How many members of my cult are there in Sartar? There are about 170k people in Sartar (including the Far Point but not the Pol-Joni). Let’s assume a little over half are…
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Hero Wars campaign notes
There are roughly 34,000 Orlanth initiates in Sartar (including the Far Place), 5500 Yelmalio initiates, and another 8000 initiates of various war gods (Storm Bull, Humakt, Maran Gor, Babeester Gor, etc.). Let’s…
Tarsh (1625-1628)
Hero Wars era Tarsh (post-Dragonrise, pre-Battle of Heroes) has a population of about 360k people. The core of Tarsh is a Lunar Heartlands colony centered on Furthest. There is a smaller satellite…
Notes on the Grazelands II
The dominant cult in the Grazelands is Ernalda, with some 9250 initiates out of a total adult population of around 26,000. The Ernalda cult dominates the Grazelands like no place outside of…
The Esrolian Monomyth
Some of you might find this interesting – it is a common version of the myth cycle told in the Holy Country. You might consider this the Esrolian version of the monomyth….
Vasana & Yanioth’s Apprenticeship
Vasana’s Apprenticeship When she was 13, Vasana daughter of Farnan was initiated according to the tribal traditions of the Colymar. She was chosen by Vinga and pressed on to I Fought We…
The Average Sartarite Clan
There are 157 clans in Sartar (not including the Telmori and Pol-Joni), with an average population of about 900 people per clan. About 600 are adults, and about 300 are children. The…
Temples in Sartar
In most of Sartar, your clan has a minor temple to Orlanth and Ernalda, and maybe a shrine to one other deity. Your tribe has at least a minor temple to Orlanth…
RQG Cults allowing Sorcerers or Shaman
This covers: Cult SorcererInitiates CultSorcerer ShamanInitiates CultShaman Aldrya ForbiddenCoR:E 35 No YesRQB 26CoR:E 33 YesRQB 26CoR:E 33 Argan Argar Not forbiddenCoR: Current draft No Not forbiddenCoR: Current draft No Asrelia Not forbiddenCoR:E…
CHA4043 The Lightbringers – 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
Earth Goddesses coming this week
I am particularly pleased with the Earth Goddesses cults book, which is available later this week. This book is dedicated to the powers of Earth – the source of Life for most…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – D
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Darklight 40 1 Thanatar RBM 40 Darksee 40 1 Kyger Litor RQB 80 Initiates Nightlight (Yelm subcult) FS 28 Initiates Darksword n/a 2 Black Horse DP 133…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – H
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Hailstones 55 4+ Orlanth Garundyer (subcult) LB 38 Initiates Hallucinate 55 1+ Eurmal Truant (subcult) LB 56 Initiates Harmonium 55 1+ Elamle (Chalana Arroy hero) LB…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – R
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Rain 71 1+ Heler LB 97 Initiates Heler LB 79 Barntar initiates (associate) Heler FS 51 Entekos initiates (associate) Heler LB 36 Orlanth Thunderous Storm Voices…
The thirteen main cults in Sartar
There are thirteen main cults in Sartar, which collectively are about 95% of the population. The biggest are: Those two cults are about 68% of the population. Those 11 cults (each with…
Visualising Gloranthan Societies
I like to think of mortal Gloranthan societies as being made of clusters of temples, with links to their associates. Some cults – like Orlanth and Ernalda – end up with big…
ISS3007 Arcane Lore – 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
Published cult Overlap and Comparison
A comparison of cult availability in Classic and RQG, for: Publication Year(s) Abbr. RuneQuest 1978, 1980, 2015 RQ1/2 Cults of Prax 1979, 2016 CoP Cults of Terror 1981, 2016 CoT Trollpak 1982,…
The Husband-Protectors of Ernalda
Ernalda has taken many husbands, most notably Orlanth, Yelm, Yelmalio, Argan Argar, Flamal, Magasta, Storm Bull, and even Pamalt. So who is her “favorite”? The short answer is “usually Orlanth”, but here’s…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – Dismiss Elemental
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Dismiss Elemental (type) 44 1-3 specific types RQG 326 RBM Dismiss Air Elemental 44 2 Doburdan (Orlanth Thunderous) FS 50 Entekos initiates (small or medium), (associate)…
Mostal
The Maker, God of Dwarfs Some of Mostal’s titles include Machine God, Keeper of the World Mill, and Master of Stone. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Mythology 121 2023 n/a…
Excerpt – The Plundering of Aron (2009)
In the old days, the Vingkotling Tribe was the greatest in the world. King Vingkot and his wives sat in splendor in their tall, long houses of pleasure, justice, and good cheer….
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…
ISS1301 Thunder Rebels – Player’s Book for Orlanthi Barbarians – The Thunder Rebels
Latest revision: 15 Dec 2000 We are Orlanthi. This is our Way. Talkative, simple, passionate, deep-hearted, life and laughter loving, direct, untroubled, unreflective, violent, restless, imaginative, stubborn. Such are the Heortlings. These…
Kero Fin
Goddess of Dragon Pass Goddess of Dragon Pass, the ancient name of the land was Kerofinela. She is also the Mountain Goddess inhabiting the great peak in the center of the land….