| Foot, Gorean (noun): slightly longer than the Earth foot based on supposition that each of its 10 horts is roughly 1 1/4 inches long (12 1/2 inches Earth measure); it's standard is a metal rod kept at the Sardar. Also called the Merchant's Foot. ~Raiders of Gor, page 127~ Fora (noun): chain; pl. fori - chains; as in sa`ng-fori, 'without chains' ~Outlaw of Gor, page 216~ Fort Haskins (noun): Boswell pass, bordered by the southern edge of the Thentis Mountains and the northern range of the Voltai, opens into The Barrens, the world of the Red Savage. Fort Haskins is situated at the foot of the pass. Once a trading post maintained by the Haskins Company and later a military outpost flying the flag of Thentis, it's military and strategic influence declined with the development of the Thentesian Tarn cavalries and the growth of the population. It is once again a trading center, maintained by the Caste of Merchants of Thentis. ~Savages of Gor, pages 76-77~ Fountain, higher bowl (noun): the portion of the public fountains from which free persons drink. There is a lower level is available for the use of animals and slaves. ~Magicians of Gor, pages 216, 217, and 224-225~ Fountain, lower bowl (noun): a portion of public fountains allotted for the watering of animals and slaves. Slaves caught drinking from the upper bowl face punishment by the magistrates of the city. ~Magicians of Gor, pages 217 and 228~ Four chains (noun): method of chaining a girl used frequently in taverns of Port Kar. ~Explorers of Gor, page 42~ Four-strap (noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely descent in preparation to land; it is also a command to land for Tarns trained in verbal cues. Four-Strap! ~Outlaw of Gor, page 130~ Frame of Humiliation (noun): wooden frame to which the condemned person is tied before it is set adrift in the Vosk River so that he may die of exposure and/or dehydration if he is not eaten by tharlarion or other carnivorous reptiles. ~Tarnsman of Gor, pages 136 and 138~ Francisca (noun): in the dialect of the Alars a heavy, single bladed war axe. ~Mercenaries of Gor, page 71~ Free Companion (noun): spouse; consort ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 213~ Free Companionship (noun): the closest equivalent to marriage on Gor. A woman is bought from her parents and is considered a Free Companion, even though she may not have been consulted in the arrangement. A woman, may agree of her own free will to be a Free Companion, and a Master may free his slave for Free Companionship. A man may have only one Free Companion at a time, but the relationship is considered binding, sundered usually, only by death as long as it is annually renewed.. A Gorean free woman does not change her name in the ceremony of the Free Companionship. From the Gorean point of view, the wife of Earth occupies a status which is higher than that of the slave, but lower than that of the Free Companion. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 216~ ~Outlaw of Gor, page 54~ ~Hunters of Gor, page 9~ ~Marauders of Gor, page 14~ ~Explorers of Gor, pages 365-366~ Free Islands (noun): also known as exchange islands, they are administered as Free Ports by the Merchants. Included are Teletus, Tabor, and Scagnar. Others were Farnacium, Hulneth and Asperiche. In the south are Anango and Ianda, and in the far north, Hunger and Skjern, west of Torvaldsland. These islands, and free ports on the coast such as Lydius and Helmutsport, Schendi and Bazi make possible the commerce between Cos and Tyros and cities of the mainland. ~Raiders of Gor, page 137~ Free labor, citizenship and (rank): In the cities, the rights of citizenship are clearest and free labor has held its own. In rural areas which fall outside the sphere of influence of nearby cities, it is difficult to be a citizen of a city if one cannot reach it within a days march. Retention of citizenship may be contingent on such things as attending public ceremonies, such as an official semi-annual taking of auspices, and participating in numerous public assemblies, some of which are called on short notice. The inability of the rural inhabitants to effectively exercise citizenship leads to disenfranchisement, or most often a fierce independence, repudiating allegiance to anything save one's own village. The farmers, or peasants, are more likely to suffer from the results of cheap competition than their urban brethren. ~Dancer of Gor, pages 302-303~ Free Ports (noun): the 4 free ports maintained on the Thassa north and south of the gorean equator are Lydius, Helmutsport, Schend,i and Bazi. ~Raiders of Gor, page 137~ Freewomen, enslavement of (noun): all women on Gor are subject to the dominance and order of men. Free women may lose their status, if strict rules of dress and decorum are not followed. Lacivious dress or behavior usually results in a sentence of slavery. ~Renegades of Gor, pages 367-368, and 372~ Frevet (noun): small quick mammal, an insectivore that is kept in some homes for insect control. ~Mercenaries of Gor, page 276~ Frobicain (noun): a sedative injection used during Voyages of Acquisition to render a captured barbarian unconscious. ~Assassin of Gor, page 126~ Fruit tindel (noun): a bird which inhabits the canopy zone of the rainforests of the Schendi area. ~Explorers of Gor, page 311~ Fulvians (noun): foothills of the Voltai Mountains, northeast of Ar. The villa district of Ar is found here. ~Magicians of Gor, page 299~ Fungus, Mul (noun): bland whitish fibrous vegetable-like material which is the main food of muls. ~Priest-Kings of Gor, page 109~ Furs, Love (noun): luxurious furs, perhaps of the larl, thrown to the floor by the Master when he wishes to make use of his slave girl. ~Priest-Kings of Gor, page 68~ |
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