> I have been searching, with spectacularly little
> result, for material on an Umathi cult.
> Yes, I know Umath is dead.
But my impression is that he still *exists*, which is far more important. He cannot have a RQ-style "Rune cult", though, IMO. The cult of Umath is dead and gone, and the Orlanthi don't make that sort of cult any more ; their civilisation has advanced beyond such primitivism.
> I have seen mentions of Umath shamans,
There will AFAIK be Breath Shamans of Umath in the HW version of Glorantha (someone correct me, please, if I'm wrong).
> and a High Umath Cult in the archives.
I would look at that source with much a priori suspicion.
> Anyone know of resources for a full cult?
I've never seen any myself. There probably aren't any publically available ones beyond the GL cosmology, and a few short mentions of Umath here and there.
However, I think that instead of designing a cult, you should look towards :
Umath "devolved" (in GL terms : in Heortling terms, he "fathered" these gods) into Orlanth, Humakt, Urox, Vadrus, and also Ragnaglar (but don't tell anyone) ; think "unruly and occasionally berserkergang killer with shamanic powers and charismatic leadership abilities" and you're already half-way there.
YGMV ;-) c) Convincing the Examiners that this is a Good Thing for the clan/tribe/hero band/etc
Good Luck !
Julian Lord
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