AT WORLD'S END PIRATES

Journey among the Pirates

In a remote corner of the Thing Fair, I came across a Pirates' tent. Over the years, I'd never delved into their culture, though I often encountered ships or taverns in coastal ports. In fact, the name of their island is quite mysterious. "At the End of the World," that's their name, strangely far from Anango, the Pirates' Island, much further south than my Oasis in the Thassa Sea.

I approached that tent with caution and suspicion, but unexpectedly, a woman named Cyrene welcomed me, along with Sir Altan, Sir Bob, and Sir Albreght, the guest. The slave Troy was on hand to serve rum to the guests.

sir Bob

They told me about their remote island, where few people ever reach, but then, after overcoming the pirates' curiosity, they invited me to visit the island, and one morning I set out early with my Tarm and reached their village.

sir Altan

At that time, few people were on the island; many were on trading trips and others at the Thing fair. I made some sketches of the village and the island, which I'll post below, then set off again to return to the fair.

sir Albreght

(At the fair, I have my tent where I represent the newspaper and the Oasis, and I have a stall in the central area of ​​the fair. Many readers read the newspaper these days, I'm happy.)

troy

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I am a bard born in the city of Thassa, and now I belong to the city of Oasis Nine Wels. There's not much to say; I mostly just entertain the crowd. rsss

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 i met a friend

 I MET A WARRIOR FROM THE NORTH    (PORT  HUNJER-TRIPOD VILLAGE)

SIR ALBREGHT (JARL)

While wandering in vain through the Thing fair, I finally found someone near a tent with many northern insignia. I approached and was greatly surprised to meet a great warrior. I introduced myself, and he told me he was Albright, jarl of the village on the island of Hunjer. He was accompanied by a slave and a warrior named Tamiris, also armed to the teeth. The slave was a tall, blonde woman named Brandy. She had that name, she said, because she was in charge of distilling Brandy on her island. Out of respect, she gave me a small cask of that wonderful brandy. I took the opportunity to give them a copy of the newspaper. I said I couldn't read, but they would see the sketches I add to the articles.

LADY TOMINIS

They invited me to visit their village and advertise it for trade with the other peoples of Gor. I promised to visit them as soon as possible and that I would write about their island of Hunjer.

 official Gorean maps the Isle of Hunjer is a far northern island west of mainland Torvaldsland

Hunjer is more sizable than surrounding islands such as Skjern and Scagnar that are protectorates and under the control of Hunjer, its settlement larger than a steading or village as it has a large port complete with an expansive set of docks and shipyards that are owned by the High Jarl himself as well as warehouses, taverns, and other things you would find in a normal port city of Gor but of course in a complete Torvaldsland setting surrounding an inlet harbor where the vast fleet of Hunjer sits anchored when not out pillaging Thassa or plying their trade 

 

KAJIRA BRANDY

      Perched on a high hill just above the settlement rests a large but traditional longhouse where the High Jarl, Aerig Ironsail resides, governs Hunjer, and looks upon his holdings and those of his Captains who alongside fellow fierce warriors protect the Isle from attack.

Hunjer, its settlement larger than a steading or village as it has a large port complete with an expansive set of docks and shipyards that are owned by the High Jarl himself as well as warehouses, taverns, and other things you would find in a normal port city of Gor but of course in a complete Torvaldsland setting surrounding an inlet harbor where the vast fleet of  ships

Hunjer- Tripod  (village information)

Hunjer is one of the Northern Exchange Islands, a free port administered by members of the Merchant Caste. It is located far to the north, west of Torvaldsland. The island is known for its large port, complete with docks and shipyards, and is home to the High Jarl, Aerig Ironsail. Hunjer's settlement is larger than a steading or village, and it has warehouses, taverns, and other amenities typical of a port city. The island is also dotted with cottages and fields, reflecting the way of the North

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THE THING FAIR 30 MAY - 8 JUNE

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 THE SA FORA KEF DANCER (SFK)

The Sa Fora Kef (SFK) dancers promote Gorean kajira dance. The use of artificial  intelligence (AI) in dance has been an issue. I joked about it in a post to the SFK fan cub about AI. See below. AI has been an issue for kajira dancers.

My dancer  friend Mizuki took a picture of an SFK dance practice and sent it to her AI engine. AI deleted all the blondes!  My so-blonde conclusion was-- "OMG AI hates blondes. Blondes aredoomed."

SARAH

(AI on the right comes in slowly)

AI assistance came up in a kajira dance class I attended.

A kajira dance teacher wrote.."Without strong, evocative emotes, Gorean dance loses its essence. It becomes hollow, merely motion without meaning. This is why mastering emotes is crucial; they bridge the gap between the dancer and the observer, transforming simple gestures into moments of raw emotion and storytelling.."

I feel Gorean dance is an experience where the dancer brings the audience to her with emotes,movement and music.

Class members discussed using AI (Chat GPT in this case) to craft dance emotes.

Raw Chat GTP emote

"Drums of the Hunt

/me feels the pounding rhythm of the drums, their deep, primal beats echoing through the crowd...the throbbing stokes sends a shiver through her body, driving her movements into a emotional dance....her dark hair whips around her face as she twirls, bare feet kicking in wild abandon...the music's  tempo rises, urging her to faster movements  her body surrendering to the untamed music."

Tharna's first girl and I both use AI to brainstorm and get emote ides but don't use the AI verbatim. 

Another dancer felt differently:  She wrote "...if the Gorean dance is our voice, our truth to our sensuality. To what extent to use sentences or suggestions of an artificial intelligence that clearly has a whole framework of information that we have no way of experience. How far is this real?"

What do you think? Sarah, SFK First Girl

/me with a sultry, fluid motion she places her hands on her hips and begins to sway in dance, her body moves like a gentle breeze, her curves accentuated by the flickering fire light. as she dances with her beautiful sisters ...their nubile bodies sway, to the rhythm,

Each dancer, a blooming field.

Stories told, in gestures unfold,

Secrets in motion, beautifully bold.

The Sa Fora Kef (SFK) Dancers Previewed a "Kajira Whip Dance" video at Phoenix Studios sim last night. the video provides Gor  awareness on SL as part of SFK's mission and is fun to watch.

Tonight," said Ligurious, "I will give her to guardsmen. She will dance the whip dance, naked." There are many whip dances on Gor, of various sorts. In a context of this sort, presumably not in a tavern, and without music, the girl is expected to move, writhe and twist seductively before strong men. If she does not do well enough, if she is insufficiently maddeningly sensuous, the whips fall not about her, but on her.

Kajira of Gor     Book 19     Pp 157

Video urls

https://www.flickr.com/photos/197056688@N06/55304479345/in/dateposted/

https://mega.nz/file/j7hhACKR#i5KSYMaRff1Gfl8dLXsaIpeiSLZ_QNvtgA_hBYzWvHI

Picture of the Phoenix premier and shots from the new dance video.

SFK whip dance title

SFK whip dancers and musician

The Sa Fora Kef (SFK) dancers published a new video at Phoenix Studios, supporting their SL Gor awareness mission. The SFK kajirae and their musician dance through a magical forest on their way to the En'Kara Fair. The Sa Fora Kef dance troupe performed at En'Kara 2026.

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Here is the video url-under "Gemma Velvetleaf" in flickr

     https://flic.kr/p/2scHvE1

   

     

"One of their major markets, to which they generally arrange for the shipment of girls overland, is the Sardar Fairs, in particular that of En'Kara, which is the most extensive and finest."

Explorers of Gor     Book 13     Page 115

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"The fair of En'Kara occurs in the spring. It is the first fair in the annual cycle of the Sardar Fairs, gigantic fairs which take place on the plains lying below the western slopes of the Sardar Mountains. These fairs, and others like them, play an important role in the Gorean culture and economy. They are an important clearing house for ideas and goods, among them female slaves."

Players of Gor     Book 20     Page 8

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Sarah Luxembourg (sara vermilion) can enroll you in the Sa Fora Kef fan club group. See Sarah and Asaeni dance at Phoenix studios  while an SFK  video played in "dance in a dance". 

 

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THE THING- fair 2026-29may to 8 june

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After a triumphant return in 2024 The Thing Assembly is now an annual tradition, and we are

proud to announce its return for 2026. The gathering officially beginning May 29th to June 8th , and we warmly invite all Torvaldsland villages, Northern kinships, and ALL of GOR to

take part in this historic and unifying event.

SARAH

Most of the men at the thing were free farmers, blond-haired, blue-eyed and proud, men with strong

limbs and work-roughened hands; many wore braided hair; many wore talmits of their district; for the thing

their holiday best had been donned; many wore heavy woolen jackets, scrubbed with water and bosk urine, 

which contains ammonia as it's cleaning agent; all were armed, usually with ax or sword; some wore

their helmets; others had them, with their shields, slung at their back. At the thing, to which each free man

must come, unless he work his farm alone and cannot leave it, each man must be present, for the

inspection of his Jarl's officer, a helmet, shield and either sword or ax or spear, in good condition~Marauders of Gor, page 142~

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