face-strip (verb): to remove the veil(s) worn by a free woman; to do so usually means that she is to be enslaved
Fair of En'Kara (holiday): one of four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar range in the first month of the Gorean year.
Falarian (noun): an exquisite, rare, fabulously expensive wine, it's cost would purchase a city. It's existence is only rumored among collectors.
falarina (adv): a female who is no longer a virgin or 'glana' preceded by the state of 'profalarina' indicating a female who is about to be 'falarina' and before that by 'meta glana' one who looks forward to her deflowering.
Falls of Bila Haruma (noun): 100 pasangs east of Lake Ngao, the Ua river is blocked by this waterfall.
fan palm (noun): found in the jungles of Schendi more than 20 feet high which spreads it's leaves in the form of an opened fan; an excellent source of water; as much as a liter at the base of each leaf's cupped stem.
Farnacium (noun) : an exchange island, free port administered by members of the Merchant Caste.
Feast of Tola (noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Nuptial Flight of the Mother.
Feast of Tolan (noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Deposition of the First Egg.
Feast of Tolama (noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Hatching of the First Egg.
fermented milk curds: A Tuchuk drink, made from fermented bosk milk curds.
festal (noun): a type of shrubbery that grows in the Vosk delta and likely elsewhere.
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.
Fighting Hearts (noun): see All Comrades
Fina (noun): a town which is part of the Vosk League. It is located east of Ar’s Station.
finch, whistling (noun): flighted bird found at the ground level of the rainforest it is insectivorous.
fire-maker (noun): a small device consisting of a small reservoir of tharlarion oil, a wick, a thumb activated, ratcheted steel wheel, and a splinter of flint; not unlike an old-fashioned cigarette lighter
fire-maker, cylindrical (noun): a small silverish tube used for igniting cooking fires. When the cap is removed, and the implement inside is exposed to the air, it glows a fiery red.
first girl (noun): slave appointed by the Master to oversee other usually younger or less experienced girls; she rules when FreePersons are not present as the Master, but she is subject to his total authority.
First Knowledge (noun): the education available to the lower castes, such as the Peasants; it is practical, if occasionally deliberately erroneous (i.e. it purports that Gor is a flat disk)
First Spear (noun): the designated leader of a unit of spearmen.
First Sword (noun): the leader of the Guards in a given city such as Ar.
fisherman (noun): name given to an arena combatant who fights with net and trident.
fisher, Ushindi (noun): a tufted waterbird of the rainforests. It has long white feathers and long legs.
flahdah (noun): a tree of the Tahari having lanceolate leaves; the trunk leans, like that of a palm tree
Flame Death (noun): a form of capital punishment imposed by the Priest-Kings and triggered from the Sardar; in it, the victim seems to spontaneously erupt in blue flames
flame opals (noun): reddish and blue in color. Because they are much more rare on Gor they are of more value than those of Earth.
flaminium (noun): a largish scarlet flower having 5 petals
Flats of Sarpeto (noun): Located at the junction of five roads, southeast of Brundisium and southwest of Ar. Torcadino is located on the Flats.
fleer (noun): large, hook-billed bird which hunts at night
Fleer (noun): a tribe of Red Savages a member of the Blue Sky Society a warrior society of the Fleer which inhabits the Barrens; they have long hair combed back and flowing down the back like cornstalks; They ride their kaiila bareback and carry a long feathered lance and a small round war shield with medicine signs inscribed on it.
fleer, long-billed (noun): a bird inhabitant of the emergent level of the rainforest.
fleer, prairie (noun): yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill; sometimes called the 'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it is usually the first bird to find food
flight arrow (noun): about forty inches in length, it is metal piled and fletched with three half-feathers from the wings of the Vosk gulls. This and the sheaf arrow is used with the gorean long bow.
flower trees (noun): grown in Turia, they have lovely, dangling loops of interwoven blossoms which hang from the curved branches of the tree. The clusters of flowers which; cluster upon cluster, grace hanging stems, are a bouquet in itself, for the trees are so bred that the clustered flowers emerge in subtle, delicate patterns of shades and hues.
flute girl (noun): a slave trained in the art of music, specifically the playing of the double flute. They perform at various functions and are available for sexual use by those free men of their audience.
flute, double (noun): a wind instrument.
Foot (noun): slightly longer than the Earth foot based on supposition that each of its 10 horts is roughly 1 1/4 inches long (12 1/2 inches Earth measure); it's standard is a metal rod kept at the Sardar. Also called the Merchant's Foot.
fora (noun): chain; pl. fori - chains
Forests of Northern Gor (noun): largest forest area on Gor; covers hundreds of thousands of square pasangs. They are north of Laura and no one knows how far east they go. They extend north to Torvaldsland, past the northern ridges of the Thentis Mountains. The forests are home to various outlaws, forest people and panther girls. The most typical tree is the lofty, reddish Tur tree that may grow to two hundred feet or more.
forest panther (noun): is a tawny-colored, proud beast and is very common in the forests. They hunt largely at night but are not invariably nocturnal. They normally hunt when they are hungry or irritable.
Forest Port (noun): a part of the Vosk League. It is located on the northern bank and is east of Ar’s Station.
Fort Haskins (noun): Boswell pass, bordered by the southern edge of the Thentis Mountains and the northern range of the Voltai, opens into The Barrens, the world of the Red Savage. Fort Haskins is situated at the foot of the pass. Once a trading post maintained by the Haskins Company and later a military outpost flying the flag of Thentis, it's military and strategic influence declined with the development of the Thentesian Tarn cavalries and the growth of the population. It is once again a trading center, maintained by the Caste of Merchants of Thentis.
Fortress of Saphronicus (noun): a small merchant polis and it has four tributary villages.
fountain, higher bowl (noun): the portion of the public fountains from which free persons drink. There is a lower level is available for the use of animals and slaves. Slaves caught drinking from the upper bowl face punishment by the magistrates of the city.
four chains (noun): This type of chaining is more complicated than most. The slave wears ankle and wrist rings to which two chains are attached. The ankles and wrists joined together by eighteen inches of chain each and then the left ankle joined to the left wrist, the right ankle to the right wrist. It is possible to move and serve within this chain arrangement.
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.
Frame of Humiliation (noun): wooden frame to which the condemned person is tied before it is set adrift in the Vosk River, so that he may die of exposure and/or dehydration, if he is not eaten by tharlarion or other carnivorous reptiles
francisca (noun): a heavy, single-bladed war axe used by the Alars.
Free Companion (noun): spouse; consort
free companionship (noun): the Gorean equivalent of marriage; must be renewed annually
freedom veil (noun): the second in the layer of veils worn by Free women also called the 'veil of the citizeness'.
Free Islands (noun): also known as exchange islands, they are administered as Free Ports by the Merchants. Included are Teletus, Tabor, and Scagnar. Others were Farnacium, Hulneth and Asperiche. In the south are Anango and Ianda, and in the far north, Hunger and Skjern, west of Torvaldsland. These islands, and free ports on the coast such as Lydius and Helmutsport, Schendi and Bazi make possible the commerce between Cos and Tyros and cities of the mainland.
free labor, citizenship and (concept): In the cities, the rights of citizenship are clearest and free labor has held its own. In rural areas which fall outside the sphere of influence of nearby cities, it is difficult to be a citizen of a city if one cannot reach it within a days march. Retention of citizenship may be contingent on such things as attending public ceremonies, such as an official semi-annual taking of auspices, and participating in numerous public assemblies, some of which are called on short notice. The inability of the rural inhabitants to effectively exercise citizenship leads to disenfranchisement, or most often a fierce independence, repudiating allegiance to anything save one's own village. The farmers, or peasants, are more likely to suffer from the results of cheap competition than their urban brethren.
Free Ports (noun): the 4 free ports maintained on the Thassa north and south of the gorean equator are Lydius, Helmutsport, Schendi and Bazi.
Freewomen, enslavement of (noun): all women on Gor are subject to the dominance and order of men. Free women may lose their status, if strict rules of dress and decorum are not followed. Lacivious dress or behavior usually results in a sentence of slavery.
frevet (noun): small quick mammal, an insectivore that is kept in some homes for insect control.
frobicain (noun): a sedative injection used during Voyages of Acquisition to render a captured barbarian unconscious.
fruit tindel (noun): a bird? which inhabits the rain forests of the Schendi area
Fulvians (noun): foothills of the Voltai Mountains, northeast of Ar. The villa district of Ar is found here.
