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| Tarn death (noun): each limb of a person is attached by rope or chain to different tarns and the person is flown aloft then torn apart. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 158~ Tarn disk, copper (noun): a unit of currency. ~Assassin of Gor, page 160~ Tarn disk, gold (noun): a unit of currency of the highest value on Gor; also made in double- weight; many cities on Gor mint their own money but the gold tarn disk of Ar is the standard for much of Gor. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 191~ Tarn drums (noun): drums used in a march during war; the signals are used to control flying tarn armies. ~Tarnsman of Gor, pages 130 and 191~ Tarn goad (noun): an electrical device much like a cattle prod used for controlling tarns; is c. 20 inches long. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 50~ Tarn keeper (noun): one that oversees tarn handling. ~Assassin of Gor, page 168~ Tarn Keepers, Caste of (noun): Those working and training tarns. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 52~ Tarn ship (noun): a type of ram-ship being long and narrow with a shallow draft a straight keel a single lateen-rigged mast and a single bank of oars; at the prow below the waterline is a ram shaped like a tarn's head; it also carries light catapults shearing blades and other weaponry. ~Raiders of Gor, page 192~ Tarn whistle (noun): tarns on the planet Gor are trained to respond to the shrill, piercing call of the tarn whistle or tarn call; a means of summoning. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 50~ Tarn wire (noun): razor wire strung between the walls of a city to protect it from aerial attack. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 162~ Tarna (noun): daughter; as in Sa-Tarna 'Life Daughter'. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 68~ Tarnburg (noun): a city in the southern, more civilized, ranges of the Voltai, it is essentially a mountain fortress located two hundred pasangs to the north and east of Hochburg. This high city is the home of Dietrich of Tarnburg, a renowned military strategist, the victor in multiple engagements, and the innovator of several military techniques, defenses, formations, etc. ~Mercenaries of Gor, pages 31-33~ Tarntauros (noun): a legendary creature which is half man and half tarn. May be compared to the mythical centaur of Earth. ~Renegades of Gor, page 138~ Tarsk (noun): fat, grunting, brindled, shaggy-maned, hoofed, flat-snorted, rooting, short-legged quadruped, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail. In the wild, it is viciously aggressive. A common source of meat, and is often roasted whole. Market of Semris is famed for it's tarsk markets. ~Outlaw of Gor, page 76~ ~Assassin of Gor, page 87~ ~Raiders of Gor, pages 44 and 219~ ~Explorers of Gor, pages 345-346~ ~Dancer of Gor, pages 106, 108 and 281~ Tarsk bit (noun): a large coin worth from 1/10 to 1/4 of a copper tarsk depending on the city which mints the coin (see tarsk copper). ~Explorers of Gor, page 54~ Tarsk, copper (noun): a copper coin (see tarsk silver and tarsk bit). ~Explorers of Gor, page 54~ Tarsk, giant (noun): presumably similar to the common tarsk, however it stands 10 hands at the shoulder and is hunted with lances from tarnback. ~Explorers of Gor, page 346~ Tarsk, silver (noun): a coin considered to be of much value by most goreans. It is worth 100 copper tarks in most cities. Ten silver tarks is the equivalent of one gold piece of one of the high cities. Many gold pieces are standardized against the golden tarn disk of Ar. ~Explorers of Gor, page 54~ ~Rogue of Gor, page 155~ ~Savages of Gor, page 120~ Ta-Sardar-Gor (phrase: lit. 'To the Priest-Kings of Gor'): a libation which varies in formality from the simple statement, loudly proclaimed to a ritual in which a few grains of meal colored salt and a few drops of wine are placed in a fire. ~Outlaw of Gor, page 13~ ~Nomads of Gor, page 89~ Ta-Sardar-Var (noun): directional division of a Gorean map. ~Nomads of Gor, page 3~ Tashid (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai. ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 364~ Tassa powder (noun): a reddish powder usually mixed with red wine which renders the consumer unconscious. ~Fighting Slave of Gor, page 222-223~ ~Guardsman of Gor, page 113~ ~Players of Gor, page 293~ Tassna (noun): mother; as in Sa-Tassna 'Life-Mother'. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 43~ Tasta (noun): sweet, succulent candy on a stick; normally found in parks, promenades, and popular events. ~Dancer of Gor, page 81~ Ta-teera (noun): a one-piece sleeveless short slave garment, torn here and there; also called a slave rag. ~Slave Girl of Gor, page 81~ ~Dancer of Gor, page 280~ Ta-Thassa (phrase; lit. 'to the sea'): ritual phrase invoked during a libation offering of wine oil and salt made to Thassa. ~Hunters of Gor, page 73~ |