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-I- I ask your favor: Gorean phrase equivalent to 'Please': Tarnsman of Gor, page 93 I wish you well: Gorean phrase of farewell: Tarnsman of Gor, page 94 ice: a rare item on Gor because of the limit storage areas. The little ice that is stored is kept in ice chests or in ice houses under sawdust. "The High Initiate had risen to his feet and accepted a goblet from another Initiate, probably containing minced flavored ices, for the day was warm. Free women, here and there, were delicately putting tidbits beneath their veils. Some even lifted their veils somewhat to drink of the flavored ices. Some low-caste free women drank through their veils, and there were yellow and purple stains on the rep-cloth." Assassins of Gor, page 141 "My house, incidentally, like most Gorean houses, had no ice chest. There is little cold storage on Gor. Generally food is preserved by being dried or salted. Some cold storage, of course, does exist. Ice is cut from ponds in the winter, and then stored in ice houses, under sawdust. " Guardsman of Gor, page 295 ice wagon: a wagon specifically built to transport ice from ice houses to the residents of those Goreans wealthy enough to afford ice for the summer: One may go to the ice houses for it, or have it delivered in ice wagons. Most Goreans, of course, cannot afford the luxury of ice in the summer." Guardsman of Gor, page 295
identification anklet: temporary metal anklet fastened about a captured Earth girl's ankle for transportation to Gor; used in place of a collar: Savages of Gor, page 181 Ihn: the Gorean second, of which there are 80 in an ehn (minute): Outlaw of Gor, page 26 ina: 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 "It is true," said Bosk. "Further, over sixty percent of the language consists of those five letters plus Ar, Ina, Shu, and Homan." Slave Girl of Gor, page 384 Initiates - First of the High Castes - They are the supposed representatives of the Priest-Kings in Gorean society. They are responsible for guiding the spiritual life of Goreans through their rituals and prayers to the Priest-Kings. Some are rumored to have the ability to call down the wrath of the Priest Kings, or the dreaded "Flame Death," upon those who commit blasphemous acts or who conspire against the Priest Kings. They are recognized by their white robes, their shaven heads and faces, and their refusal to eat meat or imbibe alcohol. They are also required by their caste codes to be celibate. They tend to be learned and well read, although they are feared and often distrusted by those of the lower castes. Their caste color is White."Religious matters on this world tend to be rather carefully guarded by the Caste of Initiates, who allow members of other castes little participation in their sacrifices and ceremonies. I was given some prayers to the Priest-Kings to memorize, but they were in Old Gorean, a language cultivated by the Initiates but not spoken generally on the planet, and I never bothered to learn them. To my delight, I learned that Torm, whose memory was phenomenal, had forgotten them years ago. I sensed that a certain distrust existed between the Caste of Scribes and the Caste of Initiates." Tarnsman of Gor, page 40 On the other hand, the High Castes, specifically the Warriors, Builders, Scribes, Initiates, and Physicians" Tarnsman of Gor, page 41 These tiers shared the color of that portion of the wall behind them, the caste colors. The tier nearest the floor, which denoted some preferential status, the white tier, was occupied by the Initiates, Interpreters of the Will of the Priest Kings. In order, the ascending tiers; blue, yellow, green and red were occupied by representatives of the Scribes, Builders, Physicians, and Warriors." Tarnsman of Gor, page 61
initiatory whipping: the beating, usually of about 10 strokes, which a slavegirl receives upon being brought into a new house- hold, to remind her that she is a slave and under discipline: Guardsman of Gor, page 201 inland language: dialects used in the Ushindi region: Explorers of Gor, page 100 insects - Various types of insects mention such as: Ants, Beetles, Centipedes, Flies, Rock spider, Scorpions, Termites...no description Ants, Beetles, Centipedes, Flies, Rock spider, Scorpions, Termites all are mentioned. Explorers of Gor, Page 313 iron belt: a locked metal belt, similar to the old Earth chasity belt, to ensure a slave will not be sexually used I felt then the encircling clasp of metal closed about my waist, and then, swinging up between my legs, another piece of metal. These things were fastened into place, the right side, and the lower portion, hasp like, over the staple on the left side of the apparatus. The whole then, was secured behind my back with a padlock. Once again, I wore an iron belt. Mercenaries of Gor page. 99 One such woman, in particular, startled and excited me. She wore not only her collar. She also wore an iron belt. This belt consisted of two major pieces; one was a rounded, fitted, curved bar like waistband, flattened at the ends; one end of this band, that on the right, standing behind the woman and looking forward, had a heavy semicircular ring, or staple, welded onto it; the other flattened end of the waistband, looking forward, had a slot in it which fitted over the staple; the other major portion of this belt consisted of a curved band of flat, shaped iron' one end of this flat band was curved about, and closed about, the bar like waistband in the front; this produces a hinge; the flat, U-shaped strap of the iron swings on this hinge; on the other end of this flat band of the iron is a slot; it fits over the same staple as the slot in the flattened end of the left side of the bar like waistband. The belt is then put in the woman in this fashion. The waistband is closed about her, the left side, its slot penetrated by the staple, over the right side; the flat U-shaped band of iron, contoured to female intimacies, is then swung up on its hinge between her thighs, where the slot on its end is penetrated by the staple, this keeping the part of the belt in place. The whole apparatus is then locked on her, the tongue of a padlock thrust through the staple, the lock then snapped shut. Kajira of Gor. page 103
iron pens: the subterranean retention facilities in a Slaver's house where slaves are kept for training and prior to sale: Assassin of Gor, page 273 Isbu Band: a sub-group of Kaiila; Isbu meaning 'little stones': Savages of Gor, page 315 ivory-billed woodpecker: bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi: jard: a small scavenger bird that flies in large flocks. "Fluttering jards, covering many of the carcasses like gigantic flies, stirred, swarming upward as Inmak passed them, and then returned to their feeding." Beasts of Gor, page 170 Jarl: the title for a leader of warriors in Torvaldsland; also, the title by which all free men of Torvaldsland are addressed by slaves: "Give Gorm back the
scoop," said the Forkbeard, "and then carry water to my men." "Be silent!" said
one of the other girls. "They will beat us!" "Prepare a feast!"
he said. "Let a feast be prepared!" "Ah," I said. Svein
Blue Tooth was the high jarl of Torvaldsland, in the sense that he was generally
regarded as the most powerful. In his hall, it was said he fed a thousand men.
Beyond this his heralds could carry the war arrow, it was said, to ten thousand
farms. Ten ships he had at his own wharves, and, it was said, he could summon a
hundred more "He is your Jarl?" I asked. jit monkey: a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi, nocturnal: In the lower branches of the "ground zone" may be found, also, small animals, such as tarsiers, nocturnal jit monkeys, ... Explorers of Gor, page 312
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