Clans

Clans of the Haruspex

“I heard a haruspex singing between the wagons; for a piece of meat he would read the wind and the grass; for a cup of wine the stars and the flight of birds; for a fat-bellied dinner the liver of a sleen or slave.”

Nomads of Gor pg 27

Clan of the Healers

They do have, however, certain clans, not castes, which specialize in certain matters, for example the clan of healers.

Nomads of Gor pg 12

Clan of IronMasters

I supposed that on the morrow Kamchek would call for the Tuchuk Iron Master, to brand what he called his little barbarian.

Nomads of Gor pg 62

Clan of Leatherworkers

He did not buy a kailla near the wagon of Yachi of the Leather Workers….

Nomads of Gor pg 170

Clan of Musicians

To one side, across a clearing from the fire, a bit in the background, was a group of nine musicians. They were not as yet playing, thoug one of them was absently tapping a rhythm on a small hand drum, the kaska; two others, with stringed instruments, were tuning them, putting their ears to the instruments. …..

Nomads of Gor pg 153-154

Clan of Peddlers

At another wagon, he haggled over a set of quiva, forged in Ar, and, obtaining his price, arranged to have them, with a new saddle, brought to his wagon on the morrow.

Nomads of Gor pg 170

Clan of Public Slave Wagon Masters

Among the wagons…the masters of the public slave wagons…..buy, sell, and rent girls, providing warriors and slavers with a sort of clearing house and market for the feminine merchandise. The public slave wagons, incidentally, also provide Paga. They are a kind of combination Paga tavern and slave market. I know of nothing else precisely like them on Gor.

Nomads of Gor pg 118

Clan of Salt Hunters

They do have, however, certain clans, not castes, which specialize in certain matters, for example the clan of healers, leather workers, salt hunters, and so on.

Nomads of Gor pg 12

Clan of Scarers

When have the time,” said Harold, “ I will call one from the clan of Scarers and have the scar affixed. It will make me look even more handsome.”

Nomads of Gor pg 247

Clan of Singers

The Wagon Peoples, as might be expected, have a large and complex oral literature. This is kept and occasionally, in parts, recited by the Camp Singers.

Nomads of Gor pg 12

Clan of Turturers

I noted, following me, as I had more than once, a masked figure, one wearing the hood of the Clan of Torturers.

Nomads of Gor pg 147

Clan of Yearkeepers

His parents and people had been slain in the Turian raid in which he had been captured, so he had no kin. There had been, fortunately for him, a Year Keeper who had recalled the family.

Nomads of Gor pg 68