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| Viktel (noun): triumph as in Viktel Aria, a military road named 'Triumph of Ar'. ~Kajira of Gor, page 217~ Viktel Aria (noun): a military road, the phrase translates as 'Triumph of Ar', or, 'Ar's Triumph'. In it's more northern lengths it is called the Vosk Road and it's northern terminus is Ar's Station. ~Rogue of Gor, page 63~ ~Kajira of Gor, page 217~ Vint (noun): tiny, sand-colored insects found in the Tahari Desert. ~Tribesmen of Gor, pages 115-116~ Virgin bell (noun): single bell sometimes worn on a Free Woman's left ankle to announce her availability to swains. ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 45~ Voltai Mountain Range (noun): a range commonly called the Red Mountains because of the dull reddish color of the rock caused by deposits of iron oxide; it is located east of Ar and south of the Vosk river and stretches from there to the Tahari Desert. The Voltai are the eastern border of known Gor. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 144~ Vosk Delta (noun): at the mouth of the Vosk River, where it empties into the Tamber Gulf and the Thassa beyond, is a marshland thousands of square pasangs deep of estuarial wilderness. The marshes can be traversed in small rush crafts through hundreds of shallow, constantly shifting channels. The delta is inhabited, particularly in the east, by communities of rence growers who eke out a living harvesting rence. The Vosk Delta is trackless and treacherous, and the habitat of the marsh tharlarion and the predatory Ul. The entire area is claimed by Port Kar which lies within it, some hundred pasangs from it's northwestern edge. ~Raiders of Gor, pages 5-6~ ~Explorers of Gor, page 26~ ~Vagabonds of Gor, page 88~ Vosk League (noun): a political and protective alliance signed by representatives of 19 towns along the Vosk River to promote trade. The members are: Turmuj, Ven, Tetrapoli, Port Cos, Tafa, Victoria, Fina, Ragnar's Hamlet, Hammerfest, Sulport, Sais, Siba, Jasmine, Point Alfred, Jort's Ferry, Forest Port, Iskander, Tancred's Landing, and White Water. ~Guardsman of Gor, page 235~ Vosk River (noun): Gor's mightiest river, flowing thousands of pasangs in a slightly southwesterly direction from it's source in the Voltai Range to the marshes of the Vosk Delta, the Tamber Gulf, and on the the Thassa, it rampages across most of known Gor, over forty pasangs broad.. The scene of mighty naval battles, involving fleets of warships, it is under constant threat from river pirates and cities who would control it's merchant trade. The Vosk League, a political and protective alliance, was formed to promote trade interests by the towns along it's banks. See Vosk League ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 72~ ~Rogue of Gor, page 40~ ~Guardsman of Gor, page 235~ Voyages of Acquisition (noun): voyages made to Earth by the Priest-Kings to gather biological samples. This perhaps accounts for the similarity in many animals, plants, implements, or technology to those of Earth. ~Tarnsman of Gor, page 32~ ~Explorers of Gor, page 326~ Vulo (noun): a tawny-colored poultry bird similar to a pigeon which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs. ~Nomads of Gor, pages 1 and 84~ ~Hunters of Gor, page 34~ ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 48~ Wader, yellow-legged (noun): a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi. ~Explorers of Gor, page 311~ Wagmeza (noun): Red Savage word for maize. ~Savages of Gor, page 234~ Wagmu (noun): Red Savage word for corn. ~Savages of Gor, page 234~ Wagon Peoples (noun): a fierce, migrating people consisting of four nomadic tribes that wander the Plains of Turia, living in huge, elaborate wagon homes. They grow no food, nor will they eat anything that has touched the dirt, living entirely on the meat and milk of the bosk. There is no known manufacturing. They are called herders and killers and are among the proudest peoples of Gor, regarding city dwellers as vermin in holes. ~Nomads of Gor, pages 4, 5 and 9~ Wagon, cage (noun): used to transport both male and female slaves, this wagon has bars surrounding it that can be light or heavy in strength depending on the slaves transported; male slaves are commonly chained by neck, ankles and wrists to wooden stalls within. ~Fighting Slave of Gor, page 326~ Wagon, common slave (noun): used to transport female slaves, it is covered in yellow and blue canvas with a single central bar running the length of the floor where the girl's ankles are attached; this bar is hinged on one end, near the wagon box, and locked near the wagon's gate. ~Fighting Slave of Gor, page 325~ Wagon, display (noun): flat-bedded and used to transport female slaves, this wagon has a metal framework that allows girls to be chained in alluring positions and viewed easily by those passing; sometimes one end of the wagon is used as an auction block and girls are sold directly off the wagon. ~Fighting Slave of Gor, page 326~ Wagon, ice (noun): a wagon specifically built to transport ice from ice houses to the residents of those Goreans wealthy enough to afford ice for the summer Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 295 Wagon, justice (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~ Wagon, road (noun): describes a heavier wagon in comparison to one used within a city. ~Magicians of Gor, page 103~ Wagon, springless (noun): A wagon commonly used for public transportation for a fee, it has a jolting ride but is chosen many times by Free Women over the leather-slung fee cart because of the relative comfort of its ride. ~Renegades of Gor, page 19-20~ Wagon, street (noun): a light weight wagon, used within a city. ~Magicians of Gor, page 103~ Wagon, Wagon Peoples (noun): square, the size of a room, brightly colored, each drawn by a double team of bosk. The black, lacquered tem-wood wagon box which stands six feet from the ground, supports a rounded, tent-like frame covered with taut, painted, varnished bosk hide. The wheels have a diameter of 10 feet, the front wheels slightly smaller than the rear. The interiors are often lushly appointed, filled with chests and silk cushions, and ankle-deep, intricately wrought carpets, lit by hanging tharlarion oil lamps. In the center of the wagon is a small, shallow, copper, fire bowl with a raised brass grating. Some cooking may be done here, but it primarily provides heat, the smoke escaping through a smoke hole at the dome of the tent-like covering. ~Nomads of Gor, pages 30-31~ |