The Castes
 

High Castes    Lower Castes    Non-Caste

There was once a large list of classes and subclasses here, the only ones included now are ones where quotes and references can be found for them, if you have some quotes please forward them to be included
 

Five High Castes

At the government building there are five stone chairs.. one for each of the head Master of the caste. There is a wide band of the caste color going from the floor to the ceiling six stories high behind the each Master's chair.
 

White Caste -  Caste of Initiates
The religion of the Priest-Kings is institutionalized and ritualized by the caste of Initiates. They guide the spiritual life of Goreans through their rituals and prayers to the Priest Kings. Some they say have the ability to call down the wrath of the Priest Kings, or the dreaded "Flame Death," upon those who commit blasphemous acts or who conspire against the Priest Kings. They are easily recognized by their white robes, shaven heads and faces, and their refusal to eat meat or imbibe alcohol. They are celibate, well learned and read although they tend to be feared and distrusted by the lower castes.

It is forbidden for Initiates to touch women, and, of course, for women to touch them. Initiates also avoid meat and beans. A good deal of their time, I gather, is devoted to sacrifices, chants, prayers, and the perusal of mystical lore. By means of the study of mathematics they attempt to purify themselves.
Magicians of Gor  pg17

The religion of the Priest-Kings, - institutionalized and ritualized by the caste of Initiates, had made little headway among the primitive men to the north. It had, however, taken hold in many towns, such as Kassau. Initiates often used their influence and their gold, and pressures on trade and goods, to spread their beliefs and rituals. Sometimes a chieftain, converted to their ways, would enforce his own commitments on his subordinates. Indeed, this was not unusual. Too, often, a chiefs conversion would bring with it, even without force, those of his people who felt bound to him in loyalty. Sometimes, too, the religion of the Priest-Kings, under the control of the initiates, utilizing secular rulers, was propagated by fire and sword. Sometimes those who insisted on retaining the old ways, or were caught making the sign of the fist, the hammer, over their ale, were subjected to death by torture. One that I had heard of had been boiled alive in one of the great sunken, wooden-lined tubs in which meat was boiled for retainers. The water is heated by placing rocks, taken from a fire, into the water. When the rock has been in the water it is removed with a rake and then reheated. Another had been roasted alive on a spit over a long fire. It was said that he did not utter a sound. Another was slain when an adder forced into his mouth tore its way free through the side of his face.
I looked at the cold, haughty, pale face of the High Initiate on his throne.
He was flanked by minor initiates, in their white robes, with shaven heads.
Initiates do not eat meat, or beans. They are trained in the mysteries of mathematics. They converse among them-selves in archaic Gorean, which is no longer spoken among the people. Their services, too, are conducted in this language. Portions of the services, however, are translated into contemporary Gorean. When I had first come to Gor I had been forced to learn certain long prayers to the Priest-Kings, but I had never fully mastered them, and had, by now, long forgoiten them. Still I recognized them when heard. Even now, on a high
platform, behind the white rail, an Initiate was reading one aloud to the congregation.
I was never much fond of the meetings, the services and the rituals of initiates, but I had some special interest in the service which was being held today.
Marauders of Gor Page 26

Initiates commonly wear white and have their heads shaved. They also, supposedly, and perhaps actually, on the whole, abstain from alcohol and women. They count as one of the five high castes, the others being the Physicians, Scribes, Builders and Warriors. In some cities they quite powerful, in others it seems they are largely peripheral the life of the community. I have never been in one of these temples. Slaves, like other animals, are not allowed within. It is they would defile such places. They may wait, however, in special, small, walled areas outside the temples. usually at the back or sides, where their presence will not prove distractive or offensive to free persons
Dancer of Gor Page 279

"The ethical teachings of Gor, which are independent of the claims and propositions of the Initiates, amount to little more than the Caste Codes collections of sayings whose origins are
lost in antiquity."
Tarnsman of Gor Pages 40-41

Blue Caste - Caste of Scribes
The scholars of Gorean society, the writers and  the historians. In their keeping is almost all of the accounting, record keeping, and writing upon Gor. They tend to be serious and studious, have an acute attention to detail and a passion for knowledge. Sub-classes of this caste include the caste of Lawyers, Scholars, Record Keepers, Teachers, Clerks, Historians and Accountants

"The Scribes are the scholars and clerks of Gor, and there are divisions and rankings within the group, from simple copiers to the savants of the city."
Tarnsman of Gor  Page 44

Many castes, incidentally, have branch and divisions. Lawyers and Scholars, for example, and Record Keepers, Teachers, Clerks, Historians and Accountant are all Scribes.
Assassins of Gor, page 208

My small friend, Torm of Ko-ro-ba, of the Caste of Scribes, had been to the fairs four times in his life. He informed me that in this time he had refuted seven hundred and eight scribes from fifty seven cities, but I will not vouch for the accuracy of the report, as I sometimes suspect that Torm, like most members of his caste, and mine, tends to be a bit too sanguine in recounting his numerous victories. Moreover I have never been too clear as to the grounds on which the disputes of scribes are to be adjucated, and it is not too infrequently that both disputants leave the field each fully convinced that he has had the best of the contest. In differences among members of my own caste, The of the Warriors, it is easier to tell who has carried the day, for the defeated one often lies wounded or slain at the victor's feet. In contests of the scribes, on the other hand, they blood that is spilled is invisible and the valiant foeman retire in good order, reviling their enemies and recouping their forces for the next day`s  campaign.
Kings of Gor  page 10

It took not much time to purchase a small bundle of supplies to take into the Sardar, nor was it difficult to find a scribe to whom I might entrust the history of the events in Tharna. I did not ask his name nor he mine. I knew his caste, and he knew mine, and it was enough. He could not read the manuscripts it was written in english, a language as foreign to him as Gorean would be to most of you , but yet he would treasure the manuscript and guard it as though it were a most prized possession, for he was a scribe ad it is the way of scribes to love the written word and keep it harm, and if he could not read the manuscript, what did it matter-- perhaps someone could someday, and then the words which  had kept their secret for so long would at last enkindle  the mystery of communication and what had been written would be heard and understood.
Priest Kings of Gor, pg15

Yellow Caste - Caste of Builders
This caste includes architects, engineers, draftsmen, stonemasons, and others professions which concern themselves with the creation of the physical and engineering marvels of Gor. Also among the caste of Builders are the inventors and technicians who develop such works.

On the first day the Physician, a quiet man in the green garments of his caste, examined me, thoroughly. The instruments he used, the tests he performed, the samples he required were not unlike those of Earth. Of special interest to me was the fact that this room, primitive though it might be, was lit by what, in Gorean, is called an energy bulb, an invention of the Builders
Captive of Gor ...page 93

Inside the tunnel, though dim, was not altogether dark, being lit by dome-like, wire-protected
    energy bulbs. These bulbs, invented more than a century ago by the Caste of Builders, produce a clear, soft light for years without replacement.
 Tarnsman of Gor  pg 197

'But I was of high caste!' said Filomela.
    'What was your caste?' I asked.
    'The Builders!' she said.
    'But you are not know of the Builders, or of any other caste, are you?' I asked.
    'No,' she said.
    'What are you?'
    'A slave,' she said.
Magicians of Gor  pg 225

Green Caste - Caste of Physicians
They concern themselves with the healing arts. Surgeons, apothecaries, medical researchers and health practitioners are all members of this caste.

"On the first day the Physician, a quiet man in the green garments of his caste, examined me, thoroughly. The instruments he used, the tests he performed, the samples he required were not unlike those of Earth. Of special interest to me was the fact that this room, primitive though it might be, was lit by what, in Gorean, is called an energy bulb, an invention of the Builders. I could see neither cords nor battery cases. Yet the room was filled with a soft, gentle white light, which the physician could regulate by rotating the base of the bulb. Further, certain pieces of his instrumentation were clearly far from primitive. For example, there was a small machine with gauges and dials. In this he would place slides, containing drops of blood and urine, flecks of tissue, a strand of hair. With a stylus he would note readings on the machine, and, on the small screen at the top of the machine, I saw, vastly enlarged, what reminded me of an image witnessed under a microscope."
Captive of Gor  page 93

 The Player was a rather old man, extremely unusual on Gor, where the stabilization serums were developed centuries ago by the Caste of Physicians in Ko-ro-ba and Ar, and transmitted to the physicians   of other cities at several of the Sardar Fairs.  Age, on Gor, interestingly, was regarded, and still is, by the  caste of Physicians as a disease, not an inevitable natural phenomenon. the fact that it seemed a universal   disease did not dissuade the caste from considering how it might be combated. Accordingly the work of  centuries was turned to this end. Many other diseases, which presumably flourished centuries ago on Gor,  tended to be neglected, as less dangerous and less universal then that of aging. A result tended to be that  those less susceptible lived on, propagating their kind.
Assassins of Gor, pg30

Red (or scarlet) Caste - Caste of Warriors
This caste includes infantry, tharlarion cavalry, and tarnsmen. They are known to have one of the strictest sets of caste codes in use on Gor. Members of this caste comprise the military branch of Gorean government.

It is nothing for a warrior to cover ninety passangs on foot in a day. This is usually done by alternating the Warriors pace with the Warriors stride, and allowing for periods of rest. Few who have been invested in the scarlet of the Warriors cannot match this accomplishment. I, and many others, can considerably improve upon it.
Captive of Gor   pg 241

  "You are here," he said, " because you are of the Warriors." "I am not of the Warriors," I said. "Not everyone who is of the Warriors knows that he is of the Warriors," said Callimachus. "I do not understand," I said. "I have seen it," he said, " in your eyes, that you are of the Warriors." "You are mad," I said. "Ten thousand years ago," he said, " in the mixings of bloods, and in the rapings of conquered maids, the caste has chosen you."
Rogue of Gor, pg317

       "Do not fear your sentiment," he said. He had detected that I, embarrassed by the tears which had formed in my eyes, following our toast to Victoriea, had sought to divert attention from this putative weakness by making that moment in which I would give a gift to my friend, Aemilianus.
          "I have carried weapons," I said. "I have fought."
          "Tears are not unbecoming to the soldier," said Callimachus, "The soldier is a man of deep passions, and emotions. Many men cannot even understand his depths. Do not fear your currents and your powers. In the soldier are flowers and storms. each is a part of him, and each is real. Accept both. Deny neither."
          "Thank you, Callimachus," I said.
Guardsman Of Gor..page 238

Lower Castes (Alphabetical)

Assassin - Color Black
This caste is comprised of those who kill strictly for pay.  They refuse to use poison to dispatch their enemies (they consider it the mark of an amateur) and are required by their caste codes to renounce all ties of friendship and family. In addition, they claim no Home Stone. Almost universally despised and feared by other castes.

Yet none would stand in the way of Kuurus for he wore on his forehead, small and fine, the black dagger. When he of  the caste of Assassins has been paid his gold and has received his charge he affixes on his forehead that sign, that he may enter whatever  city he pleases, that none may interfere with his work.
Assassins of Gor, pg 6-7

" Welcome killer," said the man, addressing the Assassin by what, for that caste, is a title of respect.
Assassins of Gor, pg14

'The Caste of Assassins?' I had asked.
    'Unlikely,' had said the Older Tarl, 'for Assassins are commonly too proud for poison.'
    Assassins of Gor page 42

"I see you are not of the assassins," I said. It is a matter of pride for members of that caste to avoid the use of poisoned steel. Too, their codes forbid it."
Beasts of Gor  Page 141

Bakers

"I lived in Ar for a year," she said. "Not far from my apartments there was a pastry shop. Marvelous smells used to come from the shop. In the eveneing, when the shop was closing slave girls, in their brief tunics and collars, would come and kneel down, near the hinged opening to the open air counter. The baker, who was a kind hearted man, would sometimes come out and, from a flat sheet, throw
 them unsold pastries."
Blood Brothers of Gor,  page 333

Bargemen
those who propel and steer the great  river barges upon the freshwater waterways of Gor.

Too, are the bargemen of the Southern Cartius a caste or not? They think of themselves as such, but many do not see the matter in the same light.
(excerpt from Fighting Slave of Gor  pg. 209-211 quoted on caste page)

 I crossed the Cartius on a barge, one of several hired by the merchant of the caravan with which I was then serving. These barges, constructed of layered timbers of Ka-la-na wood, are towed by teams of river tharlarion, domesticated, vast, herbivorous, web-footed lizards raised and driven by the Cartius bargemen, fathers and sons, interrelated clans, claiming the status of a caste for themselves.
Nomads of Gor Page 3-4 (from footnotes)

Carriers of Wood (same caste as Woodsmen)
provide most of the fuel for the Gorean cities with the Caste of Charcoal Makers

His stature and burden proclaimed him a member of the caste of Carriers of Wood, or Woodsmen, that gorean caste which, with the caste of Charcoal Makers, provides most of the fuel for the Gorean cities.
Outlaw of Gor, pg27

Charcoal Makers
They concerns itself with the production of charcoal for use in Gorean forges and ovens.

I had scarcely stepped from the stones of the road, when, coming down the road, each step carefully measured and solid, i saw a wide, hunched figure, bending under a gigantic bundle of sticks, strapped to his back by two cords which he held twisted in his fists in front of his body. His stature and burden proclaimed him a member of the caste of Carriers of Wood, or Woodsmen, that gorean caste which, with the caste of Charcoal Makers, provides most of the fuel for the Gorean cities.
Outlaw of Gor, pg27

Cloth Workers The Leatherworker, accordingly, does not spend much time envying the Metalworker, or the Metalworker the Leathermaker, or either the Clothworker, and so on. All need sandals and wallets, and clothes, and metal tools.
(excerpt from Fighting Slave of Gor  pg. 209-211 quoted on caste page)

Entertainers
A large caste category which contains many specific sub castes, all concerned with providing entertainment to other members of Gorean society. subclasses include Musicians and Singers

Goat-Keepers

And the men in that crowd were of all castes, and even of castes as low as the Peasants, the Saddle-Makers, the Weavers, the Goat-Keepers, the Poets and the Merchants, but none of them groveled as did the Initiates; how strange, I thought. The Initiates claimed to be most like Priest-Kings, even to be formed in their image, and yet I knew that a Priest-King would never grovel; it seemed the Initiates, in their efforts to be like gods, behaved like slaves.
Priest Kings of Gor  pg 294-295

Leather Workers To be sure, certain skills tend to be associated traditionally with certain castes, a fact is clearly indicated in caste titles, such as the LeatherWorkers, the Metalworkers, the Singers, and the Peasants.
(excerpt from Fighting Slave of Gor  pg. 209-211 quoted on caste page)

Merchant (Color Gold & White)
 This is a very broad caste, and contains literally hundreds of sub castes. Those who deal in merchandise and trading. There are almost as many sub castes of the Merchant caste as there are products to be sold; one of the notable ones include the caste of Slavers

White and gold, incidentally, are the colors of the Merchants. Usually their robes are white, trimmed with gold. That the buoy line was marked in yellow and whites stripes was indicative of the wharves toward which it led.
Explorers of Gor, pg108

  " Then I cannot pay the debt I owe you," I said "I am a Merchant," said Mintar, " and it is in my code to see that I am paid".
 Tarnsman of Gor, pg 121

His head , like that of many merchants, had been shaved; his eyebrows had been removed and over each eye four golden drops had been fixed in the pinkish skin; he also had two teeth of gold, which were visible when he laughed, the upper canine teeth, probably containing poison; merchants are seldom trained in the use of arms. His right ear had been notched, doubtless in some accident. such notching, I knew, is usually done to the ears of thieves; a second offense is usually punished by the loss of the right hand; a third offense by the removal of the left hand and both feet. There are few thieves, incidentally, on Gor. I have heard though , that there is a cast of thieves in Port Kar, a strong caste which naturally protects its members from such indignities as ear notching. In Saphrars case, of course, being of the caste of merchants,  the notching of the ear would be coincidence, albeit one that must have caused him some embarrassment.
Nomads of Gor, pg85

Metal Workers Caste membership, for Goreans. is generally a simple matter of birth; it is not connected necessarily with the performance of certain skills, more the attainment of a given level of proficiency in such skills. For example, one who is of the Metalworkers might not be permitted to work iron, but might be permitted to do such things as paint iron, and transport and market it. Caste rights, of course, such as the right to caste support in time of need the caste sanctuary, when in flight, which are theirs by birth, remain theirs
(excerpt from Fighting Slave of Gor  pg. 209-211 quoted on caste page)

The door to the hall suddenly burst open and two guards, followed by two others burst in. The first two guards were holding between them a heavy man, with a paunch that swung beneath his robes, wild-eyed, his hands extended to Cernus. Though he wore the robe of the metal workers, though now without a hood, he was not of that caste.
Assassins of Gor, page 207

Musicians (subclass of Entertainers)
Often working in conjunction with the caste of Singers, this caste concerns itself with providing and performing instrumental musical works, as well as accompaniment  for those of the caste of Singers.

Among Gorean Musicians, incidentally, czehar players have the most prestige; there was only one in this group, I noted, and he was their leader; next follow the flutists and then the players of the kalila; the players of the drums come next; the farthest fellow down the list is the man who keeps the bag of miscellaneous instruments, playing them and parceiling them out to others as needed.  Lastly it might be mentioned, thinking it is of some interest, musicians on Gor are never enslaved; they may, of course, be exiled, tortured, slain and such; it is said, perhaps truly, that he who makes music must, like the tarn and the Vosk gull, be free
Nomads of Gor Page 154

Outlaw (see non-class)

Peasant (Color Brown)
The lowest and but most fundamental caste, the base of Gorean life. Though regarded as the lowest caste on all Gor by most Goreans, they call themselves proudly "the ox on which the Home Stone rests". Peasants are rarely used in the armed forces of a city either except in emergencies, therefore the long bow, their weapon isn't widely known among the Warrior's.

 In rare cases, one might have been permitted by the Council of High Caste to raise caste. None of course would accept a lower caste, and there were lower castes, the caste of Peasants for example, the most basic Caste of all Gor.
Outlaw of Gor  page 27

"Economically, the base of the Gorean life was the free peasant, which was perhaps the lowest but undoubtedly the most fundamental caste, and the staple crop was a yellow grain called Sa-Tarna, or Life-Daughter."
Tarnsman of Gor Page 43

peasants, isolated in their narrow fields and villages, are Low Caste; indeed, the Peasant is regarded, by those of the cities, as being little more than an ignoble brute, ignorant and superstitious, venal and vicious, a grubber in the dirt, a plodding animal, an ill tempered beast, something at best cunning and treacherous; and yet I knew that in each dirt floored cone of straw that served as the dwelling place of a Peasant and his family, there was, by the fire hole, a Home Stone; the peasants themselves, though regarded as the lowest caste on all Gor by most Goreans, call themselves proudly the ox on which the Home Stone rests, and i think their saying is true. Peasants, incidentally, are seldom, except in emergencies, used in the armed forces of a city; this is a further reason why their weapon, the long bow, is less known in the cities, and among warriors, than it deserves to be.
Raiders of Gor  page 2

Players (see non-class)

Poets or Singers
Oddly enough, considered to be a sub-caste not of the Entertainers, but of the caste of Artisans. This is probably because Goreans view the creation of a poem to be no different from the  fabrication of any other, physical, work of art.

In spite of some reservations the Poet, or Singer, was loved on Gor. It had not occurred to him that he owed misery and torment to his profession, and, on the whole, the Caste of Poets was thought to be a most happy band of men. "A handful of bread for a song," was a common Gorean invitation extended to members of the caste, and it might occur on the lips of a peasant or a Ubar, and the poet took great pride that he would sing the same song in both the hut of the peasant and the halls of the Ubar, though it won for him only a crust of bread in one place and a cap of gold in the other, gold often squandered on a beautiful woman who might leave him nothing but his songs. Poets, on the whole, did not live well on Gor, but they never starved, were never forced to burn the robes of their caste. some had even sung their way from city to city, their poverty protecting them from outlaws, and their luck from the predatory beasts of Gor. Nine cities, long after his , claimed the man who, centuries ago, had called Ko-ro-ba the Towers of the Mornings.
          "The Caste of Poets is not so bad," I said to Linna.
          "of course not," she said, "but they are outlawed in Tharna."
Outlaw of Gor page 104

Poets on Gor, as in my native world, were regarded with some skepticism and thought to be a little foolish, but it had not occurred to anyone that they might suffer from divine madness or be the periodic recipients of the inspiration of the gods. The Priest Kings of Gor, who served as the divinities of this rude planet, inspired little but awe, and occasionally fear. Men lived in a truce with the Priest Kings, keeping their laws and festivals, making the required sacrifices and libations, but, on the whole, forgetting about them as much as possible. Had it been suggested to a poet that he had been inspired by a Priest King the fellow would have been scandalized. "I, So-and-So of Such-and-Such a City, made this song," he would say, "not a Priest King"
Outlaw of Gor  Page 103

Pot Maker

On Gor, the singer, or poet, is regarded as a craftsman who makes strong sayings, much like a pot-maker makes a good pot or a saddle maker makes a worthy saddle.
Outlaw of Gor Page 103

Rence Growers
this is the caste of those who dwell in the various marshes and swamps of Gor, and who harvest Rence. They reside on great floating man-made islands amidst the marshes

The cloth I found had probably been a trail mark for some rence growers.
Raiders of Gor Page 6

The rence growers market their product either at the eastern or western end of the delta.  Sometimes rence merchants, on narrow march craft rowed by slaves, enter some pasangs into the delta to negotiate the transactions, usually from the western edge, that bordering the Tamber Gulf.
Raiders of Gor Page 7

Saddle-Makers

And the men in that crowd were of all castes, and even of castes as low as the Peasants, the Saddle-Makers, the Weavers, the Goat-Keepers, the Poets and the Merchants, but none of them groveled as did the Initiates; how strange, I thought. The Initiates claimed to be most like Priest-Kings, even to be formed in their image, and yet I knew that a Priest-King would never grovel; it seemed the Initiates, in their efforts to be like gods, behaved like slaves.
Priest Kings of Gor  pg 294-295

Sleen Trainers
 concerns itself with the care, feeding and training of the Gorean Sleen,  the six legged furred hunting reptile of Gor.(Colors are brown and black)

He was the fellow whose back I had seen in the restaurant, from a distance. I had not been able to place at that time his identity. He no longer now wore brown and black common to professional sleen trainers.  He wore, as I, merchant robes.
Beasts of Gor Page 78

Singer or Poet
Often working in conjunction with the caste of Poets, this caste concerns itself with the performance of verbal entertainment's set to music.

In spite of some reservations the Poet, or Singer, was loved on Gor. It had not occurred to him that he owed misery and torment to his profession, and, on the whole, the Caste of Poets was thought to be a most happy band of men. "A handful of bread for a song," was a common Gorean invitation extended to members of the caste, and it might occur on the lips of a peasant or a Ubar, and the poet took great pride that he would sing the same song in both the hut of the peasant and the halls of the Ubar, though it won for him only a crust of bread in one place and a cap of gold in the other, gold often squandered on a beautiful woman who might leave him nothing but his songs. Poets, on the whole, did not live well on Gor, but they never starved, were never forced to burn the robes of their caste. some had even sung their way from city to city, their poverty protecting them from outlaws, and their luck from the predatory beasts of Gor. Nine cities, long after his , claimed the man who, centuries ago, had called Ko-ro-ba the Towers of the Mornings.
          "The Caste of Poets is not so bad," I said to Linna.
          "of course not," she said, "but they are outlawed in Tharna."
Outlaw of Gor page 104

     On Gor, the singer, or poet, is regarded as a craftsman who makes strong sayings, much like a pot-maker makes a good pot or a saddle maker makes a worthy saddle. 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 reminc the Goreans from time to time of loneliness and death, lest they should forget that they are men. The singer was thought to have an unusual skill, but so, too, were the tarn keeper and the woodsman.
Outlaw of Gor  page 103

Slavers (subclass of Merchants)
one who deals in human merchandise (Colors are blue and yellow)

Although one may not be enslaved at the fair( Sardar Fairs), slaves may be bought and sold within its precincts, and slavers do a thriving business, exceeded perhaps only by that of Ar`s Street of Brands. The reason for this is not simply that here is a fine market for such wares, since men from various cities pass freely to and fro at the fair, but that each Gorean, whether male or female, is expected to see the Sardar Mountains, in honor of the Priest Kings, at least once in his life, prior to his twenty fifth year.
 Priest Kings of Gor, pg12

Blue and yellow are often used for the tenting of slave pavilions, and in the decor of auction houses. The wagon of slavers often have blue and yellow canvas. Sometime they bind their girls with blue and yellow ropes. Sometimes their girls wear yellow-enameled collars, and yellow-enameled wrist rings and ankle rings, with chains with blue links. In his best, a slaver will usually wear blue and yellow robes, or robes in which the colors are prominent. He will, normally, in his day-to-day business, wear at least chevrons, or slashes, of blue and yellow on
his lower left sleeve
Explorers of Gor  pg. 335

The Slavers, incidentally, are of the Merchant Cast though, in virtue of their merchandise and practices, the robes are different. Yet, if one of them were to seek Caste Sanctuary, he would surely seek it from Slavers, and n from common Merchants. Many Slavers think of themselves as an independent caste. Gorean law, however, does not regard them. The average Gorean thinks of them simply Slavers, but, if questioned, would unhesitantly rank the with the Merchants. Many castes, incidentally, have branch and divisions. Lawyers and Scholars, for example, and Record Keepers, Teachers, Clerks, Historians and Accountant are all Scribes.
Assassins of Gor, page 208

Slavers, for example sometimes think of themselves as being of the merchants, and sometimes as being a separate caste. They do have their own colors, blue and yellow, those of the merchants being white and gold.
(excerpt from Fighting Slave of Gor  pg. 209-211 quoted on caste page)

Soldiers

"Also, it might be noted that most Gorean warfare is carried out largely by relatively small groups of professional soldiers, seldom more than a few thousand in the field at a given time, trained men, who have their own caste. Total warfare, with its arming of millions of men, and its broadcast slaughter of hundreds of populations, is Gorean neither in concept nor in practice. Goreans, often castigated for their cruelty, would find such monstrosities unthinkable. Cruelty on Gor, though it exists, is usually purposeful, as in attempting to bring, through discipline and privation, a young man to manhood, or in teaching a female that she is a slave."
Fighting Slave of Gor  page 145

Tarn Keepers
This caste concerns itself with the care, feeding and training of the Gorean tarn, the  fierce winged saddle bird of Gor.

The singer was thought to have an unusual skill, but so, too, were the tarn keeper and the woodsman.
Outlaw of Gor  page 103

Thieves
There make their living by stealing, robbery, picking pockets, etc.; the caste of Thieves is exclusive to the city of Port Kar. They can be identified by a tiny, three pronged black tattoo on their cheekbone, which is their caste marking.

There are few thieves, incidentally, on Gor. I have heard though , that there is a cast of thieves in Port Kar, a strong caste which naturally protects its members from such indignities as ear notching.
Nomads of Gor, pg85

There is even, in Port Kar, a recognized caste of Thieves, the only such I know of on Gor, which, in the lower canals and perimeters of the city, has much power, that of the threat and the knife.  They are recognized by the Thief's Scar, which they wear as caste mark, a tiny, three-pronged brand burned into the face in back of and below the eye, over the right cheekbone.
Nomads of Gor Page 104

Torturers, clan of Torturers (Wagon Peoples)
highly trained in the arts of detaining life, it's said only those condemned see what lies beneath the hood of a Torturer

I hoped that I would be granted death in battle, if death it must be. The Wagon Peoples, of all those on Gor that I know, are the only ones that have a clan of torturers, trained as carefully as scribes or physicians, in the arts of detaining life.  Some of these men have achieved fortune and fame in various Gorean cities, for their services to Initiates and Ubars, and others, with an interest in the arts of detection is said they remove the hood only when the sentence is death, so that it is only condemned men who have seen whatever it is that lies beneath the hood.
Nomands of Gor Pages 9-10

Vart Trainers
Found on Tyros, a mountainous island famed for her vart caves where the vart are often trained and used as a weapon.

Both lie some four hundred pasangs west of Port Kar, Tyros to the south of Cos, separated by some hundred pasangs from her. Tyros is a rugged island, with mountains. She is famed for her vart caves, and indeed, on that island, trained varts, batlike creatures, some the size of small dogs, are used as weapons.
Raiders of Gor Page 139

Vintners (colors white and green)

"Game" I heard, an answering cry, and a fat fellow, of the Caste of Vintners, puffing and bright eyed, wearing a white tunic with a representation in green cloth of leaves about the collar and down the sleeves of the garment, stepped forth from a doorway.  Without speaking the Player sat down cross-legged at one side of the street, and placed the board in front of him. Opposite him sat the Vintner.
Assassins of Gor Page 29

Weavers

And the men in that crowd were of all castes, and even of castes as low as the Peasants, the Saddle-Makers, the Weavers, the Goat-Keepers, the Poets and the Merchants, but none of them groveled as did the Initiates; how strange, I thought. The Initiates claimed to be most like Priest-Kings, even to be formed in their image, and yet I knew that a Priest-King would never grovel; it seemed the Initiates, in their efforts to be like gods, behaved like slaves.
Priest Kings of Gor  pg 294-295

Woodsmen
provide most of the fuel for the Gorean cities with the Caste of Charcoal Makers

I had scarcely stepped from the stones of the road, when, coming down the road, each step carefully measured and solid, i saw a wide, hunched figure, bending under a gigantic bundle of sticks, strapped to his back by two cords which he held twisted in his fists in front of his body. His stature and burden proclaimed him a member of the caste of Carriers of Wood, or Woodsmen, that gorean caste which, with the caste of Charcoal Makers, provides most of the fuel for the Gorean cities. The weight the man was carrying was prodigious, and would have staggered men of most castes, even that of the warriors. the bundle reared itself at least a mans height above his bent back, and extended perhaps some four feet in width. I knew the support of that weight depended partly on the the skillful use of cords and back, but sheer strength was only to obviously necessary, and this man, and his caste brothers, over the generations, had been shaped to their task. Lesser men had turned outlaw or died. In rare cases,  one might have been permitted by the Council of High Caste to raise caste. None of course would accept a lower caste, and there were lower castes, the caste of Peasants for example, the most basic Caste of all Gor. The man approached more closely. His eyes were almost covered with a white, shaggy, inverted bowl of hair, matted with twigs and leaves. The whiskers had been  scraped from his face, probably by the broad. double headed wood ax bound on the top of the bundle. He wore the short, tattered sleeveless robe of his trade, with its leather back and shoulders. His feet were bare, and black to the ankles. I had moved but a few steps when his voice arrested me. It was hard to understand the words, for those of the lonely Caste of woodsman do not often speak.
Outlaw of Gor, pg 27

"The Gorean woodsman, it might be mentioned, before he will strike a tree with an axe, speaks to the tree, begs its forgiveness and explains the use to which the wood will be put."
Captive of Gor  Pages 238

Non Caste

It is said on Gor that only slaves, outlaws and Priest-Kings, rumored to be the rulers of Gor, reputed to live in the remote Sardar Mountains, are without caste. This saying, however, it might be pointed out, as Goreans recognize, it is not strictly true. For example, some individuals have lost caste, or been deprived of caste; certain occupations are not traditionally associated with caste, such as gardening, domestic services and herding; and indeed, there are entire cultures and peoples of Gor to whom a caste is unknown. Similarly, caste lines tend to sometimes to be vague, and the relation between castes and subcastes. Slavers, for example sometimes think of themselves as being of the merchants, and sometimes as being a separate caste. They do have their own colors, blue and yellow, those of the merchants being white and gold. Too, are the bargemen of the Southern Cartius a caste or not? They think of themselves as such, but many do not see the matter in the same light.
(excerpt from Fighting Slave of Gor  pg. 209-211 quoted on caste page)

Players
This non-caste is made up members of other castes but have become so he earns his living through the game. members of this caste are granted blanket immunity to prosecution and slavery, and are highly regarded based upon  their level of skill but even so live poorly. They wear distinctive hooded robes in their caste colors.
 (Colors checkered, red and yellow)

But this man now approaching was not an amateur, nor an enthusiast. He was a man who would be respected by all the castes in Ar; he was a man who would be recognized, most likely, not only by every urchin wild in the streets of the city but by the Ubar as well; he was a Player, a professional, one who earned his living through the game.  The Players are not a caste, nor a clan, but they tend to be a group apart, living their own lives. they are made up of men from various castes who often have little in common but the game but beyond men who have become drunk on it, men lost in the subtle, abstract liquors of variation,  pattern and victory, men who live for the game, who want it and need it as other men might want gold, or others power and women, or others the rolled, narcotic strings of kanda. There are competitions of Players, with purses provided by amateur organizations, and sometimes by the city itself, and these purses are, upon occasion, enough to enrich a man, but most Players earn a miserable living by hawking their wares, a contest with a master, in the street.
Assassins of Gor, pg 27

In spite of having the respect, even to some degree the adulation, of almost all Goreans, the Players lived poorly.
Assassins of Gor Page 28

Outlaws
The only ones on Gor without caste being slaves, outlaws and Priest Kings although this isn't necessarily true, in such a case as one that has lost caste or deprived of caste.  As well as certain occupations that are traditionally not associated with a caste such as gardening, domestic services and herding.  There are entire cultures in Gor and people of Gor to whom caste are not even known and caste lines tend to be a bit vague in some areas between castes and subcastes.

One of the reason there are so few outlaws on Gor. Doubtless that the outlaw, in adopting his way of life, surrenders caste rights. The slave, too, of course has not caste rights. He is an animal. It is said on Gor that only slaves, outlaws and Priest-Kings, rumored to be the rulers of Gor, reputed to live in the remote Sardar Mountains, are without caste. This saying, however, it might be pointed out, as Goreans recognize, it is not strictly true.
(excerpt from Fighting Slave of Gor  pg. 209-211 quoted on caste page)

Panther girls
are considered Outlaws as well.  Most of them being Free Women escaping unwanted companionships or runaway slaves coming to the forests to hunt, hide and dwell. Taking up weapons, honing their skills and forming bands to maintain their freedom, living mostly in the northern forests in bands they have formed away from the cities and town and away from Man that might enslave them given the chance. They remain free because of their intelligence and skill with weaponry more then any other reason.

Panther girls are arrogant. They live by themselves in the northern forests, by hunting, and slaving and outlawry. They have little respect for anyone, or anything, saving themselves and, undeniably, the beasts they hunt, the tawny forest panthers, the swift, sinuous sleen.
Hunters of Gor Page 28

Pirates
one of the many Outlaws on Gor

"I saw a woman scream and saw her, thrown over the shoulder of a laughing pirate, a brawny fellow, being carried to one of the galleys. "What will be done with her?" whispered a woman, near me, terrified. "If she is beautiful," said a man near us, "perhaps she will be kept to serve in the stronghold of Policrates. If she is not, perhaps her throat will be cut." The woman gasped, her hand at her veil. The pirate threw the woman to his feet near the nearest galley and there stripped her and handed her to a comrade who stood on board the galley. He put her on the outside of the railing, facing outwards, with the small of her back
tightly against it, her arms hooked over it, and behind it, as with others. He then, with a length of binding fiber, running tight across her belly, fastened her wrists together, as he had similarly those of the others. All were well displayed. Too, the exposition of captures in this way tends to discourage retaliatory missile fire from the scene of the pillaging. The woman was comely. I did not think she would have her throat cut. Lusty men have better uses to which to put such women. I did think, however, that they would soon, all the captures, be marked and put in collars. "If I were you," said the man near the woman in the crowd, "I would draw back in the crowd and hide. Then I would flee." "But I am free," she said. "So, too, were they," said the man, angrily, gesturing to the bound woman at the railing of the pirate galley."
Rogue of Gor   Page 175