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Mohengus

God of Irrigation Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 86 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry

Food Production in the Lunar Heartlands

Posted on July 3, 2023

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

Posted on June 10, 2023

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

Posted on April 5, 2023

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

Posted on December 22, 2022

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

Posted on September 29, 2022

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

Posted on September 29, 2022

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

Posted on July 3, 2022

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

Posted on July 2, 2022

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 A huge dragon which was conquered by Orlanth in order to free the waters for the earth and humankind. Its skeleton is visible in the stars, but its head…

Everina

The Goddess of Rice Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 38 2023 Prosopaedia entry Gen Con 2019 preview 108 2019 None listed Associate cult: Oslira

Biselenslib

The Good Goddess, Goddess of the Henjarl Marshes The Heron Goddess, Biselenslib is the Long-Legged Goddess, the sometimes wife of Shargash, and the mother of many families of River People. Write up…

Oslira

Goddess of the Oslir River Oslira is worshiped by all who live along her banks. She is a special paramour of Yelm’s, and provides the inhabitants of the Tripolis with the irrigation…

Pelora

The Wheat Mother Write up page year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Prosopaedia 98 2023 Prosopaedia entry Cults of Glorantha preview 108 2019 None listed Associate cults:Oslira HeroQuest Glorantha 142 2012 Runes only…

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…

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