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…
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At the end of any war…
One more bit from Grainger that I find very Gloranthan: “At the end of any war, a conference was held in which peace terms were worked out. This was frequently between high…
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,…
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…
The Book of Red Cow
Red Cow The Red Cow clan are famed for the cattle and the heroes who have defended them from their thieving neighbours: the Maboder and the Culbrea. They belong to the Cinsina,…
The Lunar Satrapy of Sylila
The Red Emperor’s daughter, Hwarin Dalthippa, conquered the lands south of Henjarl in a series of military and magical campaigns between 1309 and 1349. In 1325, the Red Emperor proclaimed her and…
Finances of the Lunar Empire
Thinking a little bit more about the finances of the Lunar Empire. Most of the land in Peloria is not owned by the peasants – it is owned by the emperor, by…
ISS1306 Champions of the Reaching Moon (2007)
Lunar Herobands, Heroes, and Anti-heroes The Lunar Empire is a vibrant and dynamic empire of numerous different peoples, leagues, associations and gatherings, and its heroes are shaped by their social interactions, from…
Heresy and the Seven Mothers
Heresy is a term that often gets thrown around, largely without thought about what that means in Gloranthan terms. So here’s a look at what might constitute “heresy” to the Seven Mothers…
Dragon Pass Viewed from Glamour
Of course Glamour pays attention to what is going on in Dragon Pass. The wars there have been costing many thousands of talents a year for the past decade. True Dragon there…
Sheng Seleris – a Pentan version
So let’s look a little bit at Sheng Seleris. He’s almost always presented as a villain, but that’s also because our sources are Lunar or Kralorelan. Let’s try to think of the…
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…
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…
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…
The Struggle for the Middle Air
The Red Goddess never made peace with the Air Gods, for there was none among her pantheon who could approach those deities on their own ground. There began, within history, a struggle…
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….
ISS3003 The Fortunate Succession – Index
Page numbers refer to the 2013 PDF Edition: Numbers 10 Sons and Servants 17 17, Families, 17, 24 70 Families, 9, 10 700, Families 8 A accoutrements 6, 10 Adayen 86 Aegrastus…
Lunar Imperial Finances I
So some ballpark figures on Lunar imperial finances. I’m going to use an anachronistic accounting measure – the talent (valued at 300 Lunars) to reduce zeros and make possible real world comparisons….
The View from Glamour Late 1625
So let’s imagine the world from the vantage of Glamour, circa late 1625. The mundane routine of administration is not for Argenteus, and so the Red Emperor prefers to interact with his…
How Powerful is a Lunar satrap?
Within their domains, the rulers of the satrapies or sultanates of the Lunar Empire rule with inherent authority. They are not mere governors or administrators – they are rulers in their own…
Orlanth and the Red Goddess
Here’s a popular Orlanthi tale of the rise of the Red Goddess. This is similar to the story presented in King of Sartar. Orlanth is the god who began the Great Compromise,…
ISS1304 Lunar Handbook Vol 2 – Under the Red Moon (2006)
Under the Red Moon Imperial Lunar Handbook – Volume 2 Under the Red Moon takes you inside the glorious Lunar Empire. Mighty and magical, decadent and dynamic, conquering and liberating, the Empire…
Myth of the Month: How Orlanth Met Ernalda (1998)
At the beginning of things that are remembered, the Emperor extended his rulership among the deities of the Earth Tribe. The ruler of that tribe was the goddess named Asrelia. When the…
The Revolution of 1627-1629
What took place in Dragon Pass between those years was a revolution as great as any in Gloranthan history. At the start, the Principality of Sartar had nearly collapsed and was poised…
Dart Wars
Something that is often underappreciated is the Dart Wars of the noble houses of the Lunar Empire. The combatants in these secret wars are spies and mercenaries, analogous to ninja, that are…