The First Person In prehistoric times Old Man was a companion of Trickster and a friend of all the world. Whatever he did then all humans must do now. Write up Page…
Tag: Hsunchen pantheon
Mikyh
Mother of Animals Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 85 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry Gods of Glorantha, Prosopaedia 1985 None listed Prosopaedia entry Genealogy Page Year Tree Fire & SkyMythologyThe…
Lux
King of Above The faraway sky is unreachable, but lesser spirits from the Sky World sometimes visit the surface world. Sky worshipers call these spirits “angels,” and recognize a vast hierarchy which…
Loon
Help from the north Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 79 2023 None listed Guide to Glorantha 21 2014 None listed In: Hsunchen Religion and MagicMythology Gods of Glorantha, The Prosopaedia 1985…
King Undine
Father of water elementals This is the child of Heler and Triolina, and all undines are descended from him. There are several upper echelons of these creatures who cannot be commanded by…
King of Below
Grasper This being lives beneath the floating earth and is the counterpart to the King of Above. He rules darkness spirits, the dead, and monsters. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia…
King of Above
Chief Star This deity is the ruler of the Sky World. He is unreachable by shamans but his spirits, the beings of wind, rain, sunshine, and starlight, can be obtained without difficulty….
Hykim & Mikyh
Beast Parents The Father and Mother of beasts Write up Page Year Runes Notes Mythology 131 2023 Earth Goddesses,The Earth pantheon 10 2023 None listed Lightbringers 159 2023 per Rune spell Associated…
Horned Man
The Great Shaman, the Horned God The Horned Man is the Father of Shamans. During the Great Darkness he sang great runes using his wit, skill, and deadliness, to trick Chaos into…
Grandmother Earth
Mother of Life Grandmother Earth’s body is the world itself. Orlanthi philosophers theorize that she may be Gata or Ernalda masquerading under a different name. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia…
First Four Companions
Friends of the Great Spirit Most primitive societies recognize the existence of the First Four Companions, who assisted Earthmaker in the creation of the world. They are the overseers of the four…
Earthmaker
The Great Spirit This entity lives beyond the realm of normal spirits and gods, being omnipotent and all-encompassing. He made the world and all things in it. He can be reached only…