The relationship between the cults of Orlanth and Humakt also help show the relationship between the initiates of Humakt and the rest of Orlanthi society. Most adults in Orlanthi society participate in…
Tag: Orlanthi (culture)
On the Customs of the Sartarites and Their Barbaric Lust
I was pondering how Lunars might view Sartarite attitudes towards sex, and came up with this. I figured some of you might enjoy it. A Lunar take on Sartarite Attitudes Toward Sex…
Crime and Law in Orlanthi cities
There really aren’t police or courts as we understand it in Orlanthi cities such as Boldhome, Jonstown, or New Pavis. There is usually a city guard that guards the city gates, maintain…
Orlanthi Leaders
Orlanthi leaders need to have the ability and willingness to personally use violence for the benefit of the community-at-large and for personal considerations, and have a network of connections with other violent…
Choosing Leaders
Among the Orlanthi, leaders require the consent of their assembled community (who often gather with arms) before taking power (this is not the same as being elected but is somewhat similar) and…
Talastari Concept Art
Ossi Hiekkala has done some concept art for Chaosium about the look of the Talastari, an Orlanthi group stuck between the Lunar Empire and Dorastor. I thought many of you all might…
Central Genertela Map Overview
I often play around with putting different maps together in order to get a better feel for how Glorantha works. This is one of my favorite composite maps – it nicely shows…
The Orlanthi of Fronela
There are some 2.4 MILLION Orlanthi in Fronela, far more than in Dragon Pass and Peloria. The Lightbringers came to Fronela in the First Age, reaching what is now Charg by 238…
Slaves amongst the Orlanthi
Orlanth, as the God of Freedom, finds slavery objectionable. His temples and Rune Masters are prohibited from owning slaves (Lightbringers p. 23). As a result, that means the Prince of Sartar, the…
History of Orlanthi Cities
If we think about the history of the Orlanthi, their original Dawn Age settlements were “hill fort villages” – this is where they survived the Greater Darkness and Grey Ages. The entire…
New Orlanthi Adults
Traditionally, new adults in Orlanthi cultures go through a period of cult training or apprenticeship, often called the “Ordeal Years”. The newly initiated young men (which include those women chosen by Vinga)…
Temple Children
One of the interesting customs common among the Orlanthi are the “temple children”. These are children born to Earth Priestesses (often without an identified mortal father) who are cared and raised by…
Orlanthi tribal kings
So what does an Orlanthi tribal king actually do? We know that the Orlanthi clans tend to be organized into tribes – confederations of kinship groups, led by the Orlanth cult and…
Orlanthi Friendship
Despite (or perhaps because of) the importance of kinship ties, friendship is greatly valued in Orlanthi culture, and many stories place greater importance on friendship than kinship. One has no choice in…
Sample cultural distribution maps
The Guide to Glorantha features cultural distribution maps for each of the eight major human cultures and three of the Elder Races. Some of these maps may prove a bit surprising. For…
Art and Culture and a Fantasy World
Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 08/05/2012 – 16:07 I’m posting this as a discussion piece, and a lot of this is in shorthand that makes sense to the writing and artistic group,…
Theyalan Art Direction
Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 26/04/2012 – 10:27 There’s quite a bit of different Orlanthi art styles presented in the Guide (including Esrolian temple paintings, Sartarite coins, Vesmonstran enamels, and so on)….
Quick Summary of Gloranthan Cultures: Part 3
Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 17/04/2012 – 06:15 One of the many things I am excited about regarding the forthcoming Guide to Glorantha is the art. We will be spending more on…
Quick Summary of Gloranthan Cultures: Part 1, Orlanthi Dragon Pass And the Holy Country
Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 29/11/2011 – 13:50 The Orlanthi are one of the four Major Cultures of Genertela (along with Westerner, Pelorian, and Vithelan). All Orlanthi share a few common features:…