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burned into the flesh of animals and slaves to mark them as property; specific brands include the kef (common kajira brand), Dina, Palm, mark of Treve, mark of Port Kar, mark of the Tahari, mark of Torvaldsland etc. Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 189 Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 51 Bond-maid Brand described as a half circle about an inch and a quarter in width, adjoined at it's right tip by a steep, diagnonal line an inch and a quarter in height. In the north, the bond-maid is reffered to as a woman whose belly lies beneath the sword. Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 87 Dina "I had seen the design at the tip of the iron. It was a small flower, stylized, it was circular, about an inch and a half in diameter, it was not unlike a small rose, it was incredibly lovely and delicate." Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 52 "I have five brands," said the metal worker, "the common Kaura brand, the Dina, the Palm, the mark of Treve, the mark of Port Kar." Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 70 Forkbeard The brand used by Forkbeard is not uncommon in the north, though there is less uniformity in Torvaldsland on these matters than in the south, where the merchant caste, with its recommendations for standardization, is more powerful. All over Gor, of course, the slave girl is a familiar commodity. 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 height. The brand is, like many, symbolic. In the north, the bond-maid is sometimes referred to as a women whose belly lies beneath the sword. Book 9: Mauraders of Gor, page 87 Kan-lara slave brand. Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 80 Kassar The standard of the Kassars is that of a scarlet, three-weighted bola, which hangs from a lance; the symbolic representation of a bola, three circles joined at the center by lines, is used to mark their bosk and slaves; Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 106 Kataii the standard of the Kataii is a yellow bow, bound across a black lance, their brand is also that of a bow, facing to the left Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 106 Kaura "I have five brands," said the metal worker, "the common Kaura brand, the Dina, the Palm, the mark of Treve, the mark of Port Kar." Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 70 Kef "The man, placing heavy gloves on his hands, withdrew from the brazier a slave iron. Its tip was a figure some inch and a half high, the first letter in the cursive script, in the Gorean alphabet, of the expression Kajira. It is a beautiful letter." Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 51 For example,. in the slave brand, the 'kef', though clearly a Kef and in cursive script, is more floral, in the extended, upturned, frondlike curls, than would be the common cursive Kef. This tends to make the mark more feminine. It is at this point that the symbolism of the brand becomes clear. The two frondlike curls indicate femininity and beauty; the staff, in its uncompromising severity, indicates that the femininity is subject to discipline; the upturned curves on the frondlike curls indicate total openness and vulnerability. it is a very simple, lovely brand, simple, as befits a slave, lovely, as befits a woman. Book 13: Explorers of Gor pg. 12 I had now been branded, a small, graceful mark burned into my left thigh, high, under the hip. It had a vertical bar, a rather strict one, with two curling, frondlike extensions, rather near its base, as though in submission to it. It looked a little like a 'K.' Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 67 Knife Brand rather like a tattoo, an appropriate design is cut into the thigh of a slave and a colored powder is rubbed into it. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 330 Kurii Incidentally, there are many brands on Gor. Two that almost never occur on Gor, by the way, are those of the moons and collar, and of the chain and claw. The first of these commonly occurs in certain of the Gorean enclaves on Earth, which serve as headquarters for agents of the Priest-Kings, the second tends to occur in the lairs of Kurii agents on Earth; the first brand consists of a locked collar and, ascending diagonally above it, extending to the right, three quarter moons; this brand indicates the girl is subject to Gorean discipline, the chain-and-claw brand signifies, of course, slavery and subjection with the compass of the Kur yoke. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 12 Mark of Port Kar "I have five brands," said the metal worker, "the common Kaura brand, the Dina, the Palm, the mark of Treve, the mark of Port Kar." Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 70 Merchant Brand a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns for any wishing to do business with the Wagon Peoples that allows their passage over the plains; the stigma connected with this brand is that it suggests that any approaching the wagons do so as slaves . Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 34 Palm "I have five brands," said the metal worker, "the common Kaura brand, the Dina, the Palm, the mark of Treve, the mark of Port Kar." Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 70 Paravaci the Paravaci standard is a large banner of jewels beaded on golden wires, forming the head and horns of a bosk its value is incalculable, the Paravaci brand is a symbolic representation of a bosk head, a semicircle resting on an inverted isosceles triangle. Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 106 Passage Brand a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns found on the forearm of goreans, it's presence guaranteeing their safe passage, at certain seasons, across the plains of the Wagon People. Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 34 Penalty Brand small 1/4 inch brands that mark a convicted liar, thief, traitor etc. Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 310 Liar: "This is a penalty brand,' he said. 'It marks you as a liar." - Book 7: Captive of Gor P.310 Thief: "This penalty brand," said Rask of Treve, lifting another iron from the brazier, again with a tiny letter at its glowing termination, "marks you also as what you are, as a thief." Book 7: Captive of Gor P.310 Traitor: "This third iron," said Rask of Treve, "is, too, a penalty iron. I mark you with this not for myself, but for Ute." Through raging tears I saw, white hot, the tiny letter. "It marks you as a traitress," said Rask of Treve. He looked at me, with fury. "Be marked as a traitress," he said. Then he pressed the third iron into my flesh. As it entered my flesh, biting and searing, I saw Ute watching, her face betraying no emotion. I screamed, and wept, and screamed." Book 7: Captive of Gor P.310 Priest-Kings Incidentally, there are many brands on Gor. Two that almost never occur on Gor, by the way, are those of the moons and collar, and of the chain and claw. The first of these commonly occurs in certain of the Gorean enclaves on Earth, which serve as headquarters for agents of the Priest-Kings, the second tends to occur in the lairs of Kurii agents on Earth; the first brand consists of a locked collar and, ascending diagonally above it, extending to the right, three quarter moons, this brand indicates the girl is subject to Gorean discipline, the chain-and-claw brand signifies, of course, slavery and subjection with the compass of the Kur yoke. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 12 Schendi Brand "Rather like a tattoo, an appropriate design is cut into the thigh of a slave and a colored powder is rubbed into it. Used in the jungle of Schendi. From the box he then took a small, curved knife and a tiny, cylindrical leather flask. I gritted my teeth, but made no sound. With the small knife he gashed my left thigh, making upon it a small, strange design. He then took a powder, orange in color, from the flask and rubbed it into the wound." Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 330 Tahari Brand "With a heavy glove, Hassan pulled an iron from the brazier. "What do you think of this brand?" he asked. It was the Taharic slave mark. "It is beautiful," I said. "But let us assure ourselves that this will be a common slave, one fit to sell north." "A good idea," said Hassan. He returned the one iron to the brazier and reached for another. It glowed red. It was a fine iron, clean and precise. At it's tip, bright red, was the common Kajira slave mark of Gor. " Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor" page 337 "I had little doubt that it would be the Tahari brand which, white hot, would be pressed into the thigh of the new slave, marking her thenceforth as merchandise. The contact surface of the iron would be formed into the Taharic character 'Kef,' which, in Taharic, is the initial letter of the expression 'Kajira,' the most common expression in Gorean for a female slave." Book 10: Tribesman of Gor" page 148 The initial printed letter of 'Kajira,' rather than the cursive letter, as generally, is used as the common brand for women in the Tahari. Both the cursive letter in common Gorean and the printed letter in Taharic are rather lovely, both being somewhat floral in appearance." Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor" page 148 & 149 Thief's Brand tiny 1/4 inch three-pronged brand worn on the cheek of those of the Caste of Thieves, who are found only in Port Kar . Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 104 Book 17: Mercenaries of Gor, page 239 Treve (Mark of Treve) "I have five brands," said the metal worker, "the common Kaura brand, the Dina, the Palm, the mark of Treve, the mark of Port Kar." Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 70 "I have never seen a brand of Treve," I said. "It is rare," said Ena, proudly. "May I see your brand?" I asked. I was curious. "Of course," said Ena, and she stood up and, extending her left leg, drew her long, lovely white garment to her hip, revealing her limb. I gasped. Incised deeply, precisely, in that slim, lovely, now-bared thigh was a startling mark, beautiful, insolent, dramatically marking that beautiful thigh as that which it now could only be, that of a female slave. "It is beautiful," I whispered. Ena pulled away the clasp at the left shoulder of her garment, dropping it to her ankles. She was incredibly beautiful. "Can you read?" she asked. "No," I said. She regarded the brand. "It is the first letter, in cursive script," she said, "of the name of the city of Treve." Book 6: Captive of Gor, page 277 Tuchuk I supposed that on the morrow Kamchak would call for the Tuchuk Iron Master, to brand what he called his little barbarian, the brand of the Tuchuk slave, incidentally, is not the same as that generally used in the cities, which for girls, is the first letter of the expression Kajira in cursive script. but the sign of the four bask horns that of the Tuchuk standard; the brand of the four bosk horns, set in such a manner as to somewhat resemble the letter "H." is only about an inch high, the common Gorean brand, on the other hand, is usually an inch and a half to two inches high, the brand of the four bosk horns, of course, is also used to mark the bosk of the Tuchuks, but there, of course, it is much larger, forming roughly a six-inch square, following the branding, I supposed that Kamchak would have one of the tiny nose rings affixed, all Tuchuk females, slave or free, wear such rings, after these things there would only remain, of course, an engraved Turian collar and the clothing of Elizabeth Cardwell Kajira. Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 62
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