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.