Slave Punishment 

The Discipline of the Errant Girl

While the slave who is found pleasing will often be treated well, a slave who is found lacking in any way, no matter how minute, is swiftly and very effectively corrected. Gorean masters are not accustomed to "settling," they know what they want, and they expect it, especially from that which they own. Even a preferred girl will not find herself immune to the lash, for regardless of a master's affections, the most prized girl is corrected much the same as the least, if not even held to a higher standard of perfection and discipline.


Punishment can manifest itself in many forms, and can be evoked by any degree of insolence or displeasure, or even for no reason other then the master's whim. How a punishment is carried out is often dependent upon the causative occurrence, the mood of the master, and what he is trying to achieve through the discipline.

Goreans believe heavily in conservation of effort, meaning that they don't just "do" things without purpose. If a girl is to be disciplined, through it she is corrected, shown what will happen to her if she fails again, and often is taught a productive lesson through the actual punishment.

Goreans are also not wasteful, meaning that punishment, for the most part, will not permanently damage or disfigure the girl. Such things as "penalty brands" and "ear notching" do occur for certain infractions such as theft, but to a Gorean, marking or maiming a girl is counter productive and purposeless, excepting extreme circumstance.

It makes no sense to mar the beauty of a girl you are trying to bring the beauty out of, and if the girl is that undesirable to you, sell her to another who might enjoy her more.

She is not a "girlfriend" who has angered or spurned you and now demands your petty revenge, she is only a slave, an animal, an object, and as such can be passed on like any other thing that one grows weary of.

Discipline and punishment on Gor, again, take a very logical and purposeful form, coinciding and complimenting the subject's overall training.

It is not unknown for Gorean men to simply whip a girl because they themselves are angry about some outside thing, but this in itself also holds purpose, as it both releases the aggression of the master, and again shows the girl that no matter how valued, she is still only a prized, right less animal.


Sometimes a man will beat a girl and not tell her why, leaving her own mind to fill in the blanks with things she knows she has done wrong. Things the master may or may not even truly know of.

There are no Laws defining how a slave may be punished or limiting the options involved, rather the Law supports the right of the owner to discipline his girl in any manner he chooses, no matter how extreme. Furthermore, the Laws of most cities support the punishment of an insolent or displeasing girl by any Free Person, regardless of ownership, so long as the property is not damaged or destroyed.

Such is done to ensure that the girl is kept in a constant state of very real slavery, and does not slack when not under her master's eyes. Gorean owners are not offended by this, so long as appropriate, but rather see such as beneficial to the betterment of their property, for it insures the girl does not forget her place, keeping such continually in her mind and making her very aware of who is free and who is not.

It should be added that Gorean Masters 
ommonly do not damage or destroy their 
property, or that of others. While this is 
possible, Goreans on the whole are very 
reasonable thinkers. A damaged slave 
cannot serve as well and loses value. A 
dead slave is worthless. So while these 
things could happen on Gor, do, they 
are not the normal solutions to a disciplinary
problem, a simple one. 

Starvation, deprivation of sex and 
general attention, confinement, humiliation, 
the whip are all far reasonable choices 
for a start. Gorean masters well understand the 
concept of self-mastery, and while a girl 
may anger them, the subject is still only a slave 
and no reason to lose one's self-control over. In 
the case of the property of another, it should be 
kept in mind that the girl, the object, is owned by 
another man, just as any article of worth.

The Property Laws of most cities forbid the destruction or damage of something that is owned by another. A girl may be punished for insolence, but the wanton destruction of another man's property is not acceptable, and is not normal practice.

If such does occur as a matter of accident or in rare circumstance that it is
necessary and fitting, the one responsible is expected to pay the market value of the girl to the former owner. But again, such violation of another man's property is not something that men do out of habit or for any sort of entertainment. If it happens, as most anything to a Gorean, it has a valid reason.

"'She is a slave,' I said. 'Anything could be done with her.'
'By her master,' he said. 'Not just anyone.'
'True,' I said. One did not have the right, for example, to kill or 
maim the slave of another, any more thean any other domestic 
animal which might belong to someone else. In this sense the slave 
is accorded some protection from free persons who do not own her in 
virtue of certain general considerations of property law. The power of 
the master over the slave, on the other hand, is absolute. He can do whatever 
he wishes with her. She belongs to him, completely."
-MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 330

"'Any free man may discipline an insolent or errant slave,' I said, 'even one 
who is the least bit displeasing, even one he might merely feel like disciplining. 
If she is killed, or injured, he need only pay compensation to her master, and that 
only if the master can be located within a specific amount of time and requests 
such compensation.' In virtue of such customs and statutes the perfect discipline 
under which Gorean slaves are kept is maintained and guaranteed even when they 
are not within the direct purview of their masters or their appointed agents."
- PLAYERS OF GOR, Pg. 235

"You cannot punish me!' she cried. 'You are not my masters!'
'Any free person can punish an errant slave girl,' I said. 'Surely you do not think 
that her behavior fails to be subject to supervision and correction as soon as 
she is out of her Master's sight?'"
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 225

"It is the duty of a slave girl to be fully and completely pleasing to men. 
Were she not so she would be subject to sever punishment, including even torture 
and death, should it be the master's wish."
- SLAVE GIRL OF GOR, Pg. 226

Common Forms of Punishment

What follows is a short list of some common forms of slave punishment used on Gor. This is by far not a complete list, but is simply presented to give the reader more information to base his thoughts on, with those examples selected, chosen to provide a range of idea, effect and method.

Gorean men do not rely on methods of punishment as the primary means to invoke a girl's submission. A Gorean man uses his very manhood itself to train a slave. The whip and various other articles are secondary considerations at best, tools to be used in conjunction with this manhood.

While fear of the lash can keep a girl in line, and perhaps help her take her first steps towards the fullness of her slavery, it is the man's very being, coupled with the girl's biological nature, which bring out the slave within. Fear and steel can keep her body a slave, but it is much more that causes the depths of submission which produce a slave in absolute being.


Whipping

The "Kurt" or five-bladed Gorean slave whip is a commonly used, and very
effective form of punishment. So long as it is used properly it will not mark the
flesh of the slave, but will cause flashes of intense, burning pain. Often, when a 
girl is first collared, she will be given an initiatory whipping so that she might know what such feels like against her skin. Usually, once a girl has felt the lash of the kurt, she will swiftly seek to be pleasing in any possible way, rather than face the whip again. 

The Kurt is normally hung in open view within a household for just such a reason, that the slave might continually see the lash, and not forget what it is like to feel it.

Whipping on Gor is not done for sexual pleasure, as Goreans do not face the contradictions and frustrations which breed this form of environment, and the resulting desire. Whipping is done for discipline and correction, and is not normally something a slave girl will ever seek.

Some kajirae who have grown deeply accustomed to their slavery will sometimes relish the use of the whip, if not the feel, but this is not due to any form of responding sexual pleasure or release. In such uncommon cases, the whip is telling the girl in a very clear way that she is owned, a slave, an animal, and she is mastered.

The strike of the whip and the pain caused is not enjoyed, but the knowledge that she is so deeply owned, shown in very real terms by the lash, is comforting and happily accepted, even as she is being punished. It in a sense reinforces what her mind and body have already come to gladly accept, that her very being is slave to men.

Deprivation of Use

As a slave develops and grows, so too does her sexual responsiveness, need, and ability. These factors become a powerful drive within the girl, and as a result, a powerful tool for the owner. Sexuality is one of the facets of a slave girl, and it, just like the others, must be developed and molded to fit the desire of the Master.

This process in itself can be used to train the girl, in a sense, her sexual training being a means to correct and control her in her overall development. It can be given as a reward, or taken away as a form of punishment, and in both ways becomes an increasingly effective means of control and conditioning, respective to the stages of her development as a slave.

From the time of her first "slave orgasm," the girl begins to need the touch of a man, creating a sort of dependency, perhaps even addiction. It is said that while men have sex, women are sex manifested, and the "slave orgasm," with its associated need, aptly supports this opinion.

A "slave orgasm" is a deep form of sexual release, far more fulfilling and complete than any free woman can possibly know. It is not something that is given to the girl by the master, but rather taken by him from deep inside of her, as he wishes and when he chooses.

The control of the girl is further developed by control of her orgasm, with the slave only being allowed to release upon command, usually in response to the girl's abject and desperate begging. Only a girl who knows herself to be helpless before one who would treat her fully and only as a slave, a man who would accept nothing less, can achieve "slave orgasm."

The deprivation of sexual use can thus quickly become a powerful means to correct and control a slave girl. She will seek ever harder to be pleasing in the hope of being touched and used. This is a constant motivating factor in how a girl acts, and a part of her overall need to be found pleasing to men.

Deprivation of sex can be more painful to a girl, in different ways, than even the use of the whip, with the latter at times even being preferred. The reward or loss equation is an extremely useful tool to a Master, with the punished girl quickly seeking to correct the situation, end the punishment and gain the resulting reward.

Denial of Clothing

A slave is something which is owned, not something that owns, a possession devoid of its own possessions. When a slave is given something, particularly and primarily clothing or jewelry, it does not become her property, she has no rights to it, it is simply something she is allowed to have for as long as the Master chooses, an object which enhances his pleasure in her.

It is not something given to "protect her modesty," slave garments are usually far too revealing and scandalous to do anything other then bring
even more attention to the girl's sexuality, making the girl also more aware of it herself.

But besides being something enjoyable to the Master, this provides the owner with another degree of control, presented in the giving and taking of those certain articles, most particularly, clothing.

Even the simplest of rags, a bare strip of cloth that does little to conceal anything, will be prized by the slave girl, as precious to her as the finest of expensive garments. Often, this object is something she must earn in the first place, her nudity teaching her quickly the condition she is held in, and that first scrap of cloth being something that when given is a symbol of accomplishment as one having been found somewhat pleasing, and which furthers the bond of dependency to the master.

This article, once given, may of course be taken from her at the whim of her owner. This gives another dimension of power and control, for the girl will seek to keep what very little she is allowed to hold, particularly simple garments, and this also obviously provides an excellent method of discipline.

The article might be taken away as punishment or simply due to mood, for a limited time, or for a long period, with the effect of nudity and the uncertainty as to when it might occur, leaving the girl with a feeling of excited helplessness.

Though many feel that even more attention is brought to a girl's sexuality when she is dressed in slave garments, than simply left naked, the girl will seek to be allowed any sort of article with which to clothe herself. Even if scandalous and highly sexual in itself, garments provide a sense of security that is much sought by the slave girl, who by simple nature of her condition, is often left unsure.

Removal of Name

A Gorean slave girl possesses nothing, not even her name. Such is given and taken at the whim of the master, and the name chosen itself is further based upon what he desires and what he finds pleasing.

When the girl is named, her consciousness understands clearly that like an animal, a pet, she has been given a name by her master.

This event can be a happy one for the girl, but it also puts a very clear mark on her psyche, one whose meaning and ramifications is not lost. In this way, the naming of a slave can be used as a means to train the girl, and also punish her.

When a slave is nameless, she undergoes a feeling of shame and worthlessness, a condition that causes the placement of even the most simple or perhaps demeaning name to be welcomed gladly. In the nameless state, the girl is made to feel even more like an animal, an object, less human and more insignificant, helpless and powerless.

The removal of a girl's name as a form of punishment, regulates the girl to this state of unimportance and impotence both internally and externally, as she not only feels this herself, but is shamed in front of other men and her slave peers.

This can also be coupled with treating the girl as an actual animal, having her feed, crawl on all fours, and act as such, perhaps even not allowing her to speak, thus amplifying the overall effect. A nameless slave is the lowest of the low, an object not even worth a name to be called by. No slave would long enjoy this, as Gorean slaves thrive on being found pleasing, and as both "worthless animals," and simply women, need to feel that they are possessions that are wanted and desired.

Degradation and humiliation is not a pleasing stimulus to such a girl. It may help her at times to become a better slave, to seek to be more pleasing, but it in itself is not a reward, even if the result of the discipline may make her more deeply feel a slave.

Shearing of Hair

Gorean slave girls commonly wear their hair long and loose. Such is appealing to men, a sign of beauty and femininity, and a symbol of the girl's position in society. Normally, only free women will wear their hair up, and neither free or slave will dye their hair as such is considered unnatural and fraudulent, especially in terms of the slave trade.

The shearing of a girls head hair and/or her pubic hair is a very visible and lasting sign of her being disciplined. It is an embarrassment to the girl, makes her feel less attractive and less feminine, and displays to the world the fact that her owner has found her displeasing. 

The length of time the hair takes to grow back, causes the girl to constantly remember why she was sheared in the first place, and quickly fosters the understanding that this is not something she wishes to have happen again.

"Lack of compliance by a slave girl to a command in the Gorean world is
unthinkable. She obeys."
- SLAVE GIRL OF GOR, Pg. 125

"The brand is to be distinguished from the collar, though both are a
designation of slavery. The primary significance 
of the collar is that it identifies the master and
his city. The collar of a given girl maybe be changed countless times, but the
brand continues throughout to bespeak her status."
- OUTLAW OF GOR, Pg. 187