sa (noun): daughter
Sacred Place (noun): the name given to a place located in the Sardar Mountains. It is considered taboo, perilous, and, until the time of Tarl Cabot, no man had ever returned from a journey to it. Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 29
Sa-eela (noun): one of the most sensual and erotic of slave dances; it consists of five distinct portions; belongs to the class of slave dance known as Lure Dances of the Love- Starved Slavegirl Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 259
sa-fora (noun): Chain Daughter or Daughter of the . Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 30 Book 8: Hunters of Gor ,page 194
sajel (noun):a drug which causes harmless pustules to erupt on the body; in combination with gieron, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 154
Salerian Confederation (noun): an alliance of 4 cities, Ti, Port Olni, Lara, and Vonda, formed to rid the Olni River of pirates and to protect inland shipping. Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 171 Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 88 Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 283
salt, red (noun): some of the salt mines in the Tahari Desert Waste area of Klima, deliver a salt, famed on Gor, that is red in color from deposits of ferrous oxide. It is called the Red Salt of Kasra, after it's port of embarkation at the juncture of the Upper and Lower Fayeen. Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, pages 20 and 238
salt shark (noun): a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw, several rows of triangular teeth, a sickle- like tail, and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 251
salt, white (noun): mined by the slaves who manage to live through a punishing march over the white hot crusts of salt of the Tahari Wastes to Klima, for example. Salt, mined from the Tahari makes up 20% of the salt used in various products of Gor. The forced marches to Klima can only be done in the fall, winter, or spring when the surface temperature of the salt crusts reach 160 degree's Farenheit and the air temperature ranges from 120 to 140 degree's. The mining, harvesting, sifting, purifying and packaging process turn out nine qualities of salt which are shipped all over Gor. Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 231, and 238-240
salt, yellow (noun): references to yellow salt as 'of the south' and on a table exist, but no other description has been found. Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 86 Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 186-187
Samnium (noun): two hundred pasangs east and south of Brundisium, a walled city, spared the savageries of war with Cos, because of her alliance with them. Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, pages 9 and 14
san (adj.): one; fem. sana Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 146
sa'ng (adj.): without Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 216
sa-fora (noun; lit. 'chain-daughter'): slavegirl
sa'ng-fori (noun; lit. 'without chains'): freedom or liberty! Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 216
sapa (adjective): Kailla or Dust Leg term meaning black. Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 246 sar (noun): king Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 13
Sardar (noun): priest-kings, large (c. 8 ft. tall) intelligent insects who are the true rulers of Gor; the mountain range where the Priest- Kings live Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 13
Sardar Mountain Fairs (noun): huge fairs held 4 times each year at the foot of the Sardar Mountains; they coincide with the equinoxes and solstices (En'Kara-spring, En'Var-summer, Se'Kara-fall, & Se'Var); for the during of the Fair, the area is neutral territory: no one may be enslaved at the Fair (though slaves captured elsewhere may be sold), & no blood may be spilled; serves as a trading point for information and merchandise; every Gorean is required to visit the Fair at least once before the age of 25 Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 179
Sardar Mountain Fairs, En'Kara (noun): occurs during the spring, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year. Book 20: Players of Gor, page 8
Sardar Mountain Fairs, En'Var (noun): occurs during the summer solstice, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year. Book 5: Assassins of Gor, pages 78-79
Sardar Mountain Fairs, Se'Kara (noun): occurs in the fall, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year. Book 5: Assassins of Gor, page 78
Sardar Mountain Fairs, Se'Var (noun): occurs during the winter solstice, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year. Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 309
Sardar Mountains (noun): legendary location of the Sacred Place home of the Priest-Kings, they are 1000 pasangs from Ko-ro-Ba, in the North. They are smaller than other mountain ranges such as those of Thentis or the Voltai mountains. Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 29
Sa-Tarna (noun; lit. 'life-daughter'): staple gorean grain, described as yellow shafts growing in rows in a field. Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 43 Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 102
Sa-Tassna (noun; lit. 'life-mother'): meat; food in general Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 43
scarlet rug (noun): a submission rug used in Tharna on which a free woman naked and bound with yellow cords must submit as slave to her master first hearing him recite a ritual poem then yielding physically. Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 205
Schendi (noun): a port city just south of the equator having a population of c. 1 million citizens, most black. It is the base of operations for the League of Black Slavers. It's harbor on the Thassa is the entry for the Kamba and Nyoka Rivers which lead to the interior of the Schendi rainforest. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 16, 100, 115 and 123
Schendi, rainforest of (noun): a vast rain forest covering thousands of square pasangs on the equator. It's western border is the Thassa and it's port of Schendi. Two great lakes puncturate it's center, Lake Ngao and Lake Ushindi, four hundred pasangs apart. The rain forest is home to myriad varieties of insects, birds, fish, mammals, rodents and reptiles and some of the most unique flora to be found on Gor. Book 13: Explorer's of Gor, pages 100, 115, 116, 309 - 312
scmitar (noun): the preferred weapon of the tribesmen of the Tahari. A wickedly curved blade, so sharp that a bit of silk dropped upon it would fall, parted, to the floor. The wielder of such a weapon presses forward with lightening moves, in rapid, diagonal, figure-eight strokes, his booted foot stamped forward, his body turned to the left, minimizing target, his head to the right, maximizing vision, his rear foot at right angles to the attack line, maximizing leverage, assuring balance. On kailla-back, it is carried, sheathed, hanging from the saddle. Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 120, 122, and 234
Scribes, Caste of (noun): the Caste which includes the scholars and clerks of Gor. There are divisions and rankings within the group, from simple copiers to the savants of the city. Blue. Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 44
scrolls, Gorean (noun): Manuals of the Pens of Mira, Leonora's Compendium, Songs of Dina, or Hargon's The Nature and Arts of the Female Slave are all texts with information or instruction about slavery, sometimes used in slave training. Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 193
se (adj.): second Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
second growth patches (noun): area's of the jungle that are impenetrable or almost impenetrable, not characteristic of the virgin rain forest. They occur when land is cleared and abandoned. Often found along rivers. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 313
Second Knowledge (noun): the education available to the higher castes; it is more esoteric, and includes knowledge of Earth Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 41 and 45
second slave (phrase): referring to the serving of black wine and the custom of having two slaves attending, one with a tray holding cream and sweeteners, and the second girl fetching and serving the pot of hot black wine. If no cream or sweetener is desired, then only the 'second slave' is needed. Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 74 Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 245
second wine (noun): a breeding wine reverses the contraceptive effects of slave wine. Book 18 Blood Brothers of Gor, page 319
seduction slave (noun): a kajirus used to seduce a Free Woman into violating the couch law and becoming slave. Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 8
Se'Kara-Lar-Torvis (noun): The Second Kara or the Second Turning the month of the autumnal equinox roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of September. but usually called simply Se'Kara Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
self-contract, limited, slave (noun): an arrangement wherein a Free Woman contracts to be an experimental slave for a period of time ranging from one night to a year. Her documents will contain a specified termination date. Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 101
Selnar (noun): the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ko-ro-ba and some other cities) Book 5 Assassin of Gor, page 235
semnium (noun): a public building which houses the high council, or governing body. Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, pages 108, 141
sereem diamonds (noun): red, sparking, white-flecked stones of great value. Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 92
Se'Var (noun; lit. 'second resting'): the tenth month of the Gorean calendar that of the winter solstice roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of December. Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Se'Var -Lar-Torvis (noun): the Second Resting of the Central Fire simply known as Se'Var. Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
shelter trench (noun): to escape the blistering heat of the Tahari, where temperatures can reach 175 degree's Farenheit, a trench, 4 or 5 feet deep and 18 inches wide is dug. Temperatures are 50 degrees cooler 1 or two feet below the surface of the desert. The trench is drawn perpendicular to the path of the sun, so it provides the maximum shade for the longest period of time. Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 21
she-urts (noun; short for 'she-urts of the wharves'): homeless free girls - runaways, vagabonds, orphans, etc. - who live near the canals in port cities, surviving by scavenging, begging, stealing, and sleeping with paga attendants; they sleep wherever they find space, and usually wear a brief tunic instead of Robes of Concealment Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 62
shield, Kurii (noun): a wide iron shield, round and four feet in diameter. Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 171
shield, northern (noun): round and wooden, variously painted, they are reinforced with iron bands, or leather, or small bronze plates. Hung, overlapping over the side of a ship, they are an indication of peaceful intent. Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 32
shield, round (noun): The round shield is formed from concentric, overlapping layers of hardened leather riveted together and bound with hoops of brass. It is fitted with the double sling for carrying on the left arm. Normally the Gorean shield is painted boldly and has infixed in it some device for identifying the bearer's city. Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 21 Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 68
shipping collar (noun): a loose, generic collar worn by slaves when being shipped as cargo
shrub, kanda (noun): A shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots while chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic. Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 43
shrub, kes (noun): a shrub whose salty blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage, a Gorean soup. Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 45
shu (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet which is probably oriental in origin. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 9
side-block girl (noun): a slave girl sold for a fixed price from the side block of a slave auction house instead of auctioned from the main block; used disparagingly. Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 107
sidge (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from cuneiform Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 9
signature knot (noun): a complex knot whose tying is known only to the one who invented it. Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 214
Sign of the Hammer (noun): the sign of Thor, made by holding up a clenched fist. In Torvaldsland, spiritual allegiance is to ancient gods, such as Odin and Thor. Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 48 and 82
silk girl (noun): term used by those of Torvaldsland to denote a slavegirl from the southern cities; often used disparagingly Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 144
silk slave (noun): a male pleasure slave. His function, unlike the common kajirus, is attendance to a free woman. Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, pages 157 and 164 Book 25: Mercenaries of Gor, page 437
silver ships (noun): the name given to gorean space ships used on periodic visits to earth for the harvest of barbarian girls and other goods called 'Voyages of Acquisition'. Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 40
silver tubes (noun) charged cylindrical weapons manually operated; incorporated principles much like the 'Flame Death Mechanism'. Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 229
sim plant (noun): a rambling, tangled vine-like plant with huge, rolling leaves, raised in the pasture chambers of the Nest Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 214
Singers, Caste of (noun): One of the low castes. On Gor the singer or poet is regarded as a craftsman who makes strong sayings he has his role to play in the social structure celebrating battles and histories singing of heroes and cities but also he is expected to sing of living and of love and joy not merely of arms and glory; and too it is his function to remind the Goreans from time to time of loneliness and death lest they should forget that they are men. The Caste name is interchangeable with Caste of Poets. Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 103
sip root (noun): a bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor , pages 46, 124 and 319
sirik (noun): a arrangement of chains used to display a slavegirl rather than confine her; it consists of a collar, to which about five feet of chain is attached; part-way down the chain is a pair of manacles, and the chain terminates in a set of shackles Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor pages, 83 and 158 Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages, 165-166
sirik, work (noun): resembles the common sirik but the wrists, to permit work, are granted about a yard of chain. Like the common sirik, it is a lovely chain; women are beautiful in it. Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 145
six-strap (noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely to climb steadily and to the left. Six-Strap! Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 129
Skjern (noun): an island in Thassa, it is located West of bleak, rocky Torvaldsland and north of the northern forests. Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 198
slave basket (noun): a wicker basket strapped to a tarn to transport slaves. Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 51
slave beads (noun): colorful glass or wooden strings of beads, suitable to be given to kajira at Master's whim. Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 82
slave bells (noun): tiny bells which give off a sensual shimmer of sound; threaded by the dozen on thongs or chains, they may be tied or locked around a girl's ankles or wrists, or attached to her collar; are worn or removed only at the whim of a Master. Thought to be symbolic of their status of domestic animals, property, in bondage. Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 84 Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 20-21
slave belly (noun): the area of the abdomen around the navel; so called because only slavegirls expose their navels Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 335 Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 334
slave blanket (noun): thin cotton-like blanket woven from the soft fibers of the Rep Plant to protect her from the cold. Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 67
slave box, punishment (noun): small square (3x3') iron box with a door having a viewing aperture of 7 inches x1/2 inches in the middle and a pass-through of 12x2 inches at the base; a punishment device for slaves. Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 313-314
slave box, transportation (noun): small, iron box used for the transportation of slaves. Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 120
slave bracelets (noun): manacles of various types intended to restrain the wrists of a slave; some are akin to handcuffs while some are almost jewelry light restraining bracelets made of blue and gold stones. Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 102 Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 218
slave bracelet, identificatory (noun): used in lieu of a collar, described as silver, it is attached to the wrist of a slave. Information about the owner is inscribed. Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 430, 441, and 459
