This page points out the onlineisms as I know of them, but doesn't necessarily point out that something couldn't exist as we all know that the Priest-Kings regularly set out on voyages of acquisition and could have reasonably acquired more items from Earth than were mentioned in the books.
Agrimony: Said to be found beneath waterfalls and when dried used as an analgesic. There is no mention of this grass in the books.
Anti-serum for sleen bites: No such thing in the books. Also, nothing to indicate a sleen bite is poisonous.
Assassin Serves: Assassins were offer service and served just like any other free person on Gor. The "special Assassin serve" is a fake online-ism.
"He frightens me," she wept. "He is of the black caste."
"Serve him wine," said he, "or you will be stripped and thrown into a pen of male slaves."
The girl turned and withdrew, then approached again, climbing the stairs, delicately, as though timidly, head down. Then she leaned forward, bending her knees slightly, her body graceful, and spoke, her voice a whisper in my ear, an invitation, "Wine, Master?" as though offering not wine, but herself. In a large house, with various slave girls, it is thought only an act of courtesy on the part of a host to permit a guest the use of one of the girls for the evening. Each of the girls considered eligible for this service, at one time or another during the evening, will approach the guest and offer him wine. His choice is indicated by the one from whom he accepts wine.
I looked at the girl. Her eyes met mine, softly. Her lips were slightly parted. "Wine, Master?" she asked.
"Yes," I said, "I will have wine."
She poured the diluted wine into my cup, bowed her head and with a shy smile, backed gracefully down the stairs behind me, then turned and hurried away.
"Of course," said Ho-Tu, "you may not have her tonight, for she is White Silk."
Assassins of Gor
Assassins: No such thing as Assassins cannot own slaves -- There is nothing in the books to support that.
Basi tea ceremony: In the books tea came from the City of Bazi, hence the name. Many confuse this with the bazi tea ceremony done on Earth in Asian homes.
"'Make me tea,' I said. 'Is it ready?' I asked. I looked at the tiny copper kettle on the small stand. A tiny kaiila-dung fire burned under it. A small, heavy, curved glass was nearby, on a flat box, which would hold some two ounces of the tea. Bazi tea is drunk in tiny glasses, usually three at a time, carefully measured. She did not make herself tea, of course. She lifted the kettle from the fire and, carefully, poured me a tiny glass of tea. I took the glass."Tribesmen of Gor
Begging Forgiveness: Slaves are often taught to only beg mercy, but slaves in the books frequently begged for forgiveness.
"Forgive me, Mistress," I begged. "Did you lie?" she asked. "Yes, Mistress," I said. "I lied! I lied! Forgive me, Mistress. Please, forgive me!" Fighting Slave of Gor
"Do you bargain?" I asked. "No, Master," she cried. "No, Master! Forgive me, Master! Please forgive me, Master!" Fighting Slave of Gor
Black pepper: No such thing in the books.
Blackwyne: This form of the Gorean beverage is erroneous in form and spelling. It is also not widely available on Gor.
“Thentis does not trade the beans for black wine. I have heard of a cup of black wine in Ar, some years ago, selling for a silver eighty piece. Even in Thentis black wine is used commonly only in High Caste homes.” Assassin of Gor
“I grinned, and washed down the eggs with a swig of hot black wine, prepared from the beans grown upon the slopes of the Thentis mountains. This black wine is quite expensive. Men have been slain on Gor for attempting to smuggle the beans out of the Thentian territories.” Beasts of Gor
Blue short grass: No such thing in the books.
Celane Melon: This is often used in Homes and described as being similar to a honeydew melon. There is no mention of this fruit in the books.
"I had nearly stepped into a basket of plums. Not even looking up, a woman had cried out, and, with a stick lashed out, protecting her merchandise. "Buy melons!" called a fellow next to her, lifting one of the yellowish, red-striped spheres toward me." Tribesmen of Gor
Chillery/Coolery/Servery: There is no mention of any of these in the books. It was referred to as a kitchen.
“Elizabeth led me to a room off a kitchen on the third floor of the cylinder.” Assassin of Gor
“At the door of the kitchen I turned again to face her. For a long time, not speaking, we looked at one another.” Raiders of Gor
"There was the odor of food in the kitchen, and of spilled drink. There were several yards of sausages hung on hooks... "Assassin of Gor
"The slave boy, Fish, had emerged from the kitchen, holding over his head on a large silver platter a whole roasted tarsk, steaming and crisped, basted, shining under the torch light, a larma in its mouth, garnished with suls and Tur-Pah."
Raiders of Gor
Cho: This drink is not in the books,but it is plausible that it could have been served.
Description: Shave chocolate into bottom of mug, top with hot paga, add whipped bosk cream and a few more chocolate shavings to the top
Claiming: This is an onlineism to refer to the fact that a FM may state His claim to a FW and then be considered Her FC. This may have evolved from chain luck, but there is no mention of this in the books. There are "odds" way of "proposing marriage" ... but claiming is not supported.
“ In the time of the dancings and the feasts, after the hunting is finished,” he said, ‘I may be looking for a girl to ride with me about the camp.” “ Behind you, on your kaiila?” she asked. “ Yes,” he said. “Would you like to ride with me, behind me, on my kaiila, about the camp?” he asked. “ Maybe,”she said. “ I will think about it.” This was tantamount to an offer of marriage. “Blood Brothers of Gor
Cloak/Coverage: It's used online as a command much like blanket, where a slave must remain silent while covered. None of these are a command or position.
Collaring: Online term used instead of the command "submit" or the positions "submission" and "female submission".
Cooling Room, Chilling Room, Cold Room, Cold Shed (also see, "Ice and Refrigeration."): Most online Homes have a place where food is kept cold and ice is stored. This is not true. In the books having these luxuries was not common. In the cities it would have been ice chest, in the North they could have had the icehouses:
"My house, incidentally, like most Gorean houses, had no ice chest. There is little cold storage on Gor. Generally food is preserved by being dried or salted. Some cold storage, of course, does exist. Ice is cut from ponds in the winter, and then stored in ice houses, under sawdust. One may go to the icehouses for it, or have it delivered in ice wagons. Most Goreans, of course, cannot afford the luxury of ice in the summer."Guardsman of Gor
Councils: Formation of a regular Council with a mixture of both High and Low Caste members is not in the books. There were "High Councils," made up of High Caste members only, not two types.
Dance masturbation: Slaves did not rub fingers on their clit or insert them into their vagina in order to cum in a dance. That is not dance, it is masturbation. Doing this before OR for a free woman is disrespectful. Also, see "heated serves."
Dogs: There were no dogs on Gor. There was mention of a vart being the size of a small dog.
"Perhaps most I dreaded those nights filled with the shrieks of the vart pack, a blind, bat like swarm of flying rodents, each the size of a small dog. They could strip a carcass in a matter of minutes. Moreover, some vart packs were rabid." Outlaw of Gor
"Tyros is a rugged island, with mountains. She is famed for her vart caves, and indeed, on that island, trained varts, bat like creatures, some the size of small dogs, are used as weapons."Raiders of Gor
Fighting: There were no set rules for fighting, wars, raids.
Fires: Started with fire makers not matches.
Fish paga: There is no such thing in the books as fish paga made of fermented fish which is akin to Earth's Saki, made by the people of the Sea.
Free men do not ride in tarn baskets: Not true as per the following quote --
"I swung myself into the basket, which I shared with two men-at-arms. Cernus and Ho-Tu rode together in another basket. The tarn basket may or may not have guidance attachments, permitting the tarn to be controlled from the basket. If the guidance attachments are in place, then the tarn is seldom saddled, but wears only basket harness. If the basket is merely carried, and the tarn cannot be controlled from the basket, then the tarn wears the tarn saddle and is controlled by a tarnsman. The basket of Cernus and my basket both had guidance attachments, similar to those of the common tarn saddle, a main basket ring corresponding to the main saddle ring, and six leather straps going to the throat-strap rings. The other three baskets, however, had no control attachments and those birds wore saddles and were guided by tarnsmen. Tarn baskets, incidentally, in which I had never before ridden, are of many different sizes and varieties, depending on the function for which they are intended. Some, for example, are little more than flat cradles for carrying planking and such: others are long and cylindrical, lined with verr skin, for transporting beverages and such; most heavy hauling, of course, is done by tharlarion wagon; a common sort of tarn basket, of the sort in which I found myself, is a general utility basket, flat-bottomed, square-sided, about four feet deep, four feet wide and five feet long. At a gesture from Cernus the birds took wing, and I felt my basket on its heavy leather runners slide across the roof for a few feet and then drop sickeningly off the edge of the cylinder, only to be jerked up short by the ropes, hover for a moment as the tarn fought the weight, and then begin to sail smoothly behind the bird, its adjustments made, its mighty wines hurling the air contemptuously behind it." Assassin of Gor
Free persons' titles and names: No slaves in the books spoke frees' titles, i.e., Ubar, Ubara or their names like, "FireWolf, Elana, etc." All slaves addressed all Frees as just Master or Mistress. To avoid using titles and names a slave can do an action post that would include the "Masters/Mistress' Name" before speaking to the Master or Mistress.
Free women cannot fly tarns: This is not true as per the following quotes --
"The two guardsmen were fixing a carrying basket to the harness of a large brown-plumaged tarn. The reins of the tarn were fixed to a ring in the front of the basket. Inside the basket was a woman whose carriage and figure I knew to be that of Dorna the Proud, though she now wore only a simple silver mask of Tharna. The carrying basket had been attached and the woman stood in the basket, the reins in her hands. Her hand was wrapped in the one-strap. The tarn was moving uneasily. Her silver-gloved hands clenched in fury upon the one-strap and beneath those shimmering gauntlets I knew the knuckles, drained of blood, were white with rage. 'Farewell, Tarl of Ko-ro-ba,' she said. 'Do not forget Dorna the Proud for we have an account to settle!' The hands in their gloves of silver jerked back savagely on the one-strap and the wings of the tarn burst into flight. The carrying basket remained a moment on the roof and then, attached by its long ropes, interwoven with wire, it slid for a pace or two and lurched upward in the wake of the tarn. I watched the basket swinging below the bird as it winged its way from the city. The bird was only a speck in the blue sky over the free city of Tharna. Dorna the Proud, thanks to the sacrifice of Thorn, her captain, had made good her escape, though to what fate I dared not conjecture." Outlaw of Gor
"Riding Tarns "Hooded slaves can be roped within these. Free women can also use tarn baskets, standing within them, rather as within chariots. They may, or may not, have a driver, a tarn master. Few free woman would think of ascending, or would desire to ascend, the saddle of a tarn. Presumably their garments and their modesty would preclude their consideration of such a thing. They would not be likely to have this experience except as the guest of a tarnsman, perhaps enfolded in his arms as a capture." John Norman, Letter to Gorean Group, Sept 2000
Free women veils: Not all free women of Gor wore veils.
"In the northern villages, and in the forest towns, and northward on the coast the woman do not veil themselves, as is common in the cities to the south." Marauders of Gor
Goblets: were kept on a rack, not in cabinets.
"Temione had now filled her paga vessel. She picked up a goblet from a rack near the vat. The shelving on the rack was of narrow wooden rods. The goblets are kept upside down on the rods. In this way, washed, they can drain, and dry. This also affords them some protection from dust. I watched her carefully wipe the goblet. Woe to the slave who would dare to serve paga or wine in a dirty goblet!" -- Vagabonds of Gor
Green herbal powder: No such thing in the books.
Green paga: No such thing in the books. Besides paga contains yeast and would encourage infection in most wounds.
Greetings: Slaves did not do formal greetings to all free persons and slaves present in a room when they entered it, nor did free persons greet everyone on entry.
Healing powder or salve: No such thing in the books. There was, "ointment of the Priest-Kings" which does what most refer to as healing salve ... this seals a wound before your eyes.
Herbal / Medicinal Tea: No such thing in the books.
High Bracelets/High Leasha: Not found in the books.
Homestone: The proper term is Home Stone (two words).
'"Gor,' he said, 'is the name of this world. In all the languages of this planet, the word means Home Stone.' He paused, noting my lack of comprehension. 'Home Stone,' he repeated. 'Simply that.'" Tarnsman of Gor
Horses: There were not on Gor.
Ice and Refrigeration (also see, "Cooling Room, Chilling Room, Cold Room, Cold Shed": Most online Homes have a place where food is kept cold and ice is stored. In the books having these luxuries was not common.
"My house,
incidentally, like most Gorean houses, had no ice chest. There is little cold
storage on Gor. Generally food is preserved by being dried or salted. Some cold
storage, of course, does exist. Ice is cut from ponds in the winter, and then
stored in ice houses, under sawdust. One may go to the icehouses for it, or
have it delivered in ice wagons. Most Goreans, of course, cannot afford the
luxury of ice in the summer." Guardsman of Gor
Ka-la-na in a silver vessel: This is not poisonous and it was served in
silver.
"I do not wish to come home with you now," she said lightly, a bit
of Ka-la-na spilling from the silver goblet she held. At a gesture from
Kliomenes, who sat cross legged beside her, a half naked paga slave, whose left
ankle was belled, refilled Miss Hendersons cup." Rogue of Gor
Ka-la-na mulled: Not in the books.
Kaiila Language: This is a language taken from Lakotah Sioux and Dakotah
Indian tribes. It is sometimes used online in Savage Camps and by those who are
from the Barrens. While some of the words are from the books, many of them are
not.
Kanda: This is not used in any medical capacity in the books. In the
books, the roots were used as poison and the leaves were chewed on with the
juice being swallowed for drug addicts to get high on, like a narcotic.
"Most was I surprised to find him holding a tiny, round pipe from which
curled a bright wisp of smoke. Tobacco is unknown on Gor, though there are
certain vices or habits to take its place, in particular the stimulation
afforded by chewing on the leaves of the Kanda plant, the roots of which, oddly
enough, when ground and dried, constitute an extremely deadly poison." Priest
Kings of Gor
Karta position: There is no such position as Karta specified in the
books; however, the position Prostrate is mentioned and is similar to this
position.
Kassar language: Is a fake, made-up online language. Examples are
"rask, fadu, Vana'she, etc." In additon, Rask was actually the name
of a Warrior.
Ko-lar: Ko-lar was used in the books to show how "collar" was
pronounced. Collar is how it should be spelled.
"Collar!" I said. Eta frowned. "Ko-lar," she repeated,
again indicating the neck band of steel fashioned on her throat.
"Ko-lar," I said, carefully following her pronunciation. Eta accepted
this." Slave Girl
Kur fat: No such thing in the books for medical use.
Lap: This command is used often online and comes directly from D/s chat
rooms.
Larl's as Pets: According to the books, larl's are not able to be
trained nor tamed.
"In spite of my hatred of Priest-Kings I could not help but admire
them. None of the men below the mountains, the mortals, had ever succeeded in
taming a larl. Even larl cubs when found and raised by men would, on reaching
their majority, on some night, in a sudden burst of atavistic fury slay their
masters and under the three hurtling moons of Gor lope from the dwellings of
men, driven by what instincts I know not, to seek the mountains where they were
born." Priest Kings of Gor
LifeMate: No mention of this in the books. There is mention of
"mates" but with the except of Port Kar, "marriage" is
referred to as "Companion"
The fur she wore, interestingly, was rather shabby. Her carriage and the
sharpness of her tongue, however, suggested she must be someone of importance.
I would later learn that the unmated daughters of even important men, namely,
good hunters, were often kept in the poorest of furs. It is up to the mate, or
husband, if you wish, to bring them good furs. Beasts of Gor
Port Kar does not recognize the Free Companionship, but there are free women
in the city, who are known simply as the women of their men. Raiders of Gor
Marigold Oil: No mention of this in the books.
Mead: is not served cold, it is made of honey and would be cristalized,
we have no things to add to it and keep it liquid. It is kept next to the
fires, it can also be served hot. If asked for it cold, bring a spoon along.
Also do not try to put the horn on a tray, it doesn't stands. And do not try to
carry it in one hand only, it is big.
"Bera went to the next man, to fill his cup with the mead, from the
heavy hot tankard, gripped with cloth, which she carried". Marauders
of Gor
Mistress, a title reserved for Free women only: Not true. It was also
used by slaves to address the first girl of a Home, and then it was capped.
"Indeed, if there is a large number of slaves, there are sometimes
hierarchies of "first girls," lower-level first girls reporting to
higher level first girls, and so on. The lower-level slaves will commonly
address their first girl as "Mistress." Thus, in some situations, the
same girl may be first girl to certain girls and be subordinated herself to another,
on a higher level, whom she will address as "Mistress." Sometimes a
hierarchy is formed in which girls are ranked in such a manner that each must
address the girls above her as "Mistress." More commonly, it is only
the lowest slave, usually the newest slave, who must do this with all the
others, whereas the others will address only their first girl as
"Mistress," and, of course, any free woman whom they might, to their
risk, or peril, encounter." Magicians of Gor
Mops: Slaves don't use mops.
"In their right hands, grasped, were deck stones, soft, white stones,
rounded, which are used to smooth and sand the boards of the deck. Earlier they
had scrubbed and rinsed and, with rags, on their hands and knees, dried the
deck. Later, when finished with the deck stones, they would again rinse and
again, on their hands and knees, with rags dry the deck. Had sailors been doing
these things they, of course, would have dried the deck by simply mopping it
down. This was not permitted to the girls, of course. They were slaves."Explorers
of Gor
Mugs: The word mug does not appear in the books. They used the word cup.
Nadu Position: Palms are not face up in nadu, ONLY if it was a silent
plea to be used, not part of the position:
“Come now, my pretty slaves” said Ginger. “Kneel straight. Back straight,
heads up. Back on your heels there!. Spread those pretty knees. Yes, that is
the way men like it. Put your hands, palms down, on your thighs. Good. Good.
Excellent!” Savages of Gor
"I walked about her, examining her, She kept her back very straight,
and her head up. I was then again before her. I noted that the palm of her
hands, so soft, so vulnerable, had turned on her thighs, so that they faced up.
Among slave girls this is a common ways of signaling need, helplessness, a
desire to please." Vagabonds of Gor
"She knelt in the position of the Pleasure Slave but her hands on her
thighs had unconsciously, pleadingly, turned their palms to me, and she no
longer knelt quite back on her heels. It was as though she begged to be allowed
to lift and open her arms and rise and come to my arms. But as I looked upon
her sternly she turned her palms again to her thighs, knelt back on her heels
and dropped her head, holding her eyes as if by force of will fixed on the
plastic beneath my sandals." Priest Kings of Gor
Orgasm/Release: Online command used instead of the term
"yield."
“Please do not stop touching me, Master,” she begged. “Perhaps I should whip
you,” I said. “No, no,” she begged. “Please let me try to be more pleasing to
you.” I smiled to myself. Already, only a few days in the collar, she was slave
hot. “Perhaps you are ready for the first of the full slave orgasms,” I
said.“Master?” she said. Then, after a few Ehn, she clutched me wildly, her
fingernails cutting into my arms. “It cannot be! It cannot be!” she said.“Shall
I stop?” I asked. “No, no,” she said, intensely. “Perhaps I shall stop,”I said.
“Your slave begs you not to stop,” she said. “Oh, oh,” she said. “It is coming.
I sense it. It is coming!” “What do you feel like?” I asked her. “A slave! A
slave!” she cried. “I must yield to you!” she said. “I am going to yield to
you!” she cried. “As what?” I asked. “As a slave!” she cried. She threw back
her head and, wildly, weeping, sobbing, cried out the submission of her
bondage. I kissed her.”Explorers of Gor
Panthers: We're called Mistress:
"I was not interested in the purchase of men, but I was interested in
whatever information I might be able to gather from panther girls. And these
girls were free. Who knew what they might know?
“Wine, Slave,” said Sheera.
“Yes, Mistress,” whispered Cara, and filled her cup.
Sheera regarded her with contempt. Head down, Cara crept back.
Panther girls are arrogant. They live by themselves in the northern forests, by
hunting, and slaving and outlawry. They have little respect for anyone, or
anything, saving themselves and, undeniably, the beasts they hunt, the tawny
forest panthers, the swift, sinuous sleen." --Hunters of Gor
Piercings: The only body parts on slaves that were pierced were noses
and ears. There are no mention of labia, nipples, or any other areas, intimate
or otherwise, being pierced within the books.
Prices of products and goods: Many online prices are way out of line
compared to current Earth prices of similar items. There are not many prices
mentioned in the books, so most have been created online. For an updated and
more accurate listing of monetary values and prices go to Port Olni's visitor
comm and credit Gunar for all of his research and hard work
Priest Kings: Not everyone worshiped the Priest Kings:
"Kamchak smiled. "We are pleased to be of service to
Priest-Kings," he said, "but remember that we reverence only the
sky."
"And courage," added Harold, "and such things." Nomads
of Gor
"Standing on the broken fragments of the circle, Ivar Forkbeard cried
out, his ax lifted, and his left hand, too, "Praise be to Odin!" And
then, throwing his ax to his left shoulder, holding it there by his left hand
he turned and faced the Sardar, and lifted his fist, clenched. It was not only
a sign of defiance to Priest-Kings, but the fist, the sign of the hammer. It
was the sign of Thor." Marauders of Gor
Pronouns: No slashing of pronouns (A/all, W/we) nor is capping the first
letter of pronouns (Me, Him, Her). This is done in D/s, BDSM type rooms, not
Gor.
Protection Collars: There are no such things in the books, these come
directly from D/s.
Rask: This word is often used by online slaves in place of the word ass.
In the books it is the name of a Man, Rask of Treve, and has no correlation to
a persons back side.
“The terrible Rask of Treve, one of the most dreaded warriors on all Gor.” Captive
of Gor
Red Savage language: As they are used online, were never seen in the
books although there are several references in the books to ........... being
the Red Savage word for .......
Red Sugar -- In the books, there are only two colors of sugar actually
named, yellow and white. Four Gorean sugars are mentioned, though there is no
reference as to what colors the other two are.
"With a tiny spoon, its tip no more than a tenth of a hort in diameter,
she placed four measures of white sugar, and six of yellow, in the cup; with
two stirring spoons, one for the white sugar, another for the yellow, she
stirred the beverage after each measure." Tribesmen of Gor
"Lola now returned to the small table and, kneeling, head down, served
us our dessert, slices of tospit, sprinkled with four Gorean sugars." Rogue
of Gor
Redfruit: There is no such fruit mentioned in the books. There are a few
fruits mentioned as being red, such as larma and ka-la-na fruit.
"A guard was with us, and we were charged with filling our leather
buckets with ram-berries, a small, reddish fruit with edible seeds, not unlike
tiny plums, save for the many small seeds."Captive of Gor
"I went to his locker near the mat and got out his Ka-la-na flask,
taking a long draught myself and then shoving it into his hands. He drained the
flask in one drink and wiped his hand across his beard, stained with the red
juice of the fermented drink." Tarnsman of Gor
Slave claim rights for usage: Online, it is common for Goreans to think
they can have "claim rights to sexually use others' slaves." The
books however, refer to a code of owner permission:
"I heard the miserable cries of two girls. A man was coming from the
cook shack, where Thimble and Thistle had hidden themselves. He now dragged
them before us, bent over, a hand in the hair of each. “What have we
here!”cried a man cheerfully. “Slaves!” cried others.
“Hold,” said I. “We are honest men, and are not thieves. Release them.” The man
loosed the hair of the girls. Swiftly they knelt, frightened.
"These girls,” said I, “belong to Imnak.” “He is a red hunter,” said a
man. “He is one with us,” I said. There was an angry cry. I drew my blade.
“None may use them without his permission,” I said. “I shall maintain
discipline, if need be, my comrades, by the blade.” Beasts of Gor
"We took her without your permission,' said Bran Loort. 'In this,' said
Thurnus, 'you have committed a breach of code.' 'It does not matter to me,'
said Bran Loort. 'Neither a plow, nor a bosk, nor a girl may one man take from
another, saving with the owner's saying of it,' quoted Thurnus" Slave
girl of Gor
Slave girls did not fight in arenas: Yes they did. --
"Sometimes slave girls are forced to fight slave girls, perhaps with
steel claws fastened on their fingers, or several girls, variously armed, will
be forced to fight a single man, or a small number of men. Surviving girls, of
course, become the property of those whom they have fought; men who lose are,
of course, slain." Assassin of Gor
Slave names: Slave names in the books were capped.
Slave wine: This was not taken monthly.
"A bitter root, which can either be made into a liquid contraceptive,
or chewed, for the same result. The effect of the sip root, in most women is
effective for three or four months. In the concentrated state, as in slave
wine, developed by the caste of Physicians, the effect is almost indefinite,
usually requiring a releaser for it remission, usually administered, to a
slave, in what is called the breeding wine, or the second wine." Blood
Brothers of Gor
Slaves begging to leave three times before departing: Slaves did not ask
to leave a room in the books. They went about their duties freely, unless told
to stay.
Slaves kneeling at entryways: No slave knelt at the entry way of a room
in their Home, or any other Home and begged entry. They entered rooms to offer
service or to work.
Sleen bites: No reference in the books has been found to support that
the sleens' bites or claws were poisonous; in some instances it referred to
their teeth as fangs and that they were like snakes, but it is wrong to assume
they were poisonous.
Suga position: There is no such position as Suga specified in the books;
however, the position Prostrate is mentioned and is similar to this position.
Sweetrocks: Hard, crystal rocks of sugar for use in tea or black wine
are not mentioned anywhere in the books.
Serrar: This is supposed to be a command where a slave places herself
over a Masters lap ass end up so that He may have access or discipline her.
Never mentioned in the books
Serves: There were no specific number of steps in a serve, nor did
slaves ask to approach or kneel to offer service:
According to Fagabon they:
Approached gracefully, leaned forward, bent their knees slightly and whispered
an invitation in the free's ear, "Wine, Master?" or "May I serve
you?"
They would carefully wipe the vessel (not with dirty silks or hair, with a
clean cloth), pour the drink being careful not to spill it, approach without
asking, kneel before the free person they were serving, spread knees in the
position of a Pleasure Slave, hold the vessel in both hands, press it against
and inward at their belly below the navel, then closing their eyes they would
kiss the side (not rim), open their eyes, lower their head down between
extended arms, lifting the vessel toward the free person, NO prayer for their
welfare, NO plea that they were found pleasing, just a normal statement,
"I offer you (drink name), Master/Mistress" or "Your (drink
name), Master/Mistress."
Other references from the books by John Norman, stated that slaves did not
always wait to be released from a drink serve:
"She poured the diluted wine into my cup, bowed her head and with a shy
smile, backed gracefully down the stairs behind me, then turned and hurried
away." Assassin of Gor
"She then held the cup to the side of her cheek, testing its
temperature; Ibn Saran glanced at her; she, looking at him, timidly kissed the
side of the cup and placed it before him. Then, her head down, she
withdrew."Tribesmen of Gor
"I then took the paga. “You may now serve others,” I said to her."Explorers
of Gor
"She rose swiftly to her feet. She knelt, head down, before me. She
poured, carefully, the hot, black beverage into the tiny red cup. I dismissed
her." Tribesmen of Gor
There is no occurrence of the words ‘three beats of a slave’s heart, slave
heart, or she holds the cup to herself for three beats of a slave’s heart.”
No instance of a slave 'taking three steps back.' The books do mention,
"backed gracefully" but there is no specific number attached to that.
No servery; the word kitchen is used.
No rule against slaves using kitchen knives while cooking or if told handle one
by a free.
"Similarly in many cities a slave may be slain, or her hands cut off,
for so much as touching a weapon. "Doubtless you would expect her, from
time to time," he said, to handle utensils, to serve, for example, in
kitchens." Vagabonds of Gor
"She knelt beside the platform. Beside her, on the floor, rested a
laver of polished bronze, filled with water, a towel and straight-bladed Gorean
shaving knife." Priest Kings of Gor
No testing rims for flaws.
No offering of testing drinks for poison.
No instance where a slave is shown to taste a Free's drink. Slave do not taste
Free's drinks from their vessels!
“Bring two bowls.” I said. “Two?” asked the girl. “The slave,” I said,
indicating Elizabeth, “will taste it first.” “Of course, Master,” said the
girl." Assassin of Gor
"He extended the goblet to me. `Drink,' he said, offering me the cup. I
looked at the rim of the cup. I shook with terror. `A slave girl dares not
touch with her lips the rim of that cup which has been touched with the lips of
her master,' I whispered. `Excellent,' said Verna." Captive of Gor
Serves, heated: Slaves did not cum on rims or in drinks that they
served. Their lips couldn't even touch the rims, least of all their dirty
bottoms from working all day.
Sexual Usage: Some slave profiles show that a slave is restricted
sexually, or their Owners restricts them in this way, which often angers people
saying it's not Gorean. It was, however, something done in the books. Slave
girls were often given to other Masters for the night ... but with the
permission of their Owner.
"I heard the miserable cries of two girls. A man was coming from the
cook shack, where Thimble and Thistle had hidden themselves. He now dragged
them before us, bent over, a hand in the hair of each. “What have we
here!”cried a man cheerfully.“Slaves!” cried others.
“Hold,” said I. “We are honest men, and are not thieves. Release them.”
The man loosed the hair of the girls. Swiftly they knelt, frightened.
"These girls,” said I, “belong to Imnak.”
“He is a red hunter,” said a man. “He is one with us,” I said. There was an
angry cry. I drew my blade.
“None may use them without his permission,” I said.
“I shall maintain discipline, if need be, my comrades, by the blade.” Beasts
of Gor
'We took her without your permission,' said Bran Loort.
'In this,' said Thurnus, 'you have committed a breach of code.' 'It does not
matter to me,' said Bran Loort.
'Neither a plow, nor a bosk, nor a girl may one man take from another,
saving with the owner's saying of it,' quoted Thurnus" (need quote
location)
"Had you asked of Me My permission, Bran Loort, said Thurnus,
indicating Me with a gesture of His head, willingly and without thought,
gladly, would I have given you temporary Master rights over her." Slave
Girl of Gor
"In a large house, with various slave girls, it is thought only an act
of courtesy on the part of a host to permit a guest the use of one of the girls
for the evening. Each of the girls considered eligible for this service, at one
time or another during the evening, will approach the guest and offer him wine.
His choice is indicated by the one from whom he accepts wine. I looked at the
girl. Her eyes met mine, softly.
Her lips were slightly parted. "Wine, Master?" she asked.
"Yes," I said, "I will have wine."
She poured the diluted wine into my cup, bowed her head and with a shy smile,
backed gracefully down the stairs behind me, then turned and hurried away. .
"Of course," said Ho-Tu, "you may not have her tonight, for she
is White Silk."
"I understand," I said." Assassin of Gor
Table position: There is no position or command called Table mentioned
in the books.
Tal: No rule that said slaves could not use "Tal;" because,
they did in the books.
“Tal, Master,” they said to me. “Tal, Slave Girls,” I said to them. Tribesmen
of Gor
Tarns: Slaves did not look after or tend to tarns. A tarn on Gor was
feared, no one not trained would look after them, it was the province of the
Tarnsmen and Tarn keepers.
"The tarn, the great, fierce saddlebird of Gor, is a savage beast, a
monster predator of the high, blue skies of this harsh world; at best it is
scarce half domesticated; even tarnsmen seldom approach them without weapons
and tarn-goad; it is regarded madness to approach one that is feeding; the
instincts of the tarn, like those of many predators, are to protect and defend
a kill, to the death; Tarn Keepers, with their goads and training wires, have
lost their lives with even young birds, trying to alter or correct this
covetousness of its quarry; the winged majestic carnivores of Gor, her tarns,
do not care to share their kills, until perhaps they have gorged their fill and
carry then remnants of their repast to the encliffed nests of the Thentis or
Voltai Ranges, there to drop meat into the gaping beaks of white tarnlings, the
size of ponies." Assassin of Gor
Third person speech: Slaves hardly used the "third person" to
speak. Mostly, they used "first person," like, "I, me,
etc." There are only a few quotes on slaves using third, it was mainly for
punishment or new girls:
"`Who!' she demanded.
`I did,' I cried. `I did!'
`Speak as a slave!' demanded Ute.
`El-in-or betrayed Ute!' I cried. `El-in-nor betrayed Ute!' Captive of
Gor
Urth: Urth was not used in the books; the correct spelling of
"Earth" was used. In fact, the is commonly confused by the fact that
Gor was referred to as the "Counter Earth" and other science fiction
books written by Gene Wolfe ... The Urth of the New Sun, for example.
Willow bark: No such thing in the books.
"Winds and Steel": Another commonly used term online, nowhere
to be found in the books.
Wishing well: Like "Greetings," slaves did not "wish
well" everyone in the room before leaving; nor did free persons wish well
everyone when they left.
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