Any time you look at those big abstract Celestial Court “deities” they include potential devolutions. So Umath is generally thought to have been “succeeded” by his children – Kolat, Vadrus, Storm Bull,…
Tag: Wakboth
AKA The Devil
CHA4037 Dragon Pass – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W X Y Z
The Moral Evil of Glorantha
Wakboth is the moral evil in the world. Let’s parse that out for a moment. Most of the gods – Orlanth, Storm Bull, Lodril, Yelm, Shhorg, etc. – caused destruction and “bad…
Portions of Umath
When Umath was broken, his sons (each bearing a portion of the Primal Air) emerged and began their struggle to claim their part of the world). At least six sons are known to have…
CHA4041 Mythology – Index
CHA4041 Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology (2023) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W X…
CHA4044 The Earth Goddesses – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W Y Z
CHA4043 The Lightbringers – Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S S (cont.) T U V W Y Z
Block, The
Remnant of the Spike References Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 17 2023 None listed Pavis, Gateway to Adventure 55 2012 None listed
Chaos and The Great Compromise
The Spike held Glorantha together in the Gods Time. The Celestial Court were torn into pieces and the Spike was destroyed, leaving instead a gaping, howling Void. Things fall apart; the centre…
A Few Notes on Chaos
Chaos is not “natural”. It entered the cosmos through the cracks in the universe caused by the Gods War. Chaos does not recognise or acknowledge the limits of the natural and moral…
Storm Pantheon art preview
Orlanth is the grandson of Earth and Sky, his siblings are the winds, a bull, a cat, violence, evil, the mountain snow, and Death. He married the Green Lady, and his offspring…
Blaskarth
The Cosmic Death References Page Year Notes Lives of Sedenya Page 2006 AKA: Wakboth, Kajabor, Invendith, Sekeveragata Under the Red Moondeprecated 19, 23, 42, 48, 55, 80 2006 Entity glyphAKA: Huvaran –…
50 – The Doom of Esrolia
49 – Keva 51 – The Great Darkness is Coming 49 – Keva 51 – The Great Darkness is Coming
Genealogy of the Celestial Court
An interesting thing about the Lightbringers Pantheon is the number of non-elemental deities are prominent. Perhaps that was a key factor in the magic of the quest? Sharp-eyed viewers might note a…
26 – The Seven Steps
25 – Fear and the Void25 – Die Angst und die Leere25 – La Peur et le néant 27 – What about Chaos?27 – Was ist mit dem Chaos27 – Qu’en est-il…
A Brithini Story
In the Gods Age all was perfect. and nothing in the world ever died. All beings were gods. Law oversaw all. Prosperity reigned in the Kingdom of Logic. Logic demands that all…
A Few Sketches
Here are few sketches that people might find of interest:
Personalities of Glorantha – Cragspider the Firewitch (1999)
Mistress of the Spider Mountains, Weaver of Fate Portions of this write-up originally published in The Broken Council (1995, 1997). Summary Cragspider is an ancient being who resides in Kerofinela with her…
CHA4025 Guide to Glorantha – Index – D
Page numbers refer to the Guide to Glorantha: D (pages 762-764)
Praxian Spirit Tradition (2000)
Latest revision: 6 Jul 2000 Greg Stafford Here are the generalities that are usually true about spirit interactions in the Praxian traditions. The tradition includes the proper way to interact with any…
AH8577 Gods of Glorantha (Box 05 – 1985)
60 Religions for RuneQuestGods of Glorantha describes 60 major Gloranthan religions for humans and non-humans, for good guys and bad, for men and women, all from an array of different cultures. A…
Wakboth the Devil
Chaos God of Evil References Page Year Runes Notes Fire and Sky 132 2025 None listed In: Celestial Desert Mythology 21, 45, 47–49, 109, 114–115,117 2023 None listed In: Cacodemon Lightbringers 127,…