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Tag: Sartar (homeland)
Some notes on Sartarite land ownership
In theory, all arable land belongs to the Earth Goddess. As a practical matter, cultivable land is usually allocated by her local husband (in Sartar, this is the tribal Orlanth cult or…
Tribal members living outside Tribal Lands
One thing to keep in mind is that every tribe also has members living outside of the tribal lands. Most of those people permanently reside in the cities – Boldhome, Jonstown, Swenstown,…
Pick a Tribe
The tribal information presented here helps you quickly get some of the most important characteristics of that tribe as a tribe. Pick one of the tribes from the following list or let…
Dragons Past #1 – Gloranthan Military Experience (1983)
by Greg Stafford Originally published in Different Worlds #28 (1983). The Dragon Pass Campaign Lands of the Campaign Most of the action, the sparks which will ignite the ferocity of the hero…
Clans of Sartar Sketch Map WIP
And my map sketchess of each of the Sartarite tribes are finished and now in Matt Ryan’s capable hands. This draft map of all 134 clans of Sartar does not include the…
Clan Map of the Culbrea, Kheldon, and Aranwyth tribes
As part of several projects, I have been looking at how the various tribes and their component clans lock together. Now that we have a master map of Sartar and all of…
The Culbrea Tribe II
Another tribal map I put together for a project. Here is the Culbrea tribe and its clans. See also Bandits. = Freedom fighters, rebels, “herders”, free warriors, etc. All those clans seem…
Erenava Chan
Erenava Chan is the High Priestess of Ernalda at the Clearwine Earth Temple, and more than any person at the very center of the Colymar Tribe. Her father was Kallai Rockbuster the…
Kheldon Tribe
Some notes on the Kheldon Tribe that might be of interest: The Kheldon or “Red-Haired” tribe came into Dragon Pass circa 1400, as part of the Second Wave of settlement. They were…
Notes on Eurmal in Sartar
The cult of Eurmal the Trickster is surprisingly important in Sartar. The Orlanthi hold that clowns and tricksters are essential in contact with the sacred. Laughter and humor are a part of…
Themes in the Hero Wars
Several themes permeate this epic. You should not state these openly. They are long-term, ongoing challenges to the adventurers as they work their way through the end times of their world. They…
The Culbrea Tribe I
The Culbrea are an example of a Sartarite tribe under considerable distress as a result of the Lunar Occupation and Rebellion. There are four “stable” clans – the Elk, Jotaring (aka Two…
Gorangian Bronzeguts
Gorangian Bronzeguts the chief librarian of the Jonstown Knowledge Temple. One thing I love about this is that Gorangian is not a particular heroic figure, but is an example of an important…
The Geography of Dragon Pass and Sartar
A little blurb on the geography of Dragon Pass and Sartar. Not much like Caledonia at all. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Sartar is a rugged and seismically active region filled with rounded hills and…
Tribes of Sartar Map, 1625-1626
So there are 157 clans in Sartar (not including the Telmori and the Pol-Joni of course), with an average population of about 900 members. 600 are adults. The average tribe in Sartar…
Sartarite Military
Prior to the Lunar Occupation, the Sartarite army was primarily foot militia led by mounted noblemen called thanes. The army was augmented by warrior societies, mercenaries, and various allied troops (such as…
The Other Lightbringers in Sartar
The other Lightbringers (Chalana Arroy, Eurmal, Issaries, and Lhankor Mhy) have large and well-developed cults in Sartar. These cults are primarily centered on the cities – few tribes, let alone clans, can…
Ernalda in Sartar
Ernalda is the main goddesses of the Earth Temple complexes in Dragon Pass and her cult has been greatly enriched by the Esrolian Earth Religion and the heroquesting of the Feathered Horse…
Orlanth in Sartar
Orlanth is the patron god of the Kingdom of Sartar, and nowhere is his cult more fully developed. The three main subcults of Orlanth – Thunderous, Adventurous, and Rex – have temples…
White Bear & Red Moon and Belintar
Armed with this information you now know about Belintar, the Sartar Dynasty, and the Masters of Luck and Death, things can get really interesting.
Athletic competitions
People might have noticed that there are a lot of references to things like athletic competitions in the new Sartar material. Foot and chariot races, fighting (with weapons or without), throwing, hurling,…
Varmandi Clan
The Varmandi are a small clan, and herd cattle and sheep in Stael’s Hills and the Thunder Hills, areas claimed by other clans, and this often puts them into conflict with their…
Tales of young Sartarite women
If going on a cattle raid is the defining exciting tale of young Sartarite men, what is the defining exciting tale of young Sartarite women? By young men I mean young Orlanth…
Sartar Telmori
Another Sartarite group that is curiously neglected in many campaigns are the Telmori. There are 6500 Telmori – Chaos-tainted werewolves, disliked by every other tribe (except the ducks who are apathetic) who…