Daily Life in a Gorean City

(The "room" may be empty at times, but the city is almost always active, vibrant, and full of life.)

 

Early morning hours

·During the early morning hours before dawn, men drawing carts move through the smaller cobblestoned streets of the city making deliveries of various goods.

·The grains & flours needed for the days business are brought to the shops of the Bakers from the larger storage buildings of the grain merchants.

·Charcoal, needed in every home for warmth, is delivered from home to home by the men of the Charcoal Makers.

·Peasant men deliver needed produce to the public kitchens, inns, and taverns. Other produce they bring to the city markets, setting up their offerings as the sun rises.

·As the sun rises, men emerge from their homes, extinguishing the oil lamps that light the common areas and the shops of the various castes begin to open.

·The Chandler shops make & sell candles. Metal Workers shops sell their metal goods, Perfumers sell their perfumes in their shops.

The Sun Gate opens.

Mid morning hours

·The butchers offer meats to the city residents at their stalls in the market.

·The public laundries are open for clothes to be dropped off and cleaned

·Free Women, when moving about the city, proudly conceal all but the bridge of their nose and their eyes from the view of others.

·The Initiates open the temples and many men visit the temples to petition the Priest Kings for favors.

·Tarn wire, if the city is in danger, glistens overhead in the sunlight

·The Library opens.

·Men visit the Barber shops near the city square for hair cuts and to be shaved.

·Some men spend time listening to the cases being argued in the city courts.

·Paga slaves wander the crowded areas, searching for men to entice back to their Masters' tavern.

Through the day

·The city's Public baths open and throughout the day men and women gather separately to socialize in the baths.

·For the men of Gor, a 2 Ahn lunch break is not uncommon.

·Slave girls owned by Private Masters are seen shopping, taking clothes to the laundry, and traveling about the city.

·Kaissa is played in the streets and on the high bridges. Tournaments and competitions are sponsored by amateur organizations. Men check the scores posted on the large boards near the central Cylinder or square.

·The Paga Taverns are open, serving a simple meal and paga.

·Men discuss phiosophy & current events in the city square and paga taverns.

·Slave rentals are arranged in the city square for service at evening dinners, parties & such.

·Races & games, in summer months, are held in the Stadiums in the afternoon sun.

·Tarnsmen patrol the city and surroundings in groups of three through the day and night.

Evening

·The Paga Taverns become more crowded and livelier. Many men enjoy gambling in the taverns.

·Coin girls are sent to the streets of the city around dusk to earn coin for their Masters.

·Concerts and plays are held in the theaters and amphitheaters of the city.

·Private dinner parties are often held.

Night

·Men direct male slaves through the streets to collect the large terra cotta vats of waste, carting the refuse of the city on wagons outside the city walls to be dumped in the carnarium

·Drunks carouse & sing here & there on their way home from the taverns.