| Gorean Money double tarn = one tarn one tarn = 10 silver tarsk silver tarsk = 100 copper tarsk copper tarsk = 8 tarks bits CTb = Copper Tarsk CT = Copper Tarsk ST = Silver Tarsk GT = Gold Tarn Dwt GT = Double Weight Gold Tarm "Prices, of course, tend to fluctuate with given markets and seasons. If there are few such on the market in a given time, their prices will tend to be proportionately higher." HUNTERS OF GOR, Pg. 32 golden tarn disk was a small fortune. It would buy one of the great birds themselves, or as many as five slave girls." TARNSMEN OF GOR, Pg. 191 "I threw a silver tarsk, to the proprietor of the paga tavern, and took in return one of the huge bottles of paga, of the sort put in the pouring sling." RAIDERS OF GOR, Pg., 111 "'The price of a good sleen pelt is now a silver tarsk,' said Arn." HUNTERS OF GOR, Pg. 23 "The tarn I had sold in Kasra, for four golden tarn disks." TRIBESMEN OF GOR, Pg. 43 "'We have here,' said I, 'a scent that might be worthy of a Ubara of Ar. ''It is only eight stone of gold,' said I, obsequiously, 'for the vial.'" MARAUDERS OF GOR, Pg. 114 "Most Gorean Masters could not afford more then one girl." BEASTS OF GOR, Pg. 234 Practical Urthan Equavalents 1 copper tarsk bit = 1 Earth penny 10 copper tarsk bits = 1 copper tarsk = a dime 100 copper tarsks = 1 silver tarsk = $10.00 10 silver tarsks = 1 gold tarn = $100.00 2 gold tarns = 1 doubleweight gold tarn = $200.00 Gorean Time Goreans seem, for the most part, not too particular about the manner in which they tel time. Oddly enough, Gorean chronometer run backwards, their spinning hands rotating in a counter-clockwise direction. I suppose this sort of thing is to be expected, it being "counter-earth" and all. Here, then, are the standard Gorean measurements for time, along with their Earth equivalents. Ihn: Gorean Second; equals 1.35 Earth seconds Ehn: Gorean Minute (80 Ihn); equals 108 Earth seconds Ahn: Gorean Hour (40 Ehn); equals 72 Earth minutes Day: 20 Ahn; equals 24 Earth hours Gorean Ahn Urth Hour Gorean Ahn Urth Hour 1st Ahn 12:01-1:12 AM 11th Ahn 12:01-1:12 PM 2nd Ahn 1:13-2:24 AM 12th Ahn 1:13-2:24 PM 3rd Ahn 2:25-3:36 AM 13th Ahn 2:25-3:36 PM 4th Ahn 3:37-4:48 AM 14th Ahn 3:37-4:48 PM 5th Ahn 4:49-6:00 AM 15th Ahn 4:49-6:00 PM 6th Ahn 6:01-7:12 AM 16th Ahn 6:01-7:12 PM 7th Ahn 7:13-8:24 AM 17th Ahn 7:13-8:24 PM 8th Ahn 8:25-9:36 AM 18th Ahn 8:25-9:36 PM 9th Ahn 9:37-10:48 AM 19th Ahn 9:37-10:48 PM 10th Ahn (noon) 10:49 AM-12:00 PM 20th Ahn (midnight) 10:49 PM-12:00 AM Measurements All directions on Gor are calculated from the Sardar Mountains. There are two main directions, Ta-Sardar-Var and Ta-Sardar-Ki-Var. They are also simply called Var and Ki-Var. Var means a turning toward the Sardar, almost like facing north. Ki-Var means not turning to the Sardar. But, Ki-Var is never used as a designation or direction on a map. The Gorean compass is divided into eight quadrants, as opposed to the four used on Earth. Starting with Var, in clockwise order, then comes Ror, Rim, Tun, Vask (also known as Versus Var), Cart, Klim and Kail. There is also a system of longitude and latitude figured on the basis of the Gorean day with Ahns, Ehns and Ihns. A Gorean compass commonly has a luminescent dial and needle. The needle always points to the Sardar Mountains. It may also have a chronometer on the back. You press a tab to open the back panel and reveal the time piece. A pasang is about seven-tenths of a mile. Most travel distances are expressed in pasangs. Speeds are also expressed in these units. A hort equals 1 1/4 inches. Ten horts equal a Gorean foot, which is about 12 1/2 inches long. Height is normally expressed in horts. There are tape measures that are marked in horts. An ah-il is the distance from the elbow to tip of the middle finger, about eighteen inches. This is similar to an Earth cubit. Ten ah-il equal one ah-ral. Cloth is commonly measured in these units. Ah-ils are not used to express height. A huda equals five tefa. Six tefs equal one tefa, a tiny basket. A tef consists of handful, with the fingers closed, of produce. A stone equals about four pounds. A weight equals ten stone. Weight is normally expressed in stones. A talu is equal to about two gallons. There is an official Merchant's Stone, Weight and Foot. The Stone and Weight are solid metal cylinders while the Foot is a metal rod. They have been standardized by Merchant Law and are kept near the Sardar. Each city also keeps their own standard and can compare it to the official ones at any of the Sardar Fairs. Each Merchant will also keep their own standard that they can check against their city standard. Less scrupulous Merchants may use deceptive standards to cheat their customers. Gorean Calender En'Kara (Vernal equinox/First month) First Passage Hand Second Month (Known as Hesius in Ar) Second Passage Hand Third Month (Known as Camerius in Ar and Selnar in Ko-ro-ba) Third Passage Hand En'Var (Summer solstice/Fourth Month) Fourth Passage Hand Fifth Month Fifth Passage Hand (Love Feast) Sixth Month Sixth Passage Hand Se-Kara (Fall equinox/Seventh Month) Seventh Passage Hand Eighth Month Eighth Passage Hand Ninth Month Ninth Passage Hand Se'Var (Winter solstice/Tenth Month) Tenth Passage Hand Eleventh Month Eleventh Passage Hand Twelfth Month Twelfth Passage Hand (Carnival time) Waiting Hand |
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