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The Gorean Kajira (About Slaves) ... |
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On Gor, slavery is an
ancient, historically developed institution. It is complex,
with its hundreds of aspects and facets, legal, social and
aesthetic. Slavery has its basis in the biological
differences of men and women. Male dominance is pervasive
among mammals and universal among primates. Goreans accept
slavery as a natural part of life and few question its basic
validity.
"Female slavery is the
institutionalized expression, in a civilization congenial to
nature, of the fundamental biological relationship between
the sexes. In the institution of female slavery we find this
basic relationship recognized, accepted, clarified, fixed
and celebrated." (Savages of
Gor, p.193-4)
Gorean mythology even
provides a story justifying the creation of slavery. Long
ago, there once was a war between the men and women of Gor.
In the end, the women were defeated. But, the Priest-Kings
did not want all of the women killed so they made them
beautiful. This was to entice the men to want to keep them
instead of slaying them. But as a price for their beauty,
the Priest-Kings also decreed that women would forever be
slaves to men.
Sometime in the past,
there were a series of wars loosely called the Slave Wars.
They occurred among various cities in the middle latitudes,
off and on, for over a period of about a generation. Though
the wars involved large-scale slaving, there were other
causes too, like the levying of tribute and the control of
trade routes. Much of the Merchant law concerning slavery
evolved out of these wars. The wars also developed some of
the standardization of the slave as a commodity.
The Gorean novels portray
a skewed image of the amount of slaves on Gor. As slaves are
often important characters in the novels, the books at first
glance might cause you to believe that most women were
slaves on Gor. In actuality, only about 2 to 3% of all women
on Gor are slaves. Free women vastly outnumber kajirae on
Gor. These ratios do vary though from city to city. For
example, in Ar there are about 20% slaves. In Tharna, after
the revolution against the Tatrix, almost all of women in
that city were slaves. (Online, the number of slaves is over
50%.) Of all the slaves on Gor, 90% of them are female. So,
male slaves are a very rare item, only about .2 to .3% of
the men on Gor. There are many terms used for female slaves
such as chain sisters, slut, collar meat, tastas, tasty
pudding, morsels, and candies. Kajira is one of the most
common terms for a female slave. Sa-Fora, which means Chain
Daughter or Daughter of the Chain, is another common
expression. For the most part, these terms are considered
complimentary.
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Slave Breeding |
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The
first element in slave classification is
breeding
This would indicate the original status of the
slave.
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Barbarian - are
earth girls brought to Gor on the voyages of
acquisition.
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- a native of the planet
Earth, usually used in a derogatory sense in
reference to slave girls from that planet.
Also defined as slave girls captured from
outlying regions or cities. Barbarian slave
girls from Earth are considered shamelessly
sensual. ~ Assassin of Gor pg. 20 - Savages
of Gor pg 83
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Gorean slave girls -
are Gorean women, born free or slave, on Gor.
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- Passion
slaves and Exotics - are slaves
bred, not captured; born in the pens of a
slaver from selected breeding slaves in order
to perpetuate a particular trait found
pleasant and much sought-after by Gorean men.
...She was fairly
complicated but had extremely dark hair and dark
eyes, very red lips; the movement of her
exquisite body was a torment to observe; she
looked at me with a slight smile, regarding the
black of the tunic, the mark of the dagger; her
lips were full and magnificently turned,
probably a characteristic bred into her; I had
no doubt this black-haired, cruelly beautiful
woman was a bred Passion Slave. She was one of
the most rawly sensuous creatures on which I had
ever looked.
~ Assassin of Gor,
12:150 |
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Slave Training |
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The
next element of classification is training
Although
it seems at times the words 'pleasure slave' are
thrown around freely, it is written in the saga
of Tarl Cabot, that in fact few slaves were
pleasure slaves. The fact that a slave is used
for pleasure is not what makes her a pleasure
slave.
Pleasure slave:
The
"title" is subject to an accreditation process
by a slaver's house following extensive training
in the arts of pleasing.
The training of the slave girls
progressed. It had begun, following the period
entirely consumed with exercises, with such
small things as instruction on how to stand, to
walk, to kneel, to recline, to eat, to drink.
Grace and beauty, following Sura, and I would
scarcely dare dispute such an authority, is
mostly a matter of expression, both that of the
face and body. I could, week to week, see the
change in the girls, even Elizabeth. Some of the
things they were taught seemed to me very silly,
but I, at the same time, found it difficult to
object.
One thing of that sort I recall is a trick where
the girl feeds the master a grape held between
her teeth. She may or may not have her wrists
braceleted behind her back for this particular
feat. One leg is folded beneath her and the
other is extended behind her, toes pointed, and
then she lifts the grape delicately to your
mouth. Elizabeth and I used to laugh heartily
over this one, but I think it was effective, as
I seldom got beyond the third grape.
"Observe," once had said Elizabeth to me, to my
amusement, in the secrecy of our compartment,
"the twelfth way to enter a room."
I had observed. It was not bad. But I think I
preferred the tenth, that with the girl''s back
against the side of the door, the palms of her
hands on the jamb, her head up, lips slightly
parted, eyes to the right, smoldering at just
the right temperature.
Dancers:
Although usually
pleasure slaves first, are also a class of
slave. Again if any girl can dance for her
Masters, it does not make her a 'dancer', as
this label is reserved for those girls who have
been certified in this art by a recognized
school. There is in Explorers of Gor reference
to the fact that some houses specialize in
breeding these types of slaves. The dancer then,
can be dancer by breeding, by training, and most
likely, by both.
Lady's
serving slaves:
Are
trained especially to attend the needs of Gorean
women for their bathing, dressing and table
service.
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Slave Status |
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The next element is the status of the girl's
Virginity
Obviously there can only be two types here:
virgins or non virgins.
Glana (the white
silk) virgins:
The
only true 'tag' to a slave that is placed upon
her to restrict how she is to be used is in
reference to her virginity. The 'glana', or
virgin, will be marked as such to warn those
tempted to taste this one's flesh, that she
has not yet been used by her Master.
The expression 'white silk' applies to the
virgin slave, though it is unlikely that she
wears silks of white. It is not unusual that
the owner of such a girl will reserve first
use to Himself. Similarly, a girl who is new
to a chain may find a bit of white silk
knotted to her collar even though she is not
virgin. This is done when the Master decides
that He will first 'taste' His new girl before
He will let her be used by others. In the camp
of Rask of Treve, E-li-nor was so 'tagged',
whether she was indeed virgin or not is
unclear. When, after the feast at which all
slaves, dressed in pleasure silks, were made
to serve and dance, she was summoned to the
tent of Rask of Treve. He reached to pull the
small white ribbon from her collar, explaining
to her that He had had it placed there so that
He could have her first. Once the 'sampling"
has taken place, the girl will never again
wear the white silk as a tag.
"To be sure," I said, "'
white' in the context of 'white-silk girl' tends
less to suggest purity and innocence to the
Gorean than ignorance, naivety, and a lack of
experience. 'Red,' in the context of 'red silk
girl,' on the other hand, connotes rather
clearly, I think, experience. One expects a
red-silk girl, for example, to not only be able
to find her way about the furs, but, subject to
the whip, owned and dominated, perhaps chained,
to prove herself a sensuous treasure within
them."
~ Savages of Gor, 13:205
Falarina (the red silk) non-virgins
..Similarly, the expression 'red-silk,'
in Gorean, tends to be used as a category in
slaving, and also, outside of the slaving
context, as an expression in vulgar discourse,
indicating that the woman is no longer a virgin,
or, as the Goreans say, at least vulgarly of
slaves, that her body has been opened by men.
Its contrasting term is 'white-silk,' usually
used of slaves who are still virgins, or,
equivalently, slaves whose bodies have not yet
been opened by men. Needless to say, slaves
seldom spend a great deal of time in the
'white-silk' category. It is common not to dally
in initiating a slave into the realities of her
condition....
~ Blood Brothers of Gor, 54:472
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Slave Use |
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The last element is with regards to use
This
pertains not to status of virginity, nor training,
but rather are a form of description of either what
the slave is used for, or the region to which she
belongs at the time. The list to the right
includes terms used in reference to the use of slave
girls, although it does not cover all of the
possibilities. A complete list would be rather
endless, and cover many cultural and language
differences and terms that may be found both
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Collars & Brands |
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Both the collar and the brand are
distinctive symbols that identify a slave as both a slave
and who's property that slave is. Therefore both
symbols are very important representations of slavery on
Gor.
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Slave Positions |
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Bara
This
is the prone form of the positions known as
‘standard binding positions”.
A slave lays flat on her belly, her head turned to
the left. She crosses her wrists in the small of her
back, then crosses her ankles, keeping her legs
straight.
”’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, p. 77
“‘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
Belly
A slave lays
on her belly and places the palms of her hands on
either side of her head, her forehead pressed to the
ground.
”’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, p. 427
“‘Belly’, I said to Feiqa. Immediately Feiqa,
trembling, went to her belly on the stained, sooted
stones near the fire.”
Mercenaries of Gor, p. 19
Bracelets
A
slave turns her back to her Master, places her hands
behind her back and brings her wrists together in
preparation for being bound; she holds her head
high. In the examples I have found in the books, the
slaves are not kneeling, but standing, in
‘bracelets’ position.
“‘Stand’, he said. She did so.
‘Bracelets’, he said. She looked at him, with
hatred.
‘Bracelets’, he snapped. She put her head in the air
and placed her hands behind her back. Marlenus
locked bracelets on her. They were slave bracelets.”
Hunters of Gor, p. 146
“‘Stand, girl’, I said to her in Gorean. Gracefully
she stood. I observed her.
‘Bracelets!’ I said in Gorean, harshly. 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.
‘Kneel’, I told her. Again she knelt, in the
position of the pleasure slave.”
Tribesmen of Gor, p. 78
“‘Stand straighter’, he said. I stood straighter.
‘What do you have there?’ I said. 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.’ Almost numbly I did so. I heard
him approach me. Then he stood behind me, quietly,
not moving. Perhaps he was looking at me. Then,
suddenly, I felt the two bracelets flung about my
wrists, striking them, encircling them and snapping
shut.”
Kajira of Gor, p. 132
Collaring position
(or the
position of female submission)
A slave kneels at the Master's feet, sitting on
her heels. The back is kept straight or slightly
leant backwards. The girl extends her arms upward,
crosses her wrists, and lowers her head between her
arms. The verbal command often used is ‘submit’.
“She came and stood before me, and then dropped to
her knees, resting back on her heels. She lowered
her head and extended he arms, wrists crossed, the
submission of the Gorean female.”
Raiders of Gor, p. 92
“‘Submit’, he said. I could not disobey him. I fell
to my knees before him, resting on my heels,
extending my arms to him, wrists crossed, as though
for binding, my head lowered, between my arms. I
spoke in a clear voice. ‘I, Miss Elinor Brinton, of
New York City, to the Warrior, Rask, of the High
City of Treve, herewith submit myself as a slave
girl. At his hands I accept my life and my name,
declaring myself his to do with as he pleases.’”
Captive Of Gor, p. 283
“’Fetch a slave whip’, I said.
She uttered a cry of misery and regarded me in
disbelief. Then she leapt to her feet and hurried
away. In a moment she had returned and knelt before
me. She put down her head, as she had doubtless been
taught, in submission. She then, lifting and
extending her arms, her head still humbly down
between them, lifted her hands to me. The backs of
the wrists faced me. This was rather as in several
common submission ceremonies. With the backs of the
hands in this position it is easier to pull them
together and tie them. Indeed, in most of these
submission ceremonies the wrists are presented
already crossed to the male, so that he may the more
conveniently lash them together.”
Mercenaries of Gor, pp. 366-67
”Then, to my astonishment, the daughter of the Ubar
Marlenus, daughter of the Ubar of Ar, knelt before
me, a simple warrior of Ko-ro-ba, and lowered her
head, lifting and extending her arms, wrists
crossed. It was the submission of the captive
female. Without raising her eyes from the ground,
the daughter of the Ubar said in a clear, distinct
voice: ‘I submit myself.’” Tarnsman of Gor, p. 93
“‘I can force you to take me’, she said. ‘How?’ I
asked. ‘Like this’, she responded, kneeling before
me, lowering her head and lifting her arms, the
wrists crossed. She laughed. ‘Now you must take me
with you or slay me.’ I cursed her, for she took
unfair advantage of the Warrior Codes of Gor. ‘What
is the submission of Talena, the daughter of the
Ubar, worth?’ I taunted. ‘Nothing’, she said. ‘But
you must accept it or slay me.’”
Tarnsman Of Gor, p. 109
“Say “I submit”’, I said. ‘I submit’, she said. He
bound her wrists, tightly, before her body. ‘Look
up’, I told her. She looked up. He collared her. I
was very pleased to see her in the collar of Bosk of
Port Kar.
Slave Girl of Gor, p. 401
Crawl
A slave drops
to her belly and approaches the Master, maintaining
that position.
”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 Gor, p. 78
“‘I crawl to my Master on my belly’, she said, ‘and
beg for his touch.’ I smiled. I, a guest in the
tent, now stood to her, of course, as her Master.”
Beasts of Gor, p. 80
Gorean love bow
A slave
kneels, her thighs parted, then arches her body
backwards until her head touches the floor; her
wrists over and above her head. In this position her
body exposed fully to the Master. Once in this
position, a girl may also be tied.
“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, took a
long length of binding fibre and, doubling it,
looped it, securing it, at its center to the ring,
leaving two long ends. He then threw her, on her
back, over the body, head 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. It was the Gorean love bow.” Marauders of
Gor, p. 261
“Under the torchlight Phyllis Robertson was now on
her knees, the Warrior at her side, holding her
behind the small of the back. Her head went farther
back, as her hands moved on the arms of the Warrior,
as though once to press him away, and then again to
draw him closer, and her head then touched the furs,
her body a cruel, helpless bow in his hands, and
then, her head down… “
Assassin of Gor, p. 185
Hair
A slave kneels
before a Free and lowers her head so that her hair
falls forward, and the Free can use it for whatever
purposes They wish.
“For example, when a girl, serving at a banquet,
hears the command ‘hair’, she knows she is to go to
the guest and kneel, and lower her head, that her
hair may be used as a napkin or wiping cloth, by
means of which the free person, either male or
female, may remove stains, crumbs or grease from his
hands. Similarly a girl's hair, if sufficiently
long, may be used for the washing and cleaning of
floors. In this she is usually on her hands and
knees, and naked and chained. The hair is used in
conjunction with the soap and water, in the
appropriate buckets, being dipped in, and wrung out,
and rinsed, and so on.”
Kajira of Gor
Heel
A slave takes
her place behind the Master's left foot (if the
Master is right-handed, so she will not interfere
with His weapon hand). As He moves, she must follow
Him (usually a few steps behind Him). The slave must
stop if He does, but be ready to follow Him
instantly if He starts to walk again.
“He turned about and, with his weapons, strode from
the camp. I followed him, at his heel, where a slave
girl belongs.”
Slave Girl of Gor, p. 109
“A man’s slave usually heels him, following behind
him, or behind him on his left.”
Blood Brothers of Gor, p. 299
“He soon released my hair and I again straightened
up. I was following him, generally, a little behind
and on his left. It seemed appropriate that I, in my
disguise, might seem to heel him, as though I might
be a mere slave.”
Kajira of Gor
“The girl normally heels a right-handed Master on
the left, that she not encumber the movements of the
weapon hand.”
Magicians of Gor, p. 117
High harness
In this
position, a slave raises her chin very high, her
neck stretched upwards.
“‘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.”
Mercenaries of Gor, p. 308-09
Kneel to be coffled
A slave kneels
with her thighs parted and lifts either her left or
right hand, so that her wrist can be attached to a
ring within the coffle chain
“‘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 Girl of Gor, p. 127
“There is a large variety of coffle arrangements,
given mixtures and combinations of materials and
bonds, and aesthetic, physical and psychological
considerations. Coffle arrangements are seldom
random. From the physical point of view, the most
common coffles are left-wrist coffles, left-ankle
coffles and throat coffles. Left-wrist coffles and
throat coffles are useful trekking coffles. The
left-ankle coffle and the throat coffle free the
hands to carry burdens.”
Slave Girl of Gor
Kneel to the whip (whipping position)
A slave kneels in ‘nadu’ or ‘tower’. She
then crosses her arms in front of her, across her
chest or belly; leans forward and places her head to
the floor. In this position she will receive a
Master's punishment (either whipping or other).
“I went to Targo, trembling, and knelt at his feet,
my head to the boards of the floor 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. I shook, visibly, at
his feet.”
Captive of Gor, p. 200
“‘Kneel to the whip’, said Samos. Piteously she
knelt, a slave girl. Her wrists were crossed under
her, as though bound, her head was to the floor, the
bow of her back was exposed. She shuddered. I had
little doubt but that this slave knew well, and much
feared, the disciplining kiss of the Gorean slave
lash.”
Marauders of Gor, p. 13
“She
crawled to the point, trembling, where I had
indicated.
‘Kneel to the whip’, I ordered her.
She knelt there, trembling, her head down to the
grass, her wrists crossed beneath her, as though
bound.
I struck her thrice.”
Blood Brothers of Gor, p. 137
Leading position (also known as Hair)
A slave stands behind the Master and bends
at the waist, or crouches, lowering her head to the
Master’s hip, so that He can lead her easily by her
hair or collar. There is also a non-verbal command
for this position: the Master lowers His left hand
to His hip, opening and closing it.
“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 I entered, conducting the girl.”
Beasts of Gor
“I then snapped my fingers and held my right hand,
open, at my hip. Swiftly the girl rose to her feet
and, half crouching, put her head by my hand. I
fastened the fingers of my hand deeply and firmly in
her red hair. She winced, and kissed at my thigh. I
then, the goblet of paga in my left hand, her hair
in my right, dragged her beside me, her slender
chains rustling, to the nearest alcove.”
Rogue of Gor, p. 59
Lesha
A slave
turns her back to the Master, her head held high and
slightly turned to the left so that a leash can be
attached to her collar; her wrists in the small of
her back, side by side, ready for bracelets. The
slaves in the following examples are standing when
they assume this position. The position known online
as ‘high lesha’ is explained as ‘a variation of
leasha in which the slave is standing, not
kneeling'. But, in the examples found in the books,
the slave is already standing when she assumes lesha.
I have not found ‘high lesha’ in the books.
“‘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. ’Nadu!’ he snapped. She swiftly turned,
facing him, and dropped to her knees.”
Explorers of Gor, p. 76
”’Lesha!’ he said. Immediately, responsive to this
command, I flung my wrists behind me, separated by
some two inches, and lifted my chin, my head turned
to the left. I felt slave bracelets flung, snapping
shut, on my wrists. I was braceleted. In another
moment I was leashed.”
Dancer of Gor, p. 365
Nadu (or the position of the pleasure slave)
A slave kneels
with her heels tucked under her bottom, thighs
spread wide, her back straight, her chest out, belly
in, her head held high and her eyes lowered; her
hands rest upon her thighs.
“’Kneel’, I told her. She knelt. ‘Straighten your
body slave’, I told her. Frightened, Miss
Blake-Allen straightened her back, and lifted her
head. She knelt back on her heels, knees wide, hands
on her thighs. It was the position of the Pleasure
Slave. I had taught her the position. It is one of
the first things a good-looking woman, fallen slave,
is taught on Gor.”
Tribesmen of Gor, p. 53
“Tossing my head I knelt, the chain dangling from my
collar before my body, to the grass. I knelt back on
my heels, my back very straight, my hands on my
thighs, my head high, looking straight ahead. I
thrust my shoulders back, my breasts forward. I did
not neglect the placement of my knees; I opened them
as widely as I could, as I knew the men wanted. I
knelt before them again in that most elegant and
helpless position in which men may place a woman,
that position I was later to learn was that of the
Gorean Pleasure Slave.”
Slave Girl of Gor, p. 20
“‘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, p. 77
”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, p. 143
Nestle
A slave
settles against a Master, nestling in the crook of
His arm.
“‘Nestle’, I told her. ‘Yes, Master’, she said. She
nestled obediently in the crook of my left arm.”
Explorers of Gor p. 279
Obeisance
Obeisance can be performed in several
different ways. In Mercenaries of Gor, three
different forms are explained.
1. The first is a variation of the ‘nadu’
position (difference: the slave’s head is bowed,
emphasizing her submission).
”’There are many ways to perform obeisance’. I said.
‘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’. ‘Like a slave!’ she said.
‘Do it’, I said. She looked well. ‘Now that’, I
said, ‘may not be exactly a performance 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’.”
Mercenaries of Gor, p. 409
2. This is a continuation of the first form. The
slave, kneeling in nadu, leans forward and lowers
her head to the floor; her hands are also on the
floor, palms down. The girl lifts her head a little
and moves forward to the Master, not breaking the
position; she then licks/kisses the Master’s boots.
”’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’.”
Mercenaries of Gor, p. 409-410
3. In this variation, the slave lays on her belly
and moves forward remaining low on it; upon reaching
the Master’s feet, she licks and kisses them. Then
she takes the Master’s foot and places it on her
head for a moment, before lowering it again to the
floor and kissing it again.
”’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, p. 410
Run
A slave runs with small quick steps, her
legs almost straight, feet barely leaving the floor.
Her head is turned to the left, her arms are at her
sides with palms facing outward. When she reaches
her objective she usually assumes the position of
nadu.
She ran rapidly to a place before the stone
platform, before the curule chair of Cernus, where
she fell to her knees in the position of pleasure
slave, head bowed. I was amused, for she had run as
a slave girl is sometimes taught to run, with rapid
short steps, her legs almost straight, her feet
scarcely leaving the ground, back straight, head
turned to the left, arms at her sides, palms out at
a forty-five degree angle, more of a dancer's motion
than a true run.”
Assassin of Gor, p. 45
Stake position
"’Amina and Rimice’, he said, ‘I have been using as
rent slaves.’ ‘I see’, I said. ‘Stake position’,
said Ephialtes to the two women. Immediately they
both lay down, with a sound of chain. It is not
unusual to forbid a rent slave, during her use
times, when chained at a stake, to rise even to her
knees.”
Vagabonds of Gor, p. 386
Stand
‘stand as a
slave’ is a command. However, kajirae always stand
beautifully, even if not explicitly commanded to do
so. Online, I have seen it is sometimes called
‘display’, but there are also other ways in which a
slave may be displayed, depending on the situation
and, of course, on the decision of each Master.
“‘Stand as a slave’, he said. I stood beautifully,
back straight, head high, belly sucked in, hip
turned. No woman can stand more beautifully than a
Gorean slave girl. ‘Excellent’, said Ladletender,
smacking his lips. ‘Master is pleased’, I said.
‘Yes’, he said. ‘The slave, too, is then pleased’, I
said.”
Slave Girl of Gor, p. 249
Standard binding positions
These comprise
the several positions that may be adopted by a slave
when she is to be bound. They usually depend on how
a girl is positioned prior to the command. The quote
below clearly describes ‘bara’, one of these binding
positions.
”’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, p. 125
Sula
A slave lays
on the floor upon her back, her legs extended and
parted, her hands at her sides, palms upturned, and
awaits the Master's pleasure.
”’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, p. 77
Supine capture position
One of several positions that indicate
indicate that a girl is within the capture rights of
a particular Gorean Free. The girl must remain
motionless.
”’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, p. 442
Thigh
The command
'thigh' may be given by a free man to a woman in
order to see if she is a slave (branded) or a free
woman.
“'Thigh', I said. The dark-haired woman turned
immediately to her side, exposing her left thigh to
me. There was a chain on her neck, run to a stake
near the wagon. A small copper bowl was beside her.
'Thigh', I said, to the other woman, also
dark-haired, but smaller. With an exciting, sensuous
movement she exhibited her thigh. 'They look well,
branded' I said.”
Vagabonds of Gor, pp. 383-85
“'Thigh', said the fellow who had admitted us,
looking at Ina. He wished, of course, to ascertain
if she was a slave.”
Vagabonds of Gor, p. 399
Tower
A slave kneels
with her knees modestly together, back straight,
eyes lowered. The palms of her hands rest upon her
thighs or the slave may have her hands crosses
before her.
“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. A free woman's wrists are never so placed.”
Priest-Kings of Gor, p. 46
“The position of the tower slave, in most cities, is
very similar to that of the pleasure slave. The
major difference is that the tower slave, whose
duties are commonly, primarily, domestic, kneels
with her knees in a closed position, whereas the
pleasure slave, in a symbolic recognition of the
fuller nature of her bondage, and its most
significant aspects, kneels with them in open
position. The tower slave, of course, like any other
slave, is fully at the disposal of the master, in
any and every way. The distinction between the tower
slave and the pleasure slave, though honored in some
markets, some specializing in girls sold primarily
for housekeeping purposes and others in girls sold
primarily for the pleasures of men, is not really a
hard and fast distinction; it is not absolute;
indeed, it can even be transitory. A girl who is
ordered to open her knees, or who finds them kicked
apart, for example, realizes that she has now become
a pleasure slave. Similarly a girl in one context
may function as one kind of slave and in another
context, as another sort. Serving supper to a young
man and his mother, for example, the girl may appear
merely efficient and deferential. She kneels nearby,
her knees closed. After the mother departs, however,
she may kneel differently before the young man, with
her knees open, his.”
Blood Brothers of Gor, p. 107
”I realized, suddenly, that my knees were pressed
closely together. That had occurred during, and I
had kept them that way afterwards, the beating on
the wagon of the woman, and her screaming. It had
been a defensive gesture, bringing my knees
together, tightly, because I was afraid. Perhaps,
too, I supposed, just as a male might find the
spreading of a female’s knees, appropriate,
deferential or placatory, so, too, such a woman
might prefer their closure, finding it respectful,
or placatory. Perhaps she might be mollified to some
extent by such an apparent modesty. I did not know.
Still, looking down at me, I did not think she would
be likely to be fooled by it. I did not think she
would be stupid. She would probably know what I was,
really. It was probably not hard to tell. Perhaps we
were just different sorts of women. I did not know.
I did realize that such women, in all their
frustration and anger, would probably want me to be
like them. That thought horrified me. I found it
terrifying. It would be like going back to the
sterilities, the barren-ness, the pathologies, of
Earth. Tears formed in my eyes, in the hood. What
was I to do? I recalled that Ulrick had told me that
certain kinds of slaves, house slaves, ‘tower
slaves’, and such, whatever they were, might kneel
with their knees together, but I had also been
informed that I, and the other girls, were not such
slaves.”
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Slaves must
address people somehow. If they were not to use
"master" or "mistress," what else could they use
"Sir" Sir is used in the Gor books exclusively by
free women to free men. Sir is a BDSM convention,
not a Gorean one. Likewise any other titles like
"Lord," etc. On Gor all slaves address all free men
as "Master," except bond-maids who address free men
as "my Jarl," its cultural equivalent. Any slave who
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Lower-case names |
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The upper or lower
case use in names online are simply for
identification purposes online. In many chat
forums it is hard to tell who is identifying as
dominant or submissive, (Master/Mistress or slave).
In HTML chat with the use of avatars, it is far
easier to discern this fact. It therefore is
neither right or wrong to use upper or lower case,
although lower case is commonly accepted as denoting
that the person is a slave in Gor. Just
because a slave upper cases her name does not mean
she is wrong, simply not using commonly accepted
protocol for online chat sessions. This is far
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Tunic
“The most
common Gorean garment for a slave is a brief slave
tunic. This tunic is invariably sleeveless, and
usually, has a deep, plunging neckline. It may be of
a great variety of materials, from rich satins and
silks to thin, form-revealing, clinging rep-cloth.”
(Guardsman of GOR, page 107)
"Rim's slave, clad in the brief slave tunic of white
wool, her hair bound back with the woolen fillet."
(Hunters of GOR, page 62)
"It was a sleeveless, pullover tunic of brown rep
cloth. It was generously notched on both sides at
the hem, which guarantees an additional baring of
its occupant's flanks."
(Magicians of GOR, page 21)
Work Tunic
“About
her forehead, tying back her dark hair, was a strip
of rep cloth, brown, of the same material as the
work tunic. I knew this meant she had authority
among the girls.”
(Captive of GOR, page 285)
“I wore a brief, one-piece, brown work tunic. It was
all I wore, with the exception of the collar. We
wore such tunics when engaged as work slaves. The
tunics of work slaves are usually brown or gray.”
(Slave Girl of GOR, page 265)
Thrall Tunic
"Men in
the fields wore short tunics of white wool; some
carried hoes; their hair was close cropped; about
their throats had been hammered bands of black iron,
with a welded ring attached."
(Marauders of GOR, page 82)
Camisk
“The
common camisk is a simple rectangle of cloth,
containing, in its center, a circular opening. The
garment is drawn on by the girl over her head and
down upon her shoulders; it is worn, thus, like a
poncho; it is commonly belted with biding fiber or a
bit of light chain, something with which the girl
may be secured, if the master wishes.
(Guardsman of GOR, page 107)
"The common camisk is a single piece of cloth, about
eighteen inches wide, thrown over the girl's head
and worn like a poncho. It usually falls a bit above
the knees in the front and back and is belted with
cord or chain."
(Nomads of GOR, page 90)
"The camisk is a rectangle of cloth, with a hole cut
for the head, rather like a poncho. The edges are
commonly folded and stitched to prevent raveling.
The camisk, I am told, normally falls to the knees,
but Targo made us cut ours considerably shorter. The
camisk, I am told, was at one time commonly belted
with a chain. However, the camisks that I have
personally seen, and those we were given, were
belted with a long, thin strap of leather binding
fiber. This passes once around the body, and then
again, and then is tied, snugly, over the right hip.
When Targo inspected me, he made me tighten the
belt, to accentuate my figure. The belt of binding
fiber not only makes it easier to adjust the camisk
to a given girl, but, of course, the binding fiber
serves to remind her that she is in bondage. In a
moment it may be removed, and she may be secured
with it, leashed, or bound hand and foot. The camisk,
in its way, is an incredibly attractive garment. It
displays the girl, but provocatively. Moreover, it
proclaims her slave, and begs to be torn away by the
hand of the master. Men thrill to see a girl in a
camisk. Secondly, I think Targo gave us camisks to
make us even more his slaves. We desperately wanted
to have something to cover ourselves, be it only a
camisk. That he might take it away if irritated, or
dissatisfied with us, made us that the more eager to
please him."
(Slave Girl of GOR, pages 64-65)
Camisk, Turian
"The
Turian camisk, if it were to be laid out on the
floor, would appear somewhat like an inverted 'T' in
which the bar of the 'T' would be beveled on each
side. It is fastened with a single cord. The cord
binds the garment on the girl at three points,
behind the neck, behind the back, and in front at
the waist. The garment itself, as might be supposed,
fastens behind the girl's neck, and, folding the two
sides of the T's bar about her hips, ties in front.
The Turian camisk, unlike the common camisk, will
cover the girl's brand; on the other hand, unlike
the common camisk, it leaves the back uncovered and
can be tied, and is, snugly, the better to disclose
the girl's beauty."
(Nomads of GOR, page 90)
"The Turian camisk is a bit like an inverted 'T,'
the bar of which has beveled edges. It goes about
the neck, down, low, and is drawn up, and snugly,
usually quite snugly, between the legs, the beveled
bad ends on the 'T' then being folded closely
forward about the girl's flanks and
(Guardsman of GOR, page 107)
Girdle, Slave
"The cord
over Marcus' shoulder, of course, was the slave
girdle, which is used to adjust the garment on the
slave. Such girdles may be tied in various ways,
usually in such ways as to enhance the occupant's
figure. Such girdles, too, like the binding fiber
with which the camisk is usually secured on a girl,
may be used to bind her."
(Magicians of GOR, page 21)
Leathers
“The
leathers forced on the slave maidens of the Wagon
Peoples, taught to care for the bosk and please the
masters, too, might be called to mind.”
(Outlaw of GOR, page 186)
Ta-Teera
“One of
the most exciting slave garments, if the slave is
permitted clothing, is the Ta-Teera, or, as it is
sometimes called, the slave rag. This is analogous
to the tunic, but it is little more, and
intentionally so, than a rag or rags. In it the girl
is in no doubt as to whether or not she is a slave.
Some cities do not wish girls in Ta-Teeras to be
seen publicly on the streets. Some masters put their
girls in such garments only when they are camping,
or in the wilds. Others, of course, may prescribe
the Ta-Teera for their girls when they are within
their own compartments.”
(Guardsman of GOR, page 107)
“Joyfully I drew on the garment, slipping it over my
head, and fastened it, more tightly about me, by the
two tiny hooks on the left. The slit made the
garment a rather snug one, easier to slip into; the
two hooks, when fastened, naturally increased the
snugness of the garment, drawing it quite closely
about the breasts and hips, deliciously then, from
the point of view of a man, the girl's figure is
betrayed and accentuated; also, the two hooks do not
close the slit on the left completely, but permit
men to gaze upon the sweet slave flesh pent, held
captive, within; such a garment, of course, when a
man grows weary of having his vision obscured, is
easily torn away.”
(Slave Girl of GOR, pages 75-76)
“Eta pulled at the bit of rag she wore. “'Ta-Teera,”
she said. I looked down at the scrap of rag,
outrageously brief, so scandalous, so shameful, fit
only for a slave girl, which I wore. I smiled. I had
been placed in a Ta-Teera. “Ta-Teera,” I said. I
wore the Ta-Teera.”
(Slave Girl of GOR, page 81)
Kirtle
“Only a
kirtle of thin, white wool, split to the belly,
stood between their beauty and the leather of their
masters.”
(Marauders of GOR, page 100)
“She was blond; she was barefoot; she wore an
ankle-length white kirtle, of white wool,
sleeveless, split to her belly.”
(Marauders of GOR, page 81)
“Gunnhild, angrily, with two hands, jerked her
kirtle to her waist, and stood straight, proudly
before the Forkbeard, her breasts, which were
marvelous, thrust forward.”
(Marauders of GOR, page 85)
Chalwar
“From one
side a slave girl, barefoot, bangled, in sashed,
diaphanous, trousered chalwar, gathered at the
ankle, its tight, red-silk vest, with bare midriff,
fled to him, with the tall, graceful, silvered pot
containing the black wine. She was veiled. She
knelt, replenishing the drink. Beneath her veil, I
saw the metal of her collar.”
(Tribesman of GOR, page 88)
“She wore a high, red-silk vest, swelling, fastened
with a single hook; diaphanous red-silk chalwar, low
on her hips, gathered at the ankles; two golden
bangles on her left ankle; collar.”
(Tribesman of GOR, pages 156-157)
Haik
“The haik,
black, covers the woman from head to toe. At the
eyes, there is a tiny bit of black lace, through
which she may see. On her feet were soft, black,
non-heeled slippers, with curled toes; they were
decorated with a line of silver thread.”
(Tribesman of GOR, page 44)
“Following him, in a black haik, was a woman.
Suddenly I was startled. As she passed me, her
stride small and measured, I heard the clink of
light chain, the sound of ankle bells. She was
slave. She turned her head, briefly, to look at me;
I saw her eyes, dark, through the tiny opening in
the haik, through the tiny, black-lace screen, about
an inch in height and four inches in width. Then,
with a rustle of chain, and the tiny music of her
bells, she turned swiftly, following her master.
Beneath the haik, I supposed her collared, naked.”
(Tribesmen of GOR, pages 44-45)
Slave Silk
"Slave
Silk, and certainly that sort which is commonly worn
in paga taverns and upon occasion in brothels, when
the girls are permitted clothing there, is generally
diaphanous. It leaves little doubt as to the beauty
of the slave. Some girls claim they would rather be
naked, claiming that such silk makes them 'more
naked then naked,' but most girls, and I think, even
those, too, who speak in such a way, are grateful
for even the wisp of gossamer shielding it provides
against the imperious appraisals of masters, even
though it must be pulled away or discarded instantly
at a man's whim."
(Dancer of GOR, page 224)
"There are a large number of ways in which slave
silk is worn. It can be worn, for example, on the
shoulder or off the shoulder, with high necklines or
plunging necklines, in open or closed garments,
tightly or flowing, and in various lengths.
Sometimes it is put on the girl only in halters and
G-strings, or mere G-strings. Sometimes it is done,
too, in strips wound about her body. The tying of
slave girdles, with such silk, and otherwise, to
emphasize the girl's figure and make clear her
bondage, is an art in itself. Often, too, and as
usually in paga taverns, it is worn in brief tunics.
Most of these are partable or wraparound tunics.
Such may be removed gracefuly. Some tunics, however,
like some regular slave tunics, have a disrobing
loop, usually at the left shoulder, where it may
easily be reached by both a right-handed master and
a right handed slave. A tug on the disrobing loop
drops the tunic to the girl's ankles, also
gracefully."
(Dancer of GOR, page 225)
Chatka, Curla, Kalmak, and Koora
“Among
the Wagon Peoples, to be clad Kajir means, for a
girl, to wear four articles, two red two black; a
red cord, the Curla, is tied about the waist; the
Chatka, or long, narrow strip of black leather, fits
over the cord in front, passes under, and then
again, from the inside, passes over the cord in
back; the Chatka is drawn tight; the Kalmak is then
donned; it is a short, open, sleeveless vest of
black leather; lastly the Koora, a strip of red
cloth, matching the Curla, is wound about the head,
to hold the hair back, for slave women, among the
Wagon Peoples, are not permitted to braid, or
otherwise dress their hair; it must be, save for the
Koora, worn loose. For a male slave or Kajirus, of
the Wagon Peoples, and there are few, save for the
work chains, to be clad Kajir means to wear the Kes,
a short, sleeveless work tunic of black leather.”
(Nomads of GOR, page 30)
“The red cord, or Curla, was knotted about my waist,
tightly, the knot, a slip knot, might be loosened
with a single tug over my left hip. Over the Curla
in the front, slipping under the body and between
the legs, and passing over the Curla in the back,
was the Chatka, or narrow strip of black leather,
some six inches in width, some five feet or so in
length; it was drawn tight; when a girl wears the
Curla and Chatka, the brand, whether on left or
right thigh, is fully visible, for the inspection of
masters. I also wore a brief, open, sleeveless vest
of black leather, the Kalmak. I wore a broad Koora,
which, kerchief like, covered most of my head.”
(Slave Girl of GOR, pages 328-329)
Kes
“For a
male slave, or Kajirus, of the Wagon Peoples, and
there are few, save for the work chains, to be clad
Kajir means to wear the Kes, a short, sleeveless
work tunic of black leather.”
(Nomads of GOR, page 30)
Dress of the Barrens
“About
her throat, narrow, sturdy and closely fitting, was
a steel collar. I stepped back, that I might see her
better. She wore a short, fringed, beaded
shirtdress. This came up high on her thighs. It was
split to her waist, revealing the sweetness and
loveliness of her breasts. It was belted upon her
with a doubly looped, tightly knotted rawhide
string. Such a string is more than sufficient, in
its length, and in the strength and toughness, to
tie a woman a number of ways. She was barefoot.
About her left ankle there was, about two inches
high, a beaded cuff, or anklet. Her garb was
doubtless intended to suggest the distinctive,
humiliating and scandalously brief garment in which
red savages are sometimes pleased to place their
white slaves.”
(Savages of GOR, page 102)
Frozen North
“Before
he had left, he had them sew northern garments for
themselves, under his instruction. From the furs and
hides among the spoils at the wall they had cut and
sewn for themselves stockings of lart skin, and
shirts of hide, and a light and heavy parka, each
hooded and rimmed with lart fur. Too, they had made
the high fur boots of the northern woman and the
brief panties of fur, to which the boots, extending
to the crotch, reach. On the hide shirts and parkas
he had made them sew a looped design of stitching at
the left shoulder, which represented binding fiber.
This designated the garments as those of beasts. A
similar design appeared on each of the other
garments. About their throats now, too, they wore
again four looped strings, each differently knotted,
by means of which a red hunter might, upon
inspection, determine that their owner was Imnak.”
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On Gor,
certain expressions are used to more clearly express
a slave's virginal state, or the lack thereof, note
'the expression' not the attire. To 'be' white silk
means to be virgin, to 'wear' white is a different
story; the use of white in slave attire may mean
something, or not, depending on the local custom.
There is a difference to be made between the two. A
virgin then, can be a trained pleasure slave indeed.
In Dancer of Gor, at the time of her sale the girl
Doreen is a virgin; she has however undergone
training in the art of pleasing and is sold as a
white silk pleasure slave.
The terms red silk and white silk are repetitively
used to denote virginity, or lack thereof, not
training. Although one would assume they might often
go together, and most times they do at least
partially, by simple logic, one is more apt to
please if she has been trained as well as used, but
Norman tells us it is not a must. See here:
"Category," I heard, " - Pleasure Slave."
~ Dancer of Gor, 9:129
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Barbarian* |
a
native of the planet Earth, usually used in a
derogatory sense in reference to slave girls
from that planet. Also defined as slave girls
captured from outlying regions or cities.
Barbarian slave girls from Earth are
considered shamelessly sensual. Assassin of
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Bath Girls* |
slaves at the public and private baths. They
wear a chain and plate collar. The plate gives
their name and cost. The bath girls are there
for the pleasure of men. Bathing and massaging
them, and also serving them in any other way
the men desire. The service to a man ends when
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Below Deck Girl |
the term used for slave girls transported in
the hold of a ship. They are held in
individual cages and because of infestations
of lice, all of their body hair is shaved. The
term 'below-deck girl' is used derisively
especially by those slave girls allowed to
remain on deck in cages, who need not have
shaved heads, though all slaves on a slaver
ship are unclothed. Slave Girl of Gor pg 318 -
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Bond Maid |
the term for a slave girl used in Torvaldsland
also called a girl whose belly lies under the
sword. Marauders of Gor pg 44 |
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Chamber Slave |
A
slave of the Priest Kings restricted to use
within a particular chamber; these slaves
cannot leave the chamber and are to serve the
Freeperson living there fully. These are the
only slaves of the Priest Kings that are
allowed to keep the hair on their bodies, all
other muls are fully shaved except for the
eyebrows. Priest Kings of Gor pg 36
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City Slave |
slave girl in any of the cities of Gor; her
duties in the apartment cylinders are largely
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Coin Girl* |
a
slave girl who, with a coin box and triangular
flat bell chained around her neck, is sent out
in the streets of a city to earn money from
masters in return for her sexual use. Rogue of
Gor pg 89-90 Guardsman of Gor pg 143
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Display Slave |
a
slave girl whose primary purpose is for the
display of her beauty to reflect the affluence
of her master; often chained in coffle with
other display slaves behind the palanquin or
other transport of her master. Dancer of Gor
pg 367 |
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Exotic Slave* |
a
slave male or female bred for special purposes
producing quaint or unusual purposes; an
example is the passion slave. Raiders of Gor
pg 15 |
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Field Slave* |
mainly male slaves but female slaves have been
known to help the cultivation of the fields
and any crops risen. Magicians of Gor pg
299-302 |
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Fighting Slave |
Many cities have arena for gladiatorial
combat. This combat is often quite lethal and
many fighting slaves are seriously injured or
killed during these games. These male slaves
may learn the use of certain weapons. In most
cases, free men do not enter these arena
games. |
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First Girl |
slave appointed by the Master to oversee other
usually younger or less experienced girls; she
rules when Free Persons are not present as the
Master, but she is subject to his total
authority, usually called Mistress by the
other girls, she may have switching rights
over them as well. Explorers of Gor pg 78
Dancer of Gor pg 170, 211, & 380 |
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Flute Girl |
a
slave trained in the art of music,
specifically the playing of the double flute.
They perform at various functions and are
available for sexual use by those free men of
their audience. Magicians of Gor pg 118-122
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Galley Slave |
Port Kar, Cos and Tyros utilize thousands of
male galley slaves on their ships.
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House Slave* |
one whose primary duties are inside the
residence. Duties range from personal serving
girls to kettle and mat girls. Magicians of
Gor pg 312 |
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Kettle Slave* |
a
slave girl whose main function is cooking and
other menial tasks; used disparagingly.
Assassin of Gor pg 164 |
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Kettle & Mat Girl* |
a
slave girl whose function is divided between
household tasks and sexual servitude. Assassin
of Gor pg 112 Raiders of Gor pg 99
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Last Girl |
used to denote either the newest girl on a
chain, or the least of all the girls. Savages
of Gor pg 240 |
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Luck Girl |
a
slave girl who acts as mascot onboard ship;
her use is usually reserved for the captain of
the ship, but she may be shared with the crew,
usually as a disciplinary measure.
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Lure Girl* |
slaves who are set out by their master's to
entice men for the purposes of impressing as
crewmen or in work gangs. While the man is
distracted, her master's men accost him and
hustle him away; also used by panther girls to
entice men to be captured as their slaves.
Dancer of Gor pg 244 |
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Mul |
a
Priest-King term for a human slave. Priest
Kings of Gor pg 94 |
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Paga/Tavern Slave* |
slaves in paga taverns and inns, to serve
domestically and any other way the patron sees
fit. |
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Pagar Kajira, Pleasure Slave, Passion Slave |
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. |
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Personal Serving Girl* |
a
slave assigned or owned by the person she
obeys. Her duties may include running errands,
general cleaning, or caring for personal
belongings. Magicians of Gor pg 366
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Pierced Ear Girl |
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 after the fall
of Turia to the Wagon Peoples, but is gaining
acceptance in the northern cities, especially
Ar. |
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Pleasure Slave* |
This is the highest trained of slaves so a
slave may be a red silk pleasure slave, but
she will not wear the title of 'Pleasure
Slave' until she can demonstrate she is among
the best trained and highest quality slaves.
Typically this title is mislabeled as a slave
girl whose main function is sexual servitude
to her master. While this is true, the
training behind the title requires much more
than sexual servitude. |
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Pot Girl |
a
slave girl whose main function is cooking and
other menial tasks; used disparagingly.
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Scribe Slave |
These slaves are rare since slaves are seldom
taught to read or write. Teaching takes time
and money a large number of scribe slaves are
High Caste free women of the scribes that have
been captured. These slaves are used by
administrators mostly. They help keep the
books that others feel are a tiresome duty. As
with all slaves they are not above cooking,
cleaning and warming a masters furs.
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Seduction Slave* |
used to lure free women into compromising
situations so that she can be made slave under
the couching laws. The couching law exists in
many Gorean cities. The law states that any
free woman who couches with another's slave,
becomes a slave of the male slaves master.
Magicians of Gor pg 8 |
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Self Contract Slave |
an
arrangement wherein a Free Woman contracts to
be an experimental slave for a period of time
ranging from one night to a year. Her
documents will contain a specified termination
date. Blood Brothers of Gor pg 101
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Side Block Girl |
a
slave girl sold for a fixed price from the
side block of a slave auction house, instead
of auctioned from the main block; used
disparagingly. Savages of Gor pg 107
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Silk Girl |
term used by those of Torvaldsland to denote a
slave girl from the southern cities; often
used disparagingly. Marauders of Gor pg 144
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Silk Slave |
a
male slave kept by Free Women as sexual toys,
handsome and sometimes pretty by male
standards. Fighting Slave of Gor pg 157 & 164
Mercenaries of Gor pg 437 |
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Stable Girl |
these slaves tend to the male slaves needs so
they do not become unruly. |
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Stable Slaves |
these kajiri are kept in stables and care for
the livestock sometimes fighting for benefits,
or betting money for their Owners; rewarded
with female stable slaves. |
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State Slave |
a
state owned girl may have various duties,
ranging from general cleaning to carrying
messages. State tunics and collars are
uniform, sleeveless and plain. Considered by
most states an unenviable slavery. Magicians
of Gor pg 340-341 & 376 |
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Tavern Slave* |
The most common type of slave. These slaves
are referred to as kettle-and-mat slaves. In
other words, they do everything from serve
scullions, cooking, and serving, to warming a
Masters furs at night. They are often referred
to as pleasure slaves, but are not.
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Thrall* |
male slaves of Torvaldsland. Marauders of Gor
pg 82 |
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Tower Slave* |
a
state slave girl in any of the cities of Gor;
her duties in the apartment cylinders are
largely domestic. |
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Work Slaves* |
a
category of slaves consisting of field slaves,
stable slaves, etc. These females are
considered, like kettle and mat girls, to be
low slaves. Magicians of Gor pg 305
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”I snapped my fingers. She knelt. I snapped my fingers
again. She stood.”
Fighting Slave of Gor, p. 215
“I snapped my fingers. ‘Yes Master’, she said. She
approached at the sound and knelt before me.”
Fighting Slave of Gor, p. 248
“At the time I did not realize how light had been my
discipline considering the gravity of my offense. I
had both spoken without permission, and broken
position without permission. Most simply, I had been
displeasing to a free man.”
Slave Girl of Gor, pp. 34-35
”I did not break position. I had not been given
permission. Perhaps he kept me in position to
discipline me. I did not know. I was afraid to break
position. I told myself, of course, that this was
rational, that he might wake and discover me out of
position, or that, perhaps, at times, he was not truly
asleep, but was, through half-closed eyes, watching
me, to see if I, in the slightest, moved. But in my
heart I know I had not broken position because he had
not given me permission to do so, because he had not
released me from his command. I was terribly afraid of
him. I was afraid to break position. I was obeying
him.”
Slave Girl of Gor, p. 35
”I had been commanded by a man. I obeyed immediately,
or did my best to obey. If a command needs to be
repeated, as the saying goes, the girl needs to be
punished.”
Dancer of Gor, p. 211
“‘Turn and approach me’, I said. ‘But I am naked’, she
said. ‘Do you wish for me to repeat a command?’ I
asked. She turned white. ‘No, Master’, she said.”
Explorers of Gor, p. 200
”If the girl thinks, however, that the command may
have been, say, an inadvertence, or mistake, or that
the master might relent, or something along these
lines, she might, say, beg or inquire. She is
reassured of the intent and seriousness of the command
if, for example, she is asked if the command need be
repeated, which eventually she will presumably be
anxious to avoid. If she has, sincerely, and not as a
girl's trick, not understood the command, or has not
heard it, or fears she may not have heard it
correctly, she may also inquire into the matter, of
course, and normally without penalty. In such cases
the repetition of a command is not regarded as cause
for discipline. A girl is seldom punished for trying
to be pleasing, at least at first. If her efforts
continue to fail, however, that is a different matter.
The whip is an absolutely marvelous instructional
device for improving female conduct.”
Dancer of Gor, pp. 211-12
“Punishment for having to repeat a command is always
at the option of the Master. For example, a command
might not be clearly heard, or might not be clear in
itself, or might appear inconsistent with the Master's
presumed intentions. Whether punishment is in order or
not is then a matter for judgment on the Master's
part.”
Magicians of Gor, p. 198
“It is customary in the kneeling position to remain a
few feet back from the male. The kneeling position,
itself, expresses the servitude of the slave, and her
submission. The distance serves three major purposes.
It symbolizes, in the distance, as well as in the
differential height, the social inferiority of the
slave to the master. It puts the slave in a position,
where all of her, for the Master's delight, can be
seen. A kneeling woman is incredibly beautiful. It
also puts enough space between the slave and the free
male so that the releasing of his rapacity is then
likely to require a decision, and is less likely to be
simply, reflexively, triggered. This is regarded as
being particularly important when the slave is in the
presence of a male who is not her Master. The kneeling
position, thus, interestingly, can occasionally
provide a measure of security, if not a tenuous one,
for the slave, tending to reduce, to some extent, the
frequency in which, in a culture with such
interpersonal proximities, she might be subjected to
unauthorized rape. This same tiny measure of
protection, of course, puts her in much greater danger
from her real Master, for he, observing her, seeing
her kneeling beautifully before him, can also delay in
his considerations as to her suitable exploitations.
How shall he use her? What shall he have her do, and
so on. To be sure, sometimes he simply takes her and
when he wants her and almost by reflexive whim. She is
his. The main reason why a slave kneels, of course,
aside from such subtle and complex considerations, is
simply that she is a slave, and that that position,
accordingly, is appropriate for her."
Dancer of Gor, p. 156-57
“The Gorean slave girl, incidentally, will space
herself from her master quite differently in different
situations. For example, if she is somewhat farther
away, it is easier for her to display herself in all
her beauty; if she wishes to wheedle for his caress
she may approach quite closely; if she is receiving
instructions she may kneel a few feet away; if she is
begging to serve his pleasure she may kneel at his
feet, perhaps kissing them, and holding his ankles;
obviously, too, a girl who fears she is to be
disciplined will commonly hang back; sometimes too, a
girl will fear to approach too closely until the
master, by an expression or small sign, indicates that
she is not in obvious disfavor and may do so.”
Explorers of Gor, p. 200
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Eye Contact |
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Eye contact between Master and slave
“‘Stand straight’, called Grunt to the coffle, which
now, in our pause, had put down its burdens. ‘Keep
your heads up, but do not meet his eyes. It is you who
are the merchandise, the beauties, the slaves, not he.
It is not yours to examine, but to be examined, not
yours to consider, but to be considered.’
I thought Grunt was wise not to have the girls look
into the eyes of the Fleer warrior. Such an exchange
of glances, or looks, can be like an electric shock,
an encounter almost fearfully significant. Who knows
what each might recognize in the eyes of the other?
Does she see in his eyes that he is one such as might
be her master? Does he see in her eyes that she is one
who could not help but acknowledge herself, and soon,
despite what she might now take to be her desires, his
helpless and natural slave? Sometimes, at as little as
a meeting of eyes, masters and slaves know one
another. ‘I must have her. She is mine’, he tells
himself. ‘I belong to him. I am his slave’, her heart
whispers to her.”
Savages of Gor, pp. 257-58
“This matter of eye contact is interesting and has
many facets. One of the most initially frightening and
disturbing things to Earth women brought to Gor as
slaves is the way Gorean men look at them. They are
not used to being looked at as women, truly, with
appraisal, desire and ownership. This tends, in the
beginning, when they are still new to their collar, to
confuse and frighten them, but also, of course, as it
will continue to do, and even more powerfully, to
stimulate them. It is the first time that they have
found themselves in the order of nature, and as what
they are, and it is the first time that they have
found themselves being looked at, frankly, and
honestly, within the order of nature, and as what they
are, females, appropriate objects of male predation
and desire. This recognition of her femaleness, and
this joy in release and self-discovery, often comes as
a stunning revelation to the Earth female. Never
again, once having discovered this, does she retreat
to the conditioned ideals of neuterism and
pseudomasculinity, nor, indeed, even if she desired to
do so, would her masters permit it.”
Savages of Gor, p. 258
“Sometimes in training, incidentally, or as a
discipline or punishment, the slave is not permitted
to look into the eyes of the master. Indeed,
sometimes, in training, she is not permitted to raise
her eyes above the belt of the trainer. Also, it must
be recognized that many slaves often, and perhaps all
slaves sometimes, find it difficult to look into the
eyes of the master. He, after all, holds total power
over them and they fear to displease him. What if he
should interpret her gaze as suggesting the least
insubordination or insolence? Are they truly prepared
to have the soles of their feet lashed or to live on
bread crusts for the next five days?”
Savages of Gor, p. 258
“But, on the other hand, there is, on Gor, in circles
of the mastery, no discouragement, commonly, of eye
contact between masters and slaves.
Indeed, in the deep and profound relationships of love
and bondage, such eye contact is usually welcomed and
encouraged. What can be understood of the glances of
masters and slaves by those who have been united only
in lesser relationships? Too, to be sure, from the
practical point of view, it is useful for a girl to be
able to look into the eyes of the master. In this way
she may be able to better read his moods, and desires,
and, accordingly, be able the better to serve him, in
the process perhaps saving herself a few cuffings and
beatings, such as might be garnered by a less alert,
more slothful, laxer girl. To be sure, all girls, upon
occasion, are cuffed or beaten. This is good for them,
and helps to remind them that they are slaves. Beauty
in a slave girl, incidentally, and most slaves are
beautiful, for this is the sort of woman that tends to
be enslaved, does not excuse poor service. The most
beautiful girl must serve with the same perfection as
the lesser girl. Gorean masters are uncompromising on
this point.
From the point of view of the master, too, not only is
it pleasant to look into the eyes of a slave, but
there are certain practical advantages attached to
doing so. For example, one might, in her eyes, read
desire, and thus order her to perform an act which
she, even though a slave, might not have dared to beg
to perform, or, say, by looking into her eyes, one
might determine if she has been up to something or has
neglected something to which she should have attended.
Has she been into the sweets? Has she, perhaps
gossiping and dawdling with the other girls, been
amiss in the discharge of her duties? Perhaps the
shopping has not yet been done? Perhaps the laundry
has not yet been finished? Such infractions call for
discipline. But perhaps, in lieu of discipline, the
master will accept the performance of desperate
placatory services on the part of the offending slave.
The decision is his. I would, incidentally, advise the
slave to be superb.”
Savages of Gor, p. 258-59
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On Kneeling |
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“A Gorean slave girl in the presence of a free
man or woman always kneels, unless excused from doing
so.”
Captive of Gor, p. 73
"The kneeling position is, of course, a suitable one
for slaves. A slave will normally assume such a
position on entering the presence of her master or a
free person. She will probably remain in it until
permitted to rise. It is a common position, too, for
her to assume when she is in attendance of a master,
for example, awaiting his notice or commands.”
Blood Brothers of Gor, p. 246
"It is almost universal, as far as I know, that a
slave kneels in one fashion or another when entering
her master's presence, or if she should find herself
in his presence. She commonly kneels when spoken to by
any free person. This is simply a matter of respect.
To be sure, she can be slain if she does not do so.
The kneeling position, of course, which the master's,
or free person's, permission, either tacit or
explicit, is usually required to break, is commonly an
initial position. For example, after its deferential
assumption, she may be dismissed from it, to other
duties, such as cleaning, shopping or cooking."
Dancer of Gor, p. 114
“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, p. 46
"A girl, incidentally, in the position of the Gorean
pleasure slave, but who is not being kept in position
as a discipline, in which case she remains rigid, is
allowed much subtle latitude, which she exploits,
without breaking the position. Sometimes, as she
becomes animated, she rises a bit from her heels,
sometimes her hands move on her thighs, her shoulders
and belly move, her head moves, her eyes are live and
vital, she speaks and laughs, and, radiantly, every
inch, every bit, of her alive, converses lyrically and
delightedly."
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About Positions |
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”I snapped my fingers. She knelt. I snapped my fingers
again. She stood.”
Fighting Slave of Gor, p. 215
“I snapped my fingers. ‘Yes Master’, she said. She
approached at the sound and knelt before me.”
Fighting Slave of Gor, p. 248
“At the time I did not realize how light had been my
discipline considering the gravity of my offense. I
had both spoken without permission, and broken
position without permission. Most simply, I had been
displeasing to a free man.”
Slave Girl of Gor, pp. 34-35
”I did not break position. I had not been given
permission. Perhaps he kept me in position to
discipline me. I did not know. I was afraid to break
position. I told myself, of course, that this was
rational, that he might wake and discover me out of
position, or that, perhaps, at times, he was not truly
asleep, but was, through half-closed eyes, watching
me, to see if I, in the slightest, moved. But in my
heart I know I had not broken position because he had
not given me permission to do so, because he had not
released me from his command. I was terribly afraid of
him. I was afraid to break position. I was obeying
him.”
Slave Girl of Gor, p. 35
”I had been commanded by a man. I obeyed immediately,
or did my best to obey. If a command needs to be
repeated, as the saying goes, the girl needs to be
punished.”
Dancer of Gor, p. 211
“‘Turn and approach me’, I said. ‘But I am naked’, she
said. ‘Do you wish for me to repeat a command?’ I
asked. She turned white. ‘No, Master’, she said.”
Explorers of Gor, p. 200
”If the girl thinks, however, that the command may
have been, say, an inadvertence, or mistake, or that
the master might relent, or something along these
lines, she might, say, beg or inquire. She is
reassured of the intent and seriousness of the command
if, for example, she is asked if the command need be
repeated, which eventually she will presumably be
anxious to avoid. If she has, sincerely, and not as a
girl's trick, not understood the command, or has not
heard it, or fears she may not have heard it
correctly, she may also inquire into the matter, of
course, and normally without penalty. In such cases
the repetition of a command is not regarded as cause
for discipline. A girl is seldom punished for trying
to be pleasing, at least at first. If her efforts
continue to fail, however, that is a different matter.
The whip is an absolutely marvelous instructional
device for improving female conduct.”
Dancer of Gor, pp. 211-12
“Punishment for having to repeat a command is always
at the option of the Master. For example, a command
might not be clearly heard, or might not be clear in
itself, or might appear inconsistent with the Master's
presumed intentions. Whether punishment is in order or
not is then a matter for judgment on the Master's
part.”
Magicians of Gor, p. 198
“It is customary in the kneeling position to remain a
few feet back from the male. The kneeling position,
itself, expresses the servitude of the slave, and her
submission. The distance serves three major purposes.
It symbolizes, in the distance, as well as in the
differential height, the social inferiority of the
slave to the master. It puts the slave in a position,
where all of her, for the Master's delight, can be
seen. A kneeling woman is incredibly beautiful. It
also puts enough space between the slave and the free
male so that the releasing of his rapacity is then
likely to require a decision, and is less likely to be
simply, reflexively, triggered. This is regarded as
being particularly important when the slave is in the
presence of a male who is not her Master. The kneeling
position, thus, interestingly, can occasionally
provide a measure of security, if not a tenuous one,
for the slave, tending to reduce, to some extent, the
frequency in which, in a culture with such
interpersonal proximities, she might be subjected to
unauthorized rape. This same tiny measure of
protection, of course, puts her in much greater danger
from her real Master, for he, observing her, seeing
her kneeling beautifully before him, can also delay in
his considerations as to her suitable exploitations.
How shall he use her? What shall he have her do, and
so on. To be sure, sometimes he simply takes her and
when he wants her and almost by reflexive whim. She is
his. The main reason why a slave kneels, of course,
aside from such subtle and complex considerations, is
simply that she is a slave, and that that position,
accordingly, is appropriate for her."
Dancer of Gor, p. 156-57
“The Gorean slave girl, incidentally, will space
herself from her master quite differently in different
situations. For example, if she is somewhat farther
away, it is easier for her to display herself in all
her beauty; if she wishes to wheedle for his caress
she may approach quite closely; if she is receiving
instructions she may kneel a few feet away; if she is
begging to serve his pleasure she may kneel at his
feet, perhaps kissing them, and holding his ankles;
obviously, too, a girl who fears she is to be
disciplined will commonly hang back; sometimes too, a
girl will fear to approach too closely until the
master, by an expression or small sign, indicates that
she is not in obvious disfavor and may do so.”
Explorers of Gor, p. 200
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Slaves are
valuable property. Even an untrained barbarian can be
sold to a mill as a weaving girl, or to a farmer as
field labor. If a man has a slave he does not want, he
simply gives her away, or sells her for what he can
get. There is no reason to kill her. Goreans tend to
be very practical, and as discussed above they do not
inflict pain just because they can. (Which is
different from inflicting pain to show that
they can, which is a valuable lesson for a slave girl
to learn.) And while a man might impose a rigorous and
detailed training program on a slave, especially if he
is a slaver who wishes to make a profit on her, if he
cannot get her to conform, he will rarely torture her.
Instead, he will just get rid of her and try another
girl.
It should be noted that
while there are male slaves on Gor, that submissive
men of the type common in the BDSM Scene are almost
unheard of. Gor is a harsh and cruel world: men
without dominant natures rarely get a chance to
produce offspring. This has selected for dominant men.
Beyond this, however, lies the Gorean belief that men,
over millions of years of evolution, have been
selected for dominance, and women for submission.
Anything else, even if it is a societal norm (as in
Western cultures on Earth) is a perversion of Nature
and a lie. Since Goreans abhor dishonesty, they react
very harshly to men who do not seek to exercise their
dominance, or at least avoid outright submission. It
cannot be overemphasized that a man who voluntarily
consented to being enslaved of his own free will would
be utterly repugnant to Goreans, free and slave, male
and female alike, and while a woman might own him, she
would mock and revile him, being disgusted by his
nature.
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Nature of Slavery |
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The Gorean word for slave girl is "kajira," plural "kajirae."
This does not indicate any specific sort of slave
girl, simply a slave girl in general. Some people make
a distinction between BDSM "slaves" and Gorean "kajirae,"
but this is incorrect. The word for an enslaved man is
"kajirus," plural "kajiri." This term appears to come
from a word in the language of the Wagon People, who
speak of a slave as being "clad kajir" when they wear
the traditional clothing of a slave in that culture.
Another word for slave girl is "sa’fora," which means
"daughter of the chain."
Slaves come in all varieties on Gor, from slaves who
were once Scribes or Physicians, and still perform
those sorts of services, to labor chains, made up of
enslaved men who do heavy work such as road building,
to personal slaves. Most slaves on Gor are women,
although most women on Gor are not slaves. Except for
special cases like the city of Tharna, or where a city
has just fallen in war, the normal ratio is one in
forty or fifty women enslaved.
Slave females are expected to use all of their
abilities to please their masters. Since one of the
most pleasurable things a man and woman can do
together is have sex, slaves are used often for sexual
purposes. On Gor, a woman subjected to sexual use as a
slave is not permitted to hold back or inhibit herself
in any way. Surprisingly to the Terran, but not to the
Gorean, the slave female finds that she cannot help
but respond deeply and powerfully to the use of a
master: her biological tendency to submission, when
allowed to manifest itself, rewards her with
extraordinary pleasure in sexual use and sexual drives
far beyond what the free woman can experience. Gorean
slave girls have been known to break their own bones
on the bars of their cages trying to touch a man when
they have been secured for a long time.
Given the above, there is a rich tradition of formal
and informal slave training techniques. A Pleasure
Slave, a slave whose primary purpose is to give
pleasure to men, will have been taught advanced sexual
technique, of course, but that is just the beginning.
She will also have been taught to prepare and serve
exquisite foods, to arrange flowers, the care and
maintenance of the household, how to dress, how to
walk, how to speak, and how to hold intelligent
conversations with men. Most Pleasure Slaves can play
one or more musical instruments and know several
formal dances. In effect, they are like Japanese
Geisha or ancient Greek hetarai. Their education is
quite rigorous and at great expense to their
owner/trainer. Girls who don’t learn well and quickly
are punished; girls who do learn their lessons
well may be rewarded (with candies or pastries, or
trips to see various events, and so forth).
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Dress |
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Kajirae are clad as their
master decrees. Of course, the body must be
protected from the elements: the kajirae of the
Inuit wear heavy furs when outdoors just as free
persons do. However, it is typical for a kajira to
wear as close to nothing as she can reasonably wear
so that her master may take pleasure in her beauty.
Tower slaves, the slaves of women or slaves who are
not typically expected to be physically appealing,
still wear attractive clothes. (Tower slaves are
similar to chatelaines, although she is by no means
exempt from sexual usage.) And it is well known to
Goreans that sometimes what a man cannot see is more
interesting than what he can: if a style of dress
which is more concealing makes a slave interesting
or enticing, she may dress that way if the master
permits.
In
most cities, it is the law that a slave must wear
some sort of token which she cannot remove.
Typically this is a steel collar. In the North, the
collar is usually a flat strap of iron around the
neck, either hinged and locked, or hammered around
the girl’s throat by a skilled Metal Worker. In the
south, the round or Turian collar, consisting of a
round rod bent into a circle and hinged and locked,
is used. Bracelets and anklets of steel are also
common. Belly chains may also be used, especially in
the case of "lure girls" who can have no outward
appearance of slavery.
Slaves on Gor are
also typically branded. The most common brand is the
Gorean letter "kef," which resembles a lower-case
cursive "k." The brand is typically an inch to an
inch and a half high, on the outer left thigh,
although it might be almost anywhere and be almost
anything. The brand is considered indelible proof of
slavery and any woman who is branded, even if
dressed in the Robes of Concealment, had best be
prepared to prove that she is free or face immediate
reduction to slavery and seizure by the State.
Disclaimer: Even the
strictest of lifestyle Goreans freely admit that the
method of branding used in the Chronicles WOULD NOT
WORK to produce a legible brand on human flesh and
would in fact be extremely dangerous. Branding as
described in the Chronicles should never be
performed on a human being. Only a trained and
experienced Iron Master should brand a human being.
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Behavior |
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Kajirae always and at all times must
maintain a pleasing and respectful demeanor. Unlike
the Terran submissive, there are no safe words, no
exceptions for non "scene" interactions. A kajira
who is not pleasing will be disciplined in any way
the master deems fit, from a harsh word to a severe
beating.
Slaves kneel in
the presence of the free. Slaves in the presence of
free men kneel with their legs apart, hands palm up
on their thighs, backs straight, heads up but eyes
lowered. This is the position known as nadu
or the position of the Pleasure Slave. Slaves in the
presence of free women kneel the same way, but keep
their knees together. This is sometimes referred to
as the position of the Tower Slave. Free women on
Gor also kneel, but they keep their legs tightly
together and their hands palms down. Men on Gor
typically sit cross-legged. Chairs are very rare on
Gor, usually used only by men in a position of
authority such as judges or Ubars, and are not
thought to be very comfortable.
Slaves refer to
all free men as "master" and all free women as
"mistress." There are no exceptions. Slaves do not
address the free by name without permission and even
then usually only when specifically ordered to do
so. This rule is much less universal than the former
and some men like to hear their names on the lips of
a slave girl. However, a wise slave girl addressing
a free person she did not know would not use their
name unless and until bidden, under any
circumstances, lest she find too late that the free
person in question did not care for it.
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Discipline |
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Typically, once a slave becomes accustomed to her
lot, she requires little discipline – because Gorean
men are not afraid to administer it. Traditionally
the Gorean slave is disciplined with the five-bladed
Gorean slave whip, a wide-bladed flogger. Although
this can be used to administer great pain, it does
not permanently injure or mark the slave, thereby
decreasing her value. Although discipline is usually
administered by the master, it is the right and
privilege of any free person to discipline any slave
for being displeasing, unless the owner’s wishes are
made clear that the slave not be disciplined. This
is actually thought to be very polite, as
disciplining a displeasing slave increases the value
of the slave for the owner.
Although Goreans
do not administer suffering for suffering’s sake, it
is common to occasionally discipline a slave girl
simply to remind her that she is subject to
discipline. She would be told this, of course, as
the discipline was administered, or it would not
have its desired effect, instead simply making the
slave fearful of random punishments. This forceful
reminder of the fact that she is owned sometimes
arouses strong feelings of submission, and hence
sexual desire, in slave girls. As one character puts
it: "It is not the whip, which hurts, that arouses
us. Rather, it is the knowledge that we are subject
to the whip. We are owned. We are slave."
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Sexual Use |
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Slaves are subject to sexual usage at any time, in
any way the master desires. Given the rarity of
disease on Gor and the efficacy of Gorean
contraception, this is often. Gorean slaves
experience a fantastic blooming of their capacity,
desire, and need for sex when they embrace their
submissive natures. Gorean men, once exposed to
slave sex, will not tolerate anything less from a
slave, and require enthusiasm and responsiveness.
If a man does not have his own slave, typically he
will go to a Paga tavern or similar establishment
where liquor is served. The slaves who serve the
liquor, usually a fiery liquid known as Paga which
is brewed from grain and served hot, are available
for the use of the customer when he buys a drink. To
attract customers, tavern owners will have several
attractive slaves, one or more of which is usually
also a dancer, and a place for slave dance, with
musicians and such. Dancers typically cost extra and
are not included with the drinks. The taverns have
small alcoves where a man can take a slave and use
her before returning to the floor for more drink. In
such Paga taverns, the price of the drink includes
the use of a girl for the remainder of the evening,
if the patron so desires. If a man cannot
afford even a Paga tavern, he can take his chances
on the street. Slaves called Coin Girls, with locked
strongboxes, walk in certain neighborhoods during
certain times of the evening. To use one, the man
deposits a tiny coin, which entitles him to one
usage of the girl. Or he can simply try to find an
unescorted slave girl walking the streets: unless
she is wearing an iron (chastity) belt, or otherwise
protected, a slave must submit to any man who orders
her. Given the voracious sexual appetites of slave
girls, it is not hard to find one who is temporarily
available and slip her into an alley or doorway for
a brief encounter. Detaining her overlong, however,
is stealing, as her master is entitled to her use
and availability.
It
is very common to bind slave girls for various
purposes, primarily to prevent their escape or
theft. However, it is also common to use them while
in bondage and any number of clever ties are in use
to facilitate this. Being bound and helpless
increases a slave girl’s feelings of submission and
therefore makes her even more responsive to the
touch of men.
Gorean men take great delight in pulling the maximum
possible sexual response out of a slave girl. The
logic is as follows:
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Slaves have an innate desire to be pleasing and to
submit.
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If their attempts to be pleasing are rewarded with
pleasure, they will then try even harder to be
pleasing, so as to increase their positive
rewards.
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Therefore, the more pleasure a girl feels, the
more pleasing she will try to be, and the greater
the pleasure she will give to the master.
The more she feels herself mastered, the more she
will be a slave. The more a slave she is, the more
the man will desire to master her. The man and the
woman are therefore directly reinforcing each other
and accepting and encouraging their biological
tendencies for the benefit of both.
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3rd Person Speech |
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Slaves occasionally speak in the third person in the
Gor books. They do this to emphasize that they are
not "persons:" they do not own themselves. They are
property. They are, philosophically as well as
literally, "things." Many "real life" slaves, when
forced to speak in the third person, have a visible
reaction to this forceful reminder of their status.
Many find it cumbersome as a full-time thing, and do
not insist on its use at all times. Girls who have
to interact with non-Goreans are at a decided
disadvantage switching back and forth because of the
conflict in their speech patterns. Its use when
decreed, or when the slave wishes to demonstrate her
slavery, is sufficient. There is more to showing
need than bellying and lifting one's hindquarters,
and subtle signs are no less valid than overt ones.
Online, where one
can and should think about everything one
says, as most people don't type anything like
as fast as they can talk, it is less stilting to the
girl's speech, it slows her down less, and it serves
as a visual reminder of her slavery when she is
denied the thousand physical demonstrations
(movement, tone of voice, expression) that a
real-life slave girl may manifest. As it is
harmless, and serves a worthwhile purpose, it is to
be encouraged, although it should not be mandatory,
as it requires a certain degree of literary ability
to use it non-monotonously. While Goreans do insist
that slave girls use their gifts to the fullest, it
is not logical to hold them responsible for gifts
they do not have.
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