New list of Pantheons:
Agimori Aldryami Bad Gods Dara Happan Esrola Lunar Way Kralori/Dragons Malkioni Maritime Mostali Orlanthi Pentan Praxian Teshnan Uz
Although the Esvulari, the Puma People and the Ludoch were given treatment in Heroquest and Heroquest voices, I discarded as being either too small or too exotic. The resulting list covers over 80% of glorantha's known population (with the Vithelans being unknown).
The cults that will be covered will be focused on interesting playable cults or cults that are interesting to encounter.
For theistic pantheons, I've chosen five good gods and one bad god (ie the god that would be worshipped by the criminal element of the society). For significant pantheons (ie the Orlanthi), I've added more gods as commensurate with their status.
A lot of the other cults will be subsumed under the rule of associate cults - pay 10% of your time and resources to obtain either an affinity or a feat. So the intended writeup of a God will look like this:
Orlanth Thunderous
Brief Blurb
Entry Requirements: etc.
Affinities: Storm (feats - blah blah) Wind (feats - blah blah) Related Cults Orlanth Adventurous Orlanth Allfather Daylanus: One line blurb. Fight Elements (feats: blah blah) Hedkorath: One line blurb. Thunderstone (feats: blah blah) etc.
Churches and Traditions are trickier and remain to be worked out. Despite the mysticism headache, I've decided to include several Sages. The writeups will concentrate on Martial Arts and applications of teachings to the material and magical world. I intend to avoid any mysticism rules in favour of conventional magics.
ALDRYA There's actually two types of Aldrya - the Brown/Green and the Yellow. The Yellow is important for both the Errinoru Jungle and Teshnos as well as being subtly different from the Brown/Greens.
Brown/Green
Elder Sister High King Elf Halamalao Eron Gentre Bad God: Mee Vorala
Yellow
Song of the Grower ("Church")
Errinoru
Seyotel
Nanakao
Trigora
Bad God: Gorakiki?
AGIMORI The differences with the three branches of the Agimori can be collapsed into one. The Kresh will be dealt with in a sidebar to point out what differences they have with others.
Pamalt Balumbasta Vangono Aleshmara Noruma
Bad God: Sikkanos
BAD GODS Generic category for Deities that everybody else hates regardless of whether they are chaotic or not.
Thed Malia Primal Chaos Pocharngo Krarsht Really Bad God: Nysalor
DRAGONS Essentially the worship of Dragons. Most of them are Genertelan with only the August Dragon being found in Kralorela. Greg has written a note to the effect that the Red Dragon is worshipped in the East.
Black Dragon Red Dragon August Dragon The Wyrm Ouroboros Sun Dragon Bad God: Hydra
FONRIT Split into three subpantheons - the Afadjanni and the Kareshtuans as well as a furtive Blue Pantheon.
Afadjann
Darleester the Noose Orjethulut the Grim Hanjethulut the Furious Baraku Seseine the Desired Bad God: Krarsht.
Blue:
Yran Emilla Orfeda Tolaq Jarkaru the Indigo Conquerer Bad God: Jraktral Kareeshtu Ompalam The Tonds Katele Puritans Ikadz Zoraq Bad God: Jotimam (a sea god)
Hsunchen:
I've simply opted for a representative distribution. Rathor and Telmor pretty much suggest themselves, while Sofal is found in both Teshnos and the Maslo. The Tiger people are in the ShanShan Mountains but the Snake People I just made up for Pamaltela. I suppose the Basmoli could be used but we already have the Tiger People.
Rathor Pralor Sofal Tiger Snake Bad Dog: Telmor
LUNAR EMPIRE Requires a split between the Dara Happan and the Lunars. I've chosen a third Pantheon, the Pelandan, over the Darjiinian.
Dara Happan
Antirius Lodril Buserian Lokarnos Dendara Bad God: Shargash
Lunar
Irrippi Ontor Yanafal Tarnils Jakaleel the Witch Etyries Natha Bad God: White Moon
Pelandan
Daxdarius Jernotia Idovanus Oria Bisos Bad God: GanEstoro
KRALORELA I decided to make a distinction between the Imperial/Draconist cults and the other cults. The ignorants get their own pantheon because they are numerous.
Draconic
Mikaday the Mandarin Vayobi the War Dragon Thalurzni the Balancer Heseroon Marn Vashanti the Wanderer Bad God: Sekever
Ordinary Religion
Bodkartu, Goddess of Secrets Metsyla, the Enlightened One Hua Lowchow (NiangMao derived Martial Arts) Cho the Rocketeer Alou the Brushman Bad God: Hungry Ghosts
Ignorance
Basko, the Black Sun The Wizards of Gore The Gang of Four Immanent Mastery Solar Storm
MALKIONI Ralios
Stygian Church, Arkat the Knight, Arkat the Peacemaker, Arkat Chaosbane, Arkat the Martyr Bad Order: Boristi
Loskalm
Hrestoli Church, Hrestol, Talor, Xemela, Siglat Bad Order: Perfecti
Seshnela
Rokari Church, Gerlant, Rokar, Onokos, Student Body. Bad Order: Vivamort
Miscellaneous Churches
Church of Jonatela, Church of Carmania, Umathelan Churches, Aeolian Church, Slontos Church. Bad Church: Ramalian Church
Independent Sorcery
Zzaburi Philosophy, Barmalan, Orgethite, Furlandan Zendamalthan Bad Philosophy: Vadeli
MARITIME: I've opted for sailor's religions as they are easier for surfacers to interact with than merfolk.
Dormal Kogag Thruhin Dal Tsankth Waertag Bad God: Wachaza
MOSTALI
Iron Quicksilver Silver Tin Gold Bad Metal: Dwarf Heretics
ORLANTHI Storm Tribe
Orlanth Adventurous Orlanth Thunderous Humakt Brastalos Kolat Bad God: Valind
Earth Tribe
Ernalda the Healer Maran Ty Kora Tek Asrelia Earth Witch Bad God: Tekakos.
Lightbringers
Lhankor Mhy Issaries Elmal Rigsdal Heler Bad God: Eurmal
PENT: I've avoided doing two subpantheons for the Pentans because the Storm Pentans are more like a cult. Likewise I've avoided copying of the Grazers since the Pure Horse tribe are known for being fanatics.
Hyalor North War Wind Pole Star [Red-Hair] Hippoi Bad God: Jolaty
PRAXIAN
Waha Eiritha Storm Bull Daka Fal Horned Man Bad God: Wild Hunter
TESHNOS
Zitro Argon Tolat Somash Solf Furalor Bad God: Atyar (the black flame)
UZ:
Core Darkness
Kyger Litor Gorakiki Zorak Zoran Subere Zong Bad God: Gadblad
Surface Darkness
Argan Argar Arkat Troll Annilla Dark Eater Moorgarki
VITHELA I'm uncertain whether to include Vormain but it will probably be the Hinter Isles culture rather than the root Vormaino culture. The antigods will be the acceptable antigods rather than the real bad ones.
Sages
Darja Danad Kamboli Sivoli Bekesh Manard Ho Adara Bad God: Bodastu
Gods
Hensarava Karki Mairnali Hobimarong Lumavoxoran Bad God: Rakuti
Antigods
Martalak Festanur Ombardaru Oren Parond Dogsalu Bad God: Herespur.
Vormain
Telask Valzain Henshie Octamo Kumanti Lun (Enrono-derived Martial Arts) Bad God: Zaktirra
--Peter Metcalfe
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