The Red Emperor’s daughter, Hwarin Dalthippa, conquered the lands south of Henjarl in a series of military and magical campaigns between 1309 and 1349. In 1325, the Red Emperor proclaimed her and…
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Choralinthor Bay
The Choralinthor Bay is strongly affected by the tides. At times of very low tide, the blue hatched areas and the light blue areas are exposed. Only the dark blue areas are…
The Shadowlands
Both the Jrusteli and the Empire of the Wyrm’s Friends sought to maintain a loyal power base in the Shadowlands. It is, after all, the crossroads of the continent, and though every…
Pamaltelan Mythical Age Maps (2003)
The Pamaltelan mythology divides history in Periods: the Creation Period, the Artmali Period, the Demon Period etc. You can read more about the Pamaltelan mythic ages in the pre-finished work Revealed Mythologies.
The Grand Ritual of the Third Council
In 826, the Third Council was established to rule over the material interests of the leaders of the draconic movement. The rulers began a long and intense Grand Ritual that was expected…
Genertela
The northern continent of the Surface World is called Genertela, which means “Place of Genert”, the Earth King who once ruled the land. Genertela is about 5,000 km east to west and…
Notes on the Origins Of Tarsh
Let’s talk a little bit about the south Pelorian Orlanthi, as I think that they are important as a background – even though the Lunar Tarshites are not merely a Lunarized variant…
Dawn population
At the Dawn, Dragon Pass was one of the strongholds of mortal beings. Thanks to I Fought, We Won and the Unity Council, it was one of the main population centers of…
Tarsh
So let’s talk about Tarsh a little. First thing to keep in mind is that it is geographically about the same size Sartar, but it is much more intensely settled with more…
1 – The Flame of Sartar
Chapter 1 – Initiation 2 – The Uncles Characters: Argrath, Jar-eel the Razoress A Brief History Glorantha was created by its deities from the Primal Void of Chaos. At first, there was no history,…
An important insight into the Red Goddess
“Her Myth-Self does not properly sit with how the God Learners theorised how the God Time functions. The Red Goddess slices through our conception of the God Time at a right angle…
Temple of the Reaching Moon
Each Temple of the Reaching Moon is an architectural monument, a vast complex of temples, shrines, and courts that take up about 10 hectares. They follow a standard layout, that recreates the…
The Tribes of Sartar, 1625-1626
So there are 157 clans in Sartar (not including the Telmori and the Pol-Joni of course), with an average population of about 900 members. 600 are adults. The average tribe in Sartar…
The East and West Pockets of Boldhome
Almost a third of the population of Boldhome lives in the East and West Pockets of the city. These dwarf-made complexes are carved out of the stone of the valley’s wall, and…
Detailed map of Saird
Here is a far more detailed map of Saird, which gives an idea how densely populated this lowlands here are. Lots of villages! And the Daughter’s Road running from Jillaro to Filichet…
Durengard
Population: 10k 90 hectares (giving 20 hectares to the governor’s palace) Temples to Orlanth, Ernalda, Belintar, Issaries, Lhankor Mhy (and other Lightbringers), Invisible God and Uleria. Massive-fortress palace in the Nochet style…
Masters of Luck and Death I
In the Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death, participants traveled the secret pathways of the Hero Plane that tied the Holy Country together. They defined and named the powers of…
The Holy Country after 1616
When Belintar died and did not return in 1616, the Holy Country quickly fell apart as a unified kingdom. As not one but two Tournaments of the Masters of Luck and Death…
The invasion of the Holy Country 1619, part 2
By the end of Sea Season, the Lunar invasion of the Holy Country had stalled outside the walls of Karse. After being nearly destroyed in a Lunar assault, Smithstone had been retaken…
The Invasion of the Holy Country 1619, part 1
The Lunar Empire had never stopped eyeing the richer lands of the Holy Country to the south. But their failure at the Building Wall Battle in 1605 had made them cautious, so…
The Size of the Red Moon
Lunar celestialogists claim that the top of the Sky Dome is approximately 6000 km above Magasta’s Pool and that the Red Moon is therefore about 3000 km above the Crater (“halfway between…
Boldhome Booklet
Wow there is a lot of good stuff in the Boldhome booklet going into the Sartar Boxed Set.
A sketch map centred on Apple Lane
Just a little something I was working on today, more detail for RQC. Note that the month and year of this post are correct, just not the date.
A Sketch Map Centred on Genert’s Garden
And here is what I was working on during the week. Note that the month and year of this post are correct, just not the date.
Clearwine Fort
here is a small version of Olivier’s amazing map of Clearwine Fort. That looks decidedly different than it does in S:KoH. Is it a retcon, or a change as Gloranthan time has…