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An Ancient Dawn Age document from Brithos

Posted on January 27, 2024

The following is an ancient Dawn Age document from Brithos. It predates the Gbaji Wars, and likely dates to the time of the Serpent Kings. It is some of Greg’s oldest writings….

Hrestol and Malkioni Religion

Posted on November 16, 2023

The most important thing about Hrestol in Malkioni religion is NOT that he transgressed against caste restrictions (he did that but that is a secondary aspect). Here’s the basic story: A year…

The Evolution of Malkionism

Posted on December 27, 2022

All Malkionism begins with the teachings of Malkion, where questions pertaining to laws of nature, the origin of the universe and the place of man in it are asked. These are incredibly…

The Way of Hrestol

Posted on January 5, 2022

The Way of Hrestol began in the land of Seshnela in the year 2 ST, but its importance stems from the culture from which it separated, the Brithini. This prehistoric culture began…

Notes on Hrestol and the Invisible God

Posted on March 15, 2021

Hrestol was the Ascended Man, son of Froalar, last of the Secret Keepers, and of Xemela, He is the great hero of the West and was born during the God Time. During…

Notes on Ethilrist I

Posted on October 29, 2020

Ethilrist is sometimes thought to be an incarnation of Hrestol. He encountered Hrestol himself in the middle of Hrestol’s own quest, ravaged Hell, and Ethrilrist gained great loot and his herd of…

Xemela

Mother of Hrestol Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Prosopaedia 106, 136 2023 None listed n/a History of Malkioni Thought – Brithini and First Age Post 2013 As: Xemelan school (sorcery…

Hrestol

Hero of the Men of the West, Man of All, Ascended Master, Initiator Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Prosopaedia 58 2023 n/a Common and uncommon runes 2004 None listed…

History of Malkioni Thought – Brithini and First Age

Posted on June 16, 2013

The following is an attempt to define Malkionism by looking at the key “core texts” . By the definition I am using, a “core text” is the ultimate source text for a…

Hrestol and the Vadeli Judges

Posted on June 13, 2013

Today’s random snippet from the Guide: The Vadeli claim that the great Malkioni Hero Hrestol himself retired in the Vadeli Isles. After Hrestol went to  Brithos, he was forced to flee. He…

Snippet of Seshnelan History

Posted on June 12, 2013

Today’s random bit of history from the Guide: The history of Seshnela begins in the land of Brithos during the Great Darkness. To forestall civil war between himself and his brother, Talar…

Malkioni Q&A

Posted on March 11, 2011

Questions from David Millians, Herve Carteau and others. Answers from Moon Design. Q: After looking at the pictures in the old Genertela boxed set, I got the impression that the Malkioni broadly analogous…

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