Some notes from a discussion on the Chaosium Discord channel where I discussed what I consider one of the key dynamics of the setting: The brutality of the Lunar Empire to its…
Tag: Lunar Heartlands
Gods of Fire and Sky and the Lunar Way
The Gods of Fire and Sky co-exist alongside the Lunar Way in a pluralistic religious landscape in the Lunar Heartlands. Rituals honoring Yelm, Dayzatar, etc. are dominant in formal, elite, and rural…
Following the Lunar Way
The Lunar Way is pretty darn easy for someone in the Heartlands or the settled Provinces to defend. The Red Goddess displays her power simply by existing in the Middle Air for…
The Growth of the Lunar Way
We’ve all got access to the Lunar Way now and to the Glorantha Sourcebook, so we have access to the history of the Lunar Empire. But how did the Lunar Way grow…
The Solar Pantheon in the Lunar Heartlands
There’s about 160k Yelm initiates in the Lunar Heartlands. There are only about 60k Yelm initiates in Pent. Dendara has about 81k initiates in Pent and 181k in the Lunar Heartlands. But…
Pantheons in the Lunar Heartlands
About 1.3 million people in the Lunar Heartlands are initiated into one of the cults of the Lunar Way. About 1.8 million people in the same area are initiated into tradition Solar…
Social Classes in the Lunar Empire
A few notes on social classes in the Lunar Empire (with some specific notes on slavery in Dara Happa). Dara Happa – that belt of intensive agriculture along the Oslira river –…
Diet in the Lunar Heartlands
When we think of the staple diet in the Lunar Heartlands (especially Silver Shadow, Darjiin, Kostaddi, and Sylila) think of rice. Not the domesticated white rice Oryza sativa) but North American wild…
Top 10 Lunar Heartland Cults
The ten most popular cults in the Lunar Heartlands are:
The Moonburn
Of all the many crimes of the Third Age perhaps the worst was the Moonburn. As we all know, back in the First Wane, Dara-Ni was refuge for the River People and…
Other RQG Campaign settings
As we all know, Dragon Pass-the Holy Country-Prax homelands are the default settings for RQG. These are the areas explored in the old board games White Bear & Red Moon, Nomad Gods,…
Entekos in the Lunar Heartlands
The primary atmospheric deity in the Lunar Heartlands is Entekos, whose cult is largely contained to Karasal, Oronin, and the Silver Shadow). Her cult is closely associated with Dendara, and is associated…
Some notes on land ownership in the Lunar Heartlands
So for example in the Lunar Heartlands, we get a complex and hierarchical land ownership system. Here’s some thoughts: The Red Emperor owns personal and royal property which is used as he…
The most popular cults in the Lunar Heartlands?
Here’s another good question – what are the most popular cults in the Lunar Heartlands? The answer is the Seven Mothers, either collectively or individually. About 24% of the population in the…
The Lunar Heartlands
As we think about the Lunar Heartlands as a place populated by people, a few dimensions are worth keeping in mind. It is about 300 miles from Jillaro to Elz Ast and…
A Lunar Heartland travelogue
I recently discovered this from a unpublished Lunar Heartland travelogue. This snippet is from the discussion of Dragon Pass and Esrolia: “The Orlanthi are barely human. They rut like barnyard animals, kill…