed…
AH8577 Gods of Glorantha (Box 05 – 1985)
60 Religions for RuneQuestGods of Glorantha describes 60 major Gloranthan religions for humans and non-humans, for good guys and bad, for men and women, all from an array of different cultures. A…
CHA4501 Wyrm’s Footprints (1995)
Wyrms Footprints is a collection of Gloranthan legends and lore taken from the long out-of- print Wyrm’s Footnotes magazine and includes: plus original artwork of the famous sights of Dragon Pass, and…
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…
Arroin
God of the Healing Arts A son of Chalana Arroy, who learned how to set bones and stitch wounds; and discovered how to treat poison and ease the ravages of disease with…
Sisters of Mercy
Chalana Arroy Subcult This sisterhood of goddesses are Chalana Arroy’s daughters, adopted or otherwise. Malamse, Oronio, and Amprefesne are the three Holy Sisters most often invoked. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph…
Harst
Spare Grain God of Barter, son of Issaries. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Mythology 33 2023 n/a In image Lightbringers 62 2023 None listed n/a Subcult of:Issaries Prosopaedia 53 2023…
Garzeen
Merchant Prince Garzeen is the God of intermediaries, factors and shopkeepers, second son of Issaries. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Mythology 33 2023 n/a In image Lightbringers 63 2023 None…
Goldentongue
He is the god of those given to wandering and travel, strife and adventure and is often a companion of Orlanth. He is married to Therelma, the “Mother Language.” Write up Page…
Skovari
God of Folk Music and Dance Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Earth Goddesses 20, 74 2023 None listed n/a Subcult of:Donandar, ErnaldaAssociate cult:Ernalda, Grain Goddesses Prosopaedia 112 2023 None listed…