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Tag: Gbaji
Gbaji and Chaos
Greg’s initial writings of Gbaji and Chaos predated RuneQuest (or White Bear and Red Moon for that matter), and although Greg drew on many sources (including likely Moorcock’s 1965 Stormbringer novel), it…
History of the Telmori
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…
So what do your adventurers know about Illumination?
So what do your adventurers know about Illumination (as opposed to players)? If you notice Illumination is pretty much unmentioned in the core rules, Lightbringers, and Earth Goddess books. There is a…
Hard-Wired Gloranthan Conflicts
There are some big conflicts hard-wired into the Glorantha setting, including (but not limited to): These conflicts are macro and microcosmic. Political conflict often echo these cosmic conflicts – for example, Sartar…
Path of the Red Goddess
The Red Goddess was born out of the parts of ancient Moon deities, shattered and broken in the Gods War, but reunited and reborn in Time. For her the Gods Time is…
CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W Y Z
Mortal Races at the Dawn
Dawn Age Seshnegi sources divide the mortal races into several categories: The Western accounts of Gbaji are pretty awful. Around the same time the Sun Stop happened and a terrible plague spread…
Arkat’s Dark Empire
From about 450 ST to 740 ST area now known as Safelster was part of a political entity that called itself the Autarchy or the Empire of Peace, but was known by…
The Lunar Religion and Chaos
One of the clear distinctions made in the Compromise is that Chaos is not of this world. The deities and powers of the world had touched it, and were still afraid of…
26 – The Seven Steps
25 – Fear and the Void25 – Die Angst und die Leere25 – La Peur et le néant 27 – What about Chaos?27 – Was ist mit dem Chaos27 – Qu’en est-il…
Orlanth and the Red Goddess
Here’s a popular Orlanthi tale of the rise of the Red Goddess. This is similar to the story presented in King of Sartar. Orlanth is the god who began the Great Compromise,…
Nysalor / Gbaji
The Bright One / The Deceiver References Page Year Runes Notes Lunar Way 9112 pages 2024 Associate cults: none Cults of Glorantha Preview 404 2019 Associate cults: none Cult Compendium 319Five pages…
History Of Kethaela – The First Age
Kethaela is an ancient name for the region now called the Holy Country. The land was named for the goddess Ketha, the wife of Entru and mother of Entruli, who came from…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – G
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: G (pages 768-771)
Rashoran
Dead God References Page Year Notes Lunar Way 93 2024 AKA: Nysalor (in Kralorela) Mythology 44 2024 Guide to Glorantha 120 2014
Rashorana
Goddess of Illumination References Page Year Runes Notes Glorantha Sourcebook 152 2024 Black Moon Phase AKA: Atarks, Jernotius, Nysalor, SedenyaAssociated phase: Black Moon Phase Prosopaedia 102 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entryAssociated withthe…
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…
Nysalor
The Bright one, The Illuminator, God of Illumination References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 2, 8, 10, 14, 20, 22, 30, 32 2025 None listed Associate cult: Yelm Lunar Way…
Gbaji
The Deceiver References Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 45 2023 Guide to Glorantha 153, 721 2014 Associate cult: Primal Chaos Heortling Mythology 165, 186 2009 None listed Entity glyphAppendix D. Revealed Mythologies…