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Pani Contract Women 101
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1) What is a Contract Woman
2) Becoming a Contract Woman
3) Behavior and Traditions
4) The Okiya 
5) The Okasan
6) The Oneesan
7) Offering service and how to hire a Contract Woman
8) Acting toward a Contract Woman
9) Honorifics
10) Ancient pani words still in use
A) Suggested resources for deeper understanding


1) What is a Contract Woman
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"Certainly the contract women knew the attractions of simple collar-girls for males, but they did not regard them as rivals.  When, wearied of a world's concerns, he wished to spend a leisurely, elegant evening, gratifying his various cultivated senses, physical, intellectual, and aesthetic, his choice would not be the collar-girl, but the women trained to comfort and delight him in traditional and cultural manners." - Sowrdsmen of Gor

A "contract woman" is an indentured free woman whose marque is owned by a pleasure house or single person, where she works as a highly skilled and refined entertainer who sings, plays musical instruments, dances, bathes, serves tea, arranges flowers, engages in skilled and eloquent conversation. Sex with a contract woman is not a given, and is only engaged upon with her and her contract holders consent. Contract Women are never branded nor collared nor treated in ways similar to a slave. In fact they are treated like Free with several limitations, even though they are to the whim of their contract holder. 

Q: Contract Women are slaves?
A: No. The most critical misunderstanding about Contract Women is that they might be slaves. This I guess comes from the common dualism on Gor. You are either free or a slave. This might be true in most parts of Gor but it is not true when it comes to the Contract Women. They are literally owned by those who hold their contract which he/she can sell or nullify at any given time. Though a Contract Woman does not have to obey to anyone else. A slave is without say and without power while a Contract Woman has rights and responsibilities. A Contract Woman never kneels like slaves. Neither are they branded nor collared.

To utilize the general habit of using quotes of the books here is one to prove the above statement:

'I would later learn that these were, indeed, “contract women,” who, as girls, were often sold to pleasure houses, most often by their parents.  Sometimes, too, they would sell themselves to such a house, to be trained in the arts of pleasure, for example, music, dancing, singing, conversation and such. As their contracts could be bought and sold they were in effect, slaves, but they were not thought of such. For example, they occupied an understood, accepted and generally respected niche in their society. They were not tunicked, not branded, not collared, and so on. They were not “collar-girls.”  Indeed they regarded themselves, without arrogance, and with much justification, as far superior to collar-girls.  They were in their view a different category all together.' — Swordsmen of Gor

Q: Contract Women are Free Women?
A: No. A Contract Woman is bound to the person who holds her contract and that person (and only this person) can do with her as he/she pleases. Though a Contract Woman is treaten with the same respect as Free Women. They are addressed as "Lady" or "Mistress".

Q: Why not enslave her when you own her contract?
A: There are two reasons. First it is against the traditions of the Pani. Second an enslaved Contract Woman is not able to generate income anymore as she was able to do as a Contract Woman. So it also is a business reason. Enslaving a Contract Woman would be like destroying a blooming orchid.

Q: Business? But aren't they just supposed to serve?
A: A Contract Woman is no slave (just to mention this once again). They are employed by Pleasure Houses or hired as highly skilled entertainers. They dance, sing, play instruments, run conversations, offer tea and so on. Trying to order them around shows lack of understanding of Pani culture and might even be understood as insulting depending on the degree of transgression. Owning the contract of a Contract Woman is a symbol of status. Like driving a Ferrari and owning a jet in the real world.

Q: Sounds boring. Just playing music and dancing and so on. What is the fun of playing or interacting with such a character?
A: Contract Women are the keepers of the traditions. Most may be intense and skilled roleplayers as they chose to play a character which is meant to live and breath culture and art. They can be your best friend and your advisor. They can be the figure in the shadows waiting for your call to make you laugh and entertain. Or they can be just walking and living art to show off your wealth and success like a status symbol. The choice is up to those who interact with each other.

Q: Sounds kind of pointless to me. Do they even have any value?
A: Contract women are of very high value and are often the primary aim of raiders who are aware of their skills and possible bounty. The value of a Contract Woman is not only by numbers of gold defined in the contract but also their sheer knowledge and skills as well as their ability to generate income in case the contract holder is renting her out to Pleasure Houses or festivals or people interested in their arts.

Q: So all they do is playing music and dance?
A: Contract Women perform many kind of arts. Music and dance are only two of them. Some say erotic and intercourse is art also. Contract Women always strife for perfection in the arts they perform and are trained in.


2) Becoming a Contract Woman
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Young girls are either sold by their parents to an Okiya (Contract Woman House) or pleasure houses directly or a woman may sell herself to pay her debts to avoid slavery or on her own free will because she feels that this is her path and destiny. A contract woman becomes a free again as soon as her contract is payed off completely or the owner of the contract nullifies the contract.

Prices may range between one copper tarsk to no limit when being sold by her parents or when a woman accepting a contract on her own. The price may depend on her heritage and obvious predisposition and debts. Since the training of a Contract Woman is a very long and expensive process (costumes, kimonos, trainers, instruments, food, hospitality, wigs and so on) the debt of the contract can rise very high very fast. The average Contract Woman may reach a peak of debt of about 500 gold before she is able to start working seriously and earn money. The high end is meant to be between 900 - 1000 even though there is no real limit. At some point though the owner may like to see some payback.


3) Behavior and Traditions
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Contract Women are keepers of traditions. They train not just in art but traditions and rituals of the Pani as well. 
They remain calm and keep their countenance even in delicate situations. Loud laughing or even yelling is not their nature.

“The Pani are an extremely emotional, passionate race, as I would learn, and the calmness of their exterior demeanor, their frequently seeming impassibility, even seeming apathy, was less of a disposition than an achievement.” – Swordsmen of Gor. page 258 

They are transported via closed wagons to avoid potential criminals getting interested in possible bounty.

Contract women usually stand behind the person who owns their contract, even if he/she is sitting. They do not speak before spoken to unless instructed otherwise, but they may respond non-verbally to conversation. They are permitted opinions and observations, even blunt ones.

Contract women are supervised closely when outside their Pleasure Houses or Okiya. They are not allowed to roam as freely as collar-girls due to their value to enemies and criminals.

They walk with small mincing steps and incline their heads when summoned by those who own their contracts or have them hired.

Contract women will wear combs in their upswept hair and jewelry, along with patterned robes.

Contract women have a different series of dances as opposed to the traditional Gorean kajirae dances.

In Pani culture Contract Women dance and bath and sing and play music and entertain guests. Not the slaves.
(i.e. they are the only ones who are allowed to run the Pani tea ceremony).

"There is NO 'Bazi Tea Ceremony' and the Pani one is only done by contract women - not by slaves."
  - Swordsmen of Gor page 277

Contract Women are not allowed to become Free Companions. Free Companions can not be(come) Contract Women.


4) The Okiya (Contract Woman House)
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The Okiya is a safe haven for the Contract Women as well as training ground and possible place of their worst nightmares. No male is allowed to enter the house unless they have business with the Contract Women and even then they will not enter on their own but request entry. Slaves are not allowed in the okiya unless explicit invitation by the Okasan (matron of the house).

Contract Women are trained and punished for failure in these rooms. No punishment is public nor will it leave traces visible to the public. The Okiya is protected by the city law as well the warriors of the city. Which the house usually pays back by handing the tenth of their generated income to the city as well as offering entertainment in the Pleasure Houses and Taverns.


5) The Okasan (Honorable Mother)
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The Okasan is the "mother" of the house. She holds all contracts in the name of the house and does the business with the clients. She may or may not invite the Contract Woman to the negotiation of her hiring contract to a client. She trains the Contract Women or hires trainers if there would need be. She helps as well as guides them on their way. Also she punishes or orders someone else ot punish a Contract Woman in case of failure or insubordination or other reasons. An Okasan is or has been a Contract Woman herself. 


6) The Oneesan (Honorable Older Sister)
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Often a Contract Woman in training accompanies a Contract Woman who has finished her trained or is more advanced in her training. This other Contract Woman is usually referred to as Oneesan. A person the young Contract Woman is meant to learn from and to help her to get a better insight into the life of a Contract Woman. She helps her Oneesan to dress and undress. Washes her clothes and prepares everything for her business.

There is meant to be a bond between the Contract Woman and her Oneesan. If she brings shame over herself she brings shame over her older sister also. They usually stay friends till death or one denies to be a Contract Woman anymore.


7) Offering service and how to hire a Contract Woman
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To hire a Contract Woman, a hiring contract has to be made with the owner of the contract of the woman. A Contract Woman can offer her services to a person but only the owner of her contract can sign a legit hiring contract.


8) Acting toward a Contract Woman
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A common question asked is how to act toward Contract Women.
They are treaten like Free Women. Calling them "girl" or "slave" or "mine" or similar things is frowned upon and understood as rude or even insult. They are address as "Lady" or "Mistress".
Pride and honor has an important role in Pani life and by this it has to Contract Women as well. Causing their honor blemished or even destroyed will cause trouble like dishonoring a Free Woman (pulling off their veil as one drastic example).
Contract women do not kneel. They are not expected to Nadu or Tower though they will respectfully remain in the "background" (usually slighly behind and to the side of their contract holder) unless being told otherwise.
They are neither blind nor deaf but confidence is expected from and granted by them. They are known as good listeners and if requested good advisors also.


9) Honorifics
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Chan : Expresses that the speaker finds a person endearing. Thus, using chan with a superior's name would be condescending and rude.

Dono : When attached to a name, roughly means "lord". It does not equate noble status; rather it is a term akin to "milord" or French "monseigneur," and lies in between san and sama in level of respect. Usually used when a Contract Woman talks to her contract holder.

Kun : Is used by persons of senior status in addressing or referring to those of junior status. It can also be used by females when addressing a male that they are emotionally attached to or have known for a long period of time.

Sama :  Is a markedly more respectful version of san. It is used mainly to refer to people much higher in rank than oneself and sometimes toward people one greatly admires.

San : Is a title of respect typically used between equals of any age.

Sensei : Is used to refer to or address teachers, doctors, politicians, lawyers, and other authority figures.

Ue : Literally means "above", and denotes a high level of respect. Usually used when a Contract Woman talks about her contract holder.


10) Ancient pani words still in use
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Ohayou = Good morning (informal version)
Ohayou gozaimasu = Good morning (formal version)
Konnichiwa = Good afternoon
Konbanwa = Good evening
Sayonara = Good bye

Sensei = Teacher
Jogakusei  = Female student
Danna = Master
joล  = Mistress (literally 'Queen')
Shi = Sir
Shukujo = Lady

Korti = Kimono
Ronen = Lordless Swordmen seperated by death, imprisonment or betrayial. Very lonely and outcast. A ronin.


A) Suggested resources for deeper understanding
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Movies:
- "Memoirs of a Geisha" (self explanatory)
- "The Secret Life Of Geisha" (documentary)
- "Shogun" (Lady Toda Mariko)

Books:
- "Geisha: Beyond the Painted Smile"
- "Geisha: A Unique World of Tradition, Elegance and Art"
- "Geisha of Gion"
- "Little Songs of the Geisha: Traditional Japanese Ko-Uta"

I want to point out that there is a significant difference between Contract Women and RL Geisha just to make sure there is no confusion.
RL Geisha do NOT have intimacy with their clients while Contract Women MAY provide this service and are skilled in this art.

I suggest to watch this for further reference:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngSWyBn5Jq8


Minamoto

Pani Islands

GOREAN FRUIT

         There is huge variety of fruit on Gor,         



 as is on Earth, some existing on both planets (1) and others only on one (2), with the one exception of the tree fruit from the Bar tree that is native to neither one but comes from the planet of the Kurii:


One, too, dug him tubers, wild suls, and the other brought him tree fruit, kerneled pods which dangle from the Bar tree, native, as we understand it, neither to Earth or Gor.

Kur of Gor     Book 28     Page 183


1. The books explicitly mention as existing on Gor the following fruit we know from earth:


Plums, melons (various sorts), peach, apricot, pear, grape, date, pomegranate, cherries and chokecherries (Aronia), olives.


For the berries, we may assume the existence of strawberries and blueberries (to be discussed)


For the nuts, many sorts should exist but only chestnut and nutmeg are mentioned, so the Chestnut tree and the Nutmeg Tree have to exist; we might further assume the existence of Hazelnuts, Walnuts, etc.


2. Then there are those few fruits native to Gor:

Ka-la-na, Larma, Tospit, Iron fruit (only in the North)


Berries:  Gim berries (purple), ram berries (reddish; many-seeded)

Nuts: No native Gorean nut is mentioned. 


Quotes


Another device, common in Port Kar, is for the girl to kneel before the master and put her head down and lift her arms, offering him fruit, usually a larma, or a yellow Gorean peach, ripe and fresh.

Tribesmen of Gor Book 10, p.27


At the oasis will be grown a hybrid, brownish Sa-Tarna, adapted to the heat of the desert; most Sa-Tarna is yellow; and beans, berries, onions tuber suls, various sorts of melons, a foliated leaf vegetable, called Katch, and various root vegetables, such as turnips, carrots, radishes, of the sphere and cylinder varieties, and korts, a large, brownish-skinned, thick-skinned, sphere-shaped vegetable, usually some six inches in width, the interior of which is yellowish, fibrous and heavily seeded. At the oasis, because of the warm climate, the farmers can grow two or more crops a year.

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 37


The vendors come early to the market, leaving their villages outside of Tor in the morning darkness, that they may find a yard of pavement, preferably near the market gate, to display their wares. I was jostled to one side by two men in djellabas. My ankle stung. I had nearly stepped into a basket of plums. Not even looking up, a woman had cried out, and, with a stick lashed out, protecting her merchandise.

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 45


I brushed away two sellers of apricots and spices.

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 45


In her hand there was a half of a yellow Gorean pear, the remains of a half moon of verr cheese imbedded in it.

Explorers of Gor     Book 13     Page 62


"Buy melons!" called a fellow next to her, lifting one of the yellowish, red-striped spheres towards me.

Tribesmen of Gor pg.45


similar to honeydew melon, it is served chilled and sliced.

"Tribesmen of Gor, p. 45"


I distended my nostrils, screening the scents of the room. I rejected the smell of moldy straw, of wastes. From outside I could smell date palms, pomegranates.

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 115


"Pomegranate orchards lie at the east of the oasis." I said. "Gardens lie inward. There is even a pond, between two of the groves of date palms."

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 174


In her hand there was a half of a yellow Gorean pear, the remains of a half moon of verr cheese imbedded in it.

Explorers of Gor    Book 13  pg.62


The incident had had to do with the theft of several melons from the chief's patch.

Explorers of Gor     Book 13     Page 219


The girl lifted her head then and, timidly, lifted the ripe, rounded fruit which she held in her hands, Gorean peaches and plums, to me.

Rogue of Gor     Book 15     Page 194


"In Kantasawi," he said, "the moon when the plums are red." This was the moon following the next moon, which is known variously as Takiyuhawi, the moon in which the tabuk rut, or Canpasapawi, the moon when the chokecherries are ripe.

Savages of Gor     Book 17     Page 253


The current moon was Takiyuhawi, the moon in which the tabuk rut. It is sometimes known also as Canpasapawi, or the moon when the chokecherries are ripe.

Blood Brothers of Gor     Book 18     Page 5


"It is early," I said. It was not due in the country of the Kaiila until Kantasawi, the moon in which the plums become red. This was only Takiyuhawi, the moon in which the tabuk rut, or, as some call it, Canpasapawi, the moon in which the chokecherries are ripe.

Blood Brothers of Gor     Book 18     Pages 21 - 22


He also gave me a slice of dried larma, some raisins and a plum.

Kajira of Gor     Book 19     Page 216


Here and there I heard vendors hawking goods. One had pastries, another sweets. Another fellow, somewhere, was selling apricots.

Witness of Gor     Book 26     Page 422


"Apricots! Apricots!" called a vendor.

Witness of Gor     Book 26     Page 431


Kal-da itself, a drink usually served uncomfortably hot, at least in my opinion, is made from diluted ka-la-na wine, usually of an inferior grade, mixed with citrus juices, such as those of larmas and tospits, and strong, often fiery, spices.

Warriors of Gor     Book 37     Page 268


"The lipstick is flavored," I said. "I know", she said. "It reminds me of the cherries of Tyros," I said.

Beasts of Gor, p. 349, end of ch. 28 


"The Tarn Keeper, who was called by those in the tavern Mip, bought the food, bosk steak and yellow bread, peas and Torian olives, and two golden-brown, starchy Suls, broken open and filled with melted bosk cheese."

Assassin of Gor     Book 5     Page 168


"Clitus, too, had brought two bottles of Ka-la-na wine, a string of eels, cheese of the Verr, and a sack of red olives from the groves of Tyros."

Raiders of Gor     Book 6     Page 114


"And there would be, too, behind the counter, in baskets, grapes, tospits, larmas, nuts, and olives, and, in blocks, cheeses, and, in its amphorae to be lifted from its racks, cheap ka-la-na."

Plunder of Gor     Book 34     Page 251


Berries


"A guard was with us, and we were charged with filling our leather buckets with ram berries, a small, reddish fruit with edible seeds, not unlike tiny plums, save for the many small seeds."

Captive of Gor p. 305


"I knew enough of the forest within the wands to recognize many things outside them which might be eaten; leafy Tur-Pah, parasitic on Tur trees, of course, but, too, certain plants whose roots were edible, as the wild Sul; and there were flat ground pods in tangles which I could tear open, iron fruit whose shells might be broken between rocks, and autumn gim berries, purple and juicy, perhaps named for the bird, whose cast fruit lies under the snow, the seeds surviving until spring, when one in a thousand might germinate.

The berries are tasty. They do mark the tongue and, if one is not careful, the mouth."

Smugglers of Gor     Book 32     Page 243


"Then, given cloths, to be fashioned into sacks, we were sent into the woods to gather gim berries, under the supervision of short-haired Hiza."

Smugglers of Gor     Book 32     Page 292


"I now had no fear, at least at present, at least until winter, of starving in the forest. Other than Tur-Pah, I could recognize the leafage which betokened Suls, usually found in the open, in drier, sandier soils, and was familiar with a number of edible nuts and berries, such as ram berries and gim berries, the latter common at this time of year. Even the horrid sip root was edible, despite its bitterness."

Smugglers of Gor     Book 32     Pages 441 - 442


Nuts


"There is little market in simple Laura for the more exquisite goods of Gor. Seldom will one find there Torian rolls of gold wire, interlocking cubes of silver from Tharna, rubies carved into tiny, burning panthers from Schendi, nutmegs and cloves, spikenard and peppers from the lands east of Bazi, the floral brocades, the perfumes of Tyros, the dark wines, the gorgeous, diaphanous silks of glorious Ar."

Captive of Gor     Book 7     Page 86



"In the cafes I had feasted well. I had, had verr meat, cut in chunks and threaded on a metal rod, with slices of peppers and larma, and roasted; vulo stew with raisins, nuts, onions and honey; a kort with melted cheese and nutmeg, hot Bazi tea, sugared, and, later, Turian wine."

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Pages 47 - 48

                                          GOREAN FRUIT 


There is huge variety of fruit on Gor, as is on Earth, some existing on both planets (1) and others only on one (2), with the one exception of the tree fruit from the Bar tree that is native to neither one but comes from the planet of the Kurii:


One, too, dug him tubers, wild suls, and the other brought him tree fruit, kerneled pods which dangle from the Bar tree, native, as we understand it, neither to Earth or Gor.

Kur of Gor     Book 28     Page 183


1. The books explicitly mention as existing on Gor the following fruit we know from earth:


Plums, melons (various sorts), peach, apricot, pear, grape, date, pomegranate, cherries and chokecherries (Aronia), olives.


For the berries, we may assume the existence of strawberries and blueberries (to be discussed)


For the nuts, many sorts should exist but only chestnut and nutmeg are mentioned, so the Chestnut tree and the Nutmeg Tree have to exist; we might further assume the existence of Hazelnuts, Walnuts, etc.


2. Then there are those few fruits native to Gor:

Ka-la-na, Larma, Tospit, Iron fruit (only in the North)


Berries:  Gim berries (purple), ram berries (reddish; many-seeded)

Nuts: No native Gorean nut is mentioned. 


Quotes


Another device, common in Port Kar, is for the girl to kneel before the master and put her head down and lift her arms, offering him fruit, usually a larma, or a yellow Gorean peach, ripe and fresh.

Tribesmen of Gor Book 10, p.27


At the oasis will be grown a hybrid, brownish Sa-Tarna, adapted to the heat of the desert; most Sa-Tarna is yellow; and beans, berries, onions tuber suls, various sorts of melons, a foliated leaf vegetable, called Katch, and various root vegetables, such as turnips, carrots, radishes, of the sphere and cylinder varieties, and korts, a large, brownish-skinned, thick-skinned, sphere-shaped vegetable, usually some six inches in width, the interior of which is yellowish, fibrous and heavily seeded. At the oasis, because of the warm climate, the farmers can grow two or more crops a year.

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 37


The vendors come early to the market, leaving their villages outside of Tor in the morning darkness, that they may find a yard of pavement, preferably near the market gate, to display their wares. I was jostled to one side by two men in djellabas. My ankle stung. I had nearly stepped into a basket of plums. Not even looking up, a woman had cried out, and, with a stick lashed out, protecting her merchandise.

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 45


I brushed away two sellers of apricots and spices.

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 45


In her hand there was a half of a yellow Gorean pear, the remains of a half moon of verr cheese imbedded in it.

Explorers of Gor     Book 13     Page 62


"Buy melons!" called a fellow next to her, lifting one of the yellowish, red-striped spheres towards me.

Tribesmen of Gor pg.45


similar to honeydew melon, it is served chilled and sliced.

"Tribesmen of Gor, p. 45"


I distended my nostrils, screening the scents of the room. I rejected the smell of moldy straw, of wastes. From outside I could smell date palms, pomegranates.

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 115


"Pomegranate orchards lie at the east of the oasis." I said. "Gardens lie inward. There is even a pond, between two of the groves of date palms."

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Page 174


In her hand there was a half of a yellow Gorean pear, the remains of a half moon of verr cheese imbedded in it.

Explorers of Gor    Book 13  pg.62


The incident had had to do with the theft of several melons from the chief's patch.

Explorers of Gor     Book 13     Page 219


The girl lifted her head then and, timidly, lifted the ripe, rounded fruit which she held in her hands, Gorean peaches and plums, to me.

Rogue of Gor     Book 15     Page 194


"In Kantasawi," he said, "the moon when the plums are red." This was the moon following the next moon, which is known variously as Takiyuhawi, the moon in which the tabuk rut, or Canpasapawi, the moon when the chokecherries are ripe.

Savages of Gor     Book 17     Page 253


The current moon was Takiyuhawi, the moon in which the tabuk rut. It is sometimes known also as Canpasapawi, or the moon when the chokecherries are ripe.

Blood Brothers of Gor     Book 18     Page 5


"It is early," I said. It was not due in the country of the Kaiila until Kantasawi, the moon in which the plums become red. This was only Takiyuhawi, the moon in which the tabuk rut, or, as some call it, Canpasapawi, the moon in which the chokecherries are ripe.

Blood Brothers of Gor     Book 18     Pages 21 - 22


He also gave me a slice of dried larma, some raisins and a plum.

Kajira of Gor     Book 19     Page 216


Here and there I heard vendors hawking goods. One had pastries, another sweets. Another fellow, somewhere, was selling apricots.

Witness of Gor     Book 26     Page 422


"Apricots! Apricots!" called a vendor.

Witness of Gor     Book 26     Page 431


Kal-da itself, a drink usually served uncomfortably hot, at least in my opinion, is made from diluted ka-la-na wine, usually of an inferior grade, mixed with citrus juices, such as those of larmas and tospits, and strong, often fiery, spices.

Warriors of Gor     Book 37     Page 268


"The lipstick is flavored," I said. "I know", she said. "It reminds me of the cherries of Tyros," I said.

Beasts of Gor, p. 349, end of ch. 28 


"The Tarn Keeper, who was called by those in the tavern Mip, bought the food, bosk steak and yellow bread, peas and Torian olives, and two golden-brown, starchy Suls, broken open and filled with melted bosk cheese."

Assassin of Gor     Book 5     Page 168


"Clitus, too, had brought two bottles of Ka-la-na wine, a string of eels, cheese of the Verr, and a sack of red olives from the groves of Tyros."

Raiders of Gor     Book 6     Page 114


"And there would be, too, behind the counter, in baskets, grapes, tospits, larmas, nuts, and olives, and, in blocks, cheeses, and, in its amphorae to be lifted from its racks, cheap ka-la-na."

Plunder of Gor     Book 34     Page 251


Berries


"A guard was with us, and we were charged with filling our leather buckets with ram berries, a small, reddish fruit with edible seeds, not unlike tiny plums, save for the many small seeds."

Captive of Gor p. 305


"I knew enough of the forest within the wands to recognize many things outside them which might be eaten; leafy Tur-Pah, parasitic on Tur trees, of course, but, too, certain plants whose roots were edible, as the wild Sul; and there were flat ground pods in tangles which I could tear open, iron fruit whose shells might be broken between rocks, and autumn gim berries, purple and juicy, perhaps named for the bird, whose cast fruit lies under the snow, the seeds surviving until spring, when one in a thousand might germinate.

The berries are tasty. They do mark the tongue and, if one is not careful, the mouth."

Smugglers of Gor     Book 32     Page 243


"Then, given cloths, to be fashioned into sacks, we were sent into the woods to gather gim berries, under the supervision of short-haired Hiza."

Smugglers of Gor     Book 32     Page 292


"I now had no fear, at least at present, at least until winter, of starving in the forest. Other than Tur-Pah, I could recognize the leafage which betokened Suls, usually found in the open, in drier, sandier soils, and was familiar with a number of edible nuts and berries, such as ram berries and gim berries, the latter common at this time of year. Even the horrid sip root was edible, despite its bitterness."

Smugglers of Gor     Book 32     Pages 441 - 442


Nuts


"There is little market in simple Laura for the more exquisite goods of Gor. Seldom will one find there Torian rolls of gold wire, interlocking cubes of silver from Tharna, rubies carved into tiny, burning panthers from Schendi, nutmegs and cloves, spikenard and peppers from the lands east of Bazi, the floral brocades, the perfumes of Tyros, the dark wines, the gorgeous, diaphanous silks of glorious Ar."

Captive of Gor     Book 7     Page 86



"In the cafes I had feasted well. I had, had verr meat, cut in chunks and threaded on a metal rod, with slices of peppers and larma, and roasted; vulo stew with raisins, nuts, onions and honey; a kort with melted cheese and nutmeg, hot Bazi tea, sugared, and, later, Turian wine."

Tribesmen of Gor     Book 10     Pages 47 - 48


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Wednesday, 26 November 2025

 

the great characters of GOR 

HISTORY:..WENDY THE VIKING

 

 
She is the daughter of Cintia (perfumer) and Francis (renowned green caste surgeon). Wendy decides to gain acclaim in the world of medicine in her early years, at just 7 years old, when her father goes to another city to take care of her health and that of her sick mother with a soft drink that cures her of pneumonia. finally failing. in her arms. From this moment we are aware that ignorance of the cure is the impotence of not being able to help the sick who have the option of saving themselves if they have sufficient knowledge.

After a day of mourning she knew that she had to turn to Koroba and explain what had happened, but no one else had to be moved by the fact that it was Tharna, Tharna was for her partly a toll of the enemy who had this. She felt guilty about the greens that made her want to believe that if that had been the case, Teo would have survived. Before going to Koroba you talk to several citizens of Tharna and one of them tells you that it seems that you need the green caste so you decide that you want to practice your profession in Tharna but first you have to go to Koroba to explain. What happened to your family, he gets documentation and decides what to do with your children. He goes to the store, talks to your parents, clothes and accessories, essential medications and a first aid kit, asks for the documentation you think is necessary and decides to now leave your two children in the care of your family. He marches with a new mercenary to Tharna with the aim of taking advantage of his profession,

The emptiness of her heart due to the loss of her human heart Isaac enters a depression, taking refuge and finding peace of mind in the temple before the mourning passes. Thanks to her only living baby (Rosa, greenhouse and mother of her father), she learns to read very fluently and to cook, recognizing the child's edible and inedible specialties and accessing the first medical documentation. basic. Before the age of 10, medicinal plants can be collected and grown and the course of an untreated disease can be predicted. At the age of 15 he began to help his father in the clinic, observing on many occasions how animals and even people treated patients, working as a right hand in surgeries, making his first pills, learning to prepare tinctures and ointments in among other remedies.. When she had known Teo for 16 years, a young man born in Tharna, 5 years older than her, belonged to the red caste and had a comforting smile, when she felt protected and her eyes shone in a special way. I heard you many times consult your father with whom you collaborated, always coming to Koroba to meet her with some excuse. The following year, Wendy announced that in the coming months her lovers would be united in marriage. At 18, Elisa married for the first time, 4 years later in Santiago.
When you have two children you will be able to practice the green caste and complete your studies. At the age of 23 she practically obtained the license and officially worked alongside her father as a Green Breed in the clinic. Indeed everything seemed like the seat, yes she really felt happy and happy but this did not last long. Theo continued working in Tharna and went from place to place, often refraining from going to sleep for a few days, but this time he assured Wendy that it would not be 2 moons before he returned, but 3 moons to arrive. He got home and this gave him a bad feeling, the next morning he brought a message informing him that Teo had been injured. According to the word that Tharna wrote in the book and Theo's letter said that she had a deep wound near her heart and he was fighting for her life on the second floor of the infirmary, she wanted to see her so that she would not survive. Wendy went to be heard by a mercenary in a drag cart she was making there but when she arrived it was already too late because she had made a mistake. They explained to her that he was a 35-year-old boy, apparently a debased beggar with one day's pay who attacked Teo and refused to bring weapons into the city... She was completely devastated, and felt depressed in one of them in the hostel rooms for 7 moons, making sure that the slave tavern owners were the ones who visited their room, paying a supplement and going up from there just to get to the temple to pray.

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Monday, 24 November 2025




 




 SILK COMPETITION IN ISFAHAN CITY (trial)


 


Isfahan Silk Trials


Sunday, November 23rd  11 am slt / 20h00 CET


Each slave will make 

- one drink serve on demand and 

- present one dance of his or her choice


Dances must not exceed 6 minutes.

Serves may take up to 15 minutes.

The following serves may be demanded: 

Ka-la-na, Mead, Sake, Paga, Beer, Larma juice, Hot chocolate, Bazi Tea and Blackwine.


Serve training is offered every Monday at 21h CET in the Isfahan slavery. 

All are welcome to participate.


Utterances and emotes of the slaves to be judged may be in English, German or French, but an English version must always be provided. Other languages are permitted but cannot serve as basis of judgment.


Location: Isfahan Lake Stage


Prizes will be attributed by a jury.

PRESIDENT OF THE JURY :  HERMES -KAN of isfahan

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THE SEVEN SLAVES

TREE GIRLS: DINA-LOREYA-SHYRINY

DINA
LOREYA

SHYRINY

FOUR  BOYS : DOGBA-MUL-HERLIT-JIE



DOGBA
MUL

HERLIT

 

JIE

                                       

                                                               WINNERS

1°  PLACE : HERLIT.....DOGBA

3°   MUL

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