The primary cults of Sartar are those of Orlanth and Ernalda. More than two-thirds of all Sartarites are dedicated to one or the other cult, and the cults are so closely associated…
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Caladraland
Of course the Orlanthi know Lodril – he is the great god of Caladraland, a nation of nearly a half million people at the edge of Esrolia. Lodril lives here in a…
A Sense of Size I
The Lunar Empire rules somewhere around 410,000 square km, including the Heartlands, West Reaches, and Provinces. That’s about the same size as Iraq or a little larger than the state of California….
Sartar’s Roads & Inns
So people have asked why the Sartar route over Dragon Pass is preferred to the Grazeland route. It basically comes down to that it is much cheaper and safer to travel over…
Magical Places in Dragon Pass
There are several places in Dragon Pass where the boundary between the mundane world and the Godtime is permeable and easily crossed. A few of the more notables: Hill of Orlanth Victorious…
Flora and Fauna of Dragon Pass
Flora During the Inhuman Occupation, much of Sartar was dotted with clumps of elf woods. These were mainly yellow pine forests with stands of beech, cedar, Douglas fir, oak, and white spruce,…
Eastern Slopes of Sartar
If you want a good feel for the eastern slopes of Sartar, I took pictures today. You can even see Prax in some of these shots! Remember the base elevation of Clearwine…
Population Density I
So to get a feel for population density, a rough eyeball for Sartar (including the Dragonewt Wilds and the Far Place) is about 7200 square miles or 18,900 square kilometres. If we…
History of Kethaela – The Third Age
After the Dragonkill War, the Only Old One proved himself to be a troll in magical contest with Kajak-ab Brain Eater and so shared rule of Dragon Pass with the leaders in…
Notes on Dwarfs
The dwarfs are an often underestimated and underrepresented Elder Race. In Sartar, they arguably played a bigger role than any other major Elder Race. They built the walls of Sartar’s cities, the…
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 Resettlement of Dragon Pass from 1250-1490
Humans returned to Dragon Pass around 1250 ST. These were the remnants of the Pure Horse People of Prax. Bands of Pure Horse People and their horses wandered about Dragon Pass, although…
Notes on Boldhome under the Lunar Occupation (1602-1625)
When the city fell in 1602, the Red Emperor first appointed Euglyptus the Fat, an imperial noble, as governor. A good Yelmite and Red Goddess initiate from Raibanth, I doubt Euglyptus had…
Yanioth the Red-Haired Huntress
Yanioth Two-Sight was born in 1577, the daughter of Arene Triceratops Queen, a powerful Earth priestess who commanded a herd of triceratops, and was killed after they destroyed the village of Janastan….
Eastern Sartar
The Killard Vale or Toena Vale looking towards the Quivin Mountains.
Eastern Sartar
The Quail or Forloss Hills looking east towards the Quivin Mountains.
Eastern Sartar
The Quivin River in early Sea Season, with a little remaining winter snow.
Eastern Sartar
Any of the many streams flowing off the Quivin Mountains. Might also be in the Storm Mountains.
Eastern Sartar
The foothills of the Quivin Mountains. See the “ghost birches”?
Eastern Slopes of Sartar
THe Gejay Hills with the Quivin Mountains in the background