Pretty much every cult who Arkat interacted with as an initiate or associate accepts that Arkat certainly was telling the truth about what he did and experienced on the Hero Plane. Their…
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Some HeroQuesting Thoughts III
Now sometimes people just want cool powers. And maybe that’s what we should focus on: Now the trick with these is you either need players that say – I want X cool…
The Wooden Sword
Subcult of Humakt References Page Year Notes Dragon Pass 42, 44 2024 In: Leika Ballista, Alebard’s Tower The Stafford House Campaign 8, 10, 20-21, 26-28, 34, 37-39, 42-43, 47-50, 56 2022 In:…
A Few Notes on the Air Gods
Any time you look at those big abstract Celestial Court “deities” they include potential devolutions. So Umath is generally thought to have been “succeeded” by his children – Kolat, Vadrus, Storm Bull,…
Humakt and Orlanthi society
The relationship between the cults of Orlanth and Humakt also help show the relationship between the initiates of Humakt and the rest of Orlanthi society. Most adults in Orlanthi society participate in…
Humakt Temples, Shrines and Sites
Far Point Location Type Page Affiliation Alda-Chur (small city) Major temple 84 Dinacoli, Princeros, Tovtaros and Vantaros tribes Alda-Chur (small city) Major Temple(closed 1625) 84 Lunar garrison and barracks fortress Day’s Hope…
Inspiration for Humakti
I’ve always had a soft spot for Humakti. Sacred killers, they live outside of normal Orlanthi society but nonetheless have an important role within it. With their code of honor, strange taboos…
CHA4037 Dragon Pass – 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 X Y Z
Army Recruitment
Most Gloranthan armies are recruited in the following ways: Tribal militia. Members of the local community perform military service as part of belonging to the community. Among the Sartarites and Praxians, this is…
Ducks – A Sartarite Tribe
Most Sartarite tribes are pretty similar – being primarily Orlanth worshiping humans. However, there are two unusual tribes, the ducks and the Telmori. Let’s talk about the ducks today. The ducks (or…
Portions of Umath
When Umath was broken, his sons (each bearing a portion of the Primal Air) emerged and began their struggle to claim their part of the world). At least six sons are known to have…
The Path of Humakt
The path of Humakt is as sharp and severe as the edge of a sword. Humakt has no associated cults – you need to worship him directly to gain his magic. Humakt…
Hell
Hell has many guardians and denizens, although comparatively few have well-established cults. Of those who do, the best known are perhaps Annilla, Asrelia, Daka Fal, Gorgorma, Humakt, Jajagappa, Kyger Litor, Lodril, Shargash,…
CHA4041 Mythology – Index
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) 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 X…
North War Wind
Storm God, God of War and Death One of the Four Winds: References Page Year Notes Prosopaedia 89 2023
The thirteen main cults in Sartar
There are thirteen main cults in Sartar, which collectively are about 95% of the population. The biggest are: Those two cults are about 68% of the population. Those 11 cults (each with…
CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – 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
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 Struggle for the Middle Air
The Red Goddess never made peace with the Air Gods, for there was none among her pantheon who could approach those deities on their own ground. There began, within history, a struggle…
Notes on Humakt
Humakt is a favorite player character cult in RuneQuest and no wonder! The cult is for the professional warrior, the mercenary, the holy killer, but is also tempered by a strict code…
War Gods in the Lunar Empire
The most important war god in the Lunar Empire is Yanafal Tarnils. All soldiers in the Lunar Army are lay members and probably a quarter of the Lunar Army are initiates of…
Air Gods in the Lunar Heartland
In the Lunar Heartlands, several Air gods are recognized. First of course is Orlanth, the Thunder God who slew Yelm and plunged the world into the Lesser Darkness. He is acknowledged as…
A Short History of Arkat
By all accounts Arkat was born on the isle of Brithos in 375 ST. In 400 he accompanied a Brithini expedition to Arolanit attempting to liberate that land from Gbaji. In 410…
Storm Pantheon art preview
Orlanth is the grandson of Earth and Sky, his siblings are the winds, a bull, a cat, violence, evil, the mountain snow, and Death. He married the Green Lady, and his offspring…
Yelmalio Adventurers
Yelmalio is the Frontier God of Civilization. He brings Light to the quarrelling Storm tribes. He is a god of honour, a god of citizen-soldiers. He has a soldier aspect, a mystic…