Genertela and the Nine Regions
Genertela is the northern continent of Glorantha. It is largely temperate in climate; its winds generally blow west to east, and often from the north during Dark Season. The continent is 3,125 miles long and 1,100 miles wide.
North of the continent are the uninhabitable wintry wastes of Valind’s Glacier. East lies the Kahar Sea, which is covered by unending fog and empties into the endless Eastern Ocean. South lies the waters of the Homeward Ocean. West lies the freezing Neliomi Sea, and beyond that the limitless Western Ocean.
The continent was badly damaged in the Great Darkness, most seriously when the land's ruling god, Genert, was destroyed by Chaos. The Wastes astride the continent testify to the physical losses suffered. The magical damage was comparable. Genert embodied important powers of unity and harmony never recovered by the residents of the land.
Genertela is the land most heavily inhabited by humans and many regions are rural with small urban centers and are politically organized. In Genertela the Elder Races have largely been reduced to powerful pockets of resistance surrounding their ancient holy places. A variety of human cultures dominate the best lands outside these Elder stronholds.
The area that is the focus fo GRPG RuneQuest contains nine geopolitical/geographic regions:
Each of these regions is described in greater detail on their own page.
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