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Gods of Fire and Sky and the Lunar Way

Posted on April 27, 2025

The Gods of Fire and Sky co-exist alongside the Lunar Way in a pluralistic religious landscape in the Lunar Heartlands. Rituals honoring Yelm, Dayzatar, etc. are dominant in formal, elite, and rural…

Farming in Dara Happa

Posted on April 24, 2025

In anticipation of the Fire/Sky Book, here’s a few notes on farming in Dara Happa. Dara Happa supports a diverse agricultural system shaped by its river systems, wetlands, and varied climate. The…

New Pavis and the River of Cradles 1625-1626

Posted on April 29, 2024

If we think about what is going on big picture in New Pavis and the River of Cradles 1625-1626, we can see some of the following: And if you can’t find plenty…

The Golden Age of Rubble Adventuring

Posted on April 28, 2024

The Golden Age of Rubble Adventuring was 1625-1626, after the Lunar Occupation of Pavis was ended. Argrath, a former adventurer himself, encouraged the restless adventurers and mercenaries that followed him to explore…

Notes on King Blackmoor

Posted on November 20, 2023

From 1615-1625, the Colymar tribe was ruled by Kangharl son of Kallai Rockbuster. Kangharl is best known by his nickname Blackmoor the Rabid, which he gained in a (failed) raid on Delecti’s…

Kallyr’s Short Lightbringers Quest 1625 – V

Posted on November 12, 2023

So when Kallyr performs her Short Lightbringers Quest, player characters have three ways of being involved: See also: What is NOT advised is that they follow Kallyr along as sidekicks. Let her…

First Year Campaign Events

Posted on November 9, 2023

Three major events happen in the first year of the default RQ campaign: 1. A new Prince of Sartar. Sartar is liberated in Earth Season 1625, with the final battle being the…

Lunar Empire Seventh Wane

Posted on September 30, 2023

This map from the Glorantha sourcebook is very useful for getting an immediate feel for why the Lunar Empire largely ignores what is going on in Dragon Pass after the Dragonrise. See…

Lunar Empire events 1625

Posted on September 29, 2023

With the Lunar Book getting close, it is perhaps worth thinking about what is going on in the Lunar Empire at this time. 1625 is marked by three big ongoing events: White…

Hendrikiland or “South Sartar”

Posted on September 21, 2023

There are about 175000 humans in the lands between the Crossline and the Syphon River. These are mostly Orlanthi, often called the Heortlings or the Hendriki. This area has been part of…

Inspiration for the Lunar Empire

Posted on July 9, 2023

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…

The View From Furthest, Late 1625

Posted on June 21, 2023

Now let’s look at things from the vantage of Furthest, again late 1625. The Lunar position in Dragon Pass is in shambles. Glamour has tasked you with recovering Dragon Pass from the…

The View from Glamour Late 1625

Posted on June 19, 2023

So let’s imagine the world from the vantage of Glamour, circa late 1625. The mundane routine of administration is not for Argenteus, and so the Red Emperor prefers to interact with his…

Boldhome After the Dragonrise (1625-1627)

Posted on May 24, 2023

After Boldhome’s liberation in 1625, Kallyr spent only a few days in the city before marching on Jonstown. The Boldhome militia participated in this campaign and fought at Dangerford. Kallyr was acclaimed…

Notes on Boldhome under the Lunar Occupation (1602-1625)

Posted on May 23, 2023

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…

Military Might in 1625

Posted on April 29, 2023

In 1625, the most powerful military in Glorantha is the Lunar Army. A handful of fast and powerful units offered a strong advance fighting force, and careful timing gave the empire almost…

Lunar Occupation of Sartar 1622-1625

Posted on December 9, 2022

I posted elsewhere a few thoughts on the Lunar Occupation, and I thought they might be of interest here. Remember that the Lunar Empire is not all powerful or all knowing. So…

Kallyr’s Short Lightbringers Quest 1625 – IV

Posted on October 13, 2022

Kallyrs Stationary Lightbringer Quest was much like how many people understand heroquesting. She got the tribes and temples to perform a giant ceremony filled with pageantry. People wore masks and sacred regalia…

The Royal Economy of Esrolia

Posted on October 12, 2022

Prior to 1616, the Esrolian queens’ main source of revenue was a combination of agricultural taxes, rents, workshop taxes, a city head tax, associated and other temple contributions, and market tolls. The…

History of the Provincial Overseer

Posted on September 18, 2022

Prior to 1555, there was no Provincial Overseer. During the 4th Wane, the various provincial client kings were managed from Jillaro. After the Red Emperor returned to Glamour at the end of…

The Lunar Army in the Early Hero Wars

Posted on September 18, 2022

I’ve been playing around with some numbers to get a better feel for the Lunar Empire during the Dragon Pass Campaign period. 1. 1621 At the height of Lunar power, the Empire…

RuneQuest Campaign phases

Posted on July 3, 2022

As I work on the overall structure of the “RuneQuest Campaign” or the “Grand Argrath Campaign”, there’s some big differences between it and the Boy King campaign that I wanted to talk…

The Lunar Dynasty in Tarsh

Posted on May 31, 2022

King Pharandros of Tarsh has been on throne for 15 years in 1625. Educated in Glamour and Syllila, Pharandros is culturally a Lunar Heartlander. The son of the famed Lunar magician and…

Join the Dance of the Hero Wars

Posted on April 20, 2022

The dance of the main characters of the Hero Wars – Argrath, Harrek, Feathered Horse, Jar-eel, and the Red Emperor – is the engine that drives the setting during this period. Your…

Argrath’s New Pavis

Posted on April 18, 2022

As of 1625, New Pavis has a permanent population of about 5150 people, making it the second largest Sartarite city after Boldhome. Another 1500 people live inside the Big Rubble. All of…

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