New Pavis after liberation is a thriving trade city of guilds, temples, and councils—yet also the armed camp of Argrath‘s growing army. The king’s personal warband, his mercenaries, and Praxian allies fill…
Tag: Argrath (White Bull 1616-1627)
Dorasar and Ancient Greek colonies
Dorasar was what the ancient Greeks would have called an oikist, the founding leader who held near-absolute authority during the establishment phase, only for the colony to transition to an oligarchic system…
New Pavis after the Liberation I
When Argrath and his alliance of nomads and exiled Sartarites breached the city walls, those Lunar soldiers that did not surrender were killed. Those that surrendered were disarmed and stripped of everything…
White Bull
Spirit Cult References Page Year Runes Notes BRP Central Post 2023 None listed Associate of: Orlanth, Waha, Storm Bull White Bull Notes Post 2022 None listed Entity glyphAs: White Bull Society RuneQuest-…
Argrath as RuneQuest Background
Argrath lets us have a dynamic and rapidly changing setting WITHOUT requiring that the players or even the GM be responsible for the main thrust of the changes. So even if all…
The Fall of Lunar New Pavis
This is something I put together for Andrew Cowie (and also Tiffany Rose Nickel, Dan Zappone, and Andy Cowley), but realized it might be interesting for the rest of you all. In…
CHA4030 The Coming Storm – Index
Index of CHA4030 The Coming Storm (2016) 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…
CHA4037 Dragon Pass – 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
New Pavis and the Big Rubble Adventures
A few thoughts about New Pavis and the Big Rubble when we think about them within the context of an RQ game or campaign. The Big Rubble is where we go to…
The Cult of Pavis II
The Pavis cult actually has fewer initiates in New Pavis than Storm Bull or Humakt, but far more lay members than both together. Almost every permanent resident of New Pavis is a…
The Impala Nation
The largest tribe of Animal Nomads, the Impala Nation have the largest number of Orlanth AND Yelmalio cultists of any tribe in Prax. Although Eiritha Impala is the biggest cult of the…
So what do your adventurers know about Illumination?
So what do your adventurers know about Illumination (as opposed to players)? If you notice Illumination is pretty much unmentioned in the core rules, Lightbringers, and Earth Goddess books. There is a…
New Pavis and the River of Cradles 1625-1626
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 View From Boldhome, Late 1625
The new Prince of Sartar and her council (or “ring”) work continuously to (re-)establish the Free Kingdom of Sartar. They’ve got a huge set of problems – first and foremost that Sartar…
Boldhome After the Dragonrise (1625-1627)
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)
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…
Argrath
Hero References Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 9 2023 Glorantha Sourcebook 206 2018 None listed In: Heroes of The Hero Wars Pavis, Gateway to Adventure 54 2012 Dragon Pass 1983 None listed…
Heracles on the Argos
If you are playing in the RQ Campaign, sooner or later your player characters are going to cross paths with the likes of Harrek, Prince Argrath, Gunda, the Feathered Horse Queen, Jaldon…
Drivers of the Hero Wars I
Prince Argrath is one of the four big movers driving the Hero Wars forward. To get a handle on him, it is worth looking at the very first presentation of Prince Argrath…
Argrath’s Praxian Army
Many nomads follow Argrath into Dragon Pass, and some bring their herds along with them. You end up with herds in Donalf Flats, Bush Ranges, etc. Argrath often has to adjudicate between…
RQ Campaign book peak
A few sneak peak of the opening to one of the chapters of the RQ Campaign book. Phase 3: Prince of Sartar 1625-1629 Overview This phase begins with the Dragonrise and is…
Hidden Shrine to Orlanth Victorious
Around 1619, Garrath Sharpsword aka Argrath Whitebull set up hidden shrine to Orlanth Victorious in the Big Rubble. From this shrine, Argrath and his friends and students regularly explore the Hero Plane…
Argrath’s Iconography
One thing we likely do not play around with enough is the iconography of Argrath’s adventures from 1621-1624. In Teshnos, he defeated elephants by cutting off their noses. He took the Emerald…
Join the Dance of the Hero Wars
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…
Understanding Argrath
At a very fundamental level, Greg’s Argrath IS Arkat and fully experiences and participates Orlanth myths as a mortal. Now that doesn’t mean that he is trying to repeat the deeds of…