"On the whole, I liked the people I met, and I was confident that they were largely of Earth stock, that their ancestors had been brought to the planet in Voyages of Acquisition. Apparently after having been brought to the planet, they had simply been released, much as animals might be released in a forest preserve, or fish stocked free in a river." Tarnsman of Gor, pg. 45, by John Norman.

Alars
"We were now within the laager of Genserix, a chieftain of the Alars, a nomadic, wandering herding people, and one well known, like the folks of Torvaldsland, for their skills with the ax. The laager of the Alars, like that of similar folks, is a fortress of wagons."Mercenaries of Gor, pg. 43, by John Norman.

"On the face of Genserix, and on the faces of those about us, the males, were the thin, white, knife-edge lines, the narrow scars, by which it might be known that each had, in his time, undergone the same ceremony. By such scars one may identify Alars." Mercenaries of Gor, pg. 46, by John Norman.

"Why are there so few slaves among the wagons?" I asked. "The free women kill them," said Hurtha." Mercenaries of Gor, pg. 50, by John Norman.

Kavars, Tahari
"What are they doing?" I asked a nearby drover. "They are looking for Kavars," he said. "What will they do with them if they find them?" I asked. "Kill them," said the man; The captain looked at me. "Sleeve," he said. I thrust back the sleeve of my shirt, revealing my left forearm. It did not bear the blue scimitar, tattooed on the forearm of a Kavar boy at puberty." Tribesmen of Gor, pg. 83, by John Norman.

Kur/Kurii
"The word is a Gorean corruption of thier name for themselves, and their kind. "In Torvaldsland," said Tab, "that word means beast." Marauders of Gor, pg. 21, by John Norman.

"I did not tell Ivar that those he knew as Kurii, or the beasts, were actually specimens of an alien race, that they, or those in their ships, were locked in war with Priest-Kings for the domination of two worlds, Gor and the Earth. The Kurii I knew were beasts of fierce, terrible instincts, who regarded humans, and other beasts, as food. Blood, as to the shark, was an agitant to their systems. They were extremely powerful, and highly intelligent, though their intellectual capacities, like those of humans, were far below those of Priest-Kings. Fond of killing, and technologically advanced, they were, in their way, worthy adversaries of Priest-Kings Men and the Kurii, where they met, which was usually only in the north, regarded one another as mortal enemies. The Kurii often fed on men, and men, of course, in consequence, attempted to hunt and slay, when they could, the beasts." Marauders of Gor, pg. 92-93, by John Norman.

"The beast stood there, blinking, bent over the body. Its fir was sable, mottled with white. Its ears, large, pointed and wide, were laid back flat against its head. It was perhaps seven feet tall and weighed four or five hundred pounds. Its snout was wide, leathery. There were two nostrils, slit-like. Its tongue was dark. It had two rows of fangs, four of which were particularly prominent, those in the first row of fangs, above and below, in the position of canines; of these, the upper two were particularly long, and curved. Its arms were longer and larger than its legs; it held the body it was devouring in clawed, paw-like hands, yet six-digited, extra-jointed, almost like tentacles. It hissed, and howled and, eyes blazing, fangs bared, threatened us. "This is a small Kur," said the Forkbeard." Marauders of Gor, pg. 109, by John Norman.

Mamba People
"The word 'Mamba' in most of the river dialects does not refer to a venomous reptile as might be expected, given its meaning in English, but, interestingly, is applied rather generally to most types of predatory river tharlarion. The Mamba people were, so to speak, the Thar larion people. The Mamba people ate human flesh. So, too, does the thar- larion. It Is thus, doubtless, that the people obtained their name." Explorers of Gor, pg. 393-4, by John Norman.

Natives, Polar Basin
"I saw a short fellow in they street crowd. He was passing by. He was squat and broad, powerful, apparently very strong. Though the weather was cool in the early spring he was stripped to the waist. He wore trousers of fur, and fur boots, which came to the knee. His skin was dark, reddish like copper; his hair was bluish black, roughly cropped; his eyes bore the epicanthic fold. About his shoulder he had slung some of braided rope, fashioned from twisted sleen hide, and, in his hand, he carried a sack and a bundle of tied furs; at his back was a quiver containing arrows, and a short bow of sinew-bound, layered horn. Such men are seldom seen on Gor. They are the natives of the polar basin." Beasts of Gor, pg. 48, by John Norman.

Nomads, Tahari
"The herds of these animals are found in the desert. They are kept by nomads, who move them from one area of verr grass to another or from one water hole to another, as the holes, for the season, go dry." Tribesmen of Gor, pg. 37, by John Norman.

"The nomads, when camping at a watering place, commonly pitch their tent near a tree; this affords them shade; also they place and hang goods in the branches of the tree, using it for storage." Tribesmen of Gor, pg. 2, by John Norman.

Outlaw
"A man who refused to practice his livelihood or who strove to alter status without the consent of the Council of High Caste was, by defination, an outlaw and subject to impalement."Tarnsman of Gor, pg. 46, by John Norman.

Panther girls
"..clad in the skins of forest panthers, from the northern forests of Gor." Assassin of Gor, pg. 293, by John Norman.

How startling she seemed. She carried a light spear. She was dressed in skins. There were barbaric golden ornaments on her arms and about her neck; These were forest girls, sometimes called panther girls, who lived wild and free in the northern forests, outlaw women, sometimes enslaving men, when it pleased them to do so" Captive of Gor, pg. 118, by John Norman.

"Panther girls are arrogant, they live 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. And these girls were free; They regard, it seems, all women, slave or free, as soft, worthless creatures, so unlike themselves." Hunters of Gor, pg. 28, by John Norman.

Priest Kings
"Priest-Kings who, whatever they were, were accorded the honours of divinity. Theirs, it seems, was the honour of being enshrined as the most ancient gods of Gor, and in time of danger a prayer to the Priest-Kings might escape the lips of even the bravest men. 'The Priest-Kings,' said my father, 'are immortal, or so most here believe.' Tarnsman of Gor, pg. 28-9, by John Norman.

"In its way it was very beautiful, golden and tall, looming over me, framed in that massive portal. It was not more than a yard wide but its head nearly touched the top of the portal and so I would judged that, standing as it did, it must have been nearly eighteen feet high. It had six legs and a great head like a globe of gold with eyes like vast luminous disks. Its two forelegs, poised and alert, were lifted delicately in in front of its body. Its jaws opened and closed once. They moved laterally. From its head there extended two fragile, jointed appendages, long and covered with short quivering strands of golden hair. These two appendages, like eyes, swept the room once and then seemed to focus on me. They curved toward me like delicate golden pincers and each of the countless golden strands." Priest Kings of Gor, pg. 75-6, by John Norman.

"The Priest-Kings have eyes, which are compound and many-faceted, but they do not much rely on these organs. two golden-haired, jointed appendages protruding from their globelike heads, above the rounded, disklike eyes, are their primary sensory organs." Priest Kings of Gor, pg. 78, by John Norman.

"The Priest-Kings have little or no scent of their own which is detectable by the human nostrils, though one gathers there is a nest odor by which they may identify one another, and that the variations in this nest odor permit identifications of individuals. What in the passageways I had taken to be the scent of Priest-Kings had actually been the residue of odor-signals which Priest Kings, like certain social insects of our world, use in communicating with one another." Priest Kings of Gor, pg. 75-6, by John Norman.

Red Hunters
"The red hunters lived as nomads, dependent on the migrations of various types of animals, in particular the northern tabuk and four varieties of sea sleen. Their fishing and hunting were seasonal, and depended on the animals... Little was known of them. Like many simple, primitive peoples, isolated and remote, they could live or die without being noticed."Beasts of Gor, pg. 36, by John Norman.

"The men of the polar basin are usually referred to as the red hunters in Gorean. Certainly they were culturally distinct from the red savages, tarn riders, of the countries north and east of the Thentis mountains, who maintained a feudal nobility over scattered agricultural communities of white slaves." Beasts of Gor, pg. 156, by John Norman.

"Women of the red hunters are furred differently from the hunters. Their boots, soft, of sleenskin, are high, and reach the crotch, instead of the knee. Instead of trousers of fur they wear brief panties of fur. When they cover their breasts it is commonly with a shirt of beaded lartskin." Beasts of Gor, pg. 163, by John Norman.

Red Savages
"The Red Savages, as they are commonly called on Gor, are racially and cultural ly distinct from the Red Hunters of the north. They tend to be a more slender, longer-limbed people; their daughters menstruate earlier; and their babies are not born with a blue spot at the base of the spine, as in the case with most of the red hunters. . Their culture tends to be nomadic, and is based on the herbivorous, lofty kaiila>."Savages of Gor, pg. 35, by John Norman.

"The red savages depend for their very lives on the kailiauk said Kog. "He is the major source of their food and life. His meat and hide, his bones and sinew, sustain them. From him they derive not only food, but clothing and shelter, tools and weapons." Savages of Gor, pg. 50, by John Norman.

"To be sure," he said, "it would be wise for you to learn some Dust Leg or Kaiila. There is no substitute for being able to converse with these people in their own language. Sign, as far as I know, is common to all the tribes of the Barrens." Savages of Gor, pg. 241, by John Norman.

Red Savage Tribes
Dust Legs
"It is unusual, is it not, for the Dust Legs to be on the rampage?" I asked. I had understood them to be one of the most peaceful of the tribes of the Barrens. Indeed, they often acted as intermediaries between the men of the settlements and the wilder tribes of the interior, such as the Yellow Knives, the Sleen and Kaiila." Savages of Gor, pg. 85, by John Norman.

Fleer
"Although small trading groups were welcomed in the country of the Dust Legs, such groups seldom penetrated the more interior territories. Too many of them had failed to return. Grunt was unusual in having traded as far east as the country of the Fleer and the Yellow Knives."Savages of Gor, pg. 148, by John Norman.

Kaiila
"I drew an imaginary line across my throat with my right index finger. I had seen Corn Stalks make this sign in his talk with Grunt. Grunt's eyes clouded. "It is the sign for the Kaiila," he said, "the Cutthroat Tribe." Savages of Gor, pg. 245, by John Norman.

Kaiila Tribe
The Isbu
"The Isbu, or little stone band; the Casmu, or Sand, ban; the Isanna, the Little-Knife band; the Napoktan, or Bracelets band; and the Wismahi, or Arrowhead band, are the five bands which constitute the Kaiila tribe." Blood Brothers of Gor, pg. 10, by John Norman.

The Casmu
"The Isbu, or little stone band; the Casmu, or Sand, ban; the Isanna, the Little-Knife band; the Napoktan, or Bracelets band; and the Wismahi, or Arrowhead band, are the five bands which constitute the Kaiila tribe." Blood Brothers of Gor, pg. 10, by John Norman.

The Isanna
"The Isbu, or little stone band; the Casmu, or Sand, ban; the Isanna, the Little-Knife band; the Napoktan, or Bracelets band; and the Wismahi, or Arrowhead band, are the five bands which constitute the Kaiila tribe." Blood Brothers of Gor, pg. 10, by John Norman.

The Napkotan
"The Isbu, or little stone band; the Casmu, or Sand, ban; the Isanna, the Little-Knife band; the Napoktan, or Bracelets band; and the Wismahi, or Arrowhead band, are the five bands which constitute the Kaiila tribe." Blood Brothers of Gor, pg. 10, by John Norman.

The Wismahi
"The Isbu, or little stone band; the Casmu, or Sand, ban; the Isanna, the Little-Knife band; the Napoktan, or Bracelets band; and the Wismahi, or Arrowhead band, are the five bands which constitute the Kaiila tribe." Blood Brothers of Gor, pg. 10, by John Norman.

Kailiauk
"The Kailiauk is a tribe federated with the Kaiila. They speak closely related dialects." Savages of Gor, pg. 234, by John Norman.

Sleen
"It is unusual, is it not, for the Dust Legs to be on the rampage?" I asked. I had understood them to be one of the most peaceful of the tribes of the Barrens. Indeed, they often acted as intermediaries between the men of the settlements and the wilder tribes of the interior, such as the Yellow Knives, the Sleen and Kaiila." Savages of Gor, pg. 85, by John Norman.

Yellow Knives
"It is unusual, is it not, for the Dust Legs to be on the rampage?" I asked. I had understood them to be one of the most peaceful of the tribes of the Barrens. Indeed, they often acted as intermediaries between the men of the settlements and the wilder tribes of the interior, such as the Yellow Knives, the Sleen and Kaiila." Savages of Gor, pg. 85, by John Norman.

Rencers
"I was not particularly surprised at finding a bit of rep-cloth tied on the rence plant, for the delta is inhabited. Man has not surrendered it entirely to the tharlarion, the UI and the salt leach. There are scattered, almost invisible, furtive communites of rence growers who eke out their livelihood in the delta, nominally under the surzerainty of Port Kar." Raiders of Gor, pg. 6, by John Norman.

Spider People
"When I opened my eyes, I found myself partially adhering to a vast network of broad, elastic strands that formed a structure, perhaps a pasang in width, and through which at numerous points projected the monstrous trees of the swamp forest. I felt the network, or web, tremble, and I struggled to rise, but found myself unable to gain my feet. My flesh adhered to the adhesive substance of the broad strands. Approaching me, stepping daintily for all its bulk, prancing over the strands, came one of the Swamp Spiders of Gor." Tarnsman of Gor, pg. 81, by John Norman.

"I shuddered as the beast paused near me, and I felt the light stroke of its forelegs, felt the tactile investigation of the sensory hairs on its appendages. I looked at it, and it peered down, with its four pairs of pearly eyes quizzically, I thought. Then, to my astonishment, I heard a mechanically reproduced sound say, 'Who are you?' Tarnsman of Gor, pg. 81, by John Norman.

"When I said this, the monstrous insect bent near me and I caught sight of the mandibles, liked curved knives. I tensed myself for the sudden lateral chopping of those pincerlike jaws. Instead, saliva or some related type of secretion or exudate was being applied to the web in my vicinity, which loosened its adhesive grip. When freed, I was lifted lightly in the mandibles and carried to the edge of the web, where the spider seized a hanging strand and scurried downward, placing me on the ground. He then backed away from me on his eight legs, but never taking the pearly gaze of his several eyes from me. Tarnsman of Gor, pg. 82, by John Norman.

'I heard the mechanically reproduced sound again. It said, 'My name is Nar, and I am of the Spider People.'
I then saw for the first time that strapped to his abdomen was a translation device, not unlike those I had seen in Ko-ro-ba. It apparently translated sound impulses, below my auditory threshold, into the sounds of human speech. My own replies were undoubtedly similarly transformed into some medium the insect could understand. One of the insect's legs twiddled with a knob on the translation device. 'Can you hear this?' he asked. He had reduced the volume of the sound to its original level, the level at which he had asked his original question.
'Yes,' I said.
The insect seemed relieved. 'I am pleased,' he said. 'I do not think it is appropriate for rational creatures to speak loudly.'
'You have saved my life,' I said. 'Thank you.'
'My web saved your life,' corrected the insect. He was still for a moment, and then, as if sensing my apprehension, said, 'I will not hurt you. The Spider People do not hurt rational creatures.'
'I am grateful for that,' I said.
The next remark took my breath away.
'Was it you who stole the Home Stone of Ar?'
I paused, then, being confident the creature had no love for the men of Ar, answered affirmatively.
'That is pleasing to me,' said the insect, 'for the men of Ar do not behave well towards the Spider People. They hunt us and leave only enough of us alive to spin the Cur-lon Fibre used in the mills of Ar. If they were not rational creatures, we would fight them.' Tarnsman of Gor, pg. 82, by John Norman.

Talunas
"The chief says the river is dangerous beyond this point. He says there are hostile tribes, dangerous waters, great animals, monsters and talunas, white- skinned jungle girls." Explorers of Gor, pg. 303, by John Norman.

Torvaldslanders
"In the legends of others, they appear as blond giants, breathing fire, shattering doors, giants taller thn trees, with pointed ears and eyes like fire and hands like great claws and hooks; they are seen as savages, as barbarians, as beasts blood thirsty and md with killing, with braides hair, clad in furs and leather, with bare chests, with great axes which, at a single stroke, can fell a tree or cut a man." Hunters of Gor, pg. 257, by John Norman.

Urt Peoples
"I clutched the bars of the narrow cell window, looking out onto the courtyard. I stood on a table which I had dragged to the side of the wall, in order to be able to look out. Behind me, on his straw, crouched the small, narrow-shouldered, spindle-legged representative of the urt people." Players of Gor, pg. 263, by John Norman.

"When it stood upright it was about three and a half feet tall." Players of Gor, pg. 267, by John Norman.

"It was one of the urt people. It had a narrow, elongated face and rather large, ovoid eyes. It was narrow-shouldered and narrow-chested. It had long, thin arms and short, spindly legs. It commonly walked, or hurried, bent over, its knuckles often on the ground, its head often moving from side to side. This low gait commonly kept it inconspicuous among the large, migratory urt packs with which it commonly moved." Players of Gor, pg. 267, by John Norman.

Wagon Peoples
"The Wagon Peoples grow no food, nor do they have manufacturing as we know it. They are herders and it is said, killers. They eat nothing that has touched the dirt. They live on the meat and milk of the bosk. They are among the proudest of the peoples of Gor, regar- ding the dwellers of the cities of Gor as vermin in holes." Nomads of Gor, pg. 4, by John Norman.

"And there were four Wagon Peoples, the Paravaci, the Kataii, the Kassars, and the dreaded Tuchuks." Nomads of Gor, pg. 9, by John Norman.

Kassars
"The rider, too, wore a wind scarf. His shield was red. The Blood People, the Kassars." Nomads of Gor, pg. 14, by John Norman.

Kataii
"The second rider had halted there. He was dressed much as the first man, except that no chain depended from his helmet, but his wind scarf was wrapped about his face. His shield was lacquered yellow, and his bow was yellow. Over his shoulder he, too, carried one of the slender lances. He was a black. Kataii, I said to myself." Nomads of Gor, pg. 14, by John Norman.

Paravaci
"About the neck of the fourth rider there was a broad belt of jewels, as wide as my hand. I gathered that this was ostentation. Actually I was later to learn that the jeweled belt is worn to incite envy and accrue enemies; its purpose is to encourage attack, that the owner may try the skill of his weapons, that he need not tire himself seeking for foes. I knew, though, from the belt, though I first misread its purpose, that the owner was of the Paravaci, the Rich People, richest of the wagon dwellers." Nomads of Gor, pg. 14, by John Norman.

Tuchuks
"Indeed, it is not unknown that a Tuchuk will bet his entire stock of bosk on the outcome of a single kaiila race; as many as a dozen slave girls may change hands on something as small as the direction that a bird will fly or the number of seeds in a tospit. Nomads of Gor, pg. 81, by John Norman.

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