General Rules of Vanir’s Fjord
Honesty, Integrity, Duty, Respect, and above all Honour.
Through these, One earns Respect.
Simply because You can type in Capitals, does not necessarily make You a Master or Mistress.

1}. If you enter the Steading, enter with a real name. Those entering under anonymous, visitor or any variation thereof…and those entering with names composed of symbols make it harder on members of the Steading to greet/welcome them properly.

2}. Visitors need not disarm upon entering the palisades of the Steading. It’s non-Gorean.. Keep Your weapons. Our Rarius can deal with any trouble…(GRIN)

3}. Visitors are allowed to seek O/one to ask questions of, so long as that is done in public.

4}. kajira will greet All Free People within the Steading. Visitors and strangers will NOT be greeted until admitted by a Steading member…”greetings A/all” is NOT acceptable.

5}. Steading bond-maids may serve Any and All food, drink and conversation. Only Vanir’s Fjord members and Honored Guests may be served a “full serve” (GRIN) becoming a Member

6}. Visiting kajira are welcome with the approval of their Master, and may ask to serve.(food, drink and conversation only) Visiting kajira must adhere to the Steading’s slave rules; familiarize yourself with them before making a mistake.

7}. No PM’s without permission!

8}. All visitors are welcome to enter and watch….learn….if wishing to merely observe….place ~O~ at the end of Y/your name….this will let A/all of the Steading know Y/you are just observing….You may converse freely in public with the Steading while observing.

9}. Free Persons may obtain membership by reading the Membership Rules page and adhering to those rules listed. becoming a Member

10}. THE STEADING OF VANIR’S FJORD IS A " KILL/Capture" ZONE. There are forced ko lars here when it is warranted.

Helpful Hints

This is Torvaldsland, the far north of Gor. Some things are slightly different here.

The leader is called “The Jarl”. Ubars are from the south.

The Overseer is the second in command here. He speaks with the Jarls voice and has His confidence.

The Jarl’s Woman is the highest ranking female in the Steading. She holds more power than the Ubara of the south. Deal well with Her, for Her word can be law, and retribution will be swift. As always, though, the Jarl rules, and She is well aware of Her position.

Our Rarius are all accomplished fighters. The Rarius of Torvaldsland are larger than their southern Brothers, and are as quick to anger as they are to laugh. Don’t piss them off.

Our Council Members have the ear of the Jarl. They are the most knowledgeable and wise of Vanir’s Fjord. Whether a Council Member is male or female matters not. They will be respected.

Our Free Women are honored and protected. They run the steading while their Men are off “playing” elsewhere (Raiding, Visiting and generally having a good time). Although not Rarius’, they have a few very nasty tricks up their sleeves when protecting their Homestone. You have been warned.

Our kajirae are called “bond-maids”, our kajirus are “thralls”. Visiting slaves are not expected to change their language, but should be aware of the terms which are used here.

Bond-maids wear a soft white woolen kirtle; which is slit up the entire front and fastened by one fastener just under the breasts, showing off lots of leg and clevage. becoming a Member

Torvaldsland ko lars are made of black iron, and are riveted on. They cannot be “snapped” off, nor lock-picked off nor slipped off.

Torvaldsland has no “silk” designations. For ease of understanding, a {VF*} ko lar denotes a new bond-maid in training, and once trained, all girls bear the title ~bond maid~ after their ko lar. We have no yellow silks here. A bond-maid is either in training, or trained and ready to fully serve.

All Gorean drinks and food are served here. Our favorite though, is mead, a fermented honey brewed wine served in a polished and gold banded bosk horn. The horn cannot be put down, as there is no foot on it. If a Rarius has not the stamina to drink the entire horn, pass it to One who can.