John Biles

Kingdom of Aggar Aggar is a recent addition to the Empire; it was sort of independent, in the same way that if you are next to an elephant, it doesn't control you but might crush you at any time. Aggar is full of Orlanthi who do what Orlanthi do best - murder each other in endless raids and feuds made worse by the Empire's efforts to suppress the Ernalda cult. This is going badly in Aggar, which is well on its way to total anarchy. The Aggar live by a mixture of growing grains, herding sheep, cattle, and pigs, and murdering each other for whatever they can get. With some hunting on the side. About a third of the clans have adopted the Changing Way. In these clans, Orlanth is married to the Blue Moon, but they are otherwise the same; the other two-thirds have Orlanth married to various of Ernalda's hand maidens, various Solar goddesses, or even in one clan, he's married to Vinga and if you don't like it, they stab you. Some clans do help with imperial wars, but the whole place is basically a bleeding wound that no one is sure how to fix short of killing everyone and replacing them with Hsunchen, but that sounds like what the Red Claws would want. In theory, they owe fealty to Tarsh as well as the Empire. In practice, it's like trying to order cats who are fighting each other to stop. And the war in Sartar means resources to deal with it are few. During the Wars with Sheng Seleris, his armies discovered the one thing which can unite Aggar - being invaded by non-Orlanthi who use fire magic. This convinced the locals that Lokamayadon had come again and only they could kill him. They certainly killed a lot of Pentans. King Dardurev, Son of Andrin (Air, Mastery, Motion) is the king of Aggar. He is getting old and he can feel power slipping through his fingers like a greased pig. About 20% of the clans actually obey him, but the rest are fractious and paying his annual tribute and taxes to the Empire is sapping his wealth. He feels a call to fly south to Kero Fin and seek a proper ending for himself, but he knows if he leaves, Aggar will simply go down in flames and he can't do that. He's trying to find someone he can support to follow after him but his luck, so far, is not good. Autumn Mountains: A high range, sacred to the Orlanthi; only the most nimble, Trolls, and those who can fly can cross them. There is rumored to be an underground city of Jolanti here, of unknown origin. Billiz: This region of hills is home to very traditionalist Orlanthi who are busy fighting with trolls for control of the area, herding animals, and killing each other because their grandfathers did. The King of Aggar has about as much authority over Billiz as the King of Loksalm does. There is also a major group of Telmori who fight with both groups. Burnt Hill: Long ago, these lands were ruled by the Berennethtelli, one of the various branches of Orlanthi. Rastaulf was a thane who dumped the High King to become a Clan Chief, then went on a heroic quest with his companions to recover the Vanak Spear from the Empty Mountain. Then he got in a feud over a dowry, people got murdered, he refused to negotiate weregild, and so one of the most powerful Orlanthi priests ever (who then betrayed Orlanth and tried to replace him with a male sheep god), Lokamayadon, who then burned Rastaulf alive at this site; his friend Eringlarth took the Vanak spear and heroically died for nothing at the Battle of Night and Day. This made this a holy place where many Heroquests happen and pilgrims come and people swear vengeance that leads to a hundred deaths became one of the cows they got with their wife had an odd spot pattern. Perhaps no other location better embodies the flaws in the Orlanthi lifestyle. It also suffers the problem that people keep getting the idea one of the pieces of Nysalor is buried here. City of 10,000 Magicians: This city is laboring under a prophecy, laid down by the EWF when they built a school of sorcery here, that once 10,000 magicians have passed through the gates, the city will be destroyed. This is why one past magician earned the city's favor by creating Potiphar's Magical Mobile Staircase, which is used to let magicians enter and exit *over the wall*. But sooner or later, someone is going to trigger the doom, and many fear the Hero Wars will bring it on. The city is home to refugee Dara Happans and Pelandans who fled here during the era of Sheng Seleris. Diamond Hills: Once riddled with diamonds left over from the Diamond Dragon slain in 920 by Alakoring Dragonbreaker. There is a shrine here used for dragon-slaying Heroquests. There are constant rumors of Mostali in the hills, mining for diamonds. People still find diamonds, but it's rare. Postikar the Crafter is known to have mined here for special diamonds for his strongest Jolanti servants. Eanal and the Forantin River: Pelorian farmers live along the Forandin, growing crops which fuel what passes for the King's treasury. Eanal has a great temple of Orlanth but the temple of Ernalda lies empty; Orlanth officially is married to Jera the Herbalist to avoid trouble with the Empire; the result is that herb gardens flourish up and down the river and the art of medicine is strong, which is needed for all those injured in feuds. King Dardurev has built a great shrine to Orventili the Peacemaker as well, but it hasn't worked yet. Masassakar: This city is home to the Temple of the Iron Crown. During the Great Darkness, this city was built by the King of the Iron Crown, a mysterious and terrible being who used the crown to create a great empire, only to sink into madness, breed his subjects into monsters, and eventually die at the hands of a Star Captain. The crown has driven a series of saviors mad over the centuries; each savior slays the previous holder, is tempted by its power, and eventually becomes a madman and tyrant. The Moonson killed the last such tyrant, but instead of taking the crown, had the temple built and rites carried out which keep it asleep and unable to hurt anyone. Everyone assumes, though, that sooner or later, it will cause trouble again. Nomis: This city survived the Great Darkness by allying with the Mostali, who built its great walls, which even the EWF could not break, but only take the city by treachery. The Kingdom of Saird eventually liberated the city in a mighty battle which warped the land around it. Many mines dot the hills, producing many wonders - black rocks prized by the Mostali of Jord, pieces of the future which resemble crystalline mirrors in which you can glimpse it, and talking stones - some become great advisors, while others are treacherous. Nomis functions as a trade center for the Orlanthi Hsunchen who dwell around it, mostly Alynx Hsunchen now. Phandaros: This city is noted for being dedicated to Garzeen, son of Issaries, who is rarely worshipped on his own. In Phandaros, he is seen as a god for *Urban* Orlanthi, ending feuds and uniting the town through the market, while his father is the god of trade between clans or clans and towns. Many grain goddesses are worshipped here as well. Salantor: This region is basically riven by endless feuds; an unfortunate Sun Dome is stuck in the middle, trying to keep a low profile while everyone else kills each other. They enforce royal authority to the very, very limited amount there is any here. Soren Mountain: This is one of the great sacred peaks of the Orlanthi; there is a shrine you can only reach by flying, home to very powerful Rune Lords who are usually busy Heroquesting and dealing with issues like the Color Blue being on a rampage again. They command great wisdom... if you can understand it. Talada: This city is built in and around an ancient Vingkotling Hill Fort. It is the capital of the Gloaming, Orlanthi mystics with Darkness powers. They live with Trolls who dwell under the fort. They are sufficiently weird the King tries to just ignore them. The Orlanthi around Talada live by hunting and foraging and worship the goddess of the local landscape. Adventure Seeds: Burning Man: A central problem for the Heroquest which enables you to get the Vanak Spear is that someone has to be Rastaulf and get burned alive so you can be Eringlarth and have the spear. You can do Rastaulf's original quest, but that's doing it the hard way. Ideally, you find someone who committed murder over a dowry. A group wants to do the quest and needs a Rastaulf and wants you to find someone suitable - given the number of feuds, this won't be hard. Feuding: In Aggar, some feuds have been going on since the Battle of Night and Day or even before. Everyone's always eager to buy mercenaries who kill people without them being blamed for it. Hidden City of the Jolanti: Your client wishes to know if the Jolanti city under the Autumn Mountains is real and whether they are some of Postikar's toys running amok. Jareenanna: It's a classic tale. Boy meets girl. Boy promises to bring back silver rings from an adventure in the Autumn mountains. Boy meets another girl, gives her the rings. First girl turns into a bear and slaughters boy and his entire family, kills other girl and her family, flees into the mountains. Both families will reward you well if you hunt her down and avenge the deaths. Lord of the Iron Crown: One of the endless rebels against the King has stolen the Iron Crown and has to be put down before he can take over all of Aggar and institute an era of darkness and turning people into monsters. Sage of Soren Mountain: You've been confronted by one of the Wind Lords of Soren Mountain. He gave you a prophecy you don't want or need, but if you don't fulfill it, 'Eurmal will move into your pants forever'. Probably best to be sure there's no risk of that. The Sundome Moonlift: You just have to guard this Moonboat as it flies from Jillaro to the Sun Dome in Salantor, carrying needed supplies, then get it back, while Orlanthi try to rob and kill you. Most of them can't fly but the ones who can tend to be rather dangerous. But there's gold waiting for you at the end of the line.

Satrapy of Sylila, The Land of the Conquering Daughter In earlier ages, this land was disputed between the Elves of Rist, the Orlanthi offshoot of the Odaylings, the Dara Happans, and various small groups that got ground underfoot by the major powers. In the Second Age, Vorwaha Bisonlord united much of this area in a brief lived empire of Bison Hsunchen. However, he got squeezed between the Dragon Emperor and the EWF and ended up dead. In the Third Age, this land was once again divided until the arrival of Postikar the Crafter. He was a renegade Mostali, who built a trading company around the sale of Jolanti; while this angered many other Mostali, they were too far away to stop him. Then one day, his Jolanti murdered the leaders of every nation and he seized control of the area, though the Odaylings managed to resist him. He also could craft Jolanti who resembled normal people until they revealed themselves, enabling him to spy on his enemies. In his arrogance, he tried to do to the Empire what he had done to the petty kings and rulers of this area. This led to the Moonfall which destroyed Rist, which Postikar then conquered. This angered the Moonson, who responded by sleeping with a Stingray Hsunchen to produce Sylila, the Conquering Daughter, the Second Inspiration of Moonson. Sylila collected an elite corps of female warriors and a much larger force of well-trained but basically normal warriors of every gender. Her elite corps forswore love in favor of war and gained the blessing of Yanafal Tarnils (or in the case of her elite Trolls, Zorak Zoran). Operating from one of the first Moon Boats, she led an army south, crushing the armies of Postikar in alliance with the Odaylings, who swore to serve the Emperor in return for keeping their own religion. Postikar's capital, Old Jillaro, was laid waste in the final confrontation between Sylila and her Element Warriors (She was Water and they embodied Air, Fire, Earth, and Darkness) and Postikar and his warrior Jolanti. Postikar was slain... maybe.. and his empire collapsed. Sylila built a great highway to connect her new land to the Empire and ruled it until her ascension with the Element Warriors. Since she had no children, it became a Satrapy, but a Stingray Hsunchen is always chosen to rule it, to honor her. During the wars with Sheng Seleris, the Satrap successfully embodied Sylila and her closest allies became the Element Warriors, and combined with the unbowed power of the Odaylings, they repelled Sheng Seleris' armies. This created a great deal of pride in the history and legacy of the area and one of the results is that today, Sylila is basically a giant living museum, a place where it is still basically the early 1400s. The Sons of Postikar are the biggest danger in this Satrapy. Directed by a hidden crystal brain which claims to be Postikar, they try to subvert the Satrapy government, build another army of War Jolanti, and conquer it. Prophecy indicates they will make their big push during the Hero Wars. As a result, *anyone* you meet *might* be a Jolanti in disguise, though probably not. The Red Claws are extremely weak because everyone here hates their guts and sees them as traitors. They mainly survive because the Sons of Postikar are hated more and the Red Claws especially hate the Sons of Postikar. The Odaylings are an Orlanthi people, but they follow Odayla the Hunter as their main god; many have become Bear Hsunchen but continue to worship Odayla, god of the Hunt and his wife Seraba, goddess of Foraging. They now see Odayla as sworn to serve the Blue Moon and her Moonson, but their power does not come from her; when Sheng Seleris slew the Moonson, their power was untouched and they are *very* proud of this. They live in small clans, mostly hunting and foraging, but many of them get subsidies for fighting for the Empire. Every clan is part of a 'tribe', whose ruler is the Satrap. Several Elmal Horsefriend clans are allied to them. Satrap Andreka (Water, Truth, Spirit) is paranoid as hell, because the Sons of Postikar are probably going to make their big push DURING HER TENURE. That's why she is now a follower of Jakaleel, because she's already crazy and knows it and *needs* insane mystical insight. She is a shaman, a Stingray Hsunchen shaman, who commands water spirits; every river, lake, pond and the water in your teacup MAY be a spy for her. Like every satrap, she has sworn the Sylila Elemental Oath and can potentially embody the Conquering Daughter with the correct rites. Little Cafol: An ancient holy site of the Odaylings, a temple to Asrelia built around an underground spring. The priestesses here hold a huge grudge against Cragspider, who blinded Asrelia once (Chalanna Arroy healed her, but Asrelia neither forgets nor forgives). Under the eye of the Satrap because they once aided Postikar, who promised them revenge. (He tried and failed, to be fair to him.) Other Earth goddesses are also worshipped here, save for Seraba, though Ernalda's shrine was destroyed by the Conquering Daughter. Big Cafol: A city built around an ancient hill-fort built by Odayling, his wife, and his kin during the Great Darkness, to protect his people. It is the spiritual heart of the Odaylings and to enter it is to pass into the distant pass in almost every way. Temples stand to all the major and minor gods of the Storm Tribe here, save the Earth goddesses, worshipped at Little Cafol. (Seraba *is* an Earth goddess, but her shrine is here, joined that of Odayla.) Dara-Ni: This area is dominated by Dara Happan urbanites and Lodrilli farmers, though some Hsunchen live here. It is a green and pleasant land, and Pela, goddess of Barley, flourishes here, though rice is grown close to the rivers. The war against Sheng Seleris taught the locals the need for allies and unlike many satrapies, farmers, city folk, and Hsunchen are more likely to cooperate than to fight each other, in part because they have a common enemy in the Sons of Postikar. The Daughter's Roads: These great roads of black tar and gravel, bound together by magic into a solid, brick-like surface, bind Sylila together, allowing for rapid movement of troops and concert. The lower level allows faster travel for trade and normal soldiers (footsoldiers can march 30 miles a day, and wagons can match that speed). The upper deck allows you to move hundreds of miles in an hour if you know the correct rites. During the War with Sheng Seleris, these roads were critical to the defense of the Satrapy. Jillaro: A mountain rises from the plain, called up by the Conquering Daughter; she built her capital around it on a series of roads which spiral to the central acropolis, where the Satrap dwells and a hundred foot statue of her keeps its eyes on Old Jillaro. The city resembles the Air Rune from above and boosts the power of the Odaylings who visit the city and who defended it against Sheng. The citadel resembles the Water Rune and likewise boosts the Water Rune; a great spring draws forth a river that runs down the mountain into the Estos River, which curls around the southern and eastern sides of the city. Jillaro is noted for its many museums of early Imperial and earlier age artifacts and art. Kistium: This city is half underwater and half *made of water*, centered around a temple to Erinflarth herself, made to appease her wrath long ago. The city is full of Fish Hsunchen, true Animals, and water-rune people in general. Dendara the Weaver, Wife of Yelm, is popular among the city folk; the Hsunchen of the surrounding areas bring their wool and flax and other plants to be turned into thread by her expert weavers. But the city is most noted for its fish production. Only of fish types with no corresponding Hsunchen, though. Nothium: A wealthy city of wine producers, surrounded by endless vinyards. This city flourishes on the trade and worships Jeru the Staff. But the city is also notable because of its alliance with Elmal Horsefriend Hsunchen who conduct famous races in his name each season. This attracts tourists and worshippers. Once every decade, they hose a giant Games which centers around Chariot and Horse and Other Steed racing. (A lot of the Sables come, and some Praxians make the trip from Prax now!) Despite its wealth, the city *feels* like it's still 1410 when you look at architecture and clothing. Old Jillaro: Long ago, gods and spirits protected this city from evil in the Great Darkness, but Shargash came and kidnapped them all, then watched and laughed as Chaos laid waste to the city. The EWF rescued the gods and spirits, only to get curb-stomped by the fall of the EWF. It is said that Postikar found and liberated them and turned the ruins into a great city of metal, glass, and stone, the capital of his empire. But the Conquering Daughter defeated and imprisoned them again, and now insane, murderous Jolanti stalk the ruins. There are great, mysterious treasures to be found but you'd better hide what you found or most Sylilans will hack you into kibble. The Brain of Postikar may be hiding in the ruins. Old Sylila: Home to the Orlanthi Odaylings and some Elmal Horsefriend allies. In many parts of it, you could easily believe you're back in the First Age, until you see some Imperial Plaque suspended over the door of a steading because Grandpa fought for the Empire. The Odaylings are suspicious of anything machine-like, due to Postikar. Palace of Flowers: This great temple is designed to appease Aldrya for the Empire flattening one of her great forests and turning the Aldryami into kindling. A lot of goods flow here to be sacrificed. Plant magic is very strong here as you might expect. Penkrathos: Prominent Sylilans are buried here and the city is dedicated to many gods of Death, including Verenmars, the Missing King - he ruled here in the Second Age and was buried here, but Tarshite raiders stole his remains long ago and his cult is still looking for it. There is a huge graveyard for the war dead here, from the War with Sheng Seleris. Rist: This is a giant breadbasket, empowered by the Palace of Flowers, which is critical to feeding the cities of the Osilir River Valley and Sylila itself. Suda: Suda would be a normal market town, except that some adventurers angered the Crocodile God (by chopping his priests into hamburger and looting everything) and now the city is prone to random crocodile attacks and Crocodile Hsunchen raids. They need help; they appealed to the Moonson and he sang a song about reaping what you sow. This is hampering the city's trade tremendously. Sun Dome: This ancient survival of the Yelmalian Faith does everything just as their ancestors did... or so they hope, anyway. They provided key aid to the Satrapy against Sheng Seleris and still put thier force of disciplined pikemen at her service. Their annual rite of killing the Dragon Emperor has not endeared them to the Dragonewts of the Empire, but since this rite also *repels* said Dragonewts from around the Sun Dome, they don't care. Thubana of the Towers: Long ago, an ancient king saw Yuthuppa and decided - I want one. This city basically rips off Yuthuppa in every way, just not as well, from having star towers to being full of people trying to pretend to be Dara Happan when they *do not know what they are doing*. However, the power of the towers was quite useful in neutralizing the celestial magics of Sheng Seleris. So everyone lets them go on doing it wrong. Tranthos: This trade city is a fairly normal market town for the area, but nearby is Sword Hill, a holy place for the Humakti of the Satrapy and the result is that the city is frequently home to Humakti and a good place to hire mercenaries. Every so often, the Humakti ride off together to the battlefields of the war with Sheng Seleris and slaughter a lot of undead. Adventure Seeds: Cragspider Must Die: A dangerous, high-level mission. The High Priestess of Asrelia has had enough of Cragspider. Sure, Cragspider somehow fused the last team of assassins into an unholy flaming eight headed monster which ate the last High Priestess, but that just makes killing her all the more necessary. There's an ungodly amount of money waiting for anyone who can bring them Cragspider's head. Good luck. Daban Doesn't Do Jillaro: The ability of the Satrap to channel the Conquering Daughter depends on Celibacy. Who hates celibacy? Daban, a potent priest(ess?) of Uleria, who may be male, female, or whatever they feel like today. Daban is determined to seduce the Satrap for unclear reasons. She would like Daban gently sent back where they came from. Best to avoid an incident since Daban is also a Hare Hsunchen and has connections at the Moonson's court. Flaming Swords of Death: Yelmalio and Humakt are generally neither hostile nor friendly. But both regarded Sheng Seleris as an abomination (as all good Imperials do) and they combined their powers to create Seven Flaming Swords of Death which wrecked havoc on Sheng's army. But magic blades want to be used and they have all gone a'wandering. If you can find one of these blades and return them to either group, you will be rewarded. Simulacrums of Suda: The Mayor of Suda was eaten by a crocodile... and turned out to be a disguised Jolanti! The city may be *riddled* with Jolanti infiltrators. Please investigate! Suddenly, a Sage!: A priest of Buserian suddenly appeared in the Star Tower of Thubana which corresponded to his own back in Yuthuppa. He's not sure how it happened but if you can jump between towers, this would be *very* useful for the Satrap, who wants you to investigate. Too Much Enlightenment: One of the Priestesses of the Blue Moon in Jillaro seems to achieved some sort of mystical insight which is causing her to howl at the moon, babble inanely, and scream prophecies, mostly about people's death. Please escort her to the Imperial Capital for Jakaleels' people to either induct her or fix her. What Goes Around, Comes Around: Aldryami are on the move around Thubanna. They're just selling seeds and measuring things but the Satrap is sure they are up to *something*. Where did they even *come* from? The Satrap is convinced they plan a Thornblight. No one else is even sure what that is - please confirm or disprove this.

This is an incredible idea and one I will certainly adopt.

Satrapy of Oronin Adventure Seeds: Attack of the Fake Tomatoes: The city is suffering from *fake vegetables*, made out of meat that has been processed, dyed, and flavored to resemble vegetables. This is angering the Aldryami whose favor the city wishes to retain. Find who is doing this and why and stop them. Bull Shah in a Pottery Shop: The Satrap of Worion is holding a Bull Hsunchen prisoner in Tynops, Worion, for his many crimes. You need to go there, pick him up, and escort him to Karantes without him being rescued by his Bull clan allies. He will then become the ritual Bull Shah and be sacrificed when the time comes, as punishment for his crime. Copper Top: Kevrinth has a shipment of copper ready to send to a Temple of Lodril in Northern Raibanth. They need guards to Ernalda cultists and criminal gangs don't steal it; it's all hidden under bundles of wool. Defend Mount Jernotius: Bands of crazed Orlanthi have been showing up, blaming Jernotius for 'Ragabagle' or whatever his stupid name is, some evil god of theirs. They seem to be doing a Heroquest. You must travel to the southern part of the Empire, find out who is doing this, and stop them before more Heroquesters get killed. Find out if Ragabagle needs to be added to the Banned Gods List also. The Fast Road: It is said the Priestesses of Navar can send anyone to precisely where they want to go in the Underworld. The downside is that they do it *by sacrificing you*. You will have to make your own way back to the living. But for those who think they can overcome Death, this is the express route to whatever hell or heaven you wish to find. Flaming Ghosts of Mesavos: Ghosts of Sheng Seleris' army are showing up on fire. Find out why and put an end to this! The gratitude of the Marble Phalanx is no small thing. Punch a Philosopher: In Kendesos, part of the annual celebration of the defeat of YarGan the Blue King is that criminal Pelandans are dressed up, taught some philosophical catchphrases, then roam the city, allowing the citizens to mock and abuse them. This can get out of hand, so your job is to make sure this guy *lives* through it all, and just pays for his crimes. (He stole 40 cakes.) Twist: He's a Riddler and you have to stop him infecting people without disrupting the rite! Smuggle Your Cousin: Your cousin shouldn't have run up those debts to that Lanbril gang in Katchpidi. You just have to sneak into a town of depressed, nostalgic Dara Happans, find the gang, rescue your cousin, and bring him home with all of his limbs attached. Stop the Invisible Rabbit Murders: Dendeno normally is a quiet place where crafts are made and goods are traded. But of late, some of the men of the city have started killing people. Each person claims a beautiful Hare Hsunchen seduced him and told him to kill. Everyone else around them has seen no signs of this alleged assassin motivator. Investigate, find out what's going on. Uleria's Secret Kisses: This book is on every banned list ever, and even Ulawar doesn't have a copy. Which is why they want you to go to the ruins of Enthyr in Spol and find your way into a hidden underground shrine of Uleria which has it and hopefully was not burned with the rest of the city.

I would expect Entarios the Supporter to be knee-deep in all the giant magical projects that happen.

This now makes me think about the idea of using Over the Edge 2E to do a Glorantha game, though it would work better for lower-powered people.

Karasal Adventure Seeds The Beard of Wisdom: Agents of the Empire have obtained the powerful Lankhor Mhy artifact, the Beard of Wisdom. The Satrap wants it; travel to Boldhome, get it, fend off jealous other priests of Lankhor Mhy and bring it to her. Cousin Escort: The Thrice Blessed Trade Consul's cousin, Porthos, is coming to visit Keravero; the consul needs people to escort Keravero around so his naivete about the Empire doesn't get him killed. Show him a good time. Dendara's Needle: Priestesses of Dendara in Arirvales and Thardenero are feuding over a potent holy artifact - Dendara's Needle. It quadruples the speed of sewing in the city which has it. This gives the weaving and tailor guilds a vested interest in the issue and every few years, the needle is stolen back and forth. Now the guilds of Thardenero are willing to pay the PCs to steal it for them. Estate Sale: The Satrap wants to beef up the libraries of Graclodont to cover the local goddesses. A noblewoman in Thardenero just died; please attend the estate sale, get everything relevant and fend off rival collectors. Prisoner Protection: Nicodemus Patrakosis was an operative of the Imperial Arteries for decades. Busted for skimming off the top, he has been selected for the rite of Punishment of the Wicked Sun in Perkos. The problem is that people keep trying to get revenge on him before we can ritually execute him. We will pay you to guard him. Sacred Barley Escort: Little Sister needs a load of sacred barley shipped from her capital to Arirvales for the yearly special ceremonies. Agents of six different alcohol gods want to hijack the shipment to make super-holy alcohol. Don't let them succeed! Skull Slamming: The Boar Hsunchen of the Darsen Hills have gotten into the custom of Skull Slamming - running at each other in boar form and smacking full-tilt into each other. The ladies of their clans are sick of this idiocy and would like you to find a way to stop it. Squelch the Rumors: Disgruntled Irrippi Onto Initiates are spreading rumors that the Satrap got the job by seducing the Moonson. Find out who's behind it and end the rumors. Timinis, Lassari is Down the Well: Someone threw the True Dog companion (Lassari) of a Priest of Dalastan named Timmis down a well. He will pay you to find out who did it and avenge Lassari.

Cursed Satrapy Adventure Seeds The Big Box of Treason: Finn the Merchant has no idea how one of his crates got filled with texts claiming the Gods Wall used to show the gods submitting to Yelm. He will do anything if you can clear his good name and find out where this big box of treason came from. The Hot Springs Episode: This is what Joy Rest is for. The Neverending Party: There is said to be a party in Glamour which never ends. Wouldn't that be cool to experience? Find a way to get yourself invited! One Of Our Villages is Missing: Last year, the village of Ermos hung an Ernaldan witch; now the whole village has fallen into a chasm. Find and save any villagers you can and defeat the Ernaldans who did this. The Red Right Hand: There has been an outbreak of Riddlers and it can be traced back to when a bandit gang came to Kalvostos; they were a gang of Emu Hsunchen and no one noticed them tormenting the locals until too late. Now the city has yet another problem. Their leader is named Rastamos Red-Hand and he has a red right arm which has super-human strength and may be one of the missing chunks of Nysalor. The Satrap wants him put down like a rabid dog and the arm brought to her. Stop That Pigeon: A friend in Kalvostos is being harassed by Pigeon Hsunchen. Get them to back off. This is a Bust: High-Ranking Imperial Officials have been smuggling drugs into Glamour through Good Shore. Other officials, who hate the drug trade, want you to raid a shipment, posing as a Lanbril gang, and destroy it.

Darjiin Adventure Seeds Appease the Spirits of Arirtikoth: The spirits are demanding *1000 sheep*. Please secure them cheaply so that they don't flood everything. The Broach of Manimal: SurEnslib is the mother of Manimat, god of the Sun. Long ago, he ruled Darjiin, wearing the Mantle of Sovereignty, pinned by the Broach of Manimal. The mantle gave him power to rule and now is invested in the Satrap each year, while the Broach is missing. It gives the power to assume any animal form, just mundane ones. Reliable reports indicate it was stolen and taken *all the way to Holay*, where it in the hands of a clan of Red Claws. Put them down and bring back the broach! Halo: Halo is a drug which induces holy visions; the monks of Ulfilias are having mounting problems with it and want you to deal with whoever is supplying it before everyone ends up high on hallucinations of divine glory. The Myth of Yelm's Death: The official Darjiin Myth about Yelm is that he was not killed by Orlanth, bur rather, tripped on a rake while kicking a peasant and died. He stayed dead and the current sun is Manimat (Antirius if you are Dara Happan), while Yelm is trapped in a special hell where he dies on a rake or other farm implement *every day*. Each year in the ruins of Darokon, a criminal Dara Happan is crowned as Yelm, then dies on a rake. This year, they are short on such criminals; please go secure one. Once-Bitten, Twice Eaten: Your friend accidentally said the Forbidden Word in Yushargos and now he's going to be eaten - but hey, if you can fight off Shargash in the form of a crocodile, you can save him! The Repairer of Reputations: Tarnak is an unusually socially adept Troll who helps people fix their reputations when they ruin them. He organizes parties, bribes people, arranges 'adventures' which bring them 'glory, and so on. But now he seems to be grooming a young Boar Hsunchen, Hildred. Hildred claims to be descended of Vormain the Voracious... and it may be true. But he seems to have the idea that Catticus has stolen his rightful throne and somehow thinks he can 'take it back'. Investigate and find out what's really going down. Sank Into the Swamp: Having not come back in 2 seasons, everyone assumes the Company of the Blue Heron sank into the swamp and got eaten near Yunirtos. Whoever finds them can have all their loot if they survive the menace of the Swamp-Lurker! (Imagine an octopus the size of a football field, though mostly made of tentacle.) To Wed a Heron: A friend intends to take a shot at marrying SurEnsLib this year and has heard she favors alligator-skin clothing; he would like you to go alligator-hunting with him in the swamp. Vaskoli Nights: A merchant wants extra security while doing a deal in Vaskoli for fear that a Troll Lanbril gang will strike at him. (Twist: The Lanbril gang WANTS the deal to go smoothly... why? What's in it for them?) The Wedding of Elmal Horsefriend: The Satrap is throwing a huge Heroquest to promote her favorite cult and she needs people to play the *hundreds* of roles needed to do this one. She needs your party to be part of this process! Earn the favor of a satrap *and* a holy blessing!

First Blessed Adventure Seeds The Eagle Murders: Eagles are sacred to Vrimak, who is much beloved. Someone is murdering True Animal Eagles. Find who is committing this blasphemous crime. Heroquest Assist: You have become so noted the Satrap has asked you to assist her in one of her many Heroquests. Will you answer the call? A good way to get contacts and the gratitude of a Satrap. Holy Message: In the city of Diavizzi, the Star Captain Kurantis has *manifested himself spontaneously* and demands to see the Pcs. He has a message for them to take to Catticus. Shape up or face divine wrath, you fat slob. You may wish to deliver this and run. Is it really Kurantis? Honey Badger Does Not Care: The great retired war hero Cornelius, a Honey Badger Hsunchen, is drunk, bitter, and rampaging in First Victory. Please gently stop him until he sobers up. Maiden Voyage: In Elz Ast, there's a tradition that if a ship survives its first voyage, it will go on to many more. So adventurers are hired as security for the maiden voyage of a ship. I hope you like ice monsters! The New Tower: A *new* star tower has appeared in Yuthuppa with the return of the Boat Planet (this event happens in 1624). Authorities want someone to explore it to make sure it doesn't contain any dangerous surprises Pentan Heads For Sale or Rent: The Vizier is worried about Pentan raids, despite having Oraya as a shield. He's paying a bounty on Pentan heads again. (Twist: A Lanbril gang needs front men for a pile of *fake* Pentan heads. You get a cut of the bounty and they get a cut. Sound fair?) Red Claws Rising: Red Claws based in Oraya are raiding into First Blessed. Crime and treason. Please put them down like dogs. Like... rabid badgers. Not dogs. Forget I said that. Riddler Rampage: There's another outbreak of Riddlers in Gambarri. Please stop them without getting infected. A Special Deal: The Mostali of the Brass Mountains want a ton of bird dung; the city of Sushz is, frankly, awash in it. All you have to do is collect a ton of it, then escort it across the Empire so you can get a special shipment of brass from them. Surely no one would try to make off with dung, right? Right? Water Trials: The city of Herele holds a great race every year for swimmers. The winner is blessed, the losers are mocked and there's feasting, Games, and gambling. A good way to get some cash and holy power. Who Let The Dogs Out?: Members of a rival Jajagappa Dog Clan have been raiding inside the Satrapy and they need to be stopped; they are trying to make the Satrap look weak. Crush them so she can focus on her important holy work.

Satrapy of Doblian Adventure Seeds: Can You Beat the Grand Falconer: The Satrap himself has organized a falconry contest for the next games and has *entered it*. A great chance to impress him; he will respect anyone who *does not* let him win. And there's a good prize. But he is a *Falcon Hsunchen*, so good luck stopping him. Debate-Club with Swords: Kessella is having one of its fads, where people sword-fight and debate at the same time. Normally, the Empire would let it slide, but the winners seem to be sliding into the White Moon heresy. Investigate, find out the truth, put an end to this. The leader seems to be a tailor named Dryden, but imperial authorities can't find him at all. The Grand Caral Tournament: This sport is so popular that if often replaces or is just more popular than *gladiator fights* at Games in Doblian. The Satrap is holding a big Games in Doblian City; get your allies, form a team and go for the glory and the top prize! Honey Smacks: Renegade Bear Hsunchen keep stealing Happy Farms' honey. (Trollkin do the grunt work; Trolls and Bear Hsunchen take care of the bees) Find the raiders, recover the honey. Hunk of Burning Ghost: The ghost of Emperor Igneous has appeared in Mephos, even though Emperors *do not leave ghosts*. Emperor Igneous is now an ascended one on the Blue Moon! It must be an imposter. Deal with it. Monster Man Mash: Melzorki Moon-Crusher wants to know if Sheng Seleris really is in a box under Ebon City, because he would be *useful* to weaken the Empire. Of course, she won't *directly* hire the Pcs, but she wants them to sneak in and find out for her. If the PCs don't have to have a footrace with Monster Man while you play Monster Mash in real life, you're doing it wrong. One Righteous Fist: The ghost of one of the Six Righteous Fists is terrorizing Doblian; anyone who can find it and stop it will be rewarded, doubly if you find out *why* it is back in black. Riddle of Blood: What is worse than a vampire? A *Riddler* vampire. They're after one of Nysalor's body parts in Xarkarsh. The trolls need you to find their base and wipe them out before they try again, while avoiding being corrupted by their powers. The Running of the Bulls: One of the festivals of Huvisos is turning criminals loose in the streets while angry bulls chase them; if you die, your crime is now expunged; if you live, you go free. There are rumors that someone from Tynops in Worion is going to mess with this; ensure the event goes smoothly. The Seven Salmon Guys: A group of Salmon Hsunchen have been harrassing a village of Lodrilli peasants along a river. They may be Red Claws. There are rumors the Red Claws hope to flip Doblian entirely to nothing but Hsunchen. Unwanted Caves: Oarst-Upon-Jord has an underground area; Karshtkids broke through, opening a connection to chaos caves. Please root them out.

Satrapy of Worion Adventure Seeds Book Run: The Hierophant wants a crate of ancient Carmanian texts which is going on an estate auction in Raibanth. Here's money to bid for the crate; get them, bring them to him, and you will be well paid. You may have to fight off rivals who want the books too. Brass Guards: The Satrap needs you to escort these wagons to the Brass Mountains, pick up a shipment of Brass Gear there, and bring it back, while bandits and evil Ernalda cultists try to steal it. Clear Orlanth's Good Name: The Hierophant's latest ceremony was a disaster because the sacred incense was replaced with stuff which smelled like dung. He blames Invisible Orlanth and thinks IO is just an excuse for the Orlanthi priests of Mount Dabos to mess with him and is calling for his worshippers to attack the Orlanthi. Please calm the winds of war. Establish Esos: The cult of Esos the Red is having problems because the BRT suspects it's a front for Ernalda worship. They need someone to do Heroquests to show that Esos the Red is totally NOT Ernalda at all. Invisible Touch: Ajaak has serious problems with Invisible Orlanth making a mess of everything. Now an entire shipment of weapons rolled out of control and sank into the river. The Moonson seems unconcerned, but they will pay well if you can get rid of the problem or at least reduce the intensity. They will back a Heroquest if need be. Imperial Security: Catticus is coming to the upcoming Games in Tynops, and extra security is needed! All sorts of assassins, monsters, mad cultists, and Invisible Orlanth spirits need to be kept from coming at him. Protect the Pilgrims: A lot of Changing Way Carmanians mock those who hold to the old ways. You are hired to protect a group of Carmanian pilgrims coming from Zern to Brinnus and back from everyone who would humiliate them, from Invisible Orlanth to bandits, to thieving Falcon Hsunchen. Revenge Raids: One of the clans of the Kalanar is raiding local farm villages who had backed the losing side of the civil war, justifying it as revenge. Please get them to stop. Revenge Road: You've learned one of the clans of the Kalanar tribe of Hsunchen wants revenge for their defeat by the Satrap; you've got to outrace them to the capital to warn her of the surprise attack which is coming. Some of our Cheese is Missing: Someone is stealing huge amounts of cheese from the dairies of Vornops. Find out who and you will be richly rewarded (with cheese). The leading suspect is local rat hsunchen, who go crazy for the stuff, but it's never the FIRST suspect, is it?

Satrapy of Spol Adventure Seeds: Ancient Treasures To Be Taken: This treasure map will show you where one of the vaults of Enthyr is; you can go in, get the treasure, and come back. Just watch out for traps and guardians. Appeal to the Moonson: You're the greatest heroes the Brass Count could find. He wants you to go to the capital and appeal to the Moonson for more resources to fight the Spolite witches. Good luck! Avenge Martin: Your cousin Martin (adjust name to suit the PCs) went to Rafelios for a party and got ripped apart and eaten by angry deer. Find out why he got killed and whether he should be avenged or if he had it coming. Char-Un Revenge: Many Char-Un are unhappy with the Brass Count's attitude that the solution to Charg is to just throw the Char-Un at it until both sides die. They want you to go cause him some trouble. The Deer Hunter: An ogre is hidden in the city of Rafelios; he has a taste for venison and is busy eating the population. Please find and kill him.Stop the Rampage: The Brass Count's crops are being attacked by darkness monsters sent by the Witches of Spol. He wants you to kill the monsters, find the source, and deal with it. Fruit Blight: Someone, probably Spolites, is blighting the fruit trees of Elsid's Better Dezarpovo; please find out what's going on and end it. (Potential Twist: It's actually jealous fruit merchants from another city! Or angry Aldryami!) The Spear of Andros: Yelmalio scholars in Zern have learned that the Spear of Andros is somewhere in a cave system in the Brass Mountains, due to a past hero dying there. They need you to go in, kill the inhabitants, get the spear and bring it back to those who deserve it. The Witchfinder General: A Yelmalio Witchfinder has come to town to root out Spolite witches. He is mostly rooting out people's secrets they want kept. Please get him to leave without killing him, which will only bring a *squad* of them. Yelmalio's Revenge: The temple of Yelmalio has been having problems with Spolite Witches wrecking their holy rites. They want you to ambush the witches at the next rite and will pay well.

Satrapy of Jhor Adventure Seeds: Bull vs Panther, FIGHT: A Cow Hsunchen clan and a Panther Hsunchen clan are feuding because the Panthers keep raiding them and eating their True Animal companions. There's a lot of cheese in it for you if you can convince the Panthers to stop.Celibacy Raiders: Palamedes has had enough of Mentinus' constant 'holy lust'. Make a mess of one of their sacred festivals and he will pay you well and ensure they don't render you impotent forever. Courier Service: Little Sister's Deputy, Paramedes, needs a message delivered to the Satrap of Bindle. Agents of Satrap Jhon are likely to interfere, but you have to stop them without killing them to avoid political trouble. Humiliation, though, that's just fine. Get Me a Prophesy: The Satrap of Bindle will pay good money to someone who can get the oracle at Osthens to give more information on when Charg busts free. That shouldn't be too hard, right? My Cousin Vinnie: Your cousin Vinnie is desperate to join Beasts and Boys. He is a good singer, but the competition to get in is *intense* and he has no connections. You're great heroes, can't you do something? One Of Our Spirits Is Missing: The city of Lasadag is torn by conflict between Changing Way following Carmanian Lion Hsunchen, and Animist Bismoli Hsunchen. Carmanian bigots made off with several fetishes and the Bismoli will reward you well if you recover them and... they aren't sure. Do something in retaliation. They're not even sure how to best retaliate. The Pelandan Lover: Satrap Jhon is staging a Games, but one of the biggest attractions is going to be the play, The Pelandan Lover, all about how Pelandans are pathetic losers, basically. The Carmanians love it but Little Sister's Deputy Paramedes is likely to try to sabotage the play. Please ensure it goes off without a hitch. (Or if the PCs are buddies with Little Sister and her Deputy, they have to sabotage it.) Save the Pilgrims: Someone keeps ambushing and killing Aldryami pilgrims to Balovius. Please put a stop to it. Slave Liberation: Mostali from elsewhere are not pleased that a 'dog' is keeping slaves under The City of Brass. They are willing to pay quite a bit if you will liberate some of them. Stop That Monkey: The Brass Monkey has been hijacked by White Moon cultists, who are on a rampage. Only you can stop it. If you can find out *how they got it to go without the sacrifices*, we'd like to know that too.

Those could probably be turned into EWF posters with a little work.

I am laughing hysterically. This is GREAT.

Both are but masks of Rankin-Bass. But I personally imagine the snowman played by Burl Ives as the true face of Wakboth.

Imagine that Chaos is a huge mass of moulding clay. When it enters the world, it has to enter through a hole in the universe which extrudes it into a particular form. But it's still moulding clay in a particular shape. Those holes are the masks of Chaos. That is the sense in which all Chaos is one. (Ie, the true god of Chaos is Rankin-Bass.)

Satrapy of Bindle Adventure Seeds Evidence Needed: Satrap Jahangir Paisan is worried about the Charg menace. Periodically, he sends people to basically go up and down the border where the Sweet Sea touches the Ban around Charg and make sure nothing's gotten out. That's your job. Certainly nothing bad could happen. The Holy Exploding Egg of Humakt: It's a long and somewhat disturbing story involving Duck worshippers of Humakt. Suffice it to say the Humakti Heroine Saya Quacks-a-Lot laid an egg full of Humakt's power which can explode with vast force. The worshippers at the Humakt Temple in Storal convinced a temple in Arrolia to send it to them, but a storm sank the ship to the bottom of the Sweet Sea. You just have to dive to the bottom, fight off anything which has colonized the wreck, and bring it back. Without exploding. You're not undead, right? We know it will go off if any undead get close to it. I Like Big Brass And I Cannot Lie: The job is simple. Go to Kitor, pick up the shipment of brass weapons, armor, and other things the Satrap has ordered, and sneak the shipment to Harandash so it doesn't get stolen like the last shipment. This *should* prevent the Hobo Association from making a move on you. And don't mention the Brass Monkey to anyone so Satrap Jhon doesn't get suspicious and execute you before you can bring us the goods. The Meanies to Blues: One of the problems with being one of the Blue People is that Heroquesters from Oronin show up and beat you up or kill you every so often, because your super-distant ancestors allegedly served an evil god-king. The thing is, Tharic has figured out the patterns behind this and will pay the PCs to help him ambush some Heroquesters and put an end to this obnoxious behavior. This can't possibly go wrong. One Ring to Rule Them All in Harandash, Anyway: Long ago, the original founders of Harandash built potent defenses controlled by a ring worn by the city's king. Then it got stolen and has long been missing. The walls still function as walls, thankfully, but that's not good enough for the Satrap. There's reason to think this evil crack in the ground emitting foul mists has the ring in it. We don't know why or how but the reward to recover it will be high. The Rat Pirates of Bindle: A Lanbril gang has gone pirate and is raiding the Fronela-Bindle trade routes on the Sweet Sea. The satrap wants to keep the navy fresh for the inevitable giant Ram-Powered Ships he hallucinates will come out of Charg. That's why he's paying you to deal with them. The Sword of Jaleh: Nahid, a warrior of the Morvarid, approaches the PCs. In a Heroquest, he learned the Sword of Jaleh, a weapon wielded by the founder of the Morvarid, but lost in the wars with Sheng Seleris, is now in the hands of bandits far to the east, in the woods around Merinta Reborn. It is a long quest, but he needs the sword to give to the tribe's leader so he can marry fair Jalia. It is a hard quest, but he will offer anything within his power to get the help of the PCs. What's Aldog?: Aldog is technically inside Bindle, but pays tribute to the Char-Un because the Satrap is going to need them. But a group of drunken young Char-Un have been going too far and need encouragement to move on that won't bring down a bloody retaliation. There's a reward in it for those who can solve this problem.

Yeah, kill your siblings was the name of the game. Royal trees can be weird. One generation - goatloads of kids, another, everyone dies out. Henry VII's descendents still sit on the English throne, but his immediate heir, Henry VIII, had 3 kids by 6 wives and they all died without kids.

Because my attention is on politics, here's just some adventure seeds for Kostaddi: Forbidden Luxuries: The Sable Riders forbid a variety of luxuries to be brought onto the plateau; only the khans and Great Khan live big and rich. But one of them has decided this policy is stupid and his people are sick and need help. You must smuggle medicines into the plateau to his camp and he will reward you. Good luck! One Bride For One Brother: Queen Wind Talker wants a bridge for her seventh brother from the Sable Riders of Prax, who have agreed to it. All you have to do is travel the entire length of the empire, cross a war zone, get the bride, and bring her back. Your reward will be great. Surely no one would be trying to kill you to stop the wedding. One of Our Goats is Missing: The great holy shrine of the Goat Hsunchen *has been stolen*. They need someone who can pass through wards against Goat Hsunchen to recover it - namely the PCs. IF they can keep their sanity once they recover it. The Drums of War: The Pcs can suddenly hear the continual drumbeat coming out of the Temple of Shargaash in Alkioth, urging them to kill. Unfortunately, it hasn't come with instructions on WHAT to kill. How do you get this message clarified and/or out of your head? The Witching Hour: The Counting of the Hours in East Raibanth has gone wrong - the hour of midnight isn't being called and clocks somehow skip over it. *Something* is happening and you're just the people for the job. When Pigs Fly: A flock of pigs has been *swept into the sky* by the winds which assail the city of Hargoth for its sins. Please save them before they become flat pork. The Wrong Order: The PCs stop at a tavern for food in East Raibanth and one of them accidentally gives a password, leading to the PCs being passed a messenger spirit which knows where the drugs are. Where about 2000 kilos of drugs are. And now every Lanbril gang and murderhobo in East Raibanth is after them.

Sheng Seleris... it's as if you took the Son of Sam, then you trained him to build nukes, then were surprised when this ended horribly.

If Sedenya was Wakboth, the Lunar Empire would have gone full Chaos crazy long before the 1600s. But she's illuminated, so she thinks she can use Chaos for constructive purposes. Chaos and Law are the same, so you can make safe use of both if you know what you're doing. Sedenya has benevolent aims, but being illuminated basically means it's HUBRIS TIME. IE - this is on a level with how the EWF decided what the world needed was to turn Genertla into a dragon.

Do the gladiators help the crops grow or is the mystic power used in some other way?

The heart of the problem of incorporating mysticism in Glorantha is that a good mystic is a lousy PC - they stay in their monastery / cavern / pillartop / mountintop and they pursue enlightenment until they join with the godhead/dragons/chaos/a huge can of whipped cream. At some level, any PC mystic has to be a failed mystic, or just seeking enlightenment. Because enlightenment should disconnect you from 'this world' (Glorantha) and connect you to a higher reality, which is what matters. IF you're using your mystical powers to change the world, you're doing it wrong. That being said, there are degrees of failure. Mysticism in Kralorela only seems to have really been badly abused by the God-Learners, though maybe we just don't have enough data. Leaving aside my own Kralorelan headcanons, there's nobody in Kralorelan history, except Sheng Seleris, who achieves Maximum Bad Mysticism. Lunar illumination provides a moral framework, though Lunar illumination does cause people to play with fire. Then there's the Nysalorian illumination, which is pretty much Nysalor screaming ,"FLY MY WINGED MONKEYS OF ENLIGHTENMENT, FLY", which is more less like giving out bombs to everyone to play with. Then we get the levels of full crazy town failed mystics. Arkat laying waste to entire countries. The EWF deciding that turning Genertla and all its inhabitants into a giant dragon is a really good idea. Sheng Seleris.