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-A- Afflicted, the: those plagued with Dar-Kosis Disease. "Finding this poor fellow in the Voltai, so far from the natural routes and fertile areas of Gor, I suspected he might have escaped, if that was possible, from one of the Pits. "What is your name?' I asked. "I am of the Afflicted," said the weird, cringing figure. "The Afflicted are dead. The dead are nameless." Tarnsman of Gor, page 151 ah-il: a unit of measure, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger Cloth is measured in the ah-il, which is the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and the ah-ral, which is ten ah-ils." Tribesmen of Gor, page 50 ahn: the Gorean hour, of which there are 20 in a Gorean day, which are numbered consecutively. The tenth Ahn is noon, the twentieth midnight. Each Ahn consists of forty Ehn, or minutes, and each Ehn of eighty Ihn, or seconds. That night, when our repast had been finished, and a clothed, bangled slave woman, the property of Farouk,
had rinsed our right hands with verminium water, poured over our hand, into a small,
swallow bowl of beaten copper, I drew forth from my robes a small, flat, closed Gorean
chronometer. It was squarish. I placed it in the hands of the boy, Achmed. He opened it. He
observed the tiny hands, moving. There are twenty hours, or Ahn, in the Gorean day. The hands of
the Gorean chronometers do not move as the hands of the clocks of the Earth. They turn in the
opposite direction. In that sense, they move counter clockwise. This chronometer, tooled in Ar,
was a fine one, sturdy, exact. It contained, too, a sweeping Ihn hand, with which the tiny Ihn could be
measured. The boy watched the hands. Such instruments were rare in the Tahari region. He
looked at me. "I continued to walk up the Street of the Writhing Slave. Such girls, now, as it was late, past the nineteenth Ahn, would surely, at least for the most part, be chained in their basement kennels, lying on their straw mats, trying to sleep, clutching their thin blankets about their nude bodies. Guardsman of Gor, page 144 ah-ral: a unit of measure and the ah-ral, which is ten ah-ils." Tribesmen of Gor, page 50 alarm bars: used to sound the alarm of impending danger. "An alarm bar a hollow metal tube struck by hammers, began to ring in frenzy."
Tarnsman of Gor, page 199 "Periodically the shrill notes of Alarm Bugles: would pierce the air, as forces from Ar emerged to do battle on the plains before the city." Tarnsman of Gor, page 177 al-ka: first letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'A' : a metal frame with rollers at the top and bottom and, pushing a button, spun the scroll to its opening mark, a
single sign. I nodded. The rest of it I did not need to be told. The expressions 'Al-Ka' and 'Ba-ta' are the first two letters of the Gorean Alphabet. In effect these men had no names, but were simply known as Slave A and B. Priest-Kings of Gor, page 94 "I was taught the alphabet with beginning Al-Ka," smiled Samos. Over forty percent of the language consists of the first five letters I mentioned, Eta, Tau, Al-Ka, Alars: a nomadic, wandering herds people, well known for their skill with the axe and the Alar sword; they travel in wagons. Mercenaries of Gor, page 43 Alars Axe: the favorite weapon of the Alars Warriors “An ax, a typical Alar ax, long-handled, armed with its heavy iron blade, was handed to the girl.” Mercenaries of Gor, page 54 “Among them was the heavy, single-bladed Alar war ax.” Mercenaries of Gor, page 71 “She tried again to lift the ax, and then, again, lowered it, until she held it before her, as she had before, with difficulty, with both hands, her hands separated well on the handle.” Mercenaries of Gor, page 57
alcove: a small room in a tavern, in which a master uses a slave for his pleasure. She looked at me, agonized. She rose to her feet and, scarcely able to move, numbly, went to the alcove. She could not bring herself to enter, through the red curtains. I took her by the left arm and thrust her within, onto the furs at my feet. I then turned about and drew shut the curtains, hooking them shut. I then turned to face her. She sat, numbly, on the furs, her knees drawn up. I took the ankle ring and chain which lay at the right corner of the alcove, as you enter. the chain is about a yard long and runs to a ring bolted in the floor. There are similar chains in the floor, opposite the red curtains. In the left handed corner of the room, as you enter, of course, on its chain, is another ankle ring. At the far corners of the room, of course, the chains terminate with wrist rings. In the centre of the wall, near the floor, opposite the curtains, the chain terminates with a collar there are provisions for lengthening and shortening the chains. All these devices work from locks, answering to a common key, which hangs high on the wall, toward the back and left, as you enter. Needless to say that key cannot be reached by the prisoner if even one of the chains is fastened upon her. Near that common key, which hangs on a peg, there is a second peg. From the second peg hangs a slave whip. Explorers of Gor. page 174 When one brings a girl to an alcove one may keep her there for most practical purposes for as long as one wishes. She is yours, for most practical purposes, until one chooses to reopen the curtains. After the tavern is closed n attendant will let you out and, taking charge of the girl, see that she is properly chained at her ring by the girl wall or kennelled. Rogue of Gor, page. 20 The alcove, with its enclosing, curved walls, was only about four feet high and five feet wide. It was lit by one small lamp set in a niche in the wall. It was lined with red silk, and floored with love furs and cushions, the furs being better then some six to eight inches deep. Explorers of Gor, pages 173-174 I rose to my feet and placed two copper tarsks on the table. I went to the girl and, with the side of my foot, kicked her, "Get to the alcove," I told her. "Yes, Master," she said, and she scrambled up, hurrying with a rustle of jewelry and bells to a leather curtained alcove. There was more Gorean applause as I followed her and, turning, from the inside, drew shut the curtains of the alcove. When I had buckled them shut from the inside I turned to face the girl. She knelt in the position of the pleasure slave, back in the alcove, on the scarlet furs, in the light of the small lamp. I looked about. there were some chains in the alcove, and a coil of rope, and a whip. "If Master desires special equipment," she said, "it will be provided by Busebius." There is more then enough here to tame you," I said. Rogue of Gor, page 13 ale: mentioned in the books, thou not described it is assumed that the words ale and mead are interchangeable. (see Mead for description). It is served in a tankard, horn, or a kantharos. Stored in a barrels or vats. The Forkbeard himself now, from a wooden keg, poured a great tankard of ale, which must have been of the measure of five gallons. Over this he then closed his fist. It was the sign of the hammer, the sign of Thor. The tankard then, with two great bronze
handles, was passed from hands to hands among the rowers. The men threw back
their heads and, the liquid spilling down their bodies, drank ale. It was the
victory ale. All Comrades: a warrior society of the Kaiila tribe of Red Savages; a.k.a. the Fighting Hearts. Savages of Gor, page 314 altron: a letter of the Gorean Alphabet: Eta, for example, occurs two hundred times more frequently in the language than Altron. Slave Girl of Gor, page 384
Amusements of Tharna: an event of sorts put on in the city of Tharna where prisoners of Tharna are put through rigorous contests for the amusements of the Women of the city, its beginning signified by the dropping of a golden scarf by the Tatrix. "The golden scarf fluttered to the sands of the arena and the Tatrix resumed her throne, reclining upon its cushions. The voice speaking through the trumpet said, "Let the Amusements of Tharna begin." Outlaw of Gor, page 111 Anango: a large island not far from Schendi. It is similar in some respects to 18th century Jamaica on Earth. Reputed to be the home of mythical "black wizards" though in actuality there is no magic on Gor. 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 Goreans, 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." Players of Gor page 130 - 131 Dawn, Daylight Blood Brothers of Gor page 47 Anptaniya: the breath of day Blood Brothers of Gor page 47 ankle bar: a bar to which a chain from a metal ring placed around the ankle of a slave, can be secured. One ankle ring is closed on the girl's ankle, the chain passed about the bar and then, on the other ankle, the second ankle ring is closed, securing the slave. "One of the wagons had an ankle bar, and the other one was fitted with the ankle bar from Targo's damaged wagon, which he then abandoned and burned to the grass." Captive of Gor, page 65 ankle rack: device used to lock a girl's ankles, in wooden stockade fashion; girls who have been repeated runaways may be held in place to have their tendons cut or feet amputated. Explorers of Gor, page 68 ankle ring: a metal ring placed around the ankle of a slave to hook a chain too or secure them to a floor ring. "He also purchased certain articles of slavers' equipment, a display chain, various other sorts of chains, slave bracelets, ankle ring, neck collars, binding fibres, branding irons and whips." Captive of Gor., page 63 anteater: more than six varieties inhabit the rainforests of Schendi; the great spined anteater grows to 20 ft in length, feeds on white ants, or termites, breaking apart their towering nests of toughened clay with mighty claws, then darting it's 4 foot tongue, coated with saliva, drawing thousands into it's narrow, tube like mouth. "A great spined anteater, more than twenty feet in length shuffled about the edges of the cam. We saw its long thing tongue dart in and out of its mouth. The blond-haired barbarian crept closer to me. 'It is harmless' I said 'unless you cross its path or disturb heavily clawed forefeet, uttering and enraged whistling noise, clubbing and slashing, lacerating and eviscerate even a larl. It lived on the white ants and termites, of the vicinity, breaking apart their high, towering nests of toughened clay, some of them thirty-five feet in height, with its mighty claws, then darting its four-foot-long tongue , coated with adhesive saliva among the nests startled occupants, drawing thousands in a matter of moments, into its narrow, tube like, mouth. Explorers of Gor, page 293
amphora:: two handled narrow necked vessel with a pointed base, it is commonly buried overnight in the earth with only it's neck left above the surface; to cool certain beverages. Mercenaries of Gor, page 257 applause: a sign of approval; performed by striking the right hand against the left shoulder. There was applause, the striking of the left shoulder, from the tables. The brute then crouched beside her and encircled her neck with the coils of his whip. He drew her to her knees then before him. She looked up at him, her neck in the whip coils, his. There was more applause. Then the brute looked to Policrates, who indicated a table. He then pulled the girl to her feet and, running her over the tiles, and then releasing the coils from her neck, threw her stumbling into the arms of waiting pirates who, with a cry of pleasure, sized her and began to work their lusty wills upon her. There was more applause, and laughter. Rogue of Gor. page 191 There was applause for this at the table, the gentle striking of left shoulders, for she had done it well, and the significance of a woman's unbinding her hair before a man is well understood on Gor. She then, reaching to the left side, beneath her arm, of what seemed to be a white sheath gown, undid a fastening, and then others, at the side of her body, her waist, her thigh, and knee, and then, gracefully, the Gorean music unobtrusive but melodious in the background, removed the garment. I saw then that a rectangle of white cloth, cleverly tucked and sewn, had been used to simulate the off-the-shoulder, white sheath gown on Earth. Such an actual gown, of course, had not been available to her on Gor. There was gentle, appreciative applause. Guardsmen of Gor, page 247 apricot: references exist of the fruit being sold in marketplaces of the Tahari. "I brushed away two sellers of apricots and spices." Tribesmen of Gor, page 45 Ar: This is the largest and most populous city on Gor. It is similar in many respects to the city of Rome upon ancient Earth. Citizens of Ar tend to be the most civilized and technologically developed of Goreans, and Ar is a cultural centre for much of Gor, setting the prevailing fashions in many other cities. Ar is at war with its ancient enemy, the island Ubarate of Cos. "Ar is the largest city of known Gor, larger even, I am sure, than Turia, in the far south. She has some forty public gates, and I suppose, some number of restricted smaller gates, secret gates, posterns, and such. Long ago, I had once entered the city through such a passage." Magicians of Gor page 9 - 10 "Yes," said the Older Tarl, "And there," he said, poking downward with his finger, "is the City of Ar, hereditary enemy of Ko-ro-ba, the central city of Marlenus, who intends to be the Ubar of all Gor."" Tarnsman of Gor page 64 the largest, most populous, and most luxurious city of Gor. A city of lofty cylinders, spires, towers, lights, and high bridges lit by lanterns connecting many of the towers. Surrounded by great walls, it's great Gate opens onto the Viktel Aria and there are forty other gates as well. Her politics lack the grandeur of the city itself. The powerful of Ar contributed to a disaster in the delta by not supporting their own army against the invading forces of Cos. Her citizenry burned their gates and tore down their walls to aid the Cosians. Those Warriors who were betrayed by their city returned to it; their goal to liberate Ar by whatever means to revenge her humiliation and regain the glory that was hers. quote reference unknown at this time Ar's Station: A freshwater river port town on the Vosk originally established as a river colony and tributary of the Ubarate of Ar. Recently it has split away from the Ubarate and follows its own political agenda, even allying with the enemies of Ar herself. It is considered an ally of Port Cos. Conquered by Cosian Invasion forces several years ago, its Home Stone nevertheless survived and was returned to the town. an outpost of the Ubarate of Ar and trading station on the south bank of the Vosk, founded four years after Pa-Kur's hordes gathered there, prior to their war against Ar. Ar's station was Ar's stronghold on the Vosk. When Cos landed at Brundisium, and moved it's forces toward Ar's Station, Ar failed to act because of political treachery. Ar's Station eventually fell to Cos. It stands at the northern terminus of the Viktel Aria which leads to Ar, also known as the Vosk Road. quote reference unknown at this time
ar: a letter of the Gorean alphabet. "The next most frequently occurring letters in Gorean," said Bosk, "are Tau, Al-Ka, Omnion and Nu. Following these in frequency of occurrence are Ar, Ina, Shu and Homan, and so on." Slave Girl of Gor, page 383 Over forty percent of the language consists of the first five letters I mentioned, Eta, Tau, Al-Ka, Omnion, and Nu. Slave Girl of Gor, page 384 Arani: a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretia To my right were the lines of the Aretai. The Aretai themselves, of course, with black kaffiyeh and white agal cording, held their center. Their right flank was held by the Luraz and the Tashid. Their left flank was held by the Raviri, and four minor tribes, the Ti, the Zevar, the Arani and the Tajuks. Tribesman of Gor, page 301 arctic gant eggs: eggs of the migratory Arctic gant; when frozen.. they are eaten like apples. Beasts of Gor, page 196 Aretai: a major tribe of the Tahari; their vassal tribes are the: Arani, Luraz, Raviri, Tajuks, Tashid, and the Zevar. Their war-cry is "Aretai Victorious!"
To my right were the lines of
the Aretai. The Aretai themselves, of course, with black kaffiyeh and white agal
cording, held their center. Their right flank was held by the Luraz and the
Tashid. Their left flank was held by the Raviri, and four minor tribes, the Ti,
the Zevar, the Arani and the Tajuks. The Tajuks are not actually a vassal tribe
of the Aretai, though they ride with them. More than two hundred years ago a
wandering Tajuk had been rescued in the desert by Aretai riders, who had treated
him well, and had given him water and a kaiila. The man had found his way back
to his own tents. Since that time the Tajuks had, whenever they heard the Aretai
were gathering, and summoning tribes, come to ride with them. They had never
been summoned by the Aretai, who had no right to do this, but they had never
failed to come. Tribesman
of Gor, page 301 Argentum: Sister city to Tharna, and a producer of much of the silver mined on Gor. This city is one of the "Silver-Cities" of the Gorean north. It is similar to any of the walled city-states of ancient Earth Greece. aria - (adjective): of Ar, as in Viktel Aria which translates as: 'The Triumph of Ar' Kajira of Gor, page 217 Armour: does not exist and is forbidden by the Priest Kings "I would have supposed that armour, or chain mail perhaps, would have been a desirable addition to the accouterments of the Gorean warrior, but it had been forbidden by the Priest-Kings." Tarnsman of Gor, page ?? armored gatch: a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi. On the floor itself are also found several varieties of animal life, in particular marsupails, such as the armored gatch, and rodents, such as slees and
ground urts. Explorers of Gor, page 312
arrows: Two types: sheaf and flight. Each made of metal piled and fletched with three half-feathers; the sheaf arrow is slightly over a yard long. The flight arrow is about forty inches in length. The Gorean sheaf arrow is slightly over a yard long, the flight arrow is about forty inches in length. Both are metal piled and fletched with three half-feathers, from the wings of the Vosk gulls. Mixed in with the arrows were the leather tab, with its two openings for the right forefinger and the middle finger, and the leather bracer, to shield the left forearm from the flashing string." Raiders of Gor, Page 68 "The hunting arrow, incidentally, has a long, tapering point, and this point is firmly fastened to the shaft. This makes it easier to withdraw the arrow from its target. The war arrow, on the other hand, uses an arrowhead whose base is either angled backwards, forming barbs, or cut straight across, the result in both cases being to make the arrow difficult to extract from a wound. The head of the war arrow, too, is fastened less securely to the shaft than is that of the hunting arrow. The point thus by intent, if the shaft is pulled out, is likely to linger in the wound. Sometimes it is possible to thrust the arrow through the body, break off the point and then withdraw the shaft backwards. At other times, if the point becomes dislodged in the body, it is common to seek it with a bone or greenwood probe, and then, when one has found it, attempt to work it free with a knife. There are cases where men have survived this. Much depends, of course, on the location of the point." Savages of Gor page 40 "I had used simple-pile arrows, which may be withdrawn from a wound. The simple pile gives greater penetration. Had I used a broad-headed arrow, or the Tuchuk barbed arrow, one would, in removing it, commonly thrust the arrow completely through the wound, drawing it out feathers last. One is accordingly, in such a case, less likely to lose the point in the body." Raiders of Gor page 79 “Then I sat down, cross-legged, and withdrew an arrow, for the great bow, from its quiver and, with thread and a tiny pot of glue, bent to refeathering one of the shafts.” Hunters of Gor, page 83 “At point-blank range the tem-wood shaft can be fired completely through a four-inch beam; at two hundred yards it can pin a man to a wall; at four hundred yards it can kill the huge, shambling bosk. . .” Hunters of Gor, page 180 arthropod:
a large, perhaps eight feet long and a yard high, multi-legged, and segmented, body plates rustle like plastic armor, timid creatures. askari: an inland word, which may be translated roughly as 'soldier' or 'guardsman' (Schendi). Explorers of Gor, page 152 askari hodari: a salute to the honour of another warrior; in Ushindi it means 'Brave Warrior' or, simply 'Warrior'. Explorers of Gor, page 442 "Asperiche, incidentally, is an exchange island, or free island, in Thassa. It is south of Teletus and Tabor. It is administered by merchants." Players of Gor page 129 "From Lydius goods may be embarked for the islands of Thassa, such as Teletus, Hulneth and Asperiche, even Cos and Tyros...." Pg. 59, Captive of Gor, page 59
Assassins, Caste of: This caste is comprised of those who kill strictly for pay. Thou they kill for pay, many refuse to use poison to dispatch their mark (they consider it the mark of an amateur). They claim no Home Stone. Most are universally despised and feared by other castes. Their caste colour is Black. "You will see the black banner of the Caste of Assassins" Tarnsman of Gor, page 175 "...for he wore on his forehead, small and fine, the sign of the dagger. When he of the Caste of Assassins, has been paid in gold and has received his charge, he affixes on his forehead that sign, that he may enter whatever city he pleases, that none may interfere with his work." Assassin of Gor, page 7 Our discussion terminated abruptly. There was a rush of wings outside the window of my autumnal equinox: (lit. The Second Turning of the Central Fire ); the month of Autumnal Equinox is Se`Kara or The Second Kara; also called Se`Kara Lar-Torvis: "It was fourth day of the sixth passage hand, shortly before the autumnal equinox:, which in the common Gorean calendar begins the month of Se'Kara." Raiders of Gor, page 1
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