Sunday, February 23, 2025

      THE REBUILDING OF 0ASI

      On our last trip to Port Kar, we visited a large and beautiful city, with very tall buildings, canals and bridges. Suya and I rented a house right in the center of the square, but I preferred to take the apartment with a view of the port and the sea rather than the square, which is always busy and bustling night and day.

   Suya and I also got the job at Scribe in the city, I was also assigned an office for the newspaper, we are waiting for the ship that will bring us the printers and the archives.

  in the meantime, in agreement with Suya, we decided to return to the Oasis of the Seven Palms for some time, we had been away for too long and I had planned to renovate the entire oasis, our palace was old and the sand carried by the wind filled our rooms, together with the builders we developed a plan for the reconstruction, starting from the entrance making it monumental up to the large palace designed by an architect from Phoenicia, a state on planet Earth, located in the Eastern desert, their palaces are fantastic, I saw some paintings and I fell in love with those sumptuous Reggies.

     As soon as we returned to the oasis I gave orders to level the clearing, demolish all the old houses, preparing the ground for the new project. We set up a tent just outside the oasis near a water source, while the builders began their work.

   Those were hectic days as workers worked hard to make their Oasis shine again, for the opening on the first day of the Gor year (March 21st Earth), this year too I had booked a place at the fair for our Gorean Gazette newspaper.

   After some time, seeing that the work was already well underway, I decided to send a message to one of the organizers, a woman named Feather, I don't remember exactly but I think I had already met her before, I sent her a letter asking to reserve a tent for me, to represent my Oasis of the Seven Palms and for the newspaper.

   Suya has proven to be an excellent director, she directs the operations at home with decorations and new furniture arrived from the nearby Landa, she is very happy, she loves the new house built with blue marbles brought from the North, her land, she can't wait for everything to end so we can resume our travels,

     I have made some sketches of the new Oasis and I am proud to be able to show them to you today, waiting for the En-Kara fair to begin, then I will leave together with Suya, I can not wait to meet old friends and get to know new villages and cities, even if I remember the last edition we were together giving lessons of Magistrate with Lady Lucy Brone my teacher.

 

I also remember Lady Janette, they lived together in the city of Por Olni, where I worked as a Magistrate for a while but they have now passed away, (RIP) unfortunately even in Gor life, even if long, an accident can happen and you fly away, I will always remember them with all my heart, they gave me a light in my life on the Planet ......

newspaper headquarters in Port Kar

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Saturday, February 15, 2025

                     RETURN TO PORT KAR

I was truly happy when a pirate with his ship docked in the small port of my Oasis of the Seven Palms, that the city of Port Kar had been rebuilt.

    I had wonderful memories of that city, commanded by twelve Captains, but inhabited by thieves, criminals and murderers, the Panthers roamed freely through the canals, the fishermen used slaves as bait for their lines, to catch the big Urts that roamed the waters of the large port.

     I worked as a lawyer in that city, but I had very few clients, the law in that city was made by themselves, they didn't need judges or lawyers, but I spent my time walking outside the walls, I usually reached the foot of the hills where at the top there was a village of Panthers, one day walking in the small forest in the small valley, I came across their Queen..

Lady Myrian and Kajira Farah

    I had the opportunity to meet her and admire her beauty, she also did not disdain my presence so after some time we fell madly in love, she taught me the art of fighting, and survival in the forest, when she asked me to accompany her to the Black City for a tournament I was happy, I was less so when she was killed in one of the fights by an unscrupulous Torvie warrior, she suffered a lot and left the city of Port Kar and moved to the Island of Landa, in the south of the Thassa Sea.

Sir Augustus

     Now I had the chance to see those places dear to me and maybe meet some old friends, I told Suya about our next trip so she could prepare, and after a few days we left towards the North to reach Port Kar, the journey was harder than expected because the north wind was hindering our navigation, but after a few Hands we arrived in sight of the mouth of the Wosk river, from there we reached the roadstead of the large port full of ships coming from all over the planet.

Sri Adrian Aureluis

   It wasn't easy to get ashore, the docks were bustling with people and the port was in turmoil, the new city had attracted merchants from all over the planet and the commanders managed the traffic.

Kajira Menna

   We introduced ourselves to the guard corps and the Commander escorted us to the central square where many citizens were sitting. As soon as we approached the square I was very surprised and happy to see Lady Myriam, my friend for many years, and Sir Augustus, son of Lady Sabayna and Sir Yuroki, also my friends for years, sitting in a corner of the garden. After greeting them and meeting another great Gorean, Sir Adrian Aurelius, and exchanging a few words, Suya and I decided to visit the city immediately, but not before renting a room at the Inn, to spend the night in a bed that did not move with the waves of the sea.

    The city of Port Kar was no longer the same, it was still built on the canals but instead of the wooden shacks and houses there were now many very modern stone buildings, with many gardens, waterfalls and flowers everywhere,  I remembered the great Caste tower, but it was no longer there now the Castes had their beautiful marble buildings and the bridges once dilapidated made of wood worn by time were now built of stone with marble columns, the waterfalls brought the water always clear and fresh from the mountains, and each house had two entrances on two different canals.

    What more can I say? My sweet Suya and I were happy to have undertaken this trip and visited the new city.  

 

 

 **Celebration free companionship at Casa Hansen**

HANSEN & FREYA

     Today,  this year of gor 10175 on the 11th hand of the passage, beginning of the month (February 9, 2025, Earth date) we will celebrate  Free Companionship of Sir Ans and Lady Freya.

The most beautiful flowers bloomed at Casa Hansen, bringing with them a portent of love and overcoming. Their scent hung in the air, enveloping the guests who came from various cities in Gor to witness the union of this couple whose history teaches us that love is a gift for those who know how to cultivate it.

The evening began with a dazzling performance by the girls from the Gorean Brazil Dance group, who enchanted everyone before the arrival of the bride, Lady Freya. As she crossed the path to her destination, she could not contain her emotion upon seeing the decorations carefully prepared for her big day.

lady Suya cerimonier

 Accompanying her was her fiancé, Sir Ans, whose gaze revealed deep feelings, kept to be fully delivered at this unique moment. The sparkle in the eyes of the most beautiful northern couple announced that, from today onwards, they would be the lords of Casa Hansen.

 The girls of the house did not hide their smiles or tears when they saw their masters celebrating a union forged with seriousness and pride. The ceremony Binding hands and blood (Dagger) was conducted with due honor by the scribe Suya, whose solemn conduct gave even more prestige to the union, sealing this commitment before the gods.

THE DANCER

Today the North is in celebration. The three moons of Gor illuminate the skies, shedding their light on the couple, while the gods, in their grace, bless and strengthen this union, making it solid and unbreakable.

Escrito por Suya el Nairad 

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

 

Monday, February 10, 2025

THE GREAT HONORABLE OASIS OF THE TWO SCIMITARS

   After Lady Kallis' departure, Suya prepared to leave for the north. I would accompany her for a while, then I would return to organize everything necessary to participate in the En-Kara fair, on the occasion of the Gorean new year.   I accompanied Suya to the Wosk Delta, she would continue with a delegation of merchants towards the House of Hansen, there Sir Hansen and Lady Freya would celebrate their companionship ceremony, I returned with my ship we crossed the gulf until we sighted the coast of the city of Brundisium, but a sudden storm coming from the South took us out to sea pushing us towards the East on the Wosk River, at this point the commander of the ship decided to continue until we reached a safe port and repair the torn sails of the cyclone that had hit us.

air Road Admin

sir Trygg Admin

  We came in sight of Port Cos, we decided to stop, after a few days we repaired the sails and loaded the provisions, we returned on our route towards the south of Thassa, after a few weeks, we finally arrived on the coast of the Shendi region, the ship had some cargo to be sent to the Merchants and I took advantage of it to visit the new rebuilt Korat, but the friends of the past were no longer there, everything had changed I had spent a few years of my youth in that dark and gloomy city on the hill, before the Panthers attacked and destroyed it, but I have already told you this story other times.

sir Arson HoC Merchant

   A few days passed, I was a guest of the head of the Merchants, an old friend of mine who was a native of Argentum, one morning while we were together at the port, a Caravan Chief asked us for information on the desert, and the best track to get to the Oasis of the two Scimitars, I still had some maps in my trunk and I told the man that I would help him and take him to the Oasis on condition that he go with them, many years had passed since I had been to the Oasis for the En-Kara fair and I wanted to see it again and meet the new administrators, they had told me about two brothers, and I was curious to meet them.

sir franken

    Finally after crossing half the Thahari desert we came in sight of the mighty walls of that Oasis, it was well fortified and well guarded, it was difficult for anyone to enter without a pass from the Commander of the guards, so after having handed over the documents and introduced myself as Pasha of the Oasis of the seven palms, I finally entered that beautiful oasis.

     I was assigned the slave Lhin as a guide, he took me around, roaming from one place to another, showing me palaces and fountains with flowers everywhere and trees, after showing me all the palaces, we finally arrived in the square where there is a large well, I remember the fair I had attended had been set up there, the memories surfaced at that time I was a Magistrate and worked with Lady Jiinny.

     

Finally I take myself to the great museum of the historical figures of the Oasis, from the old founding leaders to the present day, many men and women who have made the Oasis of the Two Scimitars great,

It was there that I met Strada and Sir Trygg Tyler, the two administrators were together with the caste leader of the Merchants, we talked about the old times, the current situations and the fair that we would soon go to together, in the evening tired I returned to my tent outside the walls, I would return soon to talk to them, I wanted to know the history of the Oasis........................

             THE LHIN STORY - THE SLAVE PANI

 arrive at the oasis of the two scimitars and I meet a very interesting figure, Lhin is his name and despite being a slave he has a noble bearing that intrigued me and I asked him to tell me his story which I report below... happy reading

Lhin was born into slavery on the pani island called Kageyama. As halfbreed of a pani mother and unknown father, the daimyo allowed him to live but as slave. As soon as old enough, he had to work in the mines, a fact that helped him to grow a lean strong body. Pani understand to feed their slaves well, so they not get sick easily and can work harder. But on the other hand they are very bound to their traditions and honor and a halfbreed is often seen as disgrace. Lhin has to face this rejection daily and so the young slave grows up humble and shy, but also grateful to the daimyo that his life was spared.

DARIAN MET  LHIN

Once turned 18, Lhin was able to escape and after moons of dangerous travels, he stranded more dead than alive on the lands of Feral Woods. The owner of a farm, master Emrys was kind and not only attending Lhin's wounds but also offering food and shelter. This is how Lhin learned to work with animals and on the fields .The farm was often attacked by panthers and to protect the people, animals and the harvest, master Emrys encouraged his boys to practice with the bow and simple melee weapons. With the help of especially the two slave brother Loren and Kayden, Lhin was able to reach a quite nice level in combat, some abilities that might help him in several situations and not only when sent out to skirmish with his brothers. Once they been stealing in the Oasis of Two Scimitars, got caught and Loren was killed right in front of Lhin's eyes, a trauma the young halfbreed never got over with. Lhin managed to escape but only short after, master Emrys closed the farm and moved on, selling the boys and so Lhin ended on the chain of his former brother Kayden who after manumission took the rank of commander in Hinansho where he was able to level up his combat skills.

After their island was abandoned, his owner chose the life as mercenary and Lhin was given as guard to a "noble man". Once they arrived in Curra, this man left Lhin behind without paying the bills and so Lhin ended on the leash of the honored rune priest Vidar Ravenwhite who paid the debts and saving Lhin from a life as city slave. Sadly Curra was destroyed and so they had to move on, found a new place for live in the oasis of two scimitars.

One day Lhin's owner decides to travel north. Surprised by a heavy sandstorm they get separated in the Tahari. Lhin had to give up the desperate search for his master and finally arrived at the Isles of Tira, the planned destination of their travel. For several moons Lhin used the caves of Tira as base for his scouting and hunting for any signs of his owner, always hiding to avoid to end in the kennels as abandoned slave. But his nocturnal hunts for food remnants in the city were highly risky of being discovered.

The search for his master Vidar brought Lhin back to the Oasis of 2 Scimitars where he hoped to find any hints in the former house of Vidar, hints that might give Lhin new ideas where to look for his owner. When he broke into the city in the night, he is captured and tortured by bandits of the Scimitar underground. Badly wounded he is found by the young green apprentice Terje, who saved the life of the pani halfbreed and took him as slave. Sadly for his education, Terje had to travel a lot, unable to care for his boy. So after a few moons, he manumitted the overly surprised halfbreed.

But unprepared Lhin struggled a lot with his new situation as free even warrior. During that time he had the luck to buy the kajirus Maynad. Both are quickly connected and feel like brothers ever since. When the pani lord Ryota stepped into the warrior's life, the young pani lord quickly reminded Lhin about his true nature and place as halfbreed and so finally Lhin submitted to Ryota to step back into the slave life he is used to with Maynad as his chain brother. 

Lhin proved his loyalty and devotion in many occasions, was sometimes rented out as fighting kajirus to help other cities to defend. All to bring honor and coins for his owner. And so Ryota honored the halfbreed with his personal brand, the first in the young life of Lhin. 

 FROM TASHID TO TURMUS

We left the oasis when the sun was already high, it was predicted to be another hot day, at the port the few merchants who were stationed on the dock watched with curiosity our departure.

Suya my companion and Queen was very happy to be able to travel, sometimes she was bored alone she spent her time with the slaves and walking in the square on our little island, not that she didn't love the Oasis of the Seven Palms, but she was born and lived in the north and didn't mind meeting and talking to other people.

The captain of the ship asked me if I already had a certain destination, I was still undecided whether to go north or head towards the coast of Shendi, to make a first stop at the oasis of Isfahan,

or continue and stop at the city of Brindisum or that of Baku, there was not much wind and the ship glided slowly, Suya and I in the cabin looked at the maps until we decided to go and visit the new oasis of Tashid again, after the new reconstruction done by lady Lilly.

We had not been present at the big inauguration party, in those days we were in Isfahan for the Bazaar and the meeting of the representatives of the salt road, and I wanted to see my friends Yusud and his mother lady Mae again and who knows if we would finally meet sir Umar congo Mae's companion, difficult to meet him always traveling with his business.

I noticed that Suya reluctantly accepted the destination, she was born in the North and is never comfortable traveling in the desert and wearing the veil, I also wanted to understand if we could have a job in that oasis for some time, but we were disappointed when we discovered that all the positions were assigned to members of the Combo family, but we learned this later, when we arrived at the Oasis we were surprised by the beauty of the palaces and houses with wide streets and large areas with fountains and many trees and flowers.

On the platform we met Sir Yusud, the son of Lady Mae and Pasha Congo, he is the heir to the throne and I think he became Vizier, he welcomed us with friendship even though at that moment other visitors crowded the port square, he showed us the way to visit the small city in the oasis and the large palace, I no longer had the house in Tashid as before nor the office of the editorial office of the newspaper '' gazette of moons '' now we lived in our oasis and without a job in Tashid it was useless.

e Oasis, still lady Lilly was completing the finishing touches here and there, everyone was busy so we left. heading towards the North to reach the river Wosk and the city of turmus, in that city governed by lady Selia I had been well, I would have met sir Nicholas the slaver and other friends, but I never expected to meet an old friend Scriba known in Cartassa and worked together in other cities.

Lady Kallis this is her name, I had not seen her for years, we were very good friends at that time she was promised to sir Finthor, but he fell in love with his slave Yiyi, I freed her by choosing her as a companion, I was secretly in love with lady Kallis, and there was a moment where I almost managed to conquer her but little Yiyi, set a trap for me and lady Kallis cut all the bridges that I had meticulously built between us, and she, now destroyed by the betrayal of her companion, left the city of Cartassa leaving for the North.

I was very happy to meet her, we talked about the old times and the path we had taken, I invited her to our oasis of the seven palms and she accepted, willingly, we would surely meet again as soon as she finished her work in the city of Turmus.

I met lady Selia together with the healer (pisichian) of Turmus who together with other ladies were standing in a square sitting and chatting, with Selia we have been friends for many years, I worked as a magistrate and Editor in Turmu s for some time and I was happy I liked the great traffic of its port, and after introducing Suya and chatting a little we said goodbye and left for the Oasis.

A few weeks later we were pleasantly surprised by the arrival of Lady Kallis, and at the same time very happy and proud to show her the Oasis and our great palace, we had demolished the old one and built a much larger one with marbles and fountains, Lady Kallis stayed with us for a few days until one morning she left for her small village in the North, we resumed our lives happily with our people….