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Rencers / Port Kar
The Rencers live in the delta swamps surrounding the city of Port Kar. They harvest a papyrus-like reed called the Rence which makes a fine paper, cloth, and other materials. They live on huge floating islands made of woven Rence. Historically the Rencers have been very vulnerable to the depredations of Port Kar slavers, but recently they have taken up the Peasant Bow and become a much more dangerous foe.
The City of Port Kar, "Scourge of Gleaming Thassa," is a city of pirates and slavers. Until recently, the city had no Home Stone, although lately it has become much more civilized as a result of the adoption of a Home Stone. Port Kar merchant-pirates trade goods all over Gor and control much of the wealth and shipping of the planet.
More information on these people may be found in Book Six, Raiders of Gor.
Torvaldslanders
The Torvaldslanders live in the North of Gor. They are very similar to medieval Vikings, even following a modified version of the Norse Pantheon, while acknowledging the power of the Priest-Kings. In Torvaldsland female slaves are called bond-maids and male slaves are called thralls, both Norse terms. They know more about Kurii than most Goreans, as planet-bound Kurii can be found in Torvaldsland.
More information on these people can be found in Book Nine, Marauders of Gor.
Tahari
In the Tahari Desert live several groups of nomads similar to the Bedouin of Earth. They live around oases in small enclaves or herd animals through the desert from place to place. Much of Gor’s salt comes from mines in the Tahari, notably the mines of Klima, and great wealth is to be found there. Natives of the Tahari are one of the few people on Gor who do not use the short sword: Tahari raiders use curved scimitars from kaiilaback just like Arabian raiders on Earth.
More information on these people can be found in Book Ten, Tribesmen of Gor.
Red Hunters
The Red Hunters live in the polar regions of Gor’s Northern Hemisphere. They are extremely similar to the Inuit of North America, although they are not as isolated since they can walk to areas controlled by the Cylinder Cities and some of them make the Sardar Pilgrimage. Like the Inuit, they are friendly – much more so than most Goreans – and subsist mainly on food from the sea, notably whales and sea sleen. They also physically resemble the Inuit, being short, black-haired, and stout, with coppery skin. They are very joyous people, singing many songs and making many jokes. They believe that the spirit lives on after death and that it may move from animal to man and back again. They are also familiar with Kurii as the Kurii can be found in their territory.
More information on these people can be found in Book Twelve, Beasts of Gor.
Red Savages
The Red Savages live on a large area of plains and hills. They are extremely similar to the pre-Columbian North American Aborigines and tend to share their physical features and culture. They do not like "white" Goreans such as are found in the Cylinder Cities and usually kill or enslave them if they find them in their territory. One tribe of the Red Savages has mastered the tarn: the rest ride kaiila. (Recently other tribes have begun adopting the tarn as well.)
More information on these people can be found in Books Seventeen and Eighteen, Savages of Gor and Blood Brothers of Gor.
What is Gor?
Gor is not a fetish, a lifestyle, or a category of BDSM. Gor, literally, is a fictional planet described in a series of twenty-five novels by John Norman, the pseudonym of Dr. John Lange, a Ph. D. in Philosophy and a professor of that subject at Columbia University in New York. (Click Here to read a few comments on Norman the professor from a former student.) The first novel, Tarnsman of Gor, was published in 1967. The last mass-published novel, Magicians of Gor, was published in 1988, with the most recent novel, Witness of Gor, being published by an independent press called World of Gor in 2002. (You can click here to read a review of Witness of Gor.) Here is a complete list of the novels:
01. Tarnsman of Gor © 1967 14. Fighting Slave of Gor
(AKA Jason Marshall I) © 1980
02. Outlaw of Gor © 1967 15. Rogue of Gor
(AKA Jason Marshall II) © 1981
03. Priest-Kings of Gor © 1968 16. Guardsman of Gor
(AKA Jason Marshall III) © 1981
04. Nomads of Gor © 1969 17. Savages of Gor © 1982
05. Assassin of Gor © 1970 18. Blood Brothers of Gor © 1982
06. Raiders of Gor © 1971 19. Kajira of Gor © 1983
07. Captive of Gor © 1972 20. Players of Gor © 1984
08. Hunters of Gor © 1974 21. Mercenaries of Gor © 1985
09. Marauders of Gor © 1975 22. Dancer of Gor © 1986
10. Tribesman of Gor © 1976 23. Renegades of Gor © 1986
11. Slave Girl of Gor © 1977 24. Vagabonds of Gor © 1987
12. Beasts of Gor © 1978 25. Magicians of Gor © 1988
13. Explorers of Gor © 1979 26. Witness of Gor © 2001
World of Gor has the next novel, Prize of Gor, scheduled for release in 2003. Additionally, the earlier books are being reprinted by them. The books were extraordinarily popular, selling millions of copies. However, in the Politically Correct, puritanical era of the late Eighties the publisher decided to stop selling them due to their extreme male domination/female submission themes. Mr. Norman has also written a three-volume science fiction series, "The Telnarian Chronicles," (published 1991-1993) which is similar in theme but takes place thousands of years in the future during the fall of a Galactic Empire, and two single works, Ghost Dance (1979) and Time Slave (1975). His nonfiction work Imaginative Sex (1974) discusses how people can incorporate what he calls "imaginative sex," and the modern Scene calls roleplay, B/d and D/s, into their everyday lives.
Gor the Planet
Gor, which means "Home Stone" in Gorean, the language of Gor, is an Earthlike planet which orbits the sun at approximately the same distance as Earth. It is held in this orbit by the technology of its rulers, the alien Priest-Kings, who have complete control over the phenomenon Terrans refer to as gravity. It is always exactly opposite the Earth from the sun. This fact gives Gor its other name, used only by those who know of the existence of both: "The Counter-Earth." Because the Sun always lies directly between Earth and Gor, Terran science has not detected it. The Priest-Kings presumably use their technology to counter the gravitational fluctuations in the Solar System which would otherwise reveal it.
The Chronicles of Counter-Earth, which in the books are distributed on Earth as works of fiction for unknown purposes, presumably by agents of the Priest-Kings, are written with a few exceptions by a man called Tarl Cabot. Cabot was born in England: he never knew his father and his mother died when he was young. He was raised by a maiden aunt. Cabot attended Oxford and got a job teaching English literature at a small liberal arts college in New England after graduation. After teaching for a brief period at a small college in the United States, he went on a camping trip in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. While there, he was abducted by the Priest-Kings, who have interplanetary flight capabilities and in fact are the owners of the famous "flying saucers." Thus began his involvement in the affairs of Gor and the Priest-Kings. Many times throughout the series, Cabot has served as a sort of independent mercenary on behalf of the Priest-Kings in their struggles with their ancient enemies, the Kurii.
The Kurii, an anthropoid spacefaring race, wish to capture Gor and Earth to replace their own planet, which they destroyed in internecine warfare. Currently, the Kurii operate in large artificial planetoids outside the orbit of Jupiter: the Priest-Kings do not molest them as long as they stay outside that orbit. For sixteen thousand years the Priest-Kings have fought the Kurii, protecting Gor and Earth from them. The Kurii are large, furred carnivores, extremely vicious, with technology far in advance of Terran science, but yet no match for the Priest-Kings. Many of Earth’s legendary monsters, including Grendel, the Sasquatch, and the Yeti, were in fact shipwrecked Kurii who were trapped on Earth when their ships were destroyed by Priest-King patrols. Kurii are also found on Gor, shipwrecked in the same manner, and have formed isolated outposts in the far North. (They cannot stand a hot climate and are extremely sensitive to pollution, which is why they are not found in any number on Earth.) The Priest-Kings do not molest Kurii on the surface of Gor save to enforce the Weapons and Technology Laws on them just as on humans. Therefore, a Kur who does not break the laws is safe on Gor from Priest-Kings… but not from humans, who hate them and kill them whenever they can. This is a very justified attitude, as Kurii are extremely arrogant and look on all other animals, including man, as food, and not too bright food at that.
Some of the other books in the series are written from the point of view of women who are captured on Earth by agents of the Kurii and taken to Gor to be sold as slaves. (These are Captive, Slave Girl, Kajira, Dancer, and Witness.) They make excellent introductions for the new reader as the culture and society of Gor are explained in great detail as the women are introduced to it. There is also a self-contained trilogy, known as the Jason Marshall books, within the series. (These are #14 Fighting Slave, #15 Rogue, and #16 Guardsman.) They tell the story of Jason Marshall, a Terran man who was captured incident to the capture of his would-be girlfriend, and taken to Gor to be sold as a slave.
Gor itself is much like Earth: it has one large landmass and several smaller ones. It has slightly lower gravity than Earth’s, but whether this is because it is smaller or because of some action of the Priest-Kings is not known. The Priest-Kings, an insectoid alien race, brought Gor to this solar system more than a million years ago, presumably because its original sun was no longer suitable. The Priest-Kings, who cannot tolerate long exposure to sunlight, live in what they call the Nest, a fabulous underground complex in the Sardar Mountains. ("Sardar" is the Gorean word for Priest-King.) These are centrally located on Gor’s main landmass. Interestingly, Gorean compasses point to the Sardar, and Goreans mark direction not by North and South but by "towards the Sardar" and "away from the Sardar." It is not known whether other colonies of Priest-Kings exist, or whether they are native to Gor.
Gor is inhabited by a large human population brought to Gor by the Priest-Kings, who are an extremely inquisitive race. They find human beings fascinating and study them constantly much as a Terran biologist would study lower animals. While there are many cultures on Gor, most of them correspond to one or more of the societies from which the Priest-Kings brought them. For instance, the Cylinder Cities of known Gor are similar to Roman/Greek City-states, there are nomadic desert tribesmen similar to the Bedouins, and polar natives very like the Inuit.
These cultures are much less homogenous than Terran society is and will remain that way because of the Weapons and Technology Laws of the Priest-Kings. While the Goreans know nothing of the nature of Priest-Kings, they do know the nature of the Weapons and Technology Laws, which have been communicated to them through agents of the Priest-Kings over the centuries until they have attained the status of everyday knowledge. The Weapons and Technology Laws which are set forth specifically in the books are:
1. Metal armor is not allowed except for helmets and small shields (bucklers.)
2. Chemical explosives of any kind are forbidden.
3. Long-distance communication (any form of communication which can extend beyond line-of-sight) is forbidden. Messengers are allowed but they must physically move from place to place. (Thanks to tarnsmen , information and goods can still move fairly quickly if necessary.) Long-distance detection equipment, such as radar or sonar, is also forbidden. Telescopes, known as "glasses of the Builders," are allowed.
4. Mechanized transport of any kind is forbidden.
It is also strongly implied in the books that large-scale environmental degradation, such as slash and burn agriculture, is against the rules. Violation of the Weapons and Technology laws brings the Flame Death. When the Priest-Kings observe a violation through their surveillance system, they cause a beam of energy to be transmitted into the culprit, who literally explodes in a flash of bright blue flame.
The Priest-Kings have three objectives in enforcing these rules:
1. They prevent mankind from evolving to the point where they could challenge the rule of Priest-Kings. The Priest-Kings are not an aggressive species but they will defend themselves, violently if necessary. Rather than risk eventual conflict, they simply keep humans at a level where they cannot constitute a threat.
2. They prevent damage to the environment of Gor, which is their home.
3. They encourage what the Priest-Kings see as desirable natural selection in humankind. Since metal armor is not allowed, for instance, fast and intelligent warriors are at the advantage over slow stupid ones, even if they do not have as much capital. If richer but otherwise inferior fighters could equip themselves with armor, it would have a negative effect on the population.
One by-product of these rules is that cultures do not mix much on Gor and they tend to be much more individual. Cultural change is slower and the pace of life more leisurely. However, whatever is not forbidden is allowed, and the Goreans have made some impressive technological advances. In a way, they owe this to the Weapons and Technology laws, because the energies that Terran civilizations have put into armaments and other areas which Goreans cannot explore, have gone into alternative researches.
The most dramatic example of this is the Stabilization Serums. The Physicians of Gor see what Terrans call aging as an illness- they call it "the wasting disease." They have developed what they call the Stabilization Serums, which prevent deterioration of cellular replacement activity. In other words, once the Serums have taken effect, the person no longer ages. The Serums provide no other benefits – persons who do not take care of their bodies can be and are corpulent, unhealthy, and subject to death from any number of other causes. Nor do persons who have had the Serums have any unnatural resistance to disease or injury. Because the main focus of Gorean medicine for centuries was development of the Serums, lesser illnesses were not studied as hard by Gorean Physicians. Therefore, people subject to them were quite likely to die of them, with the result that the population of Gor is highly resistant to disease. Plagues are known but are very rare: epidemics are almost unheard of. The Physicans of Gor have diagnostic and therapeutic technologies equal or superior to those of modern Terran doctors.
The Serums are not equally effective in all persons: they can fail to work, wear off, or even occasionally trigger what Terrans call Methuselah Syndrome – ultra-rapid aging. However, they are generally safe and effective and all Goreans who need them take them if they feel age setting in. The effect of the Serums is transmitted to children of innoculated parents and so many Goreans do not need them at all. They are viewed as a universal human right and anyone who asks a Physician for them may receive them, even a slave or a barbarian.
Other Gorean technologies include the Energy Bulb, an electrochemical light source, controllable, which uses no external power source and lasts for years, and the Translator, a small device which can translate between languages instantaneously. Goreans also have what Terrans call "cattle prods," electrical goads. These are found as "tarn goads," which produce a set charge, and "slave goads," which are controllable. These items are extremely expensive, very rare, and are never used as weapons.
Other than the above instances, one can assume that a Gorean society will have the technological capabilities of its Earthly counterpart, be it the Roman Empire or the Zulu Empire. There is trade and communication between the various cities and cultures and so technologies which are useful across cultures will eventually wend their way wherever they may be used.
Again, Gor is very like Earth in its basic nature, but most of Gor’s fauna are either native to Gor or are Priest-King imports. In particular, the predators of Gor are very large and powerful, much more dangerous than Terran predators.
Species of Interest on Gor
1. Tarns. Tarns are large flighted predatory birds, similar to the Rocs of legend. In Gor’s lighter gravity they can be ridden by one or more people. Various breeds exist which are used for racing, war, and transport. People who take care of domestic tarns are called Tarn Keepers, whereas those who ride them are Tarnsmen. Though not all Tarnsmen are Warriors (and not all Warriors are Tarnsmen) all Tarnsmen are extremely brave men. Tarns know who is a Tarnsman and who is not, and they will unhesitatingly kill and devour anyone who tries to ride them who does not have the stuff of a Tarnsman. (Female tarn-riders are almost unheard of: most females and many males are terrified by tarns.) Wild tarns are also common and are extremely dangerous, coming in a variety of sizes and plumages depending on their habitat.
2. Tharlarion. Tharlarion are a genus of reptilian animals. They are found in all shapes and sizes, from tiny water tharlarion no bigger than a man’s hand to draft tharlarion which can pull huge wagons. There are also ul, or winged tharlarion, similar to the prehistoric Terran pterodactyl. Riding tharlarion are bipedal (think of someone riding a very large velociraptor) but all domesticated tharlarion are herbivores. Wild tharlarion may be herbivorous or carnivorous and are likewise extremely dangerous.
3. Urts. Urts are Gorean rodents. Like Terran rodents, they come in all sizes, from mouse and rat sized to large enough to carry a man in their jaws. They are generally omnivorous. Domesticated urts exist but are not common. Urts have horns which extend over their eyes and meet tusks growing from the jaw, giving them a very ferocious appearance.
4. Sleen. Sleen are large mammalian predators, very intelligent, and Gor’s greatest trackers. They can follow trails which a Terran bloodhound wouldn’t even notice, weeks old. They have six clawed legs and are phenomenal jumpers. Sleen can be domesticated and come in a range of sizes, from cat-sized to somewhat larger than a Terran tiger. There are also polar sleen and aquatic sea sleen.
5. Larls. Larls are huge feline predators, twice as big or more as a Terran lion, and Gor’s most dangerous land animal. Larls cannot be domesticated.
6. Bosk. Bosk are herd animals, very similar in appearance to Terran longhorn cattle, but larger.
7. Kaiila. Kaiila are somewhat like the Terran alpaca or llama, but larger, and carnivorous. They can be ridden and are likewise found in a variety of environments.
8. Tabuk. Tabuk are single-horned antelope, varying in size from two to five feet at the shoulder. They are the preferred prey of tarns and the command "tabuk!" means "hunt" to a domesticated tarn.
9. Verr. Verr are mountain sheep, raised for meat, milk, and wool.
10. Vulos. Vulos are domesticated pigeons raised for meat and eggs.
In the Nest there exist an unknown number of non-human, non-Priest-King life forms, some of which may be sentient. On the surface of Gor, there exists a race known as the Spider People, a large arachnidian life-form, which is sentient and can communicate with humans using special Translators. They are very isolated and rarely interact with humans. There is also a race known as the "urt people," who exist symbiotically with a species of large urt found in herds like capybara. They are generally humanoid and may simply be a subrace of homo sapiens. Other than shipwrecked Kurii, these are the only known sentient inhabitants of Gor other than humans and Priest-Kings.

Gorean slave women are called "kajira" or "sa'fora" (daughter of the chain). These are mainly women, who according to Gorean philosophy, are considered submissive by nature and their mission is to please the master. Men are otherwise dominant and have absolute power over a woman.

Brand and collar

As a part of whole philosophy, Gorean slave woman will undergo certain ritual, which means she should be branded and collared. A brand is a sign that is burned to her flesh and by this act she will realize her slavery. One of the most common brand marks is "kef" letter that is usually placed on the outer left thigh. This is not merely a physical act to mark the ownership of the master but the ritual that has deep psychological meaning. The collar is put to kajira to indicate her master.

Sexual service

Gorean slave is always available to servitude the master for sexual purpose, but the concept doesn't imply forced sexual act or sadism. Kajira comes in touch with her femininity by the means of slavery. However, that doesn't mean sexual inhibition, as her natural need for submissive urges her to find gratification from being used.

Kajira etiquette

Gorean slave woman won't call herself in the first person and her name will be written with the lowercase letters. She will always ask for permission and beg forgiveness in case she makes a mistake. There is no room for any arguments from Gorean slave side.

Though Kajira is expected to serve for sexual use, the Master will usually demand other skills, like keeping the household, being able to communicate intelligently, play musical instrument, dance, sing, dress in a manner so that to appeal to master's tastes.

Kajira is supposed to wear specific outfit to give her Master's aesthetic pleasure. One can identify Kajira by such things as piercing of the ear, or the chains worn in certain arrangement, slave bells, slave rag or bina beads(wooden or glass jewelry). All these accessories and dress are not owned by Kajira and can be taken away. Very often she will wear nothing at all so that she is always available to her master. But if master wants to see his slave looking more interesting he can order her to dress in certain way.

Kajira has absolutely no rights: she can be sold, her name can be changed, she can be starved or punished and her servitude is the only meaning of her life. If any inappropriate emotions arise, they should be subdued to perfect the slavery.

Living out Gor on earth
In describing how Gor is lived out on earth it is also instructive to describe what Gor is not. With rare exceptions people who describe themselves as Gorean would tell you that what they do is not a form of BDSM. The BDSM lifestyle describes, in general people who participate in Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and submission, and Sadism and Masochism. These terms describe activities that are essentially different, although sometimes found together in the same person. What these activities have in common is that in general, they are roles that people take on for a defined period of time with clearly defined limits. The closest thing to Gor in the BDSM world is what people generally refer to as a Total Power Exchange (TPE). Goreans do not think of themselves as playing a role. They see what they do as a lifestyle, not as a kind of role playing. While their may be a type of S&M activity taking place in a minority of the population (like there is on earth) it is not part of the popular culture, and is not discussed in the books except for a few vague references to "specialty" girls. Goreans use the whip as a symbol of authority, and it is only ever used to punish a girl.
On the other hand, the practice of dominance is an essential element of a master's relationship with his girl. Sometimes this dominance has a sexual component (ok, often times it does) but that is not essential. Sex is sometimes used as a type of training tool, wherein a difficult or recalcitrant girl is forced, by nature of her inherent weakness and natural tendencies; to "yield" to a master's touch. It is a matter of no small amusement for a man to bring a previously disagreeable and haughty girl down to the level of a squirming beast, begging for release. If a girl is sufficiently contrite, she may be permitted some relief, however this is not guaranteed, nor always desirable.
It is often asked by people who have never experienced a master/slave relationship if it is even possible to have that kind of relationship 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Of course, these kinds of relationships are hindered by the trivial details of life, like jobs, house payments and raising children. However the ability to live this kind of life is part and parcel of the perspective mentioned above. A girl who knows herself to be a slave can carry that knowledge with her through the day even while she attends to responsibilities outside of the relationship. Of course it is a master's responsibility to tend to his girl's slave nature. Slaves are delicate creatures, and require a great deal of attention. At the same time certain concessions have to be made, that's just the reality of the situation.
Many people or groups have developed extremely complicated "Gorean" systems, with difficult to remember combinations of silks, positions, etc. Without commenting on the validity or lack thereof inherent in these systems, it is perhaps easier to define a girl's duty as, "to be pleasing." The definition of pleasing is entirely dependant on the master, and may vary from day to day, or even hour to hour. Of course, only a very foolish man would deny his girl the pleasure of knowing she has pleased him indefinitely. This rule can be generalized even further. As property, a Gorean slave has no rights. There is no such thing as "fair" on Gor. However, while anything is possible for a Gorean master, not everything is advisable. On the planet Gor men are motivated by many things, not the least of which is protecting the value of their investment. Slaves are commodities, and carelessly harming one would certainly not be wise, if for no other reason than because it would hurt her resale value.
Of course, here on earth there are other factors to consider. Not the least of which is that two people are not likely to enter into a master and slave relationship voluntarily without having a genuine affection for each other. Therefore a master may be motivated by purely selfish reasons to treat his girl well. Of course masters do sometimes fall in love with their girls. When the right master and the right girl find one another it is truly a magical experience and is celebrated with great joy. However, a master's love for a girl is unlikely to make her slavery easier. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Because of his love for her a master is likely to treat his girl with great harshness, and place a tremendously high level of expectation on her. This is of course for the girl's benefit, as well as the master's. The reasoning behind this is simple. If you own a cat, you may, with the best of intentions put a collar and leash on it and attempt to take it for a walk. You may think that it would be good for the cat to get outside and see the world. However, cats by their nature are not suited for the collar and lead. You would not be doing the cat a favor by attempting to treat it like a dog. In fact, you would be doing it a disservice.
Much ado is made over the idea that all Gorean men want two women. This is patently absurd. A truly Gorean man would never limit himself to just two. However, adding a girl to your chain is never something to be undertaken lightly. While there are many advantages to having more than one girl, there are also many dangers. It can safely be said that having two girls places at least three times the demands on a master. The right two girls can love and support one another and bring joy to a master's heart. The wrong two girls are worse than having no girls at all. You have been warned.
Gorean Aphorisms
Gor is a colorful world, and the people there have a colorful way of expressing themselves. One of the most common metaphors used is that of linking the condition of slavery to the collar. So a new slave is said to be, "new to her collar." A girl who is learning what it is to be slave is said to be, "learning her collar." A girl who is starting to understand for herself what it is to be owned is "feeling her collar." The linking of the collar to the girl's condition is not accidental by any means. The collar is both a symbol of the master's ownership in a real, physical way; and a symbol in a more ephemeral sense. When a girl first starts to feel her collar it is both exciting and frightening to her. The feelings of wanton abandon and extreme sexual intensity are not something that a girl can control on her own. The ability to "let go" can only come in a context of trust and confidence that there is a strong master for that slave inside of her who can reign those feelings in and prevent the girl from going over the edge. This is true both in the physical and emotional senses. The collar helps reassure a girl that she is indeed owned. It reminds her that she need not fear the loss of control because she was never in control in the first place.
Other Gorean sayings relate to a girl's duty to be pleasing. Being girls, slaves are intensely curious creatures. Often times they become curious about things which do not pertain to them, or that their master simply chooses not to reveal. A girl whose curiosity may be leading her down a path that she ought not to be travelling is told, "Curiosity is not becoming in a kajira. She may be beaten for it." It is necessary to repeat this admonition so often that instead of repeating it verbatim a master might simply give a girl a knowing look and tell her, "CINBIAK." Another typically female trait is the tendency to be distracted by bright, shiny objects. This is generally most apparent when one takes his girl to the marketplace. There she may suffer from what is known as, "slavegirl attention span." This problem tends to be particularly bad when a girl needs to be fed. I am still not sure what the connection is but I have observed it often enough that I have simply come to accept it.
Of course, the word "slut" is nothing but a compliment for a Gorean slave. "My, she is a cuddly slut" is something that one master might say to compliment another's selection. A girl might also be described as "a tasty pudding," or "well slung." Frank commentary about a girl's attributes, skills and proclivities is not only not rude to a Gorean, it is simply accepted at face value. The idea of not carrying on a discussion that might embarrass a girl never enters into a master's mind because, "slaves are not allowed inhibitions." Masters might also refer to a girl's "belly" when talking about her imbonded condition. Of course, her belly is just one of the places where a girl might feel her slavery most intimately.
" 'You are a slave,' I said. 'You are owned. You are a female. You will be forced to be a woman. If you were free, and Gorean, you might be permitted by men to remain as you are, but you are neither Gorean nor free. The Gorean man will accept no compromise on your femininity, not from a slave. She will be what he wishes, and that is a woman, fully, and his. If necessary you will be whipped or starved. You may fight your master. He will, if he wishes, permit this, to prolong the sport of your conquest, but in the end, it is you who are the slave; it is you who will lose. On Earth you had the society at your back, the result of centuries of feminization; he could not so much as speak harshly to you but you could rush away or summon magistrates; here, however, society is not at your back, but at his; it will abet him in his wishes, for you are only a slave; you will have no one to call, nowhere to run; you will be alone with him, and at his mercy. Further, he has not been conditioned with counterinstinctual value sets, programmed with guilt, taught self-hatred; he has been taught pride and has, in the very air he breathes, imbibed the mastery of females. These are different men. They are not Earthlings. They are Goreans. They are strong, and they are hard, and they will conquer you. For a man of Earth, you might never be a woman. For a man of Gor, I assure you, my dear, sooner or later you will be.' "
Book 10, Tribesman of Gor, page 12
What is a Slave?
A slave is an adaptable creature. One that learns fast her surroundings and boundaries. They are human but being on the complete bottom of the Gorean hierarchy they are perhaps considered sub-human. There are slaves that are held in complete control, from the food they are fed to the clothes that they wear to the thoughts that they can voice. They are the most vulnerable of creatures in that they might be whipped, killed or maimed for no other reason then it pleases someone.
"Gorean slavery is categorical and absolute. The slave is property, an animal. She is incapable of doing anything to alter, change or affect her status. She is owned by the master, and owes him all. She can be bought and sold. She must serve with perfection."
"Renegades of Gor", page 386
Is this a life of pure doom and gloom?..ask a slave that has found herself under the strictest of disciplines, most likely she will tell you she has never felt such freedom. Her slavery sometimes pulled from her as she adapts to fit the mold that the person owning has created for her. She might push or pull back leaving a void but again the pressure applied soon lets her fill that little niche created for her. She lives in fear constantly of being removed from kneeling at the feet of one that owns her, always subject to sale or even death as she works to challenge herself to fill the role needed by her owner . Some are given great liberties and freedoms afforded usually only to the free and they know that these can be stripped from them without notice..her ability to respond to it; the very survival of her slavery at stake is that which can take her to the heights of mountains or the depths of despair. It is a very focused challenge and not without hardships but one that is perhaps viewed as a win if successful. She is a "giving being" without the ability to hold out her hand and voice her demand for return. The thoughts that race through her head held in check as she learns to voice them pleasingly, if she is allowed to voice them at all, always walking on eggshells as she adapts to become many people to please all.
"You must, accordingly, strive to understand, relate to, serve and please the unique master in each man. You must bring your own individual personalities and talents to bear on his challenge. Try in your uniqueness to be perfect and special for him in his uniqueness. Read him. Learn him. Become acutely aware of him. Be sensitive to his moods, and his changes. Find out what he wants from you, and then see that he gets it, and more. Find out what he wants you to be and then be it, beyond his wildest dreams. Remember that you are the slave. You exist for his service and pleasure."
"Kajira of Gor", Page 293
The impossibility becomes the probable as she soon finds herself held to standards unlike those she has ever known before. Finding a sanctuary under a heavy boot placed upon her neck she grows, and vines out seeking her survival. She must be an intelligent, vital and interesting being to survive the lines drawn around her. Constantly challenged as each new need arises to please a Free making her life easier as she continues to find the avenues that bring her to the only two requirements of a slave, that of exquisite beauty and absolute obedience. It is a road that never ends but continues to wrap its way over countless hurdles but the moments of freedom within that collar worth every dip found along the way. Her sexuality not hidden or abhorred but demanded and celebrated as an awakening of the feminine spirit. She is nothing more then property, a beast moving amongst others over the land surviving, but she is alive..what more of a glorious thing could there be.
Sometimes a slave wants very much to attract the attention of a man, but sometimes, too, she does not.
"Dancer of Gor", Page 386
A slaves survival on Gor will take her on an incredible journey. To experience slavery is to experience as well the unknown, quickly adapting. Online slavery is not a given..that you will serve exactly the Master of your dreams or that you will become a love slave is not a right or a due…remember you gave up those rights the minute you entered Gor in the role of a slave. Do not forget your role and turn away from these experiences, but accept the challenge to become the best slave you can be. If you fail yourself you have no one to blame but yourself. If you are a slave then you will recognize the reality of not every Master /slave relationship is for love or need. Then again, most likely you will have experienced your slavery which many to this day do not understand. You are a beast, you are property, your slavery is what you yourself make of it. You are a commodity and actually become your own worth. Accept it and embrace it, the lessons sometimes tough, they are indeed what builds the uniqueness and the excellence in a kajira.
"But what if he is weak?" she begged. "Continue to serve him, in the fullness of your slavery, begging him for the least of his kisses, the most casual of his caresses." "Yes, master," she said, tears in her eyes. "Even such small attentions, you will discover, now that you have become sensitized to your slavery, will be precious to you." "But what if he is stupid?" she asked. "Beg him to sell you, or give you away," I said, "that you may, if only in being sold off on the block, come into the collar of another, one capable of satisfying what you are, a slave." "But what if he will not sell me, or give me away?" she said. "Then," said I angrily,"that is how it will be, for it is you who wear the collar. He is the master. You are the slave."
"Magicians of Gor", page 233
serve well slave
In this edition, we are going to look more closely at the concept of Consensual Slavery, and ownership; and the limits and curtailments that can legitimately be placed upon it in a Gorean context.

It has been said before, but bears repeating that Gorean slavery is absolute. It is the most literal form of Total Power Exchange. Kajira are not merely their Master’s girls, they are His literal property. Now, in the books, on the world of Gor; Chattel Slavery was (and is) practiced, that is slavery is a legally recognized institution in all the cities of that world.
Here on Earth, we who live according to the philosophical precepts laid down in the texts (precepts, not story elements or plot devices) must adapt that to a free society in which we live. Natural slaves (which is what we as Goreans on Earth seek) are that way by birth, their nature is such that they will not be happy until they are the owned property of a Master. They completely surrender all rights and privileges to their Master.

The immediate questions that come to mind for most upon hearing this usually run along the following lines…