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| Waiting Hand (noun): the 5-day period between the 12th Passage Hand and the beginning of the New Year which begins on the Vernal Equinox. ~Assassin of Gor, page 78~ Walking chains (noun): adjustable chains fastened on the ankles of a slave girl to train her to walk with the length of stride preferred by her master. ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 48~ Wands, perimeter (noun): marking the boundary or Ihanke of The Barrens are hundreds of markers, seven to eight feet high made of peeled Ka-la-na wood, tipped with yellow, black-tipped feathers of the Herlit. ~Savages of Gor, pages 77 and 143~ Waniyanpi (noun; lit. tame cattle): also known as 'The Sames', a community of slaves who exist in the domains of the Kaiila Tribes. They are owned collectively by the tribes within the lands they inhabit. They grow produce and furnish labor when required. They subscribe to a unisex ethos, bound by 'The Teaching' a cult-like dogma of 'sameness' which says that males, females, animals, vegetables, minerals and abstract concepts are all equal to one. Among the many oddities is their aversion to heterosexual sex. They breed publically, though anonymously, monitored by their owners at specified times. Homosexuality is tolerated. ~Savages of Gor, page 272 and page 291~ ~Blood Brothers of Gor, pages 131, 152, 156-157~ Warrior Societies (noun): societies within the tribes of the Red Savages that have many functions. They keep order in the camps and on treks, function as guards and police, keep the tribes apprised as to the movements of the kailiauk, and help to organize and police tribal hunts.They provide institutions through which merit can be recognized and rewarded, traditions can be maintained and renewed. Their rivalries provide an outlet for inter-tribal aggressions. Within the society itself, the members profit from the values of alliance, camaraderie, and friendship. Each society has its own medicines and histories. Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 260 Warriors, Caste of (noun): the caste which includes infantry, tharlarion, cavalry, and tarnsmen. One of the five High Castes which make up Gorean government and as such the military branch of the government. Red Caste. ~Tarnsman of Gor, pages 41 and 61-63~ Washing booth (noun): similar to showers, these use chemicals to cleanse muls in the Nest of the Priest Kings; they are placed within apartments and about the Nest. ~Priest-Kings of Gor, page 111~ Wasnaphodi (noun): Kailla or Dust Leg term meaning pimples. ~Savages of Gor, page 238 and 262~ Water lizard (noun): Simular to water lizards on earth, inhabit swamps near AR. ~Tarnsman of Gor, pages 85-86~ Weight (noun): a unit of measurement equal to 10 Stone or 40 Earth pounds. ~Raiders of Gor, page, 127~ Wergild (noun): a ransom or bribe. A man who is an outlaw can redeem himself by paying a wergild to the official who sets it. Once paid he is 'pardoned' no longer an outlaw. ~Marauders of Gor, page 94~ Whale, baleen (noun): bluish white spotted whale with a blunt fin, hunted by the Red Hunters. ~Beasts of Gor, page 265 and 334~ Whale, Hunjer (noun): toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters. ~Beasts of Gor, page 36~ Whale, Karl (noun): four-fluked baleen whale hunted by the Red Hunters ~Beasts of Gor, page 36~ Whip Dance (noun): a girl dances under the whips of Masters. ~Raiders of Gor, page 100~ Whip knife (noun): a whip with razors embedded in the tip. ~Raiders of Gor, pages 107 and 109~ Whip of the Furs (noun): a method of disciplining slave girls by rape rather than by flogging; esp. popular in Torvaldsland. ~Marauders of Gor, page 66~ Whip, tharlarion (noun): a whip used to assist in the control and management of a tharlarion by it's rider. Though it rarely touches the animal, it is used as a reminder for the tharlarion to listen or pay attention to verbal commands. ~Renegades of Gor, page 12~ White grunt, eggs of (noun): described as clustered, tiny black eggs of the white grunt served in a small golden cup with a small golden spoon. ~Fighting Slave of Gor, page 276~ White Water (noun): city located on the northern shore of the Vosk River, east of Tancred's Landing. ~Renegades of Gor, page 34~ White-silk girl (noun): a virgin or as is said on Gor, a slave who has not been 'opened by men'. ~Savages of Gor, page 205~ ~Blood Brothers of Gor, page 472~ ~Dancer of Gor, page 128~ Wicayuhe (noun): Kaiila and Dust Leg word meaning Master, see also Itancanka. ~Savages of Gor, page 231~ Wicincala (noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg word meaning girl. ~Savages of Gor, page 230~ Wihinpaspa (noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg word meaning lodge-pin or tent-pin. ~Savages of Gor, page 238~ Wine master presentation (noun): in which the slave offers not only wine to the master, but herself and her beauty for his consideration. ~Vagabonds of Gor, page 352~ Wineskin, greased (noun): item used in a carnival-type game that entails a Free Man balancing ,for an allotted time, usually an ehn, on a filled wineskin that has the surface greased. Many times the prize is the full wineskin. ~Magicians of Gor, page 36~ Wismahi (noun): the Bracelets Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages. ~Blood Brothers of Gor, page 24~ Wolakota (verb): Kaiila term meaning peace, friendship. ~Savages of Gor, page 257~ |