S
*arrow, sheaf
-(noun): slightly over a yard long, metal piled and fletched with three half-feathers made from the wings of the Vosk Gulls. This, and the flight arrow, is used with the gorean long bow.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 68
*Ar's Station
-(noun): 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.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 62 and 63
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 164
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages18-19
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 16
*Blue Sky Song
-(noun): a refrain from the Wagon Peoples which says in part 'though I die yet there will be the bosk the grass and sky'.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 263
*bow, ship
-(noun): short stout maneuverable bow, easy to use in crowded quarters easy to fire across the bulwarks of galleys locked in combat.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 307
*bow, small
-(noun): used with great skill by the Red Savages from kaiila back. No Gorean weapon can match it's rate of fire. A skilled warrior can fire ten arrows into the air, the last leaving the bow before the first has returned to the earth. It is highly maneuverable and easy to conceal. It can easily be swept from one side of the kaiila to the other.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 46
*bracelets, slave
-(noun): any of a variety of handcuff type restraints; used to restrain the wrists of slaves and others; usually metal.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 156
*bread, Sa-Tarna
-(noun): gorean bread made from Sa-Tarna grain, described as yellow, and since it is usually described as being cut in wedges, probably baked in a round flat pan.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 114
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 349
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 191
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 22
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 469 (footnote)
*capture scent
-(noun): an anesthetic widely employed to render it's victims unconscious; a rag soaked with it is held over the mouth and nose or shot into the victim as an anesthetic dart.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 115 and 116
*Caste Sanctuary
-(noun): similar to seeking Sanctuary in a church; in times of need, a caste member can ask for sanctuary under another caste member's roof.
Book 5: Assassins of Gor, page 207-209
*chamber slave
-(noun): slave of the Priest Kings restricted to use within a particular chamber; these slaves cannot leave the chamber and are to serve the Freeperson living there fully.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 36
*clock, Kaissa sand
-(noun): a device used for timing kaiisa moves, it has a spigot arrangement to enable the flow of sand. When it is open for one player, it is off for the other. Each player enables it, as his play is completed.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 85
*clock, sand
-(noun): large, cylindrical and re-set at midnight, the twentieth ahn, and perhaps at noon, as well.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 180 and 185
*collar, shipping
-(noun): a temporary collar showing that the slave girl is part of a cargo.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page79
*courage scar
-(noun): A facial marking of the warrior of the Wagon Peoples. This scar is the first one applied and without it no other scars can be applied. Each scar is placed by members of the Clan of Scar Makers. The can be read by each tribe of the Wagon Peoples as easily as one reads a newspaper. Each scar represents a act of courage and honor in the wearer's life. The Courage Scar is the highest and most important.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 15-16, 68, and 343
*degradation stripe
-(noun): a 2 inch wide band shaved into the hair of men captured by talunas or panther girls; it runs from the forehead to the nape of the neck.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 137
*field slave
-(noun): one who works outdoors, usually gardening, fetching wood or water, etc. She is commonly dressed in plain, sturdy slave tunics. Her hair is shorn.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 299-302
*four-strap
-(noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely descent in preparation to land; it is also a command to land for Tarns trained in verbal cues. Four-Strap!
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 130
*golden slash
-(noun): a golden sash or scarf tied around the forehead of an assassin, this is the symbol that he is a messenger only, and not to be detained in any way.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, pages 176 and 182
*golden sphere
-(noun): sought by Saphar for it's value and thought to be a golden Priest King egg, it was later found to be a worthless tharlarion egg painted gold by Tuchuks.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 316
*grunt, great speckled
-(noun): a fish inhabiting the Thassa and caught as food for sailors.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 360
*gull, Schendi
-(noun): inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they nest on land at night.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 99
*hand signs, Red Savage
(noun): A mode of communication common to all the tribes of the Barren, sign is simple, easy to learn and adequate for relaying information.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 242-249, 257 and 263
*harbor side
-(noun): sailors of Cos refer to the left side of the ship by the port of destination and the right side of the ship by the port of registration. When the ports of destination and registration are the same, then the left side of the ship is called the 'harbor side', while the right side continues to be designated as before, by the port of registration. The expressions 'port' and 'starboard' do not exist in Gorean language.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 362
*Home Stone, city
-(noun): a stone that represents the soul of a city; to be without a Home Stone is to lack citizenship. It is said, 'A palace without a Home Stone is but a hovel; a hovel which contains a Home Stone is a palace.' The origin of the Home Stone, according to legend, came out of the past when Hesius performed great labors for the Priest-Kings and was promised a reward greater than gold. He was given a flat piece of rock with the single character representing his native village. When he questioned them, he was told the reward was indeed worth more than gold, and they called it a 'Home Stone'. The Home Stone of Ar is considered to be the oldest Home Stone.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 26
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 142
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 302
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 485-486
*Home Stone, dwelling
-(noun): a stone often circular and flat that is sacred to each dwelling and is to be defended ferociously by even the meanest peasant. It is said, 'A palace without a Home Stone is but a hovel; a hovel which contains a Home Stone is a palace.'
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 26
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 28
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 142
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 485-486
*house slave
-(noun): one whose primary duties are inside the residence. Duties range from personal serving girls to kettle and mat girls.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 312
*kaiila, southern
-(noun): large (20-22 hands) carnivorous mammal with long neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is viviparous has incredible stamina (capable of covering 600 in a day) and can be domesticated for riding in spite of its vicious temper. It has a rich gold to black. The kaiila is a mammal, but there is no suckling of the young, who begin hunt within hours of birth. These are the mounts of the Wagon Peoples.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 13
*knee walk, simple
-(noun): a slave travels on knee's, without standing, to fetch items or tend to duties.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 342
*knife, snow
(noun): large curved tabuk-bone, saw-toothed knife, used to cut into the snow to make snow blocks as for building iglu's in the Innuit country of the far north.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 325
*Lake Shaba
-(noun): located in the NE corner of the Schendi rain forest, it is the source of the great river Ua. Originally named Lake Bila Haruma for the explorer who discovered it, the name was changed at the great explorer's request by Tarl Cabot.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 454 and 455
*lart, snow
-(noun): a small 4-legged mammal, about 10 inches high, weighing between 8 and 12 pounds. The snow lart has two stomachs and hunts in summer, filling the second stomach in the fall to last the animal through winter. It's pelt is snowy white and thick. It is considered valuable, selling in Ar for half a silver tarsk. They are found in the Polar North.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 74
*Last Spear
-(noun): the last hunter in a band of hunters in the Voltai Ranges to thrown his spear; this spearman is the weakest of the party and will if all spears have not killed the prey and it attacks be the one sacrificed to allow his fellows to escape.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 20
*Lo Sardar
-(phrase): I am a Priest-King.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 76 and 220
*long ship
-(noun): a swift maneuverable ship having 2 rudders 1 removable lateen-rigged mast and a keel-to-beam ratio of 8:1; often used in military actions; some are fitted as ram-ships.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 127
*marine saurian
-(noun): fish-like predator with long, toothed snouts that are silent and aggressive; sailors fear them as they do the long-bodied sharks.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 360
*marine saurian, reptilian
-(noun): reptilian-like scavengers found in the Thassa, more than 20 ft in length, it has a long neck and small head with rows of small teeth. Its appendages are like broad paddles.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 360
*Market of Semris
-(noun): a small town south and somewhat east of Samnium, it is famed for its markets for tarsks, four-legged and two-legged. The town square is described as neat and well maintained, set with flat stones intricately fitted together. There are shops, fountains, a closed temple and public buildings.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 106 and 281
*marking stick
-(noun): a writing implement rather like a pen.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 386
*mint stick
-(noun): a confection served in a bowl on a tray set for blackwine service, otherwise not described.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 10
*moons, Red Savage
-(noun): the moons as they mark the seasons of Red Savage life. Among them are the winter moons of Waniyetuwi and Wanicokanwi, as well as the Istawicayanzanwi or Sore-Eye Moon. The moon of the Returning Gants or Magaksicaagliwi heralds early spring followed by Wozupiwi, the Planting Moon. Kantwasi is the moon when the plums are red. The moon in which the tabuk rut (Takiyuhawi) is also called the Canpasapawi, the moon when the chokecherries are ripe. The Canwapegiwiw is the moon when the leaves become brown followed by the Corn-Harvest Moon which is called either the Wayuksapiwi or Canwapekasnawi, the moon when the wind shakes off the leaves. The autumnal equinox occurs in Canwapegiwi.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 143-144, and 253
*needle flies (sting flies)
-(noun): Originate in the delta and similar places. It's sting is extremely painful but it is usually not dangerous unless inflicted in great numbers.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 161
*notched stick
-(noun): musical instrument played by sliding a polished tem-wood stick across its surface.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 153
*Official Stone
-(noun): a solid metal cylinder that is kept near Sardar. Four times a year on a set day during the fairs cities have the chance to test it against the standard stone.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 127
*one-strap
-(noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely for climbing steeply; it is also a command for Tarns trained in verbal cues. One-Strap!
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 130 and 177
*paga, sa-tarna
-(noun): a strong fermented drink brewed from sa-tarna (pagar-sa-tarna or Pleasure of the Life- Daughter) grain, the favored drink of Gorean men. A cup in a paga tavern would cost a tarsk bit. One of the large serving bottles may be purchased for a silver tarsk. Paga is served warmed to fiery hot. There seem to be no traditions surrounding it's service as demonstrated by the variety of vessels from which it is, stored, served and drunk.(See: *paga, serving vessels and *paga, drinking vessels)
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 74
Book 8: Raiders of Gor, pages 100, 102, 111 and 113
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 22 and 23
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 78
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 16
*paga, serving vessels
-(noun): paga, the fermented drink made from Sa-Tarna grain, seems to have no traditions surrounding it's service, as is demonstrated by the myriad variety of serving and drinking vessels deemed acceptable by the Gorean imbiber. The following annotations list these examples of serving vessels: wineskins or botas made from verrskin leather, bottles so large they must be supported by a shoulder sling, bronze vessels with a similar strap, a hydria or water vessel, as well as bottles, sealed with the insignia of the brewer. Paga is served from kettles, jugs and vats when not sealed in a large or standard sized bottle.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 105, 111, 113, 120, and 171
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 113
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 13
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 371
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 16 and 36
*Parade of Slaves
-(noun): a presentation of beauty and attractions in which the slaves present themselves one by one usually accompanied by music for the inspection of the guests. Commonly takes place in paga taverns and brothels but may take place elsewhere. Free women are usually not present.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 29
*pasang stone
-(noun): a stone set up along roads to mark distance to and from certain destinations.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 35
*passion slave
-(noun): a slave girl who has been bred rather captured; specifically one that has been bred for a particular trait such as beauty or slave heat or the shape of her lips.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 53
*personal serving slave
-(noun): a slave assigned or owned by the person she obeys. Her duties may include running errands, general cleaning, or caring for personal belongings.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 366
*pleasure silk
-(noun): sheer clingy form of silk worn only by slave girls; wraps like a pareau with a disrobing loop at the left shoulder.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 322
*pleasure slave
-(noun): a slave girl whose main function is sexual servitude to her master; traditionally she kneels with her knees spread wide and her hands either resting on her thighs or in some cities crossed behind her ready for binding.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 101
*Priest-Kings, symbol of
-(noun): described as a golden circle, which has no beginning or end; the symbol of eternity.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 46
*ram-ship
-(noun): war galley having up to 3 banks of oars as well as masts and sails; named for the battering rams on the prow.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 127
*Red Savages
-(noun): the peoples to inhabit the plains area (Barrens) of Gor. they are racially and culturally distinct from the Red Hunters of the north, being a more slender, longer-limbed people. They are nomadic, their culture being based on the kaiila and the gigantic herds of trident-horned kailiauk. They are further distinguished by cunning, ruthlessness and ferocity. They live to hunt and for internecine warfare, which seems to serve almost as a sport and religion. Their common hatred is for the white man, which takes precedence over all other conflicts. See: *Memory, the
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 35
*red-silk girl
-(noun): A slave girl who is not a virgin, or, as is said on Gor, her body has been 'opened by men'.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 205
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 472
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 128 and 204
*rence, stem of
-(noun): used to make reed boats sails mats cords and a fibrous cloth
Book 6: Raiders of Gor page 7
*river shark
-(noun): a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin which inhabits the rivers of Gor.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 79
*rock spider
-(noun): an inhabitant of the rainforests lower level this brown or black spider camouflages itself by tucking legs under its body to look like a rock hence its name; it is approximately one foot in diameter and will catch small rodents or birds in its web.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 294
*round ship
-(noun): heavy cargo and passenger ships having up to 3 banks of 10 oars to a side; not as swift or maneuverable as ram- ships having a keel-to-beam ratio of 6:1; has 2 rudders and 2 permanent lateen-rigged masts; carries a crew of 20-25 free men plus up to 200 oar-slaves.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 127
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 322
*sa
-(noun): life
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 43
*Sacred Place
-(noun): the name given to a place located in the Sardar Mountains. It is considered taboo, perilous, and, until the time of Tarl Cabot, no man had ever returned from a journey to it.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 29
*Sa-eela
-(noun): one of the most moving deeply rhythmic and erotic of slave dances; belongs to the class of slave dance known as Lure Dances of the Love- Starved Slave girl.
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 259
*sa-fora
-(noun): Chain Daughter or Daughter of the .
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 30
Book 8: Hunters of Gor ,page 194
*sajel
-(noun):a drug which causes harmless pustules to erupt on the body; in combination with gieron it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 154
*salamander
-(noun): an inhabitant of the brine pits of the salt mines of the Tahari, they are white and blind with long stemlike legs with fern-like filaments which are feather gills.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 247
*Salerian Confederation
-(noun): an alliance of 4 cities, Ti, Port Olni, Lara, and Vonda, formed to rid the Olni River of pirates and to protect inland shipping.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 171
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 88
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 283
*salt shark
-(noun): a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw several rows of triangular teeth a sickle-like tail and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 251
*salt, red
-(noun): some of the salt mines in the Tahari Desert Waste area of Klima, deliver a salt, famed on Gor, that is red in color from deposits of ferrous oxide. It is called the Red Salt of Kasra, after it's port of embarkation at the juncture of the Upper and Lower Fayeen.
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, pages 20 and 238
*salt, white
-(noun): mined by the slaves who manage to live through a punishing march over the white hot crusts of salt of the Tahari Wastes to Klima, for example. Salt, mined from the Tahari makes up 20% of the salt used in various products of Gor. The forced marches to Klima can only be done in the fall, winter, or spring when the surface temperature of the salt crusts reach 160 degree's Farenheit and the air temperature ranges from 120 to 140 degree's. The mining, harvesting, sifting, purifying and packaging process turn out nine qualities of salt which are shipped all over Gor.
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 231, and 238-240
*salt, yellow
-(noun): references to yellow salt as 'of the south' and on a table exist, but no other description has been found.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 86
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 186-187
*Samnium
-(noun): two hundred pasangs east and south of Brundisium, a walled city, spared the savageries of war with Cos, because of her alliance with them.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, pages 9 and 14
*san
-(adj.): one; fem. sana
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 146
*sa'ng
-(adj.): without
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 216
*sa'ng-fori
-(noun; lit. 'without chains'): freedom or liberty!
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 216
*sapa
-(adjective): Kailla or Dust Leg term meaning black.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 246
*sar
-(noun): king
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 13
*Sardar
-(noun): Priest-King
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 13
*Sardar Mountain Fairs
-(noun): huge fairs held four times each year at the foot of the Sardar Mountains; they coincide with the equinoxes and solstices and are numbered chronologically. During of the Fair the area is neutral territory: no one may be enslaved at the Fair (though slaves captured elsewhere may be sold) & no blood may be spilled; serves as a trading point for information and merchandise; every Gorean is required to visit the Fair at least once before the age of 25.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 179
*Sardar Mountain Fairs, En'Kara
-(noun): occurs during the spring, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year.
Book 20: Players of Gor, page 8
*Sardar Mountain Fairs, En'Var
-(noun): occurs during the summer solstice, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year.
Book 5: Assassins of Gor, pages 78-79
*Sardar Mountain Fairs, Se'Kara
-(noun): occurs in the fall, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year.
Book 5: Assassins of Gor, page 78
*Sardar Mountain Fairs, Se'Var
-(noun): occurs during the winter solstice, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 309
*Sardar Mountains
-(noun): legendary location of the Sacred Place home of the Priest-Kings, they are 1000 pasangs from Ko-ro-Ba, in the North. They are smaller than other mountain ranges such as those of Thentis or the Voltai mountains.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 29
*Sa-Tarna
-(noun; lit. 'life-daughter'): staple gorean grain, described as yellow shafts growing in rows in a field.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 43
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 102
*Sa-Tassna
-(noun; lit. 'life-mother'): meat; food in general
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 43
*scarlet rug
-(noun): a submission rug used in Tharna on which a free woman naked and bound with yellow cords must submit as slave to her master first hearing him recite a ritual poem then yielding physically.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 205
*Schendi
-(noun): a port city just south of the equator having a population of c. 1 million citizens, most black. It is the base of operations for the League of Black Slavers. It's harbor on the Thassa is the entry for the Kamba and Nyoka Rivers which lead to the interior of the Schendi rainforest.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 16, 100, 115 and 123
*Schendi, rainforest of
-(noun): a vast rain forest covering thousands of square pasangs on the equator. It's western border is the Thassa and it's port of Schendi. Two great lakes puncturate it's center, Lake Ngao and Lake Ushindi, four hundred pasangs apart. The rain forest is home to myriad varieties of insects, birds, fish, mammals, rodents and reptiles and some of the most unique flora to be found on Gor.
Book 13: Explorer's of Gor, pages 100, 115, 116, 309 - 312
*scmitar
-(noun): the preferred weapon of the tribesmen of the Tahari. A wickedly curved blade, so sharp that a bit of silk dropped upon it would fall, parted, to the floor. The wielder of such a weapon presses forward with lightening moves, in rapid, diagonal, figure-eight strokes, his booted foot stamped forward, his body turned to the left, minimizing target, his head to the right, maximizing vision, his rear foot at right angles to the attack line, maximizing leverage, assuring balance. On kailla-back, it is carried, sheathed, hanging from the saddle.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 120, 122, and 234
*scorpion
-(noun): found in the canopy level of the rainforest.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*Scribes, Caste of
-(noun): the Caste which includes the scholars and clerks of Gor. There are divisions and rankings within the group, from simple copiers to the savants of the city. Blue.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 44
*scrolls, Gorean
-(noun): Manuals of the Pens of Mira, Leonora's Compendium, Songs of Dina, or Hargon's The Nature and Arts of the Female Slave are all texts with information or instruction about slavery, sometimes used in slave training.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 193
*scytale
-(noun): a marked ribbon wrapped around a spear. When the marks are aligned, a message can be read.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 23-24
Book 13: Explorers, page 10
*se
-(adj.): second
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
*sea sleen
-(noun): long sleek mammal with flippers and six legs and double fanged jaws can weigh as much as 1000 pounds.. and as much as 20 feet in length hunted by the Red Hunters for food and pelt.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 285
*sea sleen, black
-(noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 38
*sea sleen, brown
-(noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 38
*sea sleen, flat-nosed
-(noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 38
*sea sleen, rogue
-(noun): rare broader headed more dangerous variety of sea sleen found in the Polar North.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 283
*sea sleen, tufted
-(noun): one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 38
*sea sleen, white-spotted
-(noun): its rich fur is used for cloaks.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor page 300
*second growth patches
-(noun): area's of the jungle that are impenetrable or almost impenetrable, not characteristic of the virgin rain forest. They occur when land is cleared and abandoned. Often found along rivers.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 313
*Second Knowledge
-(noun): the education available to the higher castes; it is more esoteric and includes knowledge of Earth.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 41 and 45
*second slave
-(noun): referring to the serving of black wine and the custom of having two slaves attending, one with a tray holding cream and sweeteners, and the second girl fetching and serving the pot of hot black wine. If no cream or sweetener is desired, then only the 'second slave' is needed.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 74
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 245
*second wine
-(noun): a breeding wine reverses the contraceptive effects of slave wine.
Book 18 Blood Brothers of Gor, page 319
*seduction slave
-(noun): a kajirus used to seduce a Free Woman into violating the couch law and becoming slave.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 8
*Se'Kara
-(noun; lit. 'second turning'): the seventh month of the Gorean calendar that of the autumnal equinox roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of September.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
*Se'Kara-Lar-Torvis
-(noun): The Second Kara or the Second Turning the month of the autumnal equinox but usually called simply Se'Kara
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
*Selnar
-(noun): the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ko-ro-ba and some other cities).
Book 5 Assassin of Gor, page 235
*semnium
-(noun): a public building which houses the high council, or governing body.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, pages 108, 141
*sereem diamonds
-(noun): red, sparking, white-flecked stones of great value.
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 92
*Se'Var
-(noun; lit. 'second resting'): the tenth month of the Gorean calendar that of the winter solstice roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of December.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
*Se'Var-Lar-Torvis
- (noun): the Second Resting of the Central Fire simply known as Se'Var.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
*shark, marsh
-(noun): long bodied, nine-gilled inhabitant of the rence island areas of the marsh, they are almost eel-like.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages, 13, 21, and 58
*shark, river
-(noun): a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin which inhabits the rivers of Gor.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 79
*shark, salt
-(noun): a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw several rows of triangular teeth a sickle-like tail and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 249
*shelter trench
-(noun): to escape the blistering heat of the Tahari, where temperatures can reach 175 degree's Farenheit, a trench, 4 or 5 feet deep and 18 inches wide is dug. Temperatures are 50 degrees cooler 1 or two feet below the surface of the desert. The trench is drawn perpendicular to the path of the sun, so it provides the maximum shade for the longest period of time.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 21
*she-quadrupled, modality of
-(noun): an instruction whereby the slave performs her regular duties upon hands and knees without the benefit of the use of her hands. In this mode she may not rise to her feet and may use only her mouth and teeth to grasp and manipulate objects.
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 225
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 215
*she-sleen position
-(noun): Also known as 'assuming the modality of the she-quadruped.' In this position the slave falls to her hands and knees her head down on the floor her hindquarters upthrust for viewing and/or her Master's pleasure.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 215
*she-urts
-(noun): short for 'she-urts of the wharves' homeless free girls - runaways vagabonds orphans etc. - who live near the canals in port cities surviving by scavenging begging stealing and sleeping with paga attendants; they sleep wherever they find space and usually wear a brief tunic instead of Robes of Concealment
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 62
*shield, Kurii
-(noun): a wide iron shield, round and four feet in diameter.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 171
*shield, northern
-(noun): round and wooden, variously painted, they are reinforced with iron bands, or leather, or small bronze plates. Hung, overlapping over the side of a ship, they are an indication of peaceful intent.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 32
*shield, round
-(noun): The round shield is formed from concentric, overlapping layers of hardened leather riveted together and bound with hoops of brass. It is fitted with the double sling for carrying on the left arm. Normally the Gorean shield is painted boldly and has infixed in it some device for identifying the bearer's city.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 21
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 68
*shield, signal
-(noun): the men of Torvaldsland use different colored shields as a means of communication. Two that are universal are the red shield which means, 'war', and the white shield meaning, 'peace'.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 70 and 181
*shield, Turian
-(noun): unlike the common Gorean shield, the Turian shield is oval.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 113 and 123
*shrub, kanda
-(noun): A shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots while chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 43
*shrub, kes
-(noun): a shrub whose salty blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage, a Gorean soup.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 45
*shu
-(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet which is probably oriental in origin.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 9
*side-block girl
-(noun): a slave girl sold for a fixed price from the side block of a slave auction house instead of auctioned from the main block; used disparagingly.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 107
*sidge
-(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from cuneiform.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 9
*Sign of the Hammer
-(noun): the sign of Thor, made by holding up a clenched fist. In Torvaldsland, spiritual allegiance is to ancient gods, such as Odin and Thor.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 48 and 82
*signature knot
-(noun): a complex knot whose tying is known only to the one who invented it.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 214
*silk girl
-(noun): term used by those of Torvaldsland to denote a slave girl from the southern cities; often used disparagingly.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 144
*silk slave
-(noun): a male pleasure slave. His function, unlike the common kajirus, is attendance to a free woman.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, pages 157 and 164
Book 25: Mercenaries of Gor, page 437
*silver ships
-(noun): the name given to gorean space ships used on periodic visits to earth for the harvest of barbarian girls and other goods called 'Voyages of Acquisition'.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 40
*silver tubes
-(noun) charged cylindrical weapons manually operated; incorporated principles much like the 'Flame Death Mechanism'.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 229
*sim plant
-(noun): a rambling, tangled, vine-like plant with huge, rolling leaves raised in the pasture chambers of the Nest.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 214
*Singers, Caste of
-(noun): One of the low castes. On Gor the singer or poet is regarded as a craftsman who makes strong sayings he has his role to play in the social structure celebrating battles and histories singing of heroes and cities but also he is expected to sing of living and of love and joy not merely of arms and glory; and too it is his function to remind the Goreans from time to time of loneliness and death lest they should forget that they are men. The Caste name is interchangeable with Caste of Poets.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 103
*sip root
-(noun): a bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor , pages 46, 124 and 319
*sirik
-(noun): a arrangement of chains used to display a slave girl rather than confine her; it consists of a collar to which about five feet of chain is attached; part-way down the chain is a pair of manacles and the chain terminates in a set of shackles.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor pages, 83 and 158
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages, 165-166
*sirik, work
-(noun): resembles the common sirik but the wrists, to permit work, are granted about a yard of chain. Like the common sirik, it is a lovely chain; women are beautiful in it.
Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 145
*six-strap
-(noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely to climb steadily and to the left. Six-Strap!
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 129
*Skjern
-(noun): an island in Thassa, it is located West of bleak, rocky Torvaldsland and north of the northern forests.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 198
*slave basket
-(noun): a wicker basket strapped to a tarn to transport slaves.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 51
*slave beads
-(noun): colorful glass or wooden strings of beads, suitable to be given to kajira at Master's whim.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 82
*slave bells
-(noun): tiny bells which give off a sensual shimmer of sound; threaded by the dozen on thongs or chains they may be tied or locked around a girl's ankles or wrists or attached to her collar; are worn or removed only at the whim of a master. Thought to be symbolic of their status of domestic animals, property, in bondage.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 84
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 20-21
*slave belly
-(noun): the area of the abdomen around the navel; so called because only slave girls expose their navels.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 335
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 334
*slave blanket
-(noun): thin cotton-like blanket woven from the soft fibers of the Rep Plant to protect her from the cold.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 67
*slave box, punishment
-(noun): small square (3x3') iron box with a door having a viewing aperture of 7 inches x1/2 inches in the middle and a pass-through of 12x2 inches at the base; a punishment device for slaves.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 313-314
*slave box, transportation
-(noun): small, iron box used for the transportation of slaves.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 120
*slave bracelets
-(noun): manacles of various types intended to restrain the wrists of a slave; some are akin to handcuffs while some are almost jewelry light restraining bracelets made of blue and gold stones.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 102
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 218
*slave cage
-(noun): small, stout, wooden cord-bound, thick-barred cage adequate for the confinement of bound slaves. A wooden gate, tied shut, secures it.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 220
*slave dance
-(noun): any of the sensuous and lascivious dances performed by slave girls to entertain their masters. The dancing of a slave is a thousand times more sensuous than that of a free woman because of the incredible meanings involved the additional richness which this furnishes the explosive significance of this comprehension that she who dances is owned and theoretically could be owned by you.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 193
*slave girtle
-(noun): a length of cord tied about a girl to mold a slave tunic to her form and enhance her curves, able to be crisscrossed about the body.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 21, 28-30
*slave goad
-(noun): an electrical device much like a cattle prod used for controlling and disciplining slaves.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 84
*slave harness
-(noun): a slave garment or bond not otherwise described.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 108-109
*slave heat
-(adj): the intense need and passion of a slave girl.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 242
*slave hobble
-(noun): a chain consisting of a wrist-ring and an ankle-ring joined by 7 inches of chain it is fastened on one ankle and the opposite wrist.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 154
*slave hood
-(noun): a leather hood having no opening for eyes mouth or ears which covers a slave's entire head; usually has a gag attachment.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 146
*slave ignorance
-(noun): it is sometimes deemed appropriate that slaves be deliberately kept in ignorance, i.e., not knowing the names of their captors, their whereabouts, or what is to be done with them, at the Master's whim.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 89 and 380-381
*slave lips
-(noun): When this command is given the slave turns her head up to the Master her lips pursed in a sensual kissing position. She remains motionless her lips thusly puckered and may not move until she is granted the kiss of a Master.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, pages 111 and 404
Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 224
*slave locker
-(noun): a sort of temporary slave box available at a depot for fee carts, for example. Once the slave has entered the locker, a tarsk bit is inserted which allows for the turning and removal of the key, which the owner pockets until his return. This kind of slave locker is unattended.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 423-424
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 67
*slave mat
-(noun): a course mat made of straw to which area a slave girl may be ordered for discipline or use, the girl may not leave the mat unless permitted by her master.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 74
*slave orgasm
-(noun): powerful orgasm in which a slave completely yields to the Master.. after which she can never be anything but a man's slave.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 13
*slave oval
-(noun): a method of chain a slave girl consisting of a hinged iron loop which locks around her waist with two sliding wrist- rings and a welded ring in the middle of the back.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 146
*slave perfume
-(noun): perfumes designed to be worn by slave girls; they are heavier and more sensual than those designed for free women.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 230
*slave pole
-(noun): imaginary pole that 'transfixes' a dancing girl by which she is 'held' during her dance.
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 11
*slave porridge
-(noun): a cold unsweetened mixture of water and Sa-Tarna meal on which slaves are fed; in Torvaldsland it is called 'bond-maid gruel' and often mixed with pieces of chopped parsit fish.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 126
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 208
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 56, 63 - 65
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 66
*slave rape
-(noun): the sexual use of a slave girl; may be either tender or bruta, casual, deliberate or disciplinary.
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 34
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 184
*slave rape position
-(noun): This is a disciplinary position wherein the slave is ordered to lie supine and motionless in preparation for usage.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 202
*slave ring
-(noun): a heavy iron ring c. 1' in diameter to which a slave may be secured for security discipline or any other reason; often found in floors interior & exterior walls (either 1' or 3' above the ground) attached to the foot of a master's sleeping couch, etc.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 48
*slave sack
-(noun): a sack used primarily to transport slaves that ties off on at one end.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 244
*slave stake
-(noun): about four and one half feet in length and four inches in width, cut from wood. At it's top, about two inches from the end, a groove an inch deep is cut. A long leather tether is attached to a slave's neck and affixed to the stake. It is used for securing a slave for the night, for example.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 349
*slave steel
- (noun): generic term for collars chains siriks etc. worn by slaves.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 158
*slave strap
-(noun): heavy strap or belt which buckles behind the wearer's back; in front there is a metal plate with a welded ring through which passes the 4 hort (5 inches) chain of a pair of slave bracelets; designed to keep the wearer's hand before his body.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 65
*slave trap
-(noun): a trap of powerful steel that is lined by sharp teeth which snap shut on the slave's leg and locks closed until opened by a key. The trap is locked, unlike an animal trap to prevent it being pried open by strong hands.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 126
*slave tunic
-(noun): a simple, sleeveless, pullover tunic of brown cloth, slit deeply at the hips with narrow shoulder straps, little more than strings .Some have a disrobing loop at the shoulder.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 155 and 225
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 21
*slave wagon
-(noun): a flat-bedded barred wagon like a large cage with a door in the rear in which many slaves may be transported at one time their ankles chained to a bar that runs down the center of the floor; tarpaulins are often used to cover the cage & hide the cargo.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 65
*slave whistle
-(noun): used in issuing signals summoning slaves and so on.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 84
*slave wine
-(noun): a black, bitter beverage that acts as a contraceptive; its effect is instantaneous and lasts for well over a month; can be counter-acted with a another sweet-tasting beverage (see: breeding wine).
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 23 and 83-84
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 174
*slave wire
-(noun): a closely interwoven latticework of sharp, swaying strands, set at intervals of less than a hort. Serves as a confining fence. It's barbs and prongs could cut a slave to pieces.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 347
*Slaver
-(noun): any person owning or dealing in human slavery. While all of the Caste of Slavers are slavers, not all slavers belong to the Caste.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 315
*slaver's caress
-(noun): a method of touching without warning a slave girl who is being sold in order to exhibit her slave heat for potential buyers; also known as the Whip Caress as it is commonly done using a coiled whip.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, pages 294-295
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 40
*slaver's necklace
-(noun): fanciful term for a coffle of slave girls.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 107
*Slavers, Caste of
-(noun): the sub-caste of the Merchants one who deals in human merchandise, their colors are blue and yellow.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 315
*Slavers, League of Black
-(noun): a branch of the Caste of Slavers; they work out of Schendi and its environs.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 16
*slavery, vengence and contempt
-(adv): one form of vengeance slavery is proxy slavery where one woman, totally innocent, is enslaved and made to stand proxy for a hated, but unavailable woman, even being given her name. Ironically, even though the original woman may be found, the proxy is not released from slavery.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, pages 139-140
*slee
-(noun): a rodent which inhabits the ground zone of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312
*Sleen
-(noun): one of the wilder tribes of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 85
*sleen knife
-(noun): knife carried, sheathed, at the waist of Panther Girls.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 122
*sleen, forest
-(noun): It is long, up to 20 feet, sinuous, black or brown in color. It resembles a lizard, except it is furred and mammalian. In its attack frenzy it is one of the most dangerous animals on Gor.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 155
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 185
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 12-13
*sleen, gray
-(noun): said to be Gor's finest tracker, this six legged sleen is a furred mammal with silver gray fur. It has an agile, sinuous body, thick as a drum and is 14-15 feet long. The gray sleen has a broad triangular head and a huge jaw with two rows of fangs and a dark tongue. It's widely set eyes have slit-like pupils. As is true for all sleens, it has six legs. This breed is relentless and tenacious. It can follow a scent that is weeks old for a thousand pasangs.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 160-161
*sleen, hunting
-(noun): the hunting sleen is a hunter of men. It is 20 feet in length and weighs eleven hundred pounds. This domesticated forest sleen is double-fanged and six-footed. It's tail tends to switch back and forth, getting rigid, as it hunts, it's ears flatten against it's head just prior to it's final 'charge' attack on it's prey.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 12-13
*sleen, prairie
-(noun): the prairie sleen is tawny in color, and are smaller than the forest sleen, but quite as unpredictable and vicious. Domesticated prairie sleen are used for hunting and nocturnal herd sleen are used as shepherds and sentinels. They are released from their cages with the falling of darkness, responding only to the voice of their master.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 2 and 9
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 185
*sleen, sea
-(noun): aquatic mammal that inhabits the polar seas, following the parsit current in search of their main food source, the parsit fish. There are four main types: black sleen, brown sleen, tusked sleen, flat-nosed sleen. Some remain under the ice year round, mostly dormant but rising every quarter of an Ahn or so to breathe through cracks in the ice.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 185
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 38
*sleen, snow
-(noun): inhabits the northern regions. Always white in color.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 185
*sleeping mat, chronometric
-(noun): mat with power switch and chronometric temperature device which may be set to have the mat turn cold before the first light as one has little inclination to remain in a freezing bed. The mat is rolled up or folded back after each use.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 60
*slime worm
-(noun): a long slow blind worm which inhabits the caverns below the Nest in the Sardar; scavenges the remains of the Golden Beetles kills
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor page 186
*small people
-(noun): a tribe in the jungles of Schendi, not otherwise named. They are no more than 5 feet in height and weigh about 80 pounds at most. They have coppery skin and are probably of the Negroid race. They were slaves of the talunas until Tarl Cabot aided them in capturing and enslaving the last of the taluna women.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 390-393 and 397-399
*smoke signs, Red Savage
-(noun): a method of messaging over distance, using smoke from a fire set for that purpose.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 255-256
*snake whip
-(noun): a whip made of heavy coil, laced with wire and flecks of iron, used primarily on male captive slaves.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 105
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 157 and 161
*soccer-like game
-(noun): soccerlike game with the leather ball with goals drawn in the turf played by the Red Hunters.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 193
*sorp
-(noun): a shellfish common esp. in the Vosk river similar to an oyster; like an oyster it manufactures pearls
Book 4: Nomads of Gor page 20
*spear, gorean
-(noun) about seven feet in height, heavy, stout, with a tapering bronze head some eighteen inches in length. It is a terrible weapon and, abetted by the somewhat lighter gravity of Gor, when cast with considerable force, can pierce a shield at close quarters or bury its head a foot deep in solid wood.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 21
*Spider People
-(noun): man-sized arachnids which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Curlon Fiber which is used in the textile mills of Ar
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor page 81
*squirrels, black
-(noun) animal of the ground zone of the rain forest.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312
*stabilization serums
-(noun): a series of medical injections which, among other things, retards the aging process; an invention of the Priest-Kings approved by them for use by humans; administered in 4 injections.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 124
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 30 and 31
Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 93 - 97
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 282
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 472-474
*staff contest
-(noun): a game played, namely at fair-type events, where men compete with staffs in good-natured sport for various prizes.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 40
*stake position
-(command): When chained at a stake the with this command the slave lies down and is not permitted to rise even to her knees.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 386
*staking, exposure death by
-(noun): A death from exposure used in Klima for those attempting to escape. As the term implies, a person is staked to the salt crusts, spread-eagled, until the heat of the Tahari sun kills.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 265
*staking, sleen death or punishment by
-(noun): an form of execution or punishment used when a Master is done with a slave; he may stake her for sleen, by staking ankles and legs widely apart between two stakes. The slave is blindfolded and cut on the thigh to draw blood, smearing it across her body, to attract the animal..
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 230 -231
*state slave
-(noun): a state owned girl may have various duties, ranging from general cleaning to carrying messages. State tunics and collars are uniform, sleeveless and plain. Considered by most states an unenviable slavery.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 340-341 and 376
*steel tower
-(noun): the visible portion of a spaceship half buried in the Tahari Desert. It housed a destructive device, and was sent by the Kurii to destroy the planet Gor, hence the Priest-Kings. Their supposed prize was to be Earth, or Gor, as some believe, a planet to replace their ancient home, a planet destroyed by their own technology. The destructive device was destroyed at the last moment by Tarl Cabot, who had survived a punishing trip through the dunes, aided by a Kur who was in opposition to the politics of the Kurii. From this Kur, Cabot received the Tahari Ring.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 22-23, 44, 116, 166, 285-294, and 363
*steel worlds
-(noun): an ancient race of Kurii, whose advanced technology contributed to the ruin of their planet, now share a boulder-strewn, enigmatic black space beyond the orbits of Gor, Earth and Mars, living on space ships such as the one found half buried in the Tahari. Since they have no planet of their own, they seek one, possibly Gor, or even Earth. The Priest-Kings constantly battle them, and monitor to see that they do not intrude beyond certain atmospheres, orbiting with the asteroids in their 'steel-world'.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 295
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 362
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 94
*stimulation cage
-(noun): an ornate fairly roomy cage furnished comfortably with fabrics of all kinds furs cosmetics perfumes jewelry etc. in which a naked slave girl in training may be housed; its purpose is to awaken her senses esp. the tactile senses to everything in the world around her so that she may be more pleasing to masters; in addition it is just too short for her to stand upright so that her head is always inclined in a gesture of submission
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor page 24
*stone
-(noun): a unit of measurement equal to four earth pounds. There is an official stone, a solid metal cylinder which is kept near the Sardar. During fairs, cities, on a given day can test their stone against the 'standard' stone
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 127
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 138
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 127
*Stones
-(noun): a guessing game in which one player must guess whether the number of stones held in the fist of the second player is odd or even
Book 7: Captive of Gor page 107
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 34
*story skin
-(noun): an artifact of the red savages... a series of drawings and pictographs on a skin used to tell a story... the beginning of the story is at the center of the skin reading it in a slow spiral outward.. by turning the skin
Book 17: Savages of Gor page 36
*stranger
-(noun): enemy
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor page 110
*Street of Brands
-{noun): the city or area in a given city where slavers conduct their business
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor page 132
*Street of Coins
-(noun): the street or area in a given city where banking and other financial transactions take place
Book 12: Beasts of Gor page 45
*Street of the Writhing Slave
-(noun): dark narrow street not far from the wharves in Victoria where most renters and dealers in coin girls keep their kennels on this street
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor page 143
*strigil
-(noun): usually made of metal in a narrow, spatulate form. Used at bathing to scrap excess oils and dirt from pores.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 51
*submission mat
-(noun): a mat on which a girl kneels to submit
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor page 129
*submission, position of female
-(noun): the slave kneels before the Master, back on her heels, arms extended, head down between her arms, wrists crossed as though for binding.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 16
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 359
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 74
*sugars, Gorean
-(noun): although the flavors of the sugars are not revealed, there are several colors. White and yellow are described, and other quotes speak of gorean sugars, and in particular four gorean sugars.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 89 and 105
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 132
*sul
-(noun): a large, thick-skinned, starchy, yellow-fleshed root vegetable. It is a staple of the Gorean diet.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 219
Book 11: Slave girl of Gor, page 134
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 234
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 80
*sul plant
-(noun): vine with golden leaves.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 44
*sula
-(command; lit. 'back')In this position a slave lays upon her back her hands at her sides palms upward her legs widely spread to await her Master's pleasure
Book 13: Explorers of Gor page 77
*sullage
-(noun): a soup made principally from suls tur-pah and kes along with whatever else may be handy
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor page 44
*sul-paga
-(noun): clear, almost tasteless, but very potent alcoholic beverage made from suls. It is seldom available outside of the peasant villages where it is brewed.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 134 and 414
*sun gate
-(noun): one or several are found in most cities, so called because they are commonly opened at dawn and closed at dusk, their hours of ingress and egress determined by the diurnal cycle.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 102
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 9 and 20
*Sun Lances
-(noun): a warrior society of the Sleen tribe of Red Savages
Book 17: Savages of Gor page 314
*Swamp Spiders
-(noun): man-sized arachnids (Spider People) which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Curlon Fiber which is used in the textile mills of Ar
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor page 81
*Sword Brother
-(noun): this is a part of the kinship of Warriors no matter what City one belongs to. If a Warrior sheds the blood of another Warrior, they are considered sword brothers unless the blood on the weapons are formally repudiated.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 119
*sword, long (Torvaldsland)
-(noun): carried in it's own belt looped over the left shoulder which is the common gorean practice.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 50
*tarn ship
-(noun): a type of ram-ship being long and narrow with a shallow draft a straight keel a single lateen-rigged mast and a single bank of oars; at the prow below the waterline is a ram shaped like a tarn's head; it also carries light catapults shearing blades and other weaponry.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 192
*tarsk, silver
-(noun): a coin considered to be of much value by most goreans. It is worth 100 copper tarks in most cities. Ten silver tarks is the equivalent of one gold piece of one of the high cities. Many gold pieces are standardized against the golden tarn disk of Ar.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 54
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 155
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 120
*Ta-Sardar-Gor
-(phrase: lit. 'To the Priest-Kings of Gor'): a libation which varies in formality from the simple statement, loudly proclaimed to a ritual in which a few grains of meal colored salt and a few drops of wine are placed in a fire.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 13
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 89
*tharlarion saddle
-(noun): constructed with the leather seat mounted on a hydraulic fitting which floats in a thick lubricant. This saddle is made to absorb shock with the added ability of the seat always being parallel to the ground.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 125
*Theory of the Sun Shield
-(noun): the theory that Gor has existed for thousands of years, orbiting directly opposite Earth, on the far side of the Sun.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 33
*thief's scar
-(noun): a tiny, three-pronged brand burned onto the upper right cheekbone of the Caste of Thieves. Port Kar the only City to recognize this Caste.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 104
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 239
*throat strap
-(noun): the throat strap is used to guide the tarn in flight via six leather streamers or reins. They are attached to it and strung through a metal ring on the forward part of the saddle. These straps, when pulled by the tarnsman, will exert pressure on a corresponding ring on the throat strap, hence communicating to the tarn which way to move.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 55
*throwing stick
-(noun): a buoyant curved stick used in the marshes to hunt and kill birds.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 10
*tor shrub
-(noun): translated as the 'bright shrub' or the 'shrub of light' because of it's abundant bright flowers either yellow or white depending on the variety. It flowers in the fall.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 339
*Torvald, steam of
-(noun): a warm current, pasangs wide, it moves eastward to the coast of Torvaldsland and then north. It's warm temperature enables communication and re-supply of between the various small farms and communities of this bleak area. Those of Torvaldsland regard the stream as a gift of Thor, bestowed upon Torvald, legendary hero of the land, in exchange for a ring of gold.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 55-56
*tower slave
-(noun): a state slave girl in any of the cities of Gor; her duties in the apartment cylinders are largely domestic.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 45
*tower slave position
-(position): a position used frequently by domestic slaves with thighs closed and hands resting with wrists crossed on legs.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 46
*tunic, slave
-(noun): a simple, sleeveless pullover tunic of brown cloth, slit deeply at the hips with narrow shoulder straps, little more than strings.Some have a disrobing loop at the shoulder.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 155 and 225
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 21
*two strap
-(noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely to climb steadily and to the right; it is also a command used for a Tarn who has been trained in verbal cues. Two-Strap!
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 130
*Urt Soldiers
-(noun): a warrior society of the Yellow Knife tribe of Red Savages.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 314
*veil, slave
-(noun): a small triangle of diaphanous yellow silk worn across the bridge of the nose and covering the lower half of the face; it parodies the heavy veils worn by free women as it conceals nothing and often arouses the lust of masters.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 107
*veil, street
-(noun): the outermost veil worn by free women; worn over the house veil when leaving the house
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor page 107
*wagon, common slave
-(noun): used to transport female slaves, it is covered in yellow and blue canvas with a single central bar running the length of the floor where the girl's ankles are attached; this bar is hinged on one end, near the wagon box, and locked near the wagon's gate.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 325
*wagon, springless
-(noun): A wagon commonly used for public transportation for a fee, it has a jolting ride but is chosen many times by Free Women over the leather-slung fee cart because of the relative comfort of its ride.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 19-20
*wagon, street
-(noun): a light weight wagon, used within a city.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 103
*Warrior Societies
-(noun): societies within the tribes of the Red Savages that have many functions. They keep order in the camps and on treks, function as guards and police, keep the tribes apprised as to the movements of the kailiauk, and help to organize and police tribal hunts.They provide institutions through which merit can be recognized and rewarded, traditions can be maintained and renewed. Their rivalries provide an outlet for inter-tribal aggressions. Within the society itself, the members profit from the values of alliance, camaraderie, and friendship. Each society has its own medicines and histories.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 260
*white-silk girl
-(noun): a virgin or as is said on Gor, a slave who has not been 'opened by men'.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 205
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 472
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 128
*work slave
-(noun): a category of slaves consisting of field slaves, stable slaves, etc. These females are considered, like kettle and mat girls, to be low slaves.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 305
*yoke, silver
-(noun): In Tharna, male slaves are brought into the presence of the Tatrix in a yoke made of solid silver, presumably to show the Tharnan's contempt for riches. The yoke itself was valuable enough to be the ransom of an Ubar.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 91
