T-Frame
A T-shaped frame upon which prisoners are secured and displayed.

"Behind the dhow, some wading and others in canoes, came more than a thousand askaris. In place of the mast on the dhow, mounted in the mast socket, was a 'T' frame with a small crossbar mounted on the vertical beam. On this 'T' frame a man was chained. His arms were placed over and behind the horizontal bar of the frame, his hands chained together, the chain running before his body, holding him to the frame. His feet had been positioned on the small crossbar. His ankles were also chained, a loop of chain holding them close to the vertical beam." — Explorers of Gor, page 225.

Ta
Literal meaning "to" or "to the."

"… Ta-Sardar-Var and Ta-Sardar-Ki-Var… rather literally, one might speak of 'turning to the Sardar' and 'not turning to the Sardar …" — Nomads of Gor, page 3.

I observed the banquet tables, laid out in an open-ended rectangle, permitting slaves to enter at the open end, facilitating the serving, and, of course, allowing entertainers to perform among the tables. To one side there was a small altar to Priest-Kings, where there burned a small fire. On this fire, at the beginning of the feast the feast steward had scattered some grains of meal, some colored salt, some drops of wine. "Ta-Sardar-Gor," he had said, and this phrase had been repeated by the others in the room. "To the Priest-Kings of Gor." It had been the general libation for the banquet. The only one in the room who did not participate in this ceremony was Kamchak, who thought that such a libation, in the eyes of the sky, would not have been fitting. I partook of the libation out of respect for Priest-Kings, for one in particular, whose name was Misk. — Nomads of Gor, page 89.

"Ta-Sardar-Gor. Ta-Thassa," said I, in Gorean." To the Priest-Kings of Gor, and to the Sea." — Hunters of Gor, page 73.

Table Position
One of the many positions a master may exact on his slave.

Table Slave
A slave who has been assigned to work specific tables, either at a tavern or a celebration.

""Serve me wine," Ho-Sorl ordered Phyllis Robertson, though she was far across the room, and there were several girls nearer. This was not unusual, however, for Ho-Sorl invariably demanded that the proud Phyllis, who professed to despise him, serve him as table slave, which service she would ultimately, irritably, head in the air, have to render him, whether it be merely the pouring of his wine or the offering of a grape held delicately between her teeth. — Assassin of Gor, pages 240-241.

Tabor [1]
A musical instrument; a drum.

Tabor [2]
One of the "exchange islands" which are governed under merchant law.

"Perhaps she would be sold south to Schendi or Bazi, or north to a jarl of Torvaldsland, Scagnar or Hunjer, or across Thassa to Tabor or Asperiche, or taken up the Vosk in a cage to an island city, perhaps eventually to find herself in Ko-ro-ba, Thentis or Tharna, or even Ar itself." — Hunters of Gor, page 317.

Tabuk
An antelope-like beast.

"More than six varieties of anteater are also found here, and more than twenty kinds of small, fleet, single-horned tabuk." — Explorers of Gor, page 312.

Tabuk Cry
This is a verbal command to a tarn allowing it to hunt for food without the tarnsman dismounting.

"The cry of 'Tabuk!' is used by the tarnsman on long flights when time is precious, and he does not wish to dismount and free the bird to find prey. When he spots a tabuk in the fields below, or, indeed, any animal in the prey range of the tarn, he may cry 'Tabuk!' and this is the signal that the tarn may hunt. It makes its kill, devours it, and the flight resumes, the tarnsman never leaving the saddle." — Outlaw of Gor, page 126.

"The tabuk-cry is the only word to which a tarn is trained to react. Beyond this it is all a matter of the tarn-straps and the tarn goad." — Outlaw of Gor, page 129.

"Commonly, the tarn responds only to one voice command, that of 'Tabuk,' which tends, roughly, to mean 'Hunt and feed' …" — Assassin of Gor, page 366.

Tabuk's Ford
Village located northwest of Ar, near the Verl river; noted for its sleen breeding and training.

Tagging
When raiders are doing what they do best — raiding — they tag the booty that they find (i.e., slave girls), to determine after they return to base camp, whom the booty is distributed to.

He withdrew an object from his pouch, and held it before me. "Do you know what this is?" he asked. It was like a small, veined, metal leaf, narrowly ovate in shape. It had a tiny hole in the wider end, in which, in a tiny loop, there was twisted a small wire. On the leaf, indented m, was a sign, and some tiny printing… "It is with these devices," said the man, holding up the tiny leaf, with its wire, sign and printing, "that we of Treve, in our various ventures of raiding, mark our booty." I shrank back against the wall. He held my left ear lobe, pulling it taut. I cried out, wincing, as the wire pierced the lobe, and then he threaded the wire through and, twisting the ends together, formed a tiny loop, from which the silver leaf dangled. I felt it at my left cheek. "It will be pleasant to tag you," he had said to me earlier. I had not understood him at the time. I now understood him. I looked at him with horror. I had been tagged. — Slave Girl of Gor, page 277.

Ta-Grape
Purple grapes grown on the island of Cos; used in the making of fine wine.

"Cos is also a lofty island, even loftier than Tyros, but she has level fields to her west. Cos had many terraces, on which the Ta grapes are grown." — Raiders of Gor, page 139.

Tajuks
A minor tribe of the Tahari.

Ta'Kara
A minor tribe of the Tahari.

Takiyuhawi
The word in the language of the red savages which translates to "the moon in which the tabuk rut;" also called "Canpasapawi." See also: "Canpasapawi."

"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, 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, page 5.

Tal
Literal Translation: "Greetings."

"Tal," I said, lifting my right arm, palm inward, in a common Gorean greeting. — Outlaw of Gor, page 28.

"Tal!" I called, lifting my hand, palm inward, in Gorean greeting. — Nomads of Gor, page 15.

In the halls we passed many individuals, who would normally, in Gorean fashion, lift the right hand, palm inward, saying "Tal," which greeting, in turn, we returned. — Assassin of Gor, page 392.

Talender
A small yellow flower.

"I took two talenders which had fallen on my shoulder and fastened them in the ropes at her neck. This delighted the crowds, who cried out their pleasure." — Raiders of Gor page 216.

Talmit
A headband, often used by tarnsmen. See also: "Kajira Talmit."

Talu
A unit of volume measure comparable to two gallons.

"A talu is approximately two gallons." — Tribesmen of Gor, pages 266-267.

Talu Bag
A small bag carried by nomads while herding verr on foot in the vicinity of his encampment.

"A talu bag is a small bag. It is the sort carried by a nomad herding verr afoot in the vicinity of his camp. Bags that small are seldom carried in caravan, except at the saddles of scouts." — Tribesmen of Gor, pages 266-267.

Taluna
The fierce white-skinned jungle girl of the Ushindi. The southern version of the panther girls of the northern forests.

"The chief says the river is dangerous beyond this point. He says there are hostile tribes, dangerous waters, great animals, monsters and talunas, white-skinned jungle girls." He indicated the blond-haired barbarian, kneeling, her hands tied behind her back, her neck-rope in the hands of Alice, who, in lovely repose, stood beside her." He thought she might be one," he said." I told him she was only an ordinary slave." — Explorers of Gor, page 303.

"At the stockade of the talunas," I said, "there was a prison hut. Within it I heard the chains of a prisoner. The chains were heavy. It is probably a male. Women such as talunas sometimes keep a male slave or two. They are useful, for example, in performing draft labors." — Explorers of Gor, page 398.

"I, and Fina," she said, indicating with her head the dark-haired girl, "are from Turia. The other girls are from various cities in the south… I, and Fina, and the others, fled undesired companionships." — Explorers of Gor, page 411.

Tamber Clam
Mussel found in the Tamber Gulf.

"They are probably false stones," I said, "amber droplets, the pearls of the Vosk sorp, the polished shell of the Tamber clam, glass colored and cut in Ar for trade with ignorant southern peoples." — Nomads of Gor, page 20.

Tamber Gulf
Body of water which is fed by the Vosk River.

"As I crossed the Vosk, that mighty river, some forty pasangs in width, which hurtles past the frontiers of Ar to pour into the Tamber Gulf …" — Tarnsman of Gor, page 72.

Tambourine
A musical instrument.

Tanager
A variety of bird inhabiting the rainforests of the Ushindi.

"In the second level, that of the canopies, is found an incredible variety of birds, warblers, finches, mindars, the crested lit and the common lit, the fruit tindel, the yellow gim, tanagers, some varieties of parrot, and many more." — Explorers of Gor, page 311.

Tancred's Landing
One of many of the Vosk River townships.

"I had gone from Lara to White Water using the barge canal, to circumvent the rapids, and fron thence to Tancred's Landing." — Rogue of Gor, page 62.

Tangawizi
Inland (Schendi) word meaning "Ginger."

"The official name of the canal is the Tangawizi canal, or Ginger canal…" — Explorers of Gor, page 124.

Tarl of Bristol
Songs named in honor of the man of the same name.

"Or for the great services rendered by Tarl of Ko-ro-ba, in the songs called Tarl of Bristol." — Assassin of Gor, page 404.

Tarn
The tarn is a large, crested bird, similar in looks of that of both a hawk and jay of Earth, although hundreds of times larger. These birds are raised, bred for both colors of plumage, as well as intelligence and strength, and trained to be ridden; it is one of the most common mounts found on Gor. Depending upon the variety of tarn, they are used among the military, in the hauling of goods, and in racing. A powerful bird, the musculature developed for quick take-offs from its perch, rather than a running start as most large birds, the tarn is known amongst its riders, known as tarnsmen, as Brothers of the Wind due most likely to the kindred bond man and beast develop. The tarn is neither a pet, nor a beast to contend with if you are not a tarnsman, replete with the necessary implement to remain in control of your mount, the tarn-goad. See also: "Brothers of the Wind."

I had never seen one of the tarns before, except on the tapestry in my apartment and in illustrations in certain books I had studied devoted to the care, breeding, and equipment of tarns. — Tarnsman of Gor, page 50.

"The tarns were, of course, racing tams, a bird in many ways quite different from the common tarns of Gor, or the war tams. The differences among these tarns are not simply in the training, which does differ, but in the size, strength, build and tendencies of the bird." — Assassin of Gor, page 143.

Tarn Basket
Tarn baggage carrier. These baskets may not necessarily be baskets at all, but rather can be flat cradles. Tarn baskets are designed to carry most anything, from beverages to passengers.

"The tarn basket may or may not have guidance attachments, permitting the tarn to be controlled from the basket. If the guidance attachments are in place, then the tarn is seldom saddled, but wears only basket harness. If the basket is merely carried, and the tarn cannot be controlled from the basket, then the tarn wears the tarn saddle and is controlled by a tarnsman." — Assassin of Gor, page 94.

Tarn Call
Another word for the whistle used in controlling tarns. See "Tarn Whistle."

"The Older Tarl took a tarn whistle, or tarn call, from his tunic and blew a piercing blast." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 50.

"He tossed me a small object which nearly fell from my fumbling hands. it was a tarn whistle, with its own note, which would summon one tarn, and one tarn only, the mount which was intended for me." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 52.

Tarn Death
A type of death punishment, in which a man is bound hands and ankles, one hand and ankle tied to one tarn, the other hand and ankle tied to another tarn. The tarns are then, ridden by tarnsmen, lifted into the air, to literally rip the person apart.

Tarn Disk
Monetary units that come in denominations of gold and double-weighted gold.

The Player, of course, could only hear my voice. "A tarn disk of gold and of double weight," said I, "to red, should red win." — Assassin of Gor, page 34.

I took from my belt a tarn disk of double weight, and of gold, and gave it to the Player, who took it in his fingers and felt its weight, and then he put it between his teeth and bit it. He handed it back to me. "It is truly gold," he said.
       "Do not mock me."
       "A double tarn," said I, "to red, should red win." Such an amount I knew would not be likely to be earned in a year by a Player. — Assassin of Gor, pages 34-35.

Tarn Drums
Drums used to signal between the tarn cavalries controlling the battle formations.

"The flags of a hundred cities flew above the tents, and, against the steady roar of the river, the sound of the great tarn drums reached us, those huge drums whose signals control the complex war formations of Gor's flying cavalries." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 130.

"Near dawn, to the brave sound of tarn drums, a mighty procession left the camp of Pa-Kur, and as it crossed the main bridge over the first ditch, I saw in the distance the great gate slowly opening." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 189.

"… of chanting garrison troops, the morning sun flashing on their metal, their march measured by the beat of tarn drums." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 191.

"I could hear the notes of the tarn drum above controlling the flight of the formation." — Nomads of Gor, page 176.

Tarn Goad
A metal rod, approximately twenty inches (20") to two feet (2') long, a leather loop attached. It has a switch on the handle, similar to the switch on a flashlight of Earth, which can be set in two positions - on and off. It emits a violent electrical shock, scattering sparks of yellow. Never is it to be used as a weapon, but it is a must for a tarnsman to have; used in controlling the tarns.

He entered my apartment, carrying a metal rod about two feet long, with a leather loop attached. It had a switch in the handle, which could be set in two positions, on and off, like a simple torch. He wore another such instrument slung from his belt. "This is not a weapon," he said. "It is not to be used as a weapon."
       "What is it?" I asked.
       "A tarn-goad," he replied. — Tarnsman of Gor, page 50.

Tarn Harness
The apparatus by which reins are attached for controlling the tarn.

"The racing harness, like the common tarn harness, works with two rings, the throat ring and the main saddle ring, and six straps." — Assassin of Gor, page 171.

Tarn Hobble
Means of securing the tarn in the tarncot.

"Mip and I, moving the lock levers, removed the hobble and chain from the two birds and took the saddle." — Assassin of Gor, page 171.

Tarn Keeper, Caste of
A member of the Caste of Tarn Keepers responsible for raising tarns.

"By this time there were four or five other individuals gathered about, besides myself, to observe the play. There was a Builder, two Saddle Makers, a Baker, and a Tarn Keeper, a fellow who wore on his shoulder a green patch, indicating he favored the Greens." — Assassin of Gor, page 32.

Tarn Knife
Small knife used by Tarn Keepers and tarnsmen.

"I saw that he had been given another knife, a tarn knife, of the sort carried by riders." — Assassin of Gor, page 363.

Tarn Perch
A roost for a tarn.

"I brought him to rest on one of the steel projections that occasionally jut forth from the cylinders and serve as tarn perches." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 77.

Tarn Saddle
Leather saddle used for riding upon the Tarn.

"… the common tarn saddle, which is rather large, with saddle packs, weapon sheaths and paired slave rings…" — Assassin of Gor, page 171.

Tarn Sail
Sail used on Gorean ships; the most common sail used.

Tarn Ship
A long, narrow, singly-banked ram-ship; the prow created to resemble a tharlarion. See also: "Ram-Ship."

"… the single-banked tarn ship, of which the Dorna is an example, is the dominant type on Thassa." — Raiders of Gor, page 195.

Tarn of the Voltai
The city of Treve, as it is often referred to.

"Yes, I knew the reputation of Treve. It was a city rich in plunder, probably as lofty, inaccessible and impregnable as a tarn's nest. Indeed, Treve was known as the Tarn of the Voltai. It was an arrogant, never-conquered citadel, a stronghold of men whose way of life was banditry, whose women lived on the spoils of a hundred cities." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 63.

Tarn Whistle
Whistles used by tarn riders to call their tarns; each keyed with a specific, unique note.

Tarn Wire
Razor-sharp wire strung between the walls of a city to protect it from enemies on tarnback.

"I could occasionally see the slight flash of sunlight on the swaying tarn wires, literally hundreds of thousands of slender, almost invisible wires stretched in a protective net across the city. Dropping the tarn through such a maze of wire would be an almost impossible task. The wings of a striking tarn would be cut from its body by such wires." — Tarnsman of Gor, pages 162-163.

"The men of Ar remained within their walls, under their tarn wire, waiting for the attacks to come, while the Initiates of the city sacrificed to the Priest-Kings." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 177.

Tarna
Literal translation: "Daughter."

"… and the staple crop was a yellow grain called Sa-Tarna, or Life-Daughter… The expression for the yellow grain seems to be a secondary expression, derivative. This would seem to indicate that a hunting economy underlay or was prior to the agricultural economy." — Tarnsman of Gor, pages 43-44.

Tarncot
A cage for housing tarns.

"The tarncot in which Mip worked was the largest and, I was pleased to note, he was the senior Tarn Keeper in the place, though there were several employed there. The cot was a huge room beneath the roof of the cylinder, taking up what normally would be four floors of the cylinder. The perches were actually a gigantic, curving framework of tem-wood four stories high, and following the circular wall of the cylinder." — Assassin of Gor, page 169.

Tarnsman [1]
A rider of the tarn, these men are often referred to as the Brothers of the Wind; some are of the fighter class, while others are in material transport. See: "Brothers of the Wind."

"Tarnsmen, riders of the great tarns, called Brothers of the Wind, are masters of the open sky, fierce warriors whose battleground is the clouds and sky; they are not forest people; they do not care to stalk and hunt where, from the darkness of trees, from a canopy of foliage, they may meet suddenly, unexpectedly, a quarrel from the crossbow of an invisible assailant." — Captive of Gor, page 63.

Tarnsman [2]
A Kaissa piece.

"Second Tarnsman," said he, "to Ubar's Builder Nine." — Assassin of Gor, page 35.

Tarsk [1]
A porcine beast found in the wild, but also raised domestically.

Several varieties of tarsk, large and small, also inhabit this zone." — Explorers of Gor, page 312.

Tarsk [2]
Used as a derogatory term (masculine).

"May I present," asked Chenbar, indicating the veiled, robed girl sitting to one side, "the Lady Vivina?"
       "I do not wish to be presented to a tarsk of Port Kar." hissed the girl.
       "Let us not forget our manners, my dear," smiled Chenbar. — Raiders of Gor page 176.

"It seems then," said I, "that your body alone is not enough for noble Lurius."
       "Tarsk!" she said.
       Chenbar laughed. — Raiders of Gor page 180.

Tarsk [3]
Coinage; the copper tarsk is worth 1/100th of a silver tarsk. Generally, however, when one refers to the tarsk, it is the silver tarsk which is referred to.

Tarsk Bit
Coinage; ten (10 copper tarsk bits equals one copper tarsk.

Tarsier
One of the monkeys of the rainforests. Also: "Jit Monkey."

In the lower branches of the "ground zone" may be found, also, small animals, such as tarsiers, nocturnal jit monkeys, black squirrels, four-toed leaf urts, jungle varts and the prowling, solitary giani, tiny, cat-sized panthers, not dangerous to man." — Explorers of Gor, page 312.

Ta-Sardar-Gor
Literal translation: "To the Priest-Kings of Gor." This is a common Gorean toast. I have seen on pages where it's been said that this is a toast only done at banquets and feasts. But this is very incorrect. Perhaps it was thought that based upon the quote below from Nomads of Gor. It is simply — a toast. The seamen perform a similar toast, which is more of a supplicant to both the Priest-Kings and to the Sea to keep them safe.

"What are you doing?" I asked.
       "I am offering a libation," he said. "Ta-Sardar-Gor."
       "What does that mean?' I asked, my words fumbling a bit, blurred by the liquor, made unsteady by my fear.
       "It means," laughed Cabot, a mirthless laugh, "to the Priest-Kings of Gor!" — Outlaw of Gor, page 13.

I observed the banquet tables, laid out in an open-ended rectangle, permitting slaves to enter at the open end, facilitating the serving, and, of course, allowing entertainers to perform among the tables. To one side there was a small altar to Priest-Kings, where there burned a small fire. On this fire, at the beginning of the feast the feast steward had scattered some grains of meal, some colored salt, some drops of wine. "Ta-Sardar-Gor," he had said, and this phrase had been repeated by the others in the room. "To the Priest-Kings of Gor." It had been the general libation for the banquet. The only one in the room who did not participate in this ceremony was Kamchak, who thought that such a libation, in the eyes of the sky, would not have been fitting. I partook of the libation out of respect for Priest-Kings, for one in particular, whose name was Misk. — Nomads of Gor, page 89.

Thurnock brought to me the wine and oil, and the salt. I stood at the rail. My men stood. "Ta-Sardar-Gor. Ta-Thassa," said I, in Gorean." To the Priest-Kings of Gor, and to the Sea." Then, slowly, I poured the wine, and the oil into the sea, and the salt. — Hunters of Gor, page 73.

Ta-Sardar-Ki-Var
One of the two main Gorean directions.

For purposes of convenience I am recounting directions in English terms, thinking it would be considerably difficult for the reader to follow references to the Gorean compass. Briefly, for those it might interest, all directions on the planet are calculated from the Sardar Mountains, which for the purposes of calculating direction play a role analogous to our north pole; the two main directions, so to speak, in the Gorean way of thinking are Ta-Sardar-Var and Ta-Sardar-Ki-Var, or as one would normally say, Var and Ki-Var; 'Var' means a turning and 'Ki' signifies negation; thus, rather literally, one might speak of 'turning to the Sardar' and 'not turning to the Sardar', something like either facing north or not facing north… — Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote).

Ta-Sardar-Var
One of the two main Gorean directions.

"For purposes of convenience I am recounting directions in English terms, thinking it would be considerably difficult for the reader to follow references to the Gorean compass. Briefly, for those it might interest, all directions on the planet are calculated from the Sardar Mountains, which for the purposes of calculating direction play a role analogous to our north pole; the two main directions, so to speak, in the Gorean way of thinking are Ta-Sardar-Var and Ta-Sardar-Ki-Var, or as one would normally say, Var and Ki-Var; 'Var' means a turning and 'Ki' signifies negation; thus, rather literally, one might speak of 'turning to the Sardar' and 'not turning to the Sardar', something like either facing north or not facing north; on the other hand, more helpfully, the Gorean compass is divided into eight, as opposed to our four, main quadrants, or better said, divisions, and each of these itself is of course subdivided. There is also a system of latitude and longitude figured on the basis of the Gorean day, calculated in Ahn, twenty of which constitute a Gorean day, and Ehn and Ihn, which are subdivisions of the Ahn, or Gorean hour. Ta-Sardar-Var is a direction which appears on all Gorean maps; Ta-Sardar-Ki-Var, of course, never appears on a map, since it would be any direction which is not Ta-Sardar-Var. Accordingly, the main divisions of the map are Ta-Sardar-Var, and the other seven; taking the Sardar as our "north pole" the other directions, clockwise as Earth clocks move (Gorean clock hands move in the opposite direction) would be, first, Ta-Sardar-Var, then, in order, Ror, Rim, Tun, Vask (sometimes spoken of as Verus Var, or the true turning away), Cart, Klim, and Kail, and then again, of course, Ta-Sardar-Var." — Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote).

Tashid
A minor tribe of the Tahari.

Tassa Powder
A powerful drug often mixed with wine, which renders the victim unconscious. Often used by slavers.

Tassna
Literal translation: "Mother."

"Interestingly enough, the word for meat is Sa-Tassna, which means Life-Mother." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 43-44.

Tastas [1]
The Gorean taffy apple.

"Then I was suddenly startled as I heard a man's hand slap loudly, good-naturedly, against the side of the wagon, within which was our cage. He yelled something raucous and ribald. It had to do with 'tastas' or 'stick candies' These are not candies, incidentally, like sticks, as, for example, licorice or peppermint sticks, but soft, rounded, succulent candies, usually covered with a coating of syrup or fudge, rather in the nature of the caramel apple, but much smaller, and, like a caramel apple, mounted on sticks. The candy is prepared and then the stick, from the bottom, is thrust up, deeply, into it. It is then ready to be eaten. As the candy is held neatly in place there is very little mess in this arrangement. Similarly, as the candy is held in its fixed position, it may, in spite of its nature, be eaten, or bitten, or licked or sucked, as swiftly, or slowly, and as much at one's leisure as one might please. These candies are usually sold at such places as parks, beaches, and promenades, at carnivals, expositions and fairs, and at various types of popular events, such as plays, song dramas, races, games, and kaissa matches. They are popular even with children." — Dancer of Gor, pages 80-81.

Tastas [2]
An expression used in reference to slave women.

I had wondered why he had summoned us to our duties and lessons, with the call, "Come, tastas!" The expression was occasionally used by men for women such as we. To be sure, there seemed to be a great number of such expressions for us, such as "morsels," "puddings," and "candies." — Dancer of Gor, page 81.

Ta-Teera
Commonly referred to as the "slave rag."

Ta-Thassa
Literally, "to the Sea." Mariners perform a toast to the Priest-Kings and the Sea as a prayer of good luck, then complete the toast by pouring wine, tharlarion oil and salt into the sea.

Thurnock brought to me the wind and oil, and the salt. I stood at the rail. My men stood. "Ta-Sardar-Gor. Ta-Thassa," said I, in Gorean." To the Priest-Kings of Gor, and to the Sea." Then, slowly, I poured the wine, and the oil into the sea, and the salt. — Hunters of Gor, page 73.

Tatanka
Red savage word meaning "kailiauk bull."

"Tatankasa," said Canka.
       "'Red Bull,'" translated Grunt
       "It would make my heart heavy to have you killed," said Canka. The kailiauk bull is "Tatanka." The suffix "Sa" designates the color red, as in "Mazasa", "Red Metal", "Copper." — Savages of Gor, page 326.

Tatankasa
Red savage word meaning "Red Bull."

"Tatankasa," said Canka.
       "'Red Bull,'" translated Grunt
       "It would make my heart heavy to have you killed," said Canka. The kailiauk bull is "Tatanka." The suffix "Sa" designates the color red, as in "Mazasa", "Red Metal", "Copper." — Savages of Gor, page 326.

Tatkut
Masculine Innuit name which means "Wick-Trimmer."

"Another figure emerged from the tent, a woman, Tatkut, or Wick-Trimmer, the woman of Kadluk, the mother of Poalu. She smiled up at me and bowed slightly, and handed me a cup of tea." — Beasts of Gor, page 212.

Tattoos
As the Wagon People utilize face scaring to display progression of manhood, the peoples of the Ushindi utilize tattooing for such the same.

"Facial tattooing, in various designs, was common… there was variety in hair style and tattooing, and dress, which I took as evidence of cultural or tribal difference." — Explorers of Gor, page 228.

"On his cheeks and across the bridge of his nose there had been a swirling stitching of tattoo marks, the record of his transition, long years ago, into manhood." — Explorers of Gor, pages 236-237.

Tatrix
Gorean word for queen; Tharna's ruler was a Tatrix.

"There were many things supposedly strange about Tharna, among them that she was reportedly ruled by a queen, or Tatrix …" — Outlaw of Gor, page 49.

Tau
One of the 28 letters of the Gorean alphabet; 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.

"Over forty percent of the language consists of the first five letters I mentioned, Eta, Tau, Al-Ka, Omnion and Nu … Further, over sixty percent of the language consists of those five letters plus Ar, Ina, Shu and Homan." — Slave Girl of Gor, page 384.

Taurentians
During the reign of Cernus as Administrator, in the city of Ar, the Taurentians were the Warriors who were the personal guard of the Administrator and High Initiate. Later, upon the return of Marlenus to Ar, they were disbanded and were banished from Ar in disgrace, their leader, Saphronicus, imprisoned.

"The Warriors who flanked the Administrator and High Initiate, incidentally, were Taurentians, members of the palace guard, an elite corps of swordsmen and bowmen, carefully selected, specially trained, independent of the general military organizations of the city. Their leader, or Captain, was Saphronicus, a mercenary from Tyros." — Assassin of Gor, page 140.

""I knew the Taurentians to be skilled Warriors, wary and swift, and I would have thought the women of the Hinrabians would have been the safest of the city." — Assassin of Gor, page 159.

"There were now no Taurentians in the Central Cylinder. The Taurentians had been disbanded, disgraced and exiled from the city. Only the day before their purple cloaks and helmets had been taken from them before the great gate; their swords had been broken and they had been conducted by common Warriors, to the music of flute girls, a pasang beyond the walls of Ar, and ordered from her environs. Saphronicus, their Captain, with other high officers, including Seremides of Tyros, who had replaced Maximus Hegesius Quintilius as leader of the forces Of Ar, now lay chained in the dungeons of the Central Cylinder." — Assassin of Gor, pages 392-393.

Tavern of Forty Maidens
The largest and most opulent paga tavern in Port Kar.

"Also I had toyed with the idea of opening a paga tavern in the center of the city, the most opulent in Port Kar, perhaps, called the Tavern of the Forty Maidens." — Raiders of Gor pages 232-233.

Tavern of Two Chains
A paga tavern located in Ar.

"Forty copper tarsks," I heard call from the floor, "from the Tavern of Two Chains."
       "The Pleasure Silk bids fifty tarsks," I heard. I had been tricked. The auctioneer had caught me by surprise. Without warning I had been forced to reveal myself as a true slave girl, openly, inadvertently, spontaneously, in-controvertibly, helplessly.
       "The Jeweled Ankle Ring bids seventy," I heard. — Slave Girl of Gor, page 290.

Ta-Wine
Wine made from the Ta-grapes of Cos.

Tax Collectors
The IRS of Port Kar — or is it? It is alluded to the possibility that "tax collectors" are Slavers.

"I had heard there had not been general hostilities among rence growers for more than fifty years; their communities are normally isolated from one another, and they have enough to worry about contending with "tax collectors" from Port Kar, without bothering to give much attention to making life miserable form one another." — Raiders of Gor, page 14.

"With the year's rence sold, the communities do not care to lie too closely to one another; the primary reason is that, in doing so, they would present too inviting a target for the "tax collectors" of Port Kar." — Raiders of Gor, page 17.

[The] Teaching
Among the Kailiauk Band is the Waniyanpi, white slaves which are kept locked in tiny agricultural communities. These slaves refer to themselves as the Sames, based upon the Teaching that all people are the same, whether they are male or female, most likely due to the mannerisms of the males.

"The Sames," she said, "disapprove of all sexual relations between human beings, and particularly between those of different sexes, as being demeaning and dangerous."
       "I can see where some might regard sexual relations between partners of opposite sexes as being demeaning for the woman," I said, "for in such relations she is often handled, owned and put in her place, but, on the other hand, if she belongs in her place, and it is her natural destiny to be owned and handled, it is not clear, ultimately, how this sort of thing can be demeaning for her. Rather, it seems it would be fully appropriate. Indeed, treating her in any other way, ultimately, would seem to be far more demeaning. But how can such relations be regarded as dangerous?"
       "They are not regarded as being dangerous to health," she said, "but as being dangerous to the Teaching."
       "What is the Teaching?" I asked.
       "That men and women are the same," she said. "That is the central tenet of the Waniyanpi." — Savages of Gor, pages 234-235.

Tef
A unit of volume measure.

"A handful with the five fingers closed, not open, is a tef." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 46.

Tefa
Literal translation: "Tiny Basket;" a unit of volume measure.

"A veiled woman was hawking dates by the tefa." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 46.

"Six such handfuls constitutes a tefa, which is a tiny basket." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 46.

Teibar
One of the four original towns that latter combined to form the city of Tetrapoli.

"Tetrapoli, on the other hand, began as four separate towns, Ri, Teibar, Heiban and Azdal, as legend has it founded by four brothers." — Rogue of Gor, page 63.

Telekint
A plant of the Tahari.

"The rep-cloth veil was red; it had been soaked in a primitive dye, mixed from water and the mashed roots of the telekint; when he perspired, it had run; his face was stained. He thrust back the sleeve of his trail shirt." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 83.

Teletus
One of the "exchange islands" which are governed under merchant law.

"Three, which I encountered frequently in my voyages, were Teletus, and, south of it, Tabor, named for the drum, which it resembles, and to the north, among the northern islands, Scagnar." — Raiders of Gor, page 137.

Telnus
Capital city of the island of Cos.

Telnus Defense
A Kaissa move.

" I used the Telnus Defense on the fellow, a response to his Ubara's Gambit, which I thought might be unknown in Schendi, as it had first been seen only last spring at the Fair of En'Kara, near the Sardar Mountains." — Explorers of Gor, page 132.

Tem
A tall black tree.

"In these first voyages I was content, quite, to carry tools and stone, dried fruit, dried fish, bolts of rep-cloth, tem-wood, Tur-wood and Ka-la-na stock, and horn and hides." — Raiders of Gor, page 138.

Temos
One of the four major cities on the island of Cos.

Temporary Master Rights
The Gorean custom of a master giving rights of his property (specifically, his slave girl) to another on a temporary basis, generally a set time is issued.

"Had you asked of me my permission, Bran Loort," said Thurnus, indicating me with a gesture of his head, "willingly and without thought, gladly, would I have given you temporary master rights over her." It was true what Thurnus said. I could have been loaned to Bran Loort, and would have had to serve him as though he were my own master. — Slave Girl of Gor, page 227.

Temporary Collar
A light collar used in provisional ownership, generally during the transfer of ownership of a slave.

"There were two collars on my neck," she said, "a light, temporary slave collar, identifying me as a slave provisionally in the custody of magistrates, and, over it, a retaining collar, that by means of which I was fastened to the wall." — Magicians of Gor, page 309.

Temporary Slave Camp
Often, temporary slave camps are set up by wholesalers outside of city limits. This enables them to avoid taxes and other levies, as well as other benefits not only those such as cheaper rental space, but the ease of mobility to relocate to areas where women are in short supply. However, there are disadvantages as well, such as the vulnerability to attack.

"We had apparently come into the keeping of our wholesaler outside the walls of this city, at a temporary slave camp. Gorean girls with us had learned, or claimed to have learned, that this avoided the taxes levied on commercial transactions within Brundisium. Similarly, of course, such camps presumably had other values, as well. Space outside the city's walls is usually cheaper to rent than space within its walls. Too, such camps may be moved about, making them more versatile commercially. For example, they may be shifted to areas where women, perhaps because of large-scale raids or the falls of cities, may suddenly be abundant and cheap, and to areas, too, where there may be an unusual increase in retail demand. It also made them, I suppose, more difficult to trace, if anyone were interested in doing that sort of thing. A disadvantage of such camps is that they are more vulnerable to attack than if they were located in, say, housings or courts within a city's walls. On the other hand, they are usually located quite near cities, usually within the sight of their walls, and this tends to reduce to some extent the likelihood of such attacks. In any such camp, of course, and there had been in this one, there are usually several merchants. These are generally both wholesalers and retailers, but primarily wholesalers, for retailers are usually indigenous of given cities. These wholesalers usually distribute to retailers, in their individual cities, or, often, also, in well-known slaving centers, of which there are many, for example, Ar, Ko-ro-ba, Venna, Vonda, Victoria, on the Vosk, Market of Semris, Besnit, Esalinus, Harfax, Corcyus, Argentum, Torcadino, and others. Most of the wholesalers, I supposed, do have permanent headquarters, somewhere, but they, or their agents, often frequent these camps, as well, availing themselves of the considerable advantages accruing to their trade in such places. The group with which I now was contained, as had the original coffle, ten girls. Three, however, were new girls, all Goreans, and we now had only seven of the original ten in the wagon. Gloria and Clarissa, as well as myself, interestingly, all the Earth Girls, were still with this group. We did not know who the wholesaler was who had handled us. As soon as land had first been sighted, we had again, the original coffle of us, been subjected to our original securities, our hands back-manacled, our mouths gagged, our heads covered with heavy, opaque, buckled, locked hoods. These manacles, gags and hoods, and our neck chain, had been removed only in the cages in the slave tents. This morning we had been put, rather as normal slaves, subjected apparently to only ordinary securities, in the wagon. I think we were all pleased at this new lenience, effective as it still was, in the manner of our keeping. I know I was. We were now, apparently, as nearly as I could tell, being delivered to one or more retail outlets." — Dancer of Gor, pages 102-103.

Tentium
Large city on the island of Tyros.

Tent Lamp
A small hanging lamp used inside of sleeping tents, which consists of a small copper bowl with a wick, filled with tharlarion oil.

"He lit the small hanging tent lamp, a wick set in a copper bowl of tharlarion oil…" — Tarnsman of Gor, page 167.

Tent of the Women
In an encampment, such a tent is often erected to house slaves.

"Come with me to the tent of the women," said the woman. I arose and, wrists bound, followed her to the women's tent. — Captive of Gor, page 255.

Tenth Ahn
High Noon on Gor; the tenth hour.

"The tenth Ahn is noon…" — Outlaw of Gor, page 26.

Teriotrope
A plant bearing fragrant flowers.

"I looked upwards, and about the room. The multicolored ribbons were festive; the lamps were lovely; and the flowers, abundant and colorful, mostly larma blossoms, veminia and teriotrope, were beautiful and fragrant. Lola had done well." — Guardsman of Gor, page 240.

Termites
White ants which eat wood.

"It lived on the white ants, or termites, of the vicinity, breaking apart their high, towering nests of toughened clay, some of them thirty-five feet in height, with its mighty claws, then darting its four-foot-long tongue, coated with adhesive saliva, among the nest's startled occupants, drawing thousands in a matter of moments into its narrow, tubelike mouth." — Explorers of Gor, page 293.

Tes
A shrub. Nothing is given as far as information on this shrub. Could it be teslik? See: "Teslik."

"What sort of shrubbery?" I asked.
"Some festal," he said, "some tes, a bit of tor." — Vagabonds of Gor, page 339.

Teslik
A plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine. Reference is made to a shrub spoken of only as "Tes;" could they be one and the same? See: "Tes."

"The active ingredient in the breeding wine, or the 'second wine,' is a derivative of teslik." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 320.

Test of Five Arrows
In peasant villages, when caste leadership is challenged, one of the ways which this can be battled is through the test of five arrows. Both contestants leave the village, the gate closed behind them. The one who returns is caste leader. What is unsaid in this quote, but intimated, is that there is only one survivor, the one whose bowmanship bests the other.

"In the name of Thurnus, he of the peasants, caste leader of the village of Tabuk's Ford," said Thurnus, "I speak. He, Thurnus, is first"
       "I am first!" cried Bran Loort.
       "No," said Thurnus. Bran Loort turned white. "Will it be the test of five arrows?" asked Thurnus.
       In this the villagers, with the exception of the two contestants, leave the village and the gate is closed. Each contestant carries in the village his bow, the great bow, the peasant bow, and five arrows. He who opens the gate to readmit the villagers is caste leader. — Slave Girl of Gor, page 229.

Test of Knives
In peasant villages, when caste leadership is challenged, one of the ways which this can be battled is through the test of knives. Both contestants leave the village in opposite directions. The one who returns is caste leader. What is unsaid in this quote, but intimated, is that there is only one survivor, the one whose skill with the knife bests the other.

"Then," asked Thurnus, "it will be the test of knives?" In this the two men leave the village and enter, from opposite sides, a darkened wood. He who returns to the village is caste leader. — Slave Girl of Gor, page 229.

Tetrapoli
A large Vosk River city which began as four separate cities; Tetrapolie in Gorean means "Four Cities" or "Four Towns."

"Tetrapoli, on the other hand, began as four separate towns… The expression 'Tetrapoli' in Gorean, incidentally, means 'Four Cities' or 'Four Towns.'" — Rogue of Gor, page 63.

Tharlarion [1]
There are several varieties of these great lizards, some used for riding, some for draft beasts, others just eat unsuspecting persons.

No one in the City of Cylinders, as far as I knew, maintained tharlarions, though they were supposedly quite common on Gor, particularly in the lower areas - in swampland and on the deserts. — Tarnsman of Gor, page 52.

"These barges, constructed of layered timbers of Ka-la-na wood, are towed by teams of river tharlarion, domesticated, vast, herbivorous, web-footed lizards raised and driven by the Cartius bargemen…" — Nomads of Gor, page 3-4 (footnote).

Tharlarion [2]
Used as a derogatory term (masculine).

"May I present," asked Chenbar, indicating the veiled, robed girl sitting to one side, "the Lady Vivina?"
       "I do not wish to be presented to a tarsk of Port Kar." hissed the girl.
       "Let us not forget our manners, my dear," smiled Chenbar.
       She rose to her feet, and, small gloved hand in the hand of Chenbar, descended the steps of the dais on which sat the thrones of Lurius and Chenbar, and stood before me.
       "May I present, Captain," said Chenbar, "the Lady Vivina?"
       She dropped her head, and then lifted it.
       "I am honored," I said.
       "Tharlarion," she said. — Raiders of Gor page 176.

Tharlarion Boots
High boots of soft leather worn by riders of high tharlarion to protect their legs from the abrasive hides of their mounts.

"In addition, the mounted warriors inevitably wear a high, soft pair of boots called tharlarion boots. These protect their legs from the abrasive hides of their mounts. When a tharlarion runs, its hide could tear the unprotected flesh from a man's bones." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 125.

Tharlarion Carts
Carts used in hauling goods, pulled by the broad tharlarions.

"… the ruts of tharlarion carts were clearly visible, ruts worn deep by centuries of caravans." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 113.

Tharlarion Cell
Torture cell built by the slaver Samos, inspired by the "peacekeeping device" created by the black Ubar of Ushindi, Bila Huruma.

"We stopped before the eighth cell on the left. Samos signaled to the two guards. They came forward. There were some ropes and hooks, and heavy pieces of meat, to one side… The room, within, to the level of the door, contained water. It was murky and dark. I was aware of a rustling in the water. The walkway then, floating, but steadied by its four chains, rested on the water. On its sides the walkway had metal ridges, some six inches in height, above the water. I heard tiny scratchings at the metal, small movements against the metal, as though by numerous tiny bodies, each perhaps no more than a few ounces in weight.
       Samos stood near the door and lifted a torch. The two guards went out on the walkway. It was some twenty feet in length. The flooded cell was circular, and perhaps some forty-five feet in diameter. In the center of the cell was a wooden, metal-sheathed pole, some four inches in diameter. This pole rose, straight, some four feet out of the water. About this pole, encircling it, and supported by it, was a narrow, circular, wooden, metal-sheathed platform. It was some ten inches on all sides, from the circumference of the pole to the edge of the platform. The platform itself was lifted about seven or eight inches out of the water.
       One of the guards, carrying a long, wooden pole, thrust it down, into the water. The water, judging by the pole, must have been about eight feet deep. The other guard, then, thrusting a heavy piece of meat on one of the hooks, to which a rope was attached, held the meat away from the platform and half submerged in the water. Almost instantly there was a frenzy in the water near the meat, a thrashing and turbulence in the murky liquid. I felt water splashed on my legs, even standing back as I was. Then the guard lifted the roped hook from the water. The meat was gone. Tiny tharlarion, similar to those in the swamp forest south of Ar, dropped, snapping, from the bared hook. Such tiny, swift tharlarion, in their thousands, can take the meat from a kailiauk in an Ehn.
       The girl on the platform, naked, kneeling, a metal collar hammered about her neck, the metal pole between her leg., grasping it with both arms, threw back her head and screamed piteously… The platform's front edge was about a yard from the tiny, wooden, metal-sheathed, circular platform, mounted on the wooden, metal-sheathed pole, that tiny platform on which the girl knelt, that narrow, tiny platform which held her but inches from the tharlarion-filled water… She clutched the pole helplessly. She could not have been bound to it more closely if she had been fastened in close chains… The small eyes of numerous tharlarion, perhaps some two or three hundred of them, ranging from four to ten inches in length, watching her, nostrils and eyes at the water level, reflected the light of the torch … the girl below in the pens, in the tharlarion cell…" — Explorers of Gor, pages 22-23, 25.

"The pole and platform below, on which is held prisoner our lovely guest," said Samos, "was suggested to me by a peacekeeping device of Bila Huruma. In Lake Ushindi, in certain areas frequented by tharlarion, there are high poles. Criminals, political prisoners, and such are rowed to these poles and left there, clinging to them. There are no platforms on the poles." — Explorers of Gor, page 34.

Tharlarion Charge
Military tactic.

"Treachery!" I cried. There was nothing living on Gor I knew that could take the impact of a tharlarion charge. — Nomads of Gor, page 114.

Tharlarion Death
A type of death punishment, in which a man's ankles and wrists are tied with rope; these bindings are then attached to two different tharlarion which are then drawn in opposite directions. Another form of death by tharlarion is being trampled upon.

"Let them be trampled by tharlarion," said a fellow.
       "No, let them be torn apart by them," said another. In this fashion ropes are tied separately to the victim's wrists and ankles, these ropes then attached to the harnesses of two different tharlarion, which are, of course, then driven in opposite directions. — Renegades of Gor, page 14.

Tharlarion Drum
An instrument used for communication, as well as in marching.

"I could hear, like the throbbing of a heart, the beating of the two tharlarion drums that set the cadence of the march." — Nomads of Gor, page 113.

Tharlarion Lance
Favored weapon of the tharlarion infantries.

Tharlarion Master
One in charge of the care, training and such of the tharlarion beasts.

"In those days I learned to master the high tharlarion, one of which had been assigned to me by the caravan's tharlarion master." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 124.

Tharlarion Oil
Oil derived from the fat of the tharlarion; used for lighting though often large vats of boiling tharlarion oil were used as a punishment of death, or the threat thereof, as a means of torture..

"The bit of stem took the fire and with it she lit a tiny lamp, also sitting in a shallow copper bowl, which burned tharlarion oil." — Raiders of Gor, page 33.

"He lit the small hanging tent lamp, a wick set in a copper bowl of tharlarion oil …" — Tarnsman of Gor, page 167.

"… the oil in the hanging tharlarion lamps needed to be renewed by the sweating, joyful proprietor of the Kal-da shop." — Outlaw of Gor, page 80.

"She will have you all boiled alive in tharlarion oil," he said, laughing. — Outlaw of Gor, page 112.

"I guessed unhappily that she might have had Lara hurled into a pit of osts or watched her boil alive in the foul oil of tharlarions." — Outlaw of Gor, page 177-178.

Tharlarion Oil Lamp
Lamps lit by the oil of the tharlarion; the smell of the oil burning is not pleasant. See also: "Oil Lamp."

I saw the spark of Kazrak's fire-maker, and I felt the flush of friendship as I saw his features briefly outlined in the glow. He lit the small hanging tent lamp, a wick set in a copper bowl of tharlarion oil, and in its flickering light turned to the sleeping mat. — Tarnsman of Gor, page 167.

"On each side of the door, in a small niche sheltered from the drizzle, there sputtered the yellow flame of a small tharlarion oil lamp." — Outlaw of Gor, page 76.

"… the oil in the hanging tharlarion lamps needed to be renewed by the sweating, joyful proprietor of the Kal-da shop." — Outlaw of Gor, page 80.

"The halls were lit occasionally by tharlarion oil lamps set in iron fixtures mounted in the walls." — Outlaw of Gor, page 89.

"A small, foul tharlarion lamp burned at each end." — Outlaw of Gor, page 147.

"From where she knelt she could see the low-hanging tharlarion oil lamps of the main portion of the Paga tavern, the men, the girls in silk who, in a moment, belled, would move among them, replenishing the paga." — Assassin of Gor, page 8.

"She struck together, over a copper bowl, a bit of steel and flint, the sparks falling into some dried petals of the rence. A small flame was kindled into which she thrust a bit of rence stem, like a match. The bit of stem took the fire and with it she lit a tiny lamp, also sitting in a shallow copper bowl, which burned tharlarion oil. She set the lamp to one side." — Raiders of Gor, page 33.

"Light the lamp," she said to me. I did so, fumbling in the darkness, striking together the flint and steel, sparks falling into the small bowl of dried petals of the rences. In this tiny flame I thrust a bit of rence stem, from a bundle of such, and, with it, lit the tiny tharlarion-oil lamp set in its copper bowl. I put the bit of rence stem back, as I had seen Telima do, in the small bowl of petals, where, with the flaming petals, it was soon extinguished. The tharlarion-oil lamp, now lit, flickering, illuminated the interior of the hut with a yellowish light. — Raiders of Gor, page 48.

Tharlarion Saddle
Saddle used for riding the tharlarion beasts; shock-absorbed cushioning for comfort and protection.

"The tharlarion saddle, unlike the tarn saddle, is constructed to absorb shock. Primarily, this is done by constructing the tree of the saddle in such a way that the leather seat is mounted on a hydraulic fitting which actually floats in a thick lubricant. Not only does this lubricant absorb much of the shock involved, but it tends, except under abnormal stress, to keep the seat of the saddle parallel to the ground. In spite of this invention, the mounted warriors always wear, as an essential portion of their equipment, a thick leather belt, tightly buckled about their abdomen." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 125.

Tharlarion Sail
This sail, which is used on Gorean ships, is actually a smaller version of the tarn sail.

Tharlarion Ship
A long, narrow, singly-banked ram-ship; the prow created to resemble a tharlarion. See also: "Ram-Ship."

"Outside the holding, on the broad promenade before of the holding, bordering on the lakelike courtyard, with the canal gate beyond, I ordered a swift, tharlarion-prowed longboat made ready… The tharlarion head of the craft turned toward the canal gate." — Raiders of Gor, page 253.

Tharlarion Tooth
Useful tooth from the great lizards.

"Rence paper is made by slicing the stem into thin, narrow strips; those near the center of the plant are particularly favored; one layer of strips is placed longitudinally, and then a shorter layer is placed latitudinally across the first layer; these two surfaces are then soaked under water, which releases a gluelike substance from the fibers, melding the two surfaces into a single, rectangular sheet; these formed sheets are then hammered and dried in the sun; roughness in removed by polishing, usually with a smooth shell or a bit of kailiauk horn; the side of a tharlarion tooth may also be used in this work." — Raiders of Gor, pages 7-8.

Tharlarion Wedge
Also: Tharlarion Line
Obsolete military tactic utilizing tharlarion as a wall.

"Yet, in the day of the tharlarion and tarn, one still finds, among infantries, the Torian Square; the phalanx, though its impact could be exceeded only by the tharlarion wedge or line, is now unknown, except for a defensive relic known as the Wall, in which massed infantry remains stationary, heroically bracing itself when flight is impossible, for the devastating charge of tharlarion." — Assassin of Gor, page 344.

Tharna
City on Gor; also known as the City of Silver.

"There were many things supposedly strange about Tharna, among them that she was reportedly ruled by a queen, or Tatrix …" — Outlaw of Gor, page 49.

Thassa
"The Sea."

"… and that mysterious body of water beyond it, spoken of in Gorean simply as Thassa, the Sea." — Outlaw of Gor, page 39.

Thassa Cartius
Not to be confused with the Cartius river proper, the Thassa Cartius is not located in the subequatorial region. See: "Cartius."

"It was, at one time, conjectured," said Samos, "that the Cartius proper was a tributary of the Vosk… We now know that the Thassa Cartius and the subequatorial Cartius are not the same river." — Explorers of Gor, page 16.

""It was, at one time," conjectured Samos," that the Cartius proper was a tributary of the Vosk."
      "I had been taught that," I said.
      "We now know that the Thassa Cartius and the subequatorial Cartius are not the same river." …       "Even the bargemen of the Cartius proper, the subequatorial Cartius, and those of the Thassa Cartius, far to the north, thought the rivers to be but one waterway." — Explorers of Gor, pages 16-17.

Thentis
City on Gor.

"These islands, with occasional free ports on the coast, north and south of the Gorean equator, such as Lydius and Helmutsport, and Schendi and Bazi, make possible the commerce between Cos and Tyros, and the mainland, and its cities, such as Ko-ro-ba, Thentis, Tor, Ar, Turia, and many others." — Raiders of Gor, page 137-138.

Thentis Mountains
One of the large mountain ranges on Gor.

Theory of the Sun Shield
The theory that Gor had always been a planet in the Earth's system, but never discovered, the sun acting as a "shield" hiding it from astronomers.

"… perhaps the planet had been in our system all the time, but had been undiscovered …"
       "That," he said with animation, "is the Theory of the Sun Shield." He added, "That is why I like to think of the planet as the Counter-Earth, not only because of its resemblance to our native world, but because, as a matter of fact, it is placed as a counterpoise to the Earth. It has the same plane of orbit and maintains its orbit in such a way as always to keep The Central Fire between it and its planetary sister, our Earth, even though this necessitates occasional adjustments in its speed of revolution." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 33.

Thief's Scar
A mark worn by those of the Caste of Thieves.

Third Knowledge
Knowledge reserved for the Priest-Kings. Tarl Cabot only guessed such existed as it was not discussed further in the books.

"I would guess that there is a third knowledge, that reserved for the Priest-Kings." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 41.

Thole Port
A nautical term to denote the holes in the sides of ships where oars are placed through to row.

"I heard the oar-master cry out and I saw the oars, with a sliding of wood, emerge from the thole ports." — Raiders of Gor, page 61.

Thorn-Brush
Thick throny brush which grows heavily together.

Thrall
Literal meaning: Slave. In virtual chat, most recognize this term to denote the male labor slave of Torvaldsland. However, this term has also been used in reference to a female slave.

Etymology: Middle English thral, from Old English thrll, from Old Norse thræll; probably akin to Old High German drigil servant, Old English thrlgan to run, Gothic thragjan to run, Old Irish traig foot;
       "A member of the lowest social class of ancient northern and especially Scandinavian Europe existing either as an accident of birth or as a result of capture in a state of slavery to a master or lord; a servant slave; bondman; sometimes: serf; archaic: a person (as a captive held for ransom) deprived of liberty; c: a person in moral or mental servitude, a person intangibly bound (as by a habit); the condition of a thrall; a state of complete absorption or servitude; slavery." — Merriam-Webster Dictionary ©2004-2006

"Men in the fields wore short tunics of white wool; some carried hoes; their hair was close cropped; about their throats had been hammered bands of black iron, with a welded ring attached. They did not leave the fields; such a departure, without permission, might mean their death; they were thralls." — Marauders of Gor, page 82.

"Please be kind to me, my master," I said.
"Barbarian slut," he said. "Earth-girl slave, Earth-girl thrall!" — Witness of Gor, page 690.

Three-Move Option
A Kaissa play.

"Further," said the Vintner, "I declare for the three-move option at my time of choice, and you must play-without the Ubar and Ubara, or the first tarnsman." — Assassin of Gor, page 32.

Throat Strap
A strap which encircles the throat of a tarn, thereby allowing the rider to guide it.

"The tarn is guided by virtue of a throat strap…" — Tarnsman of Gor, page 55.

Throwing Knife
A dagger; a small knife, primarily used as an instrument to kill.

"The older Tarl, taking the knife by the hand guard withdrew it. It was a throwing knife, of a sort used in Ar, much smaller than the southern quiva, and tapered on only one side. It was a knife designed for killing." — Assassin of Gor, pages 41-42.

Throwing Stick
Used in the marshes of the Vosk, this curved stick is a hunting device. It floats and is easily retrieved. Thrown at a bird, stunning it, the birds are then tied and put in the boats, killed later and cooked.

"In her hand was a curved throwing stick, used for hunting birds. It is not a boomerang, which would be largely useless among the sedges and rushes, but it would, of course, float, and might be recovered and used indefinitely. Some girls are quite skilled with this light weapon. It stuns the bird, which is then gathered from the water and tied, alive, in the craft. The birds are later, on the rence islands, killed and cooked." — Raiders of Gor, page 10.

"… sporting with throwing sticks, competing against one another." — Raiders of Gor, page 41.

Thrusting Lance
The Gorean Spear. See also: "Spear."

Thwart
A nautical term to denote a rower's seat on a ship.

Etymology: alteration of obsolete thought, thoft, from Middle English thoft, from Old English thofte; akin to Old High German dofta rower's seat; Date: circa 1736;
       "A rower's seat extending athwart a boat." — Merriam-Webster Dictionary ©2004-2006

"I looked down to the slave at the starboard side, he at the first thwart, who would be first oar." — Raiders of Gor, page 83.

Ti
River port city; one of the four cities making up the Salerian Confederation. See: "Salerian Confederation."

Ti Tribe
A minor tribe of the Tahari.

Tibit
A shorebird. See: "Wader."

"I heard the cry of sea birds, broad-winged gulls and the small, stick-legged tibits, pecking in the sand for tiny mollusks." — Hunters of Gor, page 247.

Tile Dance
One of the slave dances of Gor.

Tiller Beam
The steering mechanism of a ship; also known as the Helm. See: "Helmsman."

Nautical; Etymology: Middle English tiler, stock of a crossbow, from Old French telier, from Medieval Latin t l rium, weaver's beam, from Latin t la, web, weaver's beam.        "A lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat."
helm, Nautical:
       "The steering gear of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel." — The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition ©2000

"The oar-master cried out angrily and turned to the helmsman, he who held the tiller beam." — Raiders of Gor, page 69.

Tiller Deck
Where the tiller beam is located.

"The oar-master, crying out, leaped up the stairs to the tiller deck, and angrily seized the helmsman by the shoulders, shaking him, then saw his eyes." — Raiders of Gor, page 69.

"The officer on the tiller deck, Henrak at his side, let fall his hand." — Raiders of Gor, page 61.

Time-Beater
One who counts time on a boat to ensure rowing speed and unity. See: "Keleustes."

"In marsh barges there is no time-beater, or keleustes, but the count to the oarsmen is given by mouth, by one spoken of as the oar-master." — Raiders of Gor, page 61.

Tobacco
Not found on Gor, however such was afforded to Parp, one of the Implanted Ones of the Nest of the Priest-Kings.

"Most was I surprised to find him holding a tiny, round pipe from which curled a bright wisp of smoke. Tobacco is unknown on Gor, though there are certain vices or habits to take its place, in particular the stimulation afforded by chewing on the leaves of the Kanda plant, the roots of which, oddly enough, when ground and dried, constitute an extremely deadly poison." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 24.

"Then, smartly, Parp cracked his pipe a few times against the side of the throne, scattering ashes and unsmoked tobacco about on the floor of the dais." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 28.

Parp regarded his pipe with annoyance. It had gone out. He began to pinch some tobacco from the pouch he wore at his belt… He was trying to thrust more tobacco into it but was having difficulty because the tiny brown particles tended to lie loosely about a quarter of an inch above the bowl. At last he wadded enough in for the pressure to hold it tight and, using the silver lighter, sucked a stream of flame into the bowl.
       "Where did you get tobacco and a pipe?" I asked, for I knew of none such on Gor.
       "As you might imagine," said Parp, "I have acquired the habit originally on Earth and, since, I have returned to Earth several times as an Agent of the Priest-Kings, I have had the opportunity to indulge it. On the other hand, in the last few years, I have grown my own tobacco below in the Nest under lamps." — Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 288-289.

Tola
The first feast in the Nest Feast Cycle; a Priest-King celebration. This particular feast celebrates the anniversary of the nuptial flight of the Mother.

"What are the three great holidays?" I asked.
       "The Nest Feast Cycle," said Misk, "Tola, Tolam and Tolama."
       "What are these feasts?" I asked.
       "They are the Anniversary of the Nuptial Flight," said Misk, "the Feast of the Deposition of the First Egg and the Celebration of the Hatching of the First Egg." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 87.

Tolam
The second feast in the Nest Feast Cycle; a Priest-King celebration. This particular feast celebrates the anniversary of the deposition of the first egg.

"What are the three great holidays?" I asked.
       "The Nest Feast Cycle," said Misk, "Tola, Tolam and Tolama."
       "What are these feasts?" I asked.
       "They are the Anniversary of the Nuptial Flight," said Misk, "the Feast of the Deposition of the First Egg and the Celebration of the Hatching of the First Egg." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 87.

Tolama
The third feast in the Nest Feast Cycle; a Priest-King celebration. This particular feast celebrates the hatching of the first egg.

"What are the three great holidays?" I asked.
       "The Nest Feast Cycle," said Misk, "Tola, Tolam and Tolama."
       "What are these feasts?" I asked.
       "They are the Anniversary of the Nuptial Flight," said Misk, "the Feast of the Deposition of the First Egg and the Celebration of the Hatching of the First Egg." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 87.

Toos
A crab-like organism.

"The one who was not a Priest-King," quickly said Mul-Al-Ka, "was a Matok and is called a Toos and lives on discarded fungus spores." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 142.

[The] Topaz
A large gemstone which represented an agreement between the pirates on the Vosk River.

"Have you heard of the topaz?" I asked.
       "Yes," she said. "I heard people in the market speaking of it."
       "It is a pledge symbol," I said, "apparently used among pirates on the river when combining for massive assaults.
       "If the topaz should reach the stronghold of Policrates," she said, "the way would be clear for the uniting of the raider forces of both the east and west." — Rogue of Gor, page 120.

"This was not here before," I said. I drew the object from the pouch.
       "What is it?" she asked.
       I turned the object slowly in my hand. It was a fragment of polished stone, a fragment of what appeared to have once been a beveled, rectangular solid. It was about the size of a fist. It was a yellowish stone, with an intricate and unusual brownish discoloration at the point where it had apparently been broken from a larger stone.
       "What is it?" she asked.
       "I am not sure," I said. "I think it is the topaz." — Rogue of Gor, page 124.

Tor [1]
Literal translation is "Light."

"The more common expression for the sun was Tor-tu-Gor, which means Light Upon the Home Stone." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 28.

"The shrub has various names, but one of them is the tor shrub, which name might be fairly translated, I would think, as, say, the bright shrub, or the shrub of light, it having that name." — Vagabonds of Gor, page 339.

Tor [2]
The largest city of the Tahari Desert; known for its vast markets and bazaars.

"At its northwestern corner lay Tor, West of Tor, on the Lower Fayeen, a sluggish, meandering tributary, like the Upper Fayeen, to the Cartius, lay the river port of Kasra, known for its export of salt.." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 32-33.

Tor Shrub
The shrub has many names (which are not provided in the books) but one of the more common names is the Tor Shrub).

"What sort of shrubbery?" I asked.
       "Some festal," he said, "some tes, a bit of tor."
       "You are sure it is a tor shrub?" I asked.
       He looked. "Yes," he said. — Vagabonds of Gor, page 339.

Tor-tu-Gor
The Gorean word used for the sun, which translated Gorean to English means "Light upon the Home Stone."

"The more common expression for the sun was Tor-tu-Gor, which means Light Upon the Home Stone." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 28.

"And I wonder if on that world a girl, now a woman, thinks of me, and perhaps, too, of the secrets I have told her lie behind her sun, Tor-tu-Gor, Light Upon the Home Stone." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 215.

"More commonly, though never in the context of time, the sun is referred to a Tor-tu-Gor, or Light Upon the Home Stone." — Outlaw of Gor, page 178.

Torcadino
A walled city which served as a stronghold by the mercenary, Dietrich of Tarnburg, during the war between Ar and Cos; known also for its slave trade.

"These wholesalers usually distribute to retailers, in their individual cities, or, often, also, in well-known slaving centers, of which there are many, for example, Ar, Ko-ro-ba, Venna, Vonda, Victoria, on the Vosk, Market of Semris, Besnit, Esalinus, Harfax, Corcyus, Argentum, Torcadino, and others." — Dancer of Gor, page 102.

Torch Racks
Racks mounted on the walls of buildings which hold torches. Most probably used by homes that cannot afford the expensive energy bulbs.

"The room was innocent of the energy bulbs of the Caste of Builders. In the walls were torch racks, there were now no torches." — Assassin of Gor, page 39.

Torian Defense
A Kaissa move, most like named for the military formation known as the "Torian Squares." See also: "Torian Squares."

"He turned again to regard the board. He pushed his Ubara's Initiate's Spearman to Ubara's Initiate's Spearman Four. The Torian Defense." — Assassin of Gor, page 87.

Torian Olives
Olives grown in the oasis city of Tor; a delicacy.

"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. I bought the Paga, and several times we refilled our cups." — Assassin of Gor, page 168.

Torian Squares
Military tactic which shares a likeness to the defensive picket formation, though is more closely related to the Gorean phalanx.

"I now stood and faced some six Taurentians who stood in the defensive picket formation, three men forward in this case, and, in the interstices, three men back. This permits the men in reserve to move into the forward line to form a solid line, or, if the first line withdraws, to have space to take its place. It allows a great deal of mobility and, on the level of squad tactics, has its affinity to the Torian Squares; the space allows the swordsmen, of course, room in which to handle their weapons, room in which to properly attack or defend themselves; in this case I expected the center man to engage me, defending himself on the whole, while the flanking men would strike; should one of these three fall, of course, his place would be taken by one of the men in the reserve line." — Assassin of Gor, page 343.

Torture Chamber
Rooms designed to "interrogate" prisoners with physical torment. The following quote describes one such chamber in the palace of the Tatrix of Tharna. See also: "Chamber of the Urts."

I looked about the room, which curved to a dome some twenty-five feet above the floor. There were several exits, most of them rather small, barred apertures. From some I heard groaning. From some others I heard the shuffling and squealing of animals, perhaps more of the giant urts. By one wall there was a large bowl of burning coals, from which protruded the handles of several irons. A rack of some sort was placed near the bowl of coals. It was large enough to accommodate a human being. In certain of the walls chains were fixed, and here and there, other chains dangled from the ceiling. On the walls, as though in some workshop, there hung instruments of various sorts, which I shall not describe, other than to say that they were ingeniously designed for the torment of human beings. It was an ugly place. "Here," said the man proudly, "peace is kept in Tharna." — Outlaw of Gor, page 87.

Torvald Brand
A common brand of the north, it consists of a half circle, with, at its right tip, adjoining it, a steep, diagonal line.

"The brand used by the Forkbeard, found rather frequently in the north, consisted of a half circle, with, at its right tip, adjoining it, a steep, diagonal line. The half circle is about an inch and a quarter in width, and the diagonal line about an inch and a quarter in height. The brand is, like many, symbolic." — Marauders of Gor, page 87.

Torvaldsland
Area of land which is comprised of several settlements; located in the far north.

"Perhaps she would be sold south to Schendi or Bazi, or north to a jarl of Torvaldsland, Scagnar or Hunjer, or across Thassa to Tabor or Asperiche, or taken up the Vosk in a cage to an island city, perhaps eventually to find herself in Ko-ro-ba, Thentis or Tharna, or even Ar itself." — Hunters of Gor, page 317.

Torvaldsland Ax
This ax is considered to be one of the most fearsome weapons on Gor; a great, curved-bladed ax whose blade of up to twelve inches and the handle of three to five feet. Designed to be weilded two-handed, it can also be ultilized single-handed by one strong enough.

Then from his chests, within the hall, he had given me a long, swirling cloak of the fur of sea sleen; a bronze-headed spear; a shield of painted wood, reinforced with bosses of iron; the shield was red in color, the bosses enameled yellow; a helmet, conical, of iron, with hanging chain, and a steel nosepiece, that might be raised and lowered in its bands; and, too, a shirt and trousers of skin; and, too, a broad ax, formed in the fashion of Torvaldsland, large, curved, single-bladed; and four rings of gold, that might be worn on the arm. — Marauders of Gor, page 96.

Oops! John Norman does it again. Now the Torvaldsland ax is double bladed!

"I looked to one side. There, lost to the bustle in the tavern, oblivious to the music, sat two men across a board of one hundred red and yellow squares, playing Kaissa, the game. One was a Player, a master who makes his living, though commonly poorly, from the game, playing for a cup of paga perhaps and the right to sleep in the taverns for the night. The other, sitting cross-legged with him, was the broad-shouldered, blond giant from Torvaldsland whom I had seen earlier. He wore a shaggy jacket. His hair was braided. His feet and legs were bound in skins and cords. The large, curved, double-bladed, long-handled ax lay beside him. On his large brown leather belt, confining the long shaggy jacket he wore, which would have fallen to his knees, were carved the luck signs of the north. Kaissa is popular in Torvaldsland as well as elsewhere on Gor. In halls, it is often played far into the night, by fires, by the northern giants. Sometimes disputes, which otherwise might be settled only by ax or sword, are willingly surrendered to a game of Kaissa, if only for the joy of engaging in the game. The big fellow was of Torvaldsland. The master might have been from as far away as Ar, or Tor, or Turia. But they had between them the game, its fascination and its beauty, reconciling whatever differences, in dialect, custom or way of light might divide them." — Hunters of Gor, page 47.

Torvaldsland Long Sword
A longsword with a jeweled pommel and a double guard. Just a brief mention made in the books.

"Blue Tooth was a large man, bearded, with a broad, heavy face. He had blue eyes, and was blond haired. His hair came to his shoulders, There was a knife scar under his left eye. He seemed a shrewd, highly intelligent, competent, avaricious man. I thought him probably an effective jarl. He wore a collar of fur, dyed scarlet, and a long cloak, over the left shoulder, of purple-dyed fur of the sea sleen. He wore beneath his cloak yellow wool, and a great belt of glistening black, with a gold buckle, to which was attached a scabbard of oiled, black leather; in this scabbard was a sword, a sword of Torvaldsland, a long sword, with a jeweled pommel, with double guard." — Marauders of Gor, page 172.

Torvaldsmark
Large stone which is taken by some to mark the boundary of Torvaldsland and the land south.

"Five nights from this night," said Ivar Forkbeard," on the skerry of Einar by the rune-stone of the Torvaldsmark." I had heard of this stone. It is taken by many to mark the border between Torvaldsland and the south. Many of those of Torvaldsland, however, take its borders to be much farther extended than the Torvaldsmark. Indeed, some of the men of Torvaldsland regard Torvaldsland to be wherever their ships beach, as they took their country, and their steel, with them. — Marauders of Gor, page 45.

Torvis
Literal meaning "Fire."

"Oddly enough, one of the expressions in the tongue of Gor for our sun was Lar-Torvis, which means The Central Fire, another Pythagorean expression, except that it had not been, as I understand it, originally used by the Pythagoreans to refer to the sun but to another body." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 28.

Tospit
Bitter citrus-like fruit; grows on the tospit bush and the tospit tree.

"… I raced past a wooden wand fixed in the earth, on the top of which was placed a dried tospit, a small, wrinkled, yellowish-white peachlike fruit, about the size of a plum, which grows on the tospit bush, patches of which are indigenous to the drier valleys of the western Cartius. They are bitter but edible." — Nomads of Gor, page 59.

Tospit Bush
A bush which produces the tospit fruit. Okay. So which is it that bears the tospit fruit — a Tospit Bush or a Tospit Tree? It would seem that John Norman made an error. The answer to this question is that it seems that biology again on Gor is irrelevant to earth. The tospit comes in two (2) varieties: the rare, long-stemmed variety, which grows on the tospit bush, indigenous to the dry valleys of the western Cartius, and the common tospit, which grows on tospit trees and are often grown commercially in orchards.

"… I raced past a wooden wand fixed in the earth, on the top of which was placed a dried tospit, a small, wrinkled, yellowish-white peachlike fruit, about the size of a plum, which grows on the tospit bush, patches of which are indigenous to the drier valleys of the western Cartius. They are bitter but edible." — Nomads of Gor, page 59.

Tospit Tree
A bush which produces the tospit fruit. Okay. So which is it that bears the tospit fruit — a Tospit Bush or a Tospit Tree? It would seem that John Norman made an error. The answer to this question is that it seems that biology again on Gor is irrelevant to earth. The tospit comes in two (2) varieties: the rare, long-stemmed variety, which grows on the tospit bush, indigenous to the dry valleys of the western Cartius, and the common tospit, which grows on tospit trees and are often grown commercially in orchards.

"On the way back to the hall, cutting through the tospit trees, we had passed by the sul patch." — Marauders of Gor, page 103.

Tower
One of the many positions a slave girl must learn.

Tower Slave
The general serving slave.

"If it was in my power, I resolved to do what I could to abolish what seemed to me a degrading condition. I once talked to my father about the matter, and he merely said that there were many things on Gor worse than the lot of slavery, particularly that of a Tower Slave." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 46.

Towers of the Morning
A name given to the city of Ko-ro-ba by an ancient poet.

"An ancient poet, who incredibly enough to the Gorean mind had sung the glories of many of the cities of Gor, had spoken of Ko-ro-ba as the Towers of the Morning, and it is sometimes spoken of by that name." — Outlaw of Gor, page 39.

Towers of Warriors
See: "Cylinder of Warriors."

"We were but a short way from the Towers of Warriors, on the second of its approaching high bridges, when again Clitus Vitellius turned and faced me." — Slave Girl of Gor, page 440.

Track Merchants
The bookies of the tarn races. See also: "Odds Merchants."

"Many of them, too, were much involved in the race, for concealed in their trays or about their persons were doubtless the glazed clay tablets, purchased from the track merchants, redeemable at odds should their favorites finish in one of the four privileged positions." — Assassin of Gor, page 139.

Trade Ax
A heavy, long-handled, single-bladed ax, which serves as both weapon and tool. The back of the blade is blunted for driving in pegs, stakes and wedges. Some have a small gap which is used to pull nails free. Sounds like a very large claw hammer of Earth to me!

"The expression, for most practical purposes, signifies a certain type of gap, such as, for example, might occur in the edge of a trade ax, or hatchet, for use in drawing nails, an occupation for which red savages, of course, have little use." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 9.

"A long-handled, single-bladed ax was pressed into her hands. It was a trade ax. Its back was blunted, for the driving of pegs, stakes and wedges. It was heavy for her." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 35.

Translation Machine
See: "Translator."

"These translation machines are a marvel of miniaturization, each of them, about the size of a portable typewriter, being programmed for four none-Gorean languages. The translations, of course, are rather literal, and the vocabulary is limited to recognitions of only about 25,000 equivalencies for each language." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 39.

Translator
A device used to translate the Gorean language; usually programmed for up to four languages at a time. It can be used for translating scripts, as well as a vocal translator.

"The schedule that was forced upon me was meticulous and grueling, and except for rest and feeding, alternated between times of study and times of training, largely in arms, but partly in the use of various devices as common to the Goreans as adding machines and scales are to us. One of the most interesting was the Translator, which could be set for various languages." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 39.

"The translator, incidentally, supposing it to be turned on, would provide only the translation of what was said, and the words, unless the volume control was manipulated during the message, would always occur at the same sound level. An analogue to listening to a translator would be to imagine words as pictures, which, in the same type face and size, flash serially on a screen… The translator can tell you that the speaker is angry but it cannot show you that he is angry." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 86.

Transportation Disk
A metal disk, large enough to hold several men and/or Priest-Kings, used for transportation in the Nest of the Priest-Kings. During the Nest Wars, these transportation disk were armored, albeit rather primitively.

"I did so, and the two Priest-Kings stepped delicately onto the disk to join me, in such a way that one stood on each side and slightly behind me. Scarcely had they placed their weight on the disk when it began to smoothly and silently accelerate down the long ramp which led toward the bottom of the canyon. The disk moved with great swiftness and it was with some difficulty that I managed to stand on my feet, leaning into the blast of air which rushed past me." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 89-90.

Part of the time we rode on a transportation disk, and he showed me how to operate it. The disk flows on a tread of volatile gas and is itself lightened by its construction from a partially gravitationally resistant metal, of which I shall speak later. Its speed is controlled by the placement of the feet along double accelerator strips which lie flush with the surface of the disk; its direction is controlled by the rider who bends and turns his body, thereby transmitting force to the lightly riding disk, the principles involved being no more unusual than those employed in such homely devices as roller skates or the now vanishing skate boards once popular with Earth children. One stops the disk by stepping off the accelerator strips, which brings the disk to a smooth halt depending on the area available for braking. There is a cell in the forward portion of the disk which casts an invisible beam ahead and if the area for stopping is small, the stop is accordingly more abrupt. This cell, however, does not function is the accelerator strips are depressed. I would have thought that some type of cells for avoiding collisions when the accelerator strips are depressed might have been useful or that a bumper of gas, or a field of some sort, might have been practical improvements but Sarm felt that such refinements would be excessive. "No one is ever injured by a transportation disk," he told me, "except an occasional Mul." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 134-135.

"Surely you have noted the unusual lightness of the transportation disk for its size?" he asked.
       "Yes," I said.
       "It is," he said, "built with a partially gravitationally resistant metal."
       "On your old world," said Misk, "gravity is still as unexplored a natural phenomenon as electricity and magnetism once were, and yet you have mastered to some extent those phenomena-and we Priest-Kings have to some extent mastered gravity." — Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 239-240.

"In the fourth week of the War in the Nest our ship was outfitted and armored. I am afraid it was rather primitive, except that the principles on which it operated were far more advanced than anything now available to Earth's, as I now understand, somewhat painfully rudimentary science. The ship was simply a transportation disk whose underside was coated with cage plastic and whose top was a transparent dome of the same material. There were controls in the forward portion of the ship and ports about the sides for silver tubes. There were no propellers or jets or rockets and I find it difficult to understand or explain the drive save that it used the forces of gravity against themselves in such a way that the amount, if one may use so inept an expression, of gravitational Ur, which is the Gorean expression for the gravitational primitive, remains constant though redistributed… Most briefly the combined drive and guidance system of the disk functioned by means of the focusing of gravitational sensors on material objects and using the gravitational attraction of these objects while in effect screening out the attraction of others." — Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 240-241.

Tree Preserves
Yes, there is tree conservation on Gor! But, not for conservation in the ethical sense, but rather in the economical sense. The Council of the Captains of Port Kar designate portions of the northern forests for preserves as Port Kar depends on timber for survival.

"A motion was on the floor that a new preserve in the northern forests be obtained, that more timber for the arsenal be available. In the northern forests Port Kar already had several such preserves. There is a ceremony in the establishment of such a preserve, involving proclamations and the surrounds of trumpets. Such preserves are posted, surrounded by ditches to keep out cattle and unlicensed wagoners. There are wardens who watch the trees, guarding against illegal cutting and pasturage, and inspectors who, each year, tally and examine them. The wardens are also responsible, incidentally, for managing and improving the woods. They do such work as thinning and planting, and trimming, and keeping the protective ditch in repair. They are also responsible for bending and fastening certain numbers of young trees so that they will grow into desired shapes, usually to be used for frames, and stem and sternposts. Individual trees, not in the preserves, which are claimed by Port Kar, are marked with the seal of the arsenal. The location of all such trees is kept in a book available to the Council of Captains. These preserves are usually located near rivers, in order to facilitate bringing cut trees to the sea… Port Kar is, incidentally, completely dependent on the northern timber." — Raiders of Gor, page 141.

Tree Urt
Tree dwelling rodent of the rainforests.

"Monkeys and tree urts, and snakes and insects, however, can also be found in this highest level." — Explorers of Gor, page 311.

Trekking Chain
In reference to method of chaining slave girls, known as the "common chain" or "march chain." See: "Common Chain."

Treve
City on Gor, neslted in the Voltai mountain range. See also: "Tarn of the Voltai."

Trident
A three-pronged pole weapon, also known as the three-pronged fish spear.

"Another popular set of weapons, as in the ancient ludi of Rome is net and trident. Usually those most skilled with this set of weapons are from the shore and islands of distant, gleaming Thassa, the sea, where they doubtless originally developed among fishermen." — Assassin of Gor, page 189.

Trophy Dance
A dance of the warriors of the red savages tribes in which they celebrate their victory over their enemies.

We saw Yellow-Knife warriors setting up small poles, some five to six feet in height, attaching grisly trophies to the tops of the poles.
       "They will celebrate their victory," said Cuwignaka. "Those are trophy poles. They will dance trophy dances." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 277.

Trophy Pole
Poles, generally five to six feet (5'-6') in length which are set in the ground to display the "trophies" of fallen enemies of the red savages tribes; they perform trophy dances amongst these poles to celebrate their victory.

We saw Yellow-Knife warriors setting up small poles, some five to six feet in height, attaching grisly trophies to the tops of the poles.
       "They will celebrate their victory," said Cuwignaka. "Those are trophy poles. They will dance trophy dances." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 277.

Trumpet
Often used to alert in times of danger or war.

Tu
Literal translation: "You," "On," "Upon." Generally used as a prepositional phrase, i.e., "You are."

She was kneeling down and I knelt across from her. "La Kajira," said Eta, pointing to herself. "Tu Kajira," she said, pointing to me. — Slave Girl of Gor, page 80.

"The more common expression for the sun was Tor-tu-Gor, which means Light Upon the Home Stone." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 28.

Tu Kajira
Literal translation: "You are a slave girl."

She was kneeling down and I knelt across from her. "La Kajira," said Eta, pointing to herself. "Tu Kajira," she said, pointing to me. "La Kajira," I said, pointing to myself. "Tu Kajira," I said, pointing to Eta. I am a slave girl. You are a slave girl. — Slave Girl of Gor, page 80.

Tuchuk
One of the four tribes of the Wagon Peoples. .

Tuchuk Barbed Arrow
Favored arrow of the Tuchuks; also called a broad-headed arrow which carries barbs; the barbs prevent it from being withdrawn from a wound and must be pushed through to exit and is therefore more difficult to recover during combat. Being that the Tuchuks use the short bow on kaiila-back, the shafts used most likely were flight arrows (see quotes following). Turkish horsemen were famous for their deadly barbed flight arrows. See also: "Flight Arrow," "Hunting Arrow", "Sheaf Arrow", "Simple-Pile Arrow," and "War Arrow."

"The bow, of course, small, for use from the saddle, lacks the range and power of the Gorean longbow or crossbow; still, at close range, with considerable force, firing rapidly, arrow after arrow, it is a fearsome weapon." — Nomads of Gor, pages 66-67.

"The cavalries of the Tuchuks, however, managed to maintain a reasonably effective blockade of land routes to Turia. Four times masses of tharlarion cavalry had charged forth from the city but each time the Hundreds withdrew before them until the charge had been enveloped in the swirling kaiila, and then its riders were brought down swiftly by the flashing arrows of the Tuchuks, riding in closely, almost to lance range and firing again and again until striking home." — Nomads of Gor, page 181.

"Then I heard the twang of the small horn bows of Tuchuks. … I could hear in three or four places the clash of arms, the hiss of the bolts of crossbows, the answering featherswift flight of the barbed Tuchuk war arrows." — Nomads of Gor, page 247.

"Had I used a broad-headed arrow, or the Tuchuk barbed arrow, one would, in removing it, commonly thrust the arrow completely through the wound, drawing it out feathers last. One is, accordingly, in such cases, less likely to lose the point in the body." — Raiders of Gor, page 79.

Tuchuk Spacing
Military strategy of the Tuchuks in which a columns of warriors are such that a column of a Hundred forms the front line, then an open space, then another line of a Hundred, and so on. This lessens the amount of dust a warrior must inhale, as well as keep the flow of warriors steady.

Tufted Fisher
A bird of the rainforests.

Tumit
A large bird found on the plains.

It was probably developed for hunting the tumit, a huge, flightless carnivorous bird of the plains, but the Wagon Peoples use it also, and well, as a weapon of war. — Nomads of Gor, page 24.

Tun [1]
One of the 28 letters of the Gorean alphabet; probably a calligraphic derivative from demotic.

"The Gorean alphabet has twenty-eight characters, all of which, I suspect, owe their origin to one or another of the alphabets of Earth… 'Tun' and 'Val' are probably calligraphically drifted from demotic." — Explorers of Gor, page 9.

Tun [2]
Gorean map direction. See "Gorean Map."

"Accordingly, the main divisions of the map are Ta-Sardar-Var, and the other seven; taking the Sardar as our "north pole" the other directions, clockwise as Earth clocks move (Gorean clock hands move in the opposite direction) would be, first, Ta-Sardar-Var, then, in order, Ror, Rim, Tun, Vask (sometimes spoken of as Verus Var, or the true turning away), Cart, Klim, and Kail, and then again, of course, Ta-Sardar-Var." — Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote).

Tunic
Tunics are a slip-on garment worn by both free men and male slaves. Although tunics may come in a variety of colors, specifically, those of the Caste of Warriors wear tunics of scarlet, while the thralls of the north commonly wear a tunic of white wool; equivalent to the kes worn by the kajirus of the wagon peoples.

Etymology: Latin tunica tunic, integument, membrane, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew kuttneth coat;
       "A simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist, and worn as an under or outer garment by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome; a long usually plain close-fitting jacket made with a high collar and worn (as by a soldier or policeman) especially as part of a uniform." — Merriam-Webster Dictionary ©2004-2006

"The Assassin turned to the man in a black apron, a fat, grimy man, who wore a soiled tunic of white and gold, stained with sweat and spilled paga." — Assassin of Gor, page 8.

"Not for many years had the black tunic of the Assassins been seen within the walls of Ar, not since the siege of that city in 10,110 from its founding, in the days of Marlenus, who had been Ubar; of Pa-Kur, who had been Master of the Assassins; and of the Ko-ro-ban Warrior, in the songs called Tarl of Bristol. — Assassin of Gor, page 6.

"Ho-Hak's ears leaned forward toward me, but he did not seem angry. He had brown hair, and brown eyes; the hair, long, was tied behind his head with a string of rence cloth. He wore a sleeveless tunic of rence cloth, like most of the rence growers." — Raiders of Gor, page 16.

"I wore a white robe, woven of the wool of the Hurt, imported from distant Ar, trimmed with golden cloth, from Tor, the colors of the Merchant. But beneath my robe I wore a tunic of red, that color of the warriors." — Hunters of Gor, page 7.

"Men in the fields wore short tunics of white wool; some carried hoes; their hair was close cropped; about their throats had been hammered bands of black iron, with a welded ring attached. They did not leave the fields; such a departure, without permission, might mean their death; they were thralls." — Marauders of Gor, page 82.

Tur
A very tall tree indigent to the northern forests.

"In these first voyages I was content, quite, to carry tools and stone, dried fruit, dried fish, bolts of rep-cloth, tem-wood, Tur-wood and Ka-la-na stock, and horn and hides." — Raiders of Gor, page 138.

Turban
A headdress made of wound cloth.

"Rug makers themselves, however, usually regard themselves, in their various subcastes, as being independent of the cloth workers. A rug maker would not care to he confused with a maker of kaftans, turbans or djellabas." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 49-50.

Turia
Major city on Gor.

"I, and Fina," she said, indicating with her head the dark-haired girl, "are from Turia. The other girls are from various cities in the south… I, and Fina, and the others, fled undesired companionships." — Explorers of Gor, page 411.

Turian Collar
Compared to other common collars of Gor, the Turian Collar is much more fanciful; often favored by the Wagon Peoples for their slaves.

Turian Defense
A Kaissa move.

"That would permit the Turian Defense," said another. — Beasts of Gor, page 81.

Turian Knee Walk
Similar to the Knee Crawl, not much is mentioned of this particular "walk" except that it is sometimes used by dancers in Turia.

She went to the box on her knees and picked it up, and returned to a place before me. It had been a simple knee crawl. I was briefly reminded, however, of the Turian knee walk, sometimes used by slave dancers." — Magicians of Gor, page 342.

Turian Wine
A thickly sweetened liqueur.

Turmus
Last major river port city along the Vosk before reaching the marshlands of the delta.

Turnips
A sharp-tasting root vegetable; good for stews.

"I have peas and turnips, garlic and onions in my hut." — Outlaw of Gor, page 29.

Tur-Pah
A vine-like plant, with curled scarlet ovate leaves, which grows parasitically on the Tur trees. This plant is edible, and an ingredient in sullage, a type of soup.

"Besides several of the flower trees there were also some Ka-la-na trees, or the yellow wine trees of Gor; there was one large-bunked, reddish Tur tree, about which curled its assemblage of Tur-Pah, a vinelike tree parasite with curled, scarlet, ovate leaves, rather lovely to look upon; the leaves of the Tur-Pah incidentally are edible and figure in certain Gorean dishes, such as sullage, a kind of soup; long ago, I had heard, a Tur tree was found on the prairie, near a spring, planted perhaps long before by someone who passed by; it was from that Tur tree that the city of Turia took its name; there was also, at one side of the garden, against the far wall, a grove of tem-wood, linear, black, supple." — Nomads of Gor, page 217.

Turret
A small tower of sorts upon which siege engines or archers may be mounted.

Etymology: Middle English touret, from Middle French torete, tourete, from Old French, diminutive of tor, tur tower; Date: 14th century;
       "1) a little tower; specifically, an ornamental structure at an angle of a larger structure
       2a) a tall building usually moved on wheels and formerly used for carrying soldiers and equipment for breaching or scaling a wall
       2b.i) a gunner's fixed or movable enclosure in an airplane
       2b.ii) a revolving armored structure on a warship that protects one or more guns mounted within it." — Merriam-Webster Dictionary ©2004-2006

"Besides her stem and stern castles the Dorna carried two movable turrets amidships, each about twenty feet high." — Raiders of Gor, page 193.

Turtle
Any of a number of shelled reptiles found in the waters of Gor.

Twelve Tributary Cities
The twelve cities that held "allegiance" to Ar when Marlenus was Ubar; the Home Stones of these twelve cities was kept in Ar as well.

"Strike for the Home Stones of those cities tributary to Ar - they are kept in the Central Cylinder. If you seize them, you can divide Pa-Kur's horde, give the Home Stones to the contingents of the tributary cities, provided they withdraw their forces. If they do not, destroy the Stones." "The soldiers of the Twelve Tributary Cities," he said, "want loot, vengeance, the women of Ar, not just their Stones." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 172.

Twentieth Ahn
The twentieth hour; midnight.

"The tenth Ahn is noon, the twentieth, midnight." — Outlaw of Gor, page 26.

Twist Hobble
Slave hobbles of the red savages, made of leather and twisted into knots; used primarily to keep a slave girl from being stolen. See: Slave Hobbles

"At night," said another lad, "to make it harder to steal them, we put them in twist hobbles and tie them together by the neck, in strings, their hands tied behind their backs. These strings are then picketed near the village." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 125.

Two Spearman Variation
A Kaissa move.

"Your departure from the Two Spearman Variation on the sixteenth move was acute," said Scormus to Hup, paying the Ubar of Ar no attention." — Assassin of Gor, page 329.

Two-Strap
One of the six (6) leather reins used in guiding a tarn. Tarl Cabot was able to teach his tarn to respond to verbal strap commands.

"Two-strap!' I called, and the bird now veered to the right, still climbing at the same angle. — Outlaw of Gor, pages 129-130.

Two Tarnsman Opening
A Kaissa move.

"Will he use the Two Tarnsmen opening?" asked a man. — Beasts of Gor, page 81.

Tyros
One of the largest of the port islands and prominent maritime Ubarate of Gor.

"It is perhaps worth remarking, briefly, on the power of Port Kar, with it being understood that the forces of both Cos and Tyros, the other two significant maritime Ubarates in know Thassa, are quite comparable." — Raiders of Gor, page 133.

 

 

Special Note

Because of the differences in publishing the books, depending upon whether published in the U.S. or Europe, depending upon whether a first publishing or a Masquerade Books release, page numbers will often vary. All of my quotes are from original, first-printing U.S. publications (see The Books page for a listing of publishers and dates) with the exception of the following books:

• Tarnsman of Gor (2nd Printing, Balantine)
• Outlaw of Gor (11th Printing, Balantine)
• Priest-Kings of Gor (2nd Printing, Balantine)
• Assassin of Gor (10th Printing, Balantine)
• Raiders of Gor (15th Printing, Balantine)
• Captive of Gor (3rd Printing, Balantine)

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