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Time to see how interesting Gor really is. A sort of rediscovery with some fun thrown in. Back to Basics if you will.
So here is the deal. The first person to correctly answer the question correctly, and acknowledged by the one asking, gets to post the next question.
See how long we can keep this going, as well as discovering how much you currently know about Gor and how much you will learn from this venture.
To get the ball rolling.... here is the first Question....
Of what People/Place was Kamchak's Mother?
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Kamchak's mother was Turian by birth.
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bingo!
have at....
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Okay, throughout the books of Gor a number of types of rings (not always jewelry) are talked about ... the obvious being things like earrings, the nose rings of the wagon people, etc.
There are a number of rings which are also mentioned only a few times, maybe even only one or two. I'm thinking of four examples. What are they called and tell a little more about them:
A ring of red metal:
A ring giving the wearer an unusual ability:
A ring slaves might know well (hint-no, this is not a standard slave ring found in homes, buildings, etc):
A ring you don't want your enemy to have:
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I'm drawing a blank on most of these, but I am SURE that a Ubar did not want his enemies to have a ring such as the one Marlenus gave Verna -- the one that controlled his fleets!
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Actually delilah, that's a good thought! In all honesty I hadn't thought about that one.
The ring that you would not want an enemy to have would actually be referring to one on one .. a person and the enemy, not a group. Hopefully that will help a little bit.
BTW, yes, I was intentionally a little vague with the descriptions ... later this evening I'll give a little bit more detailed hints if nobody has gotten them yet!
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Now that I've expanded my mind and broadened my definition of "ring" beyond that of some sort of jewelry...
The ring of red metal might refer to the tarn racing rings seen in Ar.
The ring slaves know well might refer to a dance pit -- or to a ring of chain traveling between wrists and ankles.
The ring you don't want your enemy to have might refer to those holding ost venom and needles? Or was such a thing limited to Saphrar's poisened golden teeth? Hm...
And the ring of unusual ability... unless it's the Ubar's ring, I'm still drawing a blank.
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**grins**
Okay, it's not the exact names, but I'll give you two of those, delilah!
The ring with the ost venom is one ... it's called a "fang ring" and is described in Explorers of Gor. The name comes from the fact that it is worn like a normal ring, but there is a place to press which causes a "fang" to raise up. The venom or poison is stored inside the ring, the fang is just like a snake's fang, hollow and when it punctures the skin, the poison is delivered through it.
The ring slaves would know well is the other one I'll give you because the description is pretty close, but I won't give you the full name just yet. It's known by the name of the person who designed it .. and this is a ring (or set of rings) often used in a slave coffle, generally around the ankles rather than connecting collars like some coffles used. If you can figure out who this ring is named for, you can tell what City he's from as well.
Okay, I said I'd give a couple more hints too, so here they are ... both of these remaining rings ARE jewelry. The one which wasn't "really" jewelry would have been the one the slaves would know.
The ring of red metal would have been unique, only one made as far as I'm aware, and I only remember it having been mentioned in one book. It had no real purpose other than recognition of the wearer's family.
The ring that gave an unusual ability was one of a set, originally five of these rings were created but we only see one of them being used within the books, although it is used more than once and is used by a few different people. We know that two of the rings were destroyed and the final two, we don't really know what happened to them.
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A ring of red metal:
the ring Talena noticed on Tarl's finger bearing the crest of Cabot
A ring giving the wearer an unusual ability:
prayer ring to keep count of prayer cycles, the ring worn on the arm of a Chief Referee in Torvaldsland, Tahari ring,
A ring slaves might know well (hint-no, this is not a standard slave ring found in homes, buildings, etc):
ankle ring, possibly pierced ear ring, harl rings, whipping ring, slave ring (assumed this is what is meant in the question), ring lock,
A ring you don't want your enemy to have:
the gold banded ring with the white oval marked in red with the tur tree that is sometimes hollow
pretty vague to be definitive....
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All right! We're getting them down one at a time!
Yes, the ring of red metal is the family crest ring of the Cabots. It's first seen on Earth .. it was inside the metal envelope that Tarl found in the mountains on his vacation, and then later Talena does see it on Tarl's hand (I have to admit, I had forgotten about that part .. can't remember if it was in "Tarnsman" or not)
The ring giving an unusual ability would be the Tahari Ring ... making the wearer invisible. Definitely an "unusual ability" I'd have to say.
The ring slaves would know was the Harl Ring ... this is the one delilah had basically correct, but didn't give the name. The Harl Ring was designed by Harl of Turia and is used either alone, to restrain one slave, or in conjunction with other Harl rings to create a coffle, both for securing the slaves at night, and for moving them during the day.
And the final ring, as stated in the previous post, was the Fang ring which delilah described, but didn't have the name.
So I'd have to say each of you got two of the rings, so it's between the you if both will post or if one will post and which one.
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dee may post. *S*
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Here's a three-parter for all you Torvies out there!
What the significance of the war arrow? of the legend of Torvald? of the number of keys on free woman's ring?
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What the significance of the war arrow?
thr significance of the war arrow is that it brings together all the peoples of torvaldsland, the war arrow is sent out and the people come to war
of the legend of Torvald?
the legend of torvald was that if he was needed he would come back to lead his people,
of the number of keys on free woman's ring?
the more keys on her ring at her side the bigger the house she comes from and the richer she is
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Awesome, kadi - your turn!
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there is 19 members of the Vosk League can you name 10 of them
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I only know of 2 but thought I would post them in order to assist any trying to come up with the 10:
Woodhaven
Hammerfest
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off the top of my head this is all i can come up with....
Hammerfest (ameeshia)
Ragnar's Hamlet
Iskander
Tetrapolli
Victoria
Ven
Jasmine
Port Forest
Port Cos
Jort's Ferry
Point Alfred
Sulport
Tafa
Tancrid's Landing
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well done Master here is full list
Vosk League
: an alliance of 19 towns (Fina, Forest Port, Hammerfest, Iskander, Jasmine, Jort's Ferry, Point Alfred, Port Cos, Ragnar's Hamlet, Sais, Siba, Sulport, Tafa, Tancred's Landing, Tetrapoli, Turmus, Ven, Victoria, White Water) formed to keep the Vosk River clear of pirates + to promote trade.
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What is another name for the Four Cities of Saleria and what are they?
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What is another name for the Four Cities of Saleria and what are they?
another name for the four cities of Saleria is the Salerian Confederation, the four cities are Lara, Vonda, Port Olni and Ti, they all lay on the river Olni
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~grinning~ I KNOW kadi got that one correct -- I just read "Slave Girl of Gor"!
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well done kadi *S*
have at....
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why was Torvald's body not found in the cave?
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"Marauders of Gor" suggests that Torvald actually DID wake up and lead his united people in the seemingly hopeless battle against the Kurii. The alternate and less epic answer would be that his bones had simply disintegrated after 10,000 years.
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Okies -- since RAGS confirmed that I'm right, I'll kick out the next question:
Besides the four tribes of the Wagon Peoples, what OTHER Peoples on Gor scarred the cheeks of their sons? In what ways do the Scarring ceremony and the philosophy behind it differ from that of the Wagon Peoples?
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Alars.
when the male child is born it has it's cheeks cut obliquely. the theory being they are warriors and must learn to endure pain and injury before they can receive their milk.
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Right-o! Your turn, Papa!
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what is the significance of the sun shield?
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she is not sure on this
she thinks it is when the Warriors of the Barrens lay their shields out in the sun to drew in power and medicine, they believe this will help protect them
kadi
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nope. *S* but nice try!!!
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stops the sun from burning the planit lol
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LOL nope
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*starts giggling and interjects a little entertainment into the entertainment*
uh.... is it like SPF 45? LOL to keep from being sunburned?
*flashes that cute grin and scrams*
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I know this one! *laughing* It's the theory that we puny Earthlings can't see the planet Gor because it's on the OTHER side of the sun, hidden. Thus, the sun is a shield protecting Gor from the knowledge of all but those who possess advanced space travel technology -- i.e., PKs and Kurii.
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egawds... *chuckles at woobie*
bingo!!! have at dee!!!
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i was half right it was protecting the planet from something lolololol runsssssssssssssssssssssssssss
kadi
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Because Gor is on the OTHER side of the sun, some online folks have theorized that a Gorean's view of the night sky must reveal a different, new set of constellations never seen from planet Earth. Others have stated that the SAME constellations would be seen, only in mirror image, because Gor is BEHIND and opposite in rotation to planet Earth.
End the debate -- with the applicable quote from one of the 26 Books of Gor!
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dont know if this is the right one
On another world, lit by the same star, in another place, dawn, too, drew near. The distant light in the great cities, unknowing, soon to be occupied with the concerns of their days, piercing the haze of daily, customary poisons, first struck the heights of the lofty buildings, reflecting from the rectangular windows, like sheets of burnished copper reflecting the fires of the sun. Men would soon be up and about their duties, hurrying from one nothing to another, to compromises, to banal degradations, anxious lest they fail to be on time. They would not care for the blackened grass growing between the bricks; they would take no note of the spider's architecture, nor marvel at the flight of a wren darting to its nest among the smoke-blackened, carved stones. There would be no time. There would be no time for them, no time for seeing, or feeling, or touching, or loving, or finding out what it might be to be alive. Clouds would be strangers to them; rain an inconvenience, snow a nuisance; a tree an anachronism; a flower an oddity, cut and frozen in a florist's refrigerator. These were men without meaning, so full and so empty, so crowded, so desolate, so busy, so needlessly occupied. These were the gray men, the hurrying men, the efficient, smug, tragic insects, noiseless on soft feet on the billion iron hills of technology. How few of them gazed ever on the stars.
Page 238-239 Marauders of Gor
kadi
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The one I was thinking of was from "Tarnsman of Gor," but the concept of the quote is the same: those on Gor can look up and see the SAME stars in the SAME arrangement. Since the sun is the closest star in our solar system, we'd still see all those same constellations so many more light years away.
Your turn!
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In Gorean mythology what was said about men and women
supply the quote
kadi
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I know this one, too, but I want to give someone else a chance...
But just for the sake of being specific -- is this the general myth mentioned in a couple of books, or is this the one about the seven women and seven sons, as mentioned in "Slave Girl of Gor"?
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general myth hun
kadi
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Tries this for an answer...
Legend states that there was once a great war between the men and women of Gor. The reasons for the war are not stated in the books. But, the men defeated the women and won the war. The Priest-Kings then feared that all of the women would be killed and they did not want those results to occur. To protect the women, the Priest-Kings made all of them beautiful so that men would find them appealing. But, this beauty did not come without a price. The Priest-Kings also decreed that women would always be the slaves of men.
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its yours Mistress ~smiles~
In Gorean mythology, it is said that there was once a war between men and women and that the women lost, and the the Priest-Kings, not wishing the women to be killed, made them beautiful, but as the price of this gift decreed that they, and their daughters, to the end of time, would be the slaves of men."
p. 352, Dancer of Gor.
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This is a two part question... I think...
First part is... How many reins does a kaiila use? Second part is... How is it attached and used while riding said kaiila?
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Okay, I HAVE to answer this.
In Nomads, control straps and a bit are mentioned. Tribesmen gives a much finer explanation, though, and one that makes much more sense, given the big, nasty teeth a bit would have to go between. A hole is drilled in the (right?) nostril of the kaiila, through which the rein is tied. The rein then passes under the jaw and over the left side of the neck, the rein being held in the left hand to leave the right hand free for the scimitar.
If you wanna go left, you yank the reins left. If you wanna go right, you pull the reins over the neck and to the right. I envision this much as the Native Americans tied a rope around a pony's lower jaw and used that single line to neck rein.
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I am going for the quote in Tribesmen, saying that it is a single rein, which you got... but the last paragraph you mentioned reins which isn't right...
Then I passed a shop where the high, light kaiila saddles were being made. One could also buy there, saddle blankets, quirts, bells and kaiila reins. The kaiila rein is a single rein, very light, plaited of various leathers. There are often ten to a dozen strips of tanned, dyed leather in a single rein. Each individual strip, interestingly, given the strength of the rein, is little thicker than a stout thread. The strips are cut with knives, and it requires great skill to cut them. The rein, carefully plaited, is tied through a hole drilled in the right nostril of the kaiila. It passes under the animal's jaw to the left. When one wishes to guide the animal to the left one draws the rein left; when one wishes to guide it right one pulls right, drawing the rein over the animal's neck, with pressure against the left cheek. To stop the animal one draws back. To start or hasten the animal, one kicks it in the flanks, or uses the long kaiila quirt.
So dee you're up...
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Uh, yeah... It was way too late, and I meant single rein in the last paragraph... Duh...
When flying a tarn, how many straps guide it, and what is the directional significance of each?
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The tarn is guided by virtue of a throat strap, to which are attached, normally, six leather streamers, or reins, which are fixed in a metal ring on the forward portion of the saddle. The reins are of different colors, but one learns them by ring position and not color. Each of the reins attaches to a small ring on the throat strap, and the rings are spaced evenly. Accordingly, the mechanics are simple. One draws on the streamer, or rein, which is attached to the ring most nearly approximating the direction in which one wishes to go. For example, to land or lose altitude, one uses the four-strap which exerts pressure an the four-ring, which is located beneath the throat of the tarn. To rise into flight, or gain altitude, one draws an the one-strap, which exerts pressure on the one-ring, which is located on the back of the tarn's neck. The throat-strap rings, corresponding to the position of the reins on the main saddle ring, are numbered in a clockwise fashion.
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Your go, kadibear!
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um not to question the answer but was there not mention in one of the books of a seven strap??? or was this something else..
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dont know ducky that answer that i gave was from tarnsman of gor
ok next question
there are four animals that are important in a wagon camp what are they?
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Bosk
“The bosk, without which the Wagon Peoples could not live, is an oxlike creature. It is a huge, shambling animal, with a thick, humped neck and long, shaggy hair. It has a wide head and tiny red eyes, a temper to match that of a sleen, and two long, wicked horns that reach out from its head and suddenly curve forward to terminate in fearful points. Some of these horns, on the larger animals, measured from tip to tip, exceed the length of two spears.”—Nomads, 5
Kaiila
“The mount of the Wagon Peoples, unknown in the northern hemisphere of Gor, is the terrifying but beautiful kaiila. It is a silken, carnivorous, lofty creature, graceful, long-necked, smooth-gaited. It is viviparous and undoubtedly mammalian, though there is no suckling of the young. The young are born vicious and by instinct, as soon as they struggle to their feet, they hunt. It is an instinct of the mother, sensing the birth, to deliver the young animal in the vicinity of game. I supposed, with the domesticated kaiila, a bound verr or a prisoner might be cast to the newborn animal. The kaiila, once it eats its fill, does not touch food for several days.
“The kaiila is extremely agile, and can easily outmaneuver the slower, more ponderous high tharlarion. It requires less food, of course, than the tarn. A kaiila, which normally stands about twenty to twenty-two hands at the shoulder, can cover as much as six hundred pasangs in a single day’s riding.
“The head of the kaiila bears two large eyes, one on each side, but the eyes are triply lidded, probably an adaptation to the environment which occasionally is wracked by severe storms of wind and dust; the adaptation, actually a transparent third lid, permits the animal to move as it wishes under conditions that force other prairie animals back into the wind, or, like the sleen, to burrow into the ground. The kaiila is most dangerous under such conditions, and, as if it knew this, often uses such times for its hunt.”—Nomads, 13-14
Sleen
“As we passed among the wagons I leaped back as a tawny prairie sleen hurled itself against the bars of a sleen cage, reaching out at me with its six-clawed paw. There were four other prairie sleen in the cage, a small cage, and they were curling and moving about one another, restlessly, like angry snakes. They would be released with the fall of darkness to run the periphery of the herds, acting, as I have mentioned, as shepherds and sentinels. They are also used if a slave escapes, for the sleen is an efficient, tireless, savage, almost inescapable hunter, capable of pursuing a scent, days old, for hundreds of pasangs until, perhaps a month later, it finds its victim and tears it to pieces.”—Nomads, 28
Verrs and Vulo
"Kamchak and I dismounted and, from outside the circle, watched the four chief haruspexes of the Wagon Peoples approach the huge altar in the center of the field. Behind them another four haruspexes, one from each People, carried a large wooden cage, made of sticks lashed together, which contained perhaps a dozen white vulos, domesticated pigeons. This cage they placed on the altar. I then noticed that each of the four chief haruspexes carried, about his shoulder, a white linen sack, somewhat like a peasant's rep-cloth seed bag...
"Each of the four haruspexes then, after intoning an involved entreaty of some sort to the sky, which at the time was shining beneficently, suddenly cast a handful of something--doubtless grain--to the pigeons in the stick cage.
"Even from where I stood I could see the pigeons pecking the grain in reassuring feeding frenzy."--Nomads, 172
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ai Mistress Your turn
kadi
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Sorry about taking so long to come back with a question, will try to get one as soon as I can, well at least until I can get my brain to start working again... ~huggles~
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What is the importance of the Courage scar?
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without the courage scar you cannot get any other scars, it is the first and most important scar
kadi
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You are only half right kadi...
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-nearly bursts cuz this is My area! but lets others have at. grins-
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also, without a courage scar, you are not considered a man able to own slaves or take a companion.
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that's correct woobie... between you and kadi get to ask the next question
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you go woobie sis
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eeps.. now I have to think.. right?
crud..
ummmmm....Tell why a slave in the cities would be belled.. and also why in the wagon camps..
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hrmmmmmmm would it be cause she was required to be so because she had done wrong an it was needed to let O/others know where she was at all times.. an were not the bells of different sounds for each??
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pretty much right as to the wagon peoples, duckie.. now what about the cities??
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umm i belive it was to alert Masters that they were available for use ???
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here's a hint..
Nomads, page 29..
or
MTC Webpages
Culture page
first quote.. LOL
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~grinning~ I put the Culture page together, so I wanted someone else to get it...
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ok ok ok... yeah.. i am a goofy duck... *grins*.. to state that they were pleasure slaves and was for the dance an because they were not trusted so there could be no place to hide a weapon... like i said so that it could be heard her movements.... (( parapharasin here..lol... hey at least i tried with out lookin first... lol))
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*giggling at deeeelicious* I wondered why you was keepin' quiet...
and yes duckie.. you may take the turn now..
*runs off to work*
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bounces an does the happy duckie wiggle.... ummmmmmm gonna think on this.. seein as there is so very much brainiacs out there.... *giggles an scrams to ponder*
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okies.. got one.. as to sports that Masters do play is there more than one that is considered most dangerouse ?? what would they be and why are they considered this ??
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I cannot recall a "most dangerous" label, as applied in the books of Gor. However, Tuchuks actually consider inter-tribal warfare a sport.
Then there are the Games of Love War, in which the losing opponent not only loses the girl, he might very well might be slain. I feel that a life-or-death game is the most dangerous of all!
I also recall a quote that limbs were often broken during the gaming events featured at the Torvaldsland Things.
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softly shakes her head.. no sis.. *grins cause you wrote the pages..* round two??? *giggles*
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running the bola cos it can break legs a girl that does not run her best will be sent to the clan of torturers
the living wand is the most danagerous cos the slave holds the tospit in her teeth if the knife misses by just a little the slave can be killed, if a slave flinches she is sent to the wagon of the clan of torturers
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aye sis have at.. *grins*
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the word Hersius(Hesius) appears in two of the books
Assassin of Gor
Dancer of Gor
what is the earthen word for this
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Ohhhh! I was the thinking most dangerous for the Master, not the slave. -laughing- Good answer, kadi!
And oh, crap... I've read Assassin, too... -thinks-
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ummmmm....for some reason, i want to say Jupiter.
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its yours lure sis ~huggles~
kadi
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~snugs kadi and laughs~
woot!~the blonde got one~lol~
what is the earthen equivilent of a pasang?
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A pasang is a gorean "mile" which is eqivalent to 0.7 earth miles.
LM
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yup yup yup Mistress~s~
Your turn
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Name three animals that live in the Vosk Marshes, that will attack Goreans and can, sometimes easily, kill them.
LM
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Um... I'm really reaching for this one, and I refuse to look it up...
Vosk sorp
Ul
Marsh Shark
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you got two out of three hun..sorp is like a large clam shell..not deadly as far as I know....so there is one more still!....I will give a hint..it lives in the water.
LM
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okies... since my sis hints they live in the water....
marsh moccasin
marsh tharlarion
marsh eel
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*laughs softly* not ALL live in the water..just the last one I was thinking of as dee got the first two...but You got it anyways Bro. Well done. I guess it's between You and dee since she got two of the ones I was thinking of and You got the last *S*
LM
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dee may post. *S* ;)
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wonders if we finished doing this
kadi
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nope... still waiting on dee.....
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waitin with all the patience she can muster... *bouncin cause she has been readin an studyin...*...
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hides
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Oh, shit. -blushes and throws one out there-
How many colors/types of bosk are there?
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ummmm two one for white milk an one for chocolate... *grins an scrams*
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~ears perk up hearing duckie mention a bosk 'specially for chocolate milk~grabbing a pail, da blonde goes off in search of the wondrous creation~
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ok,
colors.......there can be many types of color mainly dark
types........two.....mr and mrs bosk, one is used for meat the other for milk
kadi
ps lure there a yellow one for banana milk
runssssssssssssssssssssss
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15
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~laughing at my sisters and softly shaking my head, then reading Master's answer with smile and a nod~
Yes, Master -- your turn! :-*
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*camps out waitin' for the one that does strawberry milk*
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I suppose this could be a Two part question, or something. We'll just have to see!
Occasionally the Tarn goad is used, How does a Tarnsman use the goad on His Tarn, and what is the Reaction to it?
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The Tarns Man strikes the Tarn with the goad on the opposite side that He wishes to go, with the trans training when young to fear the goad he will move in the direction You wish Him to go so as to get away from the goad
kadi
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First part right.
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hmm.
The tarn-goad also is occasionally used in guiding the bird. One strikes the bird in the direction opposite to which one wishes to go, and the bird, withdrawing from the goad, moves in that direction. There is very little precision in this method, however, because the reactions of the bird are merely instinctive, and he may not withdraw in the exact tangent desired. Moreover, there is danger in using the goad excessively. It tends to become less effective if often used, and the rider is then at the mercy of the tarn.
go kadi.
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what is the differance between Panthers and Talunas
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Panther's live in the Northern Forest and Taluna's live in the Jungle.
LM
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yes my Mistress it is Yours
kadi
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What do Rencers sit on?
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umm..... hopefully their asses.....
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LOL
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*LOL* well Yeah ,but they actually sit thier asses on something specific *LOL*
LM
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would that be the shell of the Vosk Sorp?
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Bingo! *S* Your turn Bro
LM
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on Gor, what shape symbolises love?
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Is it the talender flower that a girl might put in her hair? Or maybe the love-knot a girl might also tie in her hair?
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nope...
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kadi can only think of the circle ie ring,
kadi
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nope....
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A chain link?
I'm thinking of this quote about a slave girl kneeling to a man and saying that she wears his chain, which is symbolic of her love and submission...
And I think I'm utterly wrong.
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will go with the same as on earth the heart shape
kadi
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BINGO kadi!!!
have at....
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OMG. I thought that soooo many times... and thought it was too simple an answer. LOL. Can I have the quote on that? I want to use it for a Valentine's av! -grin-
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Rogues 280
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ok a two parter question
1/ The Cartius River is composed of three rivers, what are they.
2/What is the word Cartius taken from.
kadi
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I only know the second half of the question... -lil frown-
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1/ The Cartius River is composed of three rivers, what are they.
Cartius Proper, Subequatorial Cartius, and Thassa Cartius.
2/What is the word Cartius taken from.
from the compass point indicating southwest~cart
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its yours lure hun
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in keeping with the second half of kadi's question~
what are the gorean names of the compass points?
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(looking at it as N. E. S. W. ... clockwise...)
Var... Ror... Rim... Tu... Vask... Cart... Klim... Kail... and back (N.) to Var again.
Var (N.) and Vask (S.) are sometimes refered to as Ta Sardar Var (N.) and Versus Var (S.)
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yup yup yup Master, Your turn~s~
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where do almost all free clothing have pockets?
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they dont, is why they carry pouches
kadi
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Gorean garments generally lack pockets.
Mercenaries 442
good enough kadi. have at....
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what is the differance between a Ubar and a High Jarl
kadi
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I'm going to go from obvious to more detailed!
"Ubar" refers either to the war chief of a city or to the permanant leader of a wagon camp, whereas a "High Jarl" is the head honcho in a steading, villiage, or mead hall of Torvaldsland.
Furthermore, except in the case of the Wagon Peoples, a Ubar rules only in times of war; otherwise, it is an Administrator and a panel of advisors who leads a city. (Port Kar and the Council of Captains being the exception.) It is my understanding that a High Jarl is a lifetime ruler, since he's much more like the Lord/man of the house.
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yours dee sis
kadi
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When on the Southern Plains observing the flight of birds during springtime, in which direction do river gulls migrate?
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north
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keeee-rect! I figured a Tuchuk would get it, since WE also migrate North... -grinning-
Your turn!
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How did Bosk of Port Kar unite the City
kadi
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been awhile since i read Raiders, (esh kadi, you're making the blonde think~lol~)....He gave them a Home Stone?
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yep lure its yours lol
kadi
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peeks in reading this and learning as she goes, smiles at the playful banter and watches to see if more occurs.
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which Caste call themselves proudly the ox on which the Home Stone rests?
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peasants
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yep yep kadi~
your turn hon
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who did Bosk pull out of the canals of Port Kar and what did bosk name him
kadi
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one of the co-Ubars, Henrius Sevarius. He was named, fish
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lure dont try and say ya a thick blonde lol yep hun its yours way to go
kadi
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~has to laugh~...only remembered cause that part tickled me to no end.
umm...ohhh...supposed to ask a new question now right?
okies...a two parter...sort of
what other name is the Cosian Wing Fish known by? and what unusual traits led to these names?
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known as the wingfish for its ability to hurl itself from the water and glide on its fins through the air. it is also known as the songfish because of the whistling sound it makes during courtship.
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Your turn Master~s~
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what is the significance of a white shield hung on a mast?
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dang it all.. i know that one... ummmmmmmm.. gotta find that in my rolla dex of a brain..lol....but am sure that kadi an dee know it by heart.. lol....
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it signifies that the Men come in peace
"There had been much fear in Kassau when the ship of Ivar Forkbeard had entered the inlet. But it had come at midday. And on its mast, wound and painted and of painted wood, had hung the white shield. His men had rowed slowly, singing a dirge at the oars. Even the tarnhead at the ship's prow had been swung back on the great wooden hinges. Sometimes, in light galleys, it is so attached, to remove its weight from the prow's height, to ensure greater stability in high seas; it is always, however, at the prow in harbor, or when the ship inters an inlet or river to make its strike; in calm seas of course, there is little or no danger in permitting it to surmount the prow generally, that the tarnhead was hinged back, as the ship entered the inlet, was suitable indication like the white shield, that it came in peace."
Marauders of Gor, pg. 32
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yuppers *S* have at....
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I had read that -- and forgotten it, as well! LOL
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dee we need to keep an eye on lure she not so thick as she says,
sets thralls up to watch lure 24/7 lololol
kadi
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LOL
lure.... you go girl!!!
:-* ;)
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~blinks and blushes at her sisters~...really...it is dumb luck..~nodding her blonde head~...remembered what the white shield represented, but looked up the quote just to make sure..~slender fingers crossing over her heart as pale eyes slide to Master with a wink~....thank You Master~chuckling softly~
hrmmmm...ok...since you lil sluts are doubting this ones...mmm blondness....here's something along those lines....
when is The Fool, is not always a fool? (quotes please ;D)
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if i understand this correctly... *checks for blonde roots*
Only a fool buys a Woman clothed. Magicians 75 (Captive i also believe, and posibly other books as well since it is a common Gorean saying.)
in Nomads one might not be considered a fool to share grass and earth with Kamchak as Hereena was informed....
What fool is this! she demanded of Kamchak.
No fool, said Kamchak, but Tarl Cabot, a warrior, one who has held in his hands with me grass and earth.
He is a stranger,” she said. He should be slain!
Kamchak grinned up at her. He has held with me grass and earth, he said.
Nomad 32
Perhaps they could even arrange for the purchase of one of them, not to free her, for it is said that only a fool buys a slave girl, unless they take her home and keep her for themselves. (or something to that affect)
Magicians i think... where the description and location of the tarn court is covered.
this is the best i can do as tired as i am.
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~hides her rump with a sheepish grin~...ummm...forgive this one...not quite what was in mind Master. the words...The Fool...should have been made to stand out a bit more...like this..
when is The Fool, not always a fool?
"The Fool" eluding to a name
~sneaks a quick hug and manages to cover the vibrant scars with kisses before slinking back out~
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whan Tarl is "the fool" when he hosed Surbus in the tavern over a girl?
or does a girl refer to Hup?
can you tell i am tired? LOL
i am totally lost.
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~snugs You close and whispers softly~...is ok Master, W/we can be lost together for a little while then...~nodding before smiling~...yes Master...Hup
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*snuggles with lure and waits for someone else to do the quote part and get it correct.*
:-* ;)
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~tugs up a soft fur round You as pale eyes twinkle, to keep You comfy, while W/we wait~
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not sure if everyone can play but tosses this out just in case but here are two quotes
I looked at Sura. Her eyes were radiant. She saw me and through her tears, smiled. I smiled back at her. She looked down at the remains of the doll on the tiles before her and threw back her head and laughed. In her bonds she threw back her head and laughed.
She had a son. His name, of course, was Scormus of Ar, her son by the dwarf Hup, conceived years ago in the revels of Kajuralia. I now, clearly, recognized the boy, though I had not seen him before. His features were those of Sura, though with the heaviness of the masculine countenance, the bred slave lines of the House of Cernus. Cernus himself had not recognized them; perhaps none in the room had; the lame foot was perhaps the legacy of his misshapen father; but the boy was fine, and he was brilliant; he was the marvelous Scormus, youthful master Player of Ar.
I looked at Sura and there were tears in my eyes, with my happiness for her.
Hup had kissed her. He had known. Could he then be the fool he pretended? And Scormus of Ar, the brilliant, the natively brilliant master Player was the offspring of these two. I had sensed the marvelous raw power of Sura, her amazing, almost intuitive grasp of the game; and I wondered of Hup, who could be the father of so brilliant a boy as Scormus of Ar; perhaps Hup, the Fool, was no stranger to the game; I looked to one side and saw Qualius of Ar, the blind Player; unnoticed, he was smiling. ASSASSIN OF GOR-, (5) Page 327
I have been refused bread, and fire and salt," I said to Elizabeth.
She nodded. "Yes," she said. She looked at me, bewildered. "Hup told me yesterday it would be so."
I looked at Hup.
"But why has this been done to me?" I asked. "It seems unworthy of the hand of a Ubar."
"Have you forgotten," asked he, "the law of the Home Stone?"
I gasped.
"Better surely banishment than torture and impalement."
"I do not understand," said Elizabeth.
"In the year 10,110, more than eight years ago, a tarnsman of Ko-ro-ba purloined the Home Stone of the city."
"It was I," I told Elizabeth.
She shuddered, for she knew the penalties that might attach to such a deed.
"As Ubar," said Hup, "it would ill become Marlenus to betray the law of the Home Stone of Ar."
"But he gave no explanation," I protested.
"An Ubar gives no accounting," said Hup.
"We fought together," said I, "back to back. I helped him to regain his throne. I was once the companion of his daughter."
"I say because I know him," said Hup, "though I might die from the saying of it, Marlenus is grieved. He is much grieved. But he is Ubar. He is Ubar. More than man, more than Marlenus, he is Ubar of my city, of Ar itself."
I looked at him.
"Would you," asked Hup, "betray the Home Stone of Ko-ro-ba?"
My hand leaped to the hilt of my sword.
Hup smiled. "Then," said he, "do not think Marlenus, whatever the price or cost, his grief, his dream, would betray that of Ar."
"I understand," I said.
"If a Ubar does not respect the law of the Home Stone, what man shall?"
---Assassin of Gor, 24:406-407
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anyone can join in flirt more the merrier
kadi
slaps the thralls upside the head to make sure they keep watching lure
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yup yup yup, flirt~you got it, your turn hon :D
~chuckles as kadi keeps beating the thralls~....ummmm....~thumbing through the battered copy of "woobies guide to thrall care"....says here..you should use rocks...~nods and scrams~
welcome to the game flirt!!
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thanks! smiles with a playful flirt of eyes
what are ugly acts
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-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. Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 234
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you got it, tis your turn
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woot! I got one! I got one! Uhhhh
What is the difference between a FW's kneeling, and that of a tower slave, and also, the difference between the FW's kneeling, and a pleasure slaves?
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a Man could get a bj from the slave but could get his fella's sliced off by the FW.
now tell me i'm wrong. LOL
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~is sooooooooooo not saying a thing, looks and giggles as she runs off~
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falls over laughing as she winks thinks Master should visit the wechote
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uhmmm...welll....Shoot. Poppa it's your turn. -sighs cause that backfired nicely cause I can't say you're wrong, not even in the least little bit-
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LOL *W* *S* i withdraw my reply.
keep going.
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a Free Woman does not place her palms on her thighs in a tower nor does she kneel with thighs spread like a pleasure slave, also in a FW tower she thinks the FW dont sit on her legs she has them curled up beside her hidden under her robes
kadi
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Hmmm...
I do know for a fact that a free woman actually sits back upon her heels when kneeling in tower. This is made clear in "Kajira of Gor" when the Earth woman, Tiffany, is taught how to kneel as a proper free woman by her personal serving slave. As Tatrix of Corcyrus, Tiffany was to kneel with her knees closed, her back perfectly straight, her palms downward if she must place them upon her thighs at all, her robes tucked around her legs. Think of a Japenese girl kneeling in a kimono.
Of course, a pleasure slave kneels with thighs spread. There is no nether closure on the garments of such a slave, if she is even permitted clothing; her sex is revealed. Often, her palms face upward to indicate her sexual heat.
Obviously, a free woman would never kneel this way, unless begging a collar or masquerading as a slave (which Tiffany also did).
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bravo dee! your turn
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Give the English translation of the following sentence:
"Ki kanlara Kef, Master mira; la kajira kanlara Tuchuk."
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Ki kanlara Kef, Master mira; la kajira kanlara Tuchuk."
Not kef slave brand, my Master, I am slave branded tuchuk
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Yep!!!
Your go, flirt! Nicely done!
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what is the memory?
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although the Red Savages, described as ruthless and ferocious, seem to thrive on internecine warfare, there is one common tradition that will unite them over customary conflicts and rivalries. Their hatred of the white man, called simply, 'The Memory' always takes priority.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 35, 148 and 248
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nods nods you got it
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What are the six priviledges of a Free Woman?
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1. throwing fryin pans with accuracy...
2. ability to have a thunder pout
3. able to forgive a goofy duck..
4. has the ability to Master a Free Male with out his knowledge...
5. forgiveness
an finnally the most important.......
can ping off anyone with a ramberry at the drop of a hat...
runnnnnnnnnnnnnnssss off giggle..
(( no this is not an answer but for those that know... giggles))
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-bol- True enough, but not JN truth.
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Ummm...
1. The free license to insult a free man -- because she can speak as she pleases
2. The ability to lie -- especially about whether or not she is sexually aroused
3. The dignity of being frigid -- because to writhe is to express oneself as a slave
4. The convention of modesty -- for she is able to cover herself from head to toe to avoid the eyes of men
After this, I am sketchy.
5. The luxury of owning property?
6. The honor of having a family name and a Caste/Clan?
Others that come to mind...
7. The additional honor of being given in Free Companionship, rather than being sold on a slave block
8. The respect of a free man standing when she enters the room
9. The convention of being considered priceless, since a free woman is literally not assigned a "price" -- for she cannot be bought or sold unless she is a slave
10. The ability to kneel in modest tower, with robes tucked about oneself
11. The right to carry weapons such as daggars or poisoned hairpins, though the actual use of them might be punishable by death in a life-or-death situation
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Had 7 and 9...course all the others are priviledges too.. So dunno what to do now -lol-
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Perhaps reword the question? Maybe it's the word "priviledges" that's throwing it off?
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A Free Companion instead of a Master
Freedom instead of Slavery
A Couch (or bed)
Beautiful Rooms
Exotic Clothing
Value
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-eeks cause I forgot, but then kadi got the answers I was looking for- your turn kadi
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What is the
Feast of Fools
Festival of the 25th of Se'kara:
the Thing
Kajuralia:
Love feast
The Waiting Hand:
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Feast of Fools~though not found in the books, it seems to be an onlineism to celebrate halloween: This is a Festival celebrated in some Gorean cities on the last day of the Third Hand of the eighth Gorean month. It is similar in many respects to the southern Festival known as Carnival, except it lasts only for the period of one night. Also known as the "Festival of the Cities of Dust," in homage to the spirits of the deceased who died during the last year
Festival of the 25th of Se'kara~An annual Festival held in Port Kar to celebrate their great naval victory over the combined fleets of Cos and Tyros
the Thing~This is a five day period (March 16th-20th) during which doors are painted white, little food is eaten, little is drunk and there is no singing or public rejoicing in the city. Walls and doors are adorned with sprigs and branches from the brak bush to ward off ill-luck in the coming year. On the day of the Vernal equinox, the Ubar or Administrator of the city performs a ritual "greeting of the sun," after which doors are repainted and the brak foliage is removed, beginning a ten day period of general revelry.
Kajuralia~The Kajuralia, or Holiday of Slaves, or Festival of Slaves, occurs in most of the northern, civilized cities of known Gor once a year. The only exception to this that I know of is Port Kar, in the delta of the Vosk. The date of the Kajuralia, however, differs. Many cities celebrate it on the last day of the Twelfth Passage Hand, the day before the beginning of the Waiting Hand; in Ar, however, and certain other cities, it is celebrated on the last day of the fifth month, which is the day preceding the Love Feast.
---Assassin of Gor, 17:229
Love feast~common name for the 5th Passage Hand, occuring in late summer, which time is the greatest period for the sale of slaves, esp. slavegirls
The Waiting Hand~During the Waiting Hand is the time doorways are painted white, little food is eaten or drunk, no singing or public rejoicing is done. In its way it is akin to a period of mourning for the old year gone. Goreans spend much of their time outdoors, on the bridges between the cylinders and in the streets. They have a reverence for nature that is not always as appreciated on earth as it is on Gor.
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What is the
Feast of Fools
Festival of the 25th of Se'kara:
the Thing
Kajuralia:
Love feast
The Waiting Hand:
Feast of Fools
The foolish practise off eating aplenty when under adverse famine conditions.
Festival of the 25th of Se'kara
There was once this Kassar Woman named Se'Kara... and we all know the stories about Kassar Women... the hairy legs.... etc... well this Woman was 700-800 years old and finally she was taken as a Man's Woman. of course the Warrior lost his eyes, nose, and ears, and sense of smell in battle... but nonetheless he took her as his Woman. the entire Kassar camp was so overjoyed someone finally would have this Woman they host a festival in commemeration of his Courageous, selfless, and valiant deed. however... it isn't held on the anniversary of the date he took her... it is held on the date even he finally had enough and bartered her off for a tarsk to a passing merchant.
the Thing
The phrase coined when RAGNAR's Father looked at his Mother on the day of his birth and said, "By ODIN's fuzzy beard Woman.... what is the Thing??!!!"
Kajuralia
isn't this that communicable disease that blew through Turia several seasons ago when they received that new shipment of slaves from the Schendi? lots of itching, scratching, and.... egawds.....
Love feast
oral sex. tasting the taco... munching the carpet... lip service... tongue twisters... eating at the y.... curl the clit... tasting the twat... juicing the fruit... lick the slit... tongue-poke the peach.... tonguing the slip-n-slide... cleaning the gutter... seafood buffet...
The Waiting Hand
What Amber knew as waiting for her after she painted bright pink and yellow smiley faces on all my battle shields when she was a child.
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-rubs my ass just thinking about being whooped so hard I couldn't sit down for weeks afterward...and then came riding lessons the day after I was whooped- I was sooo abused.
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lure you have one wrong in there "the Thing"
Master Ubar kadi is wetting herself with laughing so hard that was so funny
kadi
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psssssssssssssst... hey lure..... look further North for the Thing. *W*
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-laughing my ass off-
That was just so wrong, Papa! I need that this morning!
As for the Festival of Fools... I'd never heard of that particular onlinism, but there IS a by-the-books Day of the Dead holiday on what would be the Gorean Halloween. Like the Earthen Spanish version of the holiday, it is a time to commemorate those who have passed. Now I just have to figure out which book I had that contained that gem of info.
Anyone know if the Love Feast occurs near Earthen Valentine's Day?
I love having a holiday question this time of year!
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no dee it dont
Love feast: Five day celebration within Ar, held during the Fifth Passage Hand (August 13th-17th). It is a time wherein many slaves are sold; the fourth day of the Love Feast (August 16th) is typically considered the climax of the festival in regard to the sale of slaves. The fifth day (August 17th) is normally reserved for great contests and spectacles in the Stadium of Blades, grand races in the Stadium of Tarns, great Kaissa championships and general celebratory feasting.
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~after the ratteling around in the blonde brain, and digging through quotes that are rapidly consuming my hard drive~
The Thing~an event that all free men of Torvalsdland MUST attend unless they are alone (guessing that would mean not having thralls/field slaves- to tend the land while they are gone), and at which time they will present their weapons for inspection to one of their Jarl's officers.
...At the Thing, to which each free man must come, unless he work his farm alone and cannot leave it, each man must present, for the inspection of his Jarl's officer, a helmet, shield and either sword or ax or spear, in good condition. ... Those farmers who do not attend the Thing, being the sole workers on their farms, must, nonetheless, maintain the regulation armament; once annually it is to be presented before a Jarl's officer, who, for this purpose, visits various districts. ...
---Marauders of Gor, 10:142
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ai lure hun its yours
Feast of Fools......This is a Festival celebrated in some Gorean cities on the last day of the Third Hand of the eighth Gorean month (October 31st). It is similar in many respects to the southern Festival known as Carnival, except it lasts only for the period of one night. Also known as the "Festival of the Cities of Dust," in homage to the spirits of the deceased who died during the last year..
Festival of the 25th of Se'kara:....An annual Festival held in Port Kar to celebrate their great naval victory over the combined fleets of Cos and Tyros (October 11th).
the Thing:.....An annual celebration held in Torvaldsland, during which all of the shieldmen of the various Great Jarls travel to the Hall of their particular leader, submit their weaponry for inspection, and formally repledge their oaths of loyalty. The Thing usually occupies a span of from three to five days, and occurs sometime during the middle of the ninth Gorean month (mid-November), varying according to such factors as weather and the current political situation.
Kajuralia:.... "The Festival of Slaves", it is held in most Gorean cities (except Port Kar, where it is not celebrated at all) on the last day of the Twelfth Passage Hand (March 15th). In Ar, it is celebrated on the last day of the fifth month (August 12th), the day which precedes the Love Feast. Upon this day, slaves may take liberties which are otherwise not permitted them during the year, including the drinking of wine and liquor, the freedom to roam at will (provided of course they do not attempt to escape from their owners permanently), the freedom to choose their own sexual partners and to couch with slaves of the opposite sex whom they find attractive, temporary suspension of all work and duties, and even the opportunity to play (minor) tricks and practical jokes upon freepersons. After the twentieth ahn, however, they are expected to be back in their respective kennels and slave quarters to resume the services required by their imbonded status; slaves who "go renegade" during Kajuralia are typically punished severely if recaptured, and are often executed for such an offense.
Love feast:..... Five day celebration within Ar, held during the Fifth Passage Hand (August 13th-17th). It is a time wherein many slaves are sold; the fourth day of the Love Feast (August 16th) is typically considered the climax of the festival in regard to the sale of slaves. The fifth day (August 17th) is normally reserved for great contests and spectacles in the Stadium of Blades, grand races in the Stadium of Tarns, great Kaissa championships and general celebratory feasting.
The Waiting Hand:..... This is a five day period (March 16th-20th) during which doors are painted white, little food is eaten, little is drunk and there is no singing or public rejoicing in the city. Walls and doors are adorned with sprigs and branches from the brak bush to ward off ill-luck in the coming year. On the day of the Vernal equinox, the Ubar or Administrator of the city performs a ritual "greeting of the sun," after which doors are repainted and the brak foliage is removed, beginning a ten day period of general revelry.
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thank ya kadi~snugs ya and goes to think of a new question~
The tales of Magicians of Anango are well known throughout Gor, except where?
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The tales of Magicians of Anango are well known throughout Gor, except where?
Probably in Anango, they were the last to know about anything.... *G*
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~bol~
yup yup yup woobie...that's it
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you're kidding.. right.. I mean
it wasn't supposed to be a serious guess.. I was just toying with your sensitive Gorean emotions.. LOL
it really isn't right is it?
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well darlin...what can i say...you're just that good~nods and cracks up~
here...even drug up a few quotes on it for ya woobie~
From Magicians~ The magicians of Anango are famed on Gor. If you wish to have someone turned into a turtle or something, those are the fellows to see. To be sure, their work does not come cheap. The only folks who are not familiar with them, as far as I know, are the chaps from far-off Anango, who have never heard of them.
and another from Players~ Anango, like Asperiche, is an exchange, or free, island in Thassa, administered by members of the caste of merchants. It is, however, unlike Asperiche, very far away. It is far south of the equator, so far south as to almost beyond the ken of most Gorean, except as a place both remote and exotic. The jungles of the Anangoan interior serve as the setting for various fanciful tales, having to do with strange races, mysterious plants and fabulous animals. The magicians of Anango, for what it is worth, seem to be well known everywhere on Gor except in Anango. In Anango itself it seems folks have never heard of them.
sorry to break it to ya hon...but it is your turn~cracks up and scrams~
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*cracking uP*
OMFG~
well... *sheepish look*.. I really am smart, I guess.. .*crosseyed look*
try this one on...
it's easy
Name the three weapons a Tuchuk must master before his parents will even bother naming him.
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~snugs ya tight, still laughing~
okies...the bow the lance, and the quiva
though i wanna say,
the three things they need to master in order to live long enough to be named...
the art of dodging frying pans
the ability to avoid being caught in the line of fire when woobie has rocks in hand, and a thrall in sight
and of course...most importantly...
being able to refrain from mentioning anything about Super Raz's underoos.
but i wont say those things~shaking my head with an impish grin~...cause that would be wrong~w~
~edits cause too much laughter=no spelling ability~
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*howling laughter*
yes, yes indeedy sis.. (though SuperRaz does look quite cute in his 'roos)
Your Turn!!
*scrams*
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~blows her sis a kiss before scrunching up her face in thought~
hrmmm...
What are the differences in how a Free Girl is brought up when She is a Woman raised for Love Wars verses a normal FW?
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Oooh, I know this one!
A normal free woman of the Wagons is dour, reserved, and extremely modest. She wears long leather skirts and binds her hair in braids. Her role is to tend the cooking pots, to have children, to move the wagons and bring weapons to the men during raids, and to defend her home, if necessary.
By contrast, a Wagon woman who has been raised for Love Wars is allowed much more freedom. She is supposed to be wild and seemingly untamable, an exciting prize for the men of Turia. She can wear sleeveless vests and short leather riding skirts, gallop her kaiila about camp, and insult un-Scarred free men without fear of repercussion. The concept is that she will be taught her place -- as a slave of a man of Turia -- eventually.
As for how a Turian free woman may or may not be raised -- we are not told. Aphris of Turia volunteered herself at the last minute, and she is the only Turian woman named by John Norman.
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~nods to dee-mon~
yup yup yup. your turn dee :)
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Since the Forest Event draws near, here's a Panther Girl question!
What was a Panther Girl's reaction when a member of her Lair was captured? Her attitude toward the captured woman?
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they regarded her as they do all other women on gor worthless
Panther girls are arrogant. They live by themselves in the northern forests, by hunting, and slaving and outlawry. They have little respect for anyone, or anything, saving themselves and, undeniably, the beasts they hunt, the tawny forest panthers, the swift, sinuous sleen. I can understand why it is that such women hate men, but it is less clear to me why they hold such enmity to women. Indeed, they accord more respect to men, who hunt them, and whom they hunt, as worthy foes, than they do to women other than themselves. They regard, it seems, all women, slave or free, as soft, worthless creatures, so unlike themselves.
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Yep! And there's even a quote which states that the remaining Panther Girls now consider their fallen sister as nothing more than a slave, a woman whose weakness proves that she was always unworthy to have been a Panther Girl.
Your turn, kadi!
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there is 15 Characteristics of a Master what are they
kadi
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1) Honor.. in all
2) Dominance.. of Himself and of those who depend on His command
3) Consistency.. in His dealings with Freepersons, kajira and slaves
4) Strength.. to not be swayed from His principles
5) Self-assured.. not dependent on others for approval
6) Curiosity.. to delve into the individual
7) Wisdom.. to understand what curiosity has discovered
8) Maturity.. to understand, but not misuse, the power of His Mastery
9) Sensitivity.. to have interest in, and to listen keenly for the concerns and issues of His slave
10) Compassion.. to hear the true feelings of His slave, and to deal fairly with issues raised, within the confines of His principles and command
11) Accountability.. to accept the responsibility for the behavior of His slave and Himself... to accept responsibility for the safety and security of His slave.. and to deal honorably with any issues that arise for either concern
12) Courage.. to stand up for principles and honor.. and, courage to stand and admit a mistake when He recognizes one has been made
13) Advocate.. for the endurance and prosperity of GOREAN
[14) Ally.. standing shoulder to shoulder with other advocates of GOR
[15) Mentor.. to others who have need of His example
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yep flirt its yours sis
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ashoge hopa!!
what was the sound Tatrix Sheila heard while on the roof to see the city of Corcyrus?
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My God, I love that book.
Wasn't it the clinking of the tiny chain links of the sirik under what's-his-name's cloak, that he was hoping to lock on the Tatrix's wrists and ankles? (Wasn't his name, like, Drusus Rencius or something?)
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yep yep you got it hopa, here is the quote
What is that sound from within your cloak?" I asked.
"Nothing," he said.
"Show me," I said. I turned. He held open the side of the
cloak, it then like a curtain between me and the city. The
parapet was at my back.
There, held by a snap catch against the silken lining of the
great cloak, looped, in coils, there hung a set of light chains.
I could not determine the exact arrangement of the chains,
coiled as they were. There seemed, however, to be a longer
chain, which was a base chain, and two smaller, subsidiary
chains. At one end the base chain was attached to a rather
small neck ring, but suitable for closing about a woman's
neck; at the other end it was attached to one of the subsidi-
ary chains, about a foot long, and terminating on each end
with a ring; those rings looked as though they might fit
nugly about a woman's ankles; the other subsidiary chain
seemed to be placed about two feet or so below the, neck
ring; at its terminations were smaller rings, which looked as
though they might close snugly, locking, about a woman's
wrists.
"What is that?" I asked.
"It is called a sirik," he said.
"Do men carry such things?" I asked.
"Sometimes," he said.
I wondered what chains like that would feel like on my
body. They looked very graceful. They were doubtless flatter-
ing. Too, they would hold me quite well.
"Let us descend from the wall," said Drusus Rencius. "Let
us return to the palace."
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*waits on dee...*
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Ooops -- sorry for the delay in posting!
What two reasons did Marlenus and his men have for going into the Northern Forests every year?
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To grab their Christmas tree!!!
::)
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hunt the forest sleen and black panthers also to capture panther girls to take back to ar
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Kee-rect! Your go!
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she said two reasons.. do we get two christmas trees?? *hopeful look*
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what is the diffeance between the kassa game up north from the one down south
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In the North, the Ubara piece is called the Jarla -- and the Jarla has much more power. This is reflective of Northern society, in which a woman is given far more power and respect that her Southern counterpart.
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you more or less got it dee sis, all the pieces have diffent names, its yours sis
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I'm hoping no one has asked this before...
What powerful item did Marlenus give Verna before she returned to the forests? What did this item symbolize to any who might see it? And what other "gift" of Marlenus did Verna proudly wear, to commemorate her time with him?
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a necklace, which was the symbol proclaiming Her Ubara, to any that saw it, and knew what it was of course.
and the pierced ears/earrings
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Three-quarters right -- not a necklace, though!
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~groans~
oops...it was a ring...not a necklace....a signet ring???
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Indeed! Your go!
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ok...da brain is a pile of goo...so here's an easy one
what does Sa-Tassna mean?
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think it is praise to the PK
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The term for meat, or the collective term for food in general?
And I do think it's one of the components of an offering to the Priest Kings, a pinch of salt being another. Kind of like a burnt offering, I think.
~wanders off for coffee~
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okies, kadi ya made me think hon...and that was just mean~lol~ to be honest i wasnt sure about the mention of Sa-Tassna in regards to the priest kings, so...i went digging and searching for any connection, and all i could find was the quote or variations of the one i was thinking of when asking the question.
"Interestingly enough, the word for meat is Sa-Tassna, which means Life-Mother. Incidentally, when one speaks of food in general, one always speaks of Sa-Tassna."
Tarnsman of Gor, pages 43-44.
your turn dee
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smiles all innocent like to lure then giggles
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~cracks up at kadi's innocent look~ mmmmmhmmmm sureeeeeeee sis~bol~
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What is the Panther Girl's Southern counterpart called?
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talana
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Close, kadi, but misspelled. Try again! -hugs-
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taluna
I'm a TRC so I can play while I exist *LOL*
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*bumps this back up*
HEY DEEEEEEE
tell him he is right so we can keep going ... *G*
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hehe..... well I'll bend the rules a little and take your word for it then
All right, being a TRC, I won't bother you all that long, now that the event is over. So just one easy question from me:
How many letters in the word "kajira"?
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Six...
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Nope. But close.
Anyone?
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I have never quite understood this... but I believe the answer is seven.
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Yes that's right! We go by the books, don't we? So here's the quote from Raiders of Gor (last chapter):
The common female slave collar on Gor has a seven-pin lock. There are, incidentally, seven letters in the most common Gorean expression for female slave, Kajira.
::)
Your turn!
(sorry Arwyn - the logic of Gor is sometimes unfathomable)
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A final send-off to the Forest Event:
When Marlenus contemplated the utter domination of Verna, what object did he symbolically crush in his hand?
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Her Panther Babe Union Local 69 membership card!!!
::)
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*face palms*
He's gotta get outta da house more.... LOL
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Ha... we're local 6699!
YEah BOY!
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meep....
:-[
::)
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Anybody?
Okay, I'll give a hint...
It was a type of flower.
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Was it a dina?
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Nope, it actually wasn't one of the two flowers we always think of, when we think of Gorean flowers... -grins-
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ummm is it called a talender??? (( or something like that.. )))
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Nope -- that would be the other common flower we think of. Not that one!
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was it a rose?????????
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Nope -- so far as I know, this flower exists only on Gor.
Next hint: The flower's name begins with an "F"
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How about Flaminium ?????
- crosses fingers -
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Bingo! Your turn!
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A slaves obligation is not to respect herself but rather to what?
Enjoy!!!!
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exquisite beauty and absolute servitude.
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Nope prism.. close but not the answer I was looking for.. -w-
Here's a hint.. it's something personal -w-
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exquisite beauty and absolute obedience
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Nope that's not it either....
-thinks on a hint-
It's something more personal
It's something that only 1 can do...
Hope that helps!
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to borrow a tune from Lumiere....
Be her... self! be herrself! Beef Ragu, en flambe... er... eyah it sounded alot better in my head but... a slave must be herself
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I'm thinking of a conversation between a Master and a slave -- of course, I can't remember which book or which couple -- in which the slave was told that her duty was not to respect herself, nor should she wish to be respected. Rather, she should be a completely passionate, sexual, submissive creature, one who strove always to perfect her own slavery. And then I think it went into this bit about how a slave is her own best trainer because she would always seek to be what that Master wanted; HIS perfect slave.
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abosolute beauty an to be honest an true in all her words an indevours....
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OK... Arwyn got it... -s-
It was to be herself...
Now.. I got that trivia question from a site dealing with gorean trivia... Sooooo if its wrong.. don't shoot the Messenger!!! -w-
Your turn Arwyn!!
Good guesses everyone!
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YO PANTHER BABE!!!
You're holding up the trivia!!!
LOL
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I think she didn't realize she got it... - chuckles-
Will ping her with a hammer to rmeind her
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*note to self: remove hammers from Kar's reach*
This is not one on book content, it's on a book itself!
In what year was Kajira of Gor published originally?
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But but I likes My hammers hun... - sniffles and keeps -
Kar
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Publisher: DAW (March 1, 1983)
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There ya go!
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what is the purple scar a Tuchuk wears?????
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His Camp Scar
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congrats to the woobster
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In as brief an answer as possible, who is Kamchek's mother?
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I cannot remember if she was ever named... She was the Turian-born slave whom Kutaituchik later freed and made his Ubara. When the woman died, it drove Kutaituchuk to give up on life and chew the rolled kanda leaves.
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good job deeeeeeeeelicious! Your turn
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Though Kutaituchik had given up on life and was a kanda addict, in what way did he regain his honor through death? And in what manner is a highly respected person given funeral rights among the Wagon Peoples?
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He pretended He was Ubar so that Kamchak would live to become Ubar San
He was burned in His wagon with His weapons in His hands, the Warriors sat on Their mounts watching
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Yep! Specifically, he was the one filled full of Turian arrows, rather than Kamchak!
Your go!
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What does the phrase "kajira canjellne" mean
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~scrunching up my face in thought~
i think it means slave challange
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yep lure its yours
Gorean term meaning literally 'slave challenge'; one Gorean challenges another to combat, the winner taking the slave as prize
-Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 21
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name...shakes head....identify this beast~chuckles~
small, dun-colored, 3-toed mammal with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair
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my SON~ LOL
DUFFY!!
*scrams*
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~roflmtao~
ummm...not quite the answer i was looking for woobie...but...~bol~
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BOL quaala
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Quala
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close dee...
kadi...you got it hon~s~
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Damn, an English teacher who got tripped up on the spelling!
Well, I spell fine in English. That's Gorean. -sniffs-
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~cracks up and snugs dee~
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kadi asked me to post a question for her, so here goes!
What are the differences between Plains, Tahari, and Barrens kaiila?
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LOL
plains kaiila like ugly smelly kassar thralls for lunch
Tahari like theirs salted
and
Barrens kaiila like theirs skewered on coup sticks
*beams a proud smile* How's dat?!
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omg, fabulous. LOL
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Tahari kaiila also known as sand or desert kaiila are omnivorous, suckle their young, and can not go for several days without eating... their pelts almost all are tawny, though there have been seen a few black sand kaiila
Plains kaiila do not suckle milk when they are young, they are born vicious and immediately hunt.. hunts and kills living things, such as verr, games, slaves, prisoners, unsuspecting frees.. are carnivorous... are extremely dangerous in storms as they can see when other kaiila can't, as their eyes are triple lidded... also their pelts range from gold to black
Barren kaiila can carry up to six cylinders of weight, a cylinder is weighs in the neighborhood of ten stone, or some forty pounds, a Gorean "Weight." A strong kaiila could carry sixteen such cylinders, but the normal load was ten...they are also belled..
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Mistress,
You got most of it. But what do the Tahari kaiila eat? And how are their claws equipped, in comparison to the two other breeds of kaiila? and what do the Barrens kaiila eat?
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The paws of the Tahari kaiila are much more broader, the digits even webbed with leathery fibers, and heavily padded...
The Tahari kaiila are onnivorous, meaning they eat equal parts of plants and animals....
The Barrens kaiila are herbivorous, meaning they eat plants and grasses
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Alrighty! Your go!
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give me a day or two to come up with a question... currently dealing with almost no brain cells, due to nice pain meds... ~slips off to bed where she should have been, but was hungry after the 4 or 5 hours in the ER tonight~
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What is the importance of Salt in Gorean life? (just a small hint, there are 4 answers to this)
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this question threw me for a moment..the four importance of salt are..
Salt is needed for medicines and antiseptics
Salt is needed for preservatives (With no refrigeration on Gor this is quite important!)
Salt is needed for bleaches and cleansers
Salt is needed to make bottle glass and tanning chemicals
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~smiles and nods~
Correct... your turn flirt..
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ashoge Kashna
what is the duty of the twelve joys?
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Is this question based on a book quote, or on a BDSM/online-based custom? I have honestly never heard of the twelve joys!
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kadi cant find anything to do with 12 joys
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its a book quote
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Duty of the Twelve Joys (which is a ritual)~ Muls of the Nest of Priest-Kings are required to wash twelve times a day. found in Priest-Kings of Gor pgs. 111-112
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Oh, my goodness! Now I do remember that passage! ~blush~ Awesome question, flirt!
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han hopa, grins here is another quote
Misk and I got on rather well together after a few small initial frictions, particularly having to do with the salt ration and the number of times a day the washing-booth was to be used. If I had been a Mul I would have received a record-scar for each day on which I had not washed completely twelve times. Washing-booths, incidentally, are found in all Mul-cases and often, for convenience, along the tunnels and in public places, such as plazas, shaving-parlors, pellet-dispensaries, and fungus commissaries. Since I was a Matok I insisted that I should be exempted from the Duty of the Twelve Joys, as it is known. In the beginning I held out for one shower a day as quite sufficient but poor Misk seemed so upset that I agreed to up my proposal to two. He would still hear nothing of this and seemed firm that I should not fall below ten. At last, feeling that I perhaps owed something to Misk’s acceptance of me in his chamber, I suggested a compromise at five, and, for an extra salt packet, six on alternate days. At last Misk threw in two extra salt packets a day and I agreed to six washings. He himself, of course, did not use a washing-booth but groomed and cleaned himself in the age-old fashion of Priest-Kings, with his cleaning hooks and mouth. Occasionally after we got to know one another better, he would even allow me to groom him, and the first time he allowed me, with the small grooming fork used by favored Muls, to comb his antennae I knew that he trusted me, and liked me, though for what reason I could not tell. PRIEST KINGS OF GOR-; Pages 111-112
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in keeping with the Priest-Kings, what are the individual feasts of the Nest Feast Cycle, and what does each feast celebrate?
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The Feast of Tola: The Anniversary of the Nuptial Flight
The Feast of Tolam: The Feast of the Deposition of the First Egg
The Feast of Tolama: The Celebration of the Hatching of the First Egg.
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yup ;)
your turn kadi!
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-bumps-
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hmmm thinks this game died
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kadi !!!
Post...
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Yes Master
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there is 8 gems talked about in the books please name them
kadi
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*knows one is Schendi opals*
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topaz a semiprecious stone
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no to both woobie and jale
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Schendi Sapphire::
One of her most famous and precious, exports are the small carved sapphires of Scehndi. These are generally a deep blue,but some are purple and others, interestingly, white or yellow. They are usually carved in the shape of tiny panthers,but sometimes other animals are found as well, usually small animals or birds. Sometimes however the stone is carved to resemble a tiny kailiauk or kailiauk head.
Explorers of Gor, page115
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Emerald
I saw the scabbard was set with six stones. Emeralds. Perhaps not of great value, but worth taking. Outlaw of Gor, page 176
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Opal, Common and Fire ; Sereem Diamond:
Before Suleiman, now, there lay five stones, three sereem diamonds, red, sparkling, white flecked, and two opals, one a common sort, milky in color, and the other an unusual flame opal, reddish and blue. Opals are not particularly valuable on Earth, but they are much rarer on Gor; these were excellent specimens, cut and polished into luminscent ovoids; still, of course, they did not have the value of the diamonds.
Tribesman of Gor, page 92
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Pearl:
"They are probably false stones," I said, "amber droplets, the pearls of the Vosk sorp, the polished shell of the Tamber clam, glass colored and cut in Ar for trade with ignorant southern peoples."
Nomads of Gor, page 20
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Ruby:
I thrust out the silver paga goblet, studded with rubies, and Telima, standing beside my thronelike chair, filled it.
Raiders of Gor, page 223
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Sapphire:
"You will note," he said, "that you wear a common slave leash and collar. There is nothing unusual or valuable about them. The collar, for example, is neither set with sapphires nor is it trimmed with gold. The leash, similarly, is of plain but sturdy material. Both devices are quite ordinary, but, of course, quite efficient."
Kajira of Gor, page 337
= Crosses her fingers=
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right so far silence just one missing
clue.............girls best friend and no lure its not a BOB bol
silence you got them all i didnt see the diamond in one of the posts its yours hun
One of her most famous and precious, exports are the small carved sapphires of Scehndi. These are generally a deep blue,but some are purple and others, interestingly, white or yellow. They are usually carved in the shape of tiny panthers,but sometimes other animals are found as well, usually small animals or birds. Sometimes however the stone is carved to resemble a tiny kailiauk or kailiauk head.
Explorers of Gor, page115
Emerald: Green gem, six of which are worth perhaps fifty silver tarsks.
I saw the scabbard was set with six stones. Emeralds. Perhaps not of great value, but worth taking. Outlaw of Gor, page 176
Opal, Common: One of two types of opals found on Gor, milky in color. The opal is worth much more on Gor than on Earth.
Before Suleiman, now, there lay five stones, three sereem diamonds, red, sparkling, white flecked, and two opals, one a common sort, milky in color, and the other an unusual flame opal, reddish and blue. Opals are not particularly valuable on Earth, but they are much rarer on Gor; these were excellent specimens, cut and polished into luminscent ovoids; still, of course, they did not have the value of the diamonds.
Tribesman of Gor, page 92
Opal, Flame: A much more unusual opal than the common milky sort, it is reddish and blue in coloring and more valuable than the same stone if sold on Earth.
Before Suleiman, now, there lay five stones, three sereem diamonds, red, sparkling, white flecked, and two opals, one a common sort, milky in color, and the other an unusual flame opal, reddish and blue. Opals are not particularly valuable on Earth, but they are much rarer on Gor; these were excellent specimens, cut and polished into luminscent ovoids; still, of course, they did not have the value of the diamonds.
Tribesman of Gor, page 92
Pearl: The pearl of the vosk sorp seems to be worth almost nothing, being spoken of as a false stone.
"They are probably false stones," I said, "amber droplets, the pearls of the Vosk sorp, the polished shell of the Tamber clam, glass colored and cut in Ar for trade with ignorant southern peoples."
Nomads of Gor, page 20
Ruby: Presumably the same as the earth stone, its cost is not mentioned but assumably it would be a precious stone.
I thrust out the silver paga goblet, studded with rubies, and Telima, standing beside my thronelike chair, filled it.
Raiders of Gor, page 223
Sapphire: A presumably valuable stone, neither its color nor cost is mentioned.
"You will note," he said, "that you wear a common slave leash and collar. There is nothing unusual or valuable about them. The collar, for example, is neither set with sapphires nor is it trimmed with gold. The leash, similarly, is of plain but sturdy material. Both devices are quite ordinary, but, of course, quite efficient."
Kajira of Gor, page 337
Sereem Diamond: A very valuable stone, sereem diamonds are red with white flecks.
Before Suleiman, now, there lay five stones, three sereem diamonds, red, sparkling, white flecked, and two opals, one a common sort, milky in color, and the other an unusual flame opal, reddish and blue. Opals are not particularly valuable on Earth, but they are much rarer on Gor; these were excellent specimens, cut and polished into luminscent ovoids; still, of course, they did not have the value of the diamonds.
Tribesman of Gor, page 92
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~peeks to see if this one has been answered yet~
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*poke poke poke pokes silence*
your turn.... *cheezy grin*
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name the gorean days of the week.... - wicked grin -
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ummm lets see.. umm Ubar day.. Ubara day.. ummm no wait that is everyday.. umm raidin d..oopppss.. shoppin.. er ummm shrugs an slides off to think snickerin as she moves....
is there a name really..??? what about mon tue wed thur fri sat sun???
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En, Ba-ta, Ka, Lo-i and Eta?
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-scratches head- bless you, lure. ;D
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~smothering a laugh~...thank You Master
and duckie~
well, there's only 5 days in a hand, unlike the 7 days in a week, though i'd be all for doing away with monday and tuesday~grins~
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You know, I didn't know the days of the week were every specifically named; I was thrilled to find quotes on the names of the month. Any idea where the quote on the days of the week came from, so I could maybe place that sort of info on the webpages?
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Lure your turn - smiles -
and dee i found it here http://www.counter-urth.com/CF/Gorean_Cartography.html
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why did the Priest Kings bring humans to Gor? (quote please :) )
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-grins- I have no idea where to find the quote online and don't want to go hunting through my Gor books, so I'll let someone else answer this one.
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We keep in touch with the earth," said Misk, "for it might, in time, become a threat to us and then we would have to limit it, or destroy it or leave the solar system."
"Which will you do?" I asked.
"None, I suspect," said Misk. "According to our calculations, which may of course be mistaken, life as you know it on the earth will destroy itself within the next thousand years."
I shook my head sadly.
"As I said," went on Misk, "man is sub rational. Consider what would happen if we allowed him free technological development on our world."
I nodded. I could see that from the Priest-Kings' point of view it would be more dangerous than handing out automatic weapons to chimpanzees and gorillas. Man had not proved himself worthy of a superior technology to the Priest-Kings. I mused that man had not proved himself worthy of such a technology even to himself.
"Indeed," said Misk, "it was partly because of this tendency that we brought man to the Counter-Earth, for he is an interesting species and it would be sad to us if he disappeared from the universe."
"I suppose we are to be grateful," I said.
"No," said Misk, "we have similarly brought various species to the Counter-Earth, from other locations."
---Priest-Kings of Gor, 16:124-125
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your turn flirt ;)
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what are the different kinds of tattoo's on Gor
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well, there's message tattoos, transition tattoos, and tribal tattoos
think these were mentioned in Explorers and Tribesman...but ummm...could be wrong~lol~
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han hopa, your turn
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what do transition tattoos represent?
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Damn, that's one I don't know. I wouldn't have anything to do with an intermediate level of training that a Schendian Askari achieves, would it?
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well...for someone that doesnt know that one...~lol~
It made clear that he, the Ubar, Ella Huruma himself, was one of them, himself an askari. His face had been broad, and the eyes widely spaced. On his cheeks and across the bridge of his nose there had been a swirling stitching of tattoo marks, the record of his transition, long years ago, into manhood.~Explorers of Gor - 236
your turn dee
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Well, damn! See, the only culture I knew to have tattoos were the Schendi, and I figured that it might be something similar to a Tuchuk's facial Scars, and thus something to do with manhood, and prowess in arms.
Um... -thinks-
What two substances, when ingested in combination, reproduce the symptoms of the Bazi plague?
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Sajel and Gieron.
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Yep! Your go!
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“There is no freer nor higher nor more beautiful woman than ................ (what?)”
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a kajira
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a kajira
nope *G*
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umm .. i think i read that somewhere..
one that lays chained to the post at the end of a Males sleepin furs..
or one that has her throat encircled with that of steel of a Man.. something like that..???
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umm .. i think i read that somewhere..
one that lays chained to the post at the end of a Males sleepin furs..
or one that has her throat encircled with that of steel of a Man.. something like that..???
Nope
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Is it the Gorean Free Woman -- since the quote does mention "higher" which would seem to indicate status?
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FC
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“There is no freer nor higher nor more beautiful woman than the Gorean Free Companion.”
Nomads 290
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well, I got the "free" part right. LOL
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~bumps so kadi can post~
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what is this quote referring to
On the other hand, the High Castes, specifically the Warriors, Builders, Scribes, Initiates, and Physicians, were told the truth in such matters, perhaps because it was thought they would eventually determine it for themselves, from observations such as the shadow of their planet on one or another of Gor's three small moons during eclipses, the phenomenon of sighting the tops of distant objects first, and the fact that certain stars could not be seen from certain geographical positions;
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It's talking about First, Second, and Third Knowledge; or, more specifically, that Gor is the counter-earth, hidden behind the sun.
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nope sorry dee not right answer
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That Gor's gravity is lighter than that of Earth?
Or that the planet at times shifts in its orbit because the Priest-Kings will affect its gravitation to ensure that Gor always remains hidden behind the sun?
Damnit, I know I'm on the right track. LOL
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on right track hun
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CLUE..................people on earth thought this was true for a long time
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there was a man in the moon?
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There was another possibility I mentioned to my father--perhaps the planet had been in our system all the time, but had been undiscovered, unlikely though that might be, given the thousands of years of study of the skies by men, from the shambling creatures of the Neander Valley to the brilliant intellects of Mount Wilson and Palomar. To my surprise, this absurd hypothesis was welcomed by my father.
"That," he said with animation, "is the Theory of the Sun Shield." He added, "That is why I like to think of the planet as the Counter-Earth, not only because of its resemblance to our native world, but because, as a matter of fact, it is placed as a counterpoise to the Earth. It has the same plane of orbit and maintains its orbit in such a way as always to keep The Central Fire between it and its planetary sister, our Earth, even though this necessitates occasional adjustments in its speed of revolution."
"But surely," I protested, 'its existence could be discovered. One can't hide a planet the size of the Earth in our own solar system! It's impossible!"
"You underestimate the Priest-Kings and their science," said my father, smiling. "Any power that is capable of moving a planet--and I believe the Priest-Kings possess this power--is capable of effecting adjustments in the motion of the planet, such adjustments as might allow it to use the sun indefinitely as a concealing shield."
"The orbits of the other planets would be affected," I pointed out.
"Gravitational perturbations," said my father, "can be neutralized." His eyes shone. "It is my belief," he said, "that the Priest-Kings can control the forces of gravity, at least in localized areas, and, indeed, that they do so. In all probability their control over the motion of the planet is somehow connected with this capacity. Consider certain consequences of this power. Physical evidence, such as light or radio waves, which might reveal the presence of the planet, can be prevented from doing so. The Priest-Kings might gravitationally warp the space in their vicinity, causing light or radio waves to be diffused, curved, or deflected in such a way as not to expose their world."
I must have appeared unconvinced.
"Exploratory satellites can be similarly dealt with," added my father. He paused. "Of course, I only propose hypotheses, for what the Priest-Kings do and how it is done is known only to them."
I drained the last sip of the heady wine in the metal goblet.
"Actually," said my father, "there is evidence of the existence of the Counter-Earth."
I looked at him.
"Certain natural signals in the radio band of the spectrum," said my father.
My astonishment must have been obvious.
"Yes," he said, "but since the hypothesis of another world is regarded as so incredible, this evidence has been interpreted to accord with other theories; sometimes even imperfections in instrumentation have been supposed rather than admit the presence of another world in our solar system."
"But why would this evidence not be understood?" I asked.
"Surely you know," he laughed, "one must distinguish between the data to be interpreted and the interpretation of the data, and one chooses, normally, the interpretation that preserves as much as possible of the old world view, and, in the thinking of the Earth, there is no place for Gor, its true sister planet, the Counter-Earth."
---Tarnsman of Gor, 2:33-35
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sorry flirt not right answer
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Flat.
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Okies, since ancient Earthlings thought the earth was flat, for the longest time... than the five High Castes must have been given the knowledge that Gor was, in fact, round!
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yep Master and dee
On the other hand, the High Castes, specifically the Warriors, Builders, Scribes, Initiates, and Physicians, were told the truth in such matters, perhaps because it was thought they would eventually determine it for themselves, from observations such as the shadow of their planet on one or another of Gor's three small moons during eclipses, the phenomenon of sighting the tops of distant objects first, and the fact that certain stars could not be seen from certain geographical positions; if the planet had been FLAT, precisely the same set of stars would have been observable from every position on its surface.
Tarnsman of Gor 1 Page 41
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It's Papa's go. -winks- He made the idea click. I never would have gotten it otherwise!
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Go ahead. *S*
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Okies, hrm. -thinks-
What was the name of the Kurr with the golden armlet whom Tarl slew at the end of Marauders, and in what manner did he kill the beast?
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The Kurrs name...........Rog
* "May I present," inquired Telima, "Rog, emissary of peace from the Kurii."*
and He was killed with Tuchuk Saddle Knife.....
*. Scarcely had it seen the flash of Tuchuk steel, the saddle knife, its blade balanced, nine inches in length, which had slipped from my sleeve, turned, and, hurled, struck him. It tottered, eyes wild, not understanding, then understanding, the hilt protruding from its chest, stopped only by the guard, the blade fixed in the vast eight-valved heart. It took two steps forward. Then it fell, the ax clattering on the stone*
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Your go!
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Where did Samos Speculate the fifth ring was kept? and where did the fourth ring come from?
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the forth one the kurri had, the fifth was with the PKs in Sadar
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kadi darlin.... go re read the question ok.... your half right.....
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4th came from the steel planit and the fifth one is in the Sadar Mountians with the PKs
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ok another go lol
forth with the kurrii and Samos thought the fifth was up in the polar basin.
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ok kadi....... you have worked so hard on this......... what I was looking for was where he speculated it was.... which was on the steel world.... but not on gor.... way to go.....you really worked for it.. which is what I was after.... The Fourth Ring the Kurii had.... the Fifth ring was believed to be hidden on the steel planet..... go ahead hon.... you did amazingly well
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It is said, in a Gorean proverb, that a man, in his heart, desires freedom, and that a woman, in her belly, yearns for love.
What in its own way answers both of the above needs
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the collar
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its your lure hun well done
It is said, in a Gorean proverb, that a man, in his heart, desires freedom, and that a woman, in her belly, yearns for love. The collar, in its way, answers both needs. The man is most free, owning the slave. He may do what he wishes with her. The woman, on the other hand, being owned, is institutionally and helplessly subject, in her status as slave, to the submissions of love.
Slave Girl of Gor - Page 180
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what is the color used by pirates on Thassa?
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They paint their ships green, to camouflage the vessels upon the green sea. The flags, I believe, were any color. Tarl's/Bosk's signature flag was a bosk head on a field of green, if I remember correctly.
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yep~s
your turn dee
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How did the city of Turia get its name?
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Turia received its name from the Tur tree, a large trunked, reddish tree. A wanderer found a Tur tree, near a spring, on the prairies of the Wagon Peoples. The tree must have been planted long ago by some passer by. People decided to begin a city at that point and Turia was born.
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Correct! Your go!
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~bumps this for flirt~
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Okay, just to keep this one moving, I'm going to throw out another question so someone else can take a turn! I'll make this one easy so someone hops right on it:
How does the Tuchuk brand differ from the Paravaci brand?
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Tuchuk brand is bosk 2 bosk horns the Paravaci is the bosk head
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kadi - two bosk horns arranged how?
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back to back like a H
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Yeppers! Your go!
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~bumps~
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what is the ~the Game of Favors~ who takes the leading role?
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In the Game of Favors, free women at a Carnival compete with one another for who can convince the most free men to accept their "favors," or silken handkerchiefs. The free woman to give away the most tokens wins. Essentially, she wins bragging rites.
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yep dee its yours
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What is the OTHER name for Priest-Kings?
I've only seen this mentioned twice, in only one of the books, so I'm ready to give a hint if this gets too difficult.
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Holy Priests of Gor?????????
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Nope! Hint #1: The name is given twice near the beginning of "Beasts."
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They where also called the Sardar
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Yes! I simply thought it was cool that their second name was associated with the mountains in which they live!
Your go!
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~bumps~
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there is three things that is never used in camp for healing what are they
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bumps this up
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Kanda, "green" or "sterile" Paga, and the healing salve of Priest Kings.
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yep its yours heather huggles
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-huggles ya back- Woohoo!
In what specific, degrading manner was a captured Tatrix transported to the city of her captors for impalement?
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Okay, since there hasn't been any action on this...
... the specific scene is found in Kajira of Gor regarding the Tatrix of Corcyrus, though the Tatrix of any city might be degraded in this manner.
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taking a shot at it.
the woman was placed in a golden cage naked.. because she had been stripped in her throne room.... and her clothes may have been bought or given to either Miles, or Ligurious, or Drusus
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Yep! She was also locked in golden chains... but the golden cage was mostly what I was shooting for! Your go!
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whose path did Elinor cross on the journey to Laura?
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bumps
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I was trying to give others a chance, but...
Was it Rask of Treve? I'm trying to remember precisely when it was that the slave caravan was raided by his tarnsmen...
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nope..... that was not who i was looking for
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Hmm... Verna?
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Bingoooooo....... and heather gets a cookie....... your go
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Yay! Okay, while we're on the Verna kick...
...what two unconventional pieces of jewelry did Verna keep after Marlenus freed her and she returned to the forest?
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the earrings in her freshly pierced ears, and a signet ring (which unbeknownst to her, marked her as the Ubara of Ar)
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You got it, you awesome chica!
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~snugs ya up~
time for an odd ball question~chuckles~
how is cloth measured?
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arm lengh??????????
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kinda kadi...can you be more specific hon?
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from tip of finger to crook of elbow ... ??? or was it from wrist to elbow.. no matter kadi will get it right.. nods lots an scoots... to ponder more
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kadi and chanz....your both sooo close!
~figets waiting for it to click with ya beauties~
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in Horts?
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oddly enough, that's what i thought too Master, but no.
hint~ this can be found in Tribesmen
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Cloth -in the Tahari region- is measured in the unit known as the ah-il. The ah-il is in fact, the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. Ten ah-ils equals one ah-ral!
(Tribesmen pg 50)
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BINGO!
you got it Char~s
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Woots! Easy one ~lol~
Okay ........ was is the labor chain of male slaves known as in the Ushindi region?
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ummm...were they known as the rogue's chain?
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You got it darlin'! :D
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how were work slaves usually sold?
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In Small Groups on a Chain.
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If we are discussing female work slaves, they were normally shaved bald to prevent introducing lice into the factory environment. Once within the factory, they were usually permitted to re-grow their hair.
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aye Master...Your turn~s
and heather...~has to laugh~...yeppers, though not what i was looking for. one day, i might learn to be clear~lol
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-hugs- Hehehehe, no problem, lure! I don't mind being wrong when I'm right... or right when I'm wrong... or... -gets confused and wanders off for coffee-
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Rollo, a Torvaldlander named after The Father of My RT House (Rollo the Butcherer of Christians), had what blessing from Odin that is similar to Berzerkers that are Blessed by Baldur?
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I gave you a Clue already in the way I worded the Question, I have already given yall half the answer.
Bear
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the blessing on "the fury, the thing"
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Tighten the Answer up, kadi, your so close what is it called. **grins**
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the fury
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Wow you called it by what it was called in the Poetic Edda, I can go with that.
I would have also taken Odin's Fury or Frenzy of Odin, it is said both ways in the Books. your up dollface.
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Ohh, I SO misunderstood the question. -duh look- I thought it was a phrasing of a blessing, similar to "I wish you well," or "May you always have water."
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kadi your up your turn to ask a question.
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-bumps-
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kadi seems to be offline. Please continue with another question.
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I'll step up to ask the question, since TheBear doesn't seem to frequent the Maze boards any longer.
A three part question concerning a very important forbidden technology:
What powerful Kurii-made object did Tarl recover in Tribesmen and both lose and regain in Explorers? What special power could it grant its wearer? When it was stolen, how was it used by its thief?
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Okay, I'll give a hint: There was a copy made of this item which was rigged to be explosive; the only difference between the authentic item and the fake one was a minute scratch on the real one.
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Known as one of the five "shield rings" the ring in question was an invisbility ring, or a light diversion ring, which granted the wearer ... duh!!! INVISIBILITY! by use of projecting a light diversion field.. -grins-
"Of course," I said, "it is the ring which I obtained in the Tahari, that ring which projects the light diversion field, which renders its wearer invisible in the normal visible range of the spectrum."
I looked at the ring …" If this is an invisibility ring, we are fortunate to have it fall into our grasp," I said. — Explorers of Gor, pages 27-28.
Shaba, the thief, simply wanted to explore the jungles along the Ua River, et al, and, ultimately, the source of the Ua, so that he would be the first to fully map the region and become famous. He fully expected to be followed, predicting his ultimate death, with the knowledge that his pursuer would find all his maps and return them to civilization to be published and his name placed in the annals of Gorean history and renown.
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Yes, yes, yay! -beams- Your go, my a-s!
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Alrighty ...
What was the name of the Kurii general, both his "real" name (at least, what it is translated to Gorean) and his nickname, whom Tarl had conversed with more than once?
Tarl first met him in Beasts, and later in subsequent book(s), Tarl sought him in an effort to save his life -- Why? Why did Tarl not kill this Kurii general?
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His name was Zarendargar, or Half-Ear, with whom Tarl had once shared Paga and a friendship of sorts based on common philosophies about warfare and life in general. (I'm reading about him again in "Blood Brothers" and "Savages"!)
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You got it my a-s!!
Your turn :)
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In what way did the Red Savages punish a man who refused to ride in war parties?
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In most tribes, a man who refuses to go on the warpath must live as a woman. He will be placed into women's clothes and will be given a woman's name. He will be referred to as in the female gender as "she" and "her." He will not be permitted to mate either. He will be treated as a woman in all ways. He will have to do woman's chores. There are even a couple references that such a person must also "please" the warriors as well. This is possibly a veiled reference that such men must sexually please the warriors. It is not definite but it clearly refers to more than serving drinks.
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That was a wonderfully complete answer! Your go!
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what/who is a Haruspex? and what is their pourpouse?
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I know, but I'll let a Tuchuk answer this one. -grins-
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*high fives*
I only asked becasue I'm currently reading 'nomads of gor'
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Okay, I gave it a couple days with no response... so here goes! -grins-
A Haruspex is a shaman or fortune teller of sorts. He reads signs or omens in the flight of birds, the pecking of vulo at grain, the direction of the winds, the movement of stars, and the appearance of bosk livers. He also provides a superstition-based religious outlet for free women in the form of powdered kailiauk horn, knotted strings, spell papers, and such. Finally, Haruspexes determine if the Omen Year is favorable for the picking of a Ubar San. Since free women are not permitted to pray, and since Haruspexes do address the Endless Sky, Haruspexes are always male.
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Shame on the English teacher -grins-
Here is something that people get confused on, and even John Norman uses "Haruspex" and "Soothsayer" interchangeably --- and they're not interchangeable. The Haruspex divines the future with the entrails of sacrificial animals, and these are not deemed as "magical", while a soothsayer divines the future with magical objects.
Haruspex
A diviner. Not a soothsayer. At times John Norman uses them interchangeably, however, one quote he does speak of them as two separate things.
Plural - haruspices; Etymology: Latin, from haru- (akin to chordE gut, cord) + -spex, from specere to look; Date: 1584:
"A diviner in ancient Rome basing his predictions on inspection of the entrails of sacrificial animals." — Merriam-Webster Dictionary ©2004-2006
Soothsayer
Person who predicts the future using various magical amulets, etc.
Date: 14th century:
"A person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means." — Merriam-Webster Dictionary ©2004-2006
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Ooops! LOL Well, I cited all the things they were said to do, per Nomads... even if the two terms are NOT interchangeable, or at least shouldn't be, as you correctly say! -winks- And yep, I remember that quote where he lists Haruspexes AND Soothsayers standing amidst a crowd! That always made me go, hmmm...
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Heather..... your go...... you were correct........
Ayelen........ I didnt know a Haruspex was a real word untill just now, thought it was something norman made up....... LOL
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Ooops! LOL Well, I cited all the things they were said to do, per Nomads... even if the two terms are NOT interchangeable, or at least shouldn't be, as you correctly say! -winks- And yep, I remember that quote where he lists Haruspexes AND Soothsayers standing amidst a crowd! That always made me go, hmmm...
Actually my a-s John Norman does use Haruspex in the correct context with regards to the Haruspex of the Wagon Peoples ... well, for the most part that is. -chuckles- At least he got it right that they predict their omens with bosk livers (and sometimes of kajiri, though being they are lesser than a bosk, they're not so reliable.. oops, killed a kajirus for nothing! -LOL-) But yes, you were right in your answer my a-s, though I expected the English teacher in you to explain the errors of John Norman's ways. -grins-
Shoko, indeed much of what's in the books can relate to a culture on Earth. I've done extensive research on the books, and anything that CAN be traced back to earth, be it an item or word, I have placed it on my encyclopedia. Feel free to peruse! www.moonproductions.com/Fantasy/Gor (http://www.moonproductions.com/Fantasy/Gor)
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Okay, I'm scraping the bottom of the mental barrel, here -- the holidays have quite taken my brain away...
What is the Death Squad?
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Okay, here's a hint: Because of this Death Squad, Tarl Cabot made a journey into the Barrens to warn the squad's intended victim.
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doesn't this have somethin to do with One Ear?? (( can't remember what those big furry creatures are called..))
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close - Half-Ear! -grins- Keep going, chanz, you're on the right track!
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lol yep figured that out after I had posted... Kur... they were either working with the ones in the steel transports and that female who thought she was the leader.. ** boy did she find out different... grins** umm weren't they in the mountains or desserts.. I know it was purty hard for any to find them as they could activate some kind of invisable thing or they blended in with the surroundings.. (( sorry doing the workin out while typing thing))... ok I give up.. next>>>>>lllloooolllll
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You're kinda-sorta hitting on the plot that LEAD to the Death Squad being sent. LOL I'll give it to you!
The Kurii, led by Zarendargar aka Half-Ear, set up a stronghold in the Arctic, a giant metal fortress in the center of the frozen ocean which the Innuit called "The mountain (ice berg) that does not move." The stronghold was to be the center of the Kurii invasion. To maintain secrecy, they intended to drive the Innuit from the region by preventing the migration of a huge herd of tabuk (hell if I can remember what the herd was named, now!), thus starving the Innuit into relocating.
Word of the missing tabuk herd and the ice berg that didn't move got back to Samos, the agent of Priest-Kings and Tarl Cabot's friend, and so of course Tarl went to investigate. No sooner did he get to the North than he....
... soon met the female who thought she was the leader -- SHE was directing the construction efforts of a huge wall that was keeping the tabuk from crossing the ice. Tarl had been drugged and abducted, along with other men, and forced to help build this barrier wall. Then an Innuit man, Imnak, and another of his friends, Rim, helped him overthrow the guards and breech the wall, allowing the herd through...
... and of course Tarl enslaved that woman who thought she was in charge, and renamed her Aubrey because Sidney was not a proper woman's name... Then he went on to save the day when he found and destroyed the Kurii compound, preventing the invasion...
... but not before he actually befriended Zarendargar, whom he believed died in the explosion...
... when really Zarendargar, Half-Ear, had fled to the Barrens. Because Zarendargar failed in his mission, the Kur sent a Death Squad after him, and Tarl went to warn Half-Ear.
It's a looong plot line that takes place over three books, I don't blame you for being fuzzy on it all!
Your go!
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Herd of Tancred ... and the Kurii were feeding off that herd -winks-
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That's the one!!!! Thank-you, my a-s!
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sakes you lots... well considering that I am doing most of tis from memory that is a good thing...lol proves it still works .... well sorta..lol
ok am gonna think hard on this for a question...
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Still thinking?
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what does the colours mean not only in the silks but the scars do they have any corrilation???
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white silk..................virgin
yellow silk.................been used
red silk.....................hot and horny kajira
scars
Red..............Courage
Camp................Purple
Trusted.............Yellow
Askai ................Blue
Council..................Lime
Ubar...............Green
Weapons Master............gray
Sa-Clan...................light blue
Dragon Brotherhood(only in MTC)redish brown like earth
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From a by-the-books Gorean standpoint, a slave girl may wear any color silk that her owner desires -- purple, pink, blue, flowered, striped -- with absolutely no meaning other than aesthetic value. Perhaps the girl is extremely petite, and the floral pattern makes her seem even more feminine and delicate; perhaps she has a bold personality, and the stripes further catch the eye; perhaps she is olive skinned and dark-haired, and a pale color will set off a fine contrast.
Of course, there are also the terms "red silk" and "white silk" which indicate a non-virgin vs. a virgin. Symbolically, white is innocent, red the color of virginal blood.
In contrast, the only Scar mentioned specially in Nomads was the red Courage Scar; Tarl was unable to "read" the meanings of the other colors -- the blue, yellow, black... In this context, the red seems reminiscent of blood spilled in battle, perhaps even a cultural carryover from the Caste color of the Warriors of the cities.
Aside from the red=blood connection, which is a very slight and conjectured connection, I see no relationship to the two, at all.
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From a by-the-books Gorean standpoint, a slave girl may wear any color silk that her owner desires -- purple, pink, blue, flowered, striped -- with absolutely no meaning other than aesthetic value.
Depending on the city, purple was frowned up because purple is the color denoting Priest-Kings (and the color of "clothing" slaves in the Sardar wore. Too, slavers houses generally dressed their slaves in striped tunics. As a general rule, slaves were not usually dressed in silks unless in attendance at a banquet, or dancing.
In contrast, the only Scar mentioned specially in Nomads was the red Courage Scar; Tarl was unable to "read" the meanings of the other colors -- the blue, yellow, black... In this context, the red seems reminiscent of blood spilled in battle, perhaps even a cultural carryover from the Caste color of the Warriors of the cities.
Scars like "Camp", "Trusted", "Council", "Sa-Clan", et al, are all onlinisms. As you said, only the Courage Scar was mentioned as to its name and meaning; likely the other scars were not of real import with the need to be known. Black could have denoted death (first kill?) like counting coup for the Savages.
Aside from the red=blood connection, which is a very slight and conjectured connection, I see no relationship to the two, at all.
Considering that Wagon Peoples do not ordinarily dress their slaves in silks -- but rather the curla, chatka, and kalmak -- there would be no intentional correlation at all!
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Oops! I had forgotten about the mention in Book Three of slaves not usually being dressed in purple, and about the purple plastic tunics of the Muls of the Preist-Kings! I just threw purple out there at random; green, I should have said. And yep, I was thinking more of dancing silks and specialty costumes worn of an evening when entertaining, than the tunics that would have been worn during the day, when a slave was working.
As for the last point I made -- I was meaning a possible connection between the red of the Courage Scar and the red of the "red silk" categorization, both having something to do with blood. Between actual red silken garments and the red of the curla and koora, I saw no correlation at all!
But then, I wasn't really sure quite what the question was asking, whether from an onlinism standpoint (one of those examine-the-onlinism sort of fun things) or from a Gorean one. When in doubt, I go with what the books tell me! -grins-
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kadi went with what she learned in camp, didnt think about looking in the books
good ones sisters
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kadi went with what she learned in camp, didnt think about looking in the books
good ones sisters
A girl has not learned correctly. The scar codes and such for MTC were created for role play. They are nor were they ever passed off a being found in the books. I shall be speaking with a girl's Mistress regarding a girl's knowledge.
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a girl knows only the red scar was talked about in the books she was talking about onlinism which is what she took duckys question to mean, her mistake she is sorry
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as to the confussion... i did not specify should it be on line or in book.. but to be honest the scars and the silk colours are simalar... but they are for on line only that is what I learned I could be mistaken.. I will bow to the Masters decistion on this one ** but I belive that the first responce was correct**
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as to the confussion... i did not specify should it be on line or in book.. but to be honest the scars and the silk colours are simalar... but they are for on line only that is what I learned I could be mistaken.. I will bow to the Masters decistion on this one ** but I belive that the first responce was correct**
Then proceed along that line.
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what is black, has eighty legs and eats gold
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Black Sleen; the ship of Thorguard of Scagnar
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ai Mistress You are right Your go
he did much better, I might mention, in the riddle guessing; but not well enough to win; he missed the following riddle "What is black, has eighty legs and eats gold?" the answer, though it might not seem obvious, was Black Sleen, the ship of Thorgard of Scagnar; the Forkbeard's answer had been Black Shark, the legendary ship of Torvald, reputed dis-coverer and first Jarl of Torvaldsland
Marauders of Gor page 167
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Two part question... meaning you have to answer both questions to move on... ~grins~
What are the two most common sleen that are trained?
What is the length of both?
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Perhaps you are thinking of the Prairie sleen of the Wagon Peoples, which is tawny-colored and 7-9 feet long, and the Gray sleen, considered the finest of all hunters and thus quite useful for tracking slaves and escaped figutives, which is 20 feet long?
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~shakes my head~ you got one right on both accounts... but it's not the gray sleen...
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Hunting Sleen and is 20 feet long
Prairie Sleen and is 7 feet long
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nope, it's not hunting sleens either...
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the parie sleen, which is around 7 ft in length, and the forest sleen (which can be brown or black), which can be up to 20 ft in length.
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ok...i looked this up cause the blonde brain is sometimes a little muddled~lol~
on the WoG site http://www.worldofgor.com/ref/ref_mammals.asp (http://www.worldofgor.com/ref/ref_mammals.asp)...there is this quote~
There are many varieties of sleen, and most varieties can be, to one extent or another, domesticated. The two most common sorts of trained sleen are the smaller, tawny prairie sleen, and the large, brown or black forest sleen, sometimes attaining a length of twenty feet. In the north, I am told the snow sleen has been domesticated. The sleen is a dangerous and fairly common animal on Gor, which has adapted itself to a variety of environments. There is even an aquatic variety, called the sea sleen, which is one of the swiftest and most dreaded beasts in the sea....
Sleen are used for a multitude of purposes on Gor, but most commonly they are used for herding, tracking, guarding and patrolling. The verr and the bosk are the most common animals herded; tabuk and slave girls are the most common animals tracked; the uses to which the sleen is put to guarding and patrolling are innumerable; it is used to secure borders, to prowl walls and protect camps; it may run loose in the streets after curfews....
---Slave Girl of Gor, 8:185-186
and then under Forest Sleen~
Sleen, Forest
Usually brown or black in color, and measure up to 20 feet in length. They are seen used as 'hunting sleen' for the tracking of game or men.
~scrunchin up my face~...not trying to be a smart ass...was just thinking kadi used the term hunting sleen meaning forest sleen (which is what was tickling my fuzzified brain)
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~nods and smiles at lure~ yuppers.. those are the correct two... ~grins~ you're up next, lure
~edits to add~
yes, kadi used hunting sleens as her answer, but it wasn't what I was going for... as that isn't the correct name of the sleen.... ~winks~
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thank You Mistress~ss
hrmmm...
it is common knowledge that slaves are belled for various reasons, but would a Free Woman ever be belled? if so...why?
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Actually, yes! Free women of the Tahari sometimes wore walking chains on which was hung a single bell. These chains ensured a measured, graceful stride, and the chiming of the single bell advertised that the woman was a virgin and suitable for Companionship. These bells can be differentiated from that worn upon the ankle chains of the slave girl by the tone.
Free women, in the Tahari, incidentally, usually, when out of their houses, also measure their stride. Some fasten their own ankles together with silken thongs. Some dare even the chain, though they retain its key. Free girls, not yet companions, but of an age appropriate for the companionship, sometimes signal their availability to possible swains by belling their left ankles with a single "virgin bell." The note of this bell, which is bright and clear, is easily distinguished from those of the degrading, sensual bells of the slave.--Tribesman of Gor, 44-45
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yup yup!
you're up~s
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What piece of slave livery do girls of Corcyrus wear that is not used in most other cities on Gor? There are two possible, similar names for this item.
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if memory serves me right...that would be a collar stocking, otherwise known as a collar sleeve
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Right you are! Excellent memory, lure!
Your go!
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~lol~...it stuck out in my mind because it was the only way a kajira wore stockings :)
with migration freshly finished (and still a bit on my mind)...
what are two things that Tuchuk does not trade with Turia?
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i would say bosk and slaves
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kind of kadi....can you be just a little more specific please?
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live bosk and slaves that where of the city
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WOOT!!
you got it hon....nicely done~beams~
you're up~s
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kadi your turn...
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come on kadi, it's your turn...
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sorry for holding this up
What caste do lawyers belong to?
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That of the Scribes.
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its yours thalia sis
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In Assassin of Gor, there is a scene in which the human agents of the Kurii, who are also employed by the Slave House of Cernus, unpack crates of guns as well as the usual kidnapped Earth girls. One of the men, recognizing the guns as technology forbidden by Priest-Kings, gets nervous. By what name does the gun-bearer call the weapons, to alleviate his nervous buddy's worries?
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Since there are no takers on this one, let me rephrase:
By what common Gorean weapon name did the Kur agent call the shotgun to convince his clueless buddy that the PKs wouldn't have a problem with it?
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crossbow
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YEP! -beams- your go!
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-bumps- Your go, kadi.
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how far does the Skerry of Vars rise from the water
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"The Skerry of Vars is roughly a hundred foot, Gorean, square. It is rough, but, on the whole, flat. It rises some fifteen to twenty feet from the water. It is grayish rock, bleak, upthrust, igneous, forbidding."--Marauders of Gor, 271
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yep its yours
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A two parter: What is the Torvaldsmark, and how does this relate to the Torvaldsburg?
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the mark of the Torvaldsmark is a rune of the old tongue
it relates to the Torvaldsburg cos it was said that the mark led to Torvalds chamber where he was barried, and where the war arrow was got from (i think)
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Yep yep! Your go, kadi!
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-bumps-
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sorry will get to this tonight
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-bumps again, with a smile-
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Red Hunters marked their ownership of a slave by what means?
Raz
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with leather strings knotted in sets of four (which they used as collars), it is the pattern of the knots that are used to identify the Master of the beast.
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this would be bondage strings intricately knotted set of four leather strings that is similar to a collar.
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-snap- wasn't fast enough
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LMAO...lure, you got it first...Have at.
Next time sinn.
Raz
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woots!
sorry sinn~s
what are known as "tantalizers"?
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A display cage for a slave to be displayed to "tantalize" frees to buy her as well as prevent then from stealing her. From Witness of Gor.
Raz
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tantalizers were display cages
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gives up lol you two go
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You got it Master! You're up~s
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This is a two parter.
Most Goreans would prefer traveling by way of springless wagons rather than what other method and for what reason?
Raz
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springless wagons were transportation wagons that charged fees... the answer it the leather-slung fee cart because of the relative comfort of its ride couldn't out weigh the motion sickness that the swaying caused.
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On the money, have at.
Raz
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-dances around- 2 parter
where would you find this animal.. that is blind...and what kinda animal is it?
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There were blind salamanders that lived in the underwater pits of the Klima Salt Mine, in the Tahari. There were also strange, eyeless fish known as lelts that had strange tendrils on the sides of their heads by which they felt their way around.
"...among the lelts, too, were, here and there, tiny salamanders, they, too, white and blind."--Tribesmen of Gor, 16:247
Otherwise, I don't have enough to go on to conjecture an answer. I can't remember if salt sharks were also blind, or not. Bat-like creatures known as varts guide themselves by sound waves bounding off objects, but I've never read that they were actually blind; I would assume they are simply near-sighted.
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Salt Sharks of the brine pits were indicated to be "eyeless" or "dark-adapted" according to Tribesman of Gor so you are on the right track with that. The rest of your answer looks to be on the money as well Thalia.
Raz
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yes Mistress it was the salamanders your it!!
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-eyes twinkling- Thank-you, Master! And sinnocent -- I'm a mere slave, just like you; my Master simply wishes my name capped as slave names were in the books of Gor. -winks- I don't think I'd ever be cut out for the free woman gig! I'd call someone Master by accident, and *click*! -g-
Hmmm... -ponders-
How are the Urt People able to travel with large "herds" or "packs" of urts without being eaten; and how does Tarl use this knowledge to his advantage?
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Urt people would walk in a bent over manner, sometimes in a hurried state with its head moving side to side, imitatingly like an urt or scavenger, even so far as to make hissing squeals like them and keeping the pack odor on them. The "pack odor" is what allowed them to travel in the herd or pack. This is how it traveled in the large migratory packs inconspicuously. Tarl Cabot used this to his advantage by taking on of the urts he had killed and cut and ripped at its pelt, wrapping it about his waist and traveled through the pack to make his escape, and finally holding the pelt between himself and the pack leader till he was clear of the pack. The pelt held the pack odor.
Raz
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A very complete and thorough answer, Master - your go!
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Goreans are supposed to visit the Sardar Mountains for what reason and by when?
Raz
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whether male or female, in honor of the Priest-Kings, at least once in his life, prior to his twenty-fifth year.
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Yep, your go.
Raz
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thank you Master
What or Who is the "Ox" on which the Home Stone rests?
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the Cast of Peasants
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very good
Even the Caste of Peasants regarded itself as the "Ox on which the Home Stone Rests" and could seldom be encouraged to leave their narrow strips of land, which they and their fathers before them had owned and made fruitful.
---Outlaw of Gor, 8:66
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thank you sinn~s
what wine is so rare, it seems to be known about only through rumor and if by chance and connection it were found...a single bottle would be so expensive, supposedly it's cost could purchase a city?
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The Rare Falarian Wine
Raz
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aye Master...Your go~s
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Name the ways to get the stabilization serum and the effects they may have.
Raz
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the serum itself can be obtained through the caste of physicians(who developed the serums by looking at aging like it was a disease), and it is giving to any and all people when they first come to Gor in a series of four painful shots (even if they were fortunate to have been born to someone who had already been treated, some might still need to receive the shots). once inoculated, the serums change the structure of the of the DNA to slow down or virtually stop the deterioration of the human body.
The Stabilization Serums, which are regarded as the right of all human beings, be they civilized or barbarian, friend or enemy, are administered in a series of injections, and the effect is, incredibly, an eventual, gradual transformation of certain genetic structures, resulting in indefinite cell replacement without pattern deterioration. These genetic alterations. moreover, are commonly capable of being transmitted. For example, though I received the series of injections when first I came to Gor many years ago I had been told by Physicians that they might, in my case, have been unnecessary, for I was the child of parents who, though of Earth, had been of Gor, and had received the serums. But different human beings respond differently to the Stabilization Serums, and the Serums are more effective with some than with others. With some the effect lasts indefinitely, with others it wears off after but a few hundred years, with some the effect does not occur at all, with others, tragically, the effect is not to stabilize the pattern but to hasten its degeneration. The odds, however, are in the favor of the recipient, and there are few Goreans who, if it seems they need the Serum’s, do not avail themselves of them.
Assassins of Gor - 30
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Aye, on the money. Your go hun.
Raz
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why is the Cartius River so named?
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Due to the direction it lies from Ar.
Raz
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yep, You got it~s
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There is a city, within a nearby lake are stone statues of the torsos and heads of black men, carrying spears and shields. What is the name of the lake?
Raz
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located in the NE corner of the Schendi rain forest, it is the source of the great river Ua. Originally named Lake Bila Haruma for the explorer who discovered it, the name was changed at the great explorer's request by Tarl Cabot to Lake Shaba.
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Good deal.
Your go.
Raz
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in the language of the red savages, what is the word for dung?
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Is it Cesli, or is it Cespu? I know one is dung and the other is wart.
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lol...right on both counts, funny thing is you even have them in order, cesli is dung and cespu is wart
you're up hon~ss
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lure, pick up where it was left off. It's been nearly 10 days.
Raz
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aye Master~s
Where is the Ax Glacier?
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North, far north. A glacier spilling forth between two mountains of stone towards the seas looking like the spreading form of an ax.
Raz
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correct again...Your go~s
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There is a caste of goreans that unlike most, do not carry pouches. Name the Caste.
Raz
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is the the Assassins? the black caste?
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Is it the Artisans who have pockets, to carry their supplies and such? Going out on a limb, here... definitely didn't look it up!
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Shoko is right.
Have at.
Raz
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-grins- Actually, we're both right.
"Many Goreans, particularly those of low caste, on errands and such, carry a coin or coins in their mouths. Most Gorean garments, a notable exception being those of artisans, lack pockets.--" RENEGADES OF GOR, 23
Of course, those of the artisans can encompass several possible Castes and sub-Castes -- those of the basket weavers, those of the potters, and so on.
By contrast, the Assassins have pockets on their belts, rather than within their garments.
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Pockets is one thing, I said pouches. So, technically, no, you are not both right. Though they are related and can be considered a bag for carrying, there is a difference.
Pocket -
1 a: a small bag carried by a person : purse b: a small bag that is sewed or inserted in a garment so that it is open at the top or side <coat pocket>
Pouch -
1: a small drawstring bag carried on the person
2 a: a bag of small or moderate size for storing or transporting goods ; specifically : a lockable bag for first-class mail or diplomatic dispatches bchiefly Scottish : pocket
Raz
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what is against the codes of the warrior .... but.... was normally seen as a womans weapon?
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ahhhh poison Mistress ?
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Perfect dakota!
your go
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Master - Ah, now I see the distinction, thanks!
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Since this game went dormant, I will start it back up again with the following question...
What board game is played by 2 people and has 9 pieces?
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Since this game went dormant, I will start it back up again with the following question...
What board game is played by 2 people and has 9 pieces?
Zar
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Yuppers... you are up next... ~grins~
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What great banded serpentine constrictor is native only to certain areas of the forest?
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a hith?
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Hiths are found in many places. Specifically, the great banded, horned hith is the most feared constrictor but is only native to certain areas of the Great Forests.
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learn something new everyday *smiles*
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a hith?
Have at Hippie (f) :-* ;)
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hhmmm...need to think for a few....be back.
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okay...I've only recently started reading the series & I know this is an easy one, but here goes any way...
What was Vella's earth name?
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Elizabeth Cardwell.
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What is the death of blood and sea ?
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If a man is killed in fair combat, and is allowed to see Thassa (the sea) before he dies, all his property becomes that of the winning man. local law - Port Kar
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Very good. You're up.
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Thanks
What is "The Theory of the Sun Shield?"
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The sun (central fire) shields Gor from earth and earth from Gor while maintaining the same orbit.
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wow... keeps reading *smiles*
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your turn, Rags.. :)
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What color is nearly invisible on the Thassa and to what types of people is this color associated with on the Thassa?
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Green, and the color is the color of pirates. Yarrrrrr !
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LOL Yuppers
Have at!
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What activity that occurs during the Twelfth Passage Hand allows free women a legitimate reason to flirt ?
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Is it... Carnival Kajuralia?
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It is an activity that occurs during Carnival, yes, but Kajuralia is for the slaves. This activity is for the free women.
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Oh. The Game of Favors..
In short, the game of favors permits free women, in a socially acceptable context, by symbolic transformation, to assuage their sexual needs to at least some small extent, and, in some cases, if they wish, to make advances to interesting males." — Players of Gor, pages 44-45.
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Yuppers ! You're up. =)
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What was in the golden egg that Tarl Cabot wished to retrieve from the Tuchuks?
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What was in the golden egg that Tarl Cabot wished to retrieve from the Tuchuks?
The potential for a seriously nasty omelet!!! LOL
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A Priest-King. (I'm still reading Nomads. lol.)
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Technically.. yes, Poppa.. But why?
Sorry, Salem, keep reading!
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The fake egg or the real one ?
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There's only one golden egg.
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was this not something to do with Minsk ( sorry spellin and really bad memory..lol)
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The Priest King was Tarls Friend, and sent him after the golden egg. So yes, in a way it has something to do with him.
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female priest king (queen) which was needed to mate with the male priest king that was kept hidden in the nest, the female was to became the new nest mother
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Uhm. Let me clarify, because some are confused. I want to know what was in the GOLDEN EGG in Nomads of Gor.
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the dead body of an unborn tharlarion.
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There we go! You're up kadi!
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sorry its took so long to get this done
what is the name of Bosk of Port Kar Flag Ship and what kind of ship was it
the two answers are in book six
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Dorna of Tharna and it was a flagship
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first part is right what kind of ship was she
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Will check on this tomorrow, am barely online right now as it is...
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'Dorna' was the flagship of 'Bosk of Port Kar', and she was a 'tarn ship', this girl believes.
amanda
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yep heart its your go xxxx
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hugs her 'heart'...xoxoxoxo
thank you, sis, i hoped i had that one right.
what three questions did Kamchak always ask His Ubar?
amanda
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gonna have to go with the traditional Tuchuk greeting between Free, though thats not really 3 questions...
How are the bosk?
(As well as may be expected)
Are the quivas sharp?
(One tries to keep them so)
It is important to keep the axles of the wagons greased.
(Yes, I believe so)
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you got it right, lure...hugs...
your turn.
amanda
:D :D :D
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~laughs~...thank you amanda...good question!
okies...
there are many types of Brotherhood mentionted in the books and just as many rituals to reinforce that fact. according to the books, how is Brotherhood shown (or extended) by the Men of Torvaldsland and the Men of the Tahari?
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the Men show Their Brotherhood by sharing salt, a very precious commodity, usually by licking it off of the backs of each others wrists.
is this correct?
amanda
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very good amanda!!
your go hon~s
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Just jumping here to get this going again...
Name three important females that Tarl Cabot was involved with on Gor
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Bumps this up
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okay...since Tgol bumped this up I'm going to give it a shot.
Elizabeth Cardwell, Talena, Verna
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Well done, Hippie.....It's your turn now
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Yeah......I'm learning a little
What was the name of the informant on Tarl's chain when he was sentenced to the mines of Tharna?
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Ost
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Yep...Your turn Amber.
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Woot!
What type of wood is preferred for the making of a long bow?
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Ka-la-na wood?
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Yup yup, your go, lure!
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who was it that had never learned to dance because she "just never planned on becoming a slave."?
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Aphris of Turia, who becomes Kamchak's slave after the Love Wars....
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aye Master, that would be correct~s
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Dang, I knew that one.
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Who was the outlaw that went with Tarl into the Northern Forests and what did tina the thief steal from him in Lydius?
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~bumping this one up~
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Anyone???? Anyone at all???
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uhh...'carl the lame'...and tina stole His virginity?
this was a guess...i hope i got at least part of it tight.
amanda
:D :D :D
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*LOL* not even close, hun...but the try was worth a good laugh
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was the outlaws name 'Rim'?
is the rest of the answer found in 'Hunters of Gor?'
this girl doesn't have that book yet.
amanda
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Right book, hun but wrong outlaw....
:) ;)
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ahhhhhhh....
this girl will order the book from Amazon...be back, later...
amanda
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As no one answers, I shall...
Before a girl decides to buy and read book 8 before book 4 the answer a girl was looking for is Arn and he had his purse of gold stolen from him in a tavern in Lydius by Tina.
Raz
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Alright, Raz....It's your turn then....
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Tarl Cabot gambled the spear when Tolnus, Conrad, Hakimba and Kamchak all charged him. Due to his courage each man wanted to fight him. They decided who would by the falling of the lance. In which direction did the men circle the lance?
Amber and familure may not answer.
Raz
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-feels the love and slinks back out-
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Master, this girl would believe that the four Ubars rode their mounts clockwise.
"Then, slowly, the four riders began to walk their mounts about the lance, watching it, right hands free to seize it should it begin to fall". (Nomads, pg 21).
this seems, to this girl, to make sense, the four Ubars would be slightly leaning to their right, and therefore traveling in a clockwise direction.
thank You, Master, for providing the answer above, and setting out a new question. this girl hopes she got it right.
amanda
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Sometimes the devil is in the details. Remember that next time you answer for normally I wold tell you that you were wrong. The reason why?
Look at your answer and remember to read the book. I say read the book because if you did, then you would know why you did not get it right. Your answer is two parts wrong, one part right.
Can anyone tell me why?
Raz
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Such quickness and daring to try and answer why this answer would be two parts wrong and only one part right.
Yes, they traveled in a clockwise circle around the lance. What was the two parts wrong?
Master, this girl would believe that the four Ubars rode their mounts clockwise.
First part...."Ubars"...I gave names...were they Ubars? No.
Second part..."rode their mounts"...technically, yes they were mounted, but they were walking their mounts.
It is easier to just answer the question. If you want to give details just make sure you are correct in all of it. When you give extra, that can sometimes cause you to loose points. Tests and trivia like these simply want answers.
But, all in all, good job for figuring out the direction of travel.
Raz
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thank You, Master, for the instruction.
amanda
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this girl did believe that the four riders were all Ubars, Master, for the following reason.
"I heard Harold say, 'it is Tolnus". "Of course", said Kamchak. "It had to have been the Ubar of the Paravaci-for who else could have sent their riders against the Tuchuk wagons, who else could have promised a mercenary tarnsman half the bosk and gold and women of the wagons of the Paravaci?
I was only dimly aware of their conversation. I recalled Tolnus, for he had been one of the four Ubars of the Wagon Peoples, whom I, unknowing, had met when first I came to the Plains of Turia, to the land of the Wagon Peoples. (Nomads, page 333).
although, technically, at that time Kamchak was not the 'open' Ubar of the Tuchuk, that honor was with Kutaituchuk. was that part of the mistake in this girls answer?
again, this girl thanks You for Your instruction.
amanda
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heart one thing you need to learn is a Master is always right (even if He wrong) remember that and you will get on great,
hugs and kissesssssssssssssssssssssss
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xoxoxoxo...heart! i hope that you are well.
i know that the Master is right, heart, this girl is not intending, or trying, to challenge or debate Him. she just wanted to more fully understand one of the parts of the question that she got wrong.
this girl has found, during her life, that understanding why, or how, she has given a wrong answer is often much more educational than getting an answer correct.
but, if this is seen as being displeasing, she will stop, immediately. thank you for your help, i hope to see you soon.
amanda
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heart there is ways and means, by doing it in the open youu looked like you where saying the Master was wrong, it would be better to have done it in im through the boards kadi not saying dont ask questions hun but there is ways and means of doing so, kadi learned that the hard way.
hugs and kisses heart xxxxxxxxxxx
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The devil is once again in the details.
If one part of your answer is wrong is it not the whole answer that is wrong?
In school, when you answer a question but only get it partially right, depending on your teacher you might get partial credit. There is no partial creadit as your answer was....
Master, this girl would believe that the four Ubars rode their mounts clockwise.
As well, I did tell you...
If you want to give details just make sure you are correct in all of it.
Read. ALL of it, not just part of it. As you read at the beginning of the book, did you know all were Ubars? Kamchak was not the Ubar at the time was he? Were you correct in your answer by stating he was the Tuchuk Ubar? Thats like saying Tarl Cabot beat Pa-Kur at the beginning of Tarnsmen, but you wouldnt know that would you? This isnt law school, nor is it a courtroom. I do not need your justification, explanation, or reasoning. A question is asked and either you give me the answer as it pertains to the question or you dont. There is no partial credit, half credit, or extra credit. Im not Alex Trebek and this isnt jeopardy where you can get half a question right and expect to get all your money. Wrong is wrong. Doesnt matter how you try to word it, explain it or prove it. You are simply overruled, another outburst and I will hold you in contempt of this court. I suppose you might understand this in that manner?
I gave you names of men on kaiila that met Tarl Cabot on the plains. The question was which direction did they circle the lance. The answer only needed to pertain to the direction. Nothing further, nothing more. Clockwise or counterclockwise...to the right or to the left. Easy enough. You are overthinking, overcompensating and only digging a further hole for yourself.
Careful where you tread as you do walk a fine line on asking for instruction and debating. It wouldnt be the first time Ive locked horns with a "trial lawyer" and shut them down. You would be surprised at the level of logic that can be used by many on these boards and in Gor.
Your answer on the 30th was all that was required yet you spent an extra two days before trying to give me your reasoning. Bad judgement call. Your case is dismissed amanda, get out of my court.
Move on with the trivia and provide the next one or wait till another is posted.
Raziel
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thank you for your ruling, Master, it was very informative. this girl has dismissed her case, with prejudice.
amanda
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when Tarl Cabot and Kamchak went to the covered enclosure to watch a dance, what kind of dance was it? and what amusing event occurred as Tarl Cabot returned with the bottle of paga?
amanda
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the wench from Port Kar danced the chain dance and while coming back with the paga, Tarl stepped on a Tuchuk who said "Forgive me for sitting where you are stepping" as Tarl stumbled back across the enclosure.
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You were correct in both answers, Master. thank You for replying to this girls attempt.
(beams at You).
amanda
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When Tarl came into the Camp, what was Kamchak's reasoning for the slave to be belled and where did she sleep?
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her Master didnt trust her and at the bottom of his feet chained to a ring in the floor
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You are half right, kadi.....Kamchak told Tarl where the belled slave slept at night....where was it?
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at night, the belled slave was chained underneath her Master's wagon.
amanda
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that's a girl.....you're up again, amanda
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Harold had a plan on how to invade Saphrar's compound. what was the plan, and what was the flaw in the plan?
amanda
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Just a longshot here......hide in the Pleasure Gardens....No escape plan.
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uh...not exactly, hippie...(hugs you and LOL)...Harold was a real tactition, He was not made an Oralu for nothing.
amanda
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He had planned on swimming back into the city through the Passage well, walke through the city in the darkness to hide their wetness, climb up to a roof across from the Gardens, enter and fly away with a wench on a tarn.....
Flaw: Harold did not know how to fly a tarn and they got caught after exiting the Passage Well by Saphrar's men
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close, very close, Master. but...(squirms)...not quite right. that was Harold's first great idea...He had another one, later.
amanda
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Are you referring to when they escaped from the Yellow Pool and hid in the flower tree as no one would think to look for them in the Pleasure Gardens and then slavenapped Hareena tossing her from Harold to Tarl and heading to the tarn keep and Harold still not able to fly a tarn nor secure Hareena to it....He also used Hareena to knock out the guard at the bottom of the ladder leading to the tarn cot and also used her to deal with the guard at the tarns themselves too...
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no, Master...
Harold said that the Tuchuk should gather their Tarn Cavalry, and bring warriors to the keep. The problem was...the Tuchuk didn't have a 'Tarn Cavalry'....they only had two tarns at the time. Harold did admit that his plan did have flaws.
Your turn, Master,
this one is 'sleen kibble'...she will not be posting here again.
(jumps up and kisses You)
be well, Master
amanda
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Why did Harold say that Hareena was not made First Stake at the Love Wars?
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~bumps this up~
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her teeth were not perfect...she had a space between two of them, between a canine and and the next one back, if i recall...
celeste
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well done, celeste...your turn
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thank You, Master.
(wiping eyes).
i will come back with one later tonight, or tomorrow.
celeste
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on Gor...there were very special girls raised...they were kept apart from society....
what was so different about them?
celeste
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~bumps this up~
celeste
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umm they were if from the Free I believe for the bride/honour games or were they for the intiants.. ** sorry spellin sucks**.. I think it was those that were mentioned in one of the first books if my memory is right.. something to do with the spider type persons... ???
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not quite, sis. let me give a hint...the girls were raised in domes.
celeste.
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they where raised by the priest kings to trap men, when they became of no more use they where shaved hairless thus becoming a mul of the nest
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not quite, heart...(hugs)...
these girls were raised by Women...for a special purpose...
celeste {CM}
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only other thing i can think of is that they where raised as passion slaves but did not know this, it was in the slavers house in assassions of gor, they never saw a man untill the day they where sold
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you got it, heart! (hugs). yes, they never even knew that they were women until they were sold.
your turn.
celeste {CM}
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what is a Harl Rings and how are they used
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They are a type of slave restraint. It consists of a metal ring that fastens around a girls ankle. The ring has a smaller welded ring on the back, and a chain on the front. The chain has a fastener that can be used in many ways. It can be attached to the ring of another girls Harl ring, or it can be attached to any other fastening. It can also be wound around a post, and then attached to the girls own ring, keeping her secured.
Leda
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yes Mistress its Your go :)
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bumps
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In their first, knowing encounter, Tarl Cabot impressed Marlenus of Ar.
What honor did Marlenus bestow upon Tarl?
Leda
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dedired him bread and salt?
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Ah, not quite, kadikins.
Hint: Tarl was not quite sure how to accept the honor.
(Huggles to heart)
Leda
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This has been on for a while, so I will answer it so we can move on.
Tarl was granted the honor of being given the death by tarns, rather than being impaled, after he showed great prowess in fighting by resisting the guards.
Here is another one.
What is said to have no caste?
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Gold
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That is correct, Taryn.
Your turn, now.
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When the bosk horns sound, what does a Tuchuk woman do? (I am looking for the quote)
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”When the bosk horns sound the women cover the fires and prepare the men’s weapons, bringing forth arrows and bows, and lances. The quivas are always in the saddle sheaths. The bosk are hitched up and the slaves, who might otherwise take advantage of the tumult, are chained.
“Then the women climb to the top of the high sides on the wagons and watch the war lanterns in the distance, reading them as well as the men. Seeing if the wagons must move, and in what direction.
”I heard a child screaming its disgust at being thrown in the wagon.”—Nomads, 175-176
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~smiles at kadi and nods~ yuppers, right on the money, hun.. your turn
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bumps this to see if this is still ongoing
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How many times did Tarl Cabot submit to a woman?
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Once that I recall, that being to Telima in Raiders.
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sorry i didnt get to this had other things on my mind
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Hey, heart...this is just a game...you need to focus on r/t issues.
Be well, sis...
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sorry i didnt get to this had other things on my mind
No worries. RT is first and always.
Was just checking on it as I am always interested in learning more and like to give trivia of my own so was wondering if this had been passed over. :)
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Go ahead and post one, Richard.
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What is the name of the Pit Master of Treve?
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The Tarsk...
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The Tarsk...
That is correct. :) Go ahead and post
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Which Tribe of the Red Savages would be most likely to trade with White Men?
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OK...it has been almost a month...I will answer my question so that the thread can move on.
The 'Dust Legs' Tribe of the Red Savages were most likely to trade with white people.