The World of Glorantha

Glorantha is a sphere of earth some 5000 miles wide surrounded by the limitless Sramak’s River. Above the world is the Sky Dome, where the stars and planets nightly dance across the heavens. Each morning the Sun emerges from the Gates of Dawn, and travels across the Sky Dome until it reaches the Gates of Dusk. The Sun then travels through the Underworld during the Night before remerging from the Gates of Dawn to begin a new Day.

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False

What regions can be found in Genertela?

Dragon Pass, Prax, and Holy Country

Dragon Pass, The Clanking City, and Pavis

The Lunar Empire, Prax, and The Block

The Holy Country, The Nargran Desert, and Feroda

The Inner World, the world of mortals, is shaped like a huge cube of earth floating in a limitless sea of water. Two major continents, named __________ and __________, and a myriad of minor islands rise from this mass above the surface of the infinite sea.

Genertela, Pamaltela

Pamaltela, Seshnegi

Teshnos, Vithela

Genertela, Pamultis

The great southern continent of Glorantha is named after which deity?

Pamalt

Ernalda

Gernert

Urox

Although there are scores of human cultures in Glorantha, eight are most widespread. The cultures are arranged by their predominant type of social organization: primitive, nomadic, chiefdom, or civilized. The most technologically advanced human cultures are comparable to our Bronze Age or Early Iron Age (without the iron). The eight cultures are:

The primitive hunter-gatherers represented by the Hsunchen and the Doraddi cultures; The nomadic pastoralists, represented by the Praxian culture; The bronze-working tribal chiefdoms, represented by the Orlanthi culture; and The urban civilizations, represented by the Pelorian, Fonritian, Western, and Kralorelan cultures.

The primitive hunter-gatherers represented by the Jrusteli and the Dara Happan cultures; The nomadic pastoralists, represented by the Praxian culture; The bronze-working tribal chiefdoms, represented by the Orlanthi culture; and The urban civilizations, represented by the Pelorian, Fonritian, Western, and Kralorelan cultures.

The primitive hunter-gatherers represented by the Hsunchen and the Mistress Troll cultures; The nomadic pastoralists, represented by the Praxian culture; The bronze-working tribal chiefdoms, represented by the Orlanthi culture; and The urban civilizations, represented by the Pelorian, Fonritian, Western, and Kralorelan cultures.

The Imperial warrior cultures represented by the Hsunchen and the Doraddi cultures; The nomadic pastoralists, represented by the Praxian culture; The bronze-working tribal chiefdoms, represented by the Orlanthi culture; and The urban civilizations, represented by the Pelorian, Fonritian, Western, and Kralorelan cultures.

Pamaltela is mostly tropical.

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There are countless islands in the oceans of Glorantha. The East Isles are the largest archipelago in Glorantha, once unified as the continent of __________. Humans are populous here, organized into numerous polities, including a militaristic empire and several powerful commonwealths, as well as an untold number of autonomous islands.

The world of mortals is called the Middle World because:

It floats in the middle of the universe.

It is located beneath the Sky and Air, and sits upon the Earth.

Mortals are the middle children of the gods, born after the Elder Races but before the Spirits.

It is at the center of the Magasta Pool.

Glorantha is a complete universe. It is self-contained, and from its myths to its molecules it must be taken on its own terms. You will find many worshipers of Zeus or Allah here. There are Romans, Vikings, and Huns; there are certainly empires, pirates, and nomads.

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False

HeroQuest Glorantha is set in the fictional world of Glorantha, one of the oldest and best-defined fantasy roleplaying settings. Glorantha is a __________ world, and people hold allegiance to tribe, city, and cult, not to abstract alignments or ideologies.

Glorantha’s main theme is religion and the magical relation of man to god. In Glorantha, the gods and goddesses are real, and play an active and important part in most major events through their followers and cults.

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False

During the Golden Age of Glorantha, the world was populated by mythic beings, gods, and the Elder Races.

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False

Umath is the __________. When Umath entered the world, it shattered the period of peace with crowding, confusion and fear. This escalated into the Gods War, resulting in the death of the Sun, the Great Darkness, and Chaos let loose upon the world. Total Destruction seemed near.

Primal Dragon

Primal Air

Golden Sun

King of Dragon Pass

Who were the Seven Lightbringers?

Orlanth, the King; Lhankor Mhy, the Sage; Issaries, the Guide; Chalana Arroy, the Healer; Flesh Man, the terrified mortal; and Eurmal, the slippery Trickster. Ginna Jar was their Guardian Spirit.

Orlanth, the King; Lhankor Mhy, the Sage; Issaries, the Guide; Chalana Arroy, the Healer; Flesh Man, the terrified mortal; and Jackal, the slippery Trickster. Malia was their Guardian Spirit before she was corrupted by Chaos.

Orlanth, the King; Lhankor Mhy, the Sage; Issaries, the Guide; Chalana Arroy, the Healer; Ernalda, the Earth Goddess; and Eurmal, the slippery Trickster.

Urox, the King; Lhankor Mhy, the Sage; Issaries, the Guide; Chalana Arroy, the Healer; Flesh Man, the terrified mortal; and Eurmal, the slippery Trickster.

EWF stands for:

Empire of the Wounded Friends

Eurmal Will Fight

Enkori Wotan Fronela

Empire of the Wyrms Friends

Gbaji is also known as __________. Through his teachings the __________ became Illuminated.

The Deceiver, Orlanth

The Storm Bull, Hendriki

The Great Evil, Jaldon Toothmaker

The Deceiver, The Red Goddess

What is the Lunar Empire?

A clan of scholars living in Vithela.

Dragon worshiping barbarians from Pamaltela.

Imperialistic conquerors led by a goddess.

Imperialistic conquerors ruled over by a clan of giants known as the Moon Kin Motley.

Who led the earliest successful rebellion against the Lunar Army in Pavis?

Argrath Dragontooth

Argar Dragontooth

Argrath Whitebull

Urox Storm Bull