Several Gloranthan cultures claim continuity with the Golden Age – Dara Happa, Kralorela, Teshnos, and East Isles. They claim that their lands were settled by gods and men during the Golden Age…
Tag: Teshnos
Notes on Shargash
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…
Teshnite Pantheon
The Teshnite Pantheon is from the Cults of RuneQuest series (2023) and was previously part of the Eastern Pantheon in Gods of Glorantha (1985). Members include:
Notes on Calyz, the Fire of Men
Teshnos is about 1800 km away from the Mirrorsea Bay, which takes some 7-10 days of sailing with good weather. The most interesting of the Teshnite gods to me is Calyz, the…
Notes on Kralorela I
Kralorela has some 8.9 million people and covers around 625,000 square km. Kralorela is a relatively narrow arable band of land, islands, and shallows seas no more than 500 km wide, between…
The Loper
One of my favorite Gloranthan critters is the fabled Loper, the mount of the Loper People, who once caused havoc from Slontos to Teshnos. They have the ability to teleport to any…
Argrath’s Iconography
One thing we likely do not play around with enough is the iconography of Argrath’s adventures from 1621-1624. In Teshnos, he defeated elephants by cutting off their noses. He took the Emerald…
Other Names of Lodril
Lodril is known by many names throughout Glorantha. Here are a few of the best known: Balumbasta Balumbasta is worshiped by the Agimori of Pamaltela. He is the Strong God, Lord of…
Furalor
Goddess of Death, the Cleansing Fire Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Prosopaedia 41 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry Cult Compendium 250 2002 None listed Notes only Common and uncommon…
Zitro Argon
God of Old Men and Old Women, the Distant Sky God Write up Page Year Runes Personal Glyph Notes Prosopaedia 142 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry Common and uncommon runes 2004 None…
Calyz
Fire of Men, God of Cooking, Smelting, and Sex Write up Page Year Runes Personal glyph Notes Prosopaedia 20 2023 None listed Prosopaedia entry Common and uncommon runes 2004 None listed Glyph…
Penultimate Guide Preview
Gloranthaphiles! We are approaching the Dawn Age! Thanks to some prodigious amount of work, Rick has finished doing the layout of Genertela, the Oceans and Islands, and Pamaltela. Our President’s Day Sneak…
Genertela complete, Oceans ahoy!
As the Covenant of Waha decrees, it is time for an update on the Guide’s status. Genertela is complete and we are now working on the various islands before heading off to…