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| River shark (noun): a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin which inhabits the rivers of Gor. ~Captive of Gor, page 79~ Robes of Concealment (noun): the mode of dress favored by free women in some of the larger city-states (i.e. Ar Ko-ro-ba Turia etc.); it consists of one or more hooded robes of heavy brocade or other opaque fabric plus up to five face veils. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 87~ Rock spider (noun): an inhabitant of the rainforests lower level this brown or black spider camouflages itself by tucking legs under its body to look like a rock hence its name; it is approximately one foot in diameter and will catch small rodents or birds in its web. ~Explorers of Gor, page 294~ Ror (adj.): northeast directional division of a gorean map. ~ Nomads of Gor, page 3~ Round ship (noun): heavy cargo and passenger ships having up to 3 banks of 10 oars to a side; not as swift or maneuverable as ram- ships having a keel-to-beam ratio of 6:1; has 2 rudders and 2 permanent lateen-rigged masts; carries a crew of 20-25 free men plus up to 200 oar-slaves. ~Raiders of Gor, page 127~ ~Slave Girl of Gor, page 322~ Sa (noun): life ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 43~ Sacred Place (noun): the name given to a place located in the Sardar Mountains. It is considered taboo, perilous, and, until the time of Tarl Cabot, no man had ever returned from a journey to it. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 29~ Sa-eela (noun): one of the most moving deeply rhythmic and erotic of slave dances; belongs to the class of slave dance known as Lure Dances of the Love- Starved Slave girl. ~Guardsman of Gor, page 259~ Sa-fora (noun): Chain Daughter or Daughter of the . ~Nomads of Gor, page 30~ ~Hunters of Gor ,page 194~ Sajel (noun):a drug which causes harmless pustules to erupt on the body; in combination with gieron it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague. ~Explorers of Gor, page 154~ Salamander (noun): an inhabitant of the brine pits of the salt mines of the Tahari, they are white and blind with long stemlike legs with fern-like filaments which are feather gills. ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 247~ Salerian Confederation (noun): an alliance of 4 cities, Ti, Port Olni, Lara, and Vonda, formed to rid the Olni River of pirates and to protect inland shipping. ~Fighting Slave of Gor, page 171~ ~Savages of Gor, page 88~ ~Dancer of Gor, page 283~ Salt shark (noun): a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw several rows of triangular teeth a sickle-like tail and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari. ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 251~ Salt, red (noun): some of the salt mines in the Tahari Desert Waste area of Klima, deliver a salt, famed on Gor, that is red in color from deposits of ferrous oxide. It is called the Red Salt of Kasra, after it's port of embarkation at the juncture of the Upper and Lower Fayeen. ~Tribesman of Gor, pages 20 and 238~ Salt, white (noun): mined by the slaves who manage to live through a punishing march over the white hot crusts of salt of the Tahari Wastes to Klima, for example. Salt, mined from the Tahari makes up 20% of the salt used in various products of Gor. The forced marches to Klima can only be done in the fall, winter, or spring when the surface temperature of the salt crusts reach 160 degree's Farenheit and the air temperature ranges from 120 to 140 degree's. The mining, harvesting, sifting, purifying and packaging process turn out nine qualities of salt which are shipped all over Gor. ~Tribesman of Gor, page 231, and 238-240~ Salt, yellow (noun): references to yellow salt as 'of the south' and on a table exist, but no other description has been found. ~Assassin of Gor, page 86~ ~Marauders of Gor, page 186-187~ Samnium (noun): two hundred pasangs east and south of Brundisium, a walled city, spared the savageries of war with Cos, because of her alliance with them. ~Mercenaries of Gor, pages 9 and 14~ San (adj.): one; fem. sana ~Nomads of Gor, page 146~ Sa'ng (adj.): without ~Outlaw of Gor, page 216~ Sa'ng-fori (noun; lit. 'without chains'): freedom or liberty! ~Outlaw of Gor, page 216~ Sapa (adjective): Kailla or Dust Leg term meaning black. ~Savages of Gor, page 246~ Sar (noun): king ~Outlaw of Gor, page 13~ Sardar (noun): Priest-King ~Outlaw of Gor, page 13~ Sardar Mountain Fairs (noun): huge fairs held four times each year at the foot of the Sardar Mountains; they coincide with the equinoxes and solstices and are numbered chronologically. During of the Fair the area is neutral territory: no one may be enslaved at the Fair (though slaves captured elsewhere may be sold) & no blood may be spilled; serves as a trading point for information and merchandise; every Gorean is required to visit the Fair at least once before the age of 25. ~Outlaw of Gor, page 179~ Sardar Mountain Fairs, En'Kara (noun): occurs during the spring, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year. ~Players of Gor, page 8~ Sardar Mountain Fairs, En'Var (noun): occurs during the summer solstice, one of the four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar during the Gorean year. ~Assassins of Gor, pages 78-79~ |