In the cults books, we read of Orlanth, Yelmalio, Yelm, Ernalda, and so on. For convenience, I use the name popularized in the God Learner monomyth – but we know that these…
Tag: Belintar
Magic from Demigods
In general, you can’t get Rune magic by offering worship to a living demigod such as the Red Emperor, Jar-eel, Belintar, or Androgeus. You offer them magic points out of respect, self-interest,…
Notes on Belintar IV
For nearly three centuries, Belintar was the God-King of the Holy Country. Belintar defeated and slew the Only Old One, cast him down, and received acknowledgement from all the major cults of…
Notes on Belintar III
In the Holy Country, Belintar largely let the locals rule themselves, so long as they kept the peace, and sent their magical and financial tribute to the City of Wonders. In exchange,…
CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – Index
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CHA4043 The Lightbringers – Index
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Belintar
God-King of the Holy Country (1313-1615) Write up Page Year Runes Notes Mythology 74 2023 Image Prosopaedia 15 2023 Guide to Glorantha 248 2014 None listed
Boldhome Embassies
In general, Gloranthan kingdoms and empires send representatives to each other’s countries to negotiate on specific issues, such as war, peace, or trade relations. Sometimes, a high status member of one kingdom…
The Origin of Belintar
Greg and I both agreed never to publish a definitive answer as to the origin of Belintar. If the Only Old One couldn’t learn his origins, your player characters sure as heck…
The City Of Wonders
Belintar was a sacred figure, not a political or administrative figure. That’s really really hard for us moderns to wrap our head around, but Belintar’s main function was to be a conduit…
Patron of Letters and Art
We often overlook the role of the Prince of Sartar as a patron of letters and art. But of course that has always been one of the key roles of the Prince….
Friends of the God-Kings
With Sartar, Tarsh, Esrolia, etc. we can see the role that friends and gift exchanges have in rule. But for our two god-kings things are a bit different. They rule as living…
Belintar the HeroQuester
We all know about Belintar’s first incarnation – from when he appeared off the shore of Kethaela in 1313 and his titanic struggle with the Only Old One that resulted in his…
45 – Errors of Judgment
44 – Patchwork god 46 – Thief
44 – Patchwork god
43 – Some disassembly required 45 – Errors of Judgment Q&A
42 – More than the sum of the parts
41 – Bring it on 43 – Some disassembly required
41 – Bring it on
40 – The Six Guardians 42 – More than the sum of the parts Q&A
40 – The Six Guardians
39 – Too Strong 41 – Bring it on
39 – Too Strong
38 – Release the Kraken, part 3 40 – The Six Guardians
30 – Sideshows
29 – The City of Wonders29 – Die Stadt der Wunder29 – La Cité des Merveilles 31 – Harbinger of the End Mar 01, 2015
29 – The City of Wonders
Chapter 3 – The White BearDer Weiße Bär – Kapitel 3L’Ours Blanc – Chapitre 3 30 – Sideshows30 – Die Nebenhandlung30 – Problèmes mineurs Chapter 3 – The White BearDer Weiße Bär…
Caladraland
Of course the Orlanthi know Lodril – he is the great god of Caladraland, a nation of nearly a half million people at the edge of Esrolia. Lodril lives here in a…
Masters of Luck and Death II
A few last notes on the Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death. There’s a lot in this one, so I recommend reading it carefully and digesting each piece! The Tournament…
White Bear & Red Moon and Belintar
Armed with this information you now know about Belintar, the Sartar Dynasty, and the Masters of Luck and Death, things can get really interesting.
Masters of Luck and Death I
In the Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death, participants traveled the secret pathways of the Hero Plane that tied the Holy Country together. They defined and named the powers of…