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The Lightbringers in New Pavis

Posted on June 29, 2024

There are some 1200 initiates of the Seven Lightbringers in New Pavis, fully a third of the adult residents in the city. Now more than half are Orlanth initiates, and Orlanth is…

Notes on Chalana Arroy II

Posted on April 10, 2024

Chalana Arroy has a surprisingly large cult and constitutes a widespread non-violent, merciful, and vegetarian movement throughout Central Genertela. Chalana Arroy is both supportive of the ruling gods and also constitutes a…

Oronio

Minor Healing Goddess References Page Year Notes Prosopaedia 94 2023

The thirteen main cults in Sartar

Posted on September 29, 2023

There are thirteen main cults in Sartar, which collectively are about 95% of the population. The biggest are: Those two cults are about 68% of the population. Those 11 cults (each with…

Malamse

Minor Healing Goddess References Page Year Notes Prosopaedia 81 2023

CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – 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 Y Z

CHA4043 The Lightbringers – 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 Y Z

Borderlands & Beyond – Index

Edit and copy Add and name of product to index to the tags A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Amprefesne

Minor Healing Goddess References Page Year Notes Prosopaedia 6 2023 The Book of Heortling Mythology 174 2009 Hero Cult of: Chalana Arroy

Zotulla

Healing Nymph References Page Year Runes Notes Lightbringers 46 2023 None listed Local subcult of:Chalana Arroy (Ralios, Fronela, and western Peloria) Prosopaedia 142 2023 None listed As Lightbringers Cults of Glorantha Preview…

Notes on Kralorela I

Posted on January 7, 2023

Kralorela has some 8.9 million people and covers around 625,000 square km. Kralorela is a relatively narrow arable band of land, islands, and shallows seas no more than 500 km wide, between…

Disease in Glorantha

Posted on January 6, 2023

Although I don’t make that much use of them in my campaigns, disease spirits are among the biggest dangers in Glorantha. The average disease spirit has a POW of 16-17 and has…

Chalana Arroy in Central Genertela

Posted on January 4, 2023

If we look at Chalana Arroy in Central Genertela, we find that it is actually a surprisingly big cult – some 140,000 members in total. The cult is most densely numbered in…

Serelaloon

Goddess of Compassion and Healing References Page Year Runes Notes Fire and Sky 11 2025 None listed AKA: Chalana Arroy (Theylan), Erissa (Dara Happa, Pent), Siver (Pamaltela) Prosopaedia 108-109 2023 Kralorelan Equivalencies…

Esrolia’s Population

Posted on October 31, 2022

Esrolia is very densely populated – “too dense” say many. At somewhere around 200 people per square kilometer, it is even more densely populated than medieval France. This means that every 4…

Notes on Chalana Arroy I

Posted on September 24, 2022

Throughout Glorantha, people worship the ever-compassionate Goddess of Mercy. She’s known by many names – Erissa, Serelaloon, etc., – but she’s known best as Chalana Arroy. Her worshipers practice TOTAL non-violence and…

Genealogy of the Celestial Court

Posted on July 15, 2022

An interesting thing about the Lightbringers Pantheon is the number of non-elemental deities are prominent. Perhaps that was a key factor in the magic of the quest? Sharp-eyed viewers might note a…

Notes on the Sisters of Mercy

Posted on December 23, 2021

The Sisters of Mercy are the daughters of Chalana Arroy, adopted or otherwise. Malamse, Oronio, and Amprefesne are the three holy Sisters most often called upon, but there are many others. Many…

Tribes of Sartar Map, 1625-1626

Posted on August 20, 2021

So there are 157 clans in Sartar (not including the Telmori and the Pol-Joni of course), with an average population of about 900 members. 600 are adults. The average tribe in Sartar…

The Other Lightbringers in Sartar

Posted on August 2, 2021

The other Lightbringers (Chalana Arroy, Eurmal, Issaries, and Lhankor Mhy) have large and well-developed cults in Sartar. These cults are primarily centered on the cities – few tribes, let alone clans, can…

CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – C

Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: C (pages 760-762)

Townspeople and tribesfolk

Posted on October 29, 2020

Probably the biggest social conflict among the Sartarites is between the roughly 30k “townspeople” and the 140k “tribesfolk”. One way of seeing the distinction is with cults. So for example, among the…

Erissa the Healer

The White Lady References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 27 2025 per Rune spell Subcult of: Yelm Lightbringers 46 2023 Subcult of:Chalana Arroy Prosopaedia 22 2023 None listed In: Chalana…

Sisters of Mercy

Chalana Arroy Subcult References Page Year Runes Notes Lightbringers 46 2023 per Rune spell Subcult of:Chalana ArroySisters:AmprefesneMalamseOronio Prosopaedia 112 2023 None listed As Lightbringers Sartar, Kingdom of Heroes 148 2009 Subcult of:Chalana…

Arroin

God of the Healing Arts References Page Year Runes Notes Lightbringers 46, 107 2023 None listed Subcult of:Chalana Arroy, Humakt(Rune lord) Prosopaedia 11 2023 None listed Cults of Glorantha Preview 273, 310…

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