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Notable People of the Impala Tribe

Posted on April 16, 2022

The impalas ridden and herded by the Impala Tribe are larger than their wild brethren, but are still far smaller than any of the other riding animals of Prax. Their Riders, therefore,…

Notable people of the High Llama Tribe

Posted on April 14, 2022

NOTE: there are a lot of secrets hidden in this post so read it carefully! Yazurkial Blue Llama, Tribal Khan Born 1595, Yazurkial is the high priest of Waha for the High…

River of Cradles Farmers

Posted on January 14, 2022

So if we think about the farming people in the River of Cradles, let’s start by remembering that those that Dorasar encountered (and made himself ruler or overlord of) were the descendants…

The Far Place

Posted on January 14, 2022

There are about 31,000 permanent residents in the area centered on Alda-Chur, including the Dinacoli, Princeros, Tovtaros, and Vantaros tribes. This area, called the Far Place, speaks Tarshite but has had close…

Yelmalio cultists numbers

Posted on January 13, 2022

There are about as many Yelmalio cultists in Sartar as there are in Praxian Sun County. And about twice as many in Tarsh or among the Praxian tribes as there are in…

Balazar

Founder Hero of Balazar Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire & Sky 115 2025 None listed Subcult of:Yelmalio Prosopaedia 13 2023 None listed Subcult of:Yelmalio Cults of Glorantha Preview 245 2019…

Tribes of Sartar Map, 1625-1626

Posted on August 20, 2021

So there are 157 clans in Sartar (not including the Telmori and the Pol-Joni of course), with an average population of about 900 members. 600 are adults. The average tribe in Sartar…

Notes on Saird

Posted on August 8, 2021

The original “homeland” of the Yelmalio cult was Saird, a border land between Dragon Pass and Dara Happa. In the early First Age, this was a mixing ground of settlers from Dragon…

Masters of Luck and Death II

Posted on July 26, 2021

A few last notes on the Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death. There’s a lot in this one, so I recommend reading it carefully and digesting each piece! The Tournament…

Yelmalio Initiates in Prax and Sartar

Posted on May 31, 2021

Something that is worth thinking about is that there are more Yelmalio initiates in Sartar (which includes Sun Dome Temple and the Far Place) than in the Civilized River of Cradles. However,…

The Sun Dome Temple in Sartar

Posted on January 28, 2021

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…

Yelmalio Art preview

Posted on January 28, 2021

Speaking of Yelmalio – here he is! Dispelling the tendrils of Darkness! His helmet is based on the Berlin Golden hat:

Honor and War

Posted on January 27, 2021

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…

Yelmalio cult in Sartar

Posted on October 30, 2020

So where is the Yelmalio cult in Sartar, one might ask. Well here is how that breaks down: And that in a nutshell, shows what happened to the Elmal cult. So most…

Townspeople and tribesfolk

Posted on October 29, 2020

Probably the biggest social conflict among the Sartarites is between the roughly 30k “townspeople” and the 140k “tribesfolk”. One way of seeing the distinction is with cults. So for example, among the…

Great Temples of Sartar

Posted on October 26, 2020

I believe these are the great temples around Sartar. As an aside, Eiritha is an important cult for the Pol-Joni, but Ernalda is still more prevalent. The Pol-Joni are very atypical Praxians….

A Fragment of the Celestial Realm

Posted on October 14, 2020

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…

The “Elmali Civil War”

Posted on October 12, 2020

One last point that had been buried in a previous thread. The “Elmali Civil War” was not within the Elmal cult. It was between the Elmali and the rest of Sartarite society….

Light in the Sky

Posted on August 26, 2020

Pretty much every Gloranthan spiritual tradition says that the bright and hot Sun was killed by the Storm God, ending the Golden Age. The Orlanthi particularly emphasise this myth, as it was…

Kallyr Starbrow

Posted on August 19, 2020

Here are some of my notes on Kallyr Starbrow for the Homeland Book: Dark Season 1625, Kallyr is acclaimed Prince. In some areas she has a lot of support, in others, not…

Kuschile

Hero, Horse Archer This ancient cult marks the hero who knew riding and established the special art of shooting the bow from animal back. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Fire &…

Greg Sez: Yelmalio (Mar 2000)

This question comes from debate on the Glorantha Digest. Answer by Greg Stafford. Published 7 Mar 2000. Q: Who was the god worshipped by Balazar? The original publication of Griffin Mountain said it…

The Many Suns and the Sun Gods of Prax

Posted on December 29, 2018

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.

Confusion on women in the Cult of Yelmalio (2012)

Submitted by Bryan Chavez on Sun, 20/05/2012 – 18:14 On pg. 13 of Pavis: Gateway to Adventure, the book establishes that the Cult of Yelmalio is for men only. on pg. 382,…

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…

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