| Brands |
| Brand: burned into the flesh of animals and slaves to mark them as property; specific brands include the kef (common kajira brand), Dina, Palm, mark of Treve,mark of Port Kar, mark of Torvaldsland, mark of Tahari, etc. Brand, Bond-Maid: described as a half circle about an inch and a quarter in width, adjoined at its right tip by a steep, diagonal line an inch and a quarter in height. Kan-Lara: a slave brand Kassar Brand: Thier brand, which is used on both slave and bosk, is a stylized representation of a bola, three circles joined at the center by lines. Kataii Brand: Thier brand is a yellow bow, facing to the left. Knife Brand: rather like a tattoo, an appropiate design is cut into the thigh of a slave and a colored powder is rubbed in it. Merchant Brand: a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns for any wishing to do business with the Wagon people, that allows their passage over the plains; the stigma connected with this brand that it suggests that any that approach the wagons do so as slaves. Paravaci Brand: Their brand is a stylized representation of a bosk head; a semi-circle resting on an inverted isosceles triangle. Passage Brand: a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns found on the forearm of Goreans, its presence guarantees safe passage, at certain seasons, across the plains of the Wagon people. Penalty Brand: a small 1/4-inch brand that marks a convicted killer, thief, traitor, etc. Thief's Brand: a smal 1/4-inch three-pronged brand worn on the cheek of those of the Caste of Thieves, who are only found in Port Kar. Tuchuk Brand: thier brand is the horns of a bosk, sylized in a cursive H shape. |
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