One way of thinking about Gloranthan communities is as confederations of local temples. So for example, most Sartarite communities can be viewed as a tight alliance of the Orlanth and Ernalda temples,…
Tag: Esrolia (homeland)
The Sixes in the Holy Country
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…
Esrolia’s Population
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…
Esrolian fleets
I’ve been thinking a lot about the size of the Nochet trireme fleet, and clearly the number of rowers (and not finances) is the biggest limiting factor. If we assume HALF the…
The Royal Economy of Esrolia
Prior to 1616, the Esrolian queens’ main source of revenue was a combination of agricultural taxes, rents, workshop taxes, a city head tax, associated and other temple contributions, and market tolls. The…
Choosing a Homeland
This was another fun interview with James Coquillat – this time we talked about the various Homelands in the RQ Core book. Sartar, Lunar Tarsh, Esrolia, Prax, and the Grazelands, and some…
Notes About Esrolia – Part 3 – The Shadowlands
Shadowlands – the Only Old One was the son of Argan Argar and Esrola, born in the Lesser Darkness. Argan Argar, a powerful Darkness deity and one of the commanders of the forces…
Notes About Esrolia – Part 2 – The Silver Age Heroes
During the Lesser Darkness, Ernaldela was ruled by a tribe of Air demigods (the Vingkotlings), who protected the goddesses of the land but also fought with trolls, sky people, dwarves, elves, and…
Olives in Sartar
Esrolia, Caladraland, God Forgot-Esvular, and much of Maniria have conditions where you could grow olives. In addition, in Esrolia-Caladraland, you can grow lemon fruits and oranges, along with grapes, and olives. Add…
Dragons Past #1 – Gloranthan Military Experience (1983)
by Greg Stafford originally published in Different Worlds #28 (1983) The Dragon Pass Campaign Lands of the Campaign Most of the action, the sparks which will ignite the ferocity of the hero…
29 – The City of Wonders
Chapter 3 – The White Bear 30 – Sideshows The Holy Country To the south of Dragon Pass lies the magical land of the Holy Country, united for centuries by its ever reincarnating…
Esrolian Mud Pot
Today’s lunch – an Esrolian Mud Pot. Alligator, black beans, apples, coriander, red pepper, chili and coconut milk from Melib.
History Of Kethaela – The Second Age
The Shadowlands continued their political existence through the next five centuries as the world changed all about them. The Waertagi were driven from seas by the navies of the Jrusteli priest-magicians of…
Initiation rites in Esrolia
This is a wonderful archaeological review that helps provide support for theories of initiation rites in Esrolia: http://journeyoftheheroes.wikidot.com/ephemera:saiciae-initiation
Lunar invasion motivations
Why conquering Sartar, Prax, and the Holy Country? Once the pacification of Sartar was accomplished, troubles in distant Aggar drew much of the Provincial Army away, but the tribes remained quiet. Local…
Orlanthi ownership
Here’s a little snippet from a forthcoming players-oriented book I am working on: The Orlanthi divide ownership into two types of property, called earth and chattel. The Orlanthi view the Earth as…
North Esrolia and the Shadow Plateau
You can only imagine how awesome this area must have been when the Only Old One ruled from his palace. A truly golden age for the Holy Country before the Pharaoh swam…
New Maps vs. The Guide to Glorantha
For those who wonder the difference between this map and the Guide, here’s one of the new maps with the corresponding map I did for the Guide.
Esrolia Sketch Maps
All maps at 2cm = 8 km scale.
A well-armoured Esrolian soldier
Note the Earth-rune shaped shield. This is clearly a wealthy man, perhaps from Nochet or other settlement, who has military duties.
Concept sketches of hairstyles for aristocratic Esrolian women
Here’s one of my favorite pieces by Roman Kisyov that we didn’t use in RQ – a concept sketch of hairstyles for aristocratic Esrolian women. But I am sure I will find…
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…
Esrolian Queens List
1. Bruvala (ruled 1461 to 1510). Called the High Queen, the Great, or the Mother of Queens, Bruvala was the greatest queen of Esrolia since the Second Age. She was born in 1441 to…
Sketch of three nobles (2014)
These sketches by Jan Pospisil depict three nobles – the first from Esrolia, the second from Sartar, and the third from Tarsh. Figure 1: Noblewoman This Esrolian noblewoman wears a close-fitting tube dress, sewn at the side, that…