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Human Sacrifice

Posted on March 15, 2023

How much of a thing is human sacrifice in Glorantha? Human sacrifice is pretty rare among the Orlanthi. The tusk riders perform it, which is one of the reasons they are so…

Notes on City Gods

Posted on February 6, 2023

Cities have a market, a degree of self-governance, and temples to the city’s patron deity and to the city god. They also have temples to other gods of importance to the people,…

Cults of the Lunar Provinces

Posted on December 29, 2022

Vanch, Imther, Aggar, Holay, and Tarsh are a collection of Theyalan lands ruled by client kings supported by (and responsible to) the Red Emperor. For the last few generations, that was handled…

The Lunar Satrapy of Sylila

Posted on September 21, 2022

The Red Emperor’s daughter, Hwarin Dalthippa, conquered the lands south of Henjarl in a series of military and magical campaigns between 1309 and 1349. In 1325, the Red Emperor proclaimed her and…

Restrictions on Satraps

Posted on September 20, 2022

Within their domains, the rulers of the satrapies or sultanates of the Lunar Empire rule with inherent authority. They are not mere governors or administrators – they are rulers in their own…

History of the Provincial Overseer

Posted on September 18, 2022

Prior to 1555, there was no Provincial Overseer. During the 4th Wane, the various provincial client kings were managed from Jillaro. After the Red Emperor returned to Glamour at the end of…

Lunar Deities

Posted on July 14, 2022

Here is another Work in Progress by Katrin Dirim – this shows the relationship of various Lunar deities. A few surprises here to the uninitiated perhaps, and lots of secret details for…

Lunar Provincial Population Groups

Posted on July 3, 2022

Throughout the Lunar Provinces, much of the ruling class and urban population is Lunar, while much of the rural population is “barbarian” (I am using that term from a Lunar Heartland perspective)….

Hon-eel’s Descendants and the Imperial Nobility

Posted on June 24, 2022

In 1486, the Lunar goddess Hon-eel, daughter of the Red Emperor and Sandene, gave birth to twins, conceived with the Secret Light of the Sun. One was a boy, blond and pale-eyed,…

Lunar Alcohol

Posted on February 22, 2022

For most Pelorians, the drinks of choice are:Corn beer. Like chicha, this is made in huge earthenware vats and because of its low alcohol content (1-3%) is consumed in vast quantities. Corn beer…

Notes on the Eel-ariash clan

Posted on January 26, 2022

The Eel-ariash come from Doblian, and were the family of Sandene, a village weaver woman who had protected the Red Emperor when he hid from Sheng Seleris. The family first appeared in…

12 – The Slave Revolt

Chapter 2 – The Lunar Way 13 – Beat-Pot Characters: Beat-Pot Aelwrin Oraya Satrapy: This satrapy in the eastern Lunar Empire was founded by the demigoddess Hon-eel as a buffer state between the…

Other Names of Lodril

Posted on August 7, 2021

Lodril is known by many names throughout Glorantha. Here are a few of the best known: Balumbasta Balumbasta is worshiped by the Agimori of Pamaltela. He is the Strong God, Lord of…

Magical challenges

Posted on July 18, 2021

Magical challenges to prove a truth are well accepted in Glorantha. This goes back to the Gods Age, when contests of the arts were popular among the gods – the most famous…

Maize

Posted on July 1, 2021

Maize is a cereal grain that can grow 3 meters or more in height, and grows ears with red, blackish, blueish-grey, or yellow kernels. Maize that is well-watered and offered blood human…

A few thoughts on the Imperial Lunar nobility

Posted on November 30, 2014

A few thoughts on the elite of the Lunar nobility. The highest nobility are those who are within two or three generations of the Red Emperor. So a few numbers to see…

A Sense of Scale (2011)

Submitted by Jeff on Mon, 07/11/2011 – 14:43 Third Age Glorantha is a Bronze Age (or early Iron Age) setting, with a scale that is more comparable to the Ancient World than…

All Hail the Reaching Moon!

Posted on August 31, 2013

This was originally posted on Google+… Tapatalk archive

The making of a Hon-eel picture

Mike Perry has a wonderful blogpost about the making of his amazing Hon-eel picture for the Guide (which is one of favorite pictures in the whole book). If you want to know…

Hon-eel

[hah-NEEL] The Dancer, the Lunar Earth Goddess and Mother of Maize, Third Inspiration of Moonson, lunar goddess of rebirth The Lunar Empire was desolated by horse barbarian attacks in its early years….

Grain Goddesses

Queens of the land Each region of the world has its own special grain or land goddess. All are similar and each has given birth to their own special grain. Write up…

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