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Use of "Slut":
"Oh," I said. Now I could no longer torture Drusus, with my nearness and inaccessibility. "And I cannot say that I blame him," said Ligurious. "For you seem to be a frigid little slut." "Slut!" I cried. "Do not form an over-exalted opinion of yourself," he said. "You are only a slut from Earth and no better than a female slave" ~ Kajira, pg. 172
Use of "Slut":
I did not doubt but what Susan, the little slut, had received some training. There was not a detail about her which did not seem, in its way, a perfection. ~ Kajira, pg. 117
Use of "Slut":
"What are you doing there, Slut, skulking about?" called a man, I had not seen him, between the tents. He some gear slung over his shoulder. He was apparently waiting there. ~ Kajira pg 197
Use of Slut":
I lay in the trunk, my legs pulled up. He had called me a "slut." I did not really mind this. Indeed, something in me relished it. I remembered how I had behaved in the furs. The expression was, perhaps, I thought, with a shudder, quite appropriate. ~ Kajira, pg. 237-38
Use of "Slut":
I had found myself relating to him in a deep, real, primitive, sexual, natural, biological manner, in a manner certainly not that of a free woman, but rather of a slave or a slut. ~ Kajira, pg. 237-38
Use of "Slut":
"Yes, Master," I said. "Slut," said he. "Yes, Master." I said. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 373
Use of "Slut":
"Be hard and fierce with me," I said. "You want to be conquered and enslaved, don't you, you slut?" he said. "Yes," I said. "I am a woman." ~ Slave Girl, pg. 424-425
Use of "Slut":
"So you would choose to be a slave?" he asked. "Yes, Master," I said. "Slut," said he. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 443
Use of "Slut"":
"You will not be forgotten, my beautiful little slut," he promised her. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 130
Use of "Slut":
"Excellent," she said. "A mere jangle of slave bells and you are ready for the arms of a man." "Please, Mistress," I begged. "You are a hot little slut," she said. "Kneel before the mirror." ~ Slave Girl, pg. 261
Money:
The girls in Pembe's tavern, as in many taverns, are not permitted to touch coins.~ Explorers, pg. 173
Money:
"She spit the coins she carried in her mouth into her hand and told me what I wanted to know. Few Gorean garments are deformed by pockets. An exception is the working apron of Artisans" ~ Tarnsman, pg. 168
Money:
"Many masters," I said, "do not permit a slave to so much as touch money. To be sure, they might let her carry coins in an errand capsule, or and errand sack, tied about her neck, instructions to a vendor perhaps also contained within it, her hands braceleted behind her." ~ Renegades, pg. 122
Money:
"A coin sack was tied about her neck. Some slaves are not allowed to touch money. Many, on the other hand, on errands, carry coins in their mouth." ~ Mercenaries, pg. 442
Money [Leather Capsule]:
Often she would send me shopping, my hands braceleted behind my back, a leather capsule, a cylinder, tied about my neck, containing her order and coins. The merchant would then fill her order, tie the merchandise about my neck, put the change in the leather capsule, close it an, sometimes with a friendly slap, dismissing me... ~ Slave Girl, pg. 389
Money [Gathering Coins In Silks]:
Such a girl, after a dance, may snatch up dozens of gold pieces from the sand, putting them in her silk, scurrying back to her master. ~ Assassin, pg. 91
Money [Coin Given To Slave]:
Ho-Sorl, after several races, gave Phyllis a coin, ordering her to find a vendor and buy him some Sa-Tarna bread smeared with honey. ~ Assassin, pg. 217
Speaking In 3rd Person:
"Do you repent of the error of your ways?" I asked. "Yes, Master," she said. "Who repents of the error of her ways?" I asked. "Tafa repents of the error of her ways!" she said. "Who is sorry, who begs forgiveness?" I asked. "Tafa is sorry! Tafa begs forgiveness!" she said." ~ Magicians, pg. 123
Speaking 3rd Person:
"Do you repent of the error of your ways?" I asked. "Yes, Master," she said. "Who repents of the error of her ways?" I asked. "Tafa repents of the error of her ways!" she said. "Who is sorry, who begs forgiveness?" I asked. "Tafa is sorry! Tafa begs forgiveness!" she said." ~ Magicians, pg. 123
Speaking 3rd Person:
"I remember the lash," said Phyllis. "Phyllis remembers the lash," corrected Flaminius. "I am not a child!" she cried. "You are a slave," said Flaminius. "No," she said, "No!" "I see," said Flaminius, sadly, "It will be necessary to beat you." "Phyllis remember the lash," said the girl numbly. "Excellent," said Flaminius. "Phyllis will be good. Phyllis will eat her gruel. Phyllis will drink her water." ~ Assassin, pg. 131
Gorean Writing:
"Gorean is written, as it is said, as the ox plows. The first line is written left to right, the second, right to left, the third, left to right, and so on. I had once been informed by my friend, Torm, that the whole business was quite simple, the alternate lines, in his opinion, at least, also being written forward, "only in the other direction." ~ Players, pg. 234
Urt People:
"It was one of the urt people. It had a narrow, elongated face and rather large, ovoid eyes. It was narrow-shouldered and narrow-chested. It had long, thin arms and short, spindly legs. It commonly walked, or hurried, bent over, its knuckles often on the ground, its heads moving from side to side. This low gait commonly kept it inconspicuous among the large, migratory urt packs with which it commonly moved. Sometimes such packs pass civilized areas and observers are not even aware of the urt people travelling with them. For some reason, not clear to me at that time, the urts seldom attack them. Sometimes it would rear up, slightly, unexpectedly, looking about itself, and then drop back to a smaller, more bent-over position. It was capable of incredible stillness and then sudden, surprising bursts of movement. When it stood upright it was about three and a half feet tall." ~ Players, pg. 267
Bota:
"'Drink', he said. He thrust the horn nozzle of a leather bota of water between my teeth. I almost choked." ~ Captive, pg. 256
Bota [Nozzle (Spike)]:
In a moment, he lifted me to a sitting position and, his left hand behind my back, supporting me, thrust the spike of the bota in my mouth. Eagerly then did I drink. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 32
Various Articles [Foods, Vessels, Etc]:
There were flasks of wine there, and bottles of the brew called paga; stores of salt, grains, dried meats and vegetables; tunics, cloths and blankets; too, there were tools and utensils, and threads and needles; I found some perfumes and jewelries...I found a chest containing medicines and bandages; too, there were some rolls of furs; a box of leather goods, too, I found, which contained strips of leather, pieces of leather, and straps of various sorts; I found two whips ... ~ Slave Girl, pg. 50
Musical Instruments [Czethar]:
Their leader was Andronicus, who played the czethar. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 293
Musical Instruments [Czehar, Kalika, Flute, Kaska]:
Now that the sport was done some Musicians filed in, taking up positions to one side. There was a czehar player, two players of the kalika, four flutists and a pair of kaska drummers. ~ Assassin, pg. 88
Musical Instruments [Flute]:
Yet she subtly danced, controlled by the music of a single flute. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 293
Musical Instruments [Kalika & Lyre]:
Ho-Tu was fond of the music of the kalika, a six-stringed, plucked instrement, with a hemispheric sound box and long neck. Sura, I knew, played the instrument. Elizabeth, Virginia and Phyllis had been shown its rudiments, as well as something about the lyre... ~ Assassin, pg. 207
Anniversaries:
A slave girl is a delight to a man; she is extremely prized and precious; that the day of her acquisition should be celebrated each month with special ceremonies and rites is not surprising. These numerous anniversaries are deliciously celebrated, as they may be with a girl who is only a slave, and seldom forgotten; should such an anniversary be forgotten, should it be such that it is commonly celebrated, the girl redoubles her efforts to please, fearing she is to be soon sold. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 66
Manumission [Mention]:
A girl with pierced ears is, of course, either a slave or a former slave. If she is a former slave, her papers of manumission had best be in perfect order. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 97
Home Stone [And Yellow Stake Of Claimancy]:
Then, following tabuk, in the basin of the Verl, he had come to a place which had pleased him. There the animals had forded the river. He had not followed them further. He had driven the yellow stake of claimancy into the dark soil, near the Verl, and had stood there, his weapons hand, beside the stake, until the sun had reached the zenith and then, slowly, set. It was then he had reached to his feet and picked up the stone, from his own fields. It now rested in his hut. It was the Home Stone of Thurnus. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 139-140
Salutations [Slave Use Of "Tal"]:
"I am Radish," said Radish. "I am Turnip," said Turnip. "I am Verr Tail," said Verr Tail. Sandal Thong looked at me. "I am Sandal Thong," she said. "Tal," I said to them. "Tal," they said to me. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 199
Salutations ["Greetings" Between Free]:
"Greetings, Mip," said I, mounting to the platform, seeing the small Tarn Keeper. ~ Assassin, pg. 222
Beautician:
Just as, in our world, it is not uncommon to seek the advice of an interior decorator in obtaining and organizing the appointments of one's own dwelling, so, too, in the Gorean world, it is not uncommon to call in a trainer and beautician to appraise and improve a girl. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 216
Beautician:
He [beautician--see above quote] considers such matters as her hair, its cut, cosmetics appropriate to her, the proper type of earrings, a variety of collars and slave sliks, how she walks, and speaks, and kneels, and so on, and makes his recommendations. Commonly he finds an apparently plain slave, discovers her latencies, and leaves a beauty. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 216
Vessels [Small Metal Bowl]:
Over the coals, on a tripod, there was, warming, a small metal wine bowl. ~ Captive, pg. 274
Vessels [Great Stone Jar]:
"Fetch your wine and return," said Ute. I dipped the wine vessel into the great stone jar, again filling it. ~ Captive, pg. 326
Vessels [Bowl & Flask]:
At a gesture from the proprietor, the grimy man in the tunic of white and god, one of the serving slaves, with a flash of her ankle bells, hurried to the Assassin and set before him a bowl, which she trembling filled from the flask held over her right forearm. ~ Assassin, pg. 9
Vessels [Pitcher]:
One of them carried a large pitcher of the diluted Ka-la-na wine and stepped behind us, climbing the two steps to the broad wooden dais on which our tables were set. ~ Assassin, pg. 88
Description Of A Kitchen:
There was the odor of food in the kitchen, and of spilled drink. There were several yards of sausages hung on hooks; numerous cannisters of flour, sugars and salts; many smaller containers of spices and condiments. Two large wine jugs stood in one corner of the room. There were many closed pantries lining the walls, and a number of pumps and tubs on one side. Some boxes and baskets of hard fruit were stored there. i could see the bread ovens in one wall; the long fire pit over which could be put cooking racks, the mountings for spits and kettle hooks; the fire pit was mostly black now, but here and there, I could see a few broken sticks of glowing charcoal... ~ Assassin, pg. 272
Free Companionship [Annual Renewing]:
By Gorean law the companionship, to be binding, must, together, be annually renewed, pledged afresh with the wines of love. ~ Captive, pg. 367
Cremation:
Other men sought in the ashes for what might be found of the Warrior. Some bones and some whitish ash they gathered in whie linen and placed in an urn of red and yellow glass. Kuurus knew that such an urn would be decorated, probably, since the man had been a Warrior, with scenes of the hunt and war. The urn was given to him who wore the robes of the Administrator of the City, who took it and slowly, on foot, withdrew toward Ko-ro-ba...the ashes, Kuurus judged, since the body had been wrapped in the scarlet leather of a tarnsman, would be scattered from tarnback, perhaps over distant Thassa, the sea. ~ Assassin, pg. 3
Gesture of "Tal":
The man did not greet him, nor did Kuurus lift his hand to the man, palm inward, saying "Tal". ~ Assassin, pg. 4
Castes [Black (Dagger)]:
Kuurus, of the Caste of Assassins, entered the great gate of Ar. Gaurdsmen did not detain him, for he wore on his forehead the mark of the black dagger. ~ Assassin, pg. 6
Castes [Black (Dagger)]:
Yet none would stand in the way of Kuurus for he wore on his forehead, small and fine, the sign of the black dagger. When he of the Caste of Assassins has been paid his 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, pg. 6-7
Castes [Black (Title of Respect)]:
"Welcome, Killer," said the man, addressing the Assassin by what, for that caste, is a title of respect. ~ Assassin, pg. 14
Castes [Players]:
The Players are not a caste, nor a clan, but they tend to be a group apart, living their own lives. They are made up of men from various castes who often have little in common but the game, but that is more than enough. They are men who commonly have an extraordinary aptitude for the game but beyond this men who have become drunk on it, men lost in the subtle, abstract liquors of variation, pattern and victory, men who live for the game, who want it and need it as other men might want gold, or others power and women, or others the rolled, narcostic strings of toxic kanda. ~ Assassin, pg. 27
Castes [Slavers & Merchants]:
The Slavers, incidentally, are of the Merchant Caste, though, in virtue of their merchandise and practices, their robes are different. Yet, if one of them were to seek Caste Sanctuary, he would surely seek it from Slavers, and not from the common Merchants. ~ Assassin, pg. 208
Castes [Slavers]:
Many Slavers think of themselves as an independent caste. Gorean law, however, does not so regard them. The average Gorean thinks of them simply as Slavers, but, if questioned, would unhesitantly rank them with the Merchants. ~ Assassin, pg. 208
Castes [Branches And Divisions (Scribes)]:
Many castes, incidentally, have branches and divisions. Lawyers and Scholars, for example, and Record Keepers, Teachers, Clerks, Historians and Accountants are all Scribes. ~ Assassin, pg. 205
Cities [Ar]:
I have always been impressed with Ar, for it is the largest, the most populous and the most luxurious city of all known Gor. Its walls, its countless cylinders, its spires and towers, its lights, its beacons, the high bridges, the lamps, the lanterns of the bridges, are unbelievably exciting and fantastic, particularly as seen from the more lofty bridges or the roofs of the higher cylinders. ~ Assassin, pg 25
Cities [Ar]:
Ar lies in Gor's northern hemisphere; it is rather low in her temperate latitudes; the long cold rains of the winter, the darkness of the days, the occasional snows, turning to black slush in her streets, depressed me. ~ Assassin, pg. 192
Kaissa [Gorean For "Game"]:
The word actually cried was "Kaissa," which is gorean for "Game". It is a general term, but when used without qualification, it stands for only one game. ~ Assassin, pg. 26
Serums [Old Age Unusual]:
The Player was a rather old man, extremely unusual on Gor, where the stabilization serums were developed centuries ago by the Caste of Physicians in Ko-ro-ba and Ar...age, on Gor, interestingly, was regarded, and still is...as a disease, not an inevitable natural phenomenon. ~ Assassin, pg. 29
Serums [The Right of All Human Beings]:
The Stabilizations Serums, which are regarded as the right of all human beings, be they civilized or barbarian, friend or enemy, are administered in a eries 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. ~ Assassin, pg. 30
Moon Named [Prison]:
I looked up and saw the three moons of Gor, the large moon and the two small ones, one of the latter called the Prison Moon, for no reason I understood. ~ Assassin, pg. 170
Time [Calendar (Gorean New Year)]:
The night Phyllis Robertson, under the torches in the hall of Cernus, while we supped, performed the belt dance, was the last day of the Eleventh passage hand, about a month before the Gorean New Year, which occurs on the Vernal Equinox, the first day of the month of En'Kara. ~ Assassin, pb. 205
Time [Calendar (Love Feast)]:
...Cernus, as I had heard, was saving them for the Love Feats, which occupies the five days of the fifth passage hand, falling late in the summer. ~ Assassin, pg. 205
Time [Gorean Midnight]:
I wandered about the house. It was now past the twentieth hour, the midnight of the Gorean day... ~ Assassin, pg. 269
Diseases of Gor [Dar-Kosis]:
Dar-Kosis, or the Holy Disease, or Sacred Afflication, is a virulent, wasting disease of Gor. Those afflicted with it, commonly spoken of simply as the Allicted Ones, may not enter into normal society. They wander the countryside in shroudlike yellow rags, beating a wooden clapping device to warn men from their path; some of them volunteer to be placed in Dar-Kosis pits, several of which lay within the vicinity of Ar, where they are fed and given drink, and are, of course, isolated; the disease is extremely contagious. Those who contract the disease are regarded by law as dead. ~ Assassin, pg. 266
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Use of "Slut":
"Oh," I said. Now I could no longer torture Drusus, with my nearness and inaccessibility. "And I cannot say that I blame him," said Ligurious. "For you seem to be a frigid little slut." "Slut!" I cried. "Do not form an over-exalted opinion of yourself," he said. "You are only a slut from Earth and no better than a female slave" ~ Kajira, pg. 172
Use of "Slut":
I did not doubt but what Susan, the little slut, had received some training. There was not a detail about her which did not seem, in its way, a perfection. ~ Kajira, pg. 117
Use of "Slut":
"What are you doing there, Slut, skulking about?" called a man, I had not seen him, between the tents. He some gear slung over his shoulder. He was apparently waiting there. ~ Kajira pg 197
Use of Slut":
I lay in the trunk, my legs pulled up. He had called me a "slut." I did not really mind this. Indeed, something in me relished it. I remembered how I had behaved in the furs. The expression was, perhaps, I thought, with a shudder, quite appropriate. ~ Kajira, pg. 237-38
Use of "Slut":
I had found myself relating to him in a deep, real, primitive, sexual, natural, biological manner, in a manner certainly not that of a free woman, but rather of a slave or a slut. ~ Kajira, pg. 237-38
Use of "Slut":
"Yes, Master," I said. "Slut," said he. "Yes, Master." I said. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 373
Use of "Slut":
"Be hard and fierce with me," I said. "You want to be conquered and enslaved, don't you, you slut?" he said. "Yes," I said. "I am a woman." ~ Slave Girl, pg. 424-425
Use of "Slut":
"So you would choose to be a slave?" he asked. "Yes, Master," I said. "Slut," said he. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 443
Use of "Slut"":
"You will not be forgotten, my beautiful little slut," he promised her. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 130
Use of "Slut":
"Excellent," she said. "A mere jangle of slave bells and you are ready for the arms of a man." "Please, Mistress," I begged. "You are a hot little slut," she said. "Kneel before the mirror." ~ Slave Girl, pg. 261
Money:
The girls in Pembe's tavern, as in many taverns, are not permitted to touch coins.~ Explorers, pg. 173
Money:
"She spit the coins she carried in her mouth into her hand and told me what I wanted to know. Few Gorean garments are deformed by pockets. An exception is the working apron of Artisans" ~ Tarnsman, pg. 168
Money:
"Many masters," I said, "do not permit a slave to so much as touch money. To be sure, they might let her carry coins in an errand capsule, or and errand sack, tied about her neck, instructions to a vendor perhaps also contained within it, her hands braceleted behind her." ~ Renegades, pg. 122
Money:
"A coin sack was tied about her neck. Some slaves are not allowed to touch money. Many, on the other hand, on errands, carry coins in their mouth." ~ Mercenaries, pg. 442
Money [Leather Capsule]:
Often she would send me shopping, my hands braceleted behind my back, a leather capsule, a cylinder, tied about my neck, containing her order and coins. The merchant would then fill her order, tie the merchandise about my neck, put the change in the leather capsule, close it an, sometimes with a friendly slap, dismissing me... ~ Slave Girl, pg. 389
Money [Gathering Coins In Silks]:
Such a girl, after a dance, may snatch up dozens of gold pieces from the sand, putting them in her silk, scurrying back to her master. ~ Assassin, pg. 91
Money [Coin Given To Slave]:
Ho-Sorl, after several races, gave Phyllis a coin, ordering her to find a vendor and buy him some Sa-Tarna bread smeared with honey. ~ Assassin, pg. 217
Speaking In 3rd Person:
"Do you repent of the error of your ways?" I asked. "Yes, Master," she said. "Who repents of the error of her ways?" I asked. "Tafa repents of the error of her ways!" she said. "Who is sorry, who begs forgiveness?" I asked. "Tafa is sorry! Tafa begs forgiveness!" she said." ~ Magicians, pg. 123
Speaking 3rd Person:
"Do you repent of the error of your ways?" I asked. "Yes, Master," she said. "Who repents of the error of her ways?" I asked. "Tafa repents of the error of her ways!" she said. "Who is sorry, who begs forgiveness?" I asked. "Tafa is sorry! Tafa begs forgiveness!" she said." ~ Magicians, pg. 123
Speaking 3rd Person:
"I remember the lash," said Phyllis. "Phyllis remembers the lash," corrected Flaminius. "I am not a child!" she cried. "You are a slave," said Flaminius. "No," she said, "No!" "I see," said Flaminius, sadly, "It will be necessary to beat you." "Phyllis remember the lash," said the girl numbly. "Excellent," said Flaminius. "Phyllis will be good. Phyllis will eat her gruel. Phyllis will drink her water." ~ Assassin, pg. 131
Gorean Writing:
"Gorean is written, as it is said, as the ox plows. The first line is written left to right, the second, right to left, the third, left to right, and so on. I had once been informed by my friend, Torm, that the whole business was quite simple, the alternate lines, in his opinion, at least, also being written forward, "only in the other direction." ~ Players, pg. 234
Urt People:
"It was one of the urt people. It had a narrow, elongated face and rather large, ovoid eyes. It was narrow-shouldered and narrow-chested. It had long, thin arms and short, spindly legs. It commonly walked, or hurried, bent over, its knuckles often on the ground, its heads moving from side to side. This low gait commonly kept it inconspicuous among the large, migratory urt packs with which it commonly moved. Sometimes such packs pass civilized areas and observers are not even aware of the urt people travelling with them. For some reason, not clear to me at that time, the urts seldom attack them. Sometimes it would rear up, slightly, unexpectedly, looking about itself, and then drop back to a smaller, more bent-over position. It was capable of incredible stillness and then sudden, surprising bursts of movement. When it stood upright it was about three and a half feet tall." ~ Players, pg. 267
Bota:
"'Drink', he said. He thrust the horn nozzle of a leather bota of water between my teeth. I almost choked." ~ Captive, pg. 256
Bota [Nozzle (Spike)]:
In a moment, he lifted me to a sitting position and, his left hand behind my back, supporting me, thrust the spike of the bota in my mouth. Eagerly then did I drink. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 32
Various Articles [Foods, Vessels, Etc]:
There were flasks of wine there, and bottles of the brew called paga; stores of salt, grains, dried meats and vegetables; tunics, cloths and blankets; too, there were tools and utensils, and threads and needles; I found some perfumes and jewelries...I found a chest containing medicines and bandages; too, there were some rolls of furs; a box of leather goods, too, I found, which contained strips of leather, pieces of leather, and straps of various sorts; I found two whips ... ~ Slave Girl, pg. 50
Musical Instruments [Czethar]:
Their leader was Andronicus, who played the czethar. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 293
Musical Instruments [Czehar, Kalika, Flute, Kaska]:
Now that the sport was done some Musicians filed in, taking up positions to one side. There was a czehar player, two players of the kalika, four flutists and a pair of kaska drummers. ~ Assassin, pg. 88
Musical Instruments [Flute]:
Yet she subtly danced, controlled by the music of a single flute. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 293
Musical Instruments [Kalika & Lyre]:
Ho-Tu was fond of the music of the kalika, a six-stringed, plucked instrement, with a hemispheric sound box and long neck. Sura, I knew, played the instrument. Elizabeth, Virginia and Phyllis had been shown its rudiments, as well as something about the lyre... ~ Assassin, pg. 207
Anniversaries:
A slave girl is a delight to a man; she is extremely prized and precious; that the day of her acquisition should be celebrated each month with special ceremonies and rites is not surprising. These numerous anniversaries are deliciously celebrated, as they may be with a girl who is only a slave, and seldom forgotten; should such an anniversary be forgotten, should it be such that it is commonly celebrated, the girl redoubles her efforts to please, fearing she is to be soon sold. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 66
Manumission [Mention]:
A girl with pierced ears is, of course, either a slave or a former slave. If she is a former slave, her papers of manumission had best be in perfect order. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 97
Home Stone [And Yellow Stake Of Claimancy]:
Then, following tabuk, in the basin of the Verl, he had come to a place which had pleased him. There the animals had forded the river. He had not followed them further. He had driven the yellow stake of claimancy into the dark soil, near the Verl, and had stood there, his weapons hand, beside the stake, until the sun had reached the zenith and then, slowly, set. It was then he had reached to his feet and picked up the stone, from his own fields. It now rested in his hut. It was the Home Stone of Thurnus. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 139-140
Salutations [Slave Use Of "Tal"]:
"I am Radish," said Radish. "I am Turnip," said Turnip. "I am Verr Tail," said Verr Tail. Sandal Thong looked at me. "I am Sandal Thong," she said. "Tal," I said to them. "Tal," they said to me. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 199
Salutations ["Greetings" Between Free]:
"Greetings, Mip," said I, mounting to the platform, seeing the small Tarn Keeper. ~ Assassin, pg. 222
Beautician:
Just as, in our world, it is not uncommon to seek the advice of an interior decorator in obtaining and organizing the appointments of one's own dwelling, so, too, in the Gorean world, it is not uncommon to call in a trainer and beautician to appraise and improve a girl. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 216
Beautician:
He [beautician--see above quote] considers such matters as her hair, its cut, cosmetics appropriate to her, the proper type of earrings, a variety of collars and slave sliks, how she walks, and speaks, and kneels, and so on, and makes his recommendations. Commonly he finds an apparently plain slave, discovers her latencies, and leaves a beauty. ~ Slave Girl, pg. 216
Vessels [Small Metal Bowl]:
Over the coals, on a tripod, there was, warming, a small metal wine bowl. ~ Captive, pg. 274
Vessels [Great Stone Jar]:
"Fetch your wine and return," said Ute. I dipped the wine vessel into the great stone jar, again filling it. ~ Captive, pg. 326
Vessels [Bowl & Flask]:
At a gesture from the proprietor, the grimy man in the tunic of white and god, one of the serving slaves, with a flash of her ankle bells, hurried to the Assassin and set before him a bowl, which she trembling filled from the flask held over her right forearm. ~ Assassin, pg. 9
Vessels [Pitcher]:
One of them carried a large pitcher of the diluted Ka-la-na wine and stepped behind us, climbing the two steps to the broad wooden dais on which our tables were set. ~ Assassin, pg. 88
Description Of A Kitchen:
There was the odor of food in the kitchen, and of spilled drink. There were several yards of sausages hung on hooks; numerous cannisters of flour, sugars and salts; many smaller containers of spices and condiments. Two large wine jugs stood in one corner of the room. There were many closed pantries lining the walls, and a number of pumps and tubs on one side. Some boxes and baskets of hard fruit were stored there. i could see the bread ovens in one wall; the long fire pit over which could be put cooking racks, the mountings for spits and kettle hooks; the fire pit was mostly black now, but here and there, I could see a few broken sticks of glowing charcoal... ~ Assassin, pg. 272
Free Companionship [Annual Renewing]:
By Gorean law the companionship, to be binding, must, together, be annually renewed, pledged afresh with the wines of love. ~ Captive, pg. 367
Cremation:
Other men sought in the ashes for what might be found of the Warrior. Some bones and some whitish ash they gathered in whie linen and placed in an urn of red and yellow glass. Kuurus knew that such an urn would be decorated, probably, since the man had been a Warrior, with scenes of the hunt and war. The urn was given to him who wore the robes of the Administrator of the City, who took it and slowly, on foot, withdrew toward Ko-ro-ba...the ashes, Kuurus judged, since the body had been wrapped in the scarlet leather of a tarnsman, would be scattered from tarnback, perhaps over distant Thassa, the sea. ~ Assassin, pg. 3
Gesture of "Tal":
The man did not greet him, nor did Kuurus lift his hand to the man, palm inward, saying "Tal". ~ Assassin, pg. 4
Castes [Black (Dagger)]:
Kuurus, of the Caste of Assassins, entered the great gate of Ar. Gaurdsmen did not detain him, for he wore on his forehead the mark of the black dagger. ~ Assassin, pg. 6
Castes [Black (Dagger)]:
Yet none would stand in the way of Kuurus for he wore on his forehead, small and fine, the sign of the black dagger. When he of the Caste of Assassins has been paid his 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, pg. 6-7
Castes [Black (Title of Respect)]:
"Welcome, Killer," said the man, addressing the Assassin by what, for that caste, is a title of respect. ~ Assassin, pg. 14
Castes [Players]:
The Players are not a caste, nor a clan, but they tend to be a group apart, living their own lives. They are made up of men from various castes who often have little in common but the game, but that is more than enough. They are men who commonly have an extraordinary aptitude for the game but beyond this men who have become drunk on it, men lost in the subtle, abstract liquors of variation, pattern and victory, men who live for the game, who want it and need it as other men might want gold, or others power and women, or others the rolled, narcostic strings of toxic kanda. ~ Assassin, pg. 27
Castes [Slavers & Merchants]:
The Slavers, incidentally, are of the Merchant Caste, though, in virtue of their merchandise and practices, their robes are different. Yet, if one of them were to seek Caste Sanctuary, he would surely seek it from Slavers, and not from the common Merchants. ~ Assassin, pg. 208
Castes [Slavers]:
Many Slavers think of themselves as an independent caste. Gorean law, however, does not so regard them. The average Gorean thinks of them simply as Slavers, but, if questioned, would unhesitantly rank them with the Merchants. ~ Assassin, pg. 208
Castes [Branches And Divisions (Scribes)]:
Many castes, incidentally, have branches and divisions. Lawyers and Scholars, for example, and Record Keepers, Teachers, Clerks, Historians and Accountants are all Scribes. ~ Assassin, pg. 205
Cities [Ar]:
I have always been impressed with Ar, for it is the largest, the most populous and the most luxurious city of all known Gor. Its walls, its countless cylinders, its spires and towers, its lights, its beacons, the high bridges, the lamps, the lanterns of the bridges, are unbelievably exciting and fantastic, particularly as seen from the more lofty bridges or the roofs of the higher cylinders. ~ Assassin, pg 25
Cities [Ar]:
Ar lies in Gor's northern hemisphere; it is rather low in her temperate latitudes; the long cold rains of the winter, the darkness of the days, the occasional snows, turning to black slush in her streets, depressed me. ~ Assassin, pg. 192
Kaissa [Gorean For "Game"]:
The word actually cried was "Kaissa," which is gorean for "Game". It is a general term, but when used without qualification, it stands for only one game. ~ Assassin, pg. 26
Serums [Old Age Unusual]:
The Player was a rather old man, extremely unusual on Gor, where the stabilization serums were developed centuries ago by the Caste of Physicians in Ko-ro-ba and Ar...age, on Gor, interestingly, was regarded, and still is...as a disease, not an inevitable natural phenomenon. ~ Assassin, pg. 29
Serums [The Right of All Human Beings]:
The Stabilizations Serums, which are regarded as the right of all human beings, be they civilized or barbarian, friend or enemy, are administered in a eries 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. ~ Assassin, pg. 30
Moon Named [Prison]:
I looked up and saw the three moons of Gor, the large moon and the two small ones, one of the latter called the Prison Moon, for no reason I understood. ~ Assassin, pg. 170
Time [Calendar (Gorean New Year)]:
The night Phyllis Robertson, under the torches in the hall of Cernus, while we supped, performed the belt dance, was the last day of the Eleventh passage hand, about a month before the Gorean New Year, which occurs on the Vernal Equinox, the first day of the month of En'Kara. ~ Assassin, pb. 205
Time [Calendar (Love Feast)]:
...Cernus, as I had heard, was saving them for the Love Feats, which occupies the five days of the fifth passage hand, falling late in the summer. ~ Assassin, pg. 205
Time [Gorean Midnight]:
I wandered about the house. It was now past the twentieth hour, the midnight of the Gorean day... ~ Assassin, pg. 269
Diseases of Gor [Dar-Kosis]:
Dar-Kosis, or the Holy Disease, or Sacred Afflication, is a virulent, wasting disease of Gor. Those afflicted with it, commonly spoken of simply as the Allicted Ones, may not enter into normal society. They wander the countryside in shroudlike yellow rags, beating a wooden clapping device to warn men from their path; some of them volunteer to be placed in Dar-Kosis pits, several of which lay within the vicinity of Ar, where they are fed and given drink, and are, of course, isolated; the disease is extremely contagious. Those who contract the disease are regarded by law as dead. ~ Assassin, pg. 266
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