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THE CASTES OF GOR

The Gorean society is divided into Castes, which represent every profession or occupation. Its structure is usually definate, however, people can change their Caste. Castes are identified by their colors. All goreans belong to castes except three groups: slaves, outlaws and Priest-Kings.

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Five High Castes

excerpt from "Tarnsman of Gor" pg.62

....The ceiling was lit as if by stars, and the walls were of five colors, applied laterally, beginning from the bottom -- white, blue, yellow, green, and red colors. Benches of stone, on which the members of the Council sat, rose in five monumental tiers about the walls, one tier for each of the High Castes. These tiers shared the color of that portion of the wall behind them, the caste colors....

1) White Caste---Caste of Initiates (interpreters of the Priests-Kings)

2) Blue Caste----Caste of Scribes

3) Yellow Caste--Caste of Builders

4) Green Caste---Caste of Physicians

5) Red Caste-----Caste of Warriors

Lower Castes:

1) Assassin Caste----------Color Black

2) Wood Carriers Caste-----Color Brown & Black

3) Woodsmen Caste----------Color Brown & Black

4) Peasant Caste-----------Color Brown

5) Charcoal Makers Caste---Color Black & Gray

6) Tarn Keepers Caste------Color Gray & Green

7) Poets Caste-------------Color Aqua & Red

8) Singers Caste-----------Color Aqua & Red

9) Pot Makers Caste--------Color Brown/Green

10) Saddle Makers Caste----Color Tan (leather)

11) Metal Workers Caste----Color Steel Gray

12) Merchant Caste---------Color Gold & White

13) Slaver Caste-----------Color Blue & Yellow

14) Lighter Caste----------Color Striped Green White & Red

15) Players Caste----------Color Red and Yellow Checks

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