The great problem with Glorantha is being Gregged. No one wants to put hundreds of hours into a campaign, and have something Stafford publishes a few years later contradict a lot of what was central to the campaign. Which usually means that the Gregging gets ignored. I know people who don't bother with GRAY. So, what it comes down to is that your Glorantha is what you and your referee say it is.
If Stafford wouldn't tinker with the "big picture" (like adding Elmal, etc.), this wouldn't be half the headache. I don't know if he does it deliberately just to mess with people's heads and worlds, or if it just all comes out of his head. What it comes down to, is you need to make a decision to either: a) accept everything that comes out of his head (and change your world if nessecary) or, b) that you're going to set up your Glorantha your way and if Stafford writes something you like then you'll incorporate it. Usually, people use the second method.
If you still get really upset by all this, and don't know what to do, here's a suggestion. Assume someone can do very powerful heroquesting and alter the timeline. Then, Greggings just become massive heroquests. Then you can legitimately incorporate them into your Glorantha.
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