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| Other Water Craft |
| There are a wide variety of other water craft used on the rivers, lakes, marshes and canals of Gor. Barges, coracles, skiffs, river galleys, punts and more exist. Barges are often used on rivers and are simply constructed of layered timbers of wood. They are commonly towed by teams of river tharlarion. Marsh barges are different from normal barges. They are narrow ships with high, curved prows. They are anchored at both stem and stern. The anchor hooks are curved and three-pronged, lighter than would be in other ships. They are oared vessels, rowed by slaves. They do not use a keleustes. Instead, the oar-master verbally counts for the rowers. Marsh barges are used mostly by those of Port Kar. Coracles are like leather tubs propelled by the thrusting of a pole. They are used by the poor in the canals of Port Kar. The rencers of the Vosk delta often use rush craft. They are formed of pliant, tubular, lengthy Vosk rushes and bound with marsh vine. They have a slightly curved stern and prow. They are small, light and narrow, barely large enough for one man. They are rowed by a triangular bladed tem-wood paddle. A punt is a small, square-ended, flat-bottomed boat. It is poled and commonly kept on larger vessels for small chores. |
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