Tending to the Animals ((29 July))

[14:03]  Kachina (clysa.dragoone) stretches as she wakes from the furs, kachina moving as little as she can so not to wake either her Jarl or her chain sister. steely eyes gazes out the window seeing that the land was still dark, yet the sounds of morning indicates that dawn was approaching.

carefully she slips down the stairs, wincing as she hears a creak upon one of the step, that caused her to pause in silence. relaxing as she notes that the sound didnt waken either Jarl and bond, she finishes making her way down in the common room.

[14:04]  Kachina (clysa.dragoone) moves with care as she crouches by the fireplace, adding a few more logs to it. blowing gently to get the warm ambers to catch and rekindle the flames. for it was notibly cool this morning she decides to warm the cabin and first prepare to head to the barn to refill the water and tend to the feeding of the animals.


heading to the door she fetches her kirtle as it hangs upon the peg by the doorway. bumping the door with her hip as she slips the light wool over her head as she makes it down the hill to approach the sleeping village.

[14:08]  Kachina (clysa.dragoone) stops by the well, she takes one of the pails and hooks it upon the draw rope, tossing it down the well to start gathering the water. hearing the splash, kachina waits for a few ihns before she starts turning the crank to draw the pail back up. she grunts a little feeling the weight of the water within the pail as it was being pulled back up.

reaches out she grips the handle of the pail and pull it close. unhooking it she carries the pail across the field towards the barnyard. moving to the watering troft she pours the water, filling it only slight. kachina made several more trips to the well and back to fully fill the troft as the animals starts to gather.

[14:11]  Kachina (clysa.dragoone) smiles as she watches, she steps over to the side, finding the ladder to the loft she climbs it to fetch some several bales of hay. gently knocking two to three bales off the side, she slips back down to teh ground. breaking them up she places them by the bosk, verr and tarsk stalls for them to feed upon while she starts to clean their stalls.

taking the shovel to clear out teh dung to use for the fires and the maintaining of the garden. fetching more water she washes out teh stalls before placing more hay down as bedding. sighing as she gazes up at the newly risen sun as it climbs high over teh village and hearing the sounds of villagers waking. the hollaring of her chain sister beckoning for her aid made her smile as she cries back to her tell her to give her a few as she hurries down to the stream to freshen up before doing anything else about the village.

Tending to the Long Hall ((28 July))

[07:48 PM]  rαуҽղ (xeian.nateas) yawns and stretches as she begins to wake, the sun shining bright in the sky, rayen uncovers herself and sits up her long red mane flowing down her back as she looks for her brush she brushes through the ringlets and pulls her hair back so it is not in her way while she does her chores, taking off her kirtle and top folding them and placing them neatly on the shelf next to her furs she slowly opens the door and makes her way to the long hall to being cleaning it

[07:50 PM]  rαуҽղ (xeian.nateas) slowly making her way out the kennel closing the door rayen inhails deeply taking in the scent of the forrest and pine, smiling as her ocean blue orbs sparkle she begins to hum softly as she walks into the Long hall and scans the room for the broom, mop and bucket to begin her cleaning

[07:53 PM]  rαуҽղ (xeian.nateas) continueing to hum a soft tune to herself she sweeps the long hall, moving the furs out of her way laying them in a neat pile to beat the dust from them before replacing them back on the floor, sweeping the dust outside rayen then begins to mop the floor making sure every inch of the floor is cleaned she smiles to herself thinking of nice little treats she can place on the trays for the Jarl's and the Lady healer to snack upon

[07:55 PM]  rαуҽղ (xeian.nateas) after she finishes moping the long hall she grabs the furs and takes them outside finding a nice thick branch she beats the dust from the furs and sighs softly enjoying the cool morning breeze upon her flesh, thinking of taking a nice dip in the river later to help her cool off from her chores rayen picks up the furs and takes them back inside the long hall and places them back in their spots on the floor

[07:58 PM]  rαуҽղ (xeian.nateas) she then finds a rep cloth and grabs a bucket of fresh water she begins cleaning the tables and chairs making sure they are clean from any dust so the Jarl's and The Lady Healers garments do not get dirty, Rayen continues to go about the room tiding up as her humming now becomes singing she stokes the fire in the hearth and the one in the corner of the room, placing fresh pasteries, fruits, meats and cheese's and breads on the trays on the table she makes sure her work is done approvingly


[07:58 PM]  rαуҽղ (xeian.nateas) then begins to polish the horns on the table and the sheilds on the walls and makes sure the tourches are well lit and burning bright

[08:00 PM]  rαуҽղ (xeian.nateas): Finishing up her task she goes down to the river and jumps in lays floating in the water enjoying the coolness of the water against her skin she sighs happily and begins to think thoughts of her family hoping they are all happy and healthy

Quote from Magicians of Gor

Gorean Dictionary: Y & Z

Y

Year Keepers (noun): those that keep in memory the year names for the Wagon Peoples sometimes on thousand consecutive names.

Z

zad (noun): a large broad-winged black and white bird with a long, narrow, yellowish, hooked beak found in the Tahari; they scavenge on carrion.

zad, jungle (noun): a less aggressive cousin of the Tahari zad; small, yellow-winged, scavenging birds with long, yellowish, slightly curved beaks; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi.

zadit (noun): a small, tawny-feathered, sharp- billed bird of the Tahari. It is insectivorous, feeding on sand flies and other similar insects. They often land on kaiila and spend long periods hunting the sand flies that infest the host animal.

zar (noun): A board game of the Tahari. The board is marked like a Kaissa board, but the pieces - 9 per player, and called 'pebbles', are placed at the intersections of the lines. Movement is somewhat like that of checkers, but without capturing of pieces. The object of the game is to effect a complete exchange of the original placement of the pieces.

Zarlit Fly (noun): about two feet long, with four large, translucent wings, with a span of about a yard. It has large, pad like feet on which, when it alights, it can rest on the water, or pick its way delicately across the surface. Most of them are purple. Their appearance is rather formidable and are harmless, at least to humans.

zeder (noun): a small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi especially along the Ua River. It grows to about 2 feet in length, and weighs 8-10 lbs. It is diurna,l can swim very well, and builds a stick and mud nest in the branches of a tree where it spends the night.

Zever (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari, they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai.

zills (noun): finger cymbals.

Gorean Dictionary: W

wader, yellow-legged (noun): a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.

wagmeza (noun): Red Savage word for maize.

wagmu (noun): Red Savage word for corn.

Wagon Peoples (noun): four nomadic tribes that wander the Plains of Turia with their immense herds of bosk.

Waiting Hand (noun): the 5 day period between the 12th Passage Hand and the beginning of the New Year, which begins on the Vernal Equinox.

walk: (command) When this command is given, the slave turns in a graceful pirouette, her hair swinging. She then walks, gliding across the room, her feet hardly seeming to leave the floor, her hips swaying sensually, her body erect and proud.  When she reaches her objective she halts and stands, her body erect, her shoulders back, her chest thrust forward, her belly in. She turns her hip out a bit, her hands at her sides, and points one foot. Her head is up and her eyes are lowered.

walking chains (noun): adjustable chains fastened on the ankles of a slave girl to train her to walk with the length of stride preferred by her master.

Waniyanpi (noun; lit. tame cattle): also known as 'The Sames', a community of slaves who exist in the domains of the Kaiila Tribes. They are owned collectively by the tribes within the lands they inhabit. They grow produce and furnish labor when required. They subscribe to a unisex ethos, bound by 'The Teaching' a cult-like dogma of 'sameness' which says that males, females, animals, vegetables, minerals and abstract concepts are all equal to one. Among the many oddities is their aversion to heterosexual sex. They breed publically, though anonymously, monitored by their owners at specified times. Homosexuality is tolerated.

Warrior Societies (noun): societies within the tribes of the Red Savages that have many functions. They keep order in the camps and on treks, function as guards and police, keep the tribes apprised as to the movements of the kailiauk, and help to organize and police tribal hunts.They provide institutions through which merit can be recognized and rewarded, traditions can be maintained and renewed. Their rivalries provide an outlet for inter-tribal aggressions. Within the society itself, the members profit from the values of alliance, camaraderie, and friendship. Each society has its own medicines and histories.

Warriors, Caste of (noun): the caste which includes infantry, tharlarion cavalry, and tarnsmen; one of the five High Castes which make up Gorean government, and as such the military branch of the government; their caste color is red.

Warriors, Code of (noun): emphasizes loyalty to Pride Chiefs and the home stone.  Part of the Warriors Code is to surrender the office of War Chief or Ubar once the crises has passed in his judgment.

washing booth (noun): similar to showers, these use chemicals to cleanse muls in the Nest of the Priest Kings; they are placed within apartments and about the Nest.

wasnaphodi (noun): Kailla or Dust Leg term meaning pimples.

Weight (noun): a unit of measurement equal to 10 Stone, or 40 Earth pounds;  weight and stone are standardized by Merchant Law - only common body of Law.

wergild (noun): a ransom or bribe. A man who is an outlaw can redeem himself by paying a wergild to the official who sets it. Once paid he is 'pardoned' no longer an outlaw.

whale, baleen (noun): bluish white spotted whale with a blunt fin, hunted by the Red Hunters.

whale, Hunjer (noun): toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters.

whale, Karl (noun): four-fluked baleen whale hunted by the Red Hunters.

Whip Knife (noun): delicate weapon, used with elegance and finesse, unique to Port Kar.

Whip of the Furs (noun): a method of disciplining slave girls by rape rather than by flogging; esp. popular in Torvaldsland

whipping position: (command) In this position the slave first assumes the Nadu position, though with her arms crossed in front of her. She then leans forward and places her head to the floor, first sweeping her hair forward over her shoulders in order that her back might be utterly exposed to the whip.

White Water (noun): city located on the norther shore of the Vosk east of Tancred's Landing.

Wicayuhe (noun): Kaiila and Dust Leg word meaning Master.

wicincala (noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg word meaning girl.

wihinpaspa (noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg word meaning lodge-pin or tent-pin.

wingfish (noun): tiny blue salt-water fish, about the size of a tarn disk when curled in ones hand, with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; it is capable of hurling itself from the water and, for brief distances, on its stiff pectoral fins, gliding through the air, usually to evade the smaller sea-tharlarions, which seem to be immune to the poisonous spines; found in the waters off Port Kar; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia.

Woodsmen, Caste of (noun): known also as Caste of Carrier's of Wood, individuals in this Caste are often very large and can frequently be seen carrying burdens of wood. This Caste, with the Caste of Charcoal Makers, provides fuel for the cities.

wopeton (phrase): red savage term meaning Trader or Merchant.

work chain (noun): work gangs ostensibly free but often 'conscripted' or 'drafted'. They are free labor but not slave. The chains are identified by color as depending on their purpose, such as 'black', 'red', or 'yellow'.

work slave (noun): a category of slaves consisting of field slaves, stable slaves, etc. These females are considered, like kettle and mat girls, to be low slaves.

Quote from Captive of Gor

Gorean Dictionary: V

Val (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet.

vangis (noun): type of produce sold at market; detailed description unavailable.

Var (phrase): meaning 'turning'; also signifies north of the Gorean compass; as in Ta-Sardar-Var.

vart (noun): Vart - small sharp-toothed winged mammal, carnivorous, which commonly flies in flocks.

vart, brown (noun): carnivorous animals that rest clinging upside down on branches.

vart, jungle (noun): a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi.

Vask (noun): signifies south on a Gorean compass.

veck (phrase): stand.

veil (noun): a covering or coverings for the face, worn by free women in many city states; up to five are worn  see also house veil, last veil, pride veil, street veil, veil of the citizeness, intimacy veil.

veil of the citizeness (noun): the second of the veils worn by free women; worn under the pride veil and over the last veil.

veminium (noun): a bluish wildflower  - commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes.

veminium, desert (noun): small gorean flower, grows at the edge of the Tahari, has a purplish flower.

veminium oil (noun): by-product of Veminium petals being boiled in water; a scented oil used in middle to upper-class homes to rinse hands before and after eating.

verr (noun): a mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile, ill tempered, with long hair and spiraling horns; source of a form of wool; it milk is potable, as well as being used for cheese.

Victoria (noun): port town located on the Vosk River, one of the founding members and headquarters of the Vosk League. Known as a haven for pirates, and for it's slave markets.

viktel (noun): triumph

Viktel Aria (noun): a military road, the phrase translates as 'Triumph of Ar', or, 'Ar's Triumph'. In it's more northern lengths it is called the Vosk Road and it's northern terminus is Ar's Station.

vint (noun): tiny, sand-colored insects found in the Tahari Desert.

virgin bell (noun): single bell sometimes worn on a Free Woman's left ankle to announce her availability to swains.

Voltai Range (noun): mountain range of Gor; also known as the Red Mountains.

Vosk Delta (noun): at the mouth of the Vosk River, where it empties into the Tamber Gulf and the Thassa beyond, is a marshland thousands of square pasangs deep of estuarial wilderness. The marshes can be traversed in small rush crafts through hundreds of shallow, constantly shifting channels. The delta is inhabited, particularly in the east, by communities of rence growers who eke out a living harvesting rence. The Vosk Delta is trackless and treacherous, and the habitat of the marsh tharlarion and the predatory Ul. The entire area is claimed by Port Kar which lies within it, some hundred pasangs from it's northwestern edge.

Vosk League (noun): 19 members - Turmuj, Ven, Tetrapoli, Port Cos, Tafa, Victoria, Fina Ragnar's Hamlet, Hammerfest, Sulport, Sais, Siba, Jasmine, Point Alfred, Jort's Ferry, Forest Port, Iskander, Tancred's Landing, and White Water.

Vosk River (noun): Gor's mightiest river, flowing thousands of pasangs in a slightly southwesterly direction from it's source in the Voltai Range to the marshes of the Vosk Delta, the Tamber Gulf, and on the the Thassa, it rampages across most of known Gor, over forty pasangs broad.

Voyages of Acquisition (noun): voyages made to Earth by the Priest-Kings to gather biological samples; this perhaps accounts for the similarity in many animals, as well as in language and culture, between Earth and Gor.

vulo (noun): a tawny colored poultry bird, similar to a pigeon, which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs

Gorean Dictionary: U

Ua River (noun):   River of Schendi meaning "Flower River"

ubar (noun): war chief

ubar san (noun, lit. 'one ubar'):  war chief chosen to be supreme commander of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples

ubara (noun): the Free Companion (consort) of a ubar

ubarate (noun): the territory governed by a ubar

Ugly Acts (noun): term for heterosexual sex used by the Sames, also known as the Waniyanpi, a collective slave community of the Red Savages. Sex is monitored by their owners and is performed, en masse, on an appointed day, the male and female slaves being hooded and brought to a maize field for breeding.

Ul (noun):  Ul - giant pterodactyl (native to the swamps in the delta of the Vosk River).  normally the only creature that dares to outline itself against the sky, in the area.

Ulo (noun): Innuit word for "woman's knife." semi-circular blade, fixed in a wooden handle, not suited for carving, used primarily for cutting meat and sinew.

umbrella bird (noun): bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near Schendi.

Umiak (noun):  large skin boat, 20' in length, 5' in it's beam, used in the polar sea, made of driftwood and long bows of bone.

urt (noun): a small, silken furred rodent akin to the Earth rat; it has three rows of teeth, two tusks, and two horns

Urt (Giant) (noun):- fat, sleek and white; three rows of needle like white teeth, two horns, tusks like flat crescents curved from its jaw; another two horns, similar to the first, modifications of the bony tissue forming the upper ridge of the eye socket

urt, canal (noun): rapid moving water mammal living along canals; particularly found in Port Kar.

urt, gliding (noun): animal living in the canopies of the rainforests inland of Schendi.

urt, ground (noun): a small rodent which inhabits the floor of the rain forests inland of Schendi.

urt, leaf (noun): a small tree dwelling rodent, having 4 toes, which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi.

urt people (noun): the urt people are narrow-shouldered and narrow-chested, measuring only three and a half feet tall when upright with a narrow, elongated face and rather large, ovoid eyes. They have long, thin arms and short, spindly legs along with a bent-over gai,t often bringing the knuckles to the ground, and commonly kept inconspicuously among the large, migratory urt packs.

Urt Soldiers (noun): a warrior society of the Yellow Knife tribe of Red Savages.

urt, tree (noun): a small tree climbing rodent found in the rain forests inland of Schendi

use discipline (noun): a punishment which avows the free man's prerogative to sexually use a house-owned girl as discipline.

use-master (noun): a master that is given temporary use of a girl by her owner.

use-name (noun): a practice, apparently supported by First Knowledge, which is followed by members of lower castes. Their 'real' name is held privately. Their 'use-name' is public knowledge. The belief is that public knowledge of their real name allows someone to have power over them.

Ushindi (noun): Lake of Schendi; means Victory.

Ushindi Fisher (noun): long legged, wading bird.

Gorean Dictionary: T

ta (preposition): to; as in Ta-Sardar-Gor 'to the Priest-Kings of Gor'

tabor (noun): small hand drum; it's drumhead is made of verrskin. The tension is adjusted by tightening or loosening small pegs around it's perimeter.

Tabor, island of (noun): the island in the Thassa south of Teletus.

tabuk! (exposition): this tarn command is used by the tarnsman on long flights, and does not want to free the bird to find prey. When he spots a tabuk or other animal, he cries, 'Tabuk!' and this is the signal for the tarn to hunt. The bird makes it's kill and feeds and the flight resumes with the tarnsman in the saddle.

tabuk, common (noun): a kind of antelope, yellow in color with a single horn found in many area's of Gor. It travels in fleet footed herds and haunts the ka-la-na thickets of the planet occasionally venturing daintily into the meadows in search of berries and salt. It's meat is used as food by men (often as tabuk steak) and animals. It is a favorite prey of Tarns.

tabuk, northern (noun): massive tawny and swift is much larger than its smaller southern variety; standing ten hands at the shoulders. They have a single spiralling ivory horn, which at it's base can be 2 1/2 inches in diameter and over a yard in length. The Red Hunters are irrecovably tired to the tabuk for sustenance and the devices of daily living much like the Wagon Peoples and the bosk, and the Red Savages and the kailiauk.

tabuk, prairie (noun): described as tawny and gazelle-like with a single horn, it responds to threat by scurrying away or lying down. Presumably this reponse is useful because of the high grass of the Barrens as most predators depend on vision to detect and locate it's prey.

ta-grape (noun) : A Gorean grape from which Ta_wine is made , usually associated with the terraces of Cos but not limited to such they being grown in various locales in similar latitude.

Tahari Tribes (noun): Kavars & Aretai and their  Vassal Tribes: The Char, The Kashani, The Ta`Kara, The Raviri, The Tashid, The Lunaz, and The Bakahs.

Tajuks (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai.

Ta'Kara (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars.

Tal (noun): a common gorean greeting often accompanied with a salute performed by raising the right hand to shoulder level, palm inward.

talender (noun): delicate and yellow petaled, a fragrant meadow flower; when worn in a slave girl's hair, it is a symbol of deep submission and emotional attachment to her owner.  It is also the symbol of love and is worn during FreeCompanionship rituals.

talmit (noun): headband

talmit, kajira (noun): headband worn by work slaves; it can denote girls with authority over other slaves.

talu (noun): a unit a measure equaling 2 gallons.

taluna (noun; lit. 'panther girl'): a free woman who lives as a hunter in small tribes of 15-100 members; they roam the northern forests of Gor.

tarn (noun): crested hawk-like bird large enough to be saddled and flown, it is used in battle and in racing and is bred for swiftness and aggressiveness.

tarn cot (noun): building in which domesticated tarns are housed.

tarn cot, faction (noun): a tarn cot for use by numerous owners involved in a faction.

tarn death (noun): each limb of a person is attached by rope or chain to different tarns and the person is flown aloft then torn apart.

tarn disk, copper (noun): a unit of currency.

tarn disk, gold (noun): a unit of currency of the highest value on Gor; also made in double- weight; many cities on Gor mint their own money but the gold tarn disk of Ar is the standard for much of Gor.

tarn drums (noun): drums used in a march during war; the signals are used to control flying tarn armies.

tarn goad (noun): an electrical device much like a cattle prod used for controlling tarns; is c. 20 inches long.

tarn keeper (noun): one that oversees tarn handling.

Tarn Keepers, Caste of (noun): Those working and training tarns.

tarn ship (noun): a type of ram-ship being long and narrow with a shallow draft a straight keel a single lateen-rigged mast and a single bank of oars; at the prow below the waterline is a ram shaped like a tarn's head; it also carries light catapults shearing blades and other weaponry.

tarn whistle (noun): tarns on the planet Gor are trained to respond to the shrill, piercing call of the tarn whistle or tarn call; a means of summoning.

tarn wire (noun): razor wire strung between the walls of a city to protect it from aerial attack.

tarna (noun): daughter; as in Sa-Tarna 'Life Daughter'.

Tarnburg (noun): a city in the southern, more civilized, ranges of the Voltai, it is essentially a mountain fortress located two hundred pasangs to the north and east of Hochburg.

tarntauros (noun): a legendary creature which is half man and half tarn.

tarsk (noun): fat, grunting, brindled, shaggy-maned, hoofed, flat-snorted, rooting, short-legged quadruped, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail. In the wild, it is viciously aggressive. A common source of meat, and is often roasted whole. Market of Semris is famed for it's tarsk markets.

tarsk bit (noun): a large coin worth from 1/10 to 1/4 of a copper tarsk depending on the city which mints the coin.

tarsk, copper (noun): a copper coin.

tarsk, giant (noun): presumably similar to the common tarsk, however it stands 10 hands at the shoulder and is hunted with lances from tarnback.

tarsk, silver (noun): a coin considered to be of much value by most goreans. It is worth 100 copper tarks in most cities. Ten silver tarks is the equivalent of one gold piece of one of the high cities. Many gold pieces are standardized against the golden tarn disk of Ar.

Ta-Sardar-Gor (phrase: lit. 'To the Priest-Kings of Gor'): a libation which varies in formality from the simple statement, loudly proclaimed to a ritual in which a few grains of meal colored salt and a few drops of wine are placed in a fire.

Ta-Sardar-Var (noun): directional division of a Gorean map.

Tashid (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai.

Tassa powder (noun): a reddish powder, usually mixed with red wine, which renders the consumer unconscious

tassna (noun): mother; as in Sa-Tassna 'Life-Mother'.

tasta (noun): Stick candy, soft rounded succulent candies, usually covered with a coating of syrup or fudge, rather in the nature of the caramel apple, but much smaller, and, like a caramel apple, mounted on sticks. The candy is prepared and then the stick, from the bottom, is thrust up, deeply, into it.

ta-teera (noun): a one-piece sleeveless short slave garment, torn here and there; also called a slave rag.

Ta-Thassa (phrase; lit. 'to the sea'): ritual phrase invoked during a libation offering of wine oil and salt made to Thassa.

Ta-Thassa Mountains (noun): a mountain range in the southern hemisphere of Gor, it marks the southern border of the rainforest between it and the southern prairies. It's western border is the shores of the Thassa.

tatrix (noun): a Gorean word for a female ruler.

Tau (noun): letter of the Gorean alphabet.

ta-wine (noun): wines from the ta-grape grown on the terraces of Cos. The color is not described, but the grape is purple.

Tef (noun): a unit of measure, consisting of a handful with the five fingers closed, not open of whatever produce (such as dates) is being weighed; 6 tefs equal one tefa.

Tefa (noun): 1) a unit of measure equaling 6 tefs, or handfuls; 5 tefas equal 1 hada; 2) a small basket.

telekint (noun): a plant of the Tahari, its roots mashed and mixed with water provide a red dye.

tem (noun): a tree which produces a black wood that is very strong.

Temus (noun): A brewer of paga in Ar, it's paga packaged in bottles.

teslik (noun): a plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine.

Tetrapoli (noun): means "Four Cities" - "Four Towns" in gorean.

tharlarion (noun): one of several types of large reptiles, some of which have been domesticated, it's fat is rendered to provide lamp.

tharlarion boots (noun): high boots of soft leather worn by riders of high tharlarion to protect their legs from the abrasive hides of their mounts.

tharlarion, broad (noun): sluggish tharlarion used as draft animals; herbivorous.

tharlarion, high (noun): agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding. They have very short almost useless forelegs; carnivorous.

tharlarion, land (noun): land dwelling tharlarion used for towing. The land tharlarion can swim, though not as efficiently as the river tharlarion.

tharlarion, marsh (noun): inhabitants of the marshes that comprise the delta of the Vosk; similar to crocodile.

tharlarion, racing (noun): these high tharlarions are bred and registered for racing. Unlike the animals used as cavalry, these are chosen from 'medium class' tharlarion, being smaller and ligher.

tharlarion, river (1) (noun): extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges.

tharlarion, river (2) (noun): crocodile-type animal; implied to be carnivorous and very similar to the marsh tharlarion.

tharlarion, rock (noun): a small reptile of the Tahari

tharlarion saddle (noun): constructed with the leather seat mounted on a hydraulic fitting which floats in a thick lubricant. This saddle is made to absorb shock with the added ability of the seat always being parallel to the ground.

tharlarion, water; tiny (noun): described as not much more than 'teeth and tail', this tiny scavenger follows in the wake of the larger water tharlarion and is not more than 6 inches long. It inhabits the marshes.

Tharna (noun) city: major - ruled by a Tatrix; Caste of Poets are outlawed in Tharna;  If a man is within the city of Tharna for more than 10 hrs- It means one is made welcome in Tharna and this means one is sent to the Great Farms to be a Field Slave, to cultivate the soil of Tharna in chains till one dies.

Tharna Tie (noun): ankles crossed and bound, the head tied down, fastened by a short tether running back to ankles, hands tied behind the back (can be used with chains, collar, etc).

Thassa (noun): the sea

Thentis (noun): located in the Thentis Mountains, it is renowned for raising tarn flocks and growing blackwine beans.

thief's scar (noun): a tiny, three-pronged brand burned onto the upper right cheekbone of the Caste of Thieves. Port Kar the only City to recognize this Caste.

Thieves, Caste of (noun): Those who make their living by stealing, robbery, picking pockets, etc.; exists only in Port Kar.

thrall (noun): a male slave in Torvaldsland.

throat strap (noun): the throat strap is used to guide the tarn in flight via six leather streamers or reins. They are attached to it and strung through a metal ring on the forward part of the saddle. These straps, when pulled by the tarnsman, will exert pressure on a corresponding ring on the throat strap, hence communicating to the tarn which way to move.

throwing stick (noun): a buoyant curved stick used in the marshes to hunt and kill birds.

Ti (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari, they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai.

tibit (noun): a small, thin legged bird which lives on tiny mollusks found on the shores of Thassa.

tile dance (noun): dance performed on red tiles. It commonly signifies the restlessness of a love-starved slave girl.

tindel, fruit (noun): brightly plumaged bird living in the second level of the rainforest near Schendi.

toos (noun): a crab like organism with overlapping plating; inhabits the Nest and scavenges on discarded fungus spores

tor (noun): light; as in Tor-Tu-Gor 'Light Upon the Home Stone'.

Tor Shrub (noun): bright shrub or shrub of light: - abundance of bright flowers; - yellow or white - does not grow above a man's waist.

Tor-tu-Gor (noun): Light Upon the Home Stone (more common expression for the sun).

torturers, clan of (noun): found only among the Wagon Peoples, they are trained as carefully as scribes or physicians in the arts of detaining life. Though some are famous for services rendered to Initiates and Ubars, they are always hooded. The hood is removed only when the sentence is death, so that only condemned men have seen what lies beneath it.

Torvald, steam of (noun): a warm current, pasangs wide, it moves eastward to the coast of Torvaldsland and then north. It's warm temperature enables communication and re-supply of between the various small farms and communities of this bleak area. Those of Torvaldsland regard the stream as a gift of Thor, bestowed upon Torvald, legendary hero of the land, in exchange for a ring of gold.

Torvaldsland (noun): cruel, harsh, rocky land located NW of the Hrimgar Mountains, above the Northern Forests and below the Polar Plain with which it shares the shores of the Arctic Sea. There are many inlets, cliffs and mountains and little arable land. Good soil is rare and highly prized. The Torvaldslanders are seamen, travelling in their oared Serpent ships in search of parsit fish. Their men, fierce and aggresive warriors, prefer the great axe as their weapon.

torvis (noun): fire; as in Lar-Torvis 'The Central Fire'.

tospit (noun): a small, wrinkled yellowish white peach like fruit, about the size of a plum, which grows on the tospit bush,  patches of which are indigenous to the drier valleys of the western Cartius. They are bitter but edible.

Tower Slave (noun): a state slave girl in any of the cities of Gor; her duties in the apartment cylinders are largely domestic; traditionally, she kneels with her knees together & with her wrists crossed in front of her, as if for binding.

Tower Slave Position (position): The position in which a slave kneels back on her heels, thighs closed, wrists crossed before her, head up and eyes lowered.

Treve (noun): warlike city; city rich in plunder, lofty, inaccessible and impregnable as a tarn's nest - known as the "Tarn of the Voltai"  located somewhere in the Voltai Range; alleged to lie above Ar about 700 pasangs toward the Sardar/

Trident (noun): 3 pronged fish spear, used by the arena fighters called Fishermen;

tu (phrase): you are.

Tuchuk (noun): Dreaded - shield is small, round, and black   - carries lance, horn bow, coiled rope of braided bosk hide, and a three weighted bola  - skillful and vain  - Tuchuk standard, the sign of the four bosk horns. Set in such manner as to somewhat resemble the letter "H," is about an an inch high.

tufted fisher (noun): a water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi

tumit (noun): large flightless bird, about the size of an ostrich, having an 18'-long hooked beak; carnivorous.

tun (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet.

tun (noun): directional division of a Gorean map.

Turia (noun): a major city-state of Gor situated south of the equator on the plains of Turia. Turia is said to be named for the Tur tree, especially one found near a stream. Turia counts it years from summer solstice to summer solstice. It's wealth and opulence is well known and the city is often referred to as the 'Ar of the south'. At the time of Tarl Cabot's first visit inside the walled, nine-gated stronghold, she had never been conquered. For hundreds of years, she had maintained an uneasy trade relationship with the inhabitants of the plains, the nomadic Tribes of the Wagon Peoples. Sacked and conquered by Kamchak, the eventual Ubar San of the Wagon Peoples, she was ultimately spared, her Home Stone untouched out of sentiment.

Turmus (noun): last major port on the Vosk before the marshes.

Tur-Pah: (noun) : a Tree parasite, cultivated in host orchards of Tur trees.

turtle, Vosk (noun): can grow to be gigantic, these animals are carnivorous, aggressive and persistent. Can be difficult to kill.

two strap (noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely to climb steadily and to the right.

Tyros (noun): 400 pasangs west of Port Kar - hundred pasangs south of Cos - famed for vart caves - trained varts (bat-like creatures) size of small dog used for weapons - rugged island with mountains - capital city - Kasra.

The Finding of the New Land (from the First Ax)

as i help search for new land an home for are village came across this piece of land that is fill with richness from the soil to farm an full of life that one would know that it will be promising for our family. Rajaah came across alittle null with a waterfall an cave as he spent time in while clearing a place to relax an have his family to sit an enjoy the view over looking the land. as i walk about this new land looking for a place to begin clearing so he an the chefitan Hania can begin to build on this richful piece of land for there people to beging a new life as a village an a new trading post. as days an weeks an many moons go by they together clear part of the land an build for their family with many cuts an bruises an hard sweat with long long hours the land become home for them and now they call apon there family to come to there new home... an now they together will call apond people to come an trade an join there new land an enjoy with the rest of the family...thanks to mighty odin an afew bosks they are bless with many richness that they work so hard to get where they are ... so come one an all an see an rp with the family of Rondvilk Village an Trading Post ...

Gorean Dictionary: S

sa (noun): life

Sacred Place (noun): the name given to a place located in the Sardar Mountains. It is considered taboo.

Sa-eela (noun): one of the most sensual and erotic of slave dances; it consists of five distinct portions; belongs to the class of slave dance known as Lure Dances of the Love- Starved Slave girl.

sa-fora (noun): Chain Daughter or Daughter of the chain.

sajel (noun): a drug which causes harmless pustules to erupt on the body; in combination with gieron, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague

salamander (noun): an inhabitant of the brine pits of the salt mines of the Tahari, they are white and blind with long stemlike legs with fern-like filaments which are feather gills.

Salerian Confederation (noun): an alliance of 4 cities, Ti, Port Olni, Lara, and Vonda, formed to rid the Olni River of pirates and to protect inland shipping.

salt shark (noun): a long bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw, several rows of triangular teeth, a sickle- like tail, and a sail like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the klima.

sa-fora (noun; lit. 'chain daughter'): slave girl

salt, red (noun): some of the salt mines in the Tahari Desert Waste area of Klima, deliver a salt, famed on Gor, that is red in color from deposits of ferrous oxide. It is called the Red Salt of Kasra, after it's port of embarkation at the juncture of the Upper and Lower Fayeen.

salt, white (noun): mined by the slaves who manage to live through a punishing march over the white hot crusts of salt of the Tahari Wastes to Klima, for example. Salt, mined from the Tahari makes up 20% of the salt used in various products of Gor. The forced marches to Klima can only be done in the fall, winter, or spring when the surface temperature of the salt crusts reach 160 degree's Farenheit and the air temperature ranges from 120 to 140 degree's. The mining, harvesting, sifting, purifying and packaging process turn out nine qualities of salt which are shipped all over Gor.

salt, yellow (noun): references to yellow salt as 'of the south' and on a table exist, but no other description has been found.

Samnium (noun): two hundred pasangs east and south of Brundisium, a walled city, spared the savageries of war with Cos, because of her alliance with them.

san (adj.): one; fem. sana

sa'ng-fori (noun; lit. 'without chains'): freedom

sapa (adjective): Kailla or Dust Leg term meaning black.

sar (noun): king

Sardar (noun): priest-kings, large (c. 8 ft. tall) intelligent insects who are the true rulers of Gor; the mountain range where the Priest- Kings live.

Sardar Fairs (noun): huge fairs held 4 times each year at the foot of the Sardar Mountains; they coincide with the equinoxes and solstices (En'Kara, En'Var, Se'Kara, & Se'Var);for the duration of the Fair, the area is neutral territory: no one may be enslaved at the Fair (though slaves captured elsewhere may be sold), no blood may be spilled; serves as a trading point for information and merchandise; Each Gorean, whether male or female, is expected to see the Sardar Mountains, in honor of the Priest-Kings, at least once in his life prior to his 25th year.

Sa-Tarna (noun; lit. 'life daughter'): yellow grain, the staple crop of Gor.

Sa-Tassna (noun; lit. 'life mother'): meat

scarlet rug (noun): a submission rug used in Tharna on which a free woman naked and bound with yellow cords must submit as slave to her master first hearing him recite a ritual poem then yielding physically.

Schendi (noun): Gorean City; population approx 1 million.

scorpion (noun): found in the canopy level of the rainforest.

Scribes, Caste of (noun): the caste concerned with history, accounting, record keeping, etc.; one of the five High Castes which make up Gorean government; their caste color is blue.

se (adj.): second

sea sleen (noun): long sleek mammal with flippers and six legs and double fanged jaws can weigh as much as 1000 pounds.. and as much as 20 feet in length hunted by the Red Hunters for food and pelt.

sea sleen, black (noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.

sea sleen, brown (noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.

sea sleen, flat-nosed (noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.

sea sleen, rogue (noun): rare broader headed more dangerous variety of sea sleen found in the Polar North.

sea sleen, tufted (noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.

sea sleen, white-spotted (noun): its rich fur is used for cloaks.

Second Knowledge (noun): the education available to the higher castes; it is more esoteric, and includes knowledge of Earth. Lower Castes, are permitted only the First Knowledge.

second slave (phrase): referring to the serving of black wine, it indicates that the consumer prefers to drink it without sugar or milk; from the fact that the sugar and milk are placed in the cup by one slave before the beverage is poured into the cup by a second slave.

second wine (noun): see breeding wine

seduction slave (noun): a kajirus used to seduce a Free Woman into violating the couch law and becoming slave.

Se'Kara (noun; lit. 'second turning'): the seventh month of the Gorean calendar, roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of September;full expression: Se`Kara - Lar - Torvis;Literally means:The Second Turning of the Central Fire.

Se`Var (noun; lit. 'second resting'): The Second Resting; full expression: Se`Var - Lar - Torvis; Literally means: The Second Resting of the Central Fire.

Selnar (noun): the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ko-ro-ba and some other cities)

semnium (noun): a public building which houses the high council, or governing body.

sereem diamonds (noun): red, sparking, white-flecked stones of great value.

shark, marsh (noun): long bodied, nine-gilled inhabitant of the rence island areas of the marsh, they are almost eel-like.

shark, river (noun): a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin which inhabits the rivers of Gor.

shark, salt (noun): a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw several rows of triangular teeth a sickle-like tail and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari.

shelter trench (noun): to escape the blistering heat of the Tahari, where temperatures can reach 175 degree's Farenheit, a trench, 4 or 5 feet deep and 18 inches wide is dug. Temperatures are 50 degrees cooler 1 or two feet below the surface of the desert. The trench is drawn perpendicular to the path of the sun, so it provides the maximum shade for the longest period of time.

she-quadrupled, modality of (noun): an instruction whereby the slave performs her regular duties upon hands and knees without the benefit of the use of her hands. In this mode she may not rise to her feet and may use only her mouth and teeth to grasp and manipulate objects.

she-sleen position (noun): Also known as 'assuming the modality of the she-quadruped.' In this position the slave falls to her hands and knees her head down on the floor her hindquarters upthrust for viewing and/or her Master's pleasure.

she-urts (noun): short for 'she-urts of the wharves' homeless free girls - runaways vagabonds orphans etc. - who live near the canals in port cities surviving by scavenging begging stealing and sleeping with paga attendants; they sleep wherever they find space and usually wear a brief tunic instead of Robes of Concealment.

Shield, Round: (noun) The round shield, concentric overlapping layers of hardened leather riveted together and bound with hoops of brass, fitted with the double sling for carrying on the left arm. Normally the Gorean shield is painted boldly and has infixed in it some device for identifying the bearer's city.

Shield, Turian: (noun) the metal embossments on their oval shields, unlike the rounded shields of most Gorean cities.

shipping collar (noun): a loose, generic collar worn by slaves when being shipped as cargo

shu (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet which is probably oriental in origin.

side-block girl (noun): a slave girl sold for a fixed price from the side block of a slave auction house instead of auctioned from the main block; used disparagingly.

sidge (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet.

Sign of the Hammer (noun): the sign of Thor, made by holding up a clenched fist. In Torvaldsland, spiritual allegiance is to ancient gods, such as Odin and Thor.

signature knot (noun): a complex knot whose tying is known only to the one who invented it.

silk slave (noun): a male pleasure slave; usually in attendance on a free woman

Silver Tubes: (noun) charged, cylindrical weapons, manually operated; incorporated principles much like the "Flame Death Mechanism"

sim plant (noun): a rambling, tangled vine like plant with huge, rolling leaves, raised in the pasture chambers of the Nest

sip root (noun): a bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine

sirik (noun): light chain favored for female slaves, consists of a Turian type collar, to which a light gleaming chain is attached, which falls to the floor, about 10 - 12 inches longer than is required to reach from the collar to the ankles; to this chain, at the natural fall of the wrists, is attached a pair of slave bracelets; at the end of the chain is attached a set of linked ankle rings, which, when locked upon the ankles lift a portion of the chain from the floor. An incredibly beautiful thing, used to enhance the beauty of the slave. The bracelets and ankle rings can be removed, and used separately, which permits the sirik to function as a slave leash.

Sirik, Work: (noun) resembles the common sirik but the wrists, to permit work, are granted about a yard of chain.

slave belly (noun): the area of the abdomen around the navel; so called because only slave girls expose their navels

slave box (noun): About four feet long and three feet wide, with a depth of perhaps eighteen inches. It was of steel and opened from the top. In the lid, at each, there was a circle, about five inches in diameter, of penny-sized holes. It was locked shut, secured by two flat, steel bars, perpendicular to its long axis, padlocked, in front, in place.

slave bracelets (noun): manacles; there are 3 links between the wrist rings

slave dance (noun): any of the sensuous and lascivious dances performed by slave girls to entertain their masters. The dancing of a slave is a thousand times more sensuous than that of a free woman because of the incredible meanings involved the additional richness which this furnishes the explosive significance of this comprehension that she who dances is owned and theoretically could be owned by you.

slave girtle (noun): a length of cord tied about a girl to mold a slave tunic to her form and enhance her curves, able to be crisscrossed about the body.

slave goad (noun): Rather like the tarn goad, except that it is designed to be used as an instrument for the control of human beings rather than tarns….Unlike the tarn goad which has a simple on-off switch in the handle, the slave goad works with both a switch and a dial, and the intensity of the charge administered can be varied from an infliction which is only distinctly unpleasant to one which is instantly lethal. The slave goad, unknown in most Gorean cities, is almost never used except by professional slavers, probably because of the great expense involved.

slave harness (noun): a slave garment or bond not otherwise described.

slave heat (noun): the intense need and passion of a slave girl

slave hobble (noun): Consists of two rings, one for a wrist, the other for ankle, joined by about seven inches of chain. In a right handed girl, it locks on the right wrist and left ankle. When a girl kneels, in any of the traditional positions of the Gorean woman, either slave or free, it is not uncomfortable.

slave hood (noun): parts of the hood; the leather ball, the strap attached at the front of it, and the belt, with its double loop, on the outside, held in place by the belt loops, at its opening. Some hoods are little more than sacks, of canvas or leather, with drawstrings. A small padlock, passes through two rings, the buckle ring and one of the small rings, sewn in the belt.

slave lips (noun): The action whereby a slave purses her lips as if for kissing and remains that way until either kissed or released from the command.   An excellent way to silent a slave.

slave mat (noun): a corse mat to which area a slave girl may be ordered for discipline or rape; the girl may not leave the mat unless permitted by her master.

slave oval (noun): a method of chain a slave girl consisting of a hinged iron loop which locks around her waist, with two sliding wrist- rings and a welded ring in the middle of the back

slave perfume (noun): perfumes designed to be worn by slave girls; they are heavier and more sensual than those designed for free women.

slave pole (noun): imaginary pole that 'transfixes' a dancing girl by which she is 'held' during her dance.

slave porridge (noun): a cold, unsweetened mixture of water and Sa-Tarna meal, on which slaves are fed; in Torvaldsland, it is called 'bond-maid gruel', and often is mixed with pieces of chopped parsit fish.

slave rape (noun): Either disciplinary or not, it is when a Master uses a slave in full manner, drawing from her every moment of helpless submission either by cruelty or not.

slave ring (noun): a heavy iron ring c. 1' in diameter to which a slave may be secured for security discipline or any other reason; often found in floors interior & exterior walls (either 1' or 3' above the ground) attached to the foot of a master's sleeping couch, etc.

slave sack (noun): a sack used primarily to transport slaves that ties off on at one end.

slave stake (noun): about four and one half feet in length and four inches in width, cut from wood. At it's top, about two inches from the end, a groove an inch deep is cut. A long leather tether is attached to a slave's neck and affixed to the stake. It is used for securing a slave for the night, for example.

slave steel (noun): generic term for collars chains siriks etc. worn by slaves.

slave strap (noun): heavy strap or belt which buckles behind the wearer's back; in front there is a metal plate with a welded ring through which passes the 4 hort (5 inches) chain of a pair of slave bracelets; designed to keep the wearer's hand before his body.

slave trap (noun): a trap of powerful steel that is lined by sharp teeth which snap shut on the slave's leg and locks closed until opened by a key. The trap is locked, unlike an animal trap to prevent it being pried open by strong hands.

slave tunic (noun): a simple, sleeveless, pullover tunic of brown cloth, slit deeply at the hips with narrow shoulder straps, little more than strings .Some have a disrobing loop at the shoulder.

slave veil (noun): a small triangle of diaphanous yellow silk, worn across the bridge of the nose where, beautifully, it’s porous, yellow sheen broke to the left and right. Considered a mockery, as it reveals as much as it conceals; adds a touch of subtlety and mystery.

slave wagon (noun): a flat-bedded barred wagon like a large cage with a door in the rear in which many slaves may be transported at one time their ankles chained to a bar that runs down the center of the floor; tarpaulins are often used to cover the cage & hide the cargo.

slave whistle (noun): used in issuing signals summoning slaves and so on.

slave wine (noun: a black, bitter beverage that acts as a contraceptive; its effect is instantaneous and lasts for well over a month; can be counter-acted with a another, sweet tasting beverage.

Slavers, Caste of (noun): the sub caste of the Merchants, one who deals in human merchandise; their caste colors are blue and yellow.

Slaver's Caress (noun): The act of plying leather upon the slave's flesh unexpectedly to force her to reveal her sexual nature.

slee (noun): a rodent which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi.

Sleen (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens

sleen knife (noun): knife carried, sheathed, at the waist of Panther Girls.

sleen, forest (noun): It is long, up to 20 feet, sinuous, black or brown in color. It resembles a lizard, except it is furred and mammalian. In its attack frenzy it is one of the most dangerous animals on Gor.

sleen, gray (noun): said to be Gor's finest tracker, this six legged sleen is a furred mammal with silver gray fur. It has an agile, sinuous body, thick as a drum and is 14-15 feet long. The gray sleen has a broad triangular head and a huge jaw with two rows of fangs and a dark tongue. It's widely set eyes have slit-like pupils. As is true for all sleens, it has six legs. This breed is relentless and tenacious. It can follow a scent that is weeks old for a thousand pasangs.

sleen, hunting (noun): the hunting sleen is a hunter of men. It is 20 feet in length and weighs eleven hundred pounds. This domesticated forest sleen is double-fanged and six-footed. It's tail tends to switch back and forth, getting rigid, as it hunts, it's ears flatten against it's head just prior to it's final 'charge' attack on it's prey.

sleen, prairie (noun): the prairie sleen is tawny in color, and are smaller than the forest sleen, but quite as unpredictable and vicious. Domesticated prairie sleen are used for hunting and nocturnal herd sleen are used as shepherds and sentinels. They are released from their cages with the falling of darkness, responding only to the voice of their master.

sleen, sea (noun): aquatic mammal that inhabits the polar seas, following the parsit current in search of their main food source, the parsit fish. There are four main types: black sleen, brown sleen, tusked sleen, flat-nosed sleen. Some remain under the ice year round, mostly dormant but rising every quarter of an Ahn or so to breathe through cracks in the ice.

sleen, snow (noun): inhabits the northern regions. Always white in color.

sleeping mat, chronometric (noun): mat with power switch and chronometric temperature device which may be set to have the mat turn cold before the first light as one has little inclination to remain in a freezing bed. The mat is rolled up or folded back after each use.

Slime Worm (noun):  functioned as a sewerage device within the Priest King nest, it scavages the kills of the Golden Beetle.

Snake, whip (noun): heavy coil, laced with wire and flecks of iron, used primarily on male captive/slaves.

Snow Knife (noun): large curved bone, saw-toothed knife, used to cut into the snow to make snow blocks.

Snowlart (noun): 10" high, weight 10 - 12 lbs, mammalian, 4 legs, dual stomached, hunts in the sun, feeds on bird eggs, preys on the leem.

sorp (noun): a shellfish, common esp. in the Vosk river, similar to an oyster; like an oyster, it manufactures pearls.

Spear, Gorean: (noun) about seven feet in height, heavy, stout, with a tapering bronze head some eighteen inches in length. It is a terrible weapon and, abetted by the somewhat lighter gravity of Gor, when cast with considerable force, can pierce a shield at close quarters or bury its head a foot deep in solid wood.

Spider People (noun): man-sized arachnids which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Curlon Fiber which is used in the textile mills of Ar.

Stabilization Serums (noun): a series of medical injections which, among other things, retards the aging process.

stimulation cage (noun): an ornate, fairly roomy cage, furnished comfortably with fabrics of all kinds, furs, cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry, etc. in which a naked slave girl in training may be housed; its purpose is to awaken her senses, esp. the tactile senses, to everything in the world around her, so that she may be more pleasing to masters; in addition, it is just too short for her to stand upright, so that her head is always inclined in a gesture of submission.

Stone (noun): a unit of measurement equal to 4 Earth pounds; The Official Stone is a solid metal cylinder that iskept near Sardar; 4 times a year at each fair, cities on a given day can test their own stone against the "standard".

Stones (noun): a guessing game in which one player must guess whether the number of stones held in the fist of the second player is odd or even.

story skin (noun): an artifact of the red savages. a series of drawings and pictographs on a skin used to tell a story,the beginning of the story is at the center of the skin reading it in a slow spiral outward by turning the skin.

stranger (noun): In the Gorean language, the word for stranger and enemy are the same.

Street of Brands {noun): the city or area in a given city where slavers conduct their business.

Street of Coins (noun): the street or area in a given city where banking and other financial transactions take place.

Street of the Writhing Slave (noun): dark narrow street not far from the wharves in Victoria where most renters and dealers in coin girls keep their kennels.

street veil (noun): the outermost veil worn by free women; worn over the house veil when leaving the house.

strigil (noun): usually made of metal in a narrow, spatulate form. Used at bathing to scrap excess oils and dirt from pores.

submission mat (noun): a mat on which a girl kneels to submit.

sugars, Gorean (noun): although the flavors of the sugars are not revealed, there are several colors. White and yellow are described, and other quotes speak of gorean sugars, and in particular four gorean sugars.

sul (noun): the sul is a large, thick skinned, starchy, yellow fleshed, root vegetable.a tuberous vegetable similar to the potato,often served sliced and fried in butter and salted.

sul paga (noun): alcoholic beverage made from suls.

sula (command; lit. 'back'): Position where the slave moves to rest upon her back, arms at her sides, legs parted.

sullage (noun): a common Gorean soup consisting of three standard ingredients and, it is siad, whatever else may be found, saving only the rocks of the feild. The principal ingredients of Sullage are the golden Sul, the starchy, golden brown vine borne fruit of the golden leaved sul plant; the curled, red, ovate leaves of the Tur-Pah, a tree parasite, cultivated in host orchards of Tur trees; and the salty, blue secondary roots of the Kes shrub, a small, deeply rooted plant which grows best in sandy soil.

Sungate: (noun) gate in most major walled cities of Gor opened at dawn and closed at dusk.

Sun Lances (noun): a warrior society of the Sleen tribe of Red Savages.

Swamp Spiders (noun): man-sized arachnids (Spider People) which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Curlon Fiber which is used in the textile mills of Ar.

Sword Brother (noun): this is a part of the kinship of Warriors no matter what City one belongs to. If a Warrior sheds the blood of another Warrior, they are considered sword brothers unless the blood on the weapons are formally repudiated.

sword, long (Torvaldsland) (noun): carried in it's own belt looped over the left shoulder which is the common gorean practice.

Symbol of Priest Kings (noun): golden circle, has no beginning - no end, the symbol of eternity.

Gorean Dictionary: R

RainForest (noun): Surrounds the marshes of Schendi: has 3 ecological zones/tiers/levels marked by tree height; highest - emergents - 125' - 200' second - canopy - 60' - 125' Gorean (main ceiling, dominates one's vision from air) first - floor; ground zone - below 60' Gorean

ram berries (noun): small, succulent berries

ram ship (noun): war galley, having up to 3 banks of oars as well as masts and sails; named for the battering rams on the prow

rarius (noun; pl. rarii): warrior

Raviri (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai.

ravishment lamp (noun): a small tharlarion- oil lamp, found in the chamber of a master; its soft glow is sufficient to illuminate a slave girl as she is raped

Red Hunters (noun): the peoples who inhabit the Gorean arctic; in appearance and culture, they are similar to the Eskimos of Earth.

red salt (noun): red from ferrous oxide in its composition, which is called the "Red Salt of Kasra," after its port of embarkation, at the juncture of the Upper and Lower Fayeen

Red Savages (noun): the peoples to inhabit the plains area (Barrens) of Gor; in appearance and culture, they are similar to the American Indians of Earth

red-silk girl (noun): A slave girl who is not a virgin, or, as is said on Gor, her body has been 'opened by men'.

reins, kaiila (noun): a light rein, plaited with 10 to 12 strips of dyed leather. Each strip is cut with knives to be thinner than a thread, but the combination is very strong and durable. Used by the Tribesmen of the Tahari.

rence (noun): a tufted, reed like plant that grows in the marshes; used for making paper;from the stem comes reed boats, sails, mats, cords and a kind of fibrous cloth - pith is edible; staple in rence growers diet edible both raw and cooked.

rence beer (noun): steeped, boiled and fermented from crushed seeds and the whitish pith of the rence plant.

rence, caste of (noun): Growers of the Rence.

rence islands (noun): small; seldom more than 200 - 250 feet.

rence paper (noun): paper created from rence of which there are 8 grades.

rence paste (noun): wet; when fried on a flat stone it makes a kind of cake, often sprinkled with rence seeds.

rence, pith of (noun): edible part of the rence plant, either raw or cooked. Rence pith and fish are the dietary staples of the rence growers. Also sometimes used for caulking.

rence, root of (noun): used to make wooden tools and utensils that can be carved from it also used for fuel.

rence, stem of (noun): used to make reed boats sails mats cords and a fibrous cloth.

rennel (noun): a crablike poisonous desert insect.

rep (noun): a fiber plant similar to cotton; whitish fibrous matter, found in the seed pods of a small reddish woody bush.

repcloth (noun): rough fabric woven from the fibers of the rep plant.

Revels, Master of (noun): a city's Master of Entertainment.

rim (adj): east directional division of a gorean map.

ring lock (noun): there are many varieties of these locks, one being the combination padlock with numbers of rotating disks which, when aligned properly, allow the lock to open.

ring-necked waders (noun) bird found along the river of the ground zone of the rain forest.

river shark (noun): a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin which inhabits the rivers of Gor.

Robes of Concealment (noun): the mode of dress favored by free women in some of the larger city states (i.e. Ar, Ko-ro-ba, Turia, etc.); it consists of one or more hooded robes of heavy brocade, or other opaque fabric, plus up to five face veils

rock spider -(noun): an inhabitant of the rainforests lower level this brown or black spider camouflages itself by tucking legs under its body to look like a rock hence its name; it is approximately one foot in diameter and will catch small rodents or birds in its web.

ror (adj): northeast directional division of a gorean map.

round ship (noun): heavy cargo & passenger ships, having up to 3 banks of 10 oars to a side; not as swift or maneuverable as ram- ships, having a keel-to-beam ratio of 6:1; has 2 rudders, and 2 permanent, lateen rigged masts; carries a crew of 20-25 free men, plus up to 200 oar slaves.

run (command): When this command is given, the slave runs toward her objective, taking short rapid steps, with her legs almost straight, her feet hardly leaving the floor. As she moves her back is straight, her head is turned to the left, and her arms are at her sides, her palms facing outward at a 45 degree angle to her  body. Upon reaching her objective she drops gracefully to her knees and typically resumes the position of Nadu.

Rushes and Sedge (noun): wild rence plants.

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Gorean Dictionary: Q

quala (noun): small, dun colored, 3 toed mammal with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair; pl. qualae.

Quarrel (noun): small arrow of the crossbow; initial velocity is the better part of a pasang per second.

Quiva (noun): balanced saddle knife, about a foot in length, double edged; it tapers to a daggerlike point; is regarded, on the whole, as more of a missile weapon than a hand knife; are wrought in the smithies of Ar.

Gorean Dictionary: P

Paddle mittens (noun):  standard mittens with two thumbs, when one side is worn, can be turned to the other side.

paga (noun; abbr. of Pagar-Sa-Tarna, lit. 'pleasure of the life daughter'): paga, a strong, fermented drink brewed from the yellow grains of Gors staple crop, Sa-Tarna, or Life Daughter.

paga attendant (noun): a male employee of a paga tavern, who supervises the serving of paga by slave girls, and collects payment for the paga and the use of the slave girls.

paga tavern (noun): an establishment where food and alcoholic beverages, esp. paga, are sold; in addition, the use of the serving slave is included in the price of the paga bought.

pagar (noun): pleasure

pagar kajira (noun): pleasure slave

palm tree (noun): More than 1500 varieties of palm trees exist in the rainforest one of which is the Fan Palm more than 20 ft high and spreads it leaves in the form of a an opened fan it is an excellent source of pure water as much as one liter of water being found almost as though cupped at the base of each leaf's stem.

palm wine (noun): drink mentioned briefly; no description available.

panga (noun): two-foot-long heavy curve-bladed bush knife.

Panther Girl (forest girl) (noun): runaway women who live in the forest without free men, taking as slave any man who enters their domain and eventually selling him. Those of the northern forests dress in the teeth and skins of forest panthers which they slay with their spears and bows.

panther, jungle (noun): Less dangerous to man than the northern variety inhabitant of the rainforest.

Parade of Slaves (noun): a presentation of beauty and attractions in which the slaves present themselves one by one usually accompanied by music for the inspection of the guests. Commonly takes place in paga taverns and brothels but may take place elsewhere. Free women are usually not present.

Paravaci (noun): The Rich People, richest of the Wagon Dwellers. Their shield is black and their standard is a large banner of jewels beaded on golden wires, forming the head and horns of a bosk its value incalculable. Their brand is a symbolic representation of a bosk head, a semicircle resting on an inverted isosceles triangle.

parfleche (noun): kailiauk hide is prepared in sheets, cut almost as thin as paper, dried in the prairie sun and layered to form a flat, leather envelope which is sealed with a seam of hardened fat. Used to store food, such as kailiauk meat.

parrot (noun): A bird found in the emergent level of the rainforest some varieties are also found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest.

Parsit Current (noun): main eastward current above the Polar Basin.

parsit fish (noun): a small narrow silvery fish having brown stripes.

Pasang (noun): measure of distance equaling .7 miles

pasang stone (noun): a stone set up along roads to mark distance to and from certain destinations.

Passage Hand (noun): the 5 day period between Gorean months, which consist of 5 5- day weeks

Passion Slave (noun):  female of the human kind, but bred like a beast for it's beauty and it's passion. It is an animal, bred for the pleasure of men, bred for the pleasure of a master.

Peasants, Caste of (noun): the basic caste of Gor; they regard themselves as the "Ox on Which the Home Stone Rests"

pemmican (noun): strips of dried kailiauk meat pounded into a powder and mixed with fruit, such as chokeberries, is fixed in kailiauk fat and shaped into round, flat cakes. Provides portable protein and energy source.

Pentilicus Tallux (noun): a renowned poet of the Ar of one hundred years ago, the Great Theater in Ar is named for him. It has a huge stage which can accommodate a thousand actors.

People (noun): a division of the Kur military, it is composed of twelve smaller units, the March.

peppers (noun): same as the earth vegetable. spicy.

Physicians, Caste of (noun): the caste which practices the healing arts; the Physicians are one of the five High Castes which make up the Gorean government; their caste color is green.

pierced-ear girl (noun): a common Turian custom which became popular after the fall of Turia to the Wagon Peoples; such a girl is permanently marked as the most abject of slaves.

pith (noun): stem of the rence plant; edible; most common staple in rence growers diet; edible both raw and cooked.

Plains of Turia (noun): the southern prairies of Gor, described as a broad grassland, from the Thassa and the Ta-Thassa Mountains to the southern foothills of the Voltai Range. Called the Land of the Wagon Peoples, their holdings extend in the north to the Cartius River.

Player (noun): a member of a caste like society who plays Kaissa professionally; their caste colors are red and yellow. The members of this caste are highly regarded on gor as is the game in general, too, they are given much leeway as are Musicians and poets it being considered bad taste to harm one of that caste.

Pleasure Garden (noun): an area in which wealthy Gorean men keep their slave girls; roughly akin to the harem of the Arab countries of Earth.

pleasure rack (noun): a device, ranging in complexity from a grid of ropes in a wooden frame to a moveable, adjustable frame with chains, for the display and sexual use of slave girls and captive free women.

pleasure silk (noun): sheer, clingy form of silk worn only by slave girls; wraps like a pareau, with a disrobing loop at the left shoulder.

Pleasure Slave (noun): a slave girl whose main function is sexual servitude to her master; traditionally, she kneels with her knees spread wide, and her hands either resting on her thighs or, in some cities, crossed behind her, ready for binding.

plum (noun): same as the earth fruit.

Poets, Caste of (noun): One of the low castes. On Gor the singer or poet is regarded as a craftsman who makes strong sayings he has his role to play in the social structure celebrating battles and histories singing of heroes and cities but also he is expected to sing of living and of love and joy not merely of arms and glory; and too it is his function to remind the Goreans from time to time of loneliness and death lest they should forget that they are men..

poison (noun): the use of poison of Gor is generally considered not worthy of men. It is against the Code of Warriors. It is thought of as a weapon of women.

Polar North (noun): lower snowfall than most of the lower latitudes; most of land a tundra, treeless plain; summer: covered with mosses, shrubs, and lichens; winter, spring, and fall: desolate, bleak, frozen barren alien landscape; 240 different types of plants grow in the Gorean Artic within 500 pasangs of the Pole.

porcupine, long-tailed (noun): animal of the canopy level of the rainforest.

Port Kar (noun): facing the gleaming Thassa by way of the Tamber Gulf, is the crowded, squalid, malignant city at the mouth of the Vosk Delta called Port Kar. It is sometimes referred to as the Tarn of the Sea. It is the only city on Gor that recognizes a Caste of Thieves, and it is the only city on Gor actually built by slaves under the whip of their Masters. The city is a mass of holdings, each almost a fortress, all crossed and divided by hundreds of canals.Port Kar is ruled by a several conflicting Ubars, and, under them, the Council of Captains who are responsible for maintaining and managing the great arsenal, as well as the fleets of Port Kar. Her name is a synonym in Gorean for cruelty and piracy.

Port Olni (noun): city located on the North bank of the Olni River. A member of the Salerian Confederation.

pot girl (noun): a slave girl whose main function  is cooking and other menial tasks; used disparagingly

Prayer Ring (noun): ring with several tiny knobs on it - has circular knob (like the golden circle at the termination of the Initiates staff) notifies that one cycle of prayer has been completed.

Pride (noun): a military unit consisting of 100 Warriors.

pride veil (noun): the third veil worn by free women; worn under the house veil and over the veil of the citizeness.

Priest-King (noun): intelligent insects who are the true rulers of Gor

Prison Moon (noun): of the three moons orbiting Gor, the name given to one of the two smaller ones.

Prition (noun): title of a treatise on bondage written by Clearchus of Cos.

profalarina (adv): a female who is no longer a virgin or 'glana' preceded by the state of 'profalarina' indicating a female who is about to be 'falarina' and before that by 'meta glana' one who looks forward to her deflowering.

prostrate (noun): the slave kneels, bows her head, leans forwward and touches her forehead to the floor, stretches her arms out before her with palms face down and fingers spread.

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Gorean Dictionary: O

oar dance (noun): a feat of agility performed by the rovers of Torvaldsland, that of leaping from moving oar to moving oar of the Serpent ships of the Torvald.

obeisance position (position): a position of extreme deference which is described as a slave deeply bowing her head from the basic pleasure slave position, often flattening her palms against the floor and leaning forward to lick and kiss the boots of a Free person.

Octavii (noun): ranked as first and second, these individuals are deputy commissioners in the records office of a city.

Official Stone (noun): a solid metal cylinder that is kept near Sardar. Four times a year on a set day during the fairs cities have the chance to test it against the standard stone.

olakota (noun): Kaiila word meaning peace.

olive, red (noun): from the groves of Tyros, not otherwise described.

Olni River (noun): a tributary of the Vosk River which stretches northeast from it's confluence with the Vosk at Lara. Lara, Vonda, Port Olni and Ti are the cities forming the Salerian Confederation, all of which lie on the Olni River.

Omen Year (noun): a season, rather than a year, calculated by the Wagon Peoples into three phases. The first phase is called the 'Passing of Turia', in the fall; the 'Wintering', which takes place north of Turia and south of the Cartius River, and, finally the 'Return to Turia' in the spring (also called 'Season of Little Grass'). The omens are taken near Turia by the haruspexes, mostly readers of bosk blood and verr livers. Depending on their determination an 'Ubar San' might be chosen, the Ubar of all the Peoples.

omnion (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet.

onion (noun): same as the earth vegetable.

one-strap (noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely for climbing steeply.

opals, common (noun): milky in color. Because they are much more rare on Gor they are of more value than those of Earth.

opals, flame (noun): reddish and blue in color. Because they are much more rare on Gor they are of more value than those of Earth.

open-legged tie (noun): right wrist is tied to right ankle, and left wrist to left ankle, with about six or seven inches of slack between wrist and ankle. It is not good for general security but is it a good and familiar slave tie. One advantage of this is that a girl may kneel comfortably for hours.

Or (noun): a unit of ten warriors of the Wagon Peoples.

Oralu (noun): a unit of a thousand warriors of the Wagon Peoples.

Orlu (noun): a unit of a hundred warriors of the Wagon Peoples.

ost (noun): tiny snake, about 12" long, bright orange in color; its venom causes extremely painful death within seconds; the ost of the rain forests inland of Schendi are red with black stripes.

ost, rainforest (noun): a snake of the rainforests inland of Schendi are red with black stripes.

oysters (noun): from the delta of the Vosk.

Gorean Dictionary: N

nadu (command; lit. 'kneel): The position where the slave kneels, thighs parted, resting back on her heels, head up and eyes down, hands lightly resting on her thighs with palms lowered.

Napoktan (noun): the Bracelets Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages.

needle fly (noun): also known as sting flies, these originate in the delta and similar places. Its sting is extremely painful but it is usually not dangerous unless inflicted in great numbers.

needle tree (noun): a tree of the Thentis region, whose oil is used in perfumes.

needle-tailed lit (noun): a bird found in the highest level of the rain forest.

Nest (noun): the colony and home of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar; the ruler of the Nest is the Mother from whose eggs the Priest-Kings are hatched.

Nest Trust (noun): a term which means more than 'friendship' to the Priest-Kings. It is described as a communal notion, a reliance on the practices and traditions of an institution, accepting them and living in terms of them.

nestle position (noun): The command in which the girl nestles within the crook of the FreePerson's arm.

Ngao (noun): Lake of Schendi .... meaning Shield (long and oval shaped).

Northern Shark (noun): cold water shark.

notched stick (noun): musical instrument played by sliding a polished tem-wood stick across its surface.

nu (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet.

nuts (noun): fruit; ingredient for vulo stew.

nykus (noun): victory; from the Greek nike.

Nyoka (noun) River of Schendi ....meaning serpent.

Gorean Dictionary: M

mamba (noun): large, predatory river tharlarion  which inhabits  the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi; they have long, log like bodies, with short, powerful legs & a long snout & tail.

Mamba People (noun): tharlarion people; human flesh eaters.

manumission (noun): the documented, legal freeing of a slave.

March (noun): Kurii Military expression; refers to 12 bands and their officers; consists of 2100- 2200 animals.

Margin of Desolation (noun): an area north of Ar that was made into a wilderness thousands of pasangs deep. Wells were poisoned, and fields burned and salted to prevent the approach of armies from the north. It was allowed to re-vegetate and re-populate.

marine saurian (noun): fish-like predator with long, toothed snouts that are silent and aggressive; sailors fear them as they do the long-bodied sharks.

marine saurian, reptilian (noun): reptilian-like scavengers found in the Thassa, more than 20 ft in length, it has a long neck and small head with rows of small teeth. Its appendages are like broad paddles.

Market of Semris (noun): a small town south and somewhat east of Samnium, it is famed for its markets for tarsks, four-legged and two-legged. The town square is described as neat and well maintained, set with flat stones intricately fitted together.

marking stick (noun): a writing implement rather like a pen.

marsh moccasin (noun): narrow, dark, 5' long (approx) poisonous; not common.

marsh sharks (noun): eel like, long bodied, nine gilled.

matok (noun): a Priest-King term, it refers to an inhabitant of the Nest which is in the Nest but not of the Nest.

maza (noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg term meaning metal.

mazasa (phrase): translation: copper

mazasapa (noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg term meaning black metal; translated loosely into iron.

Mead (noun):  made with fermented honey, water, spices - favored over hot paga in the north.

Meat Catch (noun): - slaves kneeling, abreast, hands bound behind their backs - bits of meat thrown, one after another - a catch 2 pts for the master - a missed piece can be scrambled for upon their bellies - 1 pt for the master of the slave who obtains it.

melon (noun): fruit; Yellowish red-striped spheres.

Merchants, Caste of (noun): the caste of those who deal in merchandise and trading; their caste colors are white and gold.

merchant kaissa (noun): refers to the standardized version of kaissa played at fairs and tournaments.

message tube (noun): a capped tube affixed to a slave's collar by a small thong which can hold messages for her to transport.

metaglana (adv): a female who is no longer a virgin or 'glana' preceded by the state of 'profalarina' indicating a female who is about to be 'falarina' and before that by 'meta glana' one who looks forward to her deflowering.

milk, bosk (noun): milk from the bosk, a staple of life for the Tribes of the Wagon Peoples. In some areas, it is available in powdered form.

milk, kaiila (noun): used by the peoples of the Tahari as verr milk is used elsewhere, it is reddish with a salty strong taste due to the content of ferrous sulfate.

milk, verr (noun): sometimes sold in open markets from a brass container, carried on a strap and served in tiny brass cups.

mindar (noun): a short winged, yellow & red bird of the rain forests inland of Schendi; with its sharp bill, it digs in the bark of flower trees for larvae.

mint stick (noun): a confection served in a bowl on a tray set for blackwine service, otherwise not described.

mitakoda (noun): Dust Leg term meaning my friend.

mitakola (noun): Kaiila word meaning my friend.

Moon, Prison (noun): of the three moons orbiting Gor, the name given to one of the two smaller ones.

moons, Gorean -(noun): three moons shine on the planet, Gor, one large and two small ones, described as full, beautiful, and 'hurtling through' the clouds. They are said to have a biological effect on females, who are sometimes chained beneath them. It is suggested that the waxing and waning of the cycles of the moon correlate with the sexual cycles of the female.

moons, Red Savage (noun): the moons as they mark the seasons of Red Savage life. Among them are the winter moons of Waniyetuwi and Wanicokanwi, as well as the Istawicayanzanwi or Sore-Eye Moon. The moon of the Returning Gants or Magaksicaagliwi heralds early spring followed by Wozupiwi, the Planting Moon. Kantwasi is the moon when the plums are red. The moon in which the tabuk rut (Takiyuhawi) is also called the Canpasapawi, the moon when the chokecherries are ripe. The Canwapegiwiw is the moon when the leaves become brown followed by the Corn-Harvest Moon which is called either the Wayuksapiwi or Canwapekasnawi, the moon when the wind shakes off the leaves. The autumnal equinox occurs in Canwapegiwi.

Mul (noun): designates a human slave (in the nest but not of the nest);Slaves of the Priest-Kings wear purple and both sexes are shaved, for sanitary reasons. A Muls tunic is inscribed with much information with scent marks as is by means of the tunic that Priest-Kings recognize them.

mul cases (noun): transparent plastic tube in which a mul sleeps.

Mul-Fungus (noun): bland, pale, whitish, fibrous vegetable like matter.

mul-pellets (noun): a vitamin supplement for muls.

Mul-Torch (noun): light used by Muls who raise Fungus in darkened chambers commonly called "Workers of the Fungus-Trays"

Musicians, Caste of: czehar players have the most prestige; next follow the flutists and then the players of the kalika; the players of the drums come next; and the farthest fellow down the list is the man who keeps the bag of miscellaneous instruments, playing them and parceling them out to others as needed - are never enslaved; they may be exiled, tortured, or slain - it is said, that he who makes music must, like the tarn and the Vosk gull, be free.

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Gorean Dictionary: L

La (phrase,fem): I am; you are.

Lake Ngao (noun): Lake of Schendi ... meaning "Shield".

Lake Shaba (noun): located in the NE corner of the Schendi rain forest, it is the source of the great river Ua.

Lake Ushindi (noun): Lake of Schendi ...meaning "victory".

Lance, Kailla (noun): black, cut from the poles of young tem trees. They may be bent almost double, like finely tempered steel, before they break. A loose loop of boskhide, wound twice about the right fist, helps to retain the weapon in hand-to-hand combat. It is seldom thrown. Carried in the right fist, easily, and are flexible and light, used for thrusting. They an be almost as swift and delicate in their address as a saber.

lance, tharlarion (noun): weapon designed for use from the rider's mount on a high tharlarion, it is longer and heavier than the kaiila lance, for example.

Language, The (noun): the fierce, sweet, liquid speech of a native Gorean.

lar (adj.): central

larl (noun): a tawny leopard like beast indigenous to the Voltai and several of Gor ranges.

larl, black (noun): predominately nocturnal larl which is sable coated and maned both male and female.

larl, red (noun): predominately day hunting larl which is tawny-red coated and has no mane in either male or female.

larl, white (noun): seen in icy mountains of the Sardar they are the largest of the big cats standing 8 feet; upper canines extending below their jaws very similar to saber-toothed tiger; long tails are tufted at the ends.

larma, applelike (noun): single-seeded applelike fruit; a variation of the succulent juicy larma with a single seed; commonly called pit fruit.

larma (noun): succulent fruit,sometimes sliced and fried, and served with browned honey sauce; offering a larma, real or imagined, by a slave girl to her master is a silent plea for the girl to be raped.

Lar-Torvis (noun; lit. 'central fire'): the sun

lart, snow (noun): a small 4-legged mammal, about 10 inches high, weighing between 8 and 12 pounds. The snow lart has two stomachs and hunts in summer, filling the second stomach in the fall to last the animal through winter. It's pelt is snowy white and thick. They are found in the Polar North.

Last Spear (noun): the last hunter in a band of hunters in the Voltai Ranges to thrown his spear; this spearman is the weakest of the party and will if all spears have not killed the prey and it attacks be the one sacrificed to allow his fellows to escape.

last veil (noun): the innermost of the five veils worn by free women; it is worn under the veil of the citizeness, and is often very sheer.

Laura (noun): east and north of Ko-ro-ba about two hundred pasangs inland from the sea called Thassa on the Laurius River; it is a small trading city, a river port, whose buildings are made largely of wood. It is a clearinghouse for a various goods, a mercantile town.

Laurius River (noun): winding, long, gentle, slow river two hundred pasangs inland from the coast of the Thassa. The free port of Lydius is found at it's mouth. The river is not as broad or brisk as the Vosk River farther to the south. It is located below Ko-ro-ba and above Ar and flows in a generally westerly direction.

leading position (noun; used as a command): posture of a slave girl, bending forward at the waist, with her head at a master's hip, so that he may grab her hair and guide her where he wishes her to go.

leech, marsh (noun): described as rubbery about 4 inches long; it attaches itself to plants in the marsh or float free in the water, waiting for warm blooded animals. They fasten themselves to their victim to suck blood until, satiated, they detach. They can be removed with fire or salt. They are edible.

leech plant (noun): strikes like a cobra, fastening two hollow thorns into it’s victim, the chemical responses of the bladder-like pods produce a mechanical pumping action, and the blood is sucked into the plant to nourish it.

leem (noun):  small artic rodent, 5 - 10 oz. in weight, hibernates in winter.

Legs, Dust (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens; so called because they were the last tribe to domesticate kaiila.

leg spreader (noun): devices of various complexity designed to keep a slave girl's legs spread while being used sexually by her master(s); sometimes used on male captives as an indication of humiliation; used mostly among the Red Savages of the Barrens.

lelt (noun): a small (5-7") blind fish with fern like filaments at either side of the head which are its sensory organs; white, with long fins, it swims slowly, and is the main food of the salt shark; inhabits the brine pits such as those at Klima in the Tahari.

lesha (command; lit. 'leash'): A command where the slave turns from the FreePerson, turning her head to the left for ease in leashing and snapping her wrists behind her back as if for slave cuffs.

liana vine (noun): a rain forest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water.

lice, tarn (noun): marble sized parasites that infest wild tarns.

lit, common (noun): a bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi area.

lit, crested (noun): a bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi area.

lit, needle-tailed (noun): a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of rainforests in the Schendi area.

lo (phrase; masc.): I am; you are

Lo Sardar (phrase; masc.): I am a Priest King

Lock Gag (noun): leather and metal; curved metal bars rounded, about a quarter inch in diameter; fitted to the individual girl by ratchet and pawl arraingment; locks behind neck, leaving the hands of the slave free for duties.

Long Bow (noun): Weapon;  height of a tall man; its back is flat (facing away from bowman); its belly is half rounded (facing bowman); inch and one half wide/inch and a quarter thick at center. - point blank range: fire through a 4" beam - 200 yards: can pin a man to a wall - 400 yards: can kill a bosk - rate of fire: 19 arrows in a gorean Ehn (80 earth seconds) - used in a standing/kneeling position - impractical in close quarters - cannot be kept set/loaded - weapon of peasants

long ship (noun): a swift, maneuverable ship having 2 rudders, 1 removable lateen rigged mast, and a keel-to-beam ratio of 8:1; often used in military actions; some are fitted as ram ships.

longhouse, Torvaldsland (noun): the hall of the Torvaldslander is about 120 Gorean feet in length, with walls formed of turf and stone, some more than eight feet in thickness. It is heated by a fire in it's center, burning in a rounded pit. It's ceiling, supported by posts is about 6 feet in height. At one end is a cooking area and along each side, stones mark sections off into sleeping quarters, furs strewn over an dirt floor. Scattered throughout are tables and benches. The center of the hall proper is about twelve feet in width.

loot pit (noun): a holding place for captured free women awaiting collars and branding during the military occupation of a city.

Love Feast (noun): common name for the 5th Passage Hand, occurring in late summer,  which time is the greatest period for the sale of slaves, esp. slave girls.

love furs (noun): soft furs spread thickly on the floor at the foot of a master's sleeping couch, on which a slave girl is most often raped.

Love War (noun): The Wagon Peoples compete against the Warriors of Turia
on the Plain of Stakes during the Second Passage Hand (May 15th-19th) in
mid-spring, participating in various challenges and ceremonial combats. For Turians, the contest is to win ownership of a slave of the Wagon Peoples. The Four Tribes compete to win high born Turian free women, which will be turned into slaves of the wagons.

Luck Girl (noun): a slave girl who acts as mascot onboard ship; her use is usually reserved for the captain of the ship, but she may be shared with the crew, usually as a disciplinary measure.

lung fish (noun): also called gints; small fish found near half-submerged roots of shore trees or sunning on the back of tharlarion.

Luraz (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai.

lure girl (noun): slaves who are set out by their master's to entice men for the purposes of empressing as crewmen or in work gangs. While the man is delightfully distracted, her master's men accost him and hustle him away.

Lydius (noun): free port administered by Merchants, at the mouth of the Laurius where it empties into the Thassa. Goods, primarily rough goods like tools, crude metal and cloth are shipped from this port to many islands and coastal cities.

Lydria (noun): water vessel - high handled for dipping.