Gamari

Gamari as depicted in *Ride Like The Wind*.

Gamari was once known as Hippogriff, but became the Horse Mother after losing her wings and talons and allying with Hyalor. She is now one of the most important gods to the Riders, who are so named because they are the only ones to know her horse-riding magic. The Wheels also worship her, but fail to show her the same respect.

## Ride Like the Wind

### Worship

You can build a shrine or temple to Gamari. Her blessings include:

* Colt Blessing: Increases the fertility of our mares.
* Fleethoof: Decreases the travel time of expeditions.
* Kumis: Increases clan mood by producing more kumis.

The Gamari Feather is a treasure that allows you to maintain a shrine or temple to Gamari with fewer worshippers.

If you build a full temple to Gamari, you may see the event Gamari Temple Request.

### On the Circle

    A worshipper of Gamari on the Clan Circle allows you to put more magic into Herds during Sacred Time.

In noble selection screens and on the clan circle, her worshippers' portraits are marked with the Horse Rune.

### Lore

Gamari is closest to Hyalor among the gods, being both his mount and his close friend. She dislikes Samnal, who tried to enslave her in the past. As Hippogriff, she was Yamsur's faithful companion.

Gamari is an important goddess to the Hyalorings, so naturally, your circle members have a lot to say about her:

* "Gamari gave us the gift of kumis. Fermented from mare's milk, it brings pleasure to all who drink it.
* "Gamari was an adoptee at first; now we couldn't live without her horses."
* "Without Gamari and her horses we would not have survived the exodus."
* "Gamari joined us long before the exodus."
* "We have horses because Hyalor healed the wounded Hippogriff, allowing her to become Gamari."
* "Gamari became our goddess only after she lost her wings. If she regained them, she might fly away and never return."
* "Hyalor would still embrace Gamari, if she became Hippogriff again."
* "Hyalor saved Gamari by changing the rules that governed her existence."
* "Trolls turned Gamari into what she is today, by devouring half of what she used to be."
* "Trolls beset Hippogriff, devouring her wings. Hyalor came to her when she was wounded, and led her to a people in need."
* "To think of Gamari's pain, when the Troll Mother ripped her wings off!"
* "Hyalor rescued a goddess from trolls who meant to eat her. This was Gamari, the Horse Mother."
* "The crime of the trolls made Gamari what she is today, but that doesn't mean she forgives them."
* "The Wheels treat Gamari like a slave."
* "Samnal stole Gamari's children and yoked them to his cart."
* "Charioteers did not bargain with Gamari, so she shows them only her rear end."
* "Gamari gave us, and us alone, the gift of riding. The Wheels stole and perverted it; the Rams shall never have it."
* "When the  South clan lost their horses to the Eating Jaw, they pleaded to Gamari, and came upon a herd of wild steeds waiting to be broken."
* "Gamari and Hyalor invented chadash to help train us to fight on horseback."
* "When Gamari lost her wings, Hyalor adopted her into his clan."
* "In Nivorah every noble house owned slaves. We gave up this practice when Hyalor and Gamari showed us the freedom of the trail."
* "Gamari taught us a new respect for freedom."
* "Dwarves tried to put Gamari in a cage. She outran them hooves blazing."

### Myths & Rituals

Gamari's main myth in *Ride Like the Wind* is Hippogriff Reborn, which is the basis for the ritual Gamari Horse Mother.

She also appears in Busenari Finds the Light and Hyalor's Long Ride.

## Lights Going Out

Since the Storm Age, your clan—part of the Berenethtelli—have not only forgotten the name of Gamari, Redalda has superceded her as their horse god. Still, they know of and respect Gamari as First Horse.

### Lore

The clan ring has the following to say of her:

* "Hyalor's horse goddess was First Horse, a role Redalda performed for us."
* "When Hyalor First Rider healed Horse Mother, the Wheels tried to chain and enslave her."
* "When Hyalor First-Rider went to Samnal to show him his horse, Samnal reached for his chains."
* "Samnal, the cruel chariot god, captured and chained First Horse."
* "As Riders we knew her as a goddess. Now Redalda grants us horse magic."
* "[The Trolls'] god Zorak Zoran tore the wings off the first horse, Gamari."

### Myths & Rituals

In *Lights Going Out*, she appears in the myth How Horses Came to Orlanthstead. She is not part of any ritual of her own, but she can be encountered when exploring other parts of the Gods War.

## Other Stories

Although Gamari does not appear by name in other stories of Glorantha, see also Hippoi, Gamara, and King Hippogriff.

## Images

Gamari.Hippogriff and Yamsur fight a terrible monster in the Gods War.The recently injured Gamari tries to buck Hyalor off of her back.Hyalor and Gamari bid farewell.Hyalor comforts Gamari.Gamari, freshly wounded.