Prosopaedia

Who's Who Among Gloranthan Gods and Goddesses

originally published in Gods of Glorantha

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Zaktirra [zak-TEER-ah]

Eastern pantheon -- Vormain god, source of viridian magic

The gods of Vormain dwell in a gigantic palace of magic and jewels. Each has his special chambers. In a squat black turret set off from the palace, and hidden from view by a glaucous wall of magic lurks Zaktirra, intoning his monstrous dirges. When need arises, the other gods call Zaktirra from his lair and send him forth, to poison earth and sea.

Statues of Zaktirra show an emaciated man with green skin wearing fine robes covered with metal hooks. His face consists of a single huge eyeball.

Zaramaka [ZAH-rah-MAH-kah]

Merman pantheon -- the Great Deep

The most remote mysteries of the unfathomable deep reside in this god. He was the first of the entities to separate, centering upon itself first, then separating in the manner in which mixed oils separate in a bottle. He contains all the things and powers of the watery depths, and was both father and mother to the sea gods.

Zaramaka has no images.

Zong [ZONG]

Troll pantheon -- the hunter

see also Hunter

Zong is the troll god of the hunt. He can catch every type of creature, from the smallest mosquito to the mightiest dinosaur.

Zong's image is usually made from a sling ball with simple facial features cut into it.

Zorak Zoran [zoe-RAHK zoe-RAHN]

Troll pantheon -- god of hate

Titled Lord Demon of the Legions of Death, Zorak Zoran is the primary war god for trolls, and his worship is even found among humans. Zorak Zoran is the mindless explosion of fear and frenzy against both order and chaos which finds its only justification and satisfaction in unlimited violence. As much as the rest of the world might regret it, this entity is one which helped save the world and whose powers may be needed again. He, too, is part of the Cosmic Balance.

Zorak Zoran is illustrated as an old three-eyed man or troll. In one of his hands he holds a mace and with the other he makes a magical gesture.

For more information on Zorak Zoran, see the Cult of Zorak Zoran.

Zzabur [zah-BOOR]

Malkioni pantheon -- the First Wizard

Zzabur is the master of the Brithini sorcerer-caste. His magic spells destroyed entire countries, closed off all the seas, and twice changed the nature of the world. Since the Second Age he and his island of Brithos have vanished from the mundane world, to no one's regret.

Pictures of Zzabur show a wizard with a shimmer of magic all around him. As with all Brithini wizards, he has no coat-of-arms. When Malkioni illustrators picture him, they usually give him a coat-of-arms on which the top part is blue with white clouds, and the bottom half is green, symbolizing the rising ocean.