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Magic and Religion
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Carmanians practice dualism in all they do. They love
truth and hate lies, cherish light and shun dark. Their
warlike knights destroy evil cults and spread the good
word and a man generous to his friends is rewarded
as highly as one who is cruel to his foes. Through this
constant action, the Carmanians have built a powerful
empire on the shores of the Sweet Sea and the Bull Shah
contests against the lies of the Golden Dragon Emperor
and the God Learner heretics.
Chaos Array
In the darkest part of the Storm Age, when all the gods
were at war, the Unholy Trio completed their ritual and
shattered the boundaries of Glorantha. The world rocked
and out of the cracks and voids in reality oozed the gods
of Chaos. They destroyed, corrupted and transformed
nearly all that was left of the world. Entire peoples
were erased. Even the memory of them was gone. Only
desperate sacrifice or heroic acts by all the surviving
world prevented the universe’s destruction. Their threat
was abated but Chaos always lurks at the boundaries of
the world, seeking to return. It is a part of the world now
and cannot be destroyed.
The Chaos Array
Chaos worshippers vary as widely as the entities they
worship. In some cases, they are urbane and educated
sorcerers and philosophers but in many places the
worshippers are foul and debased. A few races, warped
by the touch of Chaos in the God War instinctively
worship these gods. Among these are ogres, broo and
scorpion men.
Dwarf World Machine
In the beginning was the Machine and the Machine
was in accordance with the Plan. The Machine,
Mostal, fulfilled the plan and created the eight ancient
minerals and the Mostali to maintain its functions. But
a part became defective. This part, Umath, damaged the
machine as it wrenched apart the Earth and Sky. Entropy
and Growth became uncontrolled and Damage Control
became necessary. The Ancient Minerals made a ninth
– Iron – and charged it with removing the defective parts
from the Machine. Insufficient Mostali existed so inferior
copies, Clay Mostali or dwarfs, were created. During the
repair process, chaos shattered the Ancient Minerals into
nothingness, leaving only void. Despite these setbacks,
the surviving dwarfs were able to effect partial repairs
and the Sun was reinitialised. Since then, the Plan has
proceeded apace with minor setbacks such as the Gbaji
incident.
Mostal is the World Machine and the dwarfs are all
part of the Plan. Outsiders would consider dwarfs to be
sorcerous atheists but the dwarfs know that only they
can see the workings of the machine and assist in its
repair and maintenance. Dwarfs who follow their role
are orderly, organised and immortal. Each new dwarf is
assigned a caste, trained in their duties and provided with
the skills they need. Those who attain perfection become
diamond dwarfs.
Elf Array
Elf mythology is concerned primarily with the Green
Age. During that time, Aldrya and her children covered
most of the world with their forests and her Song filled
them with life. In the Golden Age, the sun reached its
zenith and the elves along with it. Taker and Grower lived
in harmony and balance. When the Storm Age began, the
Taker began to outstrip the Grower and the first winter
began. Trolls and wildfire devoured the sleeping forests.
Dwarf and human used the dead bodies of the aldryami
for fuel and building material. A few survivors, led by
High King Elf were able to protect some of the remaining
forests.