Castes and Colors
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"These tiers shared
the color of that portion of the wall behind them, the caste colors.The
tier nearest the floor, which denoted some preferential status, the white
tier, was occupied by the Initiates, Interpreters of the Will of the Priest
Kings. In order, the ascending tiers; blue, yellow, green and red were
occupied by representatives of the Scribes, Builders, Physicians, and
Warriors." " 'Ho!' cried Torm,
that most improbable member of the Caste of Scribes, throwing his blue
robes over his head..." "On the other hand,
the High Castes, specifically the Warriors, Builders, Scribes, Initiates,
and Physicians...." "Many castes, incidentally,
have branches and divisions. Lawyers and Scholars, for example, and Record
Keepers, Teachers, Clerks, Historians and Accountants are all Scribes."
Their color is black "You will see the black
banner of the Caste of Assassins" Their colors are yellow and brown "I stayed for four
days in the rooms above the shop of Dina of Turia, there I dyed my hair
black and exchanged the robes of the merchant for the yellow and brown
tunic of the Bakers; to which caste her father and two brothers had belonged."
Bleachers: Mentioned in Assassin of Gor "...its libraries,
its records and files; its cubicles for Smiths, Bakers, Cosmeticians,
Bleachers, Dyers, Weavers, and Leather Workers..." Mentioned in Assassin of Gor "...its libraries,
its records and files; its cubicles for Smiths, Bakers, Cosmeticians,
Bleachers, Dyers, Weavers, and Leather Workers..." "His stature and burden
proclaimed him a member of the Caste of Carriers of Wood, or Woodsmen,
that Gorean caste which, with the caste of Charcoal Makers, provides most
of the common fuel for the Gorean cities." "The Carders and Dyers,
incidentally, are subcastes separate from the Weavers. All are subcastes
of the Rug Makers, which itself, interestingly, perhaps surprisingly,
is accounted generally as a subcaste of the Cloth Workers. Rug Makers
themselves, however usually regard themselves in their various subcastes,
as being independent of the Cloth Workers. A rug maker would not care
to be confused with a maker of kaftans, turbans, or djellabas." "I was the daughter
of a Cloth Worker..." "...its libraries,
its records and files; its cubicles for Smiths, Bakers, Cosmeticians,
Bleachers, Dyers, Weavers, and Leather Workers..." "I was pleased to see
that the men of other castes....and even castes as low as the Peasants,
Saddle-Makers, the Weavers, the Goat-Keepers, the Poets, and the Merchants...."
"It was there that
she had been purchased by Barus, of the Leather Workers." "...its libraries,
its records and files; its cubicles for Smiths, Bakers, Cosmeticians,
Bleachers, Dyers, Weavers, and Leather Workers..." "The magicians of Anango
are famed on Gor. If you wish to have someone turned into a turtle or
something, those are the fellows to see." Their colors are gold and white "Down the stairway
slowly, in trailing white silk, bordered with gold, the colors of the
Merchants... ...Aphris of Turia, then, was of the caste of merchants."
"I wore a white robe,
woven of the wool of the Hurt, imported from distant Ar, trimmed with
golden cloth, from Tor, the colors of the Merchant." "My opponent was not
Andreas, but a squat, powerful man with short-clipped yellow hair, Kron
of Tharna, of the Caste of Metal Workers." "A similar decree,
in most cities, stands against the enslavement of one who is in the Caste
of Musicians." "Economically, the
base of the Gorean life was the free peasant, which was perhaps the lowest
but undoubtedly the most fundamental caste..." Their colors are red and yellow "In most cities it
is regarded, incidentally, as a criminal offense to enslave one of the
Caste of Players." "...he wore the garb
of the Player, but his garb was rich and the squares of the finest red
and yellow silk..." "It could have been
worse, I thought. After all, though the Caste of Singers, or Poets, was
not a high caste, it had more prestige than, for example, the Caste of
Pot-Makers or Saddle-Makers, with which it was sometimes compared."
"Hup's rag might once
have been of the Caste of Potters." "It could have been
worse, I thought. After all, though the Caste of Singers, or Poets, was
not a high caste, it had more prestige than, for example, the Caste of
Pot-Makers or Saddle-Makers, with which it was sometimes compared."
"The Rencers are often
thought to be a higher caste than the Peasants." This is more of a guild, or union, not specifically a caste and are mentioned here as exceptions to the caste system. "These organizations,
such as the sail-makers, almost guildlike, not castes, have dues...."
"These organizations,
such as the sail-makers, almost guildlike, not castes, have dues...."
Singers: "It could have been
worse, I thought. After all, though the Caste of Singers, or Poets, was
not a high caste, it had more prestige than, for example, the Caste of
Pot-Makers or Saddle-Makers, with which it was sometimes compared."
Their colors are blue and yellow (sub caste of the Merchants) "I saw that the cover
of the thalarion wagon, which had been rolled back, was of blue and yellow
silk. It was the camp of a slaver." "The Slavers, incidentally,
are of the Merchant caste, though, in virtue of their merchandise and
practices, their robes are different." "Samos wore the blue
and yellow robes of the Slaver." "From among the domed
tents, wearing a swirling robe of broadly striped blue and yellow silk,
with a headband of the same material, there approached a short, fat man,
Targo the Slaver..."
Their colors are brown and black (may be a sub castes or a specialty) "He now no longer wore
the brown and black common to professional sleen trainers..."
Mentioned in Assassin of Gor "...its libraries,
its records and files; its cubicles for Smiths, Bakers, Cosmeticians,
Bleachers, Dyers, Weavers, and Leather Workers..." "...was purchased by
a fat, odious fellow, of the Caste of Tarn Keepers." "There is even, in
Port Kar, a recognized Caste of Thieves, the only such I know of on Gor...They
are recognized by the Thiefs Scar, which they wear as a caste mark, a
tiny, three-pronged brand burned into the face, in back of and below the
eye, over the right cheekbone." "On his right cheek,
over the cheekbone was the Thief brand of the Caste of Thieves of Port
Kar, who use the small brand to identify their members."
Their colors are white and green (to represent leaves) "...of the Caste of
Vintners...wearing a white tunic with a representation in green cloth
of leaves about the collar and down the sleeves of the garment..."
"I was pleased to see
that the men of other castes....and even castes as low as the Peasants,
Saddle-Makers, the Weavers, the Goat-Keepers, the Poets, and the Merchants...."
"His stature and burden
proclaimed him a member of the Caste of Carriers of Wood, or Woodsmen,
that Gorean caste which, with the caste of Charcoal Makers, provides most
of the common fuel for the Gorean cities." |
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