 Tal, and well
met, Stranger. You are about to enter the world of Gor, the
Counter-Earth. This is a world where Men are Master, and women are
slave. There are exceptions, but that is the general rule. Gor was
created in the novels of John Norman, who presented an alternative
style of humanity. On Gor You will meet Vikings, Mongols, Indians,
pirates, Romans, and on and on. These people came from Urth via the
Voyages of Acquisition of the Priest Kings, and the terrible Kurii,and
continue today. What are these beings, You ask?... Read the
Chronicles.....
You will find essentially medieval technology,
save in the healing arts, which far surpass what is known on Urth.
Technology is deliberately suppressed, the most potent weapon allowed
being the feared and fearsome Peasant Bow. What You will NOT find are
pollution, crime, as it is known on Urth, or any of the other travails
of an industrialized world: they are not allowed. You will NOT find
firearms, metal armor, or engines of mass destruction. You will NOT
find magic, vampyres, ghosts, goblins, gods, or any of the other
mythical beings of a "D and D" world.
Gor is slightly smaller
than Urth, but of greater land mass, mostly plains. It is generally a
bit windier and cooler than Urth. This Camp sits on the Plains of
Turia, that territory claimed by the Wagon Peoples, primarily
descendants of the Mongols of Urth. The Wagon Peoples consist of four
tribes: the Kassar, or Blood People; the Kataii, the Black People; the
Paraveci, or Rich People; and the dreaded Tuchuk, the fiercest of the
Wagon Peoples. This is the Camp of the Tuchuk, where KnightStorm is
Ubar. A few general words of caution follow.
First... on Your
first visit, and ever after, enter with a name. We much prefer that to
anonymous or visitor. Second... keep that name. Multiple personas in
this room are greatly frowned upon. Third... You will be asked to
leave all Your weapons at the Stone... do so. Once You have entered,
as kajirae are available, You will be offered food and drink. If You
are not, ask... politely, as food and drink are Yours for the taking.
If the room is busy, be patient. Do not private message without
permission... none are allowed to do that. If you do pm without asking
permission, expect to be taken to task for it. Ask what questions You
need in public, and do not be embarrassed... We all started as rookies
on Gor. Come in, look around, observe, and visit. Do so carefully
however, for You are on Gor, and a stranger to Us. While We respect
Your right to chat, We ask that You respect Our Way. Finally....
remember that on Gor, the word for stranger and enemy is the same, and
You are considered a stranger until We know You.
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