This piece from the Mythology book is among my absolute favorite conceptual pieces. It shows somewhere in the vicinity of a hundred deities, some with cults, many without. Imagine these as the…
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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,…
The Other Names of Gods
In the cults books, we read of Orlanth, Yelmalio, Yelm, Ernalda, and so on. For convenience, I use the name popularized in the God Learner monomyth – but we know that these…
The Blue Moon and the Lunar Way
So there have been some questions about why the Blue Moon is not in the Lunar Way. The answer is that it is in the Darkness Book. Here’s my reasons why: The…
Catalogue of the Gods
There are some 100+ deities recognized pretty much everywhere Glorantha. Most of these are identified on the Catalogue of the Gods. These deities might have different names in different places, but with…
Darkness Genealogy II
The Darkness pantheon is an unusual in that most of these cults are worshiped primarily or even exclusively by non-humans. Darkness is deadly, fearsome, devouring, crushing, cold, silent, secretive, and mysterious, and…
The Sky Gods
The Sky is orderly, regular, and far removed from mortal ephemeralism. The Sun, planets, and stars move in regular patterns through the sky. Clusters of stars form constellations, associated with gods, monsters,…
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…
Masks of the Red Emperor
There have been at least 13 incarnations of the Red Emperor. The first – who was from roughly 1250 to 1390, was truly Moonson. During the Sheng Seleris era there were two…
Coins of the Sartar Dynasty Preview
Katrin Dirim has done some amazing art depicting coins dedicated to various members of the Sartar Dynasty. I thought some of my notes on each might be interesting. So when we think about…
CHA4044 Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses (2023)
Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses is the third book in the new Cults of RuneQuest sourcebook series for the RuneQuest TTRPG. This book is the player’s guide to the earth pantheon, opening up character creation and…
CHA4043 Cults of RuneQuest: The Lightbringers (2023)
Cults of RuneQuest: The Lightbringers is the second book in the new Cults of RuneQuest sourcebook series for the RuneQuest TTRPG. This book is the player’s guide to the storm pantheon, opening up character creation and advancement…
CHA4042 Cults of RuneQuest: The Prosopaedia (2023)
Cults of RuneQuest: The Prosopaedia is the first in the new Cults of RuneQuest sourcebook series for the RuneQuest TTRPG. This book is an indispensable reference to the many gods and goddesses, monsters, locations, artifacts, and events that…
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023)
Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology is part of the new Cults of RuneQuest sourcebook series for the RuneQuest TTRPG. It contains an indispensable history of the mythology of the storied and epic Bronze Age fantasy world of Glorantha….
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…
Gloranthan Underworld art preview
As part of a piece that Katrin Dirim is working on for us, here’s a depiction of the Gloranthan Underworld. Trolls, demons, dead gods, monsters, bats, and more. It is the doom…
Ernaldan Adventuresses: Blood, Sex, and Rock’n’Roll
Claudia Loroff and Katrin Dirim did an interview with the God Learners podcast about Ernalda, Earth religion, blood, sex, and rock n roll…
Genealogy of the Celestial Court
An interesting thing about the Lightbringers Pantheon is the number of non-elemental deities are prominent. Perhaps that was a key factor in the magic of the quest? Sharp-eyed viewers might note a…
Lunar Deities
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…
Darkness Genealogy I
I’ve always loved the divine genealogies that Kalin Kadiev did for us for the Glorantha Sourcebook, but unfortunately they were not complete enough for the Cults Book. Fortunately, Katrin Dirim has risen…
Vinga art preview
Vinga is the feminine incarnation of Orlanth. Variously described as Orlanth’s daughter, an aspect of Orlanth, or one of Orlanth’s transformations, she is revered by the Sartarites as a war goddess, and…