Sunset in the Big Rubble is a fearful time. Long shadows fall over the ruins. Although there are some faint lights of lamps and fires in the Real City, Mani’s Fort, and…
Tag: Trolls
Cults of Pavis
This is an overview of the cults present in New Pavis and the Big Rubble, and the local environs (mainly Pavis County). Don’t bother over interpreting the categories or the number of…
Trolltown in The Big Rubble II
We often forget that the Big Rubble can actually be viewed as a troll city with a human minority. First some comparisons of size. New Pavis is 28 hectares, and I think…
Population demographics of New Pavis and the Big Rubble
If we look at Pavis and the Big Rubble as a whole, there are some 7400 humans, 2500 trolls, 1000 aldryami, 200 dwarfs, 150 dragonewts, and 750 other sentients (including broo &…
Trolltown in The Big Rubble I
Some 2000 trolls now reside in Trolltown. Powerful troll kinship groups have taken over the intact villas, which may be the home of 50-120 dark trolls, trollkin, and great trolls. The largest…
Trolls of The Big Rubble
There are some 2500 trolls in the Big Rubble, making them the single most numerous community. There are some 500 adult dark trolls, over 1600 trollkin, and at least 100 great trolls,…
The Blue Moon and the Lunar Way
So there have been some questions about why the Blue Moon is not in the Lunar Way. The answer is that it is in the Darkness Book. Here’s my reasons why: The…
The Troll Occupation of Pavis (1237-1539)
After troll magic closed Old Pavis, constant struggles occurred between the dominant trolls and the remnants of humans, elves, and dwarfs. The Pavis cult held to its rituals, and their intimate knowledge…
Trolls in Dragon Pass
After humans, trolls are the most numerous sentient species in Dragon Pass, although they live primarily on the edges of the area. There are some 70,000 trolls in Dragon Pass – mostly…
Notes on the Big Rubble
The Big Rubble covers about 25 square km. With 6100 inhabitants, that’s almost 250 inhabitants per square km or 2.5 per hectare. In comparison, New Pavis with 28 hectares has 5150 inhabitants…
The Night Caravan
The Night Caravan (more commonly called the Night Train or the Argan Argar Chain) is the Argan Argar insect caravans that travel across Genertela at night. They bring goods, insects, and trolls…
Notes on Halikiv
Halikiv is just to the west of Dragon Pass, but it is easier to get there from southwest Peloria, as the Skyreach Mountains are pretty near impassable. From Aggar, there are a…
Top Five favorite Elder Races
My personal Top Five favorite Elder Races: 5. Black elves. The Dark Plant People are fungi – they are concerned about the recycling of death into life. Everyone ignores them, or assumes…
Talastar
One of the more interesting areas in Peloria is Talastar, one of the great centers of Orlanthi culture. I’m defining Talastar broadly – including Lakrene, Anadiki, Brolia, and Skanthi as parts of…
Elder Races in Dragon Pass
Although Dragon Pass is dominated by humans, about one in five intelligent beings there are non-human. The dragonewts are a very ancient species, descended from the great immortal Dragons of the pass….
Universal Rule
The Red Emperor claims universal rule based on: The Red Emperor is charged with provide peace and order to the whole world. Now that doesnt mean he needs to govern the world…
History Of Kethaela – The First Age
Kethaela is an ancient name for the region now called the Holy Country. The land was named for the goddess Ketha, the wife of Entru and mother of Entruli, who came from…
Troll Types
Lisa Free did the definitive take on Glorantha trolls back in Trollpak. You’d be surprised how often I go back to this piece:
Greg Sez Guests: Five Troll Questions (Sep 1999)
Occasionally Greg had guests answer the Q&As in Greg Sez. Answered by James Frusetta, with assistance from Stephen Martin, Jörg Baumgartner, Peter Metcalfe, Dan McCluskey, and Lorne Booker. Q: How much does a…
Myth of the Month: History of the Race of Trolls (1998)
by Greg Stafford Originally published in Wyrms Footnotes #6 (1979). The Famous Dark Trolls of the Hero Wars” section was subsequently reprinted in Wyrm’s Footprints (1995). The Age of Plenty In the…
Sites at the Dawn (2006)
This is a draft document by Greg Stafford. Last revision: 7 Mar 2006, a complete version is available in the Guide to Glorantha. This is a listing of (many of) the significant…
USW2001 Uz: The Trolls of Glorantha (2005)
The Uz are an ancient and hungry race, laboring under a mighty curse. Yet they have grand plans of their own, ready to be revealed as the Hero Wars erupt across Glorantha….
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Bina Bang & Lord Lurker in Dark
One of my favorite Dan Barker pictures, this one shows the mighty Blue Moon Troll Bina Bang and her Dehori lover, Lord Lurker in Dark. This was posted on Google+, Tapatalk archive.
Dark Troll Skull (2011)
Submitted by Claudia on Tue, 08/03/2011 – 17:57 This is the most common type of troll alive today. The skull is made of 12 bones and 30 teeth. The long snout is…