DrNightstone

A fellow lorebeard of the Elder Scrolls series. Mainly reblog cool things I find on the Elder Scrolls, Religious & Supernatural Anthropology, various books, shows, random stuff, and the occasional "mee-mee." New Blog: https://drnightst.one/

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DrNightstone

DrNightstone's blog on all things Elder Scrolls, Glorantha, worldbuilding, and more!

FYI, I have a new silly link for my website

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A place where one can discussion comparative lore between the Gloranthan and Elder Scrolls universe. | 90 members

Do you like the Elder Scrolls and want to learn more about Glorantha? Do you like Glorantha and want to learn more about the Elder Scrolls? Love both? Want to learn both? Well, this is the place for you!

The Mythic Synthesis Movement is a discord community of TES-Glorantha fans alike gather to explore both worlds in comparative lore discussions. We do lore posts, world building, role play, games nights, and so much more!

May lore be your armour and may the well grant you wisdom!

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losing it at this joke in "dread delusion". this programming language created while the inventor was on wizard ayahuasca is so bad everyone who uses it keeps killing themselves

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David Goodstein, States of Matter

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Orania, Khatun of Heaven

Orania, the Khatun of the Sky

Orania, the Khatun of the Sky, Perfected Sister of Light, the Unsullied The Cult of Orania (LIGHT HARMONY) Orania is the elder sister of Yu-

A friend asked me about Ourania, a very important sky goddess in the sun worship sphere, whom I had completely forgotten about. I entered a fey mood and in three days have produced Orania here, whose cult has been fading from relevance and power in Pent due to backing the wrong horse and fucking up several times in the Second Age, but will rise again when Sheng returns.

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DrNightstone

DrNightstone's blog on all things Elder Scrolls, Glorantha, worldbuilding, and more!

Aliara Mayaadi's Journal: The Yoku Language

I finally have my Yoku conlang at a place where I can make it public. Along with a small in-universe apocrypha, there be a spreadsheet with Yoku IPA, grammar and syntax, various writing scripts, as well as 600+ words and counting. With a potential Hammerfell game, I thought I would use this conlang to give my future Yoku apocryphas some spice. Should you also want to utilise it, go for it! And should there be any confusion, errors, or suggestions, do let me know.

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landscape commissions open

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DrNightstone

DrNightstone's blog on all things Elder Scrolls, Glorantha, worldbuilding, and more!

The Narrated Niriad: Part 11 - The Separation of Heaven and Earth

And so the last myth to the great volume which has been the Niriad. This one is a bit more esoteric. How the gods and mortals no longer live amongst one another, and how a mortal might try to reach them.

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DrNightstone's blog on all things Elder Scrolls, Glorantha, worldbuilding, and more!

The Narrated Niriad: Part 10 - The Break of Dawn

We have explored much of the age of goddesses, of peace and harmony… but it is not to last. We come slowly to an end, and now see how the angry gods stole the cosmos from the daughters of Nir.

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The Narrated Niriad: Part 9 - The Marriage of Tribes

Of all the myths, this might be one of the most important one for the ancients. This is the First Marriage where the early people come together to unite into the first tribe of Nedes.

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The Narrated Niriad: Part 8 - The Use of Men

Men and women continue to try to find their proper place within an early forming of a society, with many inventions, customs, and roles emerging through trial, failure, and tension. In addition, the story is about changing social order, as an older world of unity and harmony slowly begins to harden into something more divided and protective.

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DrNightstone's blog on all things Elder Scrolls, Glorantha, worldbuilding, and more!

The Narrated Niriad: Part 7 - The First Temple

Today's story tells of a sacred revelation in which a community discovers that most men can no longer perceive the goddess Nir, leading to the founding of the First Temple and the shaping of new rituals, roles, and divisions among the people. It presents a myth of spiritual access, gender roles, and the first attempts to restore harmony between those who can still see the divine and those who cannot.

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DrNightstone's blog on all things Elder Scrolls, Glorantha, worldbuilding, and more!

The Narrated Niriad: Part 6 - How Men Found Death

This story tells of a man named Guman whose unsettling encounter with a strange spirit changes how men understand life, fear, and their place in the world. It is a mythic origin tale about the discovery of death, the different sacred paths of men and women, and the beginnings of gender-divided ritual and identity.

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DrNightstone's blog on all things Elder Scrolls, Glorantha, worldbuilding, and more!

The Narrated Niriad: Part 5 - Meeting the Men’s Tribe

The women of the river continue their new lives in peace until one day the men from the fire mountain go south on a hunting trip. The two come into first contact and learn how they are both different and yet alike.

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The Narrated Niriad: Part 4 - The First People

We now leave the age of creation and enter the age of discovery, as the first mortals learn of their existence and go on to explore new people and new gods. We start off with the first people created.

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Cave paintings from Magura Cave, Bulgaria, estimated to be around 10k-8k years old depicting animals and people, hunting, ritual dances, and deities

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The Narrated Niriad: Part 3 - Mara and the Serpent

A mysterious and dangerous serpent appears and wrecks havoc. It is up to Mara to tame it. Come and read about the origins of the red Niben River.

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The Narrated Niriad: Part 2 - Ki-Nara Births the Heavens

A shorter story this time, but an important one. With Mara busy on earth, who will watch the heavens?