The Abiding Book is the most sacred of all God Learner scriptures. Written by the hand of the Invisible God himself it documents the mythical history of the Malkioni, prescribes the nature…
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Notes on Belintar II
A few notes on Belintar that folk might find interesting: Belintar was a wise and beneficent being, with no grudge against the innocent, and a keen mind in marshalling his resources. In…
White Bull Season 1 Episode 24 – transcript
0:09and welcome back to another episode of the Chaosium house0:14Runequest campaign the adventures of the White Bull. I’m Jeff Richard and i’ll be your GM0:21tonight i’m joined with by uh neil robinson…
White Bull Season 2 Episode 12 – transcript
okay what is she doing Nisk she’s trying to set herself up to be0:05prince [Music]0:15ah welcome back to another exciting adventure of the Chaosium house Runequest campaign Jeff Richard i0:23will be your…
A Sense Of Chronological Perspective
From time to time I find it useful to repost these two timelines: Present year 1627 Compare this to a Greek at the time of Alexander (330 BC): So when you look…
A Cluster of Storm Gods
Up to cause trouble no doubt! Eurmal? Eurmal is a deeper old thing. Surpassed Ratslaff as the deity of Disorder, and surpassed Tylenea as the deity of Illusion. The Trickster appears early,…
Light in the Sky
Pretty much every Gloranthan spiritual tradition says that the bright and hot Sun was killed by the Storm God, ending the Golden Age. The Orlanthi particularly emphasise this myth, as it was…
Comparative Timeline
From time to time, I find this old chart of mine useful for getting perspective on the passage of Time in Glorantha: I then compare this to a Greek at the time…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Corrections, Q&A
Official Answers from Chaosium c. 265 ST Second Council Map (page 127) Tarien (pages 610-619) Lath Eskan (page 618) Location in the AAA: Tribes and Settlements at the Dawn Map (page 709)
The Origin of the Pentans
The origin of the Pentans are with two (and maybe three) Grey Age groups. The first are the “Starlight Ancestors” who appeared along the Upper Arcos River. They likely rode chariots and…
Communication between Peloria and Ralios
So how much communication is there between Peloria and Ralios (or Dragon Pass and Ralios)? The Western Rockwoods (and their associated ranges the Mislari and Nidan Mountains) are a high mountain range,…
ISS3002 The Glorious Reascent of Yelm – Index
Page numbers refer to the 2015 PDF Edition: A Abgammon 12, 58 Above World 32 adamant 9, 21, 54 Aether 6, 7, 73, 74 Aetherial 6 Aetheric 7, 42, 57 Akanimataka 30…
Terminology: Heortling, Sartarite, Heortlander
A few notes on terminology. I rarely use the word “Heortling” to describe the Orlanthi of Sartar and Heortland, prefering “Sartarite,” “Heortlander,” or even just “Orlanthi.” When I get manuscripts with the…
ISS3010 Esrolia – Index
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Personalities of Glorantha – Cragspider the Firewitch (1999)
portions of this write-up originally published in The Broken Council. Mistress of the Spider Mountains, Weaver of Fate Summary Cragspider is an ancient being who resides in Kerofinela with her uzfollowers. Her…
Convention Report Consternation 2005
Convention Report Consternation 2005By Darran Sims ConsternationFriday 12th to Sunday 14th August 2005,New Hall, Cambridge. I have just got back from Consternation. I will give you my thoughts on this con, as…
Ernaldori Clan
One of the largest, oldest, and most powerful clans in Sartar, the Ernaldori are named after the Earth goddess, who is their patron and protector. LOCATION The Nymie Vale along the Stream,…
The Port of Nochet
First published in Tradetalk issue #4Copyright © 1998 by Michael O’Brien The unique geography of the Holy Country is well suited to water transport. A succession of wide, sedate rivers empty into…
Commonly used titles in Theyalan
Because people find titles and their meaning interesting, here’s a short summary of the most commonly used titles in Theyalan: Chief Theyalan. Literally means “Great One; Most Important; Big Man” and denotes…
A Timeline of Third Age Dragon Pass and the surrounding areas (2021)
Originally from 1997, and based on a variety of published sources at the time. Introduction The tables shown in the sections listed below provide a timeline of Dragon Pass for the period…
Manifestations of Gods
The Loki television series has me thinking about the Gods of Glorantha. One way of looking at the cults is they are groups of people who gather around to worship the named…
Esrolian Culture
When we think about Esrolia as a culture, a few things to keep in mind: Esrolia is 90% rural villagers. Let’s focus on that before thinking about its urban centers. Rural Esrolia…
Malkioni Q&A
Questions from David Millians, Herve Carteau and others. Answers from Moon Design. Q: After looking at the pictures in the old Genertela boxed set, I got the impression that the Malkioni broadly analogous…
Excerpt – Some Pamaltelan Creation Mythology (2003)
Here are a couple of stories, followed by some miscellaneous information, which is instrumental in defining the Pamaltelan mythology. It presents some new perspectives on the old mythology which is quite enlightening….
Bright Eater And Traitor Son
Submitted by Dan on 26/05/2011 – 11:04 OK, I decided I’d better get this off my chest before I return to my multi-tome magnum opus on Gloranthan Criniculture. So if you were…