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Ralia – Crop Goddess
Harvest Queen
One of Ernalda’s many daughters; Ralia embodies the
hardy fertility of her land, Ralios. The fields and pastures
there are filled with her sacred grain – oats. Ralia, like
many of her sisters, was sought by many as wife, lover,
mate or sacred pair. She did not choose one husband but
instead married whoever pleased her most for a circle of
seasons. Her favourite two year-husbands were Elmal
and Heler, with their sunshine and rain, who were famous
for their rivalry. Valind kidnapped her and ever since, her
grain has been hardiest in the cold. However, during the
The Grain Goddesses
Each region in Glorantha has its own special
goddess, worshipped by those who live by the
land’s bounty. Genertelan tradition is to name
her after the land itself – or perhaps to name the
land after its Queen. Each goddess is associated
with a particular staple crop. When that goddess’
Bless Crop spell is cast upon a field of her own
sacred grain, the harvest is 50% better than if it
had been cast on some other crop.
While there are numerous grain goddesses,
their worship takes similar form throughout
Glorantha. All share the same Rune and Divine
Magic spells, and have similar initiation rites
with some local variation. A farmer’s life is
difficult no matter where they live, and all
cultists share similar beliefs. Land or grain
goddesses are often worshipped as daughters
or aspects of the local Earth Mother such as
Dendara. Worshippers of one grain goddess are
accepted at the shrines and temples of any other
grain goddesses and may learn or renew divine
spells there without restriction.
Since the rise of the Middle Sea Empire,
many sorcerers have turned their local the
Great Darkness, she slept along with all the other Earth
goddesses and woke with her mother in the depths of Hell
where she participated in the Great Compromise. When
the Sun rose, she joined in the great procession of gods
and goddesses that returned to the reborn world.
Her worship is essential to the farmers of Ralios.
Wherever her sacred grain and oats are sown, there too
are her worshippers. Ralia is depicted as a young woman
bearing a sheaf of wheat or as a ripe bunch of oats.
Sacrifices to her are of the first and last sheaves of grain
and her rituals are happy ones of sympathetic fertility.
Land Goddesses into a natural resource, freely
tapping the ground and spirit of the land of
magical power. Other God Learners have
conducted experiments on these relatively
powerless goddesses. In some cases, several
goddess were forced to merge into a single
entity, while others were switched between
lands.
Some of the more well-known goddesses are
summarised below:
Land Goddess Sacred Crop
Brithos Britha Wheat
Fronela Frona Barley
Justrela Jrusta Wheat
Kralorela Krala Rice
Maniria Esrola Barley
Peloria Pelora Wheat
Ralios Ralia Oats
Seshnela Seshna Rye
Slontos Slonta Rice
Teshnos Tesha Pulses
Wenelia Wenela Einkorn