IMMAGINI DALLA FIERA DI EN-KARA 2025

                     EN-KARA FAIR 2025

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DALLA FIERA DI EN-KARA 2025

 

Thursday, March 13, 2025

         TRAVELS OF DARIAN THE PASHA

 chap.3°-FROM LARA TO OLNI

DARIAN TO OLNI

       The escape from Cartassa, now in ruins, had made my life very sad, my whole world built for a happy future had collapsed, my dreams, my expectations of growing up in that city, finding a partner, having children to raise and make them grow up, I hid my Royal origins, since I was little,  my brother Orlando and I were saved by a faithful slave, and taken with great difficulty to Korat in the region of Scendi, by now I was grown up I had already made my pilgrimage to the Sanctuary, and I could return to work peacefully.

       Life in the city of Lara was not very happy, I missed my adopted city Korat and I missed my brother Orlando, I always thought about my return and I already imagined meeting him after so many years, we had lost sight of each other after he went to the university of Olni to become a Scribe and Magistrate, he a few years older than me after having worked in Olni, left for the North and we never met again.

      I was organizing my departure to reach the Shendi region, I had no more news of my father the notary of Ship Rock, the great port of Korat he had adopted us as soon as we arrived, I would later learn that he had died of a serious illness, I had my brother Orlando left, since I had left for the pilgrimage to the Sanctuary many years ago, I had not seen him again, I miss my family, my mother was captured and killed by the Talunes, while she was going to the river outside the walls.

THE GREAT CITY OF OLNI

   I learned from the guards that a caravan was leaving, going towards the Oasis of Farad and then continuing towards the Oasis of Nine Wells, from there I could decide which safe route to take to reach the Shendi region, early in the morning I said goodbye to everyone in Lara, the first stop would be the Oasis of the four palms.   

THE OASIS OF CARTASSA

     In that Oasis I met Prince El Nasser and Princess Ahziz, we fell in love at first sight and spent some wonderful moments together, when I left, I left her in tears at her window, I didn't have the courage to look at her, but a tear was running down my face, now burned by the hot desert sun.

After almost two hours of walking under the hot sun, we finally reached the oasis of Farad, we pitched our tents just outside the walls, I just rested, after washing myself in a makeshift tub, waiting for the next day to decide which route was safest to take, from my maps it appeared that there were three roads, going towards the mountains of Ta Thassa, crossing the lands of the Vagons people, but crossing them was too risky an adventure, few could do it except Smugglers or Savages, another possibility was to cross the great forest of Shendi, but I had to skirt the mountains of the Voltai Range, I would hardly have come out alive, it was the territory of the Talunes and the Panthers, unscrupulous wild women who killed even for a skin or a dress, or just for the pleasure of killing, so advised by the Chief of the guards, I decided it was better to go towards the river Wosk, keeping away from the city of Ar, which had long been at war with Shendi, and reach the city of Olni, passing through the city of Vonda, then take a ship down the Thassa Sea to Brundisium, from there take a caravan to Shendi, following the coast on the new road to Bazi and from there home.

     Time passed after many and many Mano we reached the city of Olni, a large city, with very high iron gates obtained from the extractions of the mines that were prolific in that area, at the central door closed by a large grate and a drawbridge the Captain of the guards showed us the way to reach ARA  the tavern, there I found a kajira, from the city named Eshe, who made me sit down, asked me what I wanted to drink, I said bring me some fresh Paga and some biscuits, after having refreshed myself I assigned myself a room on the upper floor of the tavern, waiting to meet the head of the Scribes sir Robert, who I would meet the next day, not before having met in front of the gate with lady Lucy (RIP) Ambassador, and my teacher together with lady Janette (RIP) many years before, She introduced me to the head of the Scribes, after having told him about my studies and my travels as Ambassador of Shendi, she assigned me a job as a Magistrate, I had a degree from Magistrate, Scribe and Lawyer, I was overjoyed that I could earn the piastres needed for my journey home.

  

LARA

 I asked the builder to assign me a house worthy of my rank, and after showing me various possibilities, both in the city and outside the walls, I then chose a beautiful house on a promontory near the great lighthouse, a very large house with a beautiful garden and far from the din of the port.

    I settled in well in that big city with its five towers, I got to know all the citizens and all the streets, I had my office on an avenue overlooking various shops, including the bakery, I fell in love with a Baker, but given her poor earnings she ran away with a rich merchant, even the butcher was a strong woman and tough on her job, but nothing more.

     I was often at the large porch in front of the gate right next to the tavern, I chatted with the healer, even though there was more than one in the city, one day he left with a woman passing by, he had fallen in love with her at first sight and followed her, to the city Thentis.

   One day while I was sitting as usual on the porch on a nice comfortable sofa sipping a cup of Black Wine, something happened that would change my life, I saw a wounded slave coming out of the house of the Commander of the guards not far away, leaving traces of blood on the road, she entered the tavern, I ran to help her while I ordered a guard to alert a Healer, I approached the bleeding girl she had her hands on her abdomen where she had presumably been stabbed, I asked him who had wounded her, but at that moment the Commander arrived with a Healer hostile to me, who ordered to take her to the infirmary, just as the young girl said the name of the wounded man, I understood only the first letters that resembled those of the Commander, but some guards took her and took her away, she died shortly thereafter without me being able to question her.

    The Healer signed the death, and the Commander archived the case, I could not help but accept, after all the commander was the son of Ubara, it was me against everyone, I wanted to punish the guilty party but everyone advised me against it, and after thinking about it for a long time I decided to leave and resume my journey to Schendi ...........continue

darianeditor

 Entertainment at the Great Sardar Fair - GBD Gorean Brazil Dance 

LADY SUYA-co-editor

After organizing everything inside my tent, I decided to walk around a bit, hoping to find a city where I had been before, either as a peasant years ago or as a scribe, which I am now. Despite being tired from the long journey to Sardar, I wanted to take advantage of this moment of calm to walk around and, who knows, meet up with friends I had the pleasure of meeting.

As soon as I left my tent in the Seven Palms oasis, I looked next door and saw the House Hansen stand. I was happy to realize that we were close by during the fair. I approached my friend, Lady Freya, and we talked about our expectations for the lectures – an event so interesting that we would not miss out on attending. I also learned that House Hansen was bringing its products to be sold. The trade promised to be prosperous, and I hoped that the merchants would have good sales.

sir Bracco 

At dusk, I saw Sir Vouganhr, the librarian of the city of Tyros, whom I had met on the day of the House Hansen citizenship ceremony.  I was pleased to see that he recognized me as well. Sir Vouganhr kindly pointed to the direction of his tent, and when I looked in the direction he indicated, I saw that it was close to mine. It was comforting to know that we had friends around.

Still, my curiosity drove me to see more of the fair, and I asked my FC to accompany me on a little tour. Darian likes to walk even more than I do—I smiled at the thought. However, I decided not to stray too far, as the sound of music filled the entire fair. I imagined that it was musicians or poets livening up the place, and I decided to follow the sound. To my surprise and joy, they were beautiful Brazilian dancers, whose performances I had had the honor and privilege of watching in several cities in Gor-Sl.

Ksjiurus Casimir

The Gorean Brazil Dance (GBD) group was known for celebrating great events, whether dancing at the FC of lovers or putting on magnificent performances at the opening of new Gorean cities.  when I I found myself again with  Lady Sabyana, the perfumer from the city of Isfahan, I had the pleasure of watching the show with her. It was a feast for the eyes, both for free people and slaves, and the audience was soon filled with excitement. Slaves and even panthers wanted to not only watch, but also dance alongside the talented Brazilian dancers.

slave Quarrel

However, I remembered that I needed to get a parchment for the Gazette from my tent. I could not be distracted any longer. I headed towards the tent, mentally recording the details for my reports. Before ending the day, Sir Vouganhr's invitation came to mind: after the Sardar fair, we could visit Tyros as his guests. But that is another story, which I will share soon..

Kajiurus Tarzan

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SUYA -CO-EDITOR

 

Saturday, March 8, 2025

ON THE ROADS TO SARDAR

EN-KARA 2025 (10177 YEAR PK)

    By now it was in the air, everywhere we went everyone was already talking about the fair, the merchants were busy with their preparations, for some the journey would be long, for others a little less, but reaching those mountains would not be easy for anyone.

cpt Black Bird

My sweet Suya had a beautiful blue dress made for her to wear during the fair, I had booked the tent well in advance and this time in addition to the newspaper we would have participated with our ''Oasis of the Seven Palms'', I already knew that the journey would be very long and tiring, we were still deciding the route, whether to go by sea to the Olni river, then go up the Thentis river and finally arrive in the valley that precedes the Sardar.

    We left in the morning, we would stop in Port Kar, where I currently have the newspaper headquarters and where we settled to work with Suya Magistrate, I, she, Scribe, Lady Asha was so happy with our presence in the city together with Sir Harry, then we would set off again towards the east to the mouth of the Olni River, after a few Hands of time, first facing the Thassa always rough in spring and then going up the Wosk River with its currents that drag everything towards the gulf and then into the sea.

    I was sleeping, after a sleepless and thoughtful night, I had fallen asleep, it was almost dawn, Suya entered the cabin saying that soon we would go down to land to prepare the caravan for the Sardar, it was still early, there were still many days left for the Spring Solstice which celebrates the first day of the Gor year, but we had preferred to leave early, so as not to be suffocated by the crowd, which we would have found along that road, we loaded all our boxes on our camels, and with the help of some guides we left for the Fair.

     We arrived late in the afternoon, in the large reception lawn there were already many people queuing to get in, I was so disoriented I didn't know what to do, or where to go, until a beautiful Kajira welcomed me, accompanying me to the entrance

of the fair, you went through a dark tunnel and came out onto the street that led to the tents. It took me a long time to find mine, it was on the side of the pier on the river, I had forgotten that Sir Hans would also be at the fair and luckily he had the

tent next to mine, Kajira Esther the first Bond told her, when she recognized me on the road and offered to accompany me to my tent, once we arrived I asked her to join Suya and lead her to our tent too, Suya had remained with the porters in the large meadow.

     Later, together with Suya, we furnished that tent, with pictures on the walls, carpets and the newspaper equipment and a newsstand to be placed outside the entrance to give copies to visitors. In the meantime, I observed citizens and some pirates busy nearby and the entire staff of the Hansen House, they too were busy with preparations.

    The next morning I met Lady Sabayna, who came to meet me and said that she had two stalls for her perfumes and medicinal herbs, then I concentrated on the work of setting up, postponing the first visit to the many tents set up until tomorrow, in my

Will

 close by as last year the theatre of the Brazilian dancers, while a little further on the large tent of the Kajira Mews, which runs the Inn with many tables and plenty of Cos wine.

     Now it's evening, Suya is resting, I'm sitting at my desk, I'm

Zelma - Esther

 writing these considerations of mine, I have drawn some portraits that I will put on the front page of the newspaper. waiting for all the cities and villages to fill the fair, I will keep you informed about the progress and the news, for now I go to sleep, the candle is almost finished, while  the starry night and the Three Moons of Gor are
auspicious for a lucky event

darianeditor

 DARIANTRAVELS

CHAPTER 2

LIFE IN CARTASSA AND ESCAPE TO THE NORTH

Cartassa was a beautiful city built in the middle of the Thahari desert, when I arrived I was welcomed very well everyone loved me and I had finally found a family.

I had spent a few years after leaving Hammersgaard at the University of Gor where I had studied a lot, and I had graduated as a Scribe first, then as a Magistrate and Lawyer then I took the diploma of officer companion, that is those who celebrate ceremonies, now I was ready to finally take on the job of Scribe, in a city,

Lady Safina took a liking to me, she together with her companion Bernhard the head of the Scribes, assigned me a house, even if small, and an office in the palace, finally I could put the enthusiasm accumulated on campus into practice and demonstrate my skill.

        Thus began the new adventure in the city of Cartassa, after the En-Kara fair I settled in the new house, and in the new office, I began to get to know the city and the citizens, especially those who were closest to me, thus I discovered that Lady Mae, the Head Caste of Healers, she was the adoptive sister of lady BB, and consequently also Safina, she would be my cousin, lady Mae became my aunt, even if I was not the real son of lady BB and her husband Sir Mith, they saved me from port Scip Rock, while the Panthers of the Shendi forest attacked and destroyed the overlying city of Korat, I also met my adoptive sister Lady Lucy, and my brother Sir Finthor, with his slave YiYi, while Safina's companion, lived in the forest not far away with his Congo tribe.

Several ladies lived in the city, they had key positions in the management, Lady Jinny, a very beautiful Scribe in her blue clothes, Lady Shadow, and Lady Athena, Finthor, despite having a slave, who he flaunted by always carrying her with him, also courted Lady Athena, or perhaps the opposite, it was she who died of love for him, even though he, the Chief of the Red Caste, the warriors, preferred fighting and taverns with slaves. I looked around, there wasn't much work to do, I spent the days with the others in the tea room, at the outdoor tables at the end of the street, after the square, and on the way to get there, Lady Shadow stopped often with his easel, he painted, men or landscapes, I had forgotten to talk about Sir Bernhard, the Chief of the Caste of Scribes, very good and knowledgeable, but often absent, he too had at the time been adopted by Lady BB, who as you understood he helped all the young people who were alone, homeless or who had lost their family like me. One day as I passed by the large square on my way to the tea room, usually at that time everyone gathered, but strangely that day there was no one, everyone had gone to the forest for Safina's engagement with Sir Combo, so I returned to the square , I heard the screams of women, as soon as I turned the corner I saw fire inside the tavern, I rushed, trying to make myself useful, to help the slaves who lived upstairs, where they usually welcomed the customers, eager to pass by. a few hours with a blanket on, with the help of a slave who also came, we put out the flames on the ground floor with water taken from barrels that were used in the tavern, other slaves were trapped on the upper floor, we ran up the staircase, and with blankets we tried to put out the flames, we saved all the slaves screaming and blackened by the smoke, the girl who was with me, slipped on the water and fell into the fire and was burned, I pulled her away and rushed her down the street, the infirmary was not very far away, it was on the other side of the square, then luckily Lady Mae also arrived, the head of the Healers caste who immediately took care of her, I immediately understood that it was very serious, and Mae said we will do everything to save her, to It wasn't difficult for me, I was wearing a long Scribe dress with my arms covered, I had only burned my hands, the little slave was very serious, I waited for Mae to take care of her, she did the first dressings with her ointments, then finally he cured me too, he told me not to get my hands wet and come back the next day for the check-up, of course I came back often, 

I was anxious for that brave young woman, who had risked her life to save her friends. Upon their return everyone complimented me, I was proud for having demonstrated my courage, meanwhile I didn't miss the opportunity, every time I went to the tea room, to stop and have a chat with the beautiful Shadow, but in addition to the views and the colours, he saw nothing else, so I concentrated on Lady Jinny, who in theory was engaged to Finthor, even if unrequited, which is why in my opinion, she was trying to make him jealous, by directing her attentions towards me, Lady Athena took the she did everything she could to make us become something more than friends, so I started courting her, even though Jinny was very attached to her job, she wanted to become an Ambassador and was studying.

Finthor preferred fighting in the arena rather than city life, sometimes I went to watch him while he trained, he didn't have a great technique, I had seen better, but since he was my adoptive brother I admired him, what I didn't admire in he was his attitude towards Athena, he preferred to have his slave YIYI with him, meanwhile Lady Mae had had her little girl, a little angel, she carried her with her wrapped in a cloak on her shoulders. I continued to court Jinny, she secretly loved Finthor, in the end to make him even more jealous, she agreed to do the companionship ceremony with me. We did it on the upper floor of the tea room, where in the center there was a large round table, and in the presence of Athena, Finthor, and Safina, we exchanged the glass of wine to seal the company, I had prepared the documents and we signed them with our seals, including the two witnesses, once the ceremony was over she went back to her job and I went back to mine, we didn't have a house together yet, so everyone went back to their own homes, there hadn't yet been any relationship between us , Athena had realized that Finthor would never become her companion, together with YIYI she organized a trap against me, making Jinny believe that I had an agreement with Shadow, so Jinny broke up the company, with the help of Bernahrd the Caste Chief.

I didn't love that woman and I forgot her, in the meantime another Scribe had arrived in the city who passed himself off as a Magistrate, his name was Lord Cougar, LC, Bernhard his old friend gave him the job of assistant Chief Caste, I was furious, I had aspired to that job for a long time, I was well known and appreciated in the city, for this reason there was immediate hatred between us, a deep hatred mixed with jealousy on his part towards me, he spent his time sitting outside the office, like a farmer with his feet on a barrel, and there he sometimes dozed off, but he looked and observed, his intentions were immediately clear, to take command of Cartassa, one day what I had foreseen happened, he with the help of Bernhard and some Congo warriors attempted to conquer the city, my concern was to save Safina and lady Mae, while Jinny, Athena, and Shadow were now safe in the forest. Protected by Sir Combo, meanwhile there was no trace of Finthor, I ran to the palace but it was deserted, I knew of an exit that led to the small lake, I ventured towards the shore, in the end I found Safina hidden among the rocks.

In the fallen city was in the hands of those people, everyone fled running towards the desert, then finally Finthor arrived with his soldiers, and after a small fight I managed to drive those savages back towards their forest, but in their escape they destroyed everything they they could, making the city a pile of rubble.
By now Cartassa was destroyed, it would have taken a long time to rebuild, so I decided to leave, I still didn't know where, I had heard of a city called Lara, so I would head there........ ...............