The Gorean Price List
The following is a tentative price list. As prices
fluctuate between quality and location on Earth, so should they on Gor. This is
just a guideline. N/A means I had nothing to base this on in Earth terms (ie:
there are no riding birds on Earth like a tarn)
CTb = Copper Tarsk bit
CT = Copper Tarsk
ST = Silver Tarsk
GT = Gold Tarn
Dwt GT = Double Weight Gold Tarn
"Prices, of course, tend to fluctuate with given
markets and seasons. If there are few such on the market in a given time, their
prices will tend to be proportionately higher." HUNTERS OF GOR, Pg. 32
A golden tarn disk was a small fortune. It would buy one
of the great birds themselves, or as many as five slave girls." TARNSMEN OF GOR,
Pg. 191
"The tarn I had sold in Kasra, for four golden tarn disks." TRIBESMEN OF GOR,
Pg. 43
Animals
Item |
Description |
Price |
Bosk, sire |
Breeding Bull |
5 GT |
Bosk, heifer |
Breeding Cow |
3 GT |
Bosk, Steer |
For pulling wagons, meat |
2 GT |
Bosk, Steer |
For sacrifice |
1 GT |
Kailla, sire |
Breeding stud |
5 GT |
Kailla, mare |
Breeding/riding |
4 GT |
Kailla, average |
Gelded for riding |
3 GT |
Sleen, any |
Guard, attack |
4 GT |
Tarn, war |
Battle bird |
5 GT |
Tarn, racing |
Racing bird |
4 GT |
Tarn, cargo |
Cargo bird |
3 GT |
Tarsk, sire |
Breeding hog |
3 ST |
Tarsk, breeding |
Breeding sow |
2 ST |
Thalarian |
Transport lizard |
4 GT |
Verr, sire |
Breeding billy |
3 ST |
Verr, herd |
Herd nanny |
2 ST |
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Alcohol
- per keg (6 gallons, 120 glasses)
- per bottle (16 oz, 4 glasses)
- per cask (1 gallon, 20 glasses)
"I threw a silver tarsk, to the proprietor of the paga
tavern, and took in return one of the huge bottles of paga, of the sort put in
the pouring sling." RAIDERS OF GOR, Pg., 111 (I
believe that this refers to a "talu", a two-gallon measure.)
Item |
Description |
Price |
Ale |
Ale (keg) |
4 ST |
Ka la na |
Red wine (bottle) |
3 CT |
Ka la na |
Red wine (cask) |
1 ST, 5 CT |
Mead |
Honey wine (cask) |
2 ST |
Paga |
Beer (keg) |
4 ST |
Sul-paga |
Vodka (keg) |
6 ST |
Wine, regular |
White or red (bottle) |
3 CT |
Wine, regular |
White or red (cask) |
1 ST, 5 CT |
Wine, Turian |
Syrupy wine (bottle) |
4 CT |
Wine, slave or breeding |
Self explanatory(keg) |
1 ST |
Food Supplies
Item |
Description |
Price |
Bosk Carcass, dressed |
300 - 500 lbs |
3 GT |
Tarsk Carcass, dressed |
100 - 300 lbs |
5 ST |
Tabuk Carcass, dressed |
100 lbs |
4 ST |
Vulo, plucked |
2 - 5 lbs |
25 CT |
Eels, live |
25 per barrel |
1 ST |
Fish, fresh |
10 lb box |
1 ST |
Fish, smoked |
10 lb box |
5 ST |
Vegetables, fresh |
10 lb crate |
1 ST |
Fruits, fresh |
10 lb crate |
1 ST |
Dairy, Bosk Milk |
per quart |
10 CT |
Dairy, Bosk Cheese |
per 10 lb block |
1 ST |
Dairy, Verr Cheese |
per 5 lb block |
50 CT |
Dairy, Bosk Butter |
per 10 lb case |
50 CT |
Sugar |
per 50 lb bag |
1 ST |
Flour, sa-tarna |
per 50 lb bag |
1 ST |
Spices |
per lb |
1 - 2 ST |
Herbs |
Fresh, potted, large |
50 CT |
Salt, Tahari, cylinder |
40 lbs |
2 ST |
Blackwine beans |
Thentian, 1 lb pouch |
2 ST |
Honey |
Torvaldian, 1 lb |
1 ST |
Beans |
Dried, 1 lb |
50 CT |
Bosk Strips, dried |
smoked, 1 lb |
1 ST |
Leathers and Furs
– A full, tanned piece of leather or a fully
tanned fur pelt
"'The price of a good sleen pelt is now a silver tarsk,'
said Arn." HUNTERS OF GOR, Pg. 23
This would be like buying from the outdoor trapper. Once
the fur goes to the tanner and furrier, the price goes way up. The price of
hides and furs is based on current prices for a cow hide and/or bear skin.
Item |
Description |
Price |
Bosk Hide |
Heavy, for soles, harness |
1 DTW GT |
Bosk Hide |
Split, lighter for clothes, boot shanks |
1 GT |
Verr Hide |
Light, like suede |
5 ST |
Tarsk Hide |
Heavy, for soles |
7 ST |
Sleen |
Raw Fur price, not finished |
1 ST |
Sleen |
Fur, fully tanned with hair |
2 Dwt GT |
Larl |
Fur, brown, tawny |
2 Dwt GT |
Scents
– per 1 oz bottle
"'We have here,' said I, 'a scent that might be worthy of
a Ubara of Ar. ''It is only eight stone of gold,' said I, obsequiously, 'for the
vial.'" MARAUDERS OF GOR, Pg. 114
Item |
Description |
Price |
Capture Scent |
Chloroform (1 pint bottle) |
3 ST |
FW perfume |
Rare, expensive |
4 ST |
FW perfume |
Common, less expensive |
1 - 2 ST |
Slave perfume |
Heavy, cheaper |
20 - 30 CT |
Soap |
Per bar or cake |
5 CT |
Bath Oils |
Small decorative vial |
10 - 15 CT |
Harness
Item |
Description |
Price |
Driving, Bosk |
Pulling Wagons |
1 GT |
Driving, Kailla |
Pulling lighter wagons |
7 - 8 ST |
Flying (straps) |
For Tarns |
1 - 2 ST |
Bridle, Tarn |
With straps |
3 ST |
Bridle, Kailla |
With bit and reins |
2 ST |
Saddle, Tarn |
Self explanatory |
2 Dwt GT |
Saddle, Kailla |
Self explanatory |
3 GT |
Pack Saddle, Tarn |
For cargo tarns |
1 - 2 GT |
Pack Saddle, Kailla |
With panniers and breast strap |
7 - 8 ST |
Wagons
Item |
Description |
Price |
Wagon people's |
Ubar's Wagon, humungous! |
25 Dwt GT |
Wagon people's |
Regular Wagon, still pretty big |
8 - 9 Dwt GT |
Merchant's wagon |
Large, (needs 4 bosk) |
6 Dwt GT |
Merchant's wagon |
Regular, (needs 2 bosk) |
5 Dwt GT |
Cart |
Needs 1 bosk or kailla |
5 GT |
Household
– because all of these items are hand-maid (Gor having no
mass production), each is a work of art, and substantially more expensive than
buying a set of dishes in today's market.
Item |
Description |
Price |
Plates, common |
Ceramic, wood, metal |
60 CT |
Plates, fancy |
Gold or silver plated |
5 ST |
Tankards |
Metal |
1 ST, 50 CT |
Goblets, common |
Metal |
1 ST |
Goblets, fancy |
Crystal, gold or silver plate (each) |
2 – 5 GT |
Bowls, common |
Ceramic, wood, metal |
30 CT |
Bowls, fancy |
Gold or silver plated |
2 – 3 ST |
Paga bowls |
Ceramic, footed |
100 CT |
Cutlery, plain |
Metal, assorted |
1 CT |
Cutlery, fancy |
Gold or silver plate, assorted |
1 ST |
Lamps, plain |
Bronze or copper |
1 ST |
Lamps, fancy |
Gold plated |
2 - 3 ST |
Candlesticks |
Single, iron |
50 CT |
Candlesticks |
Multiple, iron (trident) |
1 - 2 ST |
Candlesticks |
Single, gold/silver plate |
2 ST |
Candlesticks |
Multiple, gold/silver plate (trident) |
5 ST |
Candles, tallow |
Common, white (box of 12) |
15 CT |
Candles, beeswax |
Fancy/colored/scented (box of 12) |
50 CT |
Rence paper |
Stationary, box of 50 sheets |
50 CT |
Inks |
All colors, per 6 oz bottle |
50 CT |
Braziers, common |
Iron, for travelling |
1 ST |
Oil, Thalarian |
For lamps, (1 gallon) |
20 CT |
Pillows, bedroom |
Linen, 1' x 2', vulo down filled |
1 - 2 ST |
Pillows, fancy |
Satin, 16", vulo down filled |
1 - 2 ST |
Carpet, small |
3' x 5' hand woven |
2 ST |
Carpet, medium |
5' x 8' hand woven |
4 ST |
Carpet, large |
10' x 12' (for a wagon) |
8 ST |
Carpet, fancy |
5' x 8' with designs |
1 - 2 GT |
Tapestry, small |
5' x 8' with custom design |
1 - 2 GT |
Tapestry, large |
10' x 12' with custom design |
3 - 4 GT |
Chair, wooden |
Carved, no arms |
5 ST |
Chair, padded |
Carved, with arms and padding |
1 GT |
Table, wooden |
Seats 4, temwood, carved |
2 GT |
Table, wooden |
Seats 8, temwood, carved |
5 GT |
Table, tavern |
Tavern style, plain, planks |
5 ST |
Bed, double |
Stationary bed/ slat or rope |
7 ST |
Bed, canopy |
Carved, four poster, large |
5 ST |
Cradle |
For the little Rarius |
7 ST |
Bed linens |
Double (two pillow cases) |
3 ST |
Tablecloth, linen |
Good white or cream linen |
2 - 3 ST |
Tablecloth, fancy |
Embroidered |
3 - 4 ST |
Mirror, regular |
Wall mounted |
5 ST |
Mirror, fancy |
With carved frame |
1 GT |
Pot, cooking |
Steel, 10 gallon |
7 ST |
Fry Pans |
iron, set of 3 |
3 ST |
Pans, roasting |
steel, large |
3 ST |
Rep Cloth, cleaning |
square cut |
1 CT |
Oil, vial |
Metal cleaning |
1 CT |
Whetstone |
sharpen weapons |
1 CT |
Soap, laundry |
10 lbs |
50 CT |
Sewing Kit |
travelling |
1 CT |
Leather Kit, repair |
travelling |
1 CT |
Botas |
wine skins |
5 CT |
Slaves
There are many quotes on the prices of slaves, the
prices are not consistent. They range from a few coppers to 40+ gold. To see
some of these quotes,
click here.
"Most Gorean Masters could not afford more then one girl."
BEASTS OF GOR, Pg. 234
Item |
Description |
Price |
Slaves |
Depends upon the training and beauty perceived by the
buyer |
2 CT to 40 GT |
Slave Paraphernalia
Item |
Description |
Price |
Bells |
Sold in a box of 20, silver tone |
1 ST |
Belly chains |
Light, gold/silver tone |
50 CT |
Bina |
Basic slave jewellery, cheap |
1 CT |
Binding Fiber |
Yellow, strong, (per Gorean Foot) |
5 CTb |
Branding irons |
Made to order |
5 ST |
Branding racks |
Wooden and metal with rings |
5 ST |
Cage, iron |
3'H x 3'W x 4'L, with lock |
1 GT |
Chain, heavy |
For suspending cages, etc. |
15 CT |
Chain, light |
Sold by the Gorean Foot |
1 CT |
Collars, fancy |
Enameled silver plate |
1 ST |
Collars, steel |
Strong and serviceable |
50 CT |
Gags |
Leather |
3 for 5 CT |
Manacles, iron |
For wrists and ankles |
2 ST ea |
Nipple rings |
Silver or gold |
1-5 ST |
Slave silk |
Various colors, per yard |
10 CT |
Whip, leather |
Single bullwhip (12' long) |
5 ST |
Whip, leather |
3-strand (black or brown) |
3 ST |
Please make note these are just average prices. Goreans
did haggle and barter for items. These prices are not set in stone and can be
changed to your preference.