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Tag: Nysalor
The Spread of the Lunar Way
When we think about the spread of the Lunar Way, we can break it into two waves. The first is in the Heartland of Peloria, where it took at least a full…
The Puzzle Canal
The Puzzle Canal in the Big Rubble was built for spiritual and ritualistic purposes by Labrygon, a demi-god priest from the Empire of the Wyrm’s Friends. Building it took hundreds of laborers,…
CHA4037 Dragon Pass – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W X Y Z
So what do your adventurers know about Illumination?
So what do your adventurers know about Illumination (as opposed to players)? If you notice Illumination is pretty much unmentioned in the core rules, Lightbringers, and Earth Goddess books. There is a…
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…
Great Sister, a Demigoddess
Great Sister is a living demigoddess, and as such does not offer magic. She is not the head of a cult, although she is often involved with the activities of the Deezola…
Path of the Red Goddess
The Red Goddess was born out of the parts of ancient Moon deities, shattered and broken in the Gods War, but reunited and reborn in Time. For her the Gods Time is…
CHA4041 Mythology – Index
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W X…
CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W Y Z
Illumination and the Solar Religion
Nysalorean Illumination is associated with the Solar religion of Peloria, and perhaps we should think about how the Bright God has embraced Nysalor. Yelm is one of the Greater Gods and a…
The Lunar Religion and Chaos
One of the clear distinctions made in the Compromise is that Chaos is not of this world. The deities and powers of the world had touched it, and were still afraid of…
Yelm & Chaos
For most Gloranthan religions, Chaos is something outside of the realm of gods and spirits. There are a few gods or spirits that were corrupted by Chaos or who otherwise embraced it…
26 – The Seven Steps
25 – Fear and the Void25 – Die Angst und die Leere25 – La Peur et le néant 27 – What about Chaos?27 – Was ist mit dem Chaos27 – Qu’en est-il…
Notes on Saird
The original “homeland” of the Yelmalio cult was Saird, a border land between Dragon Pass and Dara Happa. In the early First Age, this was a mixing ground of settlers from Dragon…
Lives of Sedenya (2006)
Also published in parts in Rule One The Testimonial “When you speak of me, tell of yourself first,” said the Goddess. She was instructing her followers how to teach others about Her. “How…
Nysalor / Gbaji
The Bright One / The Deceiver References Page Year Runes Notes Lunar Way 9112 pages 2024 Associate cults: none Cults of Glorantha Preview 404 2019 Associate cults: none Cult Compendium 319Five pages…
History Of Kethaela – The First Age
Kethaela is an ancient name for the region now called the Holy Country. The land was named for the goddess Ketha, the wife of Entru and mother of Entruli, who came from…
Rashoran
Dead God References Page Year Notes Lunar Way 93 2024 AKA: Nysalor (in Kralorela) Mythology 44 2024 Guide to Glorantha 120 2014
Rashorana
Goddess of Illumination References Page Year Runes Notes Lunar Way 23, 92-93 2024 None listed In: Nysalor Glorantha Sourcebook 152 2024 Black Moon Phase AKA: Atarks, Jernotius, Nysalor, Sedenya Prosopaedia 145, 66,…
Safelster in the First Age (2013)
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 The following is part one of a series of Questions and Answers about Safelster and Ralios. The Enerali Peoples at the Dawn At the Dawn the four tribes…
AH8577 Gods of Glorantha (Box 05 – 1985)
60 Religions for RuneQuestGods of Glorantha describes 60 major Gloranthan religions for humans and non-humans, for good guys and bad, for men and women, all from an array of different cultures. A…
Nysalor
The Bright one, The Illuminator, God of Illumination References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 2, 8, 10, 14, 20, 22, 30, 32 2025 None listed Associate cult: Yelm Lunar Way…
Greg Sez: Heroes & Immortals (2005)
Published 10th July 2005 Question from Charles Corrigan, answer by Greg Stafford. I am quite interested in the topic of very powerful people (and others) who are not apotheosized, but who are…