Nadu-- The first and most often used of all of the Gorean slave positions, and one of the first ones a slave learns. In this position the slave kneels, her bottom resting on her heels with her back and shoulders straight, her chest out, belly in, and her head up, though she averts her eyes to the floor. Her thighs are open, widely spread, her hands rest upon her thighs palms upward or downwards depending on training.

*`Nadu!' he snapped. She swiftly turned, facing him, and dropped to her knees. She knelt back on her heels, her back straight, her hands on her thighs, her head up, her knees wide. It was the position of the pleasure slave.

Tower Slave Position (Tower Kneel)--This position is typically reserved for white-silk kajirae, or slavegirls who serve their Master in a non-sexual way, such as a Tower Slave, work slaves, and kajiri of all types. The slave kneels similar to Nadu but with thighs modestly closed, palms downward and wrists crossed.

*"The position of the Tower Slave, in which Vika knelt, differs from that of a free woman only in the position of the wrists which are held before her and, when not occupied, crossed as though for binding...The position of the Pleasure Slave, incidentally, differs from the position of both the free woman and the Tower Slave. The hands of a Pleasure Slave normally rest on her thighs but, in some cities, for example, Thentis, I believe, they are crossed behind her. More significantly, for the free woman's hands may also rest on her thighs, there is a difference in the placement of the knees. In all these kneeling positions, incidentally, even that of the Pleasure Slave, the Gorean woman carries herself well; her back is straight and her chin is high. She tends to be vital and beautiful to look upon."

Bara--In this position the slave moves to her stomach, face down to the floor and turned to the left, crosses her wrists behind at the small of her back, and similarly crosses her ankles, her legs straight, in preparation for binding.

*"Bara," said Mincon to Tula. "Bara," said I to Feiqa. Both slaves went immediately to their bellies, their heads to the left, their wrists crossed behind their backs, their ankles also crossed. It is a common binding position.

Sula--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. It is primarily a usage and display position.

*`Sula, Kajira!' said the man. She slid her legs from under her and lay on her back, her hands at her sides, palms up, legs open.

Sula-Ki--This position is similar to Sula with the exception that the hips are raised from the ground as if beconing to a Master or pleading for use.

*This position is an irc invention so no quote is possible*

Lesha--From the Gorean word Lesha, which translates as "leash." In this position, is either standing or kneeling, depending upon the current position she is in and the location of the Master. She turns and puts her back to her Master, her chin up, her head turned to the left so a leash may be attached to her collar, with her back and shoulders straight. Her wrists are extended behind her, side by side. It may also be called High Lesha and Low Lesha depending on the position of the slave (as in kneeling or standing).

*"`Lesha," snapped the second officer to the blond girl. She spun from facing him, and lifted her chin, turning her head to the left, placing her wrists behind her, as though for snapping them into slave bracelets.

Bracelets--In this standard binding position, the girl stands, facing away from the Master, back and shoulders straight with her hands behind her back, wrists together in preparation for slave bracelets to be attached.

*"`Bracelets,' he snapped. She put her head in the air and placed her hands behind her back."

Submission Position-- sometimes referred to as the ko`laring position or posture of female submission.In this position the slave kneels at the Master's feet and leans her body back, sitting upon her heels, with her arms extended upward, crossed at the wrists, and her head beneath them lowered in supplication.

*"She is yours," he said. He took his strap off her throat, and unbound her hands. "Submit," I told her. She knelt before me, back on her heels, arms extended, head down, between her arms, wrists crossed, as though for binding.

Hair Position--In this position the slave stands, her feet flat on the floor, and bows at the waist, that her hair might fall forward for display, or to be seized, or used for any purpose that the Master desires. Another variant is to stay in the position the girl was in and just offer her hair to the Master from that position.

*"I held my left hand open, at my waist. She stiffened, and looked at me, angrily. I opened and closed my left hand once. I saw her training in Gorean customs had been thorough. But she never thought that such a gesture would be used to her. She came beside me, and a bit behind me, and, crouching, put her head down, deeply. I fastened my hand in her hair. She winced. Women are helpless in this position."

Whipping Position-- Also called "kneeling to the whip". In this position the slave kneels in nadu and then leans forward, sweeping her hair off of her body as she rests her head to the floor, arms then crossing against her belly, her back exposed.

*"I went to Targo, trembling, and knelt at his feet... I crossed my wrists beneath me and touched my head to the floor, exposing the bow of my back. It is the submissive posture of a slave girl who is to be punished. It is called Kneeling to the Whip."

Obeisance--There are three different forms of this position though all have the same basic meaning behind it. Each is a show of female submission. 1) the slave kneels in nadu with her head lowered. 2) from nadu, the slave lowers head to the ground, placing her hands against the ground, palms lowered. (this is sometimes refered to as karta) 3) the slave moves to her belly and slowly inches forward to the Master's feet and at that point proceeds to lick and kiss at them before bellying back somewhat. (this position is known among many as the "belly" position)

*"There are many ways to perform obeisance," I said. "I am a free woman," she said. "I know none of them." "I shall instruct you briefly in three," I said. "First, kneel before me, back on your heels, yes, with your knees wide, wider, your hands on your thighs, your back straight, your breasts out, good, your belly in, good, and now lower your head in deference, in submission." "Now that," I said, "may not be exactly a performance of obeisance, for authorities do not all agree, but for our purposes we shall count it as one. It is, at any rate, a beautiful position, and it is, certainly, a common position of slave submission." "Now", I said, "and this is clearly a form of obeisance, bend forward and put your head to the mat, the palms of your hands on the mat. Good. Now lift your head a little and come forward, substantially keeping the position. Forward a little more." "Yes," I said. "Good. Now put your head down and lick and kiss my feet."

Leading Position--The slave stands and moves behind her Master,slightly to His left or right side depending on which of His hands is dominant,bending at the waist. She places her hands behind her and puts the side of her head to her Master's hip, that he might lead her easily by the hair while walking.

* In a moment I had left the building, pulling the captive behind me, her head down at my waist, in leading position.

She-Sleen--In this position the slave moves to her elbows and knees, hands laced behind her neck with her head to the ground and buttocks thrust upwards, thighs parted in display.

* He knelt me there. "Put your head down, to the floor," he said. "Clasp your hands, firmly, behind the back of your neck." "Yes, Master," I moaned. He was then behind me. He put his hands, under my arms, on my breasts, sweetly and firmly. Then he moved his bands back, caressing my flanks. My head was down. My fingers were together, behind the back of my neck. I was in his collar. It was steel, I could not remove it. I belonged to him. My body hurt, from his whip, that of my master. My head hurt, from my hair, where I had been conducted, unceremoniously, to this location. "Please, Master," I sobbed. "Not like this! Not you, please!" "The slave is pretty," he remarked. "Oh!" I cried. "Oh!" "You have a lovely ass," he said. "Ohhh!" I said. "You may thank me," he said.

*NOTE - Besides the position itself. "Serving in the modality of the she-quadruped" is mentioned. It is an instruction where the slave performs her regular duties upon hands and knees, without the benefit of the use of her hands like an animal. She may not rise to her feet and may use only her mouth and teeth to grasp and manipulate objects, she is also forbidden human speech

High-Harness Position-- This is a position used most often with display slaves. The slave holds her head very high, exposing her neck.

* "Lift your head, " he said. "Higher. Higher!" She looked up at him, her head far back, the leash on her throat.... "You need not now keep your head in high-harness position,", he said to the girl. She moved her head.

Slave Lips--In this position the slave turns her head towards the Master, her lips pursed as if begging a kiss. She may not speak nor break this position until released from it either verbally or with a kiss.

*Similarly, I was not required to respond to certain sorts of commands, for example, to make "slave lips," pursing my lips for kissing, or to writhe slowly before my viewers.

Heel--The slave goes to the Master's left if He is right handed, right if left handed and about one and a half paces behind Him. She follows His movements from that point.

* "The Forkbeard turned about and, one arm about Pudding, the other about Gunnhild, started from the dock. Hilda followed him, to his left. 'She heels nicely,' said Ottar. The men and bond-maids laughed. The Forkbeard stopped. Hilda's face burned red with fury, but she kept her head high. Pet sleen are taught to heel; so, too, sometimes, are bond-maids.

Prostrate--The slave kneels, placing her head to the floor, arms outstretched before her and palms downwards. This is a supplication position.

*"I knelt before the guest, putting the palms of my hands on the floor and my head to the tiles."

Slave Rape Position-- You can infer from the books that there are many types but the standard is that the girl lays motionless and supine in preparation to be raped.

* I went to the side of the room and picked up my sea bag. I threw it to the center of the room. She looked down at it puzzled. It was of heavy blue material, canvas, and tied with a white rope. "Lie down upon it," I told her, "on your back, your head to the floor." She did so. "No, please," she said, "not like this." It is a common position for a disciplinary slave rape. In it the woman feels very vulnerable, very helpless. I then took her.

Table--In this position the slave goes to her hands and kneels, back flat, head lowered slightly and locks her position so that she may be used as a table or resting place for the Master.

*This position is not in the book so no quote is forthcoming.*

Crawl--The slave gets down onto all fours, from her palms to her elbows are flat onto the tiles. Buttocks in the air, her head is dropped so her forehead almost touches to the ground. In this position she then crawls to the Master's feet.

*No quote found for this position*

Display Position--The slave stands, hands clasped behind her neck, elbows out, shoulders arched back to thrust her breasts forward, feet parted.

*The auctioneer did not strike her with his whip. He merely took her arms and lifted them, so that the position chain, attached to each side of the sales collar lay across her her upper arms. Then he had her clasp her hands behind the back of her neck, so that the chain, on each side of the collar, was in the crook of her arms, and she was exposed in such a way that she could be properly exhibited.

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