Prosopaedia

Who's Who Among Gloranthan Gods and Goddesses

originally published in Gods of Glorantha

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Wachaza	Waertag	Waha the Butcher	Wakboth	White Moon
Wild Man	Worlath

Wachaza [wah-CHAH-zah]

Merman pantheon -- war god, son of Magasta

Wachaza is the son of Magasta and a dark demon, and brother and ruler of the feared waterspouts of the open seas. He is cruel and the death he deals is final. In modern times he is shunned, for even cruel sea-warriors can find Wachaza to be too violent. He is also shunned because he was the principle war god of the fallen God Learner empire.

He is always shown as a dark god, horrible of visage. His skin is jet blue or black, and his feral yellow eyes can sometimes be seen by unlucky seamen glowing deep within the sea. He carries a long net and a wicked looking trident. In his sack he carries hidden curses from the deep. Every sea god has called upon him at one time or another, and he is feared by them all.

Waertag [WEAR-tahg]

Malkioni and Merman pantheons -- father of the Waertagi

Waertag is the ancestor of an ancient, nearly extinct, race of green skinned beings who lived in floating cities carved from the bodies of sea dragons. They ruled the sea in the First Age, but were virtually destroyed by the God Learners.

Waertag is worshiped in his temples as a handsome green man covered with fish scales, and finned, like the mortals of his race.

Waha the Butcher [WAH-hah]

Praxian pantheon -- the khan of the Praxian gods

Waha is the son of Eiritha and the Storm Bull. He appeared in the Wastelands among the leaderless peoples of the area, teaching them new ways necessary to survive, and taking wives from among them to breed new chiefs. Among his many great deeds are the digging of the Good Canal to cleanse the earth; the taming of Oakfed, god of wildfire; and teaching people and animals each their proper stations in the new world.

Waha is pictured as a bearded god who sits upon his sacred throne holding a skinning knife in one hand. At his feet rest the sacred animals of Prax.

For more information on Waha, see the Cult of Waha.

Wakboth [WHAK-bohth]

Chaos pantheon -- chaos god of evil, the Devil

Wakboth is the moral evil of the world. This senseless and terrifying entity is supported by all disregard for life, and he supports continuous and brutal destruction. Twisted and foul, Wakboth is the world defiler. His existence in the Godtime was pure insult, since the old world was doomed anyway, and he only worsened the pain for all involved.

Wakboth is portrayed in many ways, but always as gigantic in size, and foul of appearance.

the White Moon

see Lunar Goddesses

Wild Man

Eastern pantheon -- father of the four hundred sacred races

see also Grandfather Mortal, Old Man

Wild Man was created by the gods and engaged in numerous unsuitable pairings. He begat dwarfs from mating with stone and metal; elves from mating with plants and foliage; Hsunchen from mating with various animals; and mermen from mating with sea monsters. The resulting mortal creatures comprise the four hundred types of intelligent beings recognized by the Kralori. Finally, the gods pitied Wild Man and gave him a worthy spouse, Allgiver, by whom he had the first truly human child.

He is depicted as a hairy, dirty humanoid with oversized genitals and an angry grimace.