T
*arrow, Torvaldsland war
-(noun): dark and more than a yard long, it's shaft is an inch thick. It is piled with iron and barbed. It's feathers of the black-tipped coasting gull are five inches long, set in the shaft on three sides. The arrows are carried in a cylindrical quiver.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 234-235
*axe, great (Torvaldsland)
-(noun): described as a great, curved, single bladed axe of hardened iron with a blunt hammer-like head, it is carried in a leather loop hung from a broad leather belt worn from the left shoulder to the right hip. It is fastened there by a hook, that the weight of the ax will not turn the belt, which fits into a ring in the master belt.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 27, 39, and 50
*Bazi Tea
-(noun): Very aromatic tea brewed fresh from Bazi leaves. Traditionally in the Tahari, it is served hot and heavily sugared in three tiny cups to be drunk in rapid succession. In the North, Bazi Tea is highly prized, but served less formally as tea is served on Earth, for example.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor page 38
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 206, 209, and 212
*brand, thief's
-(noun): tiny 1/4 inch three-pronged brand worn on the cheek of those of the Caste of Thieves, who are found only in Port Kar .
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 104
Book 17: Mercenaries of Gor, page 239
*camisk, Turian
-(noun): a style of camisk worn by slaves in the city-state of Turia; cloth shaped like an inverted 'T' with a beveled crossbar fastened
behind the neck & falls before the wearer's body; the crossbar then passes between her legs & is then brought forward snugly at the hips, is held in place by a single cord that binds it at the back of the neck behind the back & in front at the waist
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 160
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 107
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 155
*collar, transport
-(noun): a collar with a metal tag attached listing destination or other vital information, to be used during transport of a slave.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 73
*collar, Turian
-(noun): a collar which fits more loosely and resembles a hinged ring looped about the throat. A man can get his fingers inside a Turian collar and use it to drag the girl to him.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 29
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 251
*knee walk, Turian
-(noun): mentioned, but not described except that it is sometimes used by slave dancers.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 342
*knife, turf
-(noun): wooden-bladed, saw-edged, paddle-like tool, used by Red Savages to cut and saw sod. When the handle is held in the right hand and the blade is supported with the left, it may be used as a shovel.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, pages 311-312
*lance, tharlarion
-(noun): weapon designed for use from the rider's mount on a high tharlarion, it is longer and heavier than the kaiila lance, for example.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 115
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 42
*leashed-legs tie
-(noun): a standard submission tie; the kneeling girl has the leash, attached to her collar, passed down the front of her body and between her legs to bind her crossed ankles together.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 244
*lice, tarn
-(noun): marble sized parasites that infest wild tarns.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 142
*longhouse, Torvaldsland
-(noun): the hall of the Torvaldslander is about 120 Gorean feet in length, with walls formed of turf and stone, some more than eight feet in thickness. It is heated by a fire in it's center, burning in a rounded pit. It's ceiling, supported by posts is about 6 feet in height. At one end is a cooking area and along each side, stones mark sections off into sleeping quarters, furs strewn over an dirt floor. Scattered throughout are tables and benches. The center of the hall proper is about twelve feet in width.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 90-91
*Men of Torvaldsland, creation of
-(legend): according to Gorean legend, man was formed from the mud of the earth and the blood of tarns by the Priest-Kings. In Torvald legend, man was formed from the hoe, water, and salt by the Gods to serve as their slaves. Those of Torvaldsland share an addendum to this story. One of the Gods, curious, careless, or, perhaps angry, threw his own axe to the ground and poured paga and his own blood upon it. The axe laughed, lept up and fled so fast no Gods could catch him. He became the father of the men of Torvaldsland.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, pages 257-258
*message tube
-(noun): a capped tube affixed to a slave's collar by a small thong which can hold messages for her to transport.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 359
*moons, Gorean
-(noun): three moons shine on the planet, Gor, one large and two small ones, described as full, beautiful, and 'hurtling through' the clouds. They are said to have a biological effect on females, who are sometimes chained beneath them. It is suggested that the waxing and waning of the cycles of the moon correlate with the sexual cycles of the female.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 41
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 34
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 170
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 394
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 58
*mul torch
-(noun): rod used to light passages in the Priest-Kings Nest.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 115
*needle tree
-(noun): an evergreen tree of the Thentis region whose oil is used in perfumes.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 141
*Nest Trust
-(noun): a term which means more than 'friendship' to the Priest-Kings. It is described as a communal notion, a reliance on the practices and traditions of an institution, accepting them and living in terms of them.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 80
*open-legged tie
-(noun): right wrist is tied to right ankle, and left wrist to left ankle, with about six or seven inches of slack between wrist and ankle. It is not good for general security but is it a good and familiar slave tie. One advantage of this is that a girl may kneel comfortably for hours.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 207
*paga tavern
-(noun): an establishment where food and alcoholic beverages esp. paga are sold; in addition the use of the serving slave is included in the price of the paga bought.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 7
*Pentilicus Tallux
-(noun): a renowned poet of the Ar of one hundred years ago, the Great Theater in Ar is named for him. It has a huge stage which can accommodate a thousand actors.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page110
*Plains of Turia
-(noun): the southern prairies of Gor, described as a broad grassland, from the Thassa and the Ta-Thassa Mountains to the southern foothills of the Voltai Range. Called the Land of the Wagon Peoples, their holdings extend in the north to the Cartius River.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 3 and 4
*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
*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
*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
*shield, Turian
-(noun): unlike the common Gorean shield, the Turian shield is oval.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 113 and 123
*silver tubes
-(noun) charged cylindrical weapons manually operated; incorporated principles much like the 'Flame Death Mechanism'.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 229
*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
*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
*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
*ta
-(preposition): to; as in Ta-Sardar-Gor 'to the Priest-Kings of Gor'
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor page 13
*tabor
-(noun): small hand drum; it's drumhead is made of verrskin. The tension is adjusted by tightening or loosening small pegs around it's perimeter
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 133
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 36
*Tabor, island of
-(noun): the island in the Thassa south of Teletus
Book 8: Hunters of Gor page 42
*tabuk!
-(exposition): this tarn command is used by the tarnsman on long flights, and does not want to free the bird to find prey. When he spots a tabuk or other animal, he cries, 'Tabuk!' and this is the signal for the tarn to hunt. The bird makes it's kill and feeds and the flight resumes with the tarnsman in the saddle.
Book2: Outlaw of Gor page, 126
*tabuk, common
-(noun): a kind of antelope, yellow in color with a single horn found in many area's of Gor. It travels in fleet footed herds and haunts the ka-la-na thickets of the planet occasionally venturing daintily into the meadows in search of berries and salt. It's meat is used as food by men (often as tabuk steak) and animals. It is a favorite prey of Tarns.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, pages 76 and 126
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 191
*tabuk, northern
-(noun): massive tawny and swift is much larger than its smaller southern variety; standing ten hands at the shoulders. They have a single spiralling ivory horn, which at it's base can be 2 1/2 inches in diameter and over a yard in length. The Red Hunters are irrecovably tired to the tabuk for sustenance and the devices of daily living much like the Wagon Peoples and the bosk, and the Red Savages and the kailiauk.
Book 12: Beasts of Gor page 152
*tabuk, prairie
-(noun): described as tawny and gazelle-like with a single horn, it responds to threat by scurrying away or lying down. Presumably this reponse is useful because of the high grass of the Barrens as most predators depend on vision to detect and locate it's prey.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 316
*ta-grape
-(noun): edible purple fruit, the size of a small plum, from which Ta-wine is made, usually associated with the terraces of Cos, but also found in various locales of similar latitude
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 45
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 213
Book 20: Players of Gor, page 291
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 81
*Tahari Desert
-(noun): desert region variously known as the 'Tahari Wastes' lies east of Tor. It is hundreds of pasangs deep and thousands in length, punctuated by various oasis springs and deep wells. In some areas, it has been centuries between rains. Diurnal air temperatures in the shade are in the range of 120 degree's Fahrenheit. Klima, located far to the east in 'The Wastes' is the location of the infamous salt mines. The major tribes are the Kavars and the Aretai, and their vassal tribes, such as the Char, the Kashani, the Ta'Kara, the Raviri, the Tashid, the Luraz, and the Bakahs.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 33 and 47
*Tahari ring
-(noun): one of a set of 5 invisibility rings produced by the Kur scientist, Prasdak thousands of years ago. The Tahari ring, given to Tarl Cabot by a Kur ally, was used by him to help him disarm a destructive device from the Steel Worlds which would have destroyed the planet. Cabot gave the ring to Samos, who intrusted it to Shaba, a famed explorer credited with discovering the source of the Ua. Shaba used the ring to aid in his explorations and to entice Cabot to follow him to into the jungle. He needed Cabot to ensure someone would return his many maps and scrolls of exploration to civilized Gor. He died, as he expected, at the source of the Ua River named for him, Lake Shaba. The ring was returned to Cabot by Bila Haruma, after Shaba's death.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 285-294 and 303
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 27-34, 431-435, and 449
*Tajuks
-(noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor page 342
*Ta'Kara
-(noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor page 93
*Tal
-(noun): a common gorean greeting often accompanied with a salute performed by raising the right hand to shoulder level, palm inward. One example exists which appears that Tal is used as a farewell, but even Tarl Cabot interpreted it as a 'final greeting', rather than a farewell.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, pages 28, 55, 70, and 172
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 392
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 87
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 344 and 345
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 199
*talender
-(noun): delicate and yellow petaled, a fragrant meadow flower; when worn in a slave girl's hair, it is a symbol of deep submission and emotional attachment to her owner.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 131 and page 139
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 65
*talmit
-(noun): headband
Book 9: Marauders of Gor page 139
*talmit, kajira
-(noun): headband worn by work slaves; it can denote girls with authority over other slaves.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 285-286
*talu
-(noun): a unit a measure equaling 2 gallons.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 242*talu bag
-(noun): a small bag commonly carried by a nomad herding verr affoot near his camp, but seldom used in caravans except on the saddles of scouts.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 242
*taluna
-(noun; lit. 'panther girl'): a free woman who lives as a hunter in small tribes of 15-100 members; they roam the northern forests of Gor.
Book 7: Captive of Gor. page 118
*tarn
-(noun): crested hawk-like bird large enough to be saddled and flown, it is used in battle and in racing and is bred for swiftness and aggressiveness.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 51
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 148
*tarn cot
-(noun): building in which domesticated tarns are housed.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 165
*tarn cot, faction
-(noun): a tarn cot for use by numerous owners involved in a faction.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 169
*tarn death
-(noun): each limb of a person is attached by rope or chain to different tarns and the person is flown aloft then torn apart.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 158
*tarn disk, copper
-(noun): a unit of currency.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 160
*tarn disk, gold
-(noun): a unit of currency of the highest value on Gor; also made in double- weight; many cities on Gor mint their own money but the gold tarn disk of Ar is the standard for much of Gor.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 191
*tarn drums
-(noun): drums used in a march during war; the signals are used to control flying tarn armies.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, pages 130 and 191
*tarn goad
-(noun): an electrical device much like a cattle prod used for controlling tarns; is c. 20 inches long.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 50
*tarn keeper
-(noun): one that oversees tarn handling.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 168
*Tarn Keepers, Caste of
-(noun): Those working and training tarns.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 52
*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
*tarn whistle
-(noun): tarns on the planet Gor are trained to respond to the shrill, piercing call of the tarn whistle or tarn call; a means of summoning.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 50
*tarn wire
-(noun): razor wire strung between the walls of a city to protect it from aerial attack.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 162
*tarna
-(noun): daughter; as in Sa-Tarna 'Life Daughter'.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 68
*Tarnburg
-(noun): a city in the southern, more civilized, ranges of the Voltai, it is essentially a mountain fortress located two hundred pasangs to the north and east of Hochburg. This high city is the home of Dietrich of Tarnburg, a renowned military strategist, the victor in multiple engagements, and the innovator of several military techniques, defenses, formations, etc.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, pages 31-33
*tarntauros
-(noun): a legendary creature which is half man and half tarn. May be compared to the mythical centaur of Earth.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 138
*tarsk
-(noun): fat, grunting, brindled, shaggy-maned, hoofed, flat-snorted, rooting, short-legged quadruped, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail. In the wild, it is viciously aggressive. A common source of meat, and is often roasted whole. Market of Semris is famed for it's tarsk markets.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 76
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 87
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 44 and 219
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 345-346
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 106, 108 and 281
*tarsk bit
-(noun): a large coin worth from 1/10 to 1/4 of a copper tarsk depending on the city which mints the coin (see tarsk copper).
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 54
*tarsk, copper
-(noun): a copper coin (see tarsk silver and tarsk bit).
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 54
*tarsk, giant
-(noun): presumably similar to the common tarsk, however it stands 10 hands at the shoulder and is hunted with lances from tarnback.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 346
*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
*Ta-Sardar-Var
-(noun): directional division of a Gorean map.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote)
*Tashid
-(noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 364
*tassa powder
-(noun): a reddish powder usually mixed with red wine which renders the consumer unconscious.
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 222-223
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 113
Book 20: Players of Gor, page 293
*tassna
-(noun): mother; as in Sa-Tassna 'Life-Mother'.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 43
*tasta
-(noun): sweet, succulent candy on a stick; normally found in parks, promenades, and popular events.
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 81
*ta-teera
-(noun): a one-piece sleeveless short slave garment, torn here and there; also called a slave rag.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 81
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 280
*Ta-Thassa
-(phrase; lit. 'to the sea'): ritual phrase invoked during a libation offering of wine oil and salt made to Thassa.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 73
*Ta-Thassa Mountains
-(noun): a mountain range in the southern hemisphere of Gor, it marks the southern border of the rainforest between it and the southern prairies. It's western border is the shores of the Thassa.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 6
*tatrix
-(noun): a Gorean word for a female ruler.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 66
Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 66
*Tau
-(noun): letter of the Gorean alphabet.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 383
*ta-wine
-(noun): wines from the ta-grape grown on the terraces of Cos. The color is not described, but the grape is purple.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 213
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 306
*Teaching, the
-(noun): a dogma, bordering on fanatacism followed by the Waniyampi community, collective slaves of the Kaiila Tribes. It's circular theme is that 'all' equal 'one', therefore everyone and everything is 'the same'.
Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 234-235, 272, and 291-294
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 156-157
*tef
-(noun): a measurement of five handfuls with fingers closed.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 46
*tefa
-(noun): a measurement consisting of six tef, which constitutes a tiny basket.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 46
*telekint
-(noun): a plant of the Tahari, its roots mashed and mixed with water provide a red dye.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 83
*tent, Gorean campaign
-(noun): in large fixed camps, the tents of Tarnsmen are circular with a conical roof and have an entrance canopy. A pennon bearing the insignia of the particular unit is affixed to it's top. These tents follow the tarnsmen in their flights, borne on supply wagons of the main body.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 51
*teslik
-(noun): a plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 320
*tetrapoli
-(noun): a gorean expression which translates as 'Four Cities' or 'Four Towns' .
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 63
*Tetrapoli, town of
-(noun): a town located on the Vosk River.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 63
*tharlarion
-(noun): one of several types of large reptiles, some of which have been domesticated, it's fat is rendered to provide lamp oil; see also mamba and Ul.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 84
*tharlarion boots
-(noun): high boots of soft leather worn by riders of high tharlarion to protect their legs from the abrasive hides of their mounts.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 125
*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
*tharlarion, river (1)
-(noun): extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 80
*tharlarion, broad
-(noun): sluggish tharlarion used as draft animals; herbivorous.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 125
*tharlarion, high
-(noun): agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding. They have very short almost useless forelegs; carnivorous.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, pages 115 and 125
*tharlarion, land
-(noun): land dwelling tharlarion used for towing. The land tharlarion can swim, though not as efficiently as the river tharlarion.
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 81
*tharlarion, marsh
-(noun): inhabitants of the marshes that comprise the delta of the Vosk; similar to crocodile.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 26 and 326
*tharlarion, racing
-(noun): these high tharlarions are bred and registered for racing. Unlike the animals used as cavalry, these are chosen from 'medium class' tharlarion, being smaller and ligher. Famous bloodlines include Venetzia, Toraii, and Thalonian.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 290
*tharlarion, river (2)
-(noun): crocodile-type animal; implied to be carnivorous and very similar to the marsh tharlarion.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 326
*tharlarion, rock
-(noun): a small, six-toed reptile of the south.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 152
*tharlarion, torn apart by
-(noun): a form of execution that involves ropes being tied to the offender's wrists and ankles. These bindings are attached to two different tharlarion which are then drawn in opposite directions.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 14
*tharlarion, trampled by
-(noun): form of execution. The offender is bound before a tharlarion and trampled to death or until maimed.
-Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 14
*tharlarion, water; tiny
-(noun): described as not much more than 'teeth and tail', this tiny scavenger follows in the wake of the larger water tharlarion and is not more than 6 inches long. It inhabits the marshes.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 1
*Tharna
-(noun): a harsh and humorless city once ruled by a Tatrix, NE of Corcyrus, located between Ko-ro-ba and the Sardar. The city is well known for it's silver mines. A man who visits in Tharna for more than 10 hours is enslaved. The slaves of Tharna are native-born to the city and there are supposedly no free women. The men of Tharna can be recognized by two yellow cords, thrust over the belt which are presented as part of the Home Stone ceremony. It is said that Lara, the former Tatrix, has now abdicated. The Caste of Poets is outlawed here.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, pages 65-70
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 385-386
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 267-268
*Tharna tie
-(noun): in this binding, the ankles are crossed and bound the head tied down. This tie is fastened by a short tether running back to ankles hands tied behind the back. Originating in Tharna, it can be used with chains collar etc.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 375
*Thassa
-(noun): the sea.
Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 40
*Thentis
-(noun): located in the Thentis Mountains, it is renowned for raising tarn flocks and growing blackwine beans.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 69
*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
*Thieves, Caste of
-(noun): the caste of those who make their living by stealing, robbery, picking pockets etc.; exists only in Port Kar.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 304
*Thigh!
-(interjection): this command might be given to a female or to the Free person with a female, who is not identified. It essentially means, show your brand.
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 184
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 383 and 399
*Third Knowledge
-(noun): that which, if it exists, is reserved for the Priest-Kings.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 41
*thrall
-(noun): a male slave in Torvaldsland.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 99
*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
*Ti
-(noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari, they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 343
*tibit
-(noun): a small, thin-legged bird which lives on tiny mollusks found on the shores of Thassa.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 247
*tile dance
-(noun): dance performed on red tiles. It commonly signifies the restlessness of a love-starved slave girl.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 13-14
*tindel, fruit
-(noun): brightly plumaged bird living in the second level of the rainforest near Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 236 and 311
*Tola, Feast of
-(noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Nuptial Flight of the Mother.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 87
*Tolam, Feast of
-(noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Deposition of the First Egg.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 87
*toos
-(noun): a crab-like organism with overlapping plating; inhabits the Nest and scavenges on discarded fungus spores.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 142
*top blanket
-(noun): the blanket cloak or covering thrown over a girl. It is an an unspoken command to be still and quiet.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 94
*topaz
-(noun): the original Home Stone of the port city of Victoria stolen by pirates one hundred years before it's rediscovery by Tasdron. It was found broken in two pieces, each presented by him to Aemilianus and Callidorus as a gesture of comradeship and solidarity between the cities of Ar's Station, Victoria and Port Cos. Another stone would replace the original broken one as the new Home Stone of Victoria.
Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 124 and 184
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 271
*tor
-(noun): light; as in Tor-Tu-Gor 'Light Upon the Home Stone'.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 52
*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
*Tor, city of
-(noun): major trading city of the Tahari.
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 38
*Toratti
-(noun): a magistrate who has a responsibility of record keeping in a district or city.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 442 and 454
*Torcadino
-(noun): because of it's location at the intersection of various routes, the Genesian, the Northern Salt Line, the Northern Silk Road, the Pilgrim's Road, and the Eastern Way (or Treasure Road), Torcadino is a crossroads city. Once an ally of Ar, it served as Cosian stronghold and staging center, until reclaimed by Deitrich of Tarnburg. Torcadino is also notable for it's two aqueducts, built a century ago, which bring fresh waer from the Issus, a northwestwardly flowing tributary of the Vosk River.
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, pages 101 and 152
*Tor-tu-Gor
-(noun: lit. 'light upon the Home Stone'): the sun.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 28
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 52
*torturers, clan of
-(noun): found only among the Wagon Peoples, they are trained as carefully as scribes or physicians in the arts of detaining life. Though some are famous for services rendered to Initiates and Ubars, they are always hooded. The hood is removed only when the sentence is death, so that only condemned men have seen what lies beneath it.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 9 and 10
*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
*Torvaldsland
-(noun): cruel, harsh, rocky land located NW of the Hrimgar Mountains, above the Northern Forests and below the Polar Plain with which it shares the shores of the Arctic Sea. There are many inlets, cliffs and mountains and little arable land. Good soil is rare and highly prized. The Torvaldslanders are seamen, travelling in their oared Serpent ships in search of parsit fish. Their men, fierce and aggresive warriors, prefer the great axe as their weapon.
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 55-56
*torvis
-(noun): fire; as in Lar-Torvis 'The Central Fire'.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 28
*tospit
-(noun): small, wrinkled, yellowish-white peachlike fruit, about the size of a plum, which grows on the tospit bush, patches of which are indigenous to the drier valleys of the eastern Cartius. They are bitter but edible, and are sometimes served sliced and sweetened with honey, and in syrups, and to flavor, with their juices, a variety of dishes. They are also carried on sea voyages to prevent nutritional deficiencies. They almost always have an odd number of seeds, except for the rare, long-stemmed ones.
Book 4 Nomads of Gor, page 59
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 102
Book 10, Tribesmen of Gor, page 46
*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
*tree, flower
-(noun): found in Turia, it has lovely dangling loops of interwoven blossoms which hang from curved branches. In pleasure gardens, the trees are cultivated so that the clustered flowers emerge in subtle delicate patterns of shades and hues.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 217
*tree, Hogarthe
-(noun): a tree of the Barrens named for one of the early explorers of the area. They tend to grow on the banks of small streams or muddy, sluggish rivers. Because they are so similar to poplar trees of Earth, Tarl imagines their seeds may have been transported to Gor.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 300
*tree, ka-la-na
-(noun): a tree with very strong yellow wood used for making bows; the fruit of the ka-la-na is used to make ka-la-na wine.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 96
*tree, tem-wood
-(noun): in Turia, found in groves; linear, supple and black
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 15 and217
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 15
*tree, tur
-(noun): described as reddish and large-trunked, it is found in Turia. The realm of Turia is said to have taken it's name from a solitary Tur tree found planted long ago on the plains.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 217
*Treve
-(noun): little known city that lies among the vast terrain of the rugged Voltai, 700 pasangs north of Ar. It's location is secret and is said to be accessible only by tarn. Sometimes called 'The Tarn of the Voltai' because of it's lofty perch.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 63
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 191
*trident
-(noun): 3 pronged fish spear, used by the arena fighters called Fishermen.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 91
*tu
-(phrase): you are.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 80*Tu Kajira
-(phrase; declarative): You are a slave.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 80
*Tuchuk
-(noun): the fiercest of the four tribes of the Wagon Peoples. Tuchuk philosophies and personality are personified by it's secret Ubar, Kamchak. A proud, cunning, lusty, brawling, exceptionally skilled warrior who disguises his considerable intellect and deadly, aggressive spirit beneath wit and a broadly sketched 'who me?' befuddlement. These nomads have encampments of thousands of gaily painted wagons, their herds of the reverenced bosk, often numbering into the millions, surrounding them. Throughout the day, the camps are teeming with scarred warriors, kaiila, clad Kajir slaves, dour free women, haruspexes and domesticated sleen. All Tuchuk men are expected to defend their encampment, so there are no castes as such, but clans, such as healers, leather workers and salt seekers exist, including the clan of torturers. The Tuchuk warrior prays to the 'Spirit of the Sky' on kaiila-back with his weapons at hand, demanding victory and luck for themselves, defeat and misery for their enemies, primarily Turia. '...chief of the things before which the proud Tuchuk stands ready to remove his helmet is the sky, the simple, vast beautiful sky, from which falls the rain that, in his myths, formed the earth, the bosks, and the Tuchuks.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 12, 21,27, and 28.
*tufted fisher
-(noun): a water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*tumit
-(noun): large flightless bird about the size of an ostrich having an 18'-long hooked beak; carnivorous.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 2
*tun, alphabet
-(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; calligraphically derived from demotic.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 9
*tun, geographic
-(noun): directional division of a Gorean map.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote)
*tunic, chain
-(noun): a slave garb or bond of Tyros not otherwise described.
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 108
*tunic, free man's
-(noun): a garb which may be a wrap around style that hangs to mid thigh. It is closed by brooch or pin which must be set to allow unhindered access to his sword.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 395
*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
*Turia
-(noun): a major city-state of Gor situated south of the equator on the plains of Turia. Turia is said to be named for the Tur tree, especially one found near a stream. Turia counts it years from summer solstice to summer solstice. It's wealth and opulence is well known and the city is often referred to as the 'Ar of the south'. At the time of Tarl Cabot's first visit inside the walled, nine-gated stronghold, she had never been conquered. For hundreds of years, she had maintained an uneasy trade relationship with the inhabitants of the plains, the nomadic Tribes of the Wagon Peoples. Sacked and conquered by Kamchak, the eventual Ubar San of the Wagon Peoples, she was ultimately spared, her Home Stone untouched out of sentiment. The mother of the Ubar San had been Turian.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 1 and 331-339
*Turmus
-(noun): last major port on the Vosk before the marshes.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor. page 16
*tur-pah
-(noun): a vine-like tree parasite with curled, scarlet, ovate leaves which are edible and an ingredient of sullage, a gorean soup.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 45
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 217
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 219
*turtle, Vosk
-(noun): can grow to be gigantic, these animals are carnivorous, aggressive and persistent. Can be difficult to kill.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 204
*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
*Tyros
-(noun): an island of the Thassa, 400 pasangs west of Port Kar and one hundred pasangs south of Cos. It's capitol city is Kasra. Another major city is Tentium. Tyros is a rugged mountainous island known for it's vart caves. The varts are trained to be used as weapons. As the western border of known Gor, the waters beyond it are referred to as 'the World's End' by those who have first knowledge. To those Goreans with second knowledge, who are taught that Gor is spheroid, the expression is merely a figure of speech.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 139, 174 and 312
*urt, tree
-(noun): a small tree-climbing rodent found in the rainforests inland of Schendi
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311
*veminium, Thentis
-(noun): a bluish wildflower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 50
Book 15: Rogues of Gor, page 91
*whip, tharlarion
-(noun): a whip used to assist in the control and management of a tharlarion by it's rider. Though it rarely touches the animal, it is used as a reminder for the tharlarion to listen or pay attention to verbal commands.
Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 12
*yellow cords, Tharna's
-(noun): all Tharnan men have 2 yellow cords about 18 inches long, commonly worn in their belt. These cords are presented to them as youth's as part of the Home Stone ceremony. They represent the mastery of men, and are suitable for binding a female hand and foot. In the same ceremony, young women are brought into the presence of the Home Stone, though they are not allowed to kiss it as do the men. They are stripped, collared, and bound by the young men. By virture of this ceremony, the females are now counted as slave.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 267-268
