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paddle mitten (noun)

a mitten worn by the Red Hunter as he paddles his kayak or umiak. It has a thumb on each side, so that when one side is worn, it can be turned over. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 280)

paga (noun; abbr. of Pagar-Sa-Tarna, lit. 'pleasure of the life-daughter')

a grain based, distilled hard liquor akin to whiskey; sometimes served warm (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 61)

paga attendant (noun)

a male employee of a paga tavern, who supervises the serving of paga by slave girls, and collects payment for the paga and the use of the slave girls (Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 77)

paga, drinking vessels (noun)

paga, the fermented drink made from Sa-Tarna grain seems to have no traditions surrounding it's service, as is demonstrated by the myriad variety of serving and drinking vessels deemed acceptable by the Gorean imbiber. The following annotations list these examples of drinking vessels: cups, brass cups, glasses, bowls, goblets, metal goblets, a silver goblet studded with rubies, a golden goblet, and a kantharos. (Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 9; Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 102, 105, 111, 223 and 306; Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 22-23; Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 371; Book 23: Renegades of Gor, page 71 and 77)

paga, sa-tarna (noun)

a strong fermented drink brewed from sa-tarna (pagar-sa-tarna or Pleasure of the Life- Daughter) grain, the favored drink of Gorean men. A cup in a paga tavern would cost a tarsk bit. One of the large serving bottles may be purchased for a silver tarsk. Paga is served warmed to fiery hot. There seem to be no traditions surrounding its service as demonstrated by the variety of vessels from which it is stored, served and drunk. The following annotations list these examples of serving vessels: wineskins or botas made from verrskin leather, bottles so large they must be supported by a shoulder sling, bronze vessels with a similar strap, a hydria or water vessel, as well as bottles, sealed with the insignia of the brewer. Paga is served from kettles, jugs and vats when not sealed in a large or standard sized bottle. (See 'paga, serving vessels' and 'paga, drinking vessels') (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 74; Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 100, 102, 111 and 113; Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 22 and 23; Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 78; Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 16)

paga, serving vessels (noun)

paga, the fermented drink made from Sa-Tarna grain, seems to have no traditions surrounding it's service, as is demonstrated by the myriad variety of serving and drinking vessels deemed acceptable by the Gorean imbiber. The following annotations list these examples of serving vessels: cups, brass cups, glasses, bowls, goblets, metal goblets, a silver goblet studded with rubies, a golden goblet, a kantharos, wineskins or botas made from verrskin leather, bottles so large they must be supported by a shoulder sling, bronze vessels with a similar strap, a hydria or water vessel, as well as bottles, sealed with the insignia of the brewer. Paga is served from kettles, jugs and vats when not sealed in a large or standard sized bottle. (Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 105, 111, 113, 120 and 171; Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 113; Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 13; Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 371; Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, pages 16 and 36)

pagar (noun)

pleasure (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 75)

pagar kajira (noun)

pleasure slave

paga tavern (noun)

an establishment where food and alcoholic beverages, especially paga, are sold; in addition, the use of the serving slave is included in the price of the paga bought (Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 7)

palestra(ae) (noun)

gymnasium

palm, fan (noun)

found in the Schendi rainforest, this tree is more than twenty feet high, spreading its leaves in the form of an opened fan, and is an excellent source of pure water; as much as one liter of water can be found, almost as though cupped, at the base of each leaf's stem (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 310)

palm trees (noun)

More than 1500 varieties of palm trees exist in the rainforest (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 310)

Palm Wine (noun)

drink mentioned briefly; no description available. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 429)

panga (noun)

is a two-foot long, heavy, curve-bladed bush knife. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages 287, 313)

Panther Girl (forest girl) (noun)

runaway women who live wild and free in the forest as outlaws without free men, taking as slave any man who enters their domain and eventually selling him, when it pleased them to do so. Those of the northern forests dress in the teeth and skins of forest panthers, which they slay with their spears and bows. Also known as taluna (plural: talunae) (Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 82 and 118)

panther, forest (noun)

is a tawny-colored, proud beast and is very common in the forests. They hunt largely at night but are not invariably nocturnal. They normally hunt when they are hungry or irritable.

panther, jungle (noun)

Less dangerous to man than the northern variety, inhabitant of the rainforest. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312)

Parade of Slaves (noun)

a presentation of beauty and attractions in which the slaves present themselves one by one usually accompanied by music for the inspection of the guests. Commonly takes place in paga taverns and brothels but may take place elsewhere. Free women are usually not present. (Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 29)

Paravaci (noun)

one of the four tribes of the Wagon Peoples; also called the Rich People; their standard is a large banner made of jewels strung on gold wire, forming the head and horn of a bosk. The value of such a standard is incalculable. The Paravaci brand is a stylized representation of a bosk head: a semi-circle resting on an inverted isosceles triangle. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 14)

parfleche (noun)

kailiauk hide is prepared in sheets, cut almost as thin as paper, dried in the prairie sun and layered to form a flat, leather envelope which is sealed with a seam of hardened fat. Used to store food, such as kailiauk meat. (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 328)

parrot (noun)

bird found in the emergent level of the rainforest, some varieties are also found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)

parsit current (noun)

the main eastward current of the waters above the polar basin, so named because of the several varieties of migrating parsit fish which follow it. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 38)

parsit fish (noun)

a silvery fish having brown stripes, they follow the 'parsit current' in the polar basin. In Torvaldsland, it is smoked and dried, stored in barrels and used in trade to the south. (Book 9: Marauders of Gor, pages 28, 56 and 63-64; Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 38)

pasang (noun)

measure of distance equaling .7 miles (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 58)

pasang stone (noun)

a stone set up along roads to mark distance to and from certain destinations. Similar to a highway marker (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 35)

passage brand (noun)

a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns found on the forearm of goreans, its presence guaranteeing their safe passage, at certain seasons, across the plains of the Wagon People. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 34)

Passage Hand (noun)

the five-day period between Gorean months, which consist of five five-day weeks (Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78)

passion slave (noun)

a slave girl who has been bred, rather captured; specifically, one that has been bred for a particular trait, such as beauty or slave heat or the shape of her lips (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 53)

Pass of Tancred (noun)

A pass through Hrimgar Mts., northeast of Torvaldsland where the herd passes through.

Peasants, Caste of (noun)

the basic caste of Gor; they refer to themselves as the 'Ox on Which the Home Stone Rests' (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, pages 27 and 66; Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 157)

pemmican (noun)

strips of dried kailiauk meat pounded into a powder and mixed with fruit, such as chokeberries, is fixed in kailiauk fat and shaped into round, flat cakes. Provides portable protein and energy source. (Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 46)

penalty brand (noun)

small ½-inch brands that mark a convicted liar, thief, traitor etc. (Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 310)

Pentilicus Tallux (noun)

a renowned poet of the Ar of one hundred years ago, the Great Theater in Ar is named for him. It has a huge stage that can accommodate a thousand actors. (Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 110)

People (noun)

a division of the Kur military, it is composed of twelve smaller units, the March. (Book 17, Savages of Gor, page 22)

perimeter wands (noun)

marking the boundary or Ihanke of The Barrens are hundreds of markers, seven to eight feet high made of peeled Ka-la-na wood, tipped with yellow, black-tipped feathers of the Herlit. (Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 77 and 143)

personal serving slave (noun)

a slave assigned or owned by the person she obeys. Her duties may include running errands, general cleaning, or caring for personal belongings. (Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 366)

pharos (noun)

tower or keep, lighthouse.

phratry (noun)

a clan, a group of families, a group of gens.

Physicians, Caste of (noun)

the caste which practices the healing arts; the Physicians are one of the five High Castes which make up the Gorean government; their caste color is green (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 44, 61-63)

pierced-ear girl (noun)

a slave girl whose ears have been pierced; as piercing a girl's ears is consider the ultimate degradation, it virtually guarantees that the girl will never be freed; the practice first became popular in Turia, but is gaining acceptance in the northern cities, especially in Ar (Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 157, 167 and 319; Book 17: Savages of Gor, pages 10-11)

Pilgrim's Road (noun)

road leads to the Sardar; Torcodino is on this road.

Pillar of Exchanges (noun)

about one hundred pasangs northwest of Tharna lonely white column of solid marble 400 feet in height and 100 feet in diameter. The solid pillar offers an almost ideal place for the exchange of prisoners. (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 141)

pit fruit (noun)

hard larma, a firm, single-seeded, apple-like fruit unlike the segmented juicy larma. It is sometimes called the pit fruit, because of its large single stone. (Book 20: Players of Gor, page 267)

placatory dance (noun)

a dance intended to assuage the anger of a Master. It is usually free form, depending on the situation. The 'Contrition Dance' of Turia is an example of a formal placatory dance. (Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 332; Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 44)

Plains of Turia (noun)

the southern prairies of Gor, described as broad grassland, from the Thassa and the Ta-Thassa Mountains to the southern foothills of the Voltai Range. Called the Land of the Wagon Peoples, their holdings extend in the north to the Cartius River. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 3 and 4)

plank collar (noun)

a two piece board hinged at one end and capable of being locked at the other, similar in operation to the stocks of 18th-century America and England; it has two or more semicircular holes cut in each side so that it may fit around the necks of more than one slave girl or captive free woman at one time (Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 69; Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 60)

plate collar (noun)

collar of flat stock which is hammered about a slave's neck; usually worn by untrained slaves. (Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 13)

plastic cage (noun)

a means of exhibiting slave girls outside a slaver's establishment suspended from the roof of the portico or in a tier of cages with a comely wench inside. (Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 286)

platos (adjective)

chaste

Player (noun)

a member of a caste like society who makes his living as a master of Kaissa professionally, playing for a cup of paga or perhaps a night's lodging at an Inn. Their colors are red and yellow. The Players are not a caste nor a clan, and tend to be a group apart, living their own lives, made up of men from various castes who often have little in common but the fame. They are men who have an extraordinary aptitude for the game (Kaissa). (Book 5: Assassin of Gor, pages 27 and 325; Book 7: Hunters of Gor, page 47)

pleasure alcoves (noun)

are often small and their entrances may be circular, about twenty-four inches in diameter. They are commonly stacked in levels and reached by narrow ladders fixed into the walls. A typical alcove has curved walls, and is about four feet high and five feet wide. A small lamp set in a niche in the wall lights it. It is lined with red silk and floored with love furs and cushions. The furs are usually about six to eight inches deep. An alcove will usually contain chains, rope and a whip. You may also request any special equipment you may desire such as hook bracelets. Some taverns may have different types of alcoves but most are fairly similar.

Pleasure Garden (noun)

an area in which wealthy Gorean men keep their slave girls; roughly akin to the harem of the Arab countries of Earth (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 217)

pleasure rack (noun)

a device, comes in two types. One is refined, adjustable strap racks with beddings of flat, soft, criss-crossed straps and sturdy stud and eyelet securing straps the other is a simple net rack; a sturdy wooden frame slung with a netlike webbing of ropes, simple cords are used to secure the woman for the display and sexual use of slave girls and captive free women (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 199; Book 15: Rogue of Gor, page 21)

pleasure silk (noun)

sheer, clingy form of silk worn only by slave girls; wraps like a pareau, with a disrobing loop at the left shoulder (Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 322)

pleasure slave (noun)

a slave girl whose main function is sexual servitude to her master; traditionally, she kneels with her knees spread wide, and her hands either resting on her thighs or, in some cities, crossed behind her, ready for binding (Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 101)

Pod tree (noun)

a tree in the rainforests and its inner bark is used to make bark cloth.

Poets, Caste of (noun)

One of the low castes. On Gor the singer or poet is regarded as a craftsman who makes strong sayings he has his role to play in the social structure celebrating battles and histories singing of heroes and cities but also he is expected to sing of living and of love and joy not merely of arms and glory; and too it is his function to remind the Goreans from time to time of loneliness and death lest they should forget that they are men. This Caste is outlawed in Tharna. (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 103)

Point Alfred (noun)

town, part of the Vosk League, located west of Ar's Station and Jort's Ferry.

poison (noun)

the use of poison of Gor is generally considered not worthy of men. It is against the Code of Warriors. It is thought of as a weapon of women. (Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 18)

Polar Cap (noun)

The northern polar region is the home of the Red Hunters, a people similar to the Eskimos of Earth. The red hunters live as nomads, depending on the migration of certain animals including the tabuk and four varieties of sea sleen, little are known of them. The polar seas are frozen half the year. Icebergs, also called ice mountains, are a constant threat. The red hunters are generally kind, peaceable folk. They call themselves Innuit, which means 'the People.' They live in scattered, isolated communities and war is largely unknown. The polar north is very dry as less snow falls there than in lower latitudes and the snow that does fall is less likely to melt. Most of the land is tundra, a cool, generally level or slightly wavy, treeless plain. In the summer, the tundra is soft and spongy due to mosses, shrubs and lichen. In the winter, it is desolate and barren. White pelted Kur, called ice beasts by the red hunters, also live in the polar region.

Polar North (noun)

referring to the area above the Hrimgar Mountains, home of the Red Hunters. Most of this land is tundra, a treeless plain covered with mosses, shrubs, and lichens during the summer. Some two hundred and forty different types of plants grow in the Gorean arctic within 500 pasangs of the pole. In the winter, early spring, and late fall, it is s desolate, bleak, frozen barren alien landscape. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, pages 195-196)

porcupine, long-tailed climbing (noun)

animal of the canopy level of the rainforest. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)

Port Cos (noun)

a town, part of the Vosk League, founded by settlers from Cos over a century ago. It is a colony whose ties to Cos are largely historical and cultural. Many officers of Port Cos were native Cosians, mercenaries or veterans of the Cosian navy. It also has its own Home Stone. It is located west of Tafa.

Port Kar (noun)

city in the delta of the Vosk, crowded, squalid, malignant, also known as the Tarn of the Sea, the Scourge of Thassa and the Dark Jewel in her gleaming green waters. It is located in the northwest portion of the estuary of the Vosk. On one side is the delta and on the other are the strong tides of the Tamber Gulf. It is known as a den of pirates, and its name is a synonym for cruelty and piracy. Their fleets range from the Ta-Thassa Mountains of the South to the ice lakes of the north, and westward beyond Cos and Tyros. The delta is Port Kar's best defense. It is very difficult to bring large armies through the delta. The nearest solid land is one hundred pasangs to the north and that land lays hundreds of pasangs from the nearest city. It is the only city on gor that recognizes a Caste of Thieves, and it is the only city on Gor actually built by slaves under the whip of their Masters. The city is a mass of holdings, each almost a fortress, all crossed and divided by hundreds of canals. Port Kar is ruled by several conflicting Ubars, and under them, the Council of Captains who are responsible for maintaining and managing the great arsenal, as well as the fleets of Port Kar. (Book 6: Raiders of Gor, pages 6 and 103)

Port Olni (noun)

city located on the North bank of the Olni River. A member of the Salerian Confederation. (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 88)

pot girl (noun)

a slave girl whose main function is cooking and other menial tasks; used disparagingly (Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 164)

prairie fleer (noun)

yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill; sometimes called the 'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it is usually the first bird to find food. (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 246)

prairie kailiauk (noun)

short-trunked, stocky, awkward ruminant of the plains. Their color is tawny with haunches marked in red and brown bars. Their wide heads bear a trident horn. They instinctively circle when resting, their she-kailiauk and young protected within. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 2)

prairie sleen (noun)

the prairie sleen is tawny in color, and are smaller than the forest sleen, but quite as unpredictable and vicious. Domesticated prairie sleen are used for hunting and nocturnal herd sleen are used as shepherds and sentinels. They are released from their cages with the falling of darkness, responding only to the voice of their master. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 9; Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 185)

prairie tabuk (noun)

described as tawny and gazelle-like with a single horn, it responds to threat by scurrying away or lying down. Presumably this response is useful because of the high grass of the Barrens as most predators depend on vision to detect and locate its prey.

Prayer Ring (noun)

ring with several tiny knobs on it has circular knob (like the golden circle at the termination of the Initiates staff) notifies that one cycle of prayer has been completed. (Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 20)

Pride (noun): a military unit consisting of 100 Warriors (Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 27)

pride veil (noun)

the third veil worn by free women; worn under the house veil and over the veil of the citizeness (Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 107)

Priest-King (noun)

the Earth translation of the Gorean term 'Sardar;' golden insect-like creatures about a yard wide and almost eighteen feet tall with six legs and globe-like head. Keepers of the Sacred Place in the Sardar Mountains. (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 75)

Priest-King's egg (noun)

the last egg of the Mother sought by Tarl Cabot as an agent of the Priest-Kings so that they might replenish their race and keep it from extinction. It was found in plain sight, a gray, squarish, grained, leathery object in the wagon of the Tuchuk Ubar San, Kamchak.

Priest-Kings, symbol of (noun)

described as a golden circle, which has no beginning or end; the symbol of eternity. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 46)

Prison Moon (noun)

The planet of Gor has three moons, a large one and two small ones, only one of the moons has a name in the books. One of the small moons is called the Prison Moon. (Book 5: Assassins of Gor, page 170)

Prition (noun)

title of a treatise on bondage written by Clearchus of Cos (Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 139; Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 194)

private master (noun)

an individual free man who owns slaves chosen for the pleasure he will personally receive from owning them and being in their company. (Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 112-113)

profalarina (noun)

state preceding womanhood; a female who is no longer a virgin or 'glana' preceded by the state of 'profalarina' indicating a female who is about to be 'falarina' (falarina is the state of a woman penetrated at least once by a male)and before that by 'meta glana' one who looks forward to her deflowering. This term is used only with reference to Freewomen. (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 203; Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 128)

prong, golden eating (noun)

an eating utensil used in Turia, it has a single tine. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 83; Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 21)

prostrate (noun): the slave kneels, bows her head, leans forward and touches her forehead to the floor, stretches her arms out before her with palms face down and fingers spread. (Book 19: Kajira of Gor, page 305)

public master (noun)

an individual free man or institution owning multiple slaves who are chosen for pleasing others, bringing indirect pleasure to their owner. Examples are feast slaves, flute girls, or state slaves. (Book 25: Magicians of Gor, pages 112-113)

punishment slave box (noun)

small square (3x3') iron box with a door having a viewing aperture of 7 inches x1/2 inches in the middle and a pass-through of 12x2 inches at the base; a punishment device for slaves.

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