How much of a thing is human sacrifice in Glorantha? Human sacrifice is pretty rare among the Orlanthi. The tusk riders perform it, which is one of the reasons they are so…
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A Short History of Arkat
By all accounts Arkat was born on the isle of Brithos in 375 ST. In 400 he accompanied a Brithini expedition to Arolanit attempting to liberate that land from Gbaji. In 410…
Notes on Issaries
Issaries is one of the most widely-spread cults in Glorantha. His markets appear in Kralorela, Fonrit, and Sog CIty. He’s worshiped as an ancestor by nobles in Seshnela and Maniria, he’s one…
The Second Council
Once the decision had been made to form a Second Council to meet the challenges of a New Time there was a nomination of potential members by all the worshippers within the…
Divine genealogies
I’ve always loved the divine genealogies that Kalin Kadiev did for us for the Glorantha Sourcebook, but unfortunately they were not complete enough for the Cults Book. Fortunately, Katrin Dirim has risen…
Suppression of Orlanth Under the Lunar Empire
As we all know, the Lunar Empire tries to suppress certain cults when possible. The top of the list is of course Orlanth, but also cults also officially disfavored include Storm Bull,…
Notable People of the Morokanth
The Morokanth are nonhumans, and they outrage the other people of the Plains by herding human-descended Herd Men, who are, in fact, herbivorous and unintelligent. Man being a social animal by instinct,…
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…
Great Temples of Sartar
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….
Zorak Zoran
God of Hate, God of War Titled Lord Demon of the Legions of Death, Zorak Zoran is the primary war god for trolls, and his worship is even found among humans. Zorak…
Greg Sez: Enemy Gods (2009)
Published 15th Aug 2009 Question from Patrick Anders, answer by Greg Stafford. Zorak Zoran certainly gets around. He appears, usually as a villain, in the myth-cycles of the Orlanthi, Yelm, Praxians, and…