Everyone was fighting each other. The two rules of Umath were the only laws: Violence is always an option. No one can make you do anything. Orlanth was displeased with this. He…
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Orlanth
Head of the Council of the Gods, Storm god, Chieftain, and Warrior, one of the Lightbringers Orlanth is the King of the Gods, Master of Storms, Death Wielder, and Bringer of Light….
Excerpt – Some Gods (2009)
Babeester Gor Babeester Gor was born from the dead body of her mother, Ernalda, during the Darkness. She peered around and saw everything there was to see, and then set off upon…
Excerpt – Some Myths (1999)
By Robin D. Laws Copyright ©1999 A Sharp, LLC. This month we present some myths all Heortlings know about a variety of deities. These are drawn from A Sharp’s computer game King…
Pavis: Gateway to Adventure Index
This is the index for the Moon Design Publication the Pavis: Gateway to Adventure. A Adari 29, 30, 32, 33, 36, 39, 42, 55, 66, 164, 167, 232, 259 Adoration 170 Agimori 36, 46,…
The Geos Rune (2012)
Submitted by cj.23 on Mon, 16/04/2012 – 12:54 In older supplements Geo’s cult branded members on the thumb with a small rune, specific to the Sanchali Tribe. I found this in the…
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…
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…
Gloranthan Readings: Poems of Heaven and Hell from Ancient Mesopotamia
There stands a house under the mountain of the world, a road runs down, the mountain covers it and no man knows the way. It is a house that binds bad men…
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…
Notes on the Holy Country I
For centuries, Belintar was able to coordinate magical activity to everyone’s benefit in the Holy Country. The gods were often manifest – so you didn’t need tribal rites to have that contact….
Strength glyph
Rebellus Terminus, Broken Ring, Disruptor Umath glyph
Greg Sez: The Southpath Gods (Jul 1999)
by Greg Stafford, July 1999 Q: Are the Southpath Gods related? I am pretty sure that the Twin Stars are lunar heroes; but is there a relation between Artia Nightsdotter (from King…
CHA4033 The Glorantha Sourcebook – 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
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…
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,…
Understanding Mythology
Here’s a snippet from what I consider to be one of the most important essays in the Cults Book. Readers will see that many of these stories in these volumes seem to…
Kal
A spirit, the mother of Kolat by Umath Write up Page Year Runes Notes Book of Heortling Mythology 164 2009 Appendix A. Orlanthi Entities
Jagrekriand
The Red Planet, Umath’s Killer Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Prosopaedia 64 2023 n/a Prosopaedia entry Guide to Glorantha 647 2014 None listed n/a AKA: Shargash Storm Tribe, other deitiesdeprecated…
CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Contents
Pantheons Entries Bold entries appeared in the 1985 Prosopaedia
The First Council
I recently ran across one of the most ancient texts describing the First Council. This was dated to the Dawn Age, when Glorantha’s mythic structure was first being defined and explored: The…
Kralorelan Equivalencies
The God Learners first encountered the Kralorelan religion in the Second Age. As elsewhere, the God Learners were able to make numerous correspondences between the Kralorelan pantheon and that prevalent in much…
Heroquesting 101
Heroquesting is a powerful and rare Gloranthan activity in which the participants leave the material world and enter the realm of legend and myth to interact with heroes and gods, gambling precious…