Glorantha: What the Broo Shaman Says What the Broo Shaman Says by Martin Crim originally published in Shadows on the Borderlands This document is copyright 1993 by the Avalon Hill Game Company, and is used by permission. Table of Contents Where Did the World Come From? Can You Tell Me the Truth About ...? Gods of the Broo Pantheon Where did the world come from? The world was born in violence, tumbling out of chaos. Everything came from chaos and will go back to chaos. Where did I come from? From the look of you, I'd say probably a cow. We found you squirming along in the underbrush when you were a few days old. I have no idea who your father was. Why do we die? After the Turning, when our ancestors discovered the joys of chaos, our enemies cursed us. Humakt and Storm Bull and Yelm ganged up on us and made it so we all die. We return the favor on those gods' puny followers. What happens after we die? Our souls fall down to hell, to join the ranks of the chaos host. When Thed wished more broos on the surface, she sends our souls back. Why am I here? To kill our enemies. To bring glory to Malia and Thed through destruction and rape. To prepare for the final victory of chaos, when the world will disintegrate in violence and we will be swept up in a burning surge of joy. How do I do magic? I will teach you what magic you need and can earn from me. I have magics from Thed and Malia. I will teach them to you if you are useful to me. I have heard of other powers. Can you tell me the truth about them? All the non-chaotic gods are the same. The only ones you need to watch out for are the followers of Storm Bull, because they can find out your hiding places. The Lunar Goddess is a newcomer who befriended our old master Nysalor and sometimes welcome us. Gods of the Broo Pantheon Cacodemon This god is more popular among ogres than among us. Nevertheless, some of our kin worship him where he has centers of power. the Devil This god was our supreme leader, who was going to destroy the world. He is trapped now under the Block, but parts of him escaped. These parts of him include dragonsnails and Cacodemon. Nysalor This god tricked the humans long ago. We followed his banner in war, and lived well under him. Then bad Arkat came from the West and destroyed him. A few of us keep his secrets even now. They can fool the humans, but they have some strange ideas, and are sometimes cowardly. Krarsht A small number of our kin follow this dread underground goddess. She teaches potent combat magics, and demands obedience. Malia This is a very popular goddess among us. She teaches the secrets of the slow deaths that affect non-broos. She was the lover of Ragnaglar, our ancestor who summoned the Devil. Primal Chaos The well of power outside the universe seeps in to aid us. It gives us great powers to slay non-chaotic things. However, it may also curse us with disabilities. Than The severed god attracts a small number of our kin. He teaches magic to trap beings' souls inside their heads. The other half of him is called Atyar, but hardly any broos worship him. Thed Our mother, the goddess of rape. We love her best of all, and do her commands. See also: Pantheons of Glorantha: The Chaos Array Chaos in Glorantha Cult of Thed Cult of Malia What Do You Want? Shut Up! Secrets of the Chaos Gods [ New Here? | Greg Sez! | Main Page | Product Listing | Coming Events | Cool Links ]
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