Asborn Fourborn
We all know Asborn Thriceborn (Stats in the Adventure book of "GM Screen Pack", etc.) In "King of Sartar" (in "Events of My Life" on page 212 in purple paperback edition, page 181 hardcover edition):...
View ArticleTell me more about Queen Leika
We know that Leika was exiled in 1615 and took refuge in the hall of King Broyan with her close supporters. Following the Colymar tribal rebellions of 1615 and 1616, many exiled and outlawed Colymar...
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Imther, Edge of Empire... Coming Soon
The prayers and offerings have been made; the scrolls consulted; the omens read. The bits and pieces fall into place; texts gathered and refined; art commissioned and collected. The gears of the...
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Sklar
I have been looking at Sklar and noted the previously posted, beautiful sketch of Nochet’s seaward approach showing the port. I am wanting to develop Sklar fully for our campaign. There are some...
View ArticleThe Leaping place lakes
A few days ago I asked about some writing on the map in the GTG - turned out it said Leaping Place lake. i can see there's a little group of lakes there......are any of the rest named to anybodies...
View ArticleEsrolian Merchant Ships
I am finally about to start my Glorantha: HeroQuest campaign which in which the PCs will be the entourage of a young Esrolian noblewoman sent to Pavis to oversee her House's trading interests there as...
View ArticleSacred Time at Clearwine
I'm soon to run the first Sacred Time of a new game. My players are mostly Ernaldori & all Colymar and for this first Sacred Time will be partaking in the vicinity of Clearwine. 1/ In the new map...
View ArticleDraconic Orlanth
Hello, The Glorantha Wiki talks about Obduran and how he taught his followers to awaken Orlanth's Inner Dragon (Arangorf). Evidently Alakoring killed Arangorf and freed Orlanth. So I have two...
View ArticleFlintnail Dwarves
I've been assuming that the Flintnail cult in Pavis consists of apostate dwarves, as they appear to have abandoned the Mostali way (ironically since Flintnail himself was a Mostali, not a dwarf). Am I...
View ArticlePavis & Big Rubble Companion: The Directors' Cut Relaunch
Hi Folks Thanks heaps for all the comments, encouragement, support, and practical assistance so far. All prompted by me finding some old unpublished Pavis material on a dusty XHD as I prepare to move...
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A question about the whole leaping Place lake region
So, a little while back I asked about some writing I couldn't make out in the Guide To Glorantha. Scotty leapt in to action and not only provided a good map, but directed me to some snippets of info...
View ArticleWhich Gloranthan cultures have godparents, and what do they call them?
Just read a blog by Laura Perry over on witchesandpagans.com about godparents in Modern Minoan Paganism. The blog reads in part: " I was in the middle of writing a child blessing ritual for the...
View ArticleDid Arkat Ever Use Chaotic Magic?
Arkat was famous for his shifting cult allegiances and his ruthlessness in pursuing his single minded goal of destroying Gbaji. Were there any limits on his willingness to use whatever tools were...
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Glorantha Initiation Episode 13: Bridgett, Bronze Age Tropes, and the...
We are kicking off a new season of our "Glorantha Initiation" series with the amazing Bridgett Jeffries! We talk about bronze age tropes, fandom gatekeeping, drawing Earth Runes on your face, spending...
View ArticleUpcoming Glorantha publications
This is a totally unofficial list that I originally put together over on the now-defunct Glorantha G+ group. So details may be wrong but a lot of this has been officially confirmed (e.g. that the...
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Invisible God Temples
Likely this was discussed somewhere else but didn't see it at a glance. What do Invisible God Temples look like. Are they like Greek or Roman structures or are they more open with breeze-ways? Would...
View ArticleAlchemy Herbalism & Magic
Mr. West's post started me thinking... There are relatively few Bronze Age medical texts. One of the few sources is Ancient Egypt, and they don't describe the digestive system despite their work on...
View ArticlePol-Joni, Guide To Glorantha
Hi everyone, i posted this in the Runequest Gateway forum, but am moving it over here where more appropriate (actually copy/pasting rather than moving). I have a question about the Pol-Joni after...
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Lismelder Champion & Sword
Humakti sword associated with the Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death. The four jewels indicate that there were four original participants competing for the sword, although it is currently...
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The God Learners Episode 20: Imther: Edge of the Empire
@Joerg and I welcome Harald Smith to the podcast @jajagappa as we talk about his recent Jonstown Compendium book "Edge of Empire", focused on the Lunar province of Imther. We also discuss cheeses,...
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