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Gorean Dictionary - I

Ianda (noun)

an exchange island, a free port administered by members of the Merchant Caste, located north of Anango and is close to the shore of Thassa. It has a number of shipyards.

I ask your favor (phrase)

Gorean phrase equivalent to 'Please' (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 93)

I wish you well (phrase)

Gorean phrase of farewell (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 94)

ice house (noun)

a place Goreans can go to purchase ice during the summer, although most Goreans cannot afford this luxury; the ice is cut from ponds in the winter and stored under saw dust until use. (Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 295)

ice wagon (noun)

a wagon specifically built to transport ice from icehouses to the residents of those Goreans wealthy enough to afford ice for the summer. (Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 295)

identificatory anklet (noun)

temporary metal anklet fastened about a captured Earth girl's ankle for transportation to Gor; used in place of a collar. (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 181)

identificatory slave bracelet (noun)

used in lieu of a collar, described as silver, it is attached to the wrist of a slave. Information about the owner is inscribed. (Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 430, 441, and 459)

iglu (noun)

Innuit word, meaning dwelling or house, the Red Hunters cut blocks of ice with snow knifes to construct them. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 336)

ignorance, slave (noun)

it is sometimes deemed appropriate that slaves be deliberately kept in ignorance, i.e., not knowing the names of their captors, their whereabouts, or what is to be done with them, at the Master's whim.

Ihn (noun)

the Gorean second, of which there are 80 in an ehn (minute) (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 26; Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 352)

Immunity of the herald (custom)

a tradition that an individual bearing a message between warring parties is immune from enslavement. (Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 175)

Impalement (verb)

the impalement of a person on the pole lance or spear with the dying body raised for all to view; this is considered a dishonorable death by Warriors (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 157)

ina (noun)

a letter of the Gorean alphabet, corresponds to the letter 'i'. (Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 383)

Initiates, Caste of (noun)

the Initiates are one of the five High Castes, and are the religious branch of the government; their caste color is white. Regarded by the lower Castes as representatives of the Priest-Kings, the high Castes and more intellectual citizens do not take their teaching seriously, but tend to tolerate them because of their influence on the lower Caste citizens. The Initiates regard themselves as the Highest Caste. They have their own laws and courts. Their education is wholly focused on mathematics and interpretations of revelations of the Priest-Kings. The Priest -Kings themselves consider the Caste an example of the aberrations of human kind. The Initiates believe only they can achieve eternal life. Initiates do not eat meat or beans, and are celibate. Their numbers are replenished by recruiting young men to become novices. (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 11; Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 26-37; Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 279; Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 17)

initiatory whipping (noun)

the beating, usually of about ten strokes, which a slave girl receives upon being brought into a new household, to remind her that she is a slave and under discipline. Sometimes called the lesson of the leather. A final blow delivered at the end of the initiatory whipping is called the gratis or mnemonic blow. (Book 15: Rogue of Gor, pages 129 and 130; Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, pages 204 and 205)

inland language (noun)

dialects used in the Ushindi region. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 100)

insula (noun)

a crowded, cramped tenement type dwelling, which rents living space to its inhabitants. They are not noted for their ventilation, luxury, or roominess, they are cheap to build made primarily of wood and brick, usually not built higher that 70 or 80 feet Gorean from the street level. (Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, pages 273-275; Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 9 and 102)

intimacy veil (noun)

a long, linear, diaphanous face veil worn by Free woman. Its opacity is determined by how many times it is wrapped about the face.

Innuits (noun)

The red savage people of the Polar Cap literally mean 'the People.' They live in scattered, isolated communities and war is largely unknown, as they are a kind peaceful people.

iron belt (noun)

commonly consisting of a horizontal metal bar or strap that snugly encircles a girl's waist with a vertical component attached to the front of this horizontal bar with a hinge. The vertical component is then swung up between a slave's legs and all are fastened at the small of the back with a padlock. Locked around a girl, it ensures that she will not be sexually used by any, save the one with the key. Similar to the old Earth chastity belt. (Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 103; Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 299; Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 57 and 293)

iron collars, hung in (noun)

an ancient modality of execution that involves the offenders being chained and suspended by iron collars on posts, taking two to three days to die. (Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 14)

Iron Master (noun)

one who is skilled at piercing ears and noses, branding, and affixing collars to slaves. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 173)

iron pens (noun)

the subterranean retention facilities in a Slaver's house where slaves are kept for training and prior to sale (Book 5: Assassin of Gor, pages 117 and 273)

Isanna (noun)

the Little Knife Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages. (Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 24)

Isbu (noun)

the Little Stone Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages. (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 315)

Isbu Band (noun)

a sub-group of the All Comrades

Iskander (noun)

a town, part of the Vosk League. It is east of Ar's Station and Forest Port.

Islands, Free (noun)

also known as exchange islands, they are administered as Free Ports by the Merchants. Included are Teletus, Tabor, and Scagnar. Others were Farnacium, Hulneth and Asperiche. In the south are Anango and Ianda, and in the far north, Hunger and Skjern, west of Torvaldsland. These islands, and free ports on the coast such as Lydius and Helmutsport, Schendi and Bazi make possible the commerce between Cos and Tyros and cities of the mainland. (Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 137)

islands, rence (noun)

part of the Vosk Delta where the communities of rence growers dwell. They live on rence islands that are small, seldom more than 200 by 250 feet and about 8 to 9 feet thick with an exposed surface above the water of about 3 feet. They are formed entirely from interwoven stems of the rence plants and float in the marsh. To prevent unwanted movement, they are tethered by marsh vine to near-by strong rence roots. (Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 13 and 14)

Issus River (noun)

a northwestward flowing river, a tributary to the Vosk, more than one hundred pasangs from Torcodino which uses aqueducts to bring water from this river.

Itancanka (noun)

Kaiila and Dust Leg word meaning 'Master' (see also Wicayuhe) (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 231)

ivory-billed woodpecker (noun)

bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)

I wish you well (phrase)

Gorean phrase of farewell

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