In thinking about the Holy Country, it is perhaps worth remembering that almost 80% of the population are Orlanthi. However, there is a decidedly Earth religion and matriarchal shade to things, as…
Tag: Esrolia (homeland)
Notes on Esrolia
Some material facts on Esrolia that I think are of importance. Esrolia is perhaps the most densely settled and intensely cultivated area in the world. It has 1.78 million people in an…
History of Kethaela – The Third Age
After the Dragonkill War, the Only Old One proved himself to be a troll in magical contest with Kajak-ab Brain Eater and so shared rule of Dragon Pass with the leaders in…
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…
Notes on The Holy Country III
Belintar was a human being who swam ashore from the deadly sea at the Rightarm Island of Sandpaper one bright morning in the year 1313. He had great bearing and power, and…
The Esrolian Monomyth
Some of you might find this interesting – it is a common version of the myth cycle told in the Holy Country. You might consider this the Esrolian version of the monomyth….
Notes on Merngala the Great Queen
Greatest queen of Esrolia, Queen Merngala was the daughter of Esrola. She wielded awesome Earth powers, gained when her goddess mother retired to the Land of Sleep. Her main residence was a…
Population Density II
So Sartar has a population density of about 10 people per square km, and Lunar Tarsh about 18 people per square km. Esrolia is WAY more densely settled. North Esrolia has only…
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.
ISS3010 Esrolia: The Land of Ten Thousand Goddesses (2008)
The Stafford Library volume X Details Editions SKU Name Year Publisher Notes Esrolia: The Land of Ten Thousand Goddesses 2008 Moon Design & Issaries Tentacles Déjà Vu Convention, Bacharach, May 2008 edition…
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…
Esrolians Queens since 1461
A little more information on Nochet. Here is a crude family tree of the queens since 1461. Esrolian queens tend to rule until they: (1) die or are killed; (2) are removed…
Nochet, City of Queens with map
Nochet is City of Queens, the emerald jewel of Esrolia, and the greatest and most important city in the world. It is the favorite resting place of Esrola, and home to many thousands…
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…
Queen Hendira
The queen of Esrolia is a 35 year old noblewoman from House Norinel. She has been queen for the last 6 years and has two husbands (Jarstarkos of Delaeo and Hendrestos of…
Sketch of Three Nobles
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…
Greg Sez: Understanding Windstop and Esrolia (2005)
Prompted by discussion on the mailing lists in December 2005, Greg Stafford writes: A recent series of questions on one of the lists has prompted me to attempt an answer here, with…