Far Point Location Type Page Affiliation Aroka Lake, Donalf Flats Minor temple 85 Rain Hill (open-air temple), Indigo Mountains Minor temple 92 Sartar Location Type Page Affiliation Duck Point (small city) Minor…
Tag: Heler
Polytheism
In most of Glorantha, polytheism is the norm. Gods and spirits are acknowledged and worshiped at temples and shrines throughout the land. The same deity might be worshiped at different places, with…
Shafesora
Pelorian Rain Goddess Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 51 2025 per Rune spell AKA: HelerAssociate cult of: Entekos Prosopaedia 110 2023 Guide to Glorantha 672, 673 2014 None…
CHA4043 The Lightbringers – 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
The Sea Gods
We tend to underestimate the Sea Gods. In Dragon Pass, the main water cults are Heler the Rain God (practically a subcult of Orlanth Thunderous), Engizi/Sky River Titan (because of the Skyfall…
Heler in Dragon Pass
In Dragon Pass, Heler is generally associated with the rains that are released when Orlanth defeats Aroka. He’s a step up from “Lightning Boy” (the tiny cult dedicated to worshiping Orlanth’s lightning…
Heler cult demographics
Heler is the rain that accompanies Orlanth Thunderous. He is the water that falls from the Air. He is a minor deity in most of Dragon Pass as his blessings can be…
Sartar Book Art Preview
This amazing piece of art by Ossi Hiekkalai for the forthcoming Sartar book, shows a young Helering “backboy” helping a Vingan thane get her armor on. I love how it gives an…
Monomyth Art WiP IV
Humakt with Heler and a few other Storm Gods! A tiny closeup of part of the piece by the amazing Agathe Pitié.
Blue Woman
Rain Spirit This is a female manifestation of Heler the Rain God. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyphs Notes Prosopaedia 18 2023 n/a Rain Spirit Sartar Companion 265 2010, 2012 n/a As:…
Engizi
God of the Creek-Stream River, The Sky River Titan Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Mythology 131 2023 n/a Lightbringers 8, 36, 99 2023 per Rune spells n/a Associated cults:Heler, Orlanth…
Greg Sez: Divinity and Gender (2009)
Question from Gianfranco Geroldi (in the Glorantha Digest), answer by Greg Stafford. Published 15th Aug 2009. Months ago I had a short but stimulating “conversation” with John Hughes about the nature of…
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…
Heler
God of Rain, the Blue God References Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Fire & Sky 51 2025 per Rune spell n/a Associate cult: Entekos Mythology 119 2023 n/a Lightbringers 11, 79, 95five…
Myth of the Month: Heler, the Great Rain (Oct 2002)
By Greg Stafford Included in The Book of Heortling Mythology (2009) Many beings took good advantage of opportunities. When the fire gods were being extinguished many water beings gained power. One of…