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Orlanth Thunderous Temples, Shrines and Site

Far Point Location Type Page Affiliation Alda-Chur (small city) Major temple 84 Dinacoli, Princeros, Tovtaros and Vantaros tribes Aroka Lake, Donalf Flats Minor temple 85 Chalk Man (village) Minor temple 87 Tovtaros…

Orlanth Subcult Membership

Posted on March 4, 2024

In Sartar, more than a third (35%) of all Orlanth initiates belong to the Orlanth Adventurous subcult. A little less than two thirds (62%) belong to the Orlanth Thunderous subcult. And a…

The Cult of Orlanth In Sartar

Posted on November 15, 2023

Orlanth is the patron god of the Kingdom of Sartar, and nowhere is his cult more fully developed. The three main subcults of Orlanth—Thunderous, Adventurous, and Rex—have temples and shrines throughout 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…

8 – The Wrath of Argrath

7 – Argrath faces the Lunars 9 – Exile Characters: Argrath The most famous collection of Argrath stories, “The Annotated Argrath’s Saga”, says simply: This deed, performed by a young man filled with the…

Why does Orlanth have multiple arms?

Posted on August 18, 2021

So an art issue that a few grognards have raised directly or indirectly – why does Orlanth have multiple arms? The Orlanthi depict Orlanth as having four arms so that they might…

Orlanth in Sartar

Posted on July 30, 2021

Orlanth is the patron god of the Kingdom of Sartar, and nowhere is his cult more fully developed. The three main subcults of Orlanth – Thunderous, Adventurous, and Rex – have temples…

Changing Gods

Posted on July 14, 2021

A few more notes on Changing Gods. At the Dawn, the Thunderer and the Adventurer were often worshiped as separate gods. Pretty quickly the Theyalans recognised both as aspects of Orlanth, and…

Hiording Clan

Posted on July 9, 2021

This one is pretty incomplete and fragmentary as I am not sure I want to include a finished version in the Sartar Boxed Set, but I thought the Hiording might be interesting….

Sartar Book preview

Posted on January 27, 2021

As I get near to wrapping up the final text on the Sartar book and move into art, I need to say – man this book will blow some minds! Sartar with…

Orlanth Thunderous

Orlanth’s aspect as the weather god. Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Fire & Sky 51 2025 per Rune spell n/a As: DoburdanAssociate cult: Entekos (Peloria) Earth Goddesses 25 2023 per…

Hedkoranth

God of Hailstorms, the Thunderbolt Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes So who are the Thunder Brothers Post 2023 None listed n/a Local subcult of: Orlanth Thunderous Prosopaedia 53 2023 None…

Concept art of Great Orlanth in all three aspects

Posted on September 19, 2019

I think this dates to Boldhome circa 1628 or 1629.

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