Several important solar deities are generally thought of as the children or lesser parts of Yelm, said to be created when Yelm was murdered by Orlanth. The God Learners called such entities…
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New Mythic Symbolism
These illustrated divine genealogies were product of the New Mythic Symbolism school that first appeared in the Nochet and Boldhome Knowledge Temples around 1624. The Mythic Symbolism school was a God Learner…
Notes on Filichet I
This city on the shores of lake Invaress has around 15,000 residents and is the capital of the Lunar Province of Holay. Filichet marks the end of the Daughter’s Road. From here,…
Lunar Provincial Population Groups
Throughout the Lunar Provinces, much of the ruling class and urban population is Lunar, while much of the rural population is “barbarian” (I am using that term from a Lunar Heartland perspective)….
Stranger Taxonomies
Now for some stranger taxonomies, here’s some of the animals NOT descended from Ernalda. Note that Palar and Jaskal are “aunts” or “uncles” of Ernalda and Maran Gor. How does this square…
Cults of Differing Power
So as we have noticed, the RuneQuest cults are deliberately not balanced. Some cults have way more magic – and effective magic – than others. Now that was part of Greg’s vision…
Yelm & Chaos
For most Gloranthan religions, Chaos is something outside of the realm of gods and spirits. There are a few gods or spirits that were corrupted by Chaos or who otherwise embraced it…
12 – The Slave Revolt
Chapter 2 – The Lunar Way 13 – Beat-Pot Characters: Beat-Pot Aelwrin Oraya Satrapy: This satrapy in the eastern Lunar Empire was founded by the demigoddess Hon-eel as a buffer state between the…
4 – Meeting the Second Son
3 – The Underworld 5 – Argrath Faces Evil Characters: Argrath The Great Darkness Argrath released the Strange Gods from their Underworld prison and was welcomed by the old gods who resided atop…
Vashanti
Solar Emperor, God of Righteous Knowledge, Patron God of Mandarins Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 129 2023 Prosopaedia entry Guide to Glorantha 153 2014 Notes only
Who loves the Sun?
Yelm often gets a short-shrift by many fans. But the Sun God is one of the Great Gods of Glorantha, with oodles of Rune spells, subcults, and more associated gods than you…
Orlanth and Yelm Fresco
A fresco depicting the contest between Orlanth and Yelm. Late Third Age, Sartar. Another great piece by the amazing Loïc Muzy! Reason for Continued Existence Orlanth symbolizes and forms the elemental Air;…
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…
The Sun Dome Temple in Sartar
As part of a project, I have put together a deep background history of the Sun Dome Temple in Sartar that is likely mostly unknown even to the Yelmalio cult. So this…
Honor and War
This section helps explain some of the peculiarities of Orlanth warfare: Some of the most important Orlanthi war gods demand that Death be wielded with honor and the Humakt cult upholds the…
A Fragment of the Celestial Realm
I present to you a fragment of the Celestial Realm for your amazement and edification! Thanks to the remarkable Agathe Pitié for this! Hey, who is that in the lower center? It…
Oslira
Goddess of the Oslir River Oslira is worshiped by all who live along her banks. She is a special paramour of Yelm’s, and provides the inhabitants of the Tripolis with the irrigation…
Hastatus
Hastatus is Yelm’s son born to exemplify the spear in war. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Cults of Glorantha Preview 236, 241 2019 None listed Subcult of:PolarisAssociated cult:Shargash Pavis, Gateway to…
Erissa the Healer
The White Lady Daughter of Yelm, she came to earth to salve its wounds and provide Yelm’s gentle balm. She calmed the rage held by the gods Orlanth and Yelm, and healed…
The Many Suns and the Sun Gods of Prax
Posted without further commentary. Is there a firm date for Monrogh’s revelation of the Many Suns? A few years before Tarkalor came to power.
Wyrm’s Footnotes #11 (1981)
32 pages. Table of Contents Art Credits Paul Jaquays, Rick Becker, Jeff Brain, William Church, Charlie Krank, Mel Laybourn
Yelmalio
Frontier God, God of the Cold Sun, Preserver of Light After the sun fell and the sky retreated from the surface world, when the volcanoes went cold and the hearthfires were but…
Yelm
Sun god and Emperor Yelm is the god of the Middle Fire and brother of Lodril and Dayzatar. Yelm was not always bound to his path in the sky, but once traveled…
Vrimak
Father of Birds, God of Eagles, Portion of Yelm All avian life, from the mightiest sky-eagle to the smallest gnat-catcher, is merely a variation on great Vrimak, child of the Sky. Write…