| Harana Ilor | Heler | Helpwoman | High King Elf | Himile |
| Hobimarong | Hon-eel the Dancer | Horned Man | Hrestol | Humakt |
| Humct | Hunter | Hwarin Dalthippa | Hyalor Horsebreaker | Hykim & Mikyh |
Heler is usually pictured as a handsome blue-skinned man, accompanied by or calling clouds. He is never armed, to show that his blue skin is not woad (worn only by warriors).
Helpwoman is shown in skin paintings as a comely old woman bearing a chopping knife and cooking skins.
He is shown as a copper-armored elf king.
He is rendered as a squat powerful god. Snow trolls chew his image upon the face of glaciers.
His idols are colored red on the right side and blue or yellow on the left, with a pearl in his navel.
Her images show a graceful, handsome woman. She is dancing, balanced on her right foot. Her left foot is on her right knee, and she holds forth a bundle of maize.
He is rendered as a human wearing an animal hide, often painted with runes, always accoutered with necklaces, bracelets, and belts of spell foci, and with horns similar to a deer's.
He is usually shown as a blond man, hands clasped together. His arms consist of a shield divided into quarters which are alternately white and blue, with four gold crowns (one within each quarter).
His image is that of an ornate sword, sometimes made from exotic materials, or as an burly armed and armored man bearing a sword.
He is illustrated as a gaunt old man, unkempt beard flowing to his belly, dressed in a ragged robe. He is wall-eyed, dirty, and open sores splotch his face and hands.
Throughout the world people survive by hunting. Each tribe worships its own special god of hunting and follows its own rituals, but all know that somewhere beyond the sky dwells First Hunter, who sent his many children to man. Each of his children became the hunting god of a single region or folk, but all are brothers.
Her most famous temple image shows her standing helmeted, a third eye visible on her forehead, holding a spear and with shield and distaff at her feet.
Hyalor also performed other great deeds among men, namely those which eventually set apart a gentleman from those of lower class. Among the horsemen of Pent Hyalor is the model chieftain.
He is always shown mounted, usually holding the bridle he used to bind Hippoi.
Some well-known descendants of Hykim & Mikyh include Basmol, God of Lions; Gorakiki, Mother of Insects; Rathor, God of Bears; Sofal, Grandfather Turtle; and Telmor, Father of Wolves.
Hykim is usually shown as a draconic creature, often with different animal features from the local fauna. Mikyh is rarely pictured.
Heler [HEL-er]
Orlanth pantheon -- god of rain
Heler, the blue god, is Orlanth's loyal friend though subordinate to him. He is quite handsome, and at least one tale relates an affair between him and Ernalda, Orlanth's wife. Heler is occasionally considered a militant deity, but rarely an effective one. His name is a watchword for loyalty among Orlanth worshipers, and to be called "staunch as Heler" is a high compliment. Sheep are sacred to him, and Daga is his eternal foe, ever-defeated by Heler's magic waters.Helpwoman
Praxian pantheon -- the matron
Helpwoman is the spirit of domestic activity for many Praxian tribes, sometimes considered to be the patroness of older women. She discovered and raised Foundchild during the Great Darkness.High King Elf
Elf pantheon -- the defender
When all the universe was frozen or dead, High King Elf came to the rescue of the world's forests. He and his small band of followers defended their sterile woods vigorously and unselfishly until the Dawning came at last, when their work was rewarded by the reawakening of their goddess.For more information on High King Elf, see the Cult of Aldrya.
Himile [hih-MEEL]
Troll pantheon -- god of cold
Himile is the brother of Subere and Dehore. There is a whole hierarchy of deities subservient to him and worshiped in cold places, but this hierarchy is unknown throughout most of the world. In the darkest winters when the powers of the ice hells stir, the hollri and uzhim (ice demons and snow trolls) sometimes slither down from the Great Northern Glacier and are seen by unlucky mortals.Hobimarong [HOE-bee-mah-RONG]
Eastern pantheon -- East Isles god of Golden Mokato
Supposedly, Hobimarong has never made a mistake. His island ruled the enormous Eastern Sea Empire during the Second Age. At that time, the many East Isles worked together under Mokato's strict domination to rule half the world's oceans.Hon-eel the Dancer [hah-NEEL]
Lunar pantheon -- Second Inspiration of Moonson, lunar goddess of rebirth
The Lunar Empire was desolated by horse barbarian attacks in its early years. After the barbarians were defeated, Hon-eel appeared and renewed the empire. She restored provincial lands which had drifted from Lunar rule as a result of the barbarian attacks, settled new lands, drove the last of the horsemen off, and discovered a new food grain, maize, for Peloria. Hon-eel danced her way to the end of the universe and brought back rich blessings of fertility for all who were wise enough to call on her.Horned Man
Elf, Hsunchen, Orlanth, Pamalt, Praxian, and Troll pantheons -- the great shaman
The Horned Man is the Father of Shamans. During the Great Darkness he sang great runes using his wit, skill, and deadliness, to trick Chaos into letting him go. He sometimes visits young children in their sleep, and if they do not cry out then they are destined for a shaman's career. The mightiest shamans can draw on his power to create magical Soul Winds which can devastate whole armies.For more information on Horned Man practices, see Spirit Cults in Glorantha.
Hrestol [h'RES-tuhl]
Malkioni pantheon -- hero of the Men of the West, saint of true knighthood, initiator
One year after the Dawning of Time, the holy and angelic prophet Malkion appeared to Hrestol, then a warrior of Seshnela. Hrestol learned that the old Malkioni philosophies were destructive to man's eternal soul and happiness. He was taught how to achieve eternal salvation in the paradise of the Invisible God. All modern sects of the Malkioni stem from Hrestol's original contact with the Eternal World.Humakt [h'YOO-makt]
Orlanth pantheon -- god of death and war
Humakt is Death. He is the unyielding fate of all living creatures, both mortal and divine. To the Pelorians he is heartless, and can be circumvented only by following the resurrection paths of their god, Yelm. To his barbarian followers, Humakt is a frightening but necessary agent of eternal change who can be used in a courageous and noble way to preserve the world. Thus the Pelorians do not worship Humakt, but fear him, while the Orlanthi both worship and fear him.For more information on Humakt, see the Cult of Humakt.
Humct [HUMKT]
Malkion pantheon -- a false god
Humct was a western sorcerer who lusted for more power than even his fearsome magics could provide. He attempted to understand and master the ways of Death. His trial-and-error experiments killed hundreds of victims, and Humct was eventually driven from the western lands. The name Humct is now synonymous with the meaninglessness of a wasted life. Priests frighten initiates into obedience by telling them that Humct will carry them into a death of oblivion if they stray from Malkion's word. Humct is worshiped only by outcasts and evildoers.Hunter
Universal -- father of hunters
see Foundchild, Odayla, Rasout, ZongFor more information on Hunter deities, see Hunter Cults of Glorantha.
Hwarin Dalthippa [h'WAH-ren dahl-THIP-uh]
Lunar pantheon -- the Conquering Daughter, lunar heroine
Hwarin Dalthippa is the favorite goddess of the Lunar provinces. Once mortal, she founded the famous and beautiful city of Jillaro, conquered the provincial barbarians and integrated them into the empire, and built the magical roads which today crisscross the region. She is also worshiped by women as a domestic goddess.Hyalor Horsebreaker [HIGH-ah-lor]
Yelm pantheon -- famous hero, now god of horsemen
Hyalor Horsebreaker was a leader among men and a descendant of Yamsur. He once saved Hippoi, a crippled spirit, from death. Together they formed an alliance, Hippoi changed her name and identity, and now she is called Horse. Man got the better of the alliance, for ever since then her descendants have worked more for man than man has worked for the horse.Hykim & Mikyh [HIGH-kim, MIHK-yuh]
Eastern, Hsunchen, Orlanthi, and Pamalt pantheons -- beast parents
As the Father and Mother of beasts, Hykim and Mikyh are sometimes reputed to be the children of the earth and a dragon. With different paramours this couple produced a large variety of children to populate the elements. They also had children together. The Blue Book of Zzabur presents a taxonomic classification of their children as a genealogy.For more information on Hykim and Mikyh, see the Hsunchen Religions.
For an example of a hsunchen cult, see the Cult of Gorakiki.
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