I’ve been fascinated by caravans in Glorantha since the days of Griffin Mountain. Here’s a few notes on a typical caravan you might encounter in Sartar: The roads of Sartar can be…
Tag: Etyries
Etyries Temples and Shrine
Tarsh Location Type Page Affiliation Dunstop (small city) Shrine 104 Orindori Clan Early Rise (village) Minor temple 105 Filichet (large city) Major temple (shared) 105 Furthest (large city) Great temple (shared) 107…
Notes on Issaries II
Issaries is an important cult with almost 15k initiates in Dragon Pass and Prax – almost 4k just in Sartar – and some 67k initiates in the Holy Country and 20k in…
Issaries and Etyries
In Central Genertela, there are about 140k Issaries cultists and about 90k Etyries cultists. Both cults are active outside of their home areas, and can be considered “frenemies”- they are both associated…
Notes on Issaries I
Issaries is one of the most widely-spread cults in Glorantha. His markets appear in Kralorela, Fonrit, and Sog CIty. He’s worshiped as an ancestor by nobles in Seshnela and Maniria, he’s one…
Genealogy of the Celestial Court
An interesting thing about the Lightbringers Pantheon is the number of non-elemental deities are prominent. Perhaps that was a key factor in the magic of the quest? Sharp-eyed viewers might note a…
Lunar Deities
Here is another Work in Progress by Katrin Dirim – this shows the relationship of various Lunar deities. A few surprises here to the uninitiated perhaps, and lots of secret details for…
Notes on Filichet I
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)….
Selven Hara
The Companionable Traveler References Page Year Notes Under the Red Moondeprecated 19, 43, 46, 49 2006 Notes HeroQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha 55, 126 2003 Entity glyphAffinities: Discovery Travel Travel Safely Arcane Lore…
Lunar Legacy in Sartar
The Lunar Empire occupied Sartar for 23 years (from 1602 to 1625). For the first 11 years, they ruled directly through an appointed provincial governor, and then through a client king. During…
Greg’s First writings about Sartar
Among the first things Greg ever wrote about the Kingdom of Sartar was the following: “<Sartar’s> magic turned smart men into chieftains, good men into loyal followers, and enemies into pack beasts. It…
AH8577 Gods of Glorantha (Box 05 – 1985)
60 Religions for RuneQuestGods of Glorantha describes 60 major Gloranthan religions for humans and non-humans, for good guys and bad, for men and women, all from an array of different cultures. A…
Etyries
Messenger of the Red Goddess References Page Year Runes Notes Lunar Way 57five pages 2024 Associate cults:Issaries, Red Goddess, Seven Mothers Lunar Way 8 2024 None listed Mythology 127 2023 Lightbringers 54…