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Barakar

Dawn Age, King of the Hendriki Write up Page Year Runes Notes The Book of Heortling Mythology 175 2009 None listed Hero Cult of: Vingkot

History of the Telmori

Posted on December 13, 2024

Hated and feared, the Telmori are werewolves cursed by Chaos. They are unlike other humans, for they have joined with their beast-brothers into a strange and, to some, unnatural relationship of dependence…

The Hungry Plateau

Posted on January 22, 2024

The Hungry Plateau is some 1350 meters high, and the plateau itself rises some 700 meters above the surrounding foothills. It is smaller than the Grand Mesa in Colorado (although not that…

Communication between Peloria and Ralios

Posted on January 9, 2024

So how much communication is there between Peloria and Ralios (or Dragon Pass and Ralios)? The Western Rockwoods (and their associated ranges the Mislari and Nidan Mountains) are a high mountain range,…

Before the Upland Marsh

Posted on January 2, 2024

Here’s something else to think about – the Upland Marsh is located in what was a broad and fertile river valley, some 130 km long by 45 km wide. The waters that…

Serpent Beast Brotherhood

Ancient Shamanic Priesthood Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 109 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry

Second Council

First Age Ruling Council 180-365 ST Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 107 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry

Errinoru

Yellow Elf Hero Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 136 2025 None listed Errinoru’s Star in the Celestial Forest 751-975 ST Prosopaedia 36 2023 None listed Guide to Glorantha…

Broken Council

First Age Empire (365-450 ST) Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 15 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry

Notes on the Lhankor Mhy cult

Posted on June 12, 2023

The Lhankor Mhy cult are famed as the lovers of wisdom (philosophers) and knowledge (philognosis) in Dragon Pass and the Holy Country. In the First Age, the priests of the Knowing God…

Stygianism

Extinct First Age Sect Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Common and uncommon runes 2004 Glyph only Glorantha:Introduction to the Hero Wars 52, 55 2000

End of Ages

Posted on August 31, 2022

Without getting into the nature of Glorantha after the Hero Wars, it is worth remembering that twice before there have been widespread catastophes that are generally considered to have ended the Age….

Ingolf Dragonfriend

Orlanthi Hero First Age Orlanthi hero Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Lightbringers 35 2023 None listed n/a Hero Cult of: Orlanth Prosopaedia 62 2023 None listed n/a Prosopaedia entry Book…

First Age Wenelia

Posted on December 2, 2021

At the Dawn the Elk People, the children of Pralor, were the residents here. Their population was thin at first, but the relative ease of the Dawn Age allowed for population expansion…

1 – The Flame of Sartar

Chapter 1 – Initiation 2 – The Uncles Characters: Argrath, Jar-eel the Razoress A Brief History Glorantha was created by its deities from the Primal Void of Chaos. At first, there was no history,…

A History Of Heroquesting

Posted on June 26, 2021

There’s a lot here to unpack. Worth a very careful read! Heroquesting begins with Time, and the division of the Mundane World from the Gods World. In the God Time, there was…

Gorangi Vak

Bull Taming Hero A First Age Hero who revealed the Stormwalk heroquest path. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Lightbringers 34 2023 None listed n/a Hero Cult of: Orlanth Prosopaedia 50…

Safelster in the First Age (2013)

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 The following is part one of a series of Questions and Answers about Safelster and Ralios. The Enerali Peoples at the Dawn At the Dawn the four tribes…

The Many Suns and the Sun Gods of Prax

Posted on December 29, 2018

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.

History of Malkioni Thought – Brithini and First Age

Posted on June 16, 2013

The following is an attempt to define Malkionism by looking at the key “core texts” . By the definition I am using, a “core text” is the ultimate source text for a…

Historical Atlas of Genertela, Part II

Posted on May 31, 2011

The First Age Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 31/05/2011 – 22:12 In the previous map, the survivors of the Darkness welcomed the Dawn and the rebirth of the world. The next draft…

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