Glorantha is a unified setting – by that I mean that all of its pieces fit together to form a whole. The cosmology of Glorantha can be fit together to tell an…
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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…
Prehistoric Moons
In the God Time, Glorantha had a moon or moons, sometimes described as blue, red, or even purple. Most give a celestial origin for this Lunar Goddess, calling her the daughter of…
The Ages of The World
Here’s an interesting late Second Age document that I find deep in the Library of Nochet. Although it was written in Theyalan, I suspect it is of Jrusteli origin, given its materialist…
Brolia and Anadiki
Some 150,000 Orlanthi live in the foothills north of the Western Rockwoods, in Brolia and Anadikki. The population density here is about 6 people per square km, a little more than half…
So who are the Thunder Brothers
So who are the Thunder Brothers, if we ask the Orlanthi? They are the Airy offspring and brethren of Orlanth, who can split the clouds so that rain can fall, shake mountains…
A Civilization of River-and-Grasslands
Where Sartar is a silk road kingdom, with its riches coming from its command over the trade routes through strategic Dragon Pass, the Lunar Empire is a river-and-grasslands civilization. Because of its…
Chaos and The Great Compromise
The Spike held Glorantha together in the Gods Time. The Celestial Court were torn into pieces and the Spike was destroyed, leaving instead a gaping, howling Void. Things fall apart; the centre…
RQG Cults allowing Sorcerers or Shaman
This covers: Cult SorcererInitiates CultSorcerer ShamanInitiates CultShaman Aldrya ForbiddenCoR-EG 35 No YesRQB 26CoR-EG 33 YesRQB 26CoR:E 33 Alkor Not forbidden No YesCoR-FS 103 YesCoR-FS 25 Argan Argar Not forbiddenCoR: Current draft No…
CHA4037 Dragon Pass – 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
The Lightbringers and their pantheon
So let’s talk a moment about the Lightbringers and their pantheon. In Sartar, about 42% of the adult population are initiated into one of the core Lightbringer cults, and another 40% are…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – D
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Darklight 40 1 Than, Thanatar PR 469 Than, Thanatar initiates Darksee 40 1 Kyger Litor RQB 80PR 39 Initiates Kyger Litor PR 68 Subere initiates (associate)…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – I
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Identify Scent 58 1+ Yinkin LB 158 Initiates Yinkin LB 37 Orlanth Adventurous initiates, (associate) Illusory Motion 58 1+ Eurmal LB 53 Initiates Donandar EB 73…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – C
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Call Founder 21 6 Waha (1-use) LB 147 Tribal Khan Call Monster 21 1 Magasta PR 87 Initiates Call on Stars 22 1-4 Polaris FS 85…
Thryk
The Winter Giant Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 122 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry
Part 4 – Sea Mammals
BALEEN WHALES The great baleen whales lack teeth, instead having plates of ‘whalebone’ in their mouths with which they filter shrimp and other tiny animals from the water. They are peaceful beings,…
Notes on Halikiv
Halikiv is just to the west of Dragon Pass, but it is easier to get there from southwest Peloria, as the Skyreach Mountains are pretty near impassable. From Aggar, there are a…
Esrolian Matriarchy
A few thoughts on the nature of the Esrolian matriarchy. As the core rules says, Orlanthi view men as emotional, often violently passionate, and women as more practical and vengeful. In a…
ISS3006 Revealed Mythologies – 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
ISS3011 The Book of Heortling Mythology – 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
CHA4031 The Eleven Lights – Index
Index from CHA4031 The Eleven Lights 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…
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,…
Major Cults in Genertela
By now there is enough out there in the Cults of RuneQuest series to get a feel for many of the major cults in Genertela. When the Solar book comes out next,…
CHA4046 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
The Gloranthan Sky (1997)
THE SKY OF GLORANTHA is made of several huge domes covering the earth. The innermost domes, closest to the surface world, are transparent. The outer one is opaque, though pierced by star…