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Orlanthi Clan territory

Posted on November 2, 2023

The average Orlanthi clan in Dragon Pass or Heortland claims about 55 square km of territory. That may sound like a lot, but even my little city of Fort Collins could have…

Brolia and Anadiki

Posted on January 1, 2023

Some 150,000 Orlanthi live in the foothills north of the Western Rockwoods, in Brolia and Anadikki. The population density here is about 6 people per square km, a little more than half…

The Kingdom of Sartar is hardly paradise

Posted on December 14, 2022

So after pointing out some of the horrors the Lunar Empire is built upon, I think it is also worth pointing out that living in the Kingdom of Sartar is hardly paradise….

Homeric and Orlanthi kingship

Posted on March 29, 2021

An interesting snippet on Homeric kingship directly of relevance to Orlanthi tribal kingship: The terms basileus and basileia are usually translated as “king” and “queen,” but not correctly so, if “royal” persons…

Orlanthi ownership

Posted on April 28, 2020

Here’s a little snippet from a forthcoming players-oriented book I am working on: The Orlanthi divide ownership into two types of property, called earth and chattel. The Orlanthi view the Earth as…

Orlanthi stick gambling

Posted on September 8, 2019

Elsewhere there was a post about Gloranthan games, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to point out the Orlanthi sport of stick gambling: Do Orlanthi have/do anything similar to…

British Museum Visit II

Posted on October 7, 2018

A few Orlanthi artefacts we discovered yesterday.

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…

Four Major Cultures Genertela

Posted on October 14, 2011

Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 14/10/2011 – 20:45 Approximately 55 million people reside in Genertela. Over 70% of the population belong to one of four broad cultural groups. Kralorelan. Total population: 13.1…

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