by Greg Stafford, July 1999 Q: Are the Southpath Gods related? I am pretty sure that the Twin Stars are lunar heroes; but is there a relation between Artia Nightsdotter (from King…
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CHA4033 The Glorantha Sourcebook – Index
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: A Acos 70, 71, 72, 73, 106 Aether 72, 97, 99, 104, 106, 147, 204 Alda-Chur 21, 26, 33, 41, 42, 43 Aldrya 49,…
Doraddi Pantheon
This category includes the deities of both the Doraddi and the Artmali. The Artmali are a relic of the Godtime. In the Golden Age, the Artmali Empire ruled central Pamaltela in a…
Art direction for the cover of the Guide
The Guide to Glorantha is a special book and needs a special cover. This is the story of the evolution of the cover from concept through to late draft. The artist is Jon…
ISS1102 Glorantha: Introduction to the Hero Wars (2000)
Glorantha, Introduction to the Hero Wars By Greg Stafford and Peter Metcalfe Glorantha, Introduction to the Hero Wars is the first book you need to learn about this fascinating mythic world. Glorantha, Introduction…
Alkoth
Alkoth is a standard Dara Happan city that also happens to be an entrance to the Underworld, and is a city of the dead. That is less of a contradiction than it…
Jaxarte on the Borderlands
First published in Tales of the Reaching Moon issue #5Copyright © 1991 by Michael O’Brien Weis DomainJaxarte’s first journey in his capacity as Commissioner of the Imperial Census was to Sun County, where his political…
The Carmanian Empire
The Carmanian Empire lasted from about 750 to about 1250. It was founded, as the stories go, by “atheist barbarians from the West”. For most of their history “atheist barbarians” were able…
Cults of Dragon Pass
One thing that should be becoming clear is how much of a mixed salad Dragon Pass is. If we include Sartar, Tarsh Exiles, Lunar Tarsh, and the Grazelands, here are the three…
Library of Londarios: The Birth of Elmal (1993)
or, “Why I screwed up your Glorantha” Being a Chief Bard is not easy. I have been saddled with the task of revealing Glorantha. I accept it. Like most good Orlanthi, I…
Excerpt – Hero Wars, Introduction (2000)
Welcome to the Hero Wars The World is Ending The Hero Wars mark the end of Glorantha. Or at least, the End of the World as we Know it. Monstrous dangers have…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – F
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: F (pages 766-768) Faceless cults 302 Faceless Statue 445, 451 Fading Lands 643 Fagamalo 488 Faithful Dragon 264, 271 Faladje 553, 554, 565, 568,…
Art Direction for Cover of the Guide (2012)
Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 01/11/2012 – 12:55 The Guide to Glorantha is a special book and needs a special cover. This is the story of the evolution of the cover from…
ISS3004 The Entekosiad – Index
Page numbers refer to the 2015 PDF Edition: A Addi, 3, 6, 7, 25, 53, 80, 81, 82, 83 Aegrastus, 75 Agadara, 24, 81, 82 Agadelos, 75 Age of Animals, 65 Agraketa,…
Who is Ginna Jar?
Ginna Jar is the ghost of something important that has been lost and is gone. The Orlanthi give it a feminine identity, but that may have as much to do with the…
Oslira Rune magic
So I was recently pondering why Oslira does not provide Strongnet, unlike Engizi and Zola Fel. And I realized the answer is quite easy – the Oslira cult is not the cult…
Hate (Lunar Empire)
It is worth contemplating that Hate (Lunar Empire) is not one of Orlanth’s Passions. But Honor is valued over all other passions by Orlanth – even Devotion, Love, and Loyalty. Most Orlanthi…
Cities
Glorantha has many famed cities that predate the Dawn – Alkoth, Raibanth, Yuthuppa, Nochet, etc. But founding your own city is also a path to godhood as shown by such demigods as…
Cults of the Lunar Provinces
Vanch, Imther, Aggar, Holay, and Tarsh are a collection of Theyalan lands ruled by client kings supported by (and responsible to) the Red Emperor. For the last few generations, that was handled…
The Glowline
Normally, Lunar Rune magic and Lunar magical techniques are only at full effectiveness three days out of the week. The other four days a week, Lunar magic is either underpowered or not…