The Red Goddess established, though her Travel and Journey experience, that She, as the goddess Orogeria, was the first planetary body to rise into the sky after the Kazkurtum. Dayzataran priests and…
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Runes & Glyphs (2004)
Note that many of these are personal not core runes. Based on the Common and uncommon runes document from 2004, with See Glyph and Notes columns added. A Deity / Name Rune Meaning…
Imperial Nobility II
A few more numbers that may help give some context to the Imperial nobility. There are about 5.56 million people in the Lunar Heartlands. There are another 1.38 million in the Provinces….
Honor and Combat
Here’s a little snippet from the forthcoming Cults Book (more good news on that soon) that might be of interest: Humakt demands that Death be wielded with honor and his cult upholds…
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…
ISS3009 History of the Heortling Peoples – 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
Fazzur Wideread’s Perspective
Looking at Glorantha from the perspective of Fazzur Wideread and his household. Fazzur was born during the reign of King Phargentes, to a Lunarized family that served as Phargentes right hand and…
Interregnum (1994)
Interregnum rose in response to the passing of The Wild Hunt, which may have been the second of the early roleplaying gaming related amateur press associations, after the more famous Alarums & Excursions.
HeroQuest 1 – Sample Keywords (2007)
Uncolings Homeland Latest revision: 11 Feb 2007 Short homeland writeup for the Uncolings, the reindeer hsunchen of Fronela, by Greg Stafford. Occupations Available: Entertainer, Healer, Herder, Hunter, Petty Noble, Warrior Native Abilities: Reindeer Husbandry,…
Greg Sez: The Southpath Gods (Jul 1999)
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…
History of Gloranthan Art, Part I – Dawn Age
At the Dawn, there were basically two cultural centers – Dragon Pass (also known as the Theyalans or the Unity Council) and the Peloria lowlands ruled by the Horse Lords.The Theyalans had…
Suppression of Orlanth Under the Lunar Empire
As we all know, the Lunar Empire tries to suppress certain cults when possible. The top of the list is of course Orlanth, but also cults also officially disfavored include Storm Bull,…
Notes from Nochet from Tales of the Reaching Moon #13
[XXIX. 344.88] “On the Properties of the Elements: How far can someone see on the ocean?” by Clement Longhair of the Nochet Lhankor Mhy temple As is well known Light, like Fire, is a…
New Chaosium House Campaign
Made up characters for the new Chaosium House Campaign – set in Glamour. We have a noble dilettante, a mystic spymaster, a Yelmic judge, a Jakaleel shamaness-in-training, and a Spolite Black Mage….
Gloranthan gods are not moral exemplars
As an aside, most Gloranthan gods are not viewed as moral exemplars by their worshipers. Orlanthi readily acknowledge that when Orlanth used Death on Yelm that was a Bad Thing (although we…
Ancient Bird Mother
As we all know, Vrimak (one of the Parts of Yelm) is the father of all avian life. His daughter-wife Avarnia is the Bird Mother, goddess of small birds, including quails, chickens,…
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…
Hon-eel
The Dancer, the Lunar Earth Goddess and Mother of Maize, Third Inspiration of Moonson, lunar goddess of rebirth Hon-eel appeared after the Lunar Empire was desolated by horse barbarian attacks. She restored…
Red Goddess
Goddess of the Red Moon Moon Goddess, Mistress of Time, Sister of Chaos, and Lurker Upon the Veil, goddess of illumination are some other titles given to this unique goddess. She was…
Art Direction for Cover of the Guide
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…
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…
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,…
CHA4033 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
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,…