The Holy Country has about 357k Orlanth initiates (and I mean initiate of Orlanth, not Orlanthi culture). Peloria has 225k and Dragon Pass has just under 100k. But Ralios has some 560k…
Tag: Top of the World
Top of the World
In Dragon Pass, Kero Fin is the mother of Orlanth, but for much of Peloria, Fronela, and Ralios, Orlanth resides atop Top of the World. This high peak is some 10,000 meters…
The Orlanth Cult in Peloria
There are some 225,000 Orlanth initiates in Peloria, making it the fourth biggest cult in Peloria (tied with Ernalda). Only Seven Mothers, Lodril, and Oria have bigger cults. During the rise of…
The Dragon Pass
Dragon Pass is the name often applied to the broad 180 km wide pass between the Rockwoods and the Skyreach Mountains (which are a subrange of the Western Rockwoods). Those ranges have…
Mountains of Dragon Pass
Here’s a sketch Matt Ryan did for me while we were working on the Dragon Pass master map. This gives a quick visual impression of the mountains of Dragon Pass.
Changing Gods
A few more notes on Changing Gods. At the Dawn, the Thunderer and the Adventurer were often worshiped as separate gods. Pretty quickly the Theyalans recognised both as aspects of Orlanth, and…
A few thoughts on the Chariot of Lightning sect or Henotheism
The Chariot of Lightning sect was founded in 1605 by Surantyr the Non-heretic after he made a pilgrimage to Top of the World Mountain. Within three years, he made himself master of…
Library of Londarios: Postcards From Glorantha (Mar 2004)
by Greg Stafford, published March 2004. I was challenged to give some illustrations to artists and seekers who need to visualize Glorantha more clearly. This document attempts to do so. You will…
Belintar’s Book: Mountain Stories (1999)
From Belintar’s Book. Belintar had a very widespread knowledge and composed a book which combined many myths from across Glorantha. He admitted that much of this information came from the notorious God…