The cults dedicated to Glorantha’s deities are among the oldest and most powerful institutions in the world. Contained in this book are the secret lore and powers known only to the most…
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Excerpt – Vingkotling Myths (2009)
Vingkotling Age Vingkot was famous for allying with the On Jorri Folks, most of whom joined the Vingkotling Tribe without any fighting at all. He also continued the great Northward Migration that…
The Runes Described
Here is the Glorantha Core Font described for those with a visual impairment. Currently incomplete. Key Name Description 1 Dying Moon Phase 2 Crescent Go Moon Phase 3 Full Half Moon Phase…
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,…
Heler
God of Rain, the Blue God Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Mythology 119 2023 n/a Lightbringers 11, 79, 95five pages 2023 Associate cults: BarntarAssociate cults:Grain Goddesses, King Undine, Orlanth Thunderous,…
Glorantha Core Rune Font
The Glorantha Core Font is used by Moon Design and Chaosium in their publications. It is a compilation of the most useful characters from the 42 or so fonts created in the…
Cult Membership in Sartar
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…
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….
Notes on Saird
The original “homeland” of the Yelmalio cult was Saird, a border land between Dragon Pass and Dara Happa. In the early First Age, this was a mixing ground of settlers from Dragon…
“I am a warrior of the Pure Horse People…”
The Grazelanders I am a warrior of the Pure Horse People, may the Queen be blessed. The Grazeland Pony Breeders (who call themselves the “Pure Horse People”) are an anachronism in a…
CHA4042 The Prosopaedia – Contents
Pantheons Entries Bold entries appeared in the 1985 Prosopaedia
Grazer Pantheon
The Grazer Pantheon is from King of Sartar (1992) Enemy Deities Vendref deities Members include:
Grain Goddesses
Queens of the land Each region of the world has its own special grain or land goddess. All are similar and each has given birth to their own special grain. Write up…
Excerpt – Finval and the Magic Game (2009)
Durev and Orane were the finest people that ever lived. They were kind to everyone, sagacious in their decisions and always as generous as any god or goddess has ever been. They…
Mahome
The Hearth Fire, one of the Lowfires Mahome is the common fire. She has befriended man, but refused the beasts her comfort. She is the servant of the gods, and prepares the…
God Learner Divine Genealogies II
Here’s another fascinating genealogy – that of the Air gods. Orlanth, like Ernalda and Yelm, has many children. These are both srvuali (like Vinga) and burtae (like Barntar and Voriof). Asrelia and…
Notes on Redaylda – Dendara – Ernalda
In South Peloria the cults of Dendara and Ernalda overlap, often with great confusion. As we all know, Ernalda is the great Earth Goddess of the Theyalans. Her cult is centered on…
Notes on Ethilrist III
I view Sir Ethilrist as a guy who climbed up the greasy pole and lost himself on the way. Although in his case, it is that he fell so far he has…
Notes on Tarsh I
So let’s talk about Tarsh a little. First thing to keep in mind is that it is geographically about the same size Sartar, but it is much more intensely settled with more…
Notes on the Grazelands I
Let’s keep in mind quick how the Grazeland functions in the present age (rather than how the Yelm cult likes to tell stories about the good old days). There are about 40,000…
The Grazelanders
So when thinking about the Grazelanders, it is perhaps best to think of them as a duopoly headed by the Feathered Horse Queen. That means two groups: Semi-nomadic horse herders. These folk call…