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The Stafford Library Series The Stafford Library – Volume VI – By Greg Stafford – 3002 – The Glorious Reascent of Yelm 3007 – Arcane Lore The Glorious Reascent of Yelm is the foundation document for modern Arcane Lore reveals a vast treasure trove about Heroquesting. Revealed Dara Happa, written in the Dara Happan year of 111,221 (221 Collected from almost 30 years of questing, this book explores S.T.) to commemorate the accession of Khordavu the Exalted. It the philosophy, mechanics, and practice of Heroquesting from a sets forth the basic mythology of Yelm and his pantheon from the multitude of viewpoints and angles. Although much of the material beginning of Time, through the Great Darkness of the Kazkurtum, was written for the old RuneQuest game, and other parts were used to the return of Antirius and Yelm. It also includes The Perfect in the development of Hero Wars and HeroQuest, all of it is useful in Mythologies Sky and The Gods Wall, two important sources for information on understanding heroquesting and developing your own Heroquests. the deities of the Dara Happan Pantheon. Updated in 2007 with A Collection of Mythologies corrections and revisions, including the Index. 3008 – The Middle Sea Empire of the Western, Southern, The Middle Sea Empire is a Second Age book detailing the empire of and Eastern Lands of Glorantha 3003 – The Fortunate Succession the Godlearners, from its humble beginnings to its epic destruction. The Fortunate Succession is an early draft of the “Offi cial Lunar Imperial A detailed history, King’s list and geographical descriptions provide List of Emperors.” Each of the 77 Emperors of Dara Happa are a wealth of gamable material. Malkionism, from before Time, at The named, each with some generalized dates for their rule and notes Dawn, and through the Second and Third Ages is shown through its about their reign. They are divided by dynasties. It also includes an many historical transitions. additional longer section on Moonson, Takenegi, the reigning and ruling Glorious Red Emperor. 3009 – History of the Heortling Peoples 3004 – The Entekosiad This compilation on the Heortling people covers their history and The Entekosiad is a collection of stories told by a person who went society from the Dawn Age through to the Hero Wars, including seeking Entekos, the Pelandan goddess of the atmosphere who timelines, maps, king lists, and signifi cant events that shaped rains blessings down upon mortals.. Valare Addi was the seeker, who and impacted the Heortlings. Many famous individuals, such as mistook her goddess Teelo Estara to be the same as Entekos. She Lokamayadon, Harmast, Belintar, Sartar, and Arkat are all detailed. lost her life seeking the truth, but with the help of the goddess she Locations, Armies, Empires, Myths, and Events of Interest are all returned from death and became a famous Lunar Saint. She is the on offer. This is the defi nitive Heortling resource for Gloranthan discoverer of Chronoportation, an important Lunar secret of the scholars and RuneQuest and HeroQuest players. Hero Wars. 3010 – Esrolia: 3005 – Missing Lands Land of Ten Thousand Goddesses Missing Lands contains information on the oceans and seas, the Esrolia, the Land of Ten Thousand Goddesses is the compilation of notes continent of Pamaltela, and the many islands outside of Genertela, and thoughts concerning the great land of Esrolia. It is divided into including Vithela and the East Isles. These are sections once intended four parts: Esrolia, Grainland is the fi rst. This contains some general for the RuneQuest supplement Genertela, Crucible of the Hero Wars to be information about the land and peoples. Life Begins at Ezel focuses published by Avalon Hill publications, but were cut out mainly due to in on the sacred center of Esrolia, where the world was born and size limitations. reborn. The Great City is the largest portion, with maps, histories and information about Nochet. Other Esrolian Matters has notes on other 3006 – Revealed Mythologies places, institutions and legends of the land. Revealed Mythologies details the mythologies of the Malkioni (westerners), Vithelans (Easterners), and Doraddi (Pamaltelans) of 3011 – The Book of Glorantha, which previously have been obscured by the mythology of Central Genertela. Each section of the book provides the core Heortling Mythology mythologies of these powerful and important cultures, accompanied The Book of Heortling Mythology is a compilation of every Orlanthi by Godtime maps from the culture’s point of view. Each mythology myth, god, and hero published or unpublished known by Greg is also accompanied by a glossary of the culture’s important divinities, Stafford at the time of publication. It is an excellent resource for places, events, and philosophies. players and GM’s running an Orlanthi campaign. It covers the time spanning from the Dawn Age through to the Hero Wars. Moon Design Publications 3450 Wooddale Ct, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 By Greg Stafford www.glorantha.com and Sandy Petersen The Stafford Library: Volume VI Revealed Mythologies – Revealed – Mythologies A Collection of Myths, Essays, Glossaries, and Maps from the Corners of Glorantha By Greg Stafford. Sections by or based on material by Simon Bray, Nick Brooke, Martin Hawley, Sandy Petersen, and Nils Weinander. Compiled and Edited by Martin Hawley. Layout by Rick Meints. Index by Martin Helsdon Hand drawn maps by Greg Stafford. Finished maps by Steve Lieb, based on originals by Greg Stafford. Cover illustration by Simon Bray. They say: enjoy, be educated, and find your pleasure and bliss, but do not steal. Copyright © 2015 by Moon Design Publications. All rights reserved. Similarities between characters in Glorantha and any individual living or dead are strictly coincidental. Cover illustration copyright © 2015 by Moon Design Publications LLC. Interior artwork is copyright © 2000 by Multisim, and is used with permission. No permission is granted to copy or quote from this book in any form whatsoever. Reproduction of material from this book for any purpose, personal or private, by photographic, electronic, or any other means of storage or retrieval, is strictly prohibited. For more information about Glorantha, visit our web site at www.Glorantha.com. The contents of this book are protected by the gods beyond the gods, by the words beyond the words, by the powers beyond the powers. The Stafford Library Series 3002 – The Glorious Reascent of Yelm 3003 – The Fortunate Succession 3004 – The Entekosiad 3005 – The Missing Lands 3006 – Revealed Mythologies 3007 – Arcane Lore 3008 – The Middle Sea Empire 3009 – History of the Heortling Peoples 3010 – Esrolia: Land of 10,000 Goddesses 3011 – Heortling Mythology A Moon Design Publication 3450 Wooddale Ct, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 www.glorantha.com Copyright © 2015 by Moon Design Publications Page 1 Revealed Mythologies The Stafford Library: Volume VI Introduction What is this Book? Dear Reader, The Maps This book is a collection and compilation of several This Moon Design version of the book contains updated reference works that I have been compiling over the last maps. The new maps are much more finished products, couple of decades or so. I do not consider them complete, created by Steve Lieb and Claire Steyart from Greg’s hand finished, or even necessarily correct at this stage. drawn maps. Note that these are not directional in nature. It I usually have a desire to present only my best finished is the tendency of most cultures to believe or even just work to people. I prefer not to talk about things, but to do unconsciously assume that they are at the center of the things, and I am always hesitant to proffer my incomplete world, and these maps reflect this bias. The full color works to people who are likely to mistake them for my final versions of these maps are available on our web site. works, and subsequently express anger or hurt when I The four sections are directional, each oriented around change them. one of Glorantha's major mythic systems. Thus, the Nonetheless, I have been convinced to share these southern continent of Pamaltela is dominated by spirits and documents with other Gloranthaphiles because most of this shamanic entities; eastern Vithela espouses mysticism; and information is correct. I am encouraged to get a lot of Danmalastan (the West) is sorcerous in nature. (Contrast mostly correct information out and available. I offer this as these with the theistic viewpoint of most central Genertelan fodder for future supplements, for research by other cultures.) dedicated searchers, as background for scenarios set in far All of these are maps of the Hero Planes, as envisioned flung corners of the world, and to explain some of the deep by or known to the primary participants. In general, none of plot lines that will be uncovered in the Hero Wars. the participants actually has these maps, which are collective I originally worked with four systems (North/Theist, and of a God Learner nature. Participants in these Hero West/Sorcerous, South/Animist, East/Mystic) separate Plane events usually have linear or regional "maps" that deal from each other. I compiled the stories by themselves, then only with the ritual at hand. They know that wandering out gradually added other facts and places. Making maps of the known ritual area brings disaster and doom, but encouraged me to make a Hero Plane geography; a rarely can someone piece together different myths and geography encouraged me to visualize the residents; and events as comprehensively as these maps do. Nonetheless, visualized inhabitants indicated latent stories. the combined maps are conceptualized by participants, and The myths and stories of the region have been they were compiled and put together by the God Learners. arranged in more or less sequential order. Since some stories go on from age to age, the precise order cannot always The Glossaries correctly follow the eras and eons.