There are some 1200 initiates of the Seven Lightbringers in New Pavis, fully a third of the adult residents in the city. Now more than half are Orlanth initiates, and Orlanth is…
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Hard-Wired Gloranthan Conflicts
There are some big conflicts hard-wired into the Glorantha setting, including (but not limited to): These conflicts are macro and microcosmic. Political conflict often echo these cosmic conflicts – for example, Sartar…
The Lightbringers and their pantheon
So let’s talk a moment about the Lightbringers and their pantheon. In Sartar, about 42% of the adult population are initiated into one of the core Lightbringer cults, and another 40% are…
Chaos and The Great Compromise
The Spike held Glorantha together in the Gods Time. The Celestial Court were torn into pieces and the Spike was destroyed, leaving instead a gaping, howling Void. Things fall apart; the centre…
Notes on Issaries I
Issaries is one of the most widely-spread cults in Glorantha. His markets appear in Kralorela, Fonrit, and Sog CIty. He’s worshiped as an ancestor by nobles in Seshnela and Maniria, he’s one…
Ginna Jar
Mysterious Member of the Lightbringers References Page Year Notes Lightbringers 9 2023 Prosopaedia 46 2023 Book of Heortling Mythology 164, 186 2009 Entity glyphAppendix D Genealogy References Page Year Tree Mythology 33…
The Lightbringers Religion
In the First Age, the Lightbringers Religion spread from its homeland in Dragon Pass across much of Genertela. These areas are where the Seven Lightbringers and their associates (Ernalda, Storm Bull, Mastakos,…
The Core of the Lightbringers Religion
Dragon Pass and the Holy Country are the core of the Lightbringers Religion. Now people always grasp that includes Orlanth and Ernalda, but do not underestimate the societal importance of Chalana Arroy,…
The Other Lightbringers in Sartar
The other Lightbringers (Chalana Arroy, Eurmal, Issaries, and Lhankor Mhy) have large and well-developed cults in Sartar. These cults are primarily centered on the cities – few tribes, let alone clans, can…
Lightbringers WiP
This recent piece by Agathe Pitié is without a doubt my favorite depiction of the Lightbringers and part of a larger piece that is simply amazing. The iconography of each Lightbringer is…
Flesh Man
Mortal Man, One of the Lightbringers References Page Year Runes Notes Mythology 50 2023 None listed In: Lightbringers Quest Lightbringers 9, 36, 46, 57, 84 2023 None listed Associate cults:Chalana Arroy, Daka…
Orlanth
Head of the Council of the Gods, Storm god, Chieftain, and Warrior, one of the Lightbringers The 49 Names of Orlanth are: Great Orlanth, King, Larnsting, Lifebringer, Lightbringer, Thunderer, Liberator, Poet, Rebel,…
Lightbringers
Fellowship formed to restore the Sun The Lightbringers are: References Page Year Notes Mythology 118 2023 Lightbringers, Gods of Storm 12 2023 Prosopaedia 77 2023 Book of Heortling Mythology 164 2009 Entity…
Lhankor Mhy
Lord of Knowledge, Lightbringer References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 11 2025 None listed AKA: Buserian (Dara Happa / Pent), Chaquandarath (Vithela), Yedere (Kralorela) Mythology 119 2023 Lightbringers 11, 67nine…
Issaries
God of trade and communication, one of the Lightbringers References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 81 2024 per Rune spell Associate cult: Gustbran Lunar Way 61, 82 2024 per Rune…
Eurmal
The trickster, one of the Lightbringers References Page Year Runes Notes Mythology 6, 18, 50, 94, 119, 152, 154–155 2023 Earth Goddesses 29, 50, 70, 72, 75 2023 per Rune spell Associate…
Chalana Arroy
Goddess of Healing, the healer, one of the Lightbringers References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 10 2025 per Rune spell Associate cult: Yelm Mythology 118 2023 Earth Goddesses 21, 37,…