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Degenerative Actions of Gods

Posted on March 22, 2023

The Malkioni posit the existence of something all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good (or at least all-rational) – the Invisible God. That entity is invisible to us – we can’t go “visit it” or…

Zzaburi in the West

Posted on January 5, 2023

There are somewhere around 120,000 zzaburi in Seshnela and Ralios. Now of them, about 79,000 adhere to the Rokari school. That’s the approximate number of trained sorcerers in that area. This number…

Malkioni Heresies

Posted on January 4, 2023

Most Malkioni are far more concerned about heretical sects of Malkionism than about non-Malkioni subjects. Arkatism or “the Stygian Heresy” is considered one of the most heretical outgrowths of Malkionism. So for…

The central story of the Malkioni

Posted on January 4, 2023

As an aside, here’s an old snippet between Nick Brooke and I from some time ago which I was just dusting off: The central story of the Malkioni is that of the…

Religion in Safelster

Posted on January 2, 2023

There are approximately 3 million people in Safelster. This politically decentralized area around Lake Felster in Ralios is one of the more densely populated areas in Glorantha. It is also one of…

The Malkioni And The Red Moon

Posted on December 27, 2022

In 1247 the whole world saw the Red Moon rise into the Middle Air. At first it could only be seen at night, but after 1275 or so, it could be seen…

The Stygian Heresy I

Posted on September 14, 2022

A key to why the Stygian Heresy is so threatening to mainstream Malkioni can be found in Arkat’s apocryphal retort to the missive of King Nralar demanding that the Hero end sacrifice…

Malkionism – a detached and abstract philosophical approach

Posted on July 21, 2022

Malkionism provides us with a detached and abstract philosophical approach to Glorantha. It is easier for us Westerners than the raw personal experiences found in most rune cults. With Malkionism we can…

Malkionism demographics

Posted on July 21, 2022

When thinking about Malkionism, keep in mind that In Genertela, there are: Around 2.5 million Hrestoli (various schools) Around 1.5 million Rokari Around 750 k followers of the Stygian Heresy Around 250…

Malkionism as a “Cult”

Posted on July 20, 2022

In thinking about Malkionism for game purposes, we should probably start by thinking about what that means in terms of Malkionism as a “cult”. So what goes on in worship of the…

Malkioni Likes and Dislikes

Posted on January 6, 2022

A few notes about things to keep in mind when thinking about the Malkioni: Particular Likes and Dislikes The Malkioni distrust gods in general. There is a strong current of ancestor worship…

The Manirian Road and the Trader Princes

Posted on January 6, 2022

So as part of our Third Age Malkioni discussion, lets get to the Manirian Road and the Trader Princes. Remember what this is – it is a trade route between Safelster and…

Third Age Malkioni Movements

Posted on January 5, 2022

So let’s talk a little about some of the Third Age Malkioni movements. The Second Age broke Malkionism. Let’s say that again – the Second Age broke Malkionism. Most of the intellectual…

The Way of Hrestol

Posted on January 5, 2022

The Way of Hrestol began in the land of Seshnela in the year 2 ST, but its importance stems from the culture from which it separated, the Brithini. This prehistoric culture began…

Notes on the Malkioni

Posted on October 30, 2021

I was recently talking to Nick Brooke about the Third Age Malkioni of Seshnela and Fronela. I thought I’d share some of those notes, as much to remind me of them! The…

Malkionism

Posted on August 1, 2021

There are a bit more than 8 million Malkioni in Glorantha, most being in Seshnela or western Fronela. Malkionism is, if anything, even trickier than the Lunar Way to define. All Malkioni…

Sorcery

Posted on July 14, 2021

I’ve posted a few thoughts on the dilemma of how mortals interact with the God Time, and how to understand the gods so that mortals might wield a fraction of their power…

Malkioni Empires

Posted on June 16, 2021

Speaking of Malkioni, their two big empires are Seshnela and Loskalm. Both are about a third the population of the Lunar Empire (Loskalm a little more, Seshnela a little less). But their…

The Aeolian school of Malkionism

Posted on June 27, 2020

A few notes for today that folk might find interesting: The Aeolian Malkioni henotheist sectThe Aeolian school of Malkionism worship the Invisible God as the supreme Creator, He is the Source, the…

A few thoughts on the Chariot of Lightning sect or Henotheism

Posted on March 31, 2014

The Chariot of Lightning sect was founded in 1605 by Surantyr the Non-heretic after he made a pilgrimage to Top of the World Mountain. Within three years, he made himself master of…

Malkioni Q&A (2011)

Published 11th Mar 2011 Questions from David Millians, Herve Carteau and others. Answers from Moon Design. Q: After looking at the pictures in the old Genertela boxed set, I got the impression that…

History of Malkioni Thought – Brithini and First Age

The following is an attempt to define Malkionism by looking at the key “core texts” . By the definition I am using, a “core text” is the ultimate source text for a…

Understanding the Malkioni approach to sorcery, runes, and gods

For understanding the Malkioni approach to sorcery, runes, and gods, the Xeotam Dialogues, written by Greg back in the 1970s, is absolutely invaluable. Here’s a link to an abridged version of it….

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