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CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – 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 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…
Notes on Orlanth Lightbringer
Orlanth Lightbringer is the mystical and heroquesting aspect of Orlanth. He is a universally acknowledged aspect of Orlanth, worshiped in conjunction with the other Lightbringers. Orlanth Lightbringer is not a subcult –…
Why The Lightbringers
Orlanth is one of the great transformative forces in Glorantha. He’s why we have Night and Day, he’s why storms brings forth new growth from the Earth, and most importantly, he (and…
Notes on Lanbril
Lanbril comes out of the tradition of fictional thieves’ guilds such as Leiber’s Lankhmar and Cervantes’ Rinconete y Cortadillo. His cult can be thought of as an approach to organized crime throughout…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – F
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Face Chaos 50 1+ Storm Bull LB 132 Initiates Storm Bull LB 37 Orlanth Adventurous initiates, (associate) Storm Bull LB 140 Valind initiates (associate) Storm Bull…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – L
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Lava Spear 62 3 See MIG III, Master Lists: Rune/Divine Magic, page 240 Leap 62 1+ Orlanth (Adventurous subcult) LB 26 Initiates Leaping Legs 62 3…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – M
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Madness 63 1 Red Goddess LW 123 Initiates Red Goddess LW 49 Danfive Xaron initiates (associate) Red Goddess LW 61 Etyries initiates (associate) Red Goddess LW…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – P
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Pain Tooth 67 2 Aram ya-Udram (Bloody Tusk subcult) EG 68 Initiates Panic 67 2 Eurmal Fright (subcult) LB 55 Initiates Passage 67 1 Issaries LB…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – W
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Warrior of Stone 103 2+ See MIG III, Master Lists: Rune/Divine Magic, page 245 Waste Loins 103 3 See MIG III, Master Lists: Rune/Divine Magic, page…
The thirteen main cults in Sartar
There are thirteen main cults in Sartar, which collectively are about 95% of the population. The biggest are: Those two cults are about 68% of the population. Those 11 cults (each with…
The Lunar Occupation of Sartar
With one brief but notable exception, the Lunar Army occupied much of Sartar for the better part of 23 years. This occupation of course impacted Sartarite society and left scars that are…
CHA4041 Mythology – Index
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) 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…
The Cult of Orlanth In Sartar
Orlanth is the patron god of the Kingdom of Sartar, and nowhere is his cult more fully developed. The three main subcults of Orlanth—Thunderous, Adventurous, and Rex—have temples and shrines throughout the…
The View From Boldhome, circa 1627
Argrath was acclaimed Prince on Day 88 of 1627. Several assassination attempts were made on him as he entered the city, but his companions cut them down. Argrath impressively lit the Flame…
Visualising Gloranthan Societies
I like to think of mortal Gloranthan societies as being made of clusters of temples, with links to their associates. Some cults – like Orlanth and Ernalda – end up with big…
ISS3007 Arcane Lore – Index
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ISS3009 History of the Heortling Peoples – Index
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ISS3011 The Book of Heortling Mythology – Index
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Hero Wars 1621-1627
The Hero Wars are the Big Story for the RuneQuest setting. What initially drives the Hero Wars is simple – the Sartarite drive to free themselves from the Lunar Empire and the…
Other Prominent cults in New Pavis
After Orlanth and Ernalda, the most prominent cults in New Pavis at this time are the war gods Humakt and Storm Bull, with over 300 devoted cultists each, with nearly 700 in…
The Lunar Religion in post-Liberation Prax
Following the liberation of Pavis by the White Bull, the Lunar Army was forced out of Prax, and all arrangements those dependent on the presence of the Lunar Army collapsed. The governor…
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,…