Inilla is the Hyaloring goddess of foraging. She is the daughter of Elmal and Nyalda, though she made herself known to them only during the exodus, when she was needed. Through Elmal, she has many half-siblings, including Osara, Verlaro, Samnal, Reladivus, and Zarlen. She is also the wife of Dostal, the god of hunting. Inilla's special adversary is Yatelo, the Hungry Sun or Hunger Bringer. Her place in the Gods War is called the Foragelands.
The Wheels worship her as well, but hold her in very low regard, seeing her as little more than a slave rather than as Elmal and Nyalda's respected daughter.
Worship[]
You can build a shrine or a temple to Inilla. Her blessings are:
- Find: Helps locate hidden things.
- Rootle: Helps our foragers gather more food.
In Ride Like the Wind, one of her treasures, the Basket of Inilla—which blesses her devotees—makes an appearance. This is joined by the Inilla's Nettleglove and Inilla's Pouch treasures in Lights Going Out. These two grant good fortune after dealing with a foraging problem and increases Wilds magic if an Inilla devotee is on the ring during Sacred Time, respectively. In this game, Inilla's devotees are blesses by the Wedding Wreath Blossom treasure instead.
On the Circle[]
A worshiper of Inilla on the clan circle allows you to put more magic into Wilds during Sacred Time.
In game, all leaders belonging to Inilla's cult are female. They tend to be excellent foragers, meaning that they excel in the Food and Lore skills. In the noble selection screens, her worshipers are marked with the Wilds rune.
Lore[]
Ride Like the Wind[]
Your circle members have this to say of Inilla:
- "It was during the exodus that Inilla proved her worth."
- "Though Inilla seems a humble goddess, her worshipers wield special magic against Yatelo."
- "Kidnapping foragers offends Inilla, the berry-finding goddess."
- "Wheels treat Inilla as Elmal's chattel."
- "The Wheels deny Inilla's divinity."
- "Inilla knows all the foraging secrets. We need no help from bird worshipers."
- "Inilla knows a little about cooking what she forages."
- "We had to leave our bell goddess behind when we left Nivorah. Inilla sometimes sings, though."
- "Inilla can sense the presence of caves, which Nyalda makes for her to hide in."
- "Inilla says: 'know when to flee.'"
Lights Going Out[]
The Berenethtelli has incorporated Inilla into their pantheon as not just a daughter of Elmal's, but also as one of Ernalda's handmaidens.
If you are lucky, your explorers can accidentally slip into Inilla's Foragelands while exploring. There, they may find silver berries worth several goods.
In Lights Going Out, your clan ring has the following to say about Inilla:
- "Inilla, once a humble handmaiden to Ernalda, survives her mistress."
- "Orlanth looked upon Inilla from time to time but never sired children with her, as far as I know."
- "Before the coming of Chaos, Inilla’s foe, and the original source of hunger in the world, was this emaciated entity, called Yatelo."
- "Five questers in a row died trying to perform 'Inilla's Cache,' before we gave it up."
- "Inilla looks out for wildlands danger."
- "Redalda introduced Inilla to the Storm kingdom."
- "Inilla came with Elmal and Osara to Orlanth’s stead."
- "Inilla is one of our older gods, but not Golden City old."
- "Eurmal broke Inilla’s bowl and stole her berries."
- "Chariot people worship Inilla--but only the lowliest free women. Their men disdain her."
Myths & Rituals[]
Ride Like the Wind[]
Inilla's myth is Inilla and the Golden Bush, the basis for Inilla Forage Finder.
She also appears in Zarlen's First Wander.
Lights Going Out[]
In Lights Going Out, the ritual "Inilla's Cache" is mentioned, but has become too dangerous to perform due to the disintegration of the Gods War. However, though Inilla's ritual is no longer safe to enact, she is one of the deities who can be contacted by traveling to a Gods War portal on the map. See Other Side: Foragelands for the event kickstarting the visitation of her realm in the Otherworld.
Other Stories[]
Inilla is not known by that name in current Glorantha, although a connection can be made with the deity Indeg whose powers are within the same sphere and who is also married to a pre-Odayla hunting god.