In the Holy Country, the magical energies of the Sixes work together to complement each other. All Six are recognized by all and yet, each maintain their own identity. The Sixes and…
Tag: Ernalda
Ernaldan Adventuresses: Blood, Sex, and Rock’n’Roll
Claudia Loroff and Katrin Dirim did an interview with the God Learners podcast about Ernalda, Earth religion, blood, sex, and rock n roll…
The Lightbringers Belt & Old Gods
In between the Malkioni lands and the Lunar Empire are two regions the “Lightbringers Belt” and the “Old Gods”. Now the Lightbringers Belt we all know – this is the area of…
Pamaltelan Equivalencies
The Pamalting or Doraddi pantheon offer us a different perspective of Glorantha’s mythology. Pamaltela was not as badly damaged by the Gods War and Greater Darkness as Genertela, and the Earth King…
Filichet (large city)
This city on the shores of lake Invaress has around 15,000 residents and is the capital of the Lunar Province of Holay. Filichet marks the end of the Daughter’s Road. From here,…
Lunar Provincial Population Groups
Throughout the Lunar Provinces, much of the ruling class and urban population is Lunar, while much of the rural population is “barbarian” (I am using that term from a Lunar Heartland perspective)….
Redaylda – Dendara – Ernalda
In South Peloria the cults of Dendara and Ernalda overlap, often with great confusion. As we all know, Ernalda is the great Earth Goddess of the Theyalans. Her cult is centered on…
Cults of Differing Power
So as we have noticed, the RuneQuest cults are deliberately not balanced. Some cults have way more magic – and effective magic – than others. Now that was part of Greg’s vision…
Permala
The Gnawing Goddess Daughter of Ernalda & Hykim Write up Page Year Runes PersonalRune Notes Cults of Glorantha Preview 165 2019 Notes
Ernalda overview on YouTube
I did a video overview of the Ernalda cult with Chaosium’s own James Coquillat:
4 – Meeting the Second Son
3 – The Underworld 5 – Argrath Faces Evil Characters: Argrath The Great Darkness Argrath released the Strange Gods from their Underworld prison and was welcomed by the old gods who resided atop…
The Tribes of Sartar, 1625-1626
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…
Ernalda in Sartar
Ernalda is the main goddesses of the Earth Temple complexes in Dragon Pass and her cult has been greatly enriched by the Esrolian Earth Religion and the heroquesting of the Feathered Horse…
Magical challenges
Magical challenges to prove a truth are well accepted in Glorantha. This goes back to the Gods Age, when contests of the arts were popular among the gods – the most famous…
Great Temples of Sartar
I believe these are the great temples around Sartar. As an aside, Eiritha is an important cult for the Pol-Joni, but Ernalda is still more prevalent. The Pol-Joni are very atypical Praxians….
Fralar
God of Carnivores Hsunchen pantheon Malkioni pantheon Son of Ernalda & Hykim Father of Basmol Father of Rathor Father of Telmor Father of Yinkin with Kero Fin Write up Page Year Runes…
Nandan
Goddess Born in the Shape of a Man Orlanthi pantheon Nandan is the god worshipped by women who are born in the shape of men. Ernalda has chosen some men to serve…
Jera the Herbalist
Jera, who keeps the healing kit. One of the traditional Orlanthi household goddesses who are the daughters and handmaidens of Ernalda. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Sartar, Kingdom of Heroes…
Pelora
The Wheat Mother Grain Goddess for the northern Orlanthi regions. Mother of Everina with Oslira Write up page year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Prosopaedia Unpublished Cults of Glorantha preview 108 2019 As…
British Museum Visit I
Orlanth and Ernalda from Nochet.
British Museum Visit III
Here are a variety of depictions of Ernalda, including some with Orlanth, that were mislabeled at the British Museum.
Earth cults seminar
Continuum attendees! Remember to check out Claudia Loroff‘s seminar on Earth cults in RuneQuest later this morning! She just called me up earlier to ask me a question about the eunuch dancers who…
Gods of Fonrit
A snippet from an old Jrusteli account of Fonrit. I’d date this to about 890 ST: Gods of FonritIn Fonrit, the people worship demigods who they say restored the Cosmic Court of…
Maran Gor
Goddess of Fighting, Quakebeasts, and Earthquakes Orlanthi pantheon Doraddi pantheon This goddess is often called the Earth Shaker. She is the sister of Ernalda, and was once generous and kind. Maran took…
Ernalda
[er-NAHL-duh] Earth mother and Queen The bountiful mother of life is the source of all sustenance. Reverence for her should stem from every living creature. Plants and animals, both wild and domestic,…