The Sun Disk is the most powerful manifestation of Fire/Sky in Glorantha. Greater than all the fire gods, greater than any other celestial being. But he is also chained to the same…
Tag: Elmal
The Other Names of Gods
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…
The Syncretism of Elmal and Yelmalio
If you start from the position that these are “two divinities” you are always going to run into problems. So start with this proposition – “two names”. At the Dawn, the Orlanthi…
CHA4041 Mythology – Index
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) 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…
Lightfore
Celestial Body References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 34, 106, 116, 117, 137 2025 None listed AKA: Antirius (Dara Happa), Daruda (Kralorela)Elmal, Kargzant (Pentans), Sun Daughter (Praxians), Yelmalio (Orlanthi) Prosopaedia…
Use of the old name of Elmal
Elmal is the original name of the Light god that came to Dragon Pass in the 1300s. The Light worshipers among the Sartarites began offering sacrifices to Yelm quite early – likely…
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…
Cult Distribution Charts
As you no doubt know, spreadsheets exist and are part of the unpublished canon: Is there is a canon answer to where the Elmal, Heler and Engizi cultists are in Sartar, even…
Initiates and their experiences
A few examples of how cults are spread across space and how that is experienced by members of the cult. 1. Orlanth. Vasana was initiated into the cult of Orlanth Adventurous (Vinga)…
Solar Book – Yelmalio description
Here is a nice description of Yelmalio from the Solar religion materials: Yelmalio is the Solar deity found where Yelm’s imperial rule does not reach. Associated with the planet Lightfore, his cult…
The Sun Dome Temple in Sartar
As part of a project, I have put together a deep background history of the Sun Dome Temple in Sartar that is likely mostly unknown even to the Yelmalio cult. So this…
The “Elmali Civil War”
One last point that had been buried in a previous thread. The “Elmali Civil War” was not within the Elmal cult. It was between the Elmali and the rest of Sartarite society….
Light in the Sky
Pretty much every Gloranthan spiritual tradition says that the bright and hot Sun was killed by the Storm God, ending the Golden Age. The Orlanthi particularly emphasise this myth, as it was…
Beren the Rider
References Page Year Notes Prosopaedia 105 2023 In: Redaylda Heortling Mythology 91, 151 2009 As: Bereneth the Rider Common and uncommon runes 2004 Entity glyphAffinity: Equestrian, Horses Storm Tribedeprecated 53 2001 Entity glyphSubcult…
Redaylda
Goddess of Horses, Goddess of Saird References Page Year Runes Notes Dragon Pass 105, 117, 112 2024 None listed As: RedayldaIn: Filichet, Red Hill, Redaylda’s Throne Earth Goddesses 92 2023 None listed…
Anatyr
Elmal Chieftain References Page Year Runes Notes Sartar, Kingdom of Heroes 153 2009 Local subcult of: Elmal Heortling Mythology 107, 144, 174 2009 None listed Hero cult of: Elmal Storm Tribedeprecated 52…
Elmal
The Sun God, Horse God References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 108, 116, 119half-page 2025 AKA: YelmalioIn: The Many Suns Prosopaedia 33-34, 77, 85, 139 2023 Gods of Glorantha Preview…
The Many Suns and the Sun Gods of Prax
Posted without further commentary. Is there a firm date for Monrogh’s revelation of the Many Suns? A few years before Tarkalor came to power.
Yelmalio
Frontier God, God of the Cold Sun, Preserver of Light References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 2-3, 11, 106-120, 13715 pages 2025 AKA: Antirius, Elmal, Kargzant, Lightfore, Metsyla (Kralorela), Osdero…