I think there is a tendency to take how “fixed” the tribe and clan structure was in King of Dragon Pass and apply it where it probably shouldn’t be. Lets start here:…
Tag: 1628 ST
Adventurers in the Hero Wars
Now the big Hero Wars stuff operates at an orthogonal (Neil’s favorite word that I now insist on using) with adventuring around in Sartar and Pavis / Big Rubble. We explore ruins,…
Argrath and The Sartarite Elite
In 1627-1628, Argrath relied strongly on the Sartarite Orlanth Adventurous, Humakt, and Storm Bull cults, and had the full support of the Old Wind Thunderous cult leaders (the Stormwalkers). He also had…
Dundealos and Pol-Joni
Among my favorite Sartarite tribes are the Dundealos and their Pol-Joni kin. About a third of all the Storm Bull cultists in Sartar belong to one of these groups. They also worship…
Tarsh (1625-1628)
Hero Wars era Tarsh (post-Dragonrise, pre-Battle of Heroes) has a population of about 360k people. The core of Tarsh is a Lunar Heartlands colony centered on Furthest. There is a smaller satellite…
Sartar Money and War
The Kingdom of Sartar was the wealthiest of the Dragon Pass kingdoms prior to the Lunar Conquest. Its revenues were a combination of a head tax paid by the tribes (in silver),…
The Lunar Army in the Early Hero Wars
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…
The Revolution of 1627-1629
What took place in Dragon Pass between those years was a revolution as great as any in Gloranthan history. At the start, the Principality of Sartar had nearly collapsed and was poised…
Cosmopolitan Sartar
As I have been working on the Sartar Homeland book, I’ve been struck how much more cosmopolitan Sartar becomes if you just extend the map slightly from that of the old Dragon…
Notes on the Holy Country II
By 1350, the Hendriki kingdom is gone. Heortland – named after the great cultural hero who was often invoked by Belintar – was a Sixth of the Holy Country. The God-King kept…
Concept art of Great Orlanth in all three aspects
I think this dates to Boldhome circa 1628 or 1629.