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Argat / Arkat / Argrath

Posted on June 12, 2025

Here are a few more notes for Discord. Now from time to time, we get folk wanting to proclaim how much of a brutal extremist Argrath is, but to me those threads…

The Cycle of History

Posted on June 11, 2025

Some notes from a discussion on the Chaosium Discord channel where I discussed what I consider one of the key dynamics of the setting: The brutality of the Lunar Empire to its…

Silver Lunars and Costs

Posted on October 12, 2022

Silver coinage is incredibly common. The caravan trade between the Holy Country and the Lunar Empire uses silver. The Lunars also dump a huge amount of silver into circulation to pay their…

Sheng Seleris I

Posted on September 10, 2022

Sheng Seleris was an incredibly powerful celestial magician/hero/demigod. He taught his followers his magical techniques, ranked into hierarchies. Greg emphasized many times that SS did NOT use what we would call Mongol…

Heler in Dragon Pass

Posted on September 9, 2022

In Dragon Pass, Heler is generally associated with the rains that are released when Orlanth defeats Aroka. He’s a step up from “Lightning Boy” (the tiny cult dedicated to worshiping Orlanth’s lightning…

Argan Argar in the Torkani Tribe

Posted on September 8, 2022

There are quite a few Argan Argar shrines and temples in Torkani lands: Goodfarm (village), Over-the Creek (village), Storlock (village) and Torkan’s Last Fort (hill fort),

A Basic Heroquest Example

Posted on September 6, 2022

As an aside, most heroquests are not about changing reality, or rewriting major myths – for what it is worth, I find such heroquests are not all that interesting. They are about…

Aranwyth Tribe

Posted on September 6, 2022

Loyalty (Kallyr)

Posted on September 6, 2022

In 30 years of games that tied into Starbrow’s Rebellion and Kallyr, I have not seen one where all (not just most, but all) of the women players did not end up…

The White Moon movement

Posted on September 2, 2022

The White Moon movement is a broad and popular religious and social movement within the Lunar Empire. It holds that it was never the intention of the Red Goddess to create an…

Dunstop II

Posted on August 11, 2022

A few notes on the Tarshite city of Dunstop: Dunstop has a population of about 5k people and covers about 50 hectares. It is built on a low (30 meter high) hill…

Peloria II

Posted on July 25, 2022

Peloria is largely a pretty dry grassland. It has several large rivers through it, and some large wetlands. That’s how it has been since Greg’s earliest writings about the Lunar Empire. It…

Argrath’s Praxian Army

Posted on July 25, 2022

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, Donalf Flats, etc. Argrath often has to…

Heler cult demographics

Posted on July 25, 2022

Heler is the rain that accompanies Orlanth Thunderous. He is the water that falls from the Air. He is a minor deity in most of Dragon Pass as his blessings can be…

Joining the Seven Mothers

Posted on July 25, 2022

It is easy to become a lay member of the Seven Mothers. Just tell the priestess of your desire to join. The new member’s name is then entered on the Paper Lists,…

Notes on Mee Vorala

Posted on July 25, 2022

Mee Vorala is a daughter of Flamal. The Black Elves are not Aldryami, as they are not children of Aldrya. They get along with other elves in friendly circumstances, but they are…

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