Quotesparttwo

"As the woman approached I suddenly became
aware again of Saphrar speaking. Behold my ward, he was saying, indicating
the approaching girl. The richest woman in all Turia, Kamchak said. When she
reaches her majority, Saphrar remarked. Until then, I gathered, her means were in
the doubtless capable hands of Saphrar the merchant. The supposition was later
confirmed by Kamchak. Saphrar was not related to the girl, but had been appointed
by the Turian merchants, on whom he undoubtedly exercised considerable influence,
the guardian of the girl following the death of her father in a Paravaci caravan raid
several years before. The father of Aphris of Turia, Tethrar of Turia, had been the richest
merchant in this city, itself one of the richest cities of Gor. There had been no surviving
male heir and the considerable wealth of Tethrar of Turia was now that of his daughter,
Aphris, who would assume control of these remarkable fortunes upon attaining her
majority, which event was to occur this spring."
( Nomads of Gor pg. 91 )

"I took a coin from the leather sack and threw it to the proprietor.
He snatched it expertly from the air like a skeptical cormorant. He examined the coin.
It was a silver tarn disk. He bit against the metal, the muscles on his jaw bulging in the
lamplight. A trace of avaricious pleasure appeared in his eyes. I knew he would not care
to return it. What caste is it? I demanded. The proprietor smiled. Money has no caste,
he said. Bring me food and drink, I said." .... "I had hardly settled myself behind the table
when the proprietor had placed a large, fat pot of streaming Kal-da before me. it almost
burned my hands to lift the pot." .... "The proprietor arrived with hot bread, honey, salt and, to my delight, a huge, hot roasted chunk of tarsk. I crammed my mouth with food and washed it dow
n with another thundering draught of Kal-da."
( Outlaw of Gor pg. 77--79 )

"You have in the ten round ships, I said, one hundred tarns,
with riders. Yes, said he, and as you asked, with each tarn a knotted rope
and five of the seamen of Port Kar. .... I will have a hundred stones of
gold for the use of these birds and my men, said Terence of Treve. .... A hundred stones,
I said, though a high price, seems small enough, considering the risk you will encounter."
( Raiders of Gor pg. 272 - 273 )

"A silver tarsk a month, said the officer. This was a handsome sum.
I was sure it was more than most of the men about me were receiving. ....
Seldom, said the officer, have I seen steel move as swiftly, as deceptively,
as yours. My offer stands. Rations and a silver tarsk, one for each month of
service. Rations and a gold tarsk said the woman, looking down at me.
She had made the offer without consulting the officer. She had obviously much authority and power."
( Savages of Gor pg. 89 - 90 )

"I hired mercenaries, said he. I went to the Jeweled Whip
last night and made the arrangements. Things would have
gone quite smoothly if you had stayed where you were supposed to be.
.... How many are there? I asked. A hundred, or better, said Marcus.
And I assure you these sleen do not come cheap. ..... The leader of
the Mercenaries hefted the bag of gold in his hand. ..... But it is a
hundred pieces of gold, I said tarns disks of Ar, full weight."
( Vagabonds of Gor pg. 470 - 471 & pg. 484 )

"Whereas caste membership is commonly connected with the
practice of an occupation, such as agriculture, or commerce, or war, there
can be, of course, caste members who are not engaged in caste work and individuals
who do certain forms of work who are not members of that caste commonly associated
with such work. Caste commonly, though not invariably, is a matter of birth. One may,
too, be received into a caste by investment. Normally mating takes place among caste
members, but if the mating is of mixed caste, the woman may elect to retain caste, which is
commonly done, or be received into the caste of the male companion. Caste membership of the
children born of such a union is a function of the caste of the father. Similar considerations,
in certain cities, hold of citizenship. Caste is important to Goreans in a way that is difficult for
members of a non-caste society to understand. Though there are doubtless difficulties
involved with caste structure the caste situation lends an individual identity and pride, allies
him with thousands of caste brothers, and provides him with various opportunities and services.
Recreation on Gor is often associated with caste, and tournaments and entertainments. Similarly,
most public charity on Gor is administered through caste structure. The caste system is not
inflexible and there are opportunities for altering caste, but men seldom avail themselves of them;
they take great pride in their castes, often comparing other's castes unfavorably to their own; a
Gorean's caste, by the time he reaches adulthood, seems to have become a part of his very blood
and being; the average Gorean would no more think of altering caste than the average man of
Earth would of altering his citizenship, from, say, American to Russian, or French to
Chinese. The caste structure, in spite of its many defects, doubtless contributes
to the stability of Gorean society, a society in which the individual has a place, in
which his work is respected, and in which he can plan intelligently with respect to the future."
( Slave Girl of Gor pg. 212 -- 213 )