Chibidragon: Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 203-205. Used without permission as fair use.) Loskalm is divided into two great peninsulas by Ozur Sound. North Loskalm is...

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Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 203-205. Used without permission as fair use.) Loskalm is divided into two great peninsulas by Ozur Sound. North Loskalm is...

Uusi sivu

= Description =

(Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 203-205. Used without permission as fair use.)

Loskalm is divided into two great peninsulas by
Ozur Sound. North Loskalm is approximately
215 miles long. The west of North Loskalm
is coastal plains and rolling hills; the interior
is rugged hills; and the eastern part has broad
coastal plains that extend about 60 miles inland.
South Loskalm is approximately 180
miles long. It consists of coastal plains and
rolling hills, divided by the 300 mile long
Mintol River.

Ozur Sound divides the two peninsulas.
The bay averages between 50 and 70 miles
wide. The waters are cold and rough, but the
bay still provides comparative shelter from the
Valind Storms and Ice Hurricanes that blow
across the frigid Neliomi Sea.

== Culture ==

Loskalm is a civilized Western land that spread
from its ancient strongholds in Akem. Like
all Western cultures, it is urbanized and each
province is divided into municipalities (which
are often little more than market towns with a
temple and an administrative center). Loskalmi
farmers use a heavy bronze or wooden plow
and practice intensive agriculture, growing
oats, barley, and raising cattle for meat and
dairy. The Loskalmi idealize the human
form, and each city holds contests both
athletic (including boxing, wrestling, running,
jumping, and horse-riding) and intellectual
(including logic, poetry, and music) to display
physical and spiritual prowess.

Unlike other Western lands, Loskalm
rejects the rigid caste system that defines most
Malkioni societies. Instead, the ruling Malkioni
school of New Hrestolism has created an
egalitarian utopia, where every Loskalmi can
identify himself as worker, soldier, wizard, or
ruler; many strive to pass through the four
caste occupations during their lifetime. During
the Syndics Ban, the miraculous King Siglat
achieved radical transformation of Loskalmi
society, overcoming the caste restrictions and
establishing a successful idealistic commonwealth
where each citizen performs the role
best suited for them in harmony and justice.

Among the Hrestoli of Loskalm, every
child, no matter what his parent’s station, is
sent out to labor in the fields alongside other
farmers or in the workshops alongside other
crafters. Those men and women who display
appropriate spiritual virtue and ability are
selected by the local Elders and trained as
Guardians, and taught to guard the community
from external foes and to maintain order
and harmony. Successful Guardians may be
selected by the Men-of-All and taught to join
their ranks.

The Men-of-All are a mystical order of
warrior monks who take vows to serve and
defend the community, study magical grimoires,
and act as judges and leaders for the rest of the
populace. They are required on admission to
full membership to surrender all their property
to the Hrestoli community, and are governed
by strict rules established by Hrestol for his
companions. The Men-of-All learn to fight
from horseback (and thus have often been
called some variation of “horse-men” by
outside commentators) and are provided with
weapons and mounts by their community.

Certain Men-of-All are chosen by the
Nobles to become Wizards, magical specialists
capable of sustaining the spiritual needs of
the land and its people. Those with martial
prowess are enrolled in one of the military
orders of the First Brothers of Hrestol; others
are removed from most worldly distractions
and allowed to dedicate themselves fully to
spiritual and arcane concerns.

Wizards who show the most wisdom,
justice, and love for the truth are forced back
into the material world by the King of Loskalm
and become members of the Nobility – the
ruling elite of Malkioni philosophers. Thus,
every nobleman understands perfectly both
the cosmic truth of the Invisible God and the
common man, and has earned the respect of
everyone who he rules. It is not uncommon
for Men-of-All, wizards, and noblemen to
retire to a farm when their labors are done.

After 83 years of magical and blessed
isolation, the surrounding imperfect world
returned to plague Loskalm in 1582. Worse,
since the Ban ended, a social distinction has
developed between the Elders (those who grew
up during the isolation of the Ban) and the
Children of Tribulation (those who have come
of age since the Ban ended thirty-nine years
ago in 1582, effectively all those under the age
of 55). The Children of Tribulation make up
the majority of the population, but the Elders
hold most of the positions of leadership.
Language
Loskalmi, a Western tongue.

== Government ==

Loskalm is a radical utopia, ruled by a King
and a high council of noble philosophers
called the Council of the Wise. They have the
ultimate powers of government. The king is
selected by the Council of the Wise to serve
as a philosopher-king successor to the semidivine
Siglat, and has powerful privileges, with
his own treasury, the ability to make certain
appointments, and the right to challenge any
action performed in the land. The king is also
the court of last resort, the poorest man’s
champion, and the sacrificial hero, ready to die
in the ultimate rite of his religion.

The kingdom is divided into eight
provinces, each ruled by a First who is
selected for office by the king and High
Council. A staff of Nobles and wizards assist
in the administration. The provinces are:
Easval, Agria, Nevs, Tawars, Norans, Tarans,
Jorri, and Pomon. Each province is centered
on a city that serves as an administrative and
religious center.

Loskalm led in the exploration of
new Fronela and its wizard-soldiers were
instrumental in the lifting of the Ban. Yet
the kingdom has exhibited no imperial intent
and has scrupulously respected the territorial
claims of nearby lands. However, attitudes
seem to be changing since the king recently
received homage from the ruler of Perfe and,
as a result, has formed the Brotherhood of
the Swallow. The future of Fronela surely
lies in the direction taken by the Kingdom of
Loskalm.

== Military ==

The Loskalmi army is one of the best in the
world. It is professional, motivated, wellequipped,
and magically powerful. It is divided
into 11 battalions of 5,000 men each, ten of
which are similar.

A normal battalion has 3,000 Guardians,
1800 Men-of-All, and 200 elite fighting
Wizards called the First Brothers of Hrestol.
Guardians: Half the Guardians carry
spears, swords, and large shields; the others
carry crossbows, swords, and smaller shields.
Guardians typically wear armor of lacquered
leather or bronze plates.

The Men-of-All and First Brothers:
The First Brothers are organized into several
military orders, each specializing in a different
type of combat wizardry. Both Men-of-
All and First Brothers wear armor made of
bronze plates connected together with leather
thongs to protect the body, limbs, and head.
They fight as heavy cavalry, with a long, twohanded
lance as their primary weapon.

The most prestigious battalion is
called the First Battle, and consists of 3,000
Guardians, 1500 Men-of-All, and 500 First
Brothers of the Golden Banner of Flame.
The Men-of-All and First Brothers of this
battalion are mounted on huge horses that are
typically armored with bronze scales.
Each province also has thousands of
unarmored but trained Guardians. These are
mustered only for defense, never to invade
other lands. Irregular bodies of soldiery can be
raised by designated individuals, either from
within the kingdom or among foreigners.

The Kingdom of Loskalm has
maintained a naval tradition that survived the
Closing. Their ships are specially designed
for their cold, rough seas. The native warship
are clinker-built penteconters and biremes,
and their merchant ships are a wider, deeper,
and shorter version of the same. Both
are navigable on the Janube River and its
tributaries, and the same types of ship are
used on the distant inland Sweet Sea. The
largest warships typically are armed with small
stone- or bolt-throwers.

== Religion ==

Within the Kingdom of Loskalm,
New Hrestoli Idealism is the state religion and
no other schools are legally tolerated. The
Invisible God and the Ascended Masters alone
are venerated; sharing worship of anyone or
anything else is an unforgivable crime.

=== New Hrestoli Idealism ===

New Hrestoli Idealism claims to be the restored teachings
of Hrestol. The New Idealists are philosophical idealists,
believing themselves to be thoughts of the Invisible
God trapped in the gross matter of Makan. The soul is
a prisoner of the material world, but by systematically
overcoming the ancient restrictions of caste, the soul
can be liberated through Joy and one can join the Menof-
All. Those who do not succeed are reincarnated until
they liberate themselves from the cycle of rebirth by
achieving unity with the Invisible God.

The New Idealists know that they are not immune
to the temptations of Makan. The Men-of-All continually
subject themselves to a deep spiritual investigation and
subsequent purification. The New Idealists know it is easy
to fall prey to thoughts of the Devil, but follow Siglat’s Way
because it protects them from performing evil acts.

During the Ban, King Siglat, the semi-divine son
of Snodal, guided Loskalm into achieving a workable
system of Hrestoli Idealism. Siglat assembled a canon
of teachings, including Snodal’s Vision, Siglat’s Dream,
The City of Virtue, Against the Demons, and a significant
volume of Talor the Laughing Warrior apocrypha, all of
which form the basis of the school’s doctrines.

= Creating a character =

To create a character from

== Base passions ==

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: base passions
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!Passion
!Value
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| 60%
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| 60%
|}

== Occupation tables ==

Roll 1d20 for parents occupation, or choose from the table.

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: parent's occupation
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!Roll
!Occupation
!Caste
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== Family history ==

This table determines the history of player characters grandparents and parents. Years are approximate outside of dragon pass, but they correlate fairly well with the years in family history sheet.

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: family history
|-
!Year
!What happened
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!Colspan="2"|Your grandparents history
|-
|1582
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|1597
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|1602
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|1603-1604
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|1605
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!Colspan="2"|Your parents history
|-
|1608
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|1610
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|1613
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|1615
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!Colspan="2"|Your personal history
|-
|1622
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|1623
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|1624
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|}

== Rune affinities ==

== Cultural skills ==

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: skill bonuses
|-
!Skill
!Value
!Cultural weapon
!Value
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|00%
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|}

[[Category:RuneQuest]][[Category:RuneQuest Homelands]]

RQ Homeland Fonrit - Muutoshistoria

Chibidragon: Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 203-205. Used without permission as fair use.) Loskalm is divided into two great peninsulas by Ozur Sound. North Loskalm is...