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The Lightbringers in New Pavis

Posted on June 29, 2024

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…

Hard-Wired Gloranthan Conflicts

Posted on May 7, 2024

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

Posted on August 11, 2023

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

Posted on May 27, 2023

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

Posted on September 24, 2022

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 Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Lightbringers, Gods of Storm 9 2023 None listed n/a Prosopaedia entry Prosopaedia 46 2023 None listed n/a Prosopaedia entry Book…

The Lightbringers Religion

Posted on November 26, 2021

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

Posted on September 7, 2021

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

Posted on August 2, 2021

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

Posted on October 20, 2020

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 Flesh Man was a mortal being, a grandchild of Grandfather Mortal, who was first-made Man and who lived on the slopes of The Spike. Save Humakt…

Orlanth

Head of the Council of the Gods, Storm god, Chieftain, and Warrior, one of the Lightbringers Orlanth is the King of the Gods, Master of Storms, Death Wielder, and Bringer of Light….

Lightbringers

Fellowship formed to restore the Sun Orlanth’s killing of Yelm sparked the beginning of the Great Darkness. Orlanth realized the doom which he had brought to the world, and knew that he…

Lhankor Mhy

Lord of Knowledge, Lightbringer Lhankor Mhy is the god of the Grey Lords, the sages of Glorantha. Keeper of the Laws, Scribe of the Immortals, and History Singer are his titles. He…

Issaries

God of trade and communication, one of the Lightbringers Issaries is Lord of Trade, Guardian of Roads, Messenger of the Gods, and the psychopomp of the Orlanthi. Initiates of his cult are…

Eurmal

The trickster, one of the Lightbringers This troublemaker is a jester and a fool, but armed with divine energy and power. His tricks change the world, his pranks create or destroy. Sometimes…

Chalana Arroy

Goddess of Healing, the healer, one of the Lightbringers This merciful goddess is both a Lightbringer and a member of Yelm‘s household. She knows how to heal all diseases and wounds, and…

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