| Jard (noun): a small scavenger bird that flies in large flocks. A flock can strip the meat from a tabuk in seconds. Found near Lydius. ~Beasts of Gor, page 149~ ~Dancer of Gor, page 426~ Jarl (noun): the title for a leader of warriors in Torvaldsland; also the title by which all free men of Torvaldsland are addressed by slaves. ~ Marauders of Gor, pages 57, 63, and 142~ Jit monkey (noun): a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; nocturnal. ~Explorers of Gor, page 312~ Jungle Panther (noun): Less dangerous to man than the northern variety inhabitant of the rainforest. ~Explorers of Gor, page 312~ Jungle Vart (noun): a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi. ~Explorers of Gor, page 312~ Jungle Zad (noun): a less aggressive cousin of the Tahari zad; small, yellow-winged, scavenging birds with long, yellowish, slightly curved beaks; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi. ~Explorers of Gor, page 415~ Justice Wagon (noun): a form of execution which involved tar and tallow, the contents from a wagon's grease bucket, and fire; a detailed description is not given, but it is noted as evidence of the Gorean's distaste of criminals. ~Renegades of Gor, page 22~ Kaffiyeh (noun): a head covering of the tribesmen of the Tahari, it is a squarish cloth, folded into a trangle, and placed over the head, two points at the side of the shoulders, one in back to protect the back of the neck. It is bound to he head by several loops of cord, the agal. ~Tribesmen of Gor, pages 20 and 301~ Kaiila (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens; their language is related to that of the Dust Legs. ~Savages of Gor, pages 148, 229, and 307~ Kaiila River (noun): a river in the Barrens, it has two branches known as the North Kaiila River and the South Kaiila River. The Snake River is a tributary of the North Kaiila River. These rivers mark important boundaries in the territories of the Isanna, Napoktan, Wismahi, Isbu and Casmu bands of the Kaiila tribe. It is conjectured that the Kaiila Tribe, finding large herds of kaiila, took the name for themselves, and later the River of the Kaiila Tribe became, simply, the Kaiila River ~Blood Brothers of Gor, page 24~ Kaiila, desert (noun): also known as sand kaiila; this omnivorous animal is related to the southern kaiila and similar in most aspects barring pelt color and rearing of young; pelt color is tawny or black and young are suckled for a length of time. The men of the Tahari Desert use this mount. ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 71~ Kaiila, southern (noun): large (20-22 hands) carnivorous mammal with long neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is viviparous has incredible stamina (capable of covering 600 in a day) and can be domesticated for riding in spite of its vicious temper. It has a rich gold to black. The kaiila is a mammal, but there is no suckling of the young, who begin hunt within hours of birth. These are the mounts of the Wagon Peoples. ~Nomads of Gor, page 13~ Kail (direction): directional division of a gorean map. ~Nomads of Gor, page 3~ Kailiauk, Barrens, herds of (noun): gigantic, dangerous beast that stands 20-25 hands at the shoulder and weighing as much as 4,000 lbs, they migrate across the Barrens in massive herds, hunted by Red Savages and those who trade in their hides. They have a trident horn. ~Savages of Gor, pages 40 and 95~ Kailiauk, city of (noun): town on the Frontier of The Barrens, NE of Fort Haskins. It is a major trade center for the purchase, processing and selling of kailiauk hides taken from the massive herds which traverse The Barrens. It is also a slave trade center, dealing primarily in barbarian girls which are sold at various points along the perimeter. ~Savages of Gor, pages 77 and 93-98~ Kailiauk, forest (noun): four-legged wide-headed, lumbering, stocky ruminants, described as short-trunked and tawny. The males have 3 trident-like horns, with brown and reddish bars on the haunches. The males are 400 to 500 Gorean stone (1600-2000lbs) and are 10 hands at the shoulder. The females are 8 hands and weigh 300 - 400 Gorean stone (1200-1600 lbs). Their horns and tooled hides are major exports of the port of Schendi. ~Explorers of Gor, page 93~ Kailiauk, prairie (noun): short-trunked, stocky, awkward ruminant of the plains. Their color is tawny with haunches marked in red and brown bars. Their wide heads bear a trident horn. They instinctively circle when resting, their she's and young protected within. ~Nomads of Gor, page 2~ Kailiauk, Tribe (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens; their language is a dialect of Kaiila. ~Savages of Gor, page 233~ Kaissa (noun; lit. 'the game'): a board game much favored on Gor; the board is marked with 100 squares colored alternately red and yellow; there are 20 pieces per side which represent Ubar and Ubara, Initiates, Riders of the High Tharlarion, Tarnsmen, Scribes, Builders, Spearmen or Spear Slaves, and the Home Stone; it is played much like chess the object being to capture one's opponent's Home Stone; in Torvaldsland the Ubar, Ubara, Tarnsman, Initiate, and Scribes are replaced by the Jarl, Jarl's Woman, Ax, Rune-Priest, and Singer respectively. Instead of a Home Stone, the object is to take the Hall. ~Hunters of Gor, page 47~ ~Marauders of Gor, pages 56-63~ ~Dancer of Gor, page 221~ Kaissa ciphers (noun): used by the caste of players for transmission of private messages but can be used by anyone; often extremely difficult to decipher. ~Players of Gor, page 243~ Kajira (noun): female slavel; pl. kajirae. ~Nomads of Gor pages, 29 and 40~ ~Magicians of Gor, page 437~ |
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