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Key Figures of the Hero Wars

Posted on January 5, 2023

We know that a lot of the Hero Wars gets driven by a several key figures: Red Emperor. He’s a mortal holding the office of a god. A war leader, a magician,…

Apotheosis of the Red Goddess

Posted on January 1, 2023

In 1247 the Red Goddess performed her final dance some 50 km to the northwest of Raibanth. A huge crimson sphere, some 40 km in diameter, rose from earth and continued to…

Lunar Occupation of Sartar 1622-1625

Posted on December 9, 2022

I posted elsewhere a few thoughts on the Lunar Occupation, and I thought they might be of interest here. Remember that the Lunar Empire is not all powerful or all knowing. So…

Takenegi

Second Mask of the Red Emperor see Red Emperor Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Under the Red Moon 88 2006 Deprecated cult Under the Red Moon 88 2006 As Takenegi…

Drivers of the Hero Wars III

Posted on October 1, 2022

The Red Emperor first appeared in White Bear & Red Moon as: I still think this is a workable description of the Red Emperor. There are many mysteries around the various people…

Lunar Deities

Posted on July 14, 2022

Here is another Work in Progress by Katrin Dirim – this shows the relationship of various Lunar deities. A few surprises here to the uninitiated perhaps, and lots of secret details for…

Join the Dance of the Hero Wars

Posted on April 20, 2022

The dance of the main characters of the Hero Wars – Argrath, Harrek, Feathered Horse, Jar-eel, and the Red Emperor – is the engine that drives the setting during this period. Your…

Born in the Red

Posted on November 30, 2021

Around the Red Emperor are numerous powerful families (or clans) most of whom are related to the Red Emperor, descended from him, married to him, etc. Those “born in the red” are…

Notes on The Red Emperor

Posted on July 31, 2021

A few notes on the Red Emperor from the Cults Book. The Red Emperor is the supreme high priest for the Lunar religion and for the Yelm cult. Within the Lunar Empire,…

Argenteus

Posted on July 6, 2021

So the Mask called Argenteus came down from the Red Moon in 1607, seven weeks after the previous incarnation was killed by the White Bear in a Dart War. Argenteus took no…

A Sartarite View of the Red Emperor

Posted on July 6, 2021

The Red Emperor is the latest of a long dynasty of wizard-kings who rule the Lunar Empire, answerable only to their mother, the Red Moon goddess. They are immortal, in that no…

Lunar Exotics

Posted on March 4, 2021

This description from White Bear / Red Moon is still pretty much the case, 45 years later! THE RED EMPEROR was one in a long line of wizard kings, responsible only to…

At the end of any war…

Posted on December 29, 2020

One more bit from Grainger that I find very Gloranthan: “At the end of any war, a conference was held in which peace terms were worked out. This was frequently between high…

Heroquesting 102

Posted on July 20, 2020

OVERVIEW The process by which an individual contacts the world of the gods and grows in it is slow and gradual. When mortals participate in a religious ceremony, they expend energy and…

Lunar Army laziness

Posted on July 14, 2020

As shocking as this might sound to some folk, the Lunar Army is actually tactically quite lazy. Their ace in hole is the Lunar College of Magic which is how they get…

Library of Londarios: Deneskerva the Great Sister

Deneskerva the Great Sister is the demi-god daughter of the Red Goddess. Some say She was born when the island of Mernita rose during the Great Flood. Others say She was born…

Sheng Seleris

Posted on December 20, 2018

Sheng Seleris is the nightmare of the Lunar subconscious. He is trapped in a Lunar Hell, but every Lunar has nightmares of his escape. These nightmares grew in frequency and terror after…

A few thoughts on the Imperial Lunar nobility

Posted on November 30, 2014

A few thoughts on the elite of the Lunar nobility. The highest nobility are those who are within two or three generations of the Red Emperor. So a few numbers to see…

Greg Sez: How Does the Red Emperor Rule? (Feb 1999)

Question From NICK BROOKE. Answer by Greg Stafford. Originally published February 1999. Q: Martin Laurie’s Q&A about the Red Emperor’s parties mentioned: “Before the death of Takengi the Emperor was centered upon…

Lunar Army List

Howdy all – here’s a preview of something I am working on for the next issue of Wyrms Footnotes: Hero Wars Army Lists! I’m a bit of a wargamer at heart, and…

Yara Aranis

Second Inspiration of Moonson, Horse Eater, Goddess of the Reaching Moon  Conceived to terrorize and slay the horse nomads. The cult is more popular in the northern Lunar empire, but a shrine…

Greg Sez: The Red Emperor (Sep 1998)

Question From MARTIN LAURIE. Answer by Greg Stafford. Published 1st Sep 1998 Q: You’ve said that Emperor Yelmgatha “was recognized as an avatar of Yelm” and “He was called the Five/Sixths because…

Red Emperor

Son of the Red Goddess and ruler of the Lunar Empire Masks Search for the Red Emperor Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Prosopaedia Unpublished Guide to Glorantha 151 2016 Notes…

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