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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Lunar generals circa 1610
So why did someone like Sor-eel get the command to conquer Prax? Well lets start by looking at the main Lunar generals circa 1610: Fazzur Wideread. He’s a provincial warleader, successfully invaded Hendrikiland…
Tarsh Orlanthi vs Lunar colonists
So one question I get is why aren’t the Tarsh Orlanthi in constant revolt against the Lunar colonists? Well in fact they successfully revolted from 1538-1555 when Palashee Longaxe drove the Lunar…
Temples in Sartar
In most of Sartar, your clan has a minor temple to Orlanth and Ernalda, and maybe a shrine to one other deity. Your tribe has at least a minor temple to Orlanth…
The Lunar Dynasty in Tarsh
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…
Personalities of Glorantha – Fazzur Wideread (1998)
Fazzur Wideread, Governor-General of Dragon Pass, originally published in Wyrms Footnotes #12 (1981) This write-up as of Storm Season, 1613 S.T. Fazzur was born on Fireday, Illusion Week, Fire Season in 1564….
Vostor Blacktooth
Vostor Blacktooth, Fazzur‘s father, was a loyal retainer of General Phargentes, brother to King Philigos who was driven out of Tarsh by Palashee Longaxe (who then became king). For many years the…
Lunar Army laziness
As shocking as this might sound to some folk, the Lunar Army is actually tactically quite lazy. Their ace in hole is the Lunar College of Magic which is how they get…
Greg’s First writings about Sartar
Among the first things Greg ever wrote about the Kingdom of Sartar was the following: “<Sartar’s> magic turned smart men into chieftains, good men into loyal followers, and enemies into pack beasts. It…
Notes on the Feathered Horse Queen Dynasty
The Feathered Horse Queens are the most important Earth priestesses of Dragon Pass (and often paired with the High Priestess at the Shaker Temple – they always address each other as “sister”). The following…
A Sense of Scale
Submitted by Jeff on Mon, 07/11/2011 – 14:43 Third Age Glorantha is a Bronze Age (or early Iron Age) setting, with a scale that is more comparable to the Ancient World than…