After 1460, large sections of Peloria (especially east of the Oslir River) were depopulated grasslands. To resettle and repopulate, land was assigned to nobles and temples with low initial taxes (who then…
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Following the Lunar Way
The Lunar Way is pretty darn easy for someone in the Heartlands or the settled Provinces to defend. The Red Goddess displays her power simply by existing in the Middle Air for…
Notes on The Red Emperor II
Upon her apotheosis as the Moon, the Red Goddess appointed her son to rule her mundane affairs. He is Her representative in the mundane world, her steward, deputy and successor (which interesting…
Kralorela after Sheng Seleris
After the defeat of Sheng Seleris in 1460, the exarchs of Kralorela were able to restore imperial order over Kralorela. Official proclamations greatly understate the difficulty involved – bands of Pentans, Praxians,…
Inspiration for the Lunar Empire
Many Lunar sources suggest that the Lunar religion is new and revolutionary. That was certainly true in the Zero and First Wanes, but the Lunar Way is now over four hundred years…
Sheng Seleris and Godunya the Dragon Emperor
Sheng Seleris challenged Godunya the Dragon Emperor for a second time in 1363. His Great Horde wreaked terrible havok on Puchai Province, greatly depopulating it, but all assaults upon the Bridges failed….
Notes on Fronela II
Fronela is one of the strangest and wildest regions in Glorantha. Normally when I try to get a handle on a region, I ponder its history, how the various peoples interact and…
Notes on Kralorela I
Kralorela has some 8.9 million people and covers around 625,000 square km. Kralorela is a relatively narrow arable band of land, islands, and shallows seas no more than 500 km wide, between…
The Lunar Satrapy of Sylila
The Red Emperor’s daughter, Hwarin Dalthippa, conquered the lands south of Henjarl in a series of military and magical campaigns between 1309 and 1349. In 1325, the Red Emperor proclaimed her and…
Notes on Redaylda – Dendara – Ernalda
In South Peloria the cults of Dendara and Ernalda overlap, often with great confusion. As we all know, Ernalda is the great Earth Goddess of the Theyalans. Her cult is centered on…