Glorantha: Secrets of the Chaos Gods 
Secrets of the Chaos Gods
What the Sword Broo Says
originally published in Lords of Terror
an earlier version was published in Tales of the Reaching Moon #8
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Table of Contents
  Where did the world come from? 
  Can you tell me the truth about...? 
  The Lords of Terror 
Where did the world come from?
The world was ripped from the Void of Chaos to torment each of us forever. One 
day Chaos will devour the world, and we will all be at peace again, forever.
Where did I come from?
The gods of this world tore you from chaos because they hate you and want to 
make you suffer. You were born from the suffering of your host-mother, and you 
in turn will make others suffer, through your life and the lives of the children 
you spawn.
What happens after we die?
There is nothing after you die, if you are lucky. If you are trapped by life you 
may be forced to return here again and again, or -- worse yet -- have an 
afterlife and remain there forever. Better to live for the present, and hope 
that the future holds nothing for you. Until that day, you must give your 
service to Ralzakark, or he will make the pain of your life last an eternity, as 
his does.
Why am I here?
There is no meaning or purpose to life. It just is. You must take what you can. 
You must live and suffer, and make the world please you, if you are strong 
enough. If you are not you will die. You are here to spread death and 
destruction through the world, hastening its inevitable end in chaos and 
entropy. Hate and anger are the only comforts which exist, and vengeance against 
the world your only hope. Fill your soul with them, as I have mine.
How do we do magic?
All magic requires the enslavement or annihilation of lesser entities to prolong 
your own life and existence. Slave spirits provide small magics. If you are 
strong enough, you will rip power directly from one of the gods of chaos, who 
have great power. Learn all the magic you can, for to do otherwise is folly.
I have heard of other powers. Can you tell me the truth about...
...Lunar Gods?
It is hard to tell whether the Lunar Way is favorable or not. Many broo think 
so, and have given their allegiance to the Red Goddess, helping her destroy the 
world. Others do not, and plot to destroy the Lunar Empire. Some say one thing 
but do another, as everyone always does who serves their own interests. 
Ralzakark allows the Lunars to go enter his domain, but he is only using them 
for his own purposes. You should do as he and I do, and take what power you can 
from them while they are here.
...Monotheists?
These men from the West use a kind of magic called sorcery, which does not rely 
on spirits or gods, but takes from both. It is very powerful, and you should 
learn some if you are lucky enough to find someone to teach you. Then you will 
be able to Tap power from anyone or anything you want. Some of the sorcerers 
think they can understand the powers of chaos, and even use them for their own 
ends, but they only hasten their own destruction. This is proven by their 
actions, for it is they who awakened Ralzakark and Dorastor so long ago, and who 
are now our lord's abused slaves.
...Other Gods?
All of the gods are prey to the secret powers of chaos, even the gods of chaos 
themselves. If they were all destroyed, it would be to our profit. Some 
chaotics, like the ogres, can pretend to be like one of these gods, and even 
gain magic from worshipping them, but it is very dangerous, and you should not 
try it. Take what you can from these gods and their followers, and work with me 
to bring about their doom.
...Primitive Spirits?
Even as the beings of the mundane world are the prey of our spears and stones, 
these spirits are the prey of our spells and shamans. They are weak and 
unprotected, and so are easy to conquer and steal from. When you are ready I 
will allow you to fight one, and keep it as a slave if you defeat it.
The Lords of Terror
Bagog, Poison
This goddess devours any living thing, and the magicians among her scorpion 
people can give birth to monsters by eating intelligent creatures. The Scorpion 
Folk are our allies, but would take all that we have from us if they had the 
chance. You should do the same to them, for your first duty is to yourself.
Cacodemon, Anarchy
The Cacodemon is the embodiment of anarchy and destruction. It is the strongest 
piece of Wakboth left in the world, and is well-suited for its purpose. Beware 
of its ogre followers, for they are mindless and disorganized like their master, 
and cannot be trusted. Encourage them in their self-destructive violence, for 
everything they destroy is one less thing that you will have to.
Gbaji, Liberator
Gbaji was the child of Jotimam, and he tried to destroy this part of the world, 
which the humans call Genertela. He was defeated in the Darkness, but hid within 
the fabric of the world, and came again centuries ago to release us all from the 
agony of empty existence.
Gbaji's reappearance should have signaled an end to our wretched existence. 
Instead, the gods of life resisted their preordained end, and cast Gbaji out of 
this world back into the Void, where he awaits his next rebirth. The foe Arkat 
led this fight, but was doomed and destroyed in the process, as are all of our 
enemies.
Humakt, Death
Humakt is the human name for Death. They call him a servant of life, but we know 
that he is the greatest of the Lords of Terror, for he is the Harbinger of 
Chaos, and brings death wherever he goes. His sword made the great wounds in the 
world through which chaos oozed, and it liberated Gbaji in the Chaos Wars, so 
that now he is present in all of the world. We gladly use the powers he grants 
us, to slay the foes of our lord Ralzakark.
Jraktal, Tap
Jraktal led the invasion of the southern part of the world, which humans call 
Pamaltela. He did not return to us. Humans say that he was defeated, but he 
survives, as the use of Tapping among the Men of the West proves to us. Each 
time they call on him, all unknowingly, they hasten the end of the world.
Kajabor, Entropy
Kajabor is the God-Killer, who destroys all vestiges of matter and energy, 
annihilating every possibility of individual or united existence. Entities slain 
by Kajabor have never returned, and even their names have been lost after being 
pulled from the universe. He was the strongest of the chaos gods.
Kajabor was enslaved by the gods, and his powers bound forever into the world. 
Thus, his destruction is part of the world even though he can no longer act, and 
entropy will eventually destroy all of it, matter and energy, beyond even 
memory. Then we will be free.
Malia, Disease
Malia is Queen of the World. No place is free of her touch -- she goes where she 
pleases, spreading her diseases and plagues across all lands. She is the 
embodiment and source of the world's illness, the Cosmic Disease, and she 
provides her gifts freely to all who ask. She is as natural as water, yet if the 
gods of the world were ever all in harmony she would disappear. But this will 
never happen.
Pocharngo, Mutation
Life futilely resists being destroyed by Chaos, but Pocharngo does not destroy 
-- he changes. When the old world rebelled he turned it into a vast sludge of 
protoplasm, and sent out lesser monsters to hasten this change, which survived. 
You can gain great power from worshipping Pocharngo, but you will be changed, 
warped and twisted in body, mind, and soul. Such is the price of power.
Primal Chaos, the Chaos Ooze
True chaos is impersonal: less than mindless, naught but a primal force. To know 
it is to be it. Each of us can easily touch it, and take a piece of it into us 
forever, and all glory in the experience. You will have the chance when you are 
ready, since you were not born so blessed, as I was. If you are lucky you will 
gain great power from the contact. If you are cursed, you will probably die, 
although it might make you stronger instead.
Ragnaglar, the Mad God
Ragnaglar sought to destroy the world, and he enlisted the forces of chaos and 
brought them into the world. He made us live -- curse his dead soul. Malia and 
Thed joined him in the Unholy Trio, cursed by him and cursing us in return. He 
was destroyed by the Bull, who allowed us to live so that he could punish us 
forever. We bless him more than any other god, for he alone caused more 
destruction and death than everything else in the world together.
Ralzakark, Lord
Ralzakark is our lord, and we worship and serve him faithfully. His requirements 
may seem unnatural to you, but you must obey him without question, or you will 
feel his anger for all eternity. Just be glad that he has not required you to 
prove your loyalty by becoming one of the castrati. Ralzakark has come to 
prepare the world for its destruction, and everything he does is for that goal, 
though it take another thousand years to complete.
Thed, Rape
Our accursed mother was a slave of Ragnaglar, and inflicted our pain on us when 
she brought us into the world. She teaches us her ways, to inflict more pain on 
the creatures of the world. She curses us and so is a part of each of us, even 
as we are all parts of her. She blesses us with her fertility, to bring more 
destruction to life. She hates us as we hate her.
Wakboth, the Devil
Wakboth is the senseless, terrifying, and wanton disregard for life, continuous 
brutal destruction. Twisted and foul, Wakboth is the force which defiles the 
world and makes the gods suffer for our troubles. He is the greatest example we 
can take, and you should seek to become more like him with every thought or 
action. He is our brother, for his parents were cursed Thed and hated Ragnaglar.
Wakboth was dismembered by the Uroxi, but his pieces are still here, infecting 
the world, and we know where they are. One day we will put him back together, 
and then he will complete the destruction he started in the Darkness.


See also:
Pantheons of Glorantha: The Chaos Array
Chaos in Glorantha
What Do You Want? Shut Up!
What the Broo Shaman Says
Cult of Malia
Cult of Thed
Eat Your Enemy in Secret
A Personal View of Ogre Culture
Cult of Cacodemon
Cult of Bagog


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