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▪  Infant Slave: (Cheapest Prices = 2 Tarsk Bits)
The most inexpensive of slaves are infants.  It is not unusual in the cities for free women to sell their infant daughters into slavery.  Some women even do it on a regular basis, as an added form of income.  Two tarsk bits is a standard price for an infant.  The price could be higher depending on the qualifications of the mother.  The women doing actually make a pittance when you consider all of their time and labor.

▪  FeMale Work Slaves: (Cheap Prices)
Inexpensive slaves are female work slaves purchased for public kitchens, laundries, mills, etc.  These are the kettle-and-mat girls, the pot girls and other such lowly slaves.

▪  Male Work Slaves: (Low Prices = No more than 1 Silver Tarsk)
The next level of slaves are the male work slaves who commonly work on cargo galleys, wharves, fields, and quarries.  They are often criminals or war captives.
Most male slaves are inexpensive and usually will not garner more than a silver Tarsk.

▪  Basic Trained Slaves: (Moderate Prices)
The next general level, the most common type of slave, are the ones who can be used as a pleasure slave.  These slaves are not all trained pleasure slaves per se but only slaves for whom part of their duty is to sexually please their owner.

▪  Male Silk Slaves: (Good Prices = 4-6 Silver Tarsks)
The next level are the male silk slaves, a rare breed on Gor. male silk slaves whom commonly sell for four to six silver Tarsks.  A silk slave is a pleasure slave for a free woman.  They usually bring higher prices than basic female pleasure slaves only due to their rarity.  Most Gorean men make poor silk slaves.

▪  Highly trained Slaves: (Expensive Prices)
The most expensive slaves though are generally special pleasure slaves, dancers, exotics and passion slaves.  These slaves are generally all highly trained.

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"An individual slave's value increases in value over time because they become used to their slavery and therefore how to serve, pleasure, fur etc...That is why an untrained slave is worth less than a trained one." 

▪  Slave Previous Caste:
Slaves who were once High Caste generally are worth more than Low Caste ones.

▪  Slave Pierced:
Pierced ears, once a mark of degradation, now also increase a girl's value.

▪  Slave Age:
If a slave is young when she is initially sold, her value may increase once her body matures into a more womanly figure.

▪  Slave Silk:
On Gor, a white silk (a virgin) is often praised higher then a Red silk (opened), surely not for her experience as pleasure slave, but more as symbolic matters. Untouched, virgin, fresh meat.....

"Cernus smiled. 'Our Physicians ascertained,' said he, 'that she is only a Red Silk Girl.'
'I scarcely supposed,' said I, 'that you would permit a White Silk girl to go alone on the streets of Ar.'
Cernus chuckled. 'Indeed not,' he said. 'The risk is too much, sometimes as much as ten gold pieces.'"
(Book 5, Assassin of Gor, page 45)

" 'But,' had said Ute, 'if a man seizes you, you are not to yield yourself to him, for you are white silk.'
A flash of irritation passed through me. 'I am charged with the protection of my market value?' I asked, ironically.
'Yes,' said Ute, matter-of-factly. 'Though I, if I were a man, would pay more for a red-silk girl.'
'I must do nothing,' I said, 'to diminish the investment of Rask of Treve?'
'That is correct,' said Ute.
'What if I am simply seized, and my attacker is not prepared to listen to reason?' I asked.
Ute laughted. It was the first time I had seen her laugh in the camp. I was pleased I had made her laugh.
'Cry out,' said Ute, 'and the others will take you from him and get him a red-silk girl.'
'All right,' I had said."
(Book 7, Captive of Gor, pages 306 - 307)


▪  Slave Training Level:
 As a girl's training level and knowledge increases, her value also appreciates. Pleasure slave training and dance training are key elements in raising a girl's price.

Cernus turned to Caprus, who stood near him.
"Is she trained?" he asked.
"No," said Caprus. "She is Red Silk but she knows almost nothing."?
"Let her be fully trained," said Cernus to Caprus.
"Fully?" asked Caprus.
"Yes," said Cernus, "fully."
Assassin of Gor, pages 47 - 48

▪  Slave Auction House Fame:
The place where you purchase a girl may also affect the price.  The most expensive girls are sold at the Curulean, the most prestigious auction house in Ar.  Slaves desire greatly to be sold there because they are often guaranteed to be sold to a wealthy owner.  A slave girl is seldom sold here for less than two gold tarns.
A beautiful, High Caste woman commonly sells for thirty to fifty gold tarns while a Low Caste woman will sell for half that amount.  Based on the above mentioned Earth conversion rates, a High Caste woman might be sold for up to $1,000,000.  In other auction houses, the slaves would sell for much less.  A gold tarn in such other places might purchase a girl worthy enough for a Ubar's Pleasure Gardens.

▪  Slave With Previous Free Status:
The most expensive slave would likely be the daughter of a Ubar or even a Ubara herself. In a private sale, she might bring up to 10,000 gold tarns.  In a public sale, where her status was unknown, such a woman might only be worth a few copper tarsks, dependent on their beauty.

▪  Slave Pedigree:
Exotics also get top prices due to their rarity, special abilities or talents.  Passions slaves are one of the more common exotics and they garner high prices.  Exotics such as poison girls or women who are raised never knowing the existance of men would be very expensive commodities.

▪  Slave Auction Participants:
Auctions generally bring the highest prices for girls due to the number of bidders.  An auction brings out the competitive nature of man and can cause girls to be sold for amounts higher than they are worth.

▪  Slave Purple Booths:
Purple booths are also used to girls in private sales though generally only to important or wealthy buyers.  These booths are commonly set within the courtyard of a slaver's house or at a fair.  In each booth there will be a special slave, one of a slaver's best.  A potential buyer can examine and try out the girl in the booth and then negotiate a price with the slaver.

▪  Slave Physical Attribute:
Certain physical types also garner higher prices in areas where those physical types are a rarity.  For instance, blue-eyed, blond women are rare in the Tahari region so they are more valuable there.  Other physical types are not so much as rarer but more desired in certain regions.  for example, in Torvaldsland they prefer large breasted women so pay more for them.  In general, and in many areas of Gor, auburn hair increases the value of a Slave.

▪  Slave Upkeep Costs:
Most men cannot afford to own more than one slave at a time.  But, a slave is often a good investment.  As many slaves appreciate in value over time, a man can eventually sell his slave for a profit and either buy a more expensive slave or multiple slaves.  Once you can afford a single slave, you will likely then always be able to own a slave.  A buyer must realise that his costs are not contained to the original price of the slave.  Upkeep costs are constant such as food, clothing, equipment or whatever other items a Slave might require.  Upkeep costs can be closely monitored by the owner though, spending only what he desires.  He could obviously keep a slave naked and feed her only the cheapest foods.  He could on the other hand keep her in fine silks with a jewelled collar.  It is all a matter of personal preference.

▪  Slave Collars: 
In general, slave collars were not made of precious metals and did not have expensive gems on them.  First, few could afford to do that. Second, such items are much more valuable than the slave and would leave her even more tempting to a thief.  Some would feel no compunction with killing a Slave to steal her bejewelled collar.  The few girls that possessed such items were the personal Slaves of the wealthy and those Girls did not wander around a city unaccompanied.

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▪General asses rules:
One man might feel a girl is worth only a silver tarsk while someone else might see her as a gold tarn girl.  Slave preferences vary greatly.  Like all other Gorean prices, there are also a multitude of variables involved.

"In a sense a woman is worth as much or as little as someone is willing to pay for her." (Magicians of Gor, p.338)

    There are dozens of references in the novels to the prices of slaves.  The prices range from a copper tarsk to many gold tarns.  A mere list of these references is not that useful due to the great variation involved in such pricing.  Luckily, an analysis of the references does indicate some general guidelines. Other girls may be sold for set prices at a slaver's house.

"The third woman cried out with anger, shaking her shackles. She was well curved, and diet and exercise could much improve her. I thought she might bring as much as sixty copper tarsks in a market. If that were so, and the inn sold her for that much, they would have made then, as I recalled, some twenty-five copper tarsks on her."
(Renegades of Gor  pg(s) 42-43)

"Too, Miles of Argentum had speculated that I might bring as much as even a silver tarsk in a market. Was it then because I was free? Were Gorean men spoiled for free women by those collared, curvaceous little sluts they had crawling about their feet, desperately eager to please them?"
(Kajira of Gor  pg(s) 114)

"The general class of slave will affect one's price." 
(Fighting Slave of Gor. p.163-165)
gives some useful guidelines in this area. 

"I scarcely supposed," said I, "that you would permit a White Silk girl to go alone on the streets of Ar"
    Cernus chuckled. "Indeed not," he said. "The risk is too much, sometimes as much as ten gold pieces."
(Assassin of Gor  pg(s) 45)

Elizabeth regarded the free woman. “Well,” she said, “you are rather beautiful, aren’t you?”
    The free woman stopped wailing. “Do you think so?” she asked.
    “Twenty gold pieces, I’d say,” appraised Elizabeth.
    “I’d give twenty-three,” said one of the men watching, the same fellow whom Elizabeth had slapped.
    In fury the free woman turned about and slapped him again, it not being his day in Ko-ro-ba.
    “What do you think?” asked Elizabeth of the cringing slave girl.
    “Oh, I would not know,” she said, “I am only a poor girl of Tyros.”
    “That is your misfortune,” said Elizabeth. “What is your name?”
    “Rena,” said she, “if it pleases Mistress.”
    “It will do,” said Elizabeth. “Now what do you think?”
    “Rena?” asked the girl.
    “Yes,” snapped Elizabeth. “Perhaps you are a dull-witted slave?”
    The girl smiled. “I would say twenty-five gold pieces,” she said.
    Elizabeth, with the others, inspected the free girl. “Yes,” said Elizabeth, “Rena, I think you’re right.” Then she looked at the free girl. “What is your name, Wench?” she demanded.
    The girl blushed. “Relia,” she said. Then she looked at the slave girl. “Do you really think I would bring so high a price Relia?”
(Assassin of Gor  pg(s) 73-7)

"Kneel to the whip," he said. I obeyed. I put my head down, and, beneath my body, crossed my wrists, as though they were bound. My back was bowed, ready for whatever punishment he might see fit to administer to me. I was in consternation. I trembled. Could I be still a slave girl? Could he be serious? Was it his intention to keep me still as a slave?
    Surely not. Surely not!
    “I would not wish you to take a loss on her," he was saying to the auctioneer. "Here is something which may cover the cost of the miserable little slave."
    I heard a pouch, heavy, filled with metal, strike heavily on the smoothed beams of the surface of the block.
    "The gratitude of the house, Master!" cried the auctioneer. He untied the strings of the pouch and, crying out with pleasure, spilled coins of gold to the woods. Swiftly he sorted the coins, expertly. "There are a hundred tarn disks of gold here!" he cried.
    The crowd roared its approval."
(Slave Girl of Gor  pg(s) 435-438)
 
"Slavery, for example, marvelously, subtly, tends to bring out the beauty in a woman. Many women, after a year or two in bondage, become so beautiful that they can double or triple their price." (Players of Gor, p.23) 

▪  Slave Rental:
"To rent a slave for a quarter Ah in Ar costs one copper."
(Assassin of Gor, p.156)

"I gestured to the two girls with the free woman. One of them slightly lowered her veil.
    “I will pay well for the use of one of these slaves,” I said to the free woman.
    “They are my personal slaves,” she said.
    “I will give a silver tarsk for the brief use of one, either that you might indicate,” I said.
    The warriors looked at one another. The offer was quite generous. It was unlikely that either of the girls would bring so much on the block."
(Beasts of Gor  pg(s) 114-115)

▪  Slave Boarding: 
"To board a slave costs a copper tarsk a day and training would cost extra."
(Tribesman of Gor, p.53)

▪  Slave Manuals: 
"These books on the feeding, care and training of slaves are relatively inexpensive."
(Maurauders of Gor, p.144)

▪  Branding:
"It costs a copper tarsk to brand a slave."
(Explorers of Gor, p.74) 
"A Metal Worker was given a silver tarsk for two brands and to saw off a metal collar.  He was very pleased with the payment." (Beasts of Gor, p.137)

▪  Slave Locker: 
"It costs a tarsk bit to use a slave locker.  You put your coin into a machine and receive a key to the locker.  You can then leave your slave girl here and lock it."
(Magicians of Gor, p.67)

▪  Bath Girl: 
"The cost for a bath girl with vary depending on the quality of the bath and the quality of the bath girl.  The cost generally ranges from a copper to silver tarsk for their use."
(Assassin of Gor, p.160-1)

"I cost one tarsk. Nela was an expensive girl, thought there were pools where the girls cost as much as a silver tarn disk. The tarsk is a silver coin, worth forty copper tarn disks. All the girls in the Pool of Blue Flowers cost the same, except novices in training who would go for ten or fifteen copper tarn disks. There were dozens of pools in the vast, spreading Capacian Baths. In some of the larger pools the girls went as cheaply as one copper tarn disk. For the fee one was entitled to use the girl as he wished for as long as he wished, his use of course, limited by the hours of the pool’s closing."
(Assassin of Gor  pg(s) 158-166)

▪  Brothel: 
"The prices of brothels depends on the quality of the place.  There are cheap tarsk bit places but also very expensive brothels.  A common price would be a copper tarsk, the same amount you would pay at a paga tavern."
(Mercenaries of Gor, p.312)

"I rose to my feet and placed two copper tarsks on the table. I went to the girl and, with the side of my foot, kicked her, "Get to the alcove," I told her."
(Rogue of Gor  pg(s) 13)

▪  Camp Slaves (likely be a Copper Tarsk or less): 
"These are girls owned by merchants who hold contracts to supply girls to soldiers.  They rent the girls to the soldiers for a fixed fee, usually a very nominal amount."
(Kajira of Gor, p.193)

▪  Coin Girl:
"These slaves go out into the streets at neck seeking to earn money for their use, generally only a tarsk bit.  The money is placed into a small locked box.  Satisfaction is guaranteed or you can get your money back from the girl's owner."
(Rogue of Gor, p.89-90, 234-5)

Greetings Dear Gorean,

I will today try to present a few aspects of Gorean Governance with quotes serie, hoping it will help some of you to understand better how politic and governing work in GOR.

I. The City State

'The city-state,' said my father, speaking to me late one afternoon, 'is the basic political division on Gor - hostile cities controlling what territory they can in their environs, surrounded by a no-man's land of open ground on every side.'
'How is leadership decided in these cities?' I asked.
'Rulers,' he said, 'are chosen from any High Caste.'

Tarnsman of Gor

II. Elected Officials

• High Castes elect representatives from their caste to the High Council of the city.
• These council members are elected for stated terms - see following quote:

'We are going to the Chamber of the Council,' he said.
I followed him.
The Chamber of the Council is the room in which the elected representatives of the High Castes of Ko-ro-ba hold their meetings. Each city has such a chamber.

Tarnsman of Gor

• The High Castes elect an Administrator also for stated terms
• In times of crisis, a Ubar is name

'The High Castes in a given city,' said my father, 'elect an administrator and council for stated terms. In times of crisis, a war chief, or Ubar, is named, who rules without check and by decree until, in his judgement, the crisis is passed.'

Tarnsman of Gor

• Most Gorean cities are governed by an Administrator in conjunction with the high council

In many cities only members of the high castes may belong to the city's high council. Most Gorean cities are governed by an executive, the Administrator, in conjunction with the high council.

Slave Girl of Gor

• It is only the men of high caste who elect members to the Council

Whereas it is only the men of high caste who elect members to the Council of the City, the gold of merchants and the will of the general populace is seldom disregarded in their choices. Accordingly, Kazrak of Port Kar, for years Administrator of Ar, was by vote deposed and banished from the city, being publicly denied salt, bread and fire, as had been Marlenus, long years before him, once Ubar of Ar.

Assassins of Gor

III. Activities of the High Council

• Meetings in the Chamber of the Council

'We are going to the Chamber of the Council,' he said.
I followed him.
The Chamber of the Council is the room in which the elected representatives of the High Castes of Ko-ro-ba hold their meetings. Each city has such a chamber. It was in the widest of cylinders, and the ceiling was at least six times the height of the normal living level. The ceiling was lit as if by stars, and the walls were of five colors, applied laterally, beginning from the bottom - white, blue, yellow, green, and red, caste colours. Benches of stone, on which the members of the Council sat, rose in five monumental tiers about the walls, one tier for each of the High Castes. 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 Initiates, Interpreters of the Will of Priest-Kings. In order, the ascending tiers, blue, yellow, green, and red, were occupied by representatives of the Scribes, Builders, Physicians, and Warriors.

Tarnsman of Gor

• Approving admittance to caste

'Then,' said my father, placing his hands solemnly on my shoulders, 'in virtue of my authority as Administrator of this city and in the presence of the Council of High Castes, I declare you to be a Warrior of Ko-ro-ba.'

Tarnsman of Gor

• Approving petitions to raise caste

Further, because of his services to the state, including the sponsorship of games and races, Cernus was, upon the petition of Saphronicus, Captain of the Taurentians, invested in the scarlet of the Warrior, thus honoring him with High Caste. He did not, of course, give up the House of Cernus nor any other of his widely ranging interests in Ar and beyond it. I do not suppose the Hinrabian Administrator much cared to approve this raising of caste in the case of Cernus, but he lacked the courage to go against the wishes of the Taurentians, and of the city generally. The High Council, with scarcely a murmur, agreed to the investiture.

Assassin of Gor

• Handling petitions from the High Councils of various castes

The Cylinder of Initiates demanded that the High Council of the Caste of Physicians put an end to our work, not only that it be discontinued but that our results to that date be destroyed. The Physicians, I am pleased to say, stood with us. There is little love lost between Physicians and Initiates, even as is the case between Scribes and Initiates. The Cylinder of the High Initiate then petitioned the High Council of the City to stop our work, but they, on the recommendation of Marlenus, who was then Ubar, permitted our work to continue." Flaminius laughed.

Assassin of Gor

• Imposing import duties on goods

It was a Ta wine, from the Ta grapes of the terraces of Cos. Such a small thing, in its way, bespoke the intimacy of the trade relations between Vonda and Cos. In the last year heavy import duties had been levied by the high council of Vonda against the wines of certain other cities, in particular against the Ka-la-nas of Ar.
I handed back the flask to Kenneth.

Fighting Slave of Gor

• Sponsoring games and races, albeit with the money of wealthy backers

Further, games and races which he had sponsored in the name of the Hinrabians now ceased, and those they had jointly sponsored ceased to bear the name of the Administrator. The name of Cernus, as patron and benefactor, was now what appeared on the placards and the boards of announcements. Then, interestingly, minor omens, recorded by the High Initiate, and others, began to turn against the Hinrabian dynasty. Two members of the High Council, who had spoken out against the influence of Merchants in the politics of Ar, presumably a veiled reference to Cernus, were found slain, one cut down by killing knife and another throttled and found dangling from a bridge near his home.

Assassin of Gor

• Support and influence of the High Council can sometimes be bought

"There is a house greater than mine, or any on the Street of Brands," said he.
"You fear this house?" asked Kuurus.
"Those of this house stand near the Administrator, and the High Initiate," said Portus.
"What do you mean?" asked Kuurus.
"The gold of this house is heavy in the councils of the city."
"The Administrator and the High Initiate," asked Kuurus, "owe their thrones to the gold of this house?"
Portus laughed bitterly. "Without the gold of this house, how could the Administrator and the High Initiate have sponsored the races and the games that won them the favor of the lower castes?"
"But the lower castes do not elect the Administrator or the High Initiate," said Kuurus. "The Administrator is appointed by the High Council of the City and the High initiate by the High Council of the Initiates of the City."
"These councils," said Portus scornfully, "know well the way the lower castes yelp in the tiers." He snorted. "And there are many in the High Councils of the city who, if forced to decide between the steel of the hook knife and the feel of gold in their pouch, will choose gold to steel." Portus winked at Kuurus. "There is only gold and steel," he said.

Assassins of Gor

IV. High Council of Leagues

• Similarly, the cities and towns that united as the Vosk League elected a High Council

"I have an announcement to make," said Tasdron, "for which I have waited until now." We regarded him. The slaves knelt. A free man was speaking. "The forces of the Vosk League are soon to be organized," said Tasdron. "It is my honor and pleasure to inform you that one among us has agreed to act as the commander of these forces. He is, of course, Callimachus, of Port Cos!"
"Congratulations!" I cried to Callimachus, shaking his hand. There was Gorean applause.
"The appointment was made earlier this afternoon, in a secret session of the High Council of the Vosk League," said Tasdron, "that body sovereign in the league, composed of representatives drawn from all the member towns." Tasdron smiled at me. "This time and place," he said, "seemed appropriate for making the first public announcement of the appointment."

Guardsman of Gor

• The cities united as the Salerian League elected an Administrator

The oaths of the league, and the primitive articles pertaining to its first governance, were sworn, and signed, in the meadow of Salerius, which lies on the northern bank of the Olni between Port Olni and Vonda. It is from that fact that the confederation is known as the Salerian Confederation. The principal city, because the largest and most populous, of the confederation is Ti. The governance of the confederation is centralized in Ti. The high administrator of the confederation is a man called Ebullius Gaius Cassius, of the Warriors. Ebullius Gaius Cassius was also, as might be expected, the administrator of the city, or state, of Ti itself. The Salerian Confederation, incidentally, is also sometimes known as the Four Cities of Saleria. The expression `Saleria', doubtless owing its origin to the meadow of Salerius, is used broadly, incidentally, to refer to the fertile basin territories both north and south of the Olni, the lands over which the confederation professes to maintain a hegemony. The meadow of Salerius, thus, lies on the northern bank of the Olni, between Port Olni and Vonda; the area called Saleria, on the other hand, is, in effect, the lands controlled by the confederation. Ti, Port Olni and Vonda lie on the northern bank of the Olni; Lara lies between the Olni and the Vosk, at their confluence. It is regarded as being of great strategic importance. It could, if it wished, prevent Olni shipping from reaching the markets of the Vosk towns, and, similarly, if it wished, prevent shipping from these same towns from reaching the Olni markets. Overland shipping in this area, as is generally the case on Gor, is time consuming and costly; also, it is often dangerous. It is interesting to note that the control of piracy on the Olni was largely a function of the incorporation of Lara in the confederation. This made it difficult for the pirate fleets, following their raids, to descend the Olni and escape into the Vosk. It may also be of interest to note that what began as a defensive league instituted primarily to protect shipping on a river gradually, but expectedly, began to evolve into a considerable political force in eastern known Gor. Jealousies and strifes, rivalries, even armed conflicts, tend often to separate Gorean cities. Seldom do they band together. In this milieu, then, of suspicion, pride, autonomy and honor, the four cities of Saleria represented a startling and momentous anomaly in the politics of Gor. The league to protect shipping on the Olni, inadvertently but naturally founded in the common interest of four cities, had formed the basis for what later became the formidable Salerian Confederation. Many cities of Gor, it was rumored, looked now with uneasiness on the four giants of the Olni. The Salerian Confederation, it was rumored, had now come to the attention even of the city of Ar.

Hope this will be of some help in your Roleplay and the way you will manage politic and governance.

Dark, Administrator of Farnacium.

Ces positions peuvent être imposées aux esclaves à tout moment. Un moyen fréquemment utilisé par un Slaver Goréen serait de contraindre une nouvelle esclave à s'entrainer devant un miroir, tout en lui faisant répéter qu'elle est une esclave. Voici donc une liste exhaustive des positions que l'on retrouve sur Gor et que toutes Kajirae devraient connaitre parcoeur.

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*BARA*

FR: L’esclave s’allonge visage vers le bas, au dessus du sol le front touchant légèrement le sol, les jambes droites avec les chevilles croisées et les poignets croisés en bas du dos.

"Bara, Kajira!" he said. She rolled quickly to her stomach, placing her wrists behind her, crossed, and crossing her ankles, ready to be bound.
Explorers of Gor p77

The word Bara, in Gorean, means "belly". The command 'Bara' however, is used specifically to describe a position used for binding. The slave moves to her belly, face down and turned to the left, she crosses her wrists  behind her back, outstretching her legs and crossing her ankles as well.

"Bara, said Mincon to Tula. Bara, said I to Feiqa. Both slaves went immediately to their bellies, their heads to the left, their wrists crossed behind their backs, their ankles also crossed. It is a common binding position."
---Mercenaries of Gor, p 145

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*BELLY *(sur le ventre)

L’esclave s’allonge sur le ventre, la paume des mains vers le bas, à côté de sa tête, le front sur le sol et attend pour d’autres ordres.

"Stop," he said. "To your belly."
Then I was on my belly, on the tiles, my hands at the sides of my head, prone, before his curule chair.
Kajira of Gor p427

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*BLANKET* (couverture)

FR: Ceci bien que n’étant pas techniquement un ordre, entraîne tout de même une action dont l’esclave doit se souvenir. Si quelque chose est jeté au dessus de sa tête elle doit garder le silence et rester sans émotion tant qu’elle n’en a pas été libéré. Dans les faits, quand un Maître la recouvre en jetant sur elle une couverture ou quoi que ce soit (cape, tissus ou autre…) elle doit rester immobile, silencieuse,  tant que le Maître ne l’a pas découverte.

I then threw the second blanket, the top blanket over her, covering her completely. When a blanket, or cloak, or covering of any sort, is thrown over a slave like this she may not speak or rise. She must remain as she is, silent, until the master , or some free man, lifts the covering away."
Explorers of Gor p94

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*BOW *(Arc)

FR: position consistant a se pencher vers l'arrière pour former une pose d'arche.

'Exposing the bow of a girl's beauty, is habitually done on slave blocks, where the auctioneer, a hand firmly grasped into the girl's hair, will hold her head back and force her into an arched position. In the course of a dance too, frequently the girl will use the bow to display herself, especially if she performs a dance in which she may not rise to her feet.

... her head then touched the furs, her body a cruel, helpless bow.
---Assassin of Gor, p 185

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*BRACELETS*

FR: Dans cette position de bondage standard la fille se tourne pour faire face au Maître, dos et épaules droites, poignets maintenus dans le bas du dos et pour la tranquilité, attachés par des menottes de soumission.

"Bracelets," he snapped. She put her head in the air and placed her hands behind her back.
Hunters of Gor p146

This again is for the purpose of securing the slave.  The command indicates to the slave that she is to be placed in slave bracelets. From standing or kneeling, she will pull her arms behind her and turn her face to the left, tipping her chin up.

The girl snapped to position, hands behind the small of her back, head lifted,chin up, turned to the left.  In such a posture she may be conveniently put in bracelets and leashed
---Tribesmen of Gor, p 78

He had removed a pair of light bracelets, joined by about five inches of light chain, from his pouch. "Slave bracelets," he said. "Turn around, facing the door, your hands behind your back.
---Kajira of Gor, p 132

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*BRAND*

FR:cette commande est indiqué pour que l'esclave montre la marque d'esclave qu'elle porte en general sur le haut de sa cuisse interieur gauche

The command is given to indicate that the slave must reveal her brand. More commonly, the left thigh will be move forth and the leg slightly turned to allow viewing of the branding site.

*CAPTURE POSITION* (Supine Capture Position)

The position indicates a woman in under capture rights.

FR: L’esclave s’allonge sur le dos sur le sol, pliant les genoux pour mettre les pieds à plat sur le sol, les mains à ses côtés, et reste immobile.

"On your back," he said, "knees raised, heels on the floor." I then lay before him, in a standard, supine capture position.
Kajira of Gor p422

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*COLLAR *(Collier)

FR: Cette commande sera souvent demander lorsqu'un Maitre ou un Maitresse désire voir le collier de l'esclave. La fille s'approche alors, les mains dans le dos and penche sa tete sur le coté pour présenter son collier.

The command is given in order that the slave's collar be read. It indicates that the slave is to approach, move her hands behind her and lift her chin to allow easy access to the collar.

In response to the "collar command," the slave approaches the male, that he need not inconvenience himself by coming toward her. She then lifts her chin and places her hands behind her. It is thus that a girl renders herself vulnerable for the reading of her collar.

... Still he put his finger under her collar, and, as she gasped, he pulled her even closer to him, indeed, quite close to him, "slave close," as the expression is. She could not move back, because of his hold on her.
---Witness of Gor

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*CRAWL* (ramper)

FR: L’esclave se met à quatre pattes par terre, les bras (de la paume des mains jusqu’aux coudes, soit les avants bras) à plat sur le sol, les fesses en l’air, le front proche du sol mais sans le toucher, et rampe jusqu’à ne plus se trouver qu’à quelques centimètres des pieds du Maître.

The name rather seems self explanatory.  The girl on her belly, head down, crawls to her master's feet, as is done with the performance of obeisance, or to any place she has been instructed to. This is also used on the command to -crawl to the furs-.

I pointed to the stones at my feet.  Crawl I said, in Gorean. The girl slipped to her belly, and, as a slave girl, crawled to my feet. She put her lips to my foot; I felt her hair over it.
---Tribesmen of, p 78

Crawling - the knee crawl ...
Again a fairly simple extension of the crawling command, where the girl is expected to walk on her knees. The movement is described as 'similar' to a dance move known as the Turian knee walk.

I indicated a flat leather box to one side. "Knee crawl," I said. "Fetch it here."

She went to the box on her knees and picked it up, and returned to a place before me. It had been a simple knee crawl. I was briefly reminded, however, of the Turian knee walk, sometimes used by slave dancers. I considered the slave. I did not doubt but what she might be taught to dance.
---Magicians of Gor, 20:

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*DISPLAY POSITION* (position d’exposition)

FR: Debout, les pieds tout comme les épaules écartés, les doigts croisés derrière la nuque avec les coudes en arrière, la tête relevée et les yeux baissés.

The auctioneer did not strike her with his whip. He merely took her arms and lifted them, so that the position chain, attached to each side of the sales collar lay across her her upper arms. Then he had her clasp her hands behind the back of her neck, so that the chain, on each side of the collar, was in the crook of her arms, and she was exposed in such a way that she could be properly exhibited.
Explorers of Gor p36

Many of the positions a slave will be told to assume or even placed in, serve the purpose of display. Whether it is for the purpose of identifying her, verifying the presence of a brand or the inscription on the collar, sale on the block, or simply a matter of 'showing off', the Gorean man enjoys displaying that which he owns, as well as examining females in general. The slave girl understands rather quickly, that this 'scrutiny' is quite normal, and indeed, learns to revel in it. It is under the eye of the Gorean man, that the girl becomes beautiful in all that she does, understanding that she is desirable to own, or striving to be.

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*NADU*

FR: A genou, cuisses écartées, le dos maintenu droit ou légèrement courbé, la poitrine lancée en avant, tête haute et yeux baissé, assise sur les talons, mains, paumes vers le haut ou le bas sur les cuisses. Les paumes vers le haut pouvant être considéré comme un appel au rapt selon les circonstances.

 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!"   The girls now knelt in the coffle as pleasure slaves.
Savages of Gor p155

"Nadu!" he snapped. She swiftly turned, facing him, and dropped to her knees. She knelt back on her heels, her back straight, her hands on her thighs, her head up, her knees wide. It was the position of the pleasure slave.
Explorers of Gor p77

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*GOREAN LOVE BOW* (arc Goréen de l'amour)

FR: A genou en position nadu, pencher le corps en arrière, la tête sur le sol, poser les mains à côté de la tête, et arc bouter le dos (monter le ventre vers le haut). Cette position est très pénible à maintenir plus de 5 minutes.

... Over her iron collar she wore a heavy leather Kur collar,high, heavily sewn, with its large ring.  He thrust her two wrists before her body, into the ring he had cut from the Kur. He then tied them inside, and to, the ring. He then, from his belt, tool a long length of binding fiber and, doubling it, keeing it, securing it, as its center to the ring, leaving two long ends.  He then threw her, on her back, over the body, bead down, of the fallen Kur. He took the two loose ends of the binding fiber and, taking them under the body of the fallen Kur, dragged her wrists, elbows bent, over and above her head; he then, bending her knees, tied one of the loose ends about her left ankle, and the other about her right. This was the Gorean Love Bow.
---Marauders of Gor, p 261

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*HEEL *(talon)

FR: L’esclave se place à la gauche du Maître si celui-ci est droitier, et à sa droite s’il est gaucher, à à peu près un pas et demi derrière lui. Elle suit ensuite ses mouvements.

The Forkbeard turned about and, one arm about Pudding, the other about Gunnhild, started from the dock. Hilda followed him, to his left. "She heels nicely," said Ottar. The men and bond_maids laughed. The Forkbeard stopped. Hilda's face burned red with fury, but she kept her head high. Pet sleen are taught to heel; so, too, sometimes, are bond_maids; I was familiar with this sort of thing, of course; in the south it was quite common for slave girls; in various fashions in various cities, to heel their masters. Hilda, of course, was a free woman. For her to heel was an incredible humiliation. The Forkbeard started off again, and then again stopped. Again, Hilda followed him as before. "She is heeling!" laughed Ottar.
Marauders of Gor p123

These things vary, I learned from city to city, and depend, also, on such matters as context and conditions. In a market, in the crowding and jostling for instance, a girl may follow so closely she pressed against the back of his left shoulder. Girls seldom follow behind and on the right. If she is thusly placed it is commonly a sign she is in disfavor. If more than one girl is involved, she who follows most closely on the left is generally taken to be in highest favor; girls compete for this position. In an open area, such a the fields in which we trekked, the girl is placed some five or ten feet behind, and on the left. If he must move suddenly she will not, thusly, constitute an impediment to his action.
Slave Girl of Gor p30

A slave girl, in heeling her master, commonly follows on the left. That she follows indicates that she is subservient, that he is master and she slave; that she follows on the left is a cultural matter probably indexed to the fact that most Goreans are right-handed. Her presence on the left, thus, is not likely to interfere with his draw or the movements of his sword arm.
---Renegades of Gor, p 433

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*HIGH_HARNESS *(grand harnais)

FR: C’est une position utilisée le plus souvent avec les esclaves d’exposition. L’esclave maintient la tête très élevée, pour exposer son cou.

The command indicates to the slave that the Master issuing it wants the girl to expose her throat to him, lifting her head as high as it can possibly lift up.

"Lift your head, " he said. "Higher. Higher!" She looked up at him, her head far back, the leash on her throat.... "You need not now keep your head in high_harness position,", he said to the girl. She moved her head.
Mercenaries of Gor pgs308_309

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*SUBMISSION* (soumission)

FR: Souvent référencée comme étant la position du collier (collaring), ou la position de la soumission féminine. Dans cette position l’esclave s’agenouille aux pieds du Maître et se penche vers l’avant, le dos étiré, assise sur ses talons, les bras tendus vers l’avant, poignets croisés, et la tête en dessous vers le bas en supplication.

"Assume the posture of female submission," I told her. She did so, kneeling back on her heels, her arms extended, wrists crossed, her head between them, down. She was weeping.
Tribesmen of Gor p359

"She is yours," he said. He took his strap off her throat, and unbound her hands. "Submit," I told her. She knelt before me, back on her heels, arms extended, head down, between her arms, wrists crossed, as though for binding.
Explorers of Gor p74

Kneel (nadu) back on heels, arms extended overhead, wrists crossed as if for binding, head down, the woman expresses surrender and submits herself.

He took his strap off her throat, and unbound her hands. Submit,  I told her. She knelt before me, back on her heels, arms extended, head down, between her arms, wrists crossed, as though for binding.  I submit to you, Master, she said. I tied her hands together; she then lowered her bound wrists; I pulled up her head. I held before her an opened collar, withdrawn from my sea bag. I had had one prepared.
---Explorers of Gor, p 74

She winced, her back bent painfully. "Do you wish me to submit to you now?" she begged. "Do so," said he. She fell to her knees before him, and lifted her head to regard him. "I will be your slave," she said. Then, she knelt back on her heels, lowered her head, and lifted and extended her arms, wrists crossed, as though for binding. She was very beautiful. "I am your slave," she said, "--Master."
---Hunters of Gor, p 16

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*KNEEL*

FR: La premiere commande que toute esclave apprend, Tres simple, le mot kneel signifie, s'agenouiller, selon son éducation et son statut (white ou red silk) la fille s'agenouillera en position Nadu ou Tower.

The first command any slave girl learns. Quite simply, the word is the Gorean term for "kneel". When the command is issued, the girl will kneel according to her training. For the pleasure slave, trained and accredited by a slaver house, or simply expected to serve as one, 'nadu' or kneeling, is often stated simply as 'keeling in the position of a pleasure slave'.

There are a large number of various slave positions, which can differ from city to city. The common position is kneeling, back on the heels, back straight, head up, hands on the thighs. The tower slave, or domestic slave, is permitted to kneel with her knees closed. The pleasure slave adopts a similar position, but with her knees open.
---John Norman, Letter to the Gorean Group, Sept 20th 2000

The command to kneel is also one that can be issued silently, by the snapping of fingers and pointing to one's feet.

He suddenly snapped His fingers and, in the swift double gesture of a Gorean Master, pointed to a place on the dirt floor before Him, almost simultaneously turning His hand, spreading His first and index finger, pointing downwards. I fled to Him and knelt before Him, my knees in the dirt, in the position of the pleasure slave, my head down, trembling.
---Captive of Gor, p 143

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*KNEEL TO THE COFFLE*

FR: A genou, les cuisses écartées normalement, sur les talons, et glisser soit le poignet gauche, soit le droit vers l’extérieur, selon le type de coffle, de manière à pouvoir attacher le poignet au moyen d’un anneau de poignet à la chaine de coffle.

"Kneel to be coffled," said one of the men. The girls knelt, closely, one behind the other, there were six wrist rings on the chain he carried. He placed the girl who had been whipped by Lady Sabina first in the coffle line. "Left wrist coffle," he said. They lifted their left wrists, frightened. Interestingly, the man snapping the wrist rings on the girls? left wrists did not put the first girl in the first ring, but the second. When the four maids were coffled there was, thus, an empty wrist ring both at the head and rear of the line. "Stand, Slaves," said the man. "Lower chain." The girls stood. Then, ordered, the lowered their wrists. They were then in line, standing, coffled.
Slave Gor of Gor p127

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*LEADING* ( to lead  = mener, ouvrir la route)

FR: L’esclave se lève et se met derrière son Maître, légèrement sur sa droite ou sa gauche, selon la main dominante du Maître, buste penché en avant. Elle met ses mains derrière elle, et pose le côté de sa tête contre la hanche de son Maître, de manière à ce qu’il puisse la guider aisément par les cheveux tout en marchant.

In a moment I had left the building, pulling the captive behind me, her head down at my waist, in leading position.
Mercenaries of Gor pgs399_400

At her master's left, standing behind him slightly, bend at the waist, hands at the back, head at his hip so that he may easily lead the girl by the hair while walking. The command for a girl to place herself in leading position may be verbally expressed, or indicated silently, by the placing of the left hand, opened, at the waist.

I held my left hand open, at my waist. She stiffened, and looked at me, angrily. I opened and closed my left hand once. I saw her training in Gorean customs had been thorough. But she never thought that such a gesture would be used to her. She came beside me, and a bit behind me, and, crouching, put her head down, deeply. I fastened my hand in her hair. She winced. Women are helpless in this position.
---Beasts of Gor, p 409

'Leading position', he said. Sobbing, she rose to her feet, and put her head down, at what would be the height of a man's waist, her legs flexed. A guard walked over and fastened his hand in her hair.
---Rogue of Gor, p 248

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*LESHA*

FR: A genou, les cuisses jointes, le dos droit ou lègèrement courbé, tête haute, le menton penché vers la gauche, les mains dans le dos, poignets croisés. Cette position est utilisée pour attacher une chaîne au collier ou pour simplement exposer ou inspecter l’esclave.

The word 'lesha' drives from the word leash.  The girl turns her head to the left, chin lifted, wrists behind as if for binding.  Basically, leasha is to be assumed from whatever position a girl is in.

"Lesha," snapped the second officer to the blond girl. She spun from facing him, and lifted her chin, turning her head to the left, placing her wrists behind her, as though for snapping them into slave bracelets.
Explorers of Gor p76

A gorean saying has it that a leashed slave is a hot slave.
---Fighting Slave of Gor, p 366

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*SHE QUADRUPED*  (à quatre pattes)

FR: C’est moins une position technique qu’un ordre catégorique, donné pour une punition. Quand cet ordre est donné l’esclave se met à quatre pattes, comme un animal, et ne peut pas parler, ni attrapper quoique ce soit avec les mains. Elle est catégoriquement maintenue comme un simple animal muet tout comme n’importe quel « sleen » se comporterait. Parfois l’esclave doit apprendre à faire des tours (comme ramener les chaussons de son Maître avec sa bouche), qu’elle doit deviner sans l’aide d’indices verbaux de la part de son Maître.
Elle devra aussi manger par terre, voire même il n’est pas rare qu’elle doive rester enchaînée aux côtés de son Maître lors de son repas pour manger ce qu’il lui laissera tomber, elle ne s’exprimera que par grognements ou autre langage animalier. Et il n’est pas besoin de préciser que si le Maître veut l’utiliser sexuellement, cette position peut s’avérer très pratique.

Under this discipline, the slave is not to use her hands until the master commands her to break position. She will perform all of her regular duties on hands and knees **without** the use of hands like an animal. She may not rise to her feet nor speak. Her mouth and teeth will be used to manipulate objects. This is usually used for punishment although some "Masters" will use it strictly for entertainment of themselves.

In this form of slavery, which is commonly used for disciplinary purposes, or for the amusement of the Master, the woman is not permitted to arise from all fours; similarly she is not permitted human speech, though she may signify needs and desires by such means as cringing, and moaning and whimpering. Not permitted the use of her hands, save as a means of locomotion, she must also eat and drink from pans set on the floor, or, sometimes to satisfy her thirst, she must lap the water permitted to her from puddles or lick pillages from the tiles; too, it is no uncommon to chain her near her master's feet, while he dines, that he may, if he wishes, throw her scraps of food. She will also be taught tricks, through which paces she may be put for the entertainment of her master's guests, such things as begging, lying down, rolling over, and fetching his sandals in her teeth. And, needless to say, when her master wishes to use her sexually, it will be a position common to the she_quadruped.
Guardsman of Gor p225

Assuming the modality of the she-quadruped. In this discipline the female is forbidden human speech.She is also forbidden human posture, in the sense that she is not allowed to rise to her feet. Her locomotion, unless commanded to roll, or put under similar commands, suitable for a pet, will be on all fours. Her food will be thrown to her, or put in pans on the ground. In either case, she must feed without the use of her hands. She may also, of course, be fed by hand, but, again, will not be permitted to touch the food with her hands. She may be taught tricks. Sometimes these are taught as functions of arbitrary sounds, so that she must learn them as any animal might, without the benefit of an earlier understanding of the word used. If she is slow to learn, of course, she is punished, as would be any other animal. When used, too, it will commonly be in the modality of the she-quadrupled. This discipline is often used as a punishment, but it may figure in the training of a new girl. It helps her to understand what she now is, an animal totally subject to her master.
---Mercenaries of Gor, PP 215-216

In this discipline the female is forbidden human speech. She is also forbidden human posture, in the sense that she is not allowed to rise to her feet. Her locomotion, unless commanded to roll, or put under similar commands, suitable for a pet, will be on all fours. Her food will be thrown to her, or put in pans on the ground. In either case, she must feed without the use of her hands. She may also, of course, be fed by hand, but, again, will not be permitted to touch the food with her hands. She may be taught tricks.

Sometimes these are taught as functions of arbitrary sounds, so that she must learn them as any animal might, without the benefit of an earlier understanding of the word used.

If she is slow to learn, of course, she is punished, as would be any other animal. When used, too, it will commonly be in the modality of the she-quadrupled. This discipline is often used as a punishment, but it may figure in the training of a new girl. It helps her to understand what she now is, an animal totally subject to her master.
---Mercenaries of Gor, p 215

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*NESTLE *(blottir)

FR: Quand il est ordonné à un esclave de se mettre en position « nestle », de se blottir, elle se rapproche du Maître pour se mettre contre lui, et se lover dans le creux de son bras.

"Nestle," I told her. "Yes, Master," she said. She nestled obediently in the crook of my left arm.
Explorer's of Gor p279

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*OBEISSANCE parfois nommée aussi "KARTA"*

FR: Il y a 3 formes différentes de cette position, bien que toutes aient la même signification derrière. Chacune exprime la soumission féminine.

1* l’esclave se met à genou, en nadu avec la tête baissée
2* de nadu l’esclave baisse la tête vers le sol, pose ses mains contre le sol, les paumes vers le bas (souvent appelé KARTA)
3* l’esclave se met sur le ventre et doucement avance petit à petit jusqu’aux pieds du Maître, là elle les lèche et les embrasse avant de revenir assez en arrière. (cette position est surtout connue comme la « belly »)

((le passage suivant sera traduit bientôt, car je le trouve très beau, très puissant, très Gor. Un Maître, parle à une femme libre qui lui dit qu’elle est libre, il lui répond « tu es une femme, et les femmes sont des esclaves », il va lui enseigner cette position, comment s’y mettre, et que faire. Dans ce passage, se mèlent la force et la tendresse, toute cette combinaison qui fait de Gor un monde à explorer sans crainte.))

"There are many ways to perform obeisance. "I said. "I am a free woman," she said, " I know none of them." "I shall instruct you briefly in three," I said. " First kneel before me , back on your heels, yes, with your knees wide, wider, your hands on your thighs, your back straight, your breasts out, good, your belly in, good, and now lower your head in deference, in submission." "Now that," I said, " may not be exactly a form of obeisance, for authorities do not all agree, but for our purposes we shall count it as one. It is, at any rate, a beautiful position, and it is, certainly, a common position of slave submission." "Now" I said, " and this is clearly a form of obeisance, bend forward and put your head to the mat, the palms of your hands on the mat. Good. Now lift your head little and come forward, substantially keeping the position. Forward a little more." "But then my face will be at your feet," she said," My lips will be over them!" "Yes," I said, "Good, now, put your head down and lick and kiss my feet." "I am a free Woman!" She Said. "You are a woman," I said," now softly lingeringly, and lovingly, Good." "I am not a slave," she said "All women are slaves, "I said " Imagine what this would be like if you were truly a collared slave." She gasped. "Now" I said, "for a third form of obeisance. You may belly to me." "I do not understand," she whispered. "There are various forms of bellying, " I said, and bellying may be suitably and pleasingly combined with other forms of floor movements, approaching the Master on all fours, turning to your sides and back, writhing before him, and so on. We will take a very simple variation, suitable for an ignorant free female who has not yet even begun to discover the depths of her sexuality." She looked up at me. "On your belly," I said. She backed off a bit , and went to her belly. her hair was before her face, as she now on her belly before me looked up at me. "Now inch forward," I said, " remaining low on your belly, and when you reach my feet, once again, as before, lifting your head a little, tenderly and humbly, and beautifully, as though you were a slave, lick and kiss them. Good. Good. Now take my foot and place it gently on your head. Very good. Now place it again on the Mat, and kiss it again. Good. You may now belly back a little, humbly. I have not yet given you permission to rise of course."
Mercenaries of Gor p409_410

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*SHE_SLEEN*

FR: Genou et coudes à terre, les mains croisées au dessus de la tête, les fesses en l’air, prête à être soit battue sur les fesses, soit à être prise par derrière comme un animal.

He knelt me there. "Put your head down, to the floor," he said. "Clasp your hands, firmly, behind the back of your neck." "Yes, Master," I moaned. He was then behind me. He put his hands, under my arms, on my breasts, sweetly and firmly. Then he moved his bands back, caressing my flanks. My head was down. My fingers were together, behind the back of my neck. I was in his collar. It was steel, I could not remove it. I belonged to him. My body hurt, from his whip, that of my master. My head hurt, from my hair, where I had been conducted, unceremoniously, to this location. "Please, Master," I sobbed. "Not like this! Not you, please!" "The slave is pretty," he remarked. "Oh!" I cried. "Oh!" "You have a lovely ass," he said. "Ohhh!" I said. "You may thank me," he said.
Kajira of Gor p434

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*SLAVE LIPS (lèvres de l’esclave)

FR: Se tourner vers la personne qui l’a ordonné, les lèvres pincées et rester immobile tant qu’un baiser n’a pas brisée cette immobilité.

This command would usually bring a smile to a girl's lips.  It indicates she is to turn towards her master and purse her lips for a kiss.  She may not move or break this position until released either verbally or with a kiss.

Similarly, I was not required to respond to certain sorts of commands, for example, to make "slave lips," pursing my lips for kissing, or to writhe slowly before my viewers.
Kajira of Gor p224

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*SLAVE RAPE* (viol d’esclave)

FR: On peut voir dans les livres qu’il y en a de plusieurs sortes, mais la principale est que la fille s’allonge immobile en attendant d’être violée

Used to remind a slave of her place and her purpose. In this position the master uses the slave for the sole purpose of his own relief, habitually violently and with little time wasted. From the name alone, this ritual is performed in various ways.

I went to the side of the room and picked up my sea bag. I threw it to the center of the room. She looked down at it puzzled. It was of heavy blue material, canvas, and tied with a white rope. "Lie down upon it," I told her, "on your back, your head to the floor." She did so. "No, please," she said, "not like this." It is a common position for a disciplinary slave rape. In it the woman feels very vulnerable, very helpless. I then took her.
Explorer's of Gor p202

He knelt me there. "Put your head down, to the floor," he said. "Clasp your hands, firmly, behind the back of your neck." "Yes, Master," I moaned. He was then behind me. He put his hands, under my arms, on my breasts, sweetly and firmly. Then he moved his bands back, caressing my flanks. My head was down. My fingers were together, behind the back of my neck. I was in his collar. It was steel, I could not remove it. I belonged to him. My body hurt, from his whip, that of my master. My head hurt, from my hair, where I had been conducted, unceremoniously, to this location. "Please, Master," I sobbed. "Not like this! Not you, please!" "The slave is pretty," he remarked. "Oh!" I cried. "Oh!" "You have a lovely ass," he said. "Ohhh!" I said. "You may thank me," he said.
---Kajira of Gor, p 434

"Turn about," he said. "Kneel down. Put your head to the ground, clasp your hands together, behind the back of your neck." "Yes, Master!" I wept. I hastened to obey. This is a common position for slave rape.
---Dancer of Gor, p 458

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*STANDARD BINDING POSITION* (position standard de bondage)

La fille, une fois ordonnée de se mettre dans cette position, s’allonge sur le sol, les poignets croisés dans le dos et les chevilles croisées. (autre nom proche de BARA)

"Standard binding position," he said. I was prone. When a girl is prone, the standard binding position is to cross the wrists behind the back and to cross the ankles. I took this position instantaneously.
Slave Girl of Gor p125

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*SULA*

FR: S’allonger sur le dos par terre, écarter largement les pieds et les épaules et garder les bras paumes vers le haut, plier légèrement le genou gauche pour permettre la vue. Garder les yeux baissés et attendre l’inspection.

Commonly used in slave training as one of the three most basic positions, sula, is done by laying on her back, hands at her sides, palms up and feet apart.   Not very complicated.

"Sula, Kajira!" said the man. She slid her legs from under her and lay on her back, her hands at her sides, palms up, legs open.
Explorers of Gor p77

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*TOWER KNEEL *(à genou en « tour »)

The position of the Tower Slave, in which Vika knelt, differs from that of a free woman only in the position of the wrists which are held before her and, when not occupied, crossed as though for binding...The position of the Pleasure Slave, incidentally, differs from the position of both the free woman and the Tower Slave. The hands of a Pleasure Slave normally rest on her thighs but, in some cities, for example, Thentis, I believe, they are crossed behind her. More significantly, for the free woman's hands may also rest on her thighs, there is a difference in the placement of the knees. In all these kneeling positions, incidentally, even that of the Pleasure Slave, the Gorean woman carries herself well; her back is straight and her chin is high. She tends to be vital and beautiful to look upon."
Priest Kings of Gor pgs46_47

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WHIPPING POSITION (position du fouet)

FR: Se laisser rapidement tomber à genou, et placer le front sur le sol, les hanches redressées très haut, le dos courbé en exposition, croiser les bras sur le ventre et aggriper ses flans.

A position of punishment and discipline, the girl kneels, crosses her wrists beneath her, she lowers her head to the floor and exposes her back.

I went to Targo, trembling, and knelt at his feet... I crossed my wrists beneath me and touched my head to the floor, exposing the bow of my back. It is the submissive posture of a slave girl who is to be punished. It is called Kneeling to the Whip.
Captive of Gor p200

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NOTE AU SUJET D’UNE COMMANDE NON VERBALE

Il est important que l’esclave garde en tête que les ordres ne sont pas toujours donnés verbalement.

He suddenly snapped his fingers and, in the swift double gesture of the Gorean Master, pointed to a place on the dirt floor before him, almost simultaneously turning his hand, spreading the first and index fingers, pointing downwards. I fled to him and knelt before him, my knees in the dirt, in the position of the pleasure slave, my head down, trembling.
Captive of Gor p143

Traduction : « il claqua soudainement ses doigts et dans un double geste rapide de Maître de Gor, il pointa un endroit sur le sol sale devant lui et presque instantannément retourna sa main, tendit les premier doigt et l’index, pointant par terre. J’accourus à lui et m’agenouillai, mes genoux dans la saleté, dans la position de l’esclave de plaisir, ma tête baissée, tremblante. »

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Librarians disclaimer:   This is not an exhaustive list.  There is no substitute for reading the books which are the original source and cannot be recommended strongly enough.  The following is simply through my own research and learning.
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What are the codes?
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There are no references to the codes explicitly claiming that a warrior would hold disdain or resistance to any professional mercenary armies and armed, organised criminals.  Albeit the codes are not set out in the books, references to the codes point to the righteous heart and conscience of the warrior.  The warrior must seek what is honourable within His own heart and not simply follow the laws of the land.
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"What is it to be a warrior?   It is to keep the codes. Nothing else matters…"  "What are the codes?  They are nothing, and everything.  They are a bit of noise, and the steel of the heart. They are meaningless and all significant. They are the difference.  Without the codes men would be Kurii"  (Page 340 - Beasts of Gor)

"All wisdom and truth does not lie in the codes." (Page 14 - Outlaw of Gor)

"…`I once betrayed my codes,' I said. `It is not my intention to do so again.' I looked at her. `One does not know, truly what it is to stand, until one has fallen. Once one has fallen, then one knows, you see, what it is to stand.'   `None would know if you betrayed the codes,' she said.   `I would know,' I said, `and I am of the Warriors.' `What is it to be a warrior?' she asked. `It is to keep the codes,' I said".  (Page 340 - Beasts of Gor)

"What is invisible but more beautiful than diamonds?" "And the answer?" inquired Labenius. "That which is silent but deafens thunder." The men regarded one another. "And what is that?" asked Labenius. "The same," said I, "as that which depresses no scale but is weightier than gold." "And what is that?" asked Labenius. "Honor," I said."   (Page 304-305 - Vagabonds of Gor)
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The Codes
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    ▪    Accept challenges quickly and don't back out.  Face the challenge like a Man.

    ▪    Once a challenge has successfully shed your blood, or vice versa, you become sword brothers, unless you in character role-play formally reject with disapproval or condemnation the blood on said weapon. Once a bond is shared by Warriors it shall overcome any city barrier. 

    ▪    Warriors do not break their word.

    ▪    Warriors do not commit suicide.  The Home Stone is the battlefield.  The only death a warrior would accept is in battle.

    ▪    If you want another's slave, you must challenge, and subsequently, fight for her with the weapon of your opponents choice.

    ▪    Warriors have a common allegiance in their Home Stone. Its name is battle.

    ▪    "I had been so much a fool as to be sad. That is not the mood in which to enter battle, even the battle which one knows one cannot win, even the ultimate battle in which one knows is doomed to defeat. Do not be sad. Better to take the field with laughter, with a joke, with a light thought, with a buoyant thought, or to go forward with sternness, or in fury, or with hatred, or defiance, or calculation, but never with self pity, never with sadness. Never such things, never them!" (Vagabonds of Gor, p.446)

    ▪    Submission of a female to a warrior is acknowledged only when a women kneels, and lifts her hands up with wrists crossed, and submits to a warrior.  The choice of the warrior is to either accept or destroy the one submitting, yet, if he accepts her and she is in the least bit displeasing, she may be killed immediately.

    ▪    When a city or land is at war, the War Chief or Ubar is sought and sworn in, until He decides the crisis is over.  A warrior does not swear to an Ubar on a whim.  Sword loyalty is the bond of allegiance to an Ubar.  If the Ubar is deemed to be 'unfit to rule' then he may be 'removed' by his own warriors. When an Ubar can't be removed then He rules as a tyrant.

    ▪    A slave is a joy and a pleasure to the warrior. Using slaves is not only permitted, it is encouraged.

    ▪    By the codes, if a weapon is lifted against you, then, as a warrior, you are permitted to kill the offender (do not draw a weapon against a warrior unless you are prepared to die).

    ▪    Poison is treated as a woman's weapon.  Applying poison to the steel of a sword is against the codes. 

    ▪    When a warrior disowns his kin, it is an irreversible action. With your hand on the hilt of your sword a warrior would not make this decision lightly.

Source and work by Lady Lennie of Farnacium

Greetings Gorean,

Often we find around SL gor people heading to the local Inn to get served their "Daily" Black Wine....

I felt the need to place here a work i have been asking to Lara, which is Lady McMasters's slave girl.

Lady McMasters is forming Kajirae beggining in Gor, from white silk statut to Red silk one via a complete training.

Here is one of Lara's work, one of most interest for Gorean people seeking to keep it Realistic.

***BLACK WINE IN GOR***

-What is Black Wine?  Simply put, Black Wine is coffee, brewed increadibly strong, and native to Gor. 

QUOTE:

"I had heard of black wine, but had never had any. It is drunk in Thentis, but I had never heard of it being much drunk in other Gorean cities. (...) Then I picked up one of the thick, heavy clay bowls. It was extremely strong, and bitter, but it was hot, and, unmistakably, it was coffee."
"Assassins of Gor" page 106




-Black wine is not a popular crop.  Infact, it is rare and pricey.  Usually, the drink itself costs more than the girls serving it...

QUOTE:

"Actually," I said to Elizabeth, "this is very rare. 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" page 106



-Thentis, the mountainous home of Black Beans, does not allow just anyone to enter and take them.  It guards its crop with the most vicious of beasts, the Sleen!

QUOTE:

in Thentis sleen are used to smell out contraband, to deter those who try to smuggle out the beans used for make black wine.
Luther Scrolls, scroll 87, Uses of Sleen

Aside from these common uses, sleen are put to other uses, too. In Thentis, for example, sleen are used to smell out contraband, in the form of the unauthorized egress of the beans for black wine from the Thentian territories.
Slave Girl,  p360



-Black Wine is such a delicacy that its preperation and service have evolved to have their own practices.  Black Wine is served in two fashions, called First or Second slave.  Second slave is simply a girl pouring the drink and serving it black, with no cream or sugars.

QUOTE:

"The two slaves, their chains removed, now returned, and began to serve the black wine. The voluptuous slave of Aemilianus, whom he had not yet named, placed the tiny silver cups, on small stands, before us. The lovely little slave in bluish gauze, whom I had not yet named, holding the narrow-spouted, silver pouring vessel in a heavy cloth, to retain its heat and protect her hands, poured the scalding, steaming black fluid, in narrow, tiny streams, into the small cups. She poured into the cups only the amount that would be compatible with the assorted sugars and creams which the guest might desire, if any, these being added in, and stirred, if, and as, pertinent, by Aemilianus' slave, who directed the serving. ... 'Second slave,' I told her, which, among the river towns, and in certain cities, particularly in the north, is a way of indicating that I would take the black wine without creams or sugars, and as it came from the pouring vessel, which, of course, in these areas, is handled by the 'second slave,' the first slave being the girl who puts down the cups, takes the orders and sees that the beverage is prepared according to the preferences of the one who is being served. ... She was extremely careful not to spill a drop. Black wine, except in the vicinity of Thentis, where most of it is grown on the slopes of the Thentis range, is quite expensive. Also, of course, clumsy slave girls are often whipped. The expression 'second slave,' incidentally, serves to indicate that one does not wish creams or sugars with one's black wine, even if only one girl is serving." --Guardsman of Gor, pages 244-245


-Second slave, as we saw yesterday, is a service of pouring and carrying.  In a First slave serve, there is a precise mixing and stiring as well.  Sugar lumps of white and yellow, and Bosk cream (not milk) are added to the Black Wine to suit the Free's taste.  Because Black Wine is so expensive, the practice of using an experienced girl to do the mixing kept the number of punishments and thrashings down to a minimum.

QUOTE:

"'Yes, Mistress,' I said. I took the vessel of black wine, removing it from its warmer, and put it on its tray, that already bearing the tiny cups, the creams and sugars, the spices, the napkins and spoons. I then carried the tray, with the black wine, hot and steaming, to the table and put it down there. Susan then, as 'first slave,' took the orders and did the measuring and mixing; I, as 'second slave,' did the pouring. Afterwards I returned the tray to the serving table, and the vessel of black wine to its warmer. I then joined Susan, kneeling beside her in the vicinity of the serving table." --Kajira of Gor, page 462



-Black Wine is served differently in different places, and to the differing tastes of the Free.  Sometimes small cups of silver or enamalled pottery are used.  Sometimes tankards or bowls are used.

QUOTES:

She poured, carefully, the hot, black beverage into the tiny red cup. ... ---Tribesman of Gor, page 105

I, grasping the pot with a rag and both hands, poured him a handled, metal tankard of the steaming black brew, coffee or black wine." --Slave Girl of Gor, page 77

'Black wine,' said she, 'from the Mountains of Thentis.' I had heard of black wine, but had never had any. It is drunk in Thentis, but I had never heard of it being much drunk in any of the other cities."
   'Bring two bowls,' I said. ----Assassin of Gor, page 106




-From whence did Black Wine come from, in a wider sense than from Thentis?  Was it a plant originally from Earth and transplanted to Gor, or vice versa?  Such a cunundrum might not be an issue for the natives of Gor, but several 'Barbarians' have asked themselves this question.  Of course, the wider implications of the answer might very well be troubling...

QUOTE:

"The air was fresh and beautiful. Soon I smelled the frying of vulo eggs in a large, flat pan, and the unmistakable odor of coffee, or as the Goreans express it, black wine. The beans grow largely on the slopes of the Thentis mountains. The original beans, I suppose, had been brought, like certain other Gorean products, from Earth; it is not impossible, of course, that the opposite is the case, that black wine is native to Gor and that the origin of Earth's coffee beans is Gorean; I regard this as unlikely, however, because black wine is far more common on Earth than on Gor, where it is, except for the city of Thentis, a city famed for her tarn flocks, and her surrounding villages, a somewhat rare and unusual luxury." --Slave Girl of Gor, page 76