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.
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.
Ride Like the Wind[]
Some time through Ride Like the Wind, you may hear of the following incidence involving Gamari:
| “ | The <Rider Clan A>s just received a gift of gold worth 40 cows from the <Rider Clan B>s. The <Rider Clan B> priests received a vision from Gamari, urging them to make this gift. Gamari made no such request of us, so there's no reason to believe that a similar gift would yield us the same benefit. | ” |
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 worshipers. Other treasures associated with Gamari are the Gamari Blanket, which grants divine blessing to her worshipers, and the Gamari Caparison, which increases the survival rate of your foals.
If you build a full temple to Gamari, you may see the event Gamari Temple Request.
On the Circle[]
A worshiper of Gamari on the clan circle allows you to put more magic into Herds during Sacred Time.
All the members of Gamari's cult are female. In noble selection screens and on the clan circle, her worshipers' portraits are marked with the Horse Rune.
Lore[]
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, Ekarna's Four Trades, 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 superseded her as their horse goddess. 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."
- "First Horse is called Gamari. I don’t understand why everyone has forgotten that."
- "[The Trolls'] god Zorak Zoran tore the wings off the first horse, Gamari."
- "Some say that Hyalor adopted Gamari. Others say that she adopted our Rider ancestors as her kin."
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. See the Otherworld event Other Side: First Horse.
Other Stories[]
Although Gamari does not appear by name in other stories of Glorantha, see also Hippoi, Gamara, and King Hippogriff.
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