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Once a powerful troll empire which rivalled Kralorela, [ Chern Durel ] is now a land of dark, blood-soaked ruins ruled by malignant humans and their even more malignant gods. Some trolls remain, warriors or hunters, who serve human masters and their dark designs.
from People of Glorantha - Trolls
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The Kingdom of Ignorance is influenced by the worship of its deities. Basko the Dark Sun is the ruling deity and the trolls think of themselves as a darkness counterpart of the Dara Happan or Solar cultures. The Bloody Sun is also worshipped and has many people sacrificed to it through organised gladiatorial contests. Many other deities are worshipped as part of the Dark Sun Pantheon, many of which are unknown elsewhere. Other deities worshipped include Zorak Zoran, Valind and Himile. The trolls of the Kingdom of Ignorance have a reputation of being bloodthirsty with great gladiatorial games held to honour their Solar deities and the ritualistic devouring of the internal organs of their enemies.
from People of Glorantha - Trolls
As the basest element, Darkness is the most susceptible to the temptations of Ignorance. Just like acts of Enlightenment shed light, darkness causes Ignorance. This is demonstrated by the people of Chern Durel who are great worshipers of the powers of darkness. The greatest among these are Black Sun and Shadow Cancer.
Black Sun is the absence of light and Enlightenment, the embodiment of Ignorance. Where Black Sun is, Enlightenment cannot be. As long as there is Ignorance in the world, people will fear and misunderstand the nature of shadows, and so will worship Black Sun.
Shadow Cancer is the hunger of Darkness corrupted by Ignorance to devouring by growth. When the Darkness of Shadow Cancer grows, light is devoured. Ignorance entices people to fall to their urges. Hunger without balance leads them to Shadow Cancer.
Still, Darkness comes from the First Dragon, it is part of the Whole. The Enlightened must see the darkness of the shadow cast by the light of Enlightenment.
from What Is Darkness?
In areas such as the Kingdom of Ignorance, foreign cults have been incorporated into the Kralorelan model, but only locally. So, the people of the Kingdom of Ignorance know that the Black Sun challenged Little Emperor and lost, but people in the Rice Fields in the South may not have heard of Black Sun.
from Kralorelan magic
For the most part, only trolls and other creatures of Darkness worship [ the pantheon of Hell and Night ]. Though normally possessed of ill-will toward humanity, such entities are not evil; they bore the brunt of the Chaos Wars, for instance. They are worshiped wherever trolls live, as well as (in Genertela) parts of Fronela, and in the Kingdom of Ignorance just north of Kralorela.
from Introduction to Glorantha - Magic and Religion
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Due to the proximity of the Kralorelan Empire, the Kingdom of Ignorance has always been influenced by its Dragon worshipping neighbours. When the False Dragon Ring seized power in Kralorela many refugees fled into the Kingdom of Ignorance and conquered it, bringing it under the direct control of the Exarchs. With the fall of the False Dragon Ring, the Kingdom of Ignorance remained under the control of the Kralorelan Empire and is now a province of the Empire.
The Kingdom of Ignorance is an unusual troll culture in that trolls and humans live side by side in roughly equal numbers. They live in towns and cities, although the trolls tend to live below underground in basements and cellars if they can. They worship strange deities with Kyger Litor being relegated to a minor ancestor figure, although still heavily worshipped. They are ruled by an Exarch not a Queen or troll council. Unfortunately, little is known of the details of the Kingdom of Ignorance culture as outsiders rarely visit those blasted and hostile lands. Their cities are built around immense ziggurats and pyramids which act as their temples. They are a mirror or parody of Solar culture, and are patriarchal in nature.
from People of Glorantha - Trolls
Black Lotus Dust comes from the Kingdom of Ignorance , and is so potent, one sniff makes the victim a life-long addict. It is used to keep the slave population docile and desperately obedient. It is said in the Glorantha: Genertela Book that the reigning exarch there, Can Shu the Glory of Ignorance, "reportedly believes that he will conquer the world by exporting Black Lotus Dust and eventually selling a large dose to the Sun God" (p.23).
from Top Seven Drugs of Glorantha
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In the Godtime, during the Darkness the trolls exited Wonderhome in a number of exoduses. One of these settled in the far North East in a land bordering what became Valind's Glacier and the Kralorelan Empire. There they met a blasted godling called Basko who had dared to challenge Yelm for leadership of the Empire. Basko, the Dark Sun, has shaped the form of troll culture in the Kingdom of Ignorance from that point on.
from The Unspoken Word - Where Uz Is
The nomads of Pent are on the move, pressing westwards to take the fields of peaceful farmers and, eastwards, threatening the ancient plains of the Kingdom of Ignorance. Also, a prophet appeared in the Kingdom, saying that he fasted in the desert for 3 years, and has discovered a way to raise the ancient lands of Kralorela flooded during the First Age. It equires that all kingdoms give up war forever.