Brolarulf

Brolarulf the Sun was the fifth king of the Berenethtelli. He is the son of Vinglanth, who lost the tribal regalia in battle, and father of Iverlantho. His stallion is named Light-Step and he swung a blazing sword into battle.

He is a devoted follower of Elmal and, throughout his life, he persued a revival of solar worship within the Berenethtelli. He even approached Wheels to aid him in this endeavor. This put him at odds with the Ram only clans of the tribe, who never worshiped Elmal. Brolarulf earned the epithet of "the Sun" by incarnating Elmal. Relatedly or not, however, every attempt at the rite "Elmal the Vigilant" has since failed.

Whether due to his policy of solar revival, his lack of royal regalia, or some other reason, Brolarulf faced increasing resistence to his rule. In a quest for unity, he led a Great Raid against one of the tribe's neighbours. This was in the eighth year of his reign, when he was 50 years old. Though he was victorious, he never achieved true tribal unity. Over time, the Berenethtelli clans would slowly cease to heed royal authority and began to conduct their own affairs as they saw fit.

During the later years of his reign, many storm gods stopped to answer prayers given to them. First, in Brolarulf's ninth year, it was Ernalda, who was slain by the Chaos god Nontraya. Later, in his thirtheenth year, Orlanth was also silenced. By Brolarulf's twentieth year, both Issaries and Lankor Mhy had joined them. Brolarulf was forced to make the difficult decision whether to maintain the temples dedicated to these dead gods or not.

He kept the same council throughout his reign. The members of his clan ring were: Garaskar, Selabos, Astragor, Relindia, Erdaylda, and Kera. In the end, both Brolarulf and his council would die suddenly, either to the Blue Plague or the Blood Blizzard.

He was succeded as king by his son, Iverlantho.

## Lights Going Out

### Skills & Religion

Brolarulf is a devoted follower of Elmal, the loyal sun.

He excels in Leadership and Combat.

### Events

Brolarulf is the ruling king and chieftain during the prologue of *Lights Going Out*.

### Lore

In game, Brolarulf gives the following advice:

* "Riders and Wheels worship Elmal. It is our fellow Orlanthi we must bring back in line."
* "Orlanth's magic helps us rule our tribe."
* "Without a strong king, the tribe cannot unite against the many threats we all face."
* "At least Elmal the Loyal Sun still shines."

About Brolarulf, the clan ring has this to say:

* "Brolarulf turned to [a Wheel clan] when he sought a solar revival."
* "It's hard to say whether renewed solar worship was the cause of resistence to Brolarulf, or the pretext."
* "Brolarulf's father was slain and we lost his regalia, but we are still a tribe, and should act like it."
* I don't see anything like Brolarulf's great raid happening in my lifetime. But if we're doing well, we'll be attacked, and need a strong defense."
* "My father earned the nickname "the Sun" by incarnating Elmal, but every attempt at "Elmal the Vigiliant" since his has failed."
* "When his advisors counseled war against the tiger kingdom, King Brolarulf said, 'Beware those teeth.'"
* "Brolarulf was very fond of alynxes."

## Other Stories

You can also read about Brolarulf the Sun here on the Glorantha wiki.

## Images

Full portrait set shared by Brolarulf and his great-grandson, Erenlanth. Brolarulf uses the middle and elderly portraits; Erenlanth starts young and only rarely reaches middle age in the course of the game.