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Barbarian
A native of the planet Urth. Usually used in a derogatory sense in reference to slave girls from that planet.
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Gur Carriers
Mutated Muls who can climb walls and who gather the fermented Gur for the Feast of Tola.
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Haruspex
Soothsayer, omen-taker.
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The Kurii
The Kurii are a race of large (8-9 foot tall) furred mammals having
4 legs, which can stand upright or on all fours - each paw has 6 multiply-jointed digits with retractable claws and two opposable
thumbs, so that it can grip - they have 2 rows of razor-sharp teeth, are incredibly strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous,
even to eating humans. They are mostly bipedal and sentient, being at least as intelligent as humans, probably more so. They
are possessed of advanced technology, and communicate with humans through means of special translators, box-like devices which
they sometimes carry with them -- though the kur voicebox is capable of approximating human speech, the act is typically painful
for them. Not a Gorean race, though there are wild kurii present in small number upon Gor. This race is the race of "Others",
those aliens beings who strive against Priest-Kings to control all of Gor. It is a rare thing to see a Kur in the city of
Ar, though occasionally such creatures will band with human compatriots and co-exist with them, typically to serve their own
strange, unfathomable purposes.
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Matok
A Priest-King term, it refers to an inhabitant of the Nest which is
in the Nest but not of the Nest.
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Mul
A Priest-King term for a human slave.
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Panther Girls
Panther
Girls are freepersons by virtue of their cleverness and skill with weapons. Though many are escaped slaves, they maintain
their freedom by hiding in the forests of Gor. Rarely do they travel too far from their forest home, where the capture noose
of the slavers might ensnare them. They refuse to clothe themselves in traditional garments, choosing instead to wear skimpy
outfits sewn from animal skins and crude jewelery made from the teeth and claws. They are typically highly intelligent, dangerous,
and quite skilled with the spear and bow, their weapons of choice. Occasionally wild bands of these women will capture men
who venture too closely to their homes, away from the realms of civilization. These males are used for the sexual pleasure
of their captors for a brief period, after which their heads are shorn with a two-inch wide bald stripe from forehead to the
nape of the neck. This "stripe of degradation" reveals them to all as men who have fallen captive to women. Such males are
then typically traded into slavery, in exchange for such necessities as arrow-heads and spear tips, as well as candy, highly
prized by the wild forest girls. In the jungle regions of the far south they also exist, living in amidst the jungle rainforests.
Members of this southern version are referred to as Talunas.
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Priest-King
The Urth translation of the Gorean
term 'Sardar'. They are large (approximately. 8 ft. tall) intelligent insects who are the true rulers of Gor.
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Red
Hunters
The peoples who inhabit the Gorean arctic. In appearance and culture, they are similar to the Eskimos of Urth
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Red Savages
The peoples who inhabit the plains area (Barrens) of Gor. In appearance and culture, they are
similar to the American Indians of Urth
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All Comrades
a warrior society of the Kaiila tribe of Red Savages;
aka the Fighting Hearts
Blue-Sky Riders
a warrior society of the Fleer tribe of Red Savages
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Casmu Band
a
sub-group of the Yellow-Kaiila Riders
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Dust Legs
a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens; so called
because they were the last tribe to domesticate kaiila
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Fleer
a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens
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Isbu Band
a sub-group of the All Comrades
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Kaiila
a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the
Barrens
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Kailiauk
a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens
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Sleen
a tribe of Red Savages
which inhabits the Barrens
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Sun Lances
a warrior society of the Sleen tribe of Red Savages
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Urt
Soldiers
a warrior society of the Yellow Knife tribe of Red Savages
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Yellow-Kaiila Riders
a warrior society
of the Kaiila tribe of Red Savages
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Yellow Knives
a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens
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The
Sadar Region
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Priest-kings
They are large (approximately. 8 ft. tall) intelligent insects who are the true
rulers of Gor.
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She-urts
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. Is short for ‘she-urts of the wharves.'
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Swamp
Spiders
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 Cur-lon Fiber, which is used in the textile mills of
Ar.
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The Tahari Region
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Aretai
a major tribe of the Tahari; their vassal tribes are the
Arani, Luraz, Raviri, Tajuks, Tashid, Ti, and Zevar; their war-cry is 'Aretai Victorious!"
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Arani
a minor
tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
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Luraz
a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a
vassal tribe of the Aretai
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Raviri
a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
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Tajuks
a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
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Tashid
a minor tribe of the Tahari;
they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
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Ti
a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
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Zevar
a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
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Kavars
a major tribe
of the Tahari; their vassal tribes are the Ta'Kara, Bakahs, Char, and Kashani; their war-cry is 'Kavars Supreme!'
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Bakahs
a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
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Char
a minor tribe of the Tahari;
they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
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Kashani
a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the
Kavars
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Ta'Kara
a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
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Taluna
A
free woman who lives as a hunter in small tribes of 15-100 members; they roam the northern forests of Gor.
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Torvaldslanders
a Gorean variant of the Norse Vikings
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The Wagon Peoples
four nomadic tribes that wander the Plains of
Turia with their immense herds of bosk
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Kassars
The Kassars are known as the Blood People. Their standard
is a scarlet three-weighted bola, hanging from a lance. Their brand, which is used on both slaves and bosk, is a stylized
representation of a bola: three circles joined at the center by lines.
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Kataii
The Kataii are black-skinned.
Their standard is a yellow bow, bound across a black lance. Their brand is a yellow bow, facing to the left.
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Paravaci
The Paravaci are known as The Rich People. Their standard is a large banner of jewels strung on golden wires, forming
the head and horn of a bosk. The value of such a standard is incalculable. The Paravaci brand is a stylized representation
of a bosk head: a semi-circle resting on an inverted isosceles triangle. It is a peculiarity of the Paravaci that they deck
themselves with ropes of precious stones when going into battle. However, this is not vanity on their part. It is a ploy to
encite envy, and thus to provoke fights with their enemies. The Paravaci is fond of luxurious goods, but is vain only in the
matter of his courage.
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Tuchuk
their standard is a representation of 4 bosk horns
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