The Lunar Empire is divided into four administrative tiers: Satrapies. The Lunar Heartlands are divided into nine satrapies, each ruled by a noble dynast who reports to the Red Emperor. The satraps are…
Tag: Heortland
Notes on Belintar II
In the Holy Country, Belintar largely let the locals rule themselves, so long as they kept the peace, and sent their magical and financial tribute to the City of Wonders. In exchange,…
Heortland in the Third Age II
So what happened to Heortland? Heortland has almost three times the population of Sartar, in approximately the same area. With over 100k Orlanth initiates, it is one core Orlanthi areas in the…
The Sixes in the Holy Country
In the Holy Country, the magical energies of the Sixes work together to complement each other. All Six are recognized by all and yet, each maintain their own identity. The Sixes and…
Esrolian fleets
I’ve been thinking a lot about the size of the Nochet trireme fleet, and clearly the number of rowers (and not finances) is the biggest limiting factor. If we assume HALF the…
Terminology: Heortling, Sartarite, Heortlander
A few notes on terminology. I rarely use the word “Heortling” to describe the Orlanthi of Sartar and Heortland, prefering “Sartarite,” “Heortlander,” or even just “Orlanthi.” When I get manuscripts with the…
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…
29 – The City of Wonders
Chapter 3 – The White Bear 30 – Sideshows The Holy Country To the south of Dragon Pass lies the magical land of the Holy Country, united for centuries by its ever reincarnating…
Heortland in the Third Age I
This is a series of maps Greg and I drew some years ago to visualize the changes in Heortland from the arrival of Belintar to the present day. One thing that is…
Durengard
Population: 10k 90 hectares (giving 20 hectares to the governor’s palace) Temples to Orlanth, Ernalda, Belintar, Issaries, Lhankor Mhy (and other Lightbringers), Invisible God and Uleria. Massive-fortress palace in the Nochet style…
History of Kethaela – The Third Age
After the Dragonkill War, the Only Old One proved himself to be a troll in magical contest with Kajak-ab Brain Eater and so shared rule of Dragon Pass with the leaders in…
Notes on The Holy Country III
Belintar was a human being who swam ashore from the deadly sea at the Rightarm Island of Sandpaper one bright morning in the year 1313. He had great bearing and power, and…
Population Density II
So Sartar has a population density of about 10 people per square km, and Lunar Tarsh about 18 people per square km. Esrolia is WAY more densely settled. North Esrolia has only…
Heortland Map
Here’s a nifty map of Heortland.
Notes on the Holy Country II
By 1350, the Hendriki kingdom is gone. Heortland – named after the great cultural hero who was often invoked by Belintar – was a Sixth of the Holy Country. The God-King kept…
Dragon Pass and Kethaela Map
About 66% done on phase one! The whole of Dragon Pass and Kethaela at 2 cm = 5 miles scale. Altogether it is an A0 map. To get all of Prax in…
Representatives of the Sixths in 1616
Commentary on Prince of Sartar Chapter 3, The City of Wonders: Xoroho Hellspeaker, envoy from the Eldest Kin of the Shadow Plateau, presents herself to the immortal Belintar, God and King, the Master of…
Detailing Glorantha
Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 23/03/2011 – 14:39 For the upcoming Guide to Glorantha, we are working on some detailed regional maps for Genertela, showing population information for cities and cultural groups….