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The Husband-Protectors of Ernalda

Posted on October 13, 2024

Ernalda has taken many husbands, most notably Orlanth, Yelm, Yelmalio, Argan Argar, Flamal, Magasta, Storm Bull, and even Pamalt. So who is her “favorite”? The short answer is “usually Orlanth”, but here’s…

Horses in the Grazelands

Posted on January 22, 2024

There are a lot of horses in the Grazelands – some 90,000 – and it comes out to about 18 horses per square km. Now I thought that was very high, but…

Visualising Gloranthan Societies

Posted on January 12, 2024

I like to think of mortal Gloranthan societies as being made of clusters of temples, with links to their associates. Some cults – like Orlanth and Ernalda – end up with big…

Notes on Clans in the Grazelands.

Posted on May 9, 2023

As we know there are about 18,000 Pure Horse People in Dragon Pass. They all belong to one tribal group – with Yelm Sun Lords as the tribal leaders, aided by Yelm…

Notes on the Pure Horse People

Posted on March 11, 2023

The Pure Horse People are the most devout Solar nomads and are found in Pent, Erigia, and the Grazelands. Among them, all clan chieftains and many tribespeople are Yelm Initiates. They also…

Notes on the Grazelands II

Posted on March 11, 2023

The dominant cult in the Grazelands is Ernalda, with some 9250 initiates out of a total adult population of around 26,000. The Ernalda cult dominates the Grazelands like no place outside of…

Sartar’s Roads & Inns

Posted on October 15, 2022

So people have asked why the Sartar route over Dragon Pass is preferred to the Grazeland route. It basically comes down to that it is much cheaper and safer to travel over…

Choosing a Homeland

Posted on October 5, 2022

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 on Oakfed

Posted on September 24, 2022

Oakfed is a major spirit in Dragon Pass and Prax. In the Lesser and Greater Darkness, Oakfed ruled much of Prax, dispelling the Darkness but burning all the remnants of the ancient…

Notes on the Grazelands I

Posted on January 25, 2022

Let’s keep in mind quick how the Grazeland functions in the present age (rather than how the Yelm cult likes to tell stories about the good old days). There are about 40,000…

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…

Cults of Dragon Pass

Posted on October 12, 2020

One thing that should be becoming clear is how much of a mixed salad Dragon Pass is. If we include Sartar, Tarsh Exiles, Lunar Tarsh, and the Grazelands, here are the three…

Queen’s Post

Posted on October 6, 2020

Queen’s Post (small city): This town in the Golden Horse Valley was founded by Sartarite merchants seeking to trade with the Grazelanders. The town now serves as a market and a crafting…

Hiia Swordsman

Humakti Hero Local Grazelander hero cult Write up Page Year Runes Notes Lightbringers 107 2023 per Rune spell Hero cult of:Humakt (Grazelands) Prosopaedia 56 2023 Prosopaedia entryHumakti Hero Storm Tribedeprecated 100 2001…

CHA4028 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha – Chapter 04 Homelands Q&A

Official Answers by Chaosium This covers the first section of Chapter 4, pages 98-135: Homelands of Dragon Pass (page 99) Rivers (page 100) Cultivated Lands (page 101) How to Use the Homeland…

“I am a warrior of the Pure Horse People…”

Posted on July 5, 2013

The Grazelanders I am a warrior of the Pure Horse People, may the Queen be blessed. The Grazeland Pony Breeders (who call themselves the “Pure Horse People”) are an anachronism in a…

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