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| Torturers, clan of (noun): found only among the Wagon Peoples, they are trained as carefully as scribes or physicians in the arts of detaining life. Though some are famous for services rendered to Initiates and Ubars, they are always hooded. The hood is removed only when the sentence is death, so that only condemned men have seen what lies beneath it. ~Nomads of Gor, pages 9 and 10~ Torvald, steam of (noun): a warm current, pasangs wide, it moves eastward to the coast of Torvaldsland and then north. It's warm temperature enables communication and re-supply of between the various small farms and communities of this bleak area. Those of Torvaldsland regard the stream as a gift of Thor, bestowed upon Torvald, legendary hero of the land, in exchange for a ring of gold. ~Marauders of Gor, pages 55-56~ Torvaldsland (noun): cruel, harsh, rocky land located NW of the Hrimgar Mountains, above the Northern Forests and below the Polar Plain with which it shares the shores of the Arctic Sea. There are many inlets, cliffs and mountains and little arable land. Good soil is rare and highly prized. The Torvaldslanders are seamen, travelling in their oared Serpent ships in search of parsit fish. Their men, fierce and aggresive warriors, prefer the great axe as their weapon. ~Marauders of Gor, pages 55-56~ Torvis (noun): fire; as in Lar-Torvis 'The Central Fire'. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 28~ Tospit (noun): small, wrinkled, yellowish-white peachlike fruit, about the size of a plum, which grows on the tospit bush, patches of which are indigenous to the drier valleys of the eastern Cartius. They are bitter but edible, and are sometimes served sliced and sweetened with honey, and in syrups, and to flavor, with their juices, a variety of dishes. They are also carried on sea voyages to prevent nutritional deficiencies. They almost always have an odd number of seeds, except for the rare, long-stemmed ones. ~Nomads of Gor, page 59~ ~Marauders of Gor, page 102~ ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 46~ Tower slave (noun): a state slave girl in any of the cities of Gor; her duties in the apartment cylinders are largely domestic. ~Priest Kings of Gor, page 45~ Tower slave position (position): a position used frequently by domestic slaves with thighs closed and hands resting with wrists crossed on legs. ~Priest Kings of Gor, page 46~ Tree, flower (noun): found in Turia, it has lovely dangling loops of interwoven blossoms which hang from curved branches. In pleasure gardens, the trees are cultivated so that the clustered flowers emerge in subtle delicate patterns of shades and hues. ~Nomads of Gor, page 217~ Tree, Hogarthe (noun): a tree of the Barrens named for one of the early explorers of the area. They tend to grow on the banks of small streams or muddy, sluggish rivers. Because they are so similar to poplar trees of Earth, Tarl imagines their seeds may have been transported to Gor. ~Blood Brothers of Gor, page 300~ Tree, ka-la-na (noun): a tree with very strong yellow wood used for making bows; the fruit of the ka-la-na is used to make ka-la-na wine. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 96~ Tree, tem-wood (noun): in Turia, found in groves; linear, supple and black ~Nomads of Gor, pages 15 and217~ ~Raiders of Gor, page 15~ Tree, tur (noun): described as reddish and large-trunked, it is found in Turia. The realm of Turia is said to have taken it's name from a solitary Tur tree found planted long ago on the plains. ~Nomads of Gor, page 217~ Treve (noun): little known city that lies among the vast terrain of the rugged Voltai, 700 pasangs north of Ar. It's location is secret and is said to be accessible only by tarn. Sometimes called 'The Tarn of the Voltai' because of it's lofty perch. ~Priest-Kings of Gor, page 63~ ~Captive of Gor, page 191~ Trident (noun): 3 pronged fish spear, used by the arena fighters called Fishermen. ~Vagabonds of Gor, page 91~ Tu (phrase): you are. ~Slave Girl of Gor, page 80~ Tu Kajira (phrase; declarative): You are a slave. ~Slave Girl of Gor, page 80~ Tuchuk (noun): the fiercest of the four tribes of the Wagon Peoples. Tuchuk philosophies and personality are personified by it's secret Ubar, Kamchak. A proud, cunning, lusty, brawling, exceptionally skilled warrior who disguises his considerable intellect and deadly, aggressive spirit beneath wit and a broadly sketched 'who me?' befuddlement. These nomads have encampments of thousands of gaily painted wagons, their herds of the reverenced bosk, often numbering into the millions, surrounding them. Throughout the day, the camps are teeming with scarred warriors, kaiila, clad Kajir slaves, dour free women, haruspexes and domesticated sleen. All Tuchuk men are expected to defend their encampment, so there are no castes as such, but clans, such as healers, leather workers and salt seekers exist, including the clan of torturers. The Tuchuk warrior prays to the 'Spirit of the Sky' on kaiila-back with his weapons at hand, demanding victory and luck for themselves, defeat and misery for their enemies, primarily Turia. '...chief of the things before which the proud Tuchuk stands ready to remove his helmet is the sky, the simple, vast beautiful sky, from which falls the rain that, in his myths, formed the earth, the bosks, and the Tuchuks. ~Nomads of Gor, pages 12, 21,27, and 28~ Tufted fisher (noun): a water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi. ~Explorers of Gor, page 311~ Tumit (noun): large flightless bird about the size of an ostrich having an 18'-long hooked beak; carnivorous. ~Nomads of Gor, page 2~ Tun, alphabet (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; calligraphically derived from demotic. ~Explorers of Gor, page 9~ Tun, geographic (noun): directional division of a Gorean map. ~Nomads of Gor, page 3~ Tunic, chain (noun): a slave garb or bond of Tyros not otherwise described. ~Guardsman of Gor, page 108~ Tunic, free man's (noun): a garb which may be a wrap around style that hangs to mid thigh. It is closed by brooch or pin which must be set to allow unhindered access to his sword. ~Magicians of Gor, page 395~ Tyros (noun): an island of the Thassa, 400 pasangs west of Port Kar and one hundred pasangs south of Cos. It's capitol city is Kasra. Another major city is Tentium. Tyros is a rugged mountainous island known for it's vart caves. The varts are trained to be used as weapons. As the western border of known Gor, the waters beyond it are referred to as 'the World's End' by those who have first knowledge. To those Goreans with second knowledge, who are taught that Gor is spheroid, the expression is merely a figure of speech. ~Raiders of Gor, pages 139, 174 and 312~ |