Tarsh Location Type Page Affiliation Barnborn (small city) Minor temple 101 Dolsonin (small city) Minor temple 103 Early Rise (village) Shrine 105 Ferry (village) Shrine 105 Furthest (large city) Major temple 107
Tag: Oslira
Social Classes in the Lunar Empire
A few notes on social classes in the Lunar Empire (with some specific notes on slavery in Dara Happa). Dara Happa – that belt of intensive agriculture along the Oslira river –…
The Sky Gods
The Sky is orderly, regular, and far removed from mortal ephemeralism. The Sun, planets, and stars move in regular patterns through the sky. Clusters of stars form constellations, associated with gods, monsters,…
Varnaga
The Crocodile God References Page Year Notes Prosopaedia 129 2023 The Perfect Sky, revised Greg Sez 1999 Star 28 The Glorious Reascent of Yelm 49, 62 1993 Star 28Gods Wall IV-3
Mohengus
God of Irrigation References Page Year Notes Prosopaedia 86 2023
Food Production in the Lunar Heartlands
Most of the people in the Lunar Heartlands are directly involved with food production: Now wait – you might ask – the Seven Mothers really don’t provide squat in terms of agricultural…
Genertelan Rivers
The biggest rivers in Glorantha are: Oslira – roughly 1600 km from her source in Dragon Pass to her mouth in the White Sea. Perhaps the mightiest of the River deities, she…
Riverfolk in the Lunar Heartlands
The Diros or Yestendos boats used by the Riverfolk and Weeders of the Lunar Heartlands are mainly reed or wooden in construction, with curved bows and sterns. Although we often associate that…
The Sea Gods
We tend to underestimate the Sea Gods. In Dragon Pass, the main water cults are Heler the Rain God (practically a subcult of Orlanth Thunderous), Engizi/Sky River Titan (because of the Skyfall…
Oslira Rune magic
So I was recently pondering why Oslira does not provide Strongnet, unlike Engizi and Zola Fel. And I realized the answer is quite easy – the Oslira cult is not the cult…
The Wetlands of Lowland Peloria
The wetlands of Lowland Peloria cover much of the Silver Shadow and Darjiin satrapies. A quick estimate is some 3500 square kilometers in those satrapies are marshlands – that’s about the fifth…
Lunar Provincial Population Groups
Throughout the Lunar Provinces, much of the ruling class and urban population is Lunar, while much of the rural population is “barbarian” (I am using that term from a Lunar Heartland perspective)….
Suppression of Orlanth Under the Lunar Empire
As we all know, the Lunar Empire tries to suppress certain cults when possible. The top of the list is of course Orlanth, but also cults also officially disfavored include Storm Bull,…
Aroka
The Blue Dragon References Page Year Notes Fire and Sky 134 2025 In: Dragon constellation Mythology 92, 96 2023 As: Aroka Sea Lightbringers 17–18, 32, 96 2023 In: Heler, Orlanth Prosopaedia 11,…
Everina
The Goddess of Rice References Page Year Runes Notes Earth Goddesses 92 2023 None listed Subcult of:Ernalda Lightbringers 84 2023 per Rune spell Associate cults:Biselenslib, SurEnslib Prosopaedia 38 2023 Cults of RuneQuest…
Biselenslib
The Good Goddess, Goddess of the Henjarl Marshes, The Heron Goddess References Page Year Notes Fire & Sky 103 2025 Associate cults: Alkor, Shargash Lightbringers 84 2023 In: Daka FalAssociate cults: Alkor,…
Oslira
Goddess of the Oslir River References Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 14, 30, 68, 104 2025 per Rune spell AKA: Blue Dragon, NestentosAssociate cults: Lodril, Shargash, Yelm Lunar Way 83…
Pelora
The Wheat Mother References Page Year Runes Notes Earth Goddesses 92 2023 Subcult of:Ernalda Prosopaedia 98 2023 Cults of Glorantha Preview 108 2019 None listed Associate cults:Oslira HeroQuest Glorantha 142 2012 Runes…
Belintar’s Book: The Blue Dragon Sshorga (1999)
From Belintar’s Book. (updated 1 Dec 1999) The instinct of family is to protect. No one can blame any person who acts to protect their child, sibling, or parent. No wrong was done…
Late Golden Age
Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 13/06/2012 – 08:13 Here’s a little bit of something Eric Vanel and I are working on for the Guide. Late Golden Age Map Abzered Land of Enlightenment….