Glorantha: What the Broo Shaman Says 
What the Broo Shaman Says
by Martin Crim
originally published in Shadows on the Borderlands
This document is copyright 1993 by the Avalon Hill Game Company, and is used by 
permission.
Table of Contents
  Where Did the World Come From? 
  Can You Tell Me the Truth About ...? 
  Gods of the Broo Pantheon 
Where did the world come from?
The world was born in violence, tumbling out of chaos. Everything came from 
chaos and will go back to chaos.
Where did I come from?
From the look of you, I'd say probably a cow. We found you squirming along in 
the underbrush when you were a few days old. I have no idea who your father was.
Why do we die?
After the Turning, when our ancestors discovered the joys of chaos, our enemies 
cursed us. Humakt and Storm Bull and Yelm ganged up on us and made it so we all 
die. We return the favor on those gods' puny followers.
What happens after we die?
Our souls fall down to hell, to join the ranks of the chaos host. When Thed 
wished more broos on the surface, she sends our souls back.
Why am I here?
To kill our enemies. To bring glory to Malia and Thed through destruction and 
rape. To prepare for the final victory of chaos, when the world will 
disintegrate in violence and we will be swept up in a burning surge of joy.
How do I do magic?
I will teach you what magic you need and can earn from me. I have magics from 
Thed and Malia. I will teach them to you if you are useful to me.
I have heard of other powers. Can you tell me the truth about them?
All the non-chaotic gods are the same. The only ones you need to watch out for 
are the followers of Storm Bull, because they can find out your hiding places. 
The Lunar Goddess is a newcomer who befriended our old master Nysalor and 
sometimes welcome us.
Gods of the Broo Pantheon
Cacodemon
This god is more popular among ogres than among us. Nevertheless, some of our 
kin worship him where he has centers of power.
the Devil
This god was our supreme leader, who was going to destroy the world. He is 
trapped now under the Block, but parts of him escaped. These parts of him 
include dragonsnails and Cacodemon.
Nysalor
This god tricked the humans long ago. We followed his banner in war, and lived 
well under him. Then bad Arkat came from the West and destroyed him. A few of us 
keep his secrets even now. They can fool the humans, but they have some strange 
ideas, and are sometimes cowardly.
Krarsht
A small number of our kin follow this dread underground goddess. She teaches 
potent combat magics, and demands obedience.
Malia
This is a very popular goddess among us. She teaches the secrets of the slow 
deaths that affect non-broos. She was the lover of Ragnaglar, our ancestor who 
summoned the Devil.
Primal Chaos
The well of power outside the universe seeps in to aid us. It gives us great 
powers to slay non-chaotic things. However, it may also curse us with 
disabilities.
Than
The severed god attracts a small number of our kin. He teaches magic to trap 
beings' souls inside their heads. The other half of him is called Atyar, but 
hardly any broos worship him.
Thed
Our mother, the goddess of rape. We love her best of all, and do her commands.


See also:
Pantheons of Glorantha: The Chaos Array
Chaos in Glorantha
Cult of Thed
Cult of Malia
What Do You Want? Shut Up!
Secrets of the Chaos Gods


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