Shargash aka Tolat is the celestial god of of war and destruction. He is a planetary god who conquered Hell and is served by fiery underworld demons. There are a lot of…
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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,…
Senderesh
Son of Shargash Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 103 2025 per Rune spell Subcult of:Shargash Cults of Glorantha Preview 239 2019 per Rune spell As Fire & Sky…
Hell
Hell has many guardians and denizens, although comparatively few have well-established cults. Of those who do, the best known are perhaps Annilla, Asrelia, Daka Fal, Gorgorma, Humakt, Jajagappa, Kyger Litor, Lodril, Shargash,…
Vorthan
Underworld God, War God, Red Planet Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 99 2025 AKA: Shargash (Fronela) Prosopaedia 133 2023 Prosopaedia entry Guide to Glorantha 647 2014 None listed…
Notes on Shargash I
Shargash is the Dara Happan war god, associated with Fire/Sky, Death, and Disorder. He’s also known as Tolat, who ranged across Glorantha in the Lesser Darkness to bring war and destruction to…
The Struggle for the Middle Air
The Red Goddess never made peace with the Air Gods, for there was none among her pantheon who could approach those deities on their own ground. There began, within history, a struggle…
War Gods in the Lunar Empire
The most important war god in the Lunar Empire is Yanafal Tarnils. All soldiers in the Lunar Army are lay members and probably a quarter of the Lunar Army are initiates of…
Theyalan Celestial Gods
Throughout much of the Theyalan Belt, people recognize several major celestial gods: First is of course Yelm, the Sun. The Sun travels across the Sky Dome each day, only to die and…
Tolat
The Red Planet, God of Love and War Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Fire & Sky 11, 96ten pages 2025 n/a AKA: Shargash, Unvoreth (Vithela)Subcult: Uxoral EcstasyAssociate cults:Artmal, Annilla,…
Alkor
City God of Alkoth Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 103 2025 per Rune spells Subcult of:Shargash Lightbringers 84 2023 None listed Associated cult:Biselenslib Prosopaedia 5 2023 Cults of…
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…
Jagrekriand
The Red Planet, Umath’s Killer Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Prosopaedia 64 2023 n/a Guide to Glorantha 647 2014 None listed n/a AKA: Shargash Storm Tribedeprecated 90 2001 None listed…
Cults of Differing Power
So as we have noticed, the RuneQuest cults are deliberately not balanced. Some cults have way more magic – and effective magic – than others. Now that was part of Greg’s vision…
Notes on Alkoth II
Let’s look a little at Alkoth. The city is the center of the Shargash cult, with roughly some 4000 cultists. It is a Lunar city and has 5000 Seven Mothers cultists –…
Notes on Alkoth I
Alkoth is a standard Dara Happan city that also happens to be an entrance to the Underworld, and is a city of the dead. That is less of a contradiction than it…
Lives of Sedenya (2006)
Also published in parts in Rule One The Testimonial “When you speak of me, tell of yourself first,” said the Goddess. She was instructing her followers how to teach others about Her. “How…
Myth of the Month: Shargash the Destroyer (1998)
Shargash is the celestial God of War. He is a great god, with power in all the worlds. In the sky, he is the Red Planet of War. On the earth he…
Shargash
War God, Destroyer Write up Page Year Runes PersonalGlyph Notes Fire & Sky 15, 96ten pages 2025 n/a AKA: Tolat, Unvoreth (Vithela)Subcults:Alkor, Senderesh, Associate cults: Avivorus / Hastatus / Spear Man, BiselEnslib,…
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…