Homelands of Northwest Peloria
(Last update 09-08-03)

The following Homelands are found within a 200 mile radius of Kitor, the capitol of the Western Reaches. This list is by no means exhaustive. Other possible Homelands would likely include Dara Happan, Darjiini, or Mortasori (from across the Sweet Sea). Those Homelands are not listed here because they are more than 200 miles away from Kitor. See resources below for information on the referenced HeroQuest products.

Primary Homelands

CARMANIAN
 People of this culture live all over northwestern Peloria, not just in the Oronin Valley. They come in two basic flavors - Lunar and Traditional. Lunar Carmanians are (naturally) more common east of the Oronin River. The main difference is that Lunar Carmanians believe in Balance through Cycles, reincarnate after death, and have a comparatively liberal attitude regarding caste mobility. Aronius Joranthir is the Lunar Carmanian cultural founder. Traditional Carmanians believe in maintaining a personal Balance in all things at all times, do not reincarnate after death, and are more conservative regarding caste mobility.
Magic: Predominantly Theist with Wizardry practiced among the Viziers.
Details: Imperial Lunar Handbook, Vol.1

PELANDAN
 Natives of the Oronin Valley who are not Carmanian. West of the Oronin River they are mostly serfs. They consider themselves citizens of their home city-state rather than as "Pelandans". They come in three basic flavors - Northern (Spolite), Central (Ulawari), and Southern (Bisosae). Northern Pelandans tend to worship gods of darkness and suffering. Central Pelandans worship the Jernotian High Gods (Jernotius, Turos, Oria, Bentus, Uleria, Idovanus, and Dendara). Southern Pelnandans worship Bisos the Bull and Lady Charmian, goddess of Lake Oronin.
Magic: Predominantly Theist with some Mysticism.
Details: Imperial Lunar Handbook, Vol.1

Secondary Homelands

ANADIKKI
Storm Worshipping tribesmen with a long history of fighting the Trolls of the Yolp Mountains and the Durnvoking savages. They live in the hills just south of Durnvok and just west of the Yolp Mountains.
Magic: Theism with some Animism.

ARIRAE
The Hunter Lords of Arir worship the bear god and his wife. They live in the hills south of Mt. Jernotia and are famous for their skill at arms. They hate the Durnvokings with a passion.
Magic: Theism with some Animism.
Details: Imperial Lunar Handbook, Vol.1

BROLIAN
The less civilized cousins of the Anadikki. They live between the Anadikki tribes and the Wall of Charg. The Brolians are frequently hired as mercenaries by their more wealthy neighbors. They worship Orlanthi gods and Bisosae goddesses.
Magic: Primarily Theism with some Animism.

CHAR-UN
Nomadic horsemen of the cold northlands. They are a proud people who have a long history of fighting the talargs (elves) and bear-men of the western forest. They often hire out as mercenaries so they can bring wealth and honor home to their clans.
Magic: Predominantly Animist with some theism.
Details: Wesley's Glorantha Site III

DARSENITE
A female dominated people related to the Pelandans. They live in the hills just south of the Porolistor River and east of Pelanda.
Magic: Theism with some Animism.

DURNVOKING
Warlike tribesmen of "Broken Pot Country" - the lands just south of Pelanda. It is said that they would fight over as little as a broken pot. They live in small villiages where the women farm and fish the river while the men hunt and make war. The Durnvokings see all their neighbors as inferior - suitable only for raids.
Magic: Primarily Animist with some theism.
Details: Moon Rites fanzine.

EOLIAN
The tribesmen of Thrice Blessed live in the snowy northern forest.
Magic: Primarily Animism with some Theism.
Details: Imperial Lunar Handbook, Vol.1

KARASALI
Sailors and farmers living along the Poralistor River and the western shore of the White Sea. The great metropolis of Joranit is a Karasali city. Great Sister, a Lunar heroine the equal of the Red Emperor, lives in the city of Graclodont in Karasal.
Magic: Primarily Theism with some Animism.

KEREUSI
Bull worshipping merchants and fishermen who live by the Sweet Sea. They tend to live in large cities, and have a long history of independence. The Kereusi were once the rulers of Bindle and the Sweet Sea Allies. They have long been friendly with the Carmanians of the Oronin Valley, and joined the Carmanian Empire under the Bull Shahs when threatened by an invasion from Charg. When Carmania fell to the Lunar Empire, Bindle remained independent until their disastrous invasion of Spol three hundred years ago. They were saved from their folly by the Lunar Carmanian hero Aronius Joranthir, and from that time on have been a loyal satrapy of the Western Reaches.
Magic: Primarily Theist with some Wizardry.

NAVARIAN
An old civilized culture also related to the Pelandans. They live east of Mt Jernotia. Doblian City lies within Naveria.
Magic: Theism with some Animism.

ORNAI
Water worshipping peasants of Bindle distantly related to the Oroninae.
Magic: Primarily Theist with some Mysticism.

ORONINAE
The river people. They make a living on the Sweet Sea and its rivers, but most have no permanent home other than their boats. Some tribes of Oroninae are known live along the northern shore of the Sweet Sea, where they are known as the AraMaBakariSaro - Sailors of the Sweet Blue Sea.
Magic: Theism with some Animism.

PATASI
The Patasi live west of Durnvok and south of Vanstal, along the Doresel River. I know bugger else about them.
Magic: Probably Theism with some Animism.

PUMA PEOPLE
These are wandering shape-shifters that are described in the HeroQuest rules.
Magic: Primarily Animism, with whatever else strikes their fancy as a second choice.
Details: HeroQuest

RATHORI
Bear worshipping shape-shifters from the great western forest between the Sweet Sea and the Grey Mountains. They are friendly with the talargs (elves) and hate the CharUn.
Magic: Primarily Animist with some Theism.

VANSTALI
Tribal Bull worshippers who live along the Essel River south of Bindle. They are cousins of the Southern Pelandans and upper-class Bindlers. They are less civilized than either of those people. They tend to live in villiages and towns rather than cities. Once they were a larger people, but the Wall of Charg cut their lands in half.
Magic: Predominantly Theist with some Animism.

VERNASTSONS
Wild highland tribes of the Tarakolos (Brass) Mountains. The men worship fiery Jaladaro, first born of ViSaruDaran's Four Mountain Sons, who is filled with the Power of Reaching Outside. Vernastson women possess potent creek magic. They have contempt for soft lowlanders, particularly the Bindlers, and bear an ancient hatred for bull worshippers.
Magic: Primarily Theism with some Animism.

Resources:
HeroQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha

Imperial Lunar Handbook Vol.1
Moon Rites