So to give you an idea how big this map is going to be, here’s a printout of the WIP, with the RuneQuest Core rules for scale. And that’s the scale we…
Tag: Tarsh (homeland)
Vostor Blacktooth
Vostor Blacktooth, Fazzur‘s father, was a loyal retainer of General Phargentes, brother to King Philigos who was driven out of Tarsh by Palashee Longaxe (who then became king). For many years the…
Cults of Dragon Pass
One thing that should be becoming clear is how much of a mixed salad Dragon Pass is. If we include Sartar, Tarsh Exiles, Lunar Tarsh, and the Grazelands, here are the three…
Dunstop I
A few notes on the Tarshite city of Dunstop: Dunstop has a population of about 5k people and covers about 50 hectares. It is built on a low (30 meter high) hill…
Map of Tarsh
Apropos the discussion of Tarsh, here is the labeled map of Tarsh. One thing I found interesting is how much hillier and more rugged central Tarsh is than I had assumed. The…
A Year Ago
A year ago I got the terrible news from Suzanne that Greg passed away. It seems fitting that I’ve been spending this week reconstructing his old master maps of Glorantha – some…
Sketch of Three Nobles
These sketches by Jan Pospisil depict three nobles – the first from Esrolia, the second from Sartar, and the third from Tarsh. Figure 1: Noblewoman This Esrolian noblewoman wears a close-fitting tube dress, sewn at the side, that…
New maps for the new version of King of Sartar
While Rick is deep in layout for the Guide to Glorantha, we are working on a number of other projects, including the new version of King of Sartar. For the new version…
Quick Summary of Gloranthan Cultures: Part 1, Orlanthi Dragon Pass And the Holy Country
Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 29/11/2011 – 13:50 The Orlanthi are one of the four Major Cultures of Genertela (along with Westerner, Pelorian, and Vithelan). All Orlanthi share a few common features:…
A Sense of Scale
Submitted by Jeff on Mon, 07/11/2011 – 14:43 Third Age Glorantha is a Bronze Age (or early Iron Age) setting, with a scale that is more comparable to the Ancient World than…