This guide is to serve as a QUICK reference only and should not be used exclusively. Learning the foods and drinks of Gor, and the positions of a slave, are extremely important! Don't use this reference guide as your only training, as you'll be hurting your own learning and may be found displeasing by the Free.

 

FOOD  Bosk  Tabuk  Tarsk  Vulo  Parsit Fish  Black Bread  Sa-Tarna  Sa-Tarna Bread  Butter  Cheese  Sul  Larma  Ram-berries  Ta-Grapes  Tospits

DRINK  Ale  Bazi  Blackwine  Ka-la-na  Kal-da  Mead  Paga  Slave  SulPaga  Ta-wine

POSITIONS  NADU  TOWER  BARA  BELLY  DISPLAY  HEEL  LESHA/LEASH  SUBMISSION/COLLAR  WHIPPING  KNEELING to the WHIP

Bosk
This animal closely resembles the Yak of earth. Served roasted and sliced or as steaks. The milk is drinkable, used to make cheese and butter.
(Tarnsman of Gor, pg. 43) "The meat was a steak cut from the loin, a huge shaggy long horned bovine, meat is seared, as thick as the forearm of a Warrior on a small iron grill on a kindling of charcoal cylinders so that the thin margin on the outside was black, crisp and flaky sealed within by the touch of the fire-the blood rich flesh hot and fat with juice."

Tabuk
One horned, yellowish antelope, meat is then grilled
(Outlaw of Gor, pg. 76) "I thought of the yellow Gorean bread, baked in the shape of round, flat loaves, fresh and hot; my mouth watered for a tabuk steak or, perhaps, if I were lucky, a slice of roast tarsk, the formidable six-tusked wild boar of Gor's temperate forests. I smiled to myself, felt the sack of coins in my tunic, bent down and pushed the door open."

Tarsk
This meat is roasted, stuffed with Suls and Peppers, pork basically, served roasted or fried as bacon
(Outlaw of Gor, pg. 76) "I thought of the yellow Gorean bread, baked in the shape of round, flat loaves, fresh and hot; my mouth watered for a tabuk steak or, perhaps, if I were lucky, a slice of roast tarsk, the formidable six-tusked wild boar of Gor's temperate forests. I smiled to myself, felt the sack of coins in my tunic, bent down and pushed the door open."

Vulo
A small pigeon-like bird. Very small eggs are cooked by frying them in a large, flat pan. Several birds or many eggs make a meal, roasted and spiced.
(Outlaw of Gor, pg. 45) "She had been carrying a wicker basket containing vulos, a domesticated pigeon raised for eggs and meat."

Parsit Fish
Slender striped fish, can be fried, baked or broiled
(Beasts of Gor, pg. 38) "It is called the parsit current for it is followed by several varieties of migrating parsit, a small, narrow, usually striped fish. Sleen, interestingly, come northward with the parsit, their own migrations synchronized with those of the parsit, which forms for them their principal prey."

Black Bread
Baked soft and full flavored from Gorean grains, heavy and dark in color, served with clotted Bosk cream (butter) and/or honey.
(Hunters of Gor, pg. 13) "The great merchant galleys of Port Kar, and Cos, and Tyros, and other maritime powers, utilized thousands of such miserable wretches, fed on brews of peas and black bread, chained in the rowing holds, under the whips of slave masters, their lives measured by feedings and beatings, and the labor of the oar."

Sa-Tarna
A grain, yellow in color, a staple of Gor. Brewed into paga and also ground and used to bake the Sa-Tarna bread.
(Outlaw of Gor, pg. 19) "Far to my left I saw a splendid field of Sa-Tarna, bending beautifully in the wind, that tall yellow grain that forms a staple in the Gorean diet."

Sa-Tarna Bread
Made from sa-tarna grain. A rounded, flat loaf that is yellow in color, marked before baking, into six sections
(Outlaw of Gor, pg. 76) "I thought of the yellow Gorean bread, baked in the shape of round, flat loaves, fresh and hot; my mouth watered for a tabuk steak or, perhaps, if I were lucky, a slice of roast tarsk, the formidable six-tusked wild boar of Gor's temperate forests."

Butter
Churned from milk of the Bosk or the Verr.
(Marauders of Gor, pg. 156) "Accordingly there would be little field dunging to be done, there being no fields in the first place and no dung in the second; too, due to the absence of verr or bosk, butter would be in scarce supply."

Cheese
Made from milk of the Bosk or Verr.
(Assassin of Gor, pg. 168, Priest-Kings of Gor, pg. 63) "The Tarn Keeper, who was called by those in the tavern Mip, bought the food, bask steak and yellow bread, peas and Torian olives, and two golden-brown, starchy Suls, broken open and filled with melted bosk cheese."

Sul
Golden brown. Starchy. Tuberous root of the Sul plant (potatoes), served by roasting and filling with melted Bosk cheese.
(Slave Girl of Gor, pg. 134) "The Tarn Keeper, who was called by those in the tavern Mip, bought the food, bask steak and yellow bread, peas and Torian olives, and two golden-brown, starchy Suls, broken open and filled with melted bosk cheese."

Larma
Fruit with a hard shell, brittle and easily broken, which encloses a fleshy endocarp, juicy and succulent, delicious. Larma or other fruit may be offered by a kneeling slave to her Master in plea for his sexual use of her.
(Renegades of Gor, pg. 437) "The larma is lucious. It has a rather hard shell but the shell is brittle and easily broken. Within, the fleshy endocarp, the fruit, is delicious, and very juicy. Sometimes, when a woman is referred to as a "larma," it is suggested that her hard or frigid exterior conceals a rather different sort of interior, one likely to be quite delicious. Once the shell has been broken through or removed, irrevocably, there is, you see, exposed, soft, vulnerable, juicy and helpless, the interior, in the fruit, the fleshy endocarp, in the woman, the slave."

Ram-berries
Small reddish fruit not unlike tiny plums, with many small edible seeds
(Captive of Gor, pg. 207) "A guard was with us, and we were charged with filling our leather buckets with ram-berries, a small, reddish fruit with edible seeds, not unlike tiny plums, save for the many small seeds."

Ta-Grapes
Edible purple fruit, the size of a small plum, from which Ta-wine is made, usually from Cos.
(Priest-Kings of Gor, pg. 45) "The meal was completed by a handful of grapes and a draught of water from the wall tap. The grapes were purple and, I suppose, Ta grapes from the lower vineyards of the terraced island of Cos some four hundred pasangs from Port Kar."

Tospits
Yellow in color, small, citrus-like fruit about the size of a plum. They are bitter, but edible. Often, they are dried/candied.
(Marauders of Gor, pg. 102) "I do not care too much for tospits, as they are quite bitter. Some men like them. They are commonly used, sliced and sweetened with honey, and in syrups, and to flavor, with their juices, a variety of dishes."

Drinks
Below are the most commonly requested drinks in a Gorean channel:

Ale (tankard): brewed from the grains of Gor and hops (as on earth); drawn from a caske of ale, either cold from cold room or room temp.

"The Forkbeard himself now, from a wooden keg, poured a great tankard of ale, which must have been of the measure of five gallons. Over this he then closed his fist. It was the sign of the hammer, the sign of Thor. The tankard then, with two great bronze handles, was passed from hands to hands among the rowers. The men threw back their heads and, the liquid spilling own their bodies, drank ale. It was the victory ale." (Marauders of Gor, page 82)

Bazi Tea(three tiny cups or three heavy glasses for ceremonial serve, otherwise pottery cup)  The tea ceremony on mIRC has grown into a lavish offering, the first cup of tea offered representing the past, the second cup representing the present, the third representing the sweet promise of the future.

Make me tea,' I said." "...'Is it ready?' I asked. I looked at the tiny copper kettle on the small stand. A tiny kaiila-dung fire burned under it. A small, heavy, curved glass was nearby, on a flat box, which would hold some two ounces of the tea. Bazi tea is drunk in tiny glasses,  usually three at a time, carefully measured. She did not make herself tea, of course."...... "She lifted the kettle from the fire and, carefully, poured me a tiny glass of tea. I took the glass."  (Tribesman of Gor, page 139)

Blackwine(small cups is the norm, sometimes asked for in bowls)
IRC hint: The expression "second slave," indicates to the serving slave that One does not wish creams or sugars with blackwine.  Blackwine served "first slave" is described below and indicates sugars and cream added. Blackwine beans are from the Mountains of Thentis and quite expensive in trade value at the Gorean market.

"From one side a slave girl, barefoot, bangled, in sashed, diaphanous, trousered chalwar, gathered at the ankles, in tight, red silk vest, with bare midriff, fled to Him, with the tall, gracefull, silvered pot containing the black wine. She was veiled. She knelt, replenishing the drink. Beneath  the veil I saw the metal of her collar. I had not thought to have such fortune. She did not look at me.  She returned to her place with the pot of black wine. Ibn Saran lifted another finger. From the side  there hastened to him another girl, a fair skinned, red haired girl. She, too, wore veil, vest, chalwar, bangles, collar. She carried a tray, on which were various spoons and sugars. She knelt, placing her tray on the table. With a tiny spoon, its tip no more than a tenth of hort in diameter, she placed four measures of white sugar, and six of yellow, in the cup; with two stirring spoons, one for the white sugar, another for the yellow, she stirred the beverage after each measure. She then held  the cup to the side of her cheek, testing its temperature; Ibn Saran glanced at her; she, looking at him, timidly kissed the side of the cup and placed it before him. Then, her head down, she withdrew." (Tribesman of Gor, page 88 and 89)

Ka-la-na(goblet or cup or bowl if mulled (as kal-da)& heated)
*Ka-la-na a potent red wine, made from the fruit of ka-la-na; the white wine is usually served chilled, the red at room temperature and bottled and corked.  Fill the goblet at the Masters feet, then offer it up.
*Mulled ka-la-na or heated ka-la-na, with mulling spices is usually garnished with a piece of ka-la-na fruit or tospit, served in a goblet or bowl.

Dry red or white full bodied as the earth wine, symbolizes romantic love and is reported to have an aphrodisiac effect on females. Made from the fruit of the ka-la-na tree.

"I went to his locker near the mat and got out his Ka-la-na flask, taking a long draught myself and then shoving it into his hands. He drained the flask in one drink and wiped his hand across his beard, stained with the red juice of the fermented drink."(Tarnsman of Gor, page 168)

Kal-da(pottery or wooden bowl or "pot")
"Kal-da is a hot drink, almost scalding, made of diluted Ka-la-na wine, mixed with citrus juices and stinging spices."    (Outlaw of Gor, page 76)
Served from a cauldron or pot upon the hearth, ladled to the bowl.

Kalda is a hot drink, almost scalding, made of diluted kalana wine, mixed with citrus juices and stinging spices. I did not care much for the mouth warming concoction, but it was popular with some of the lower castes, particularly those who performed strenuous manual labor. I expected its popularity was due more to its capacity to warm a man and stick to his ribs , and to its cheapness (a poor grade of Ka-la-na wine being used in its brewing) than to any gustatory excellence.
Moreover, where there was Kal-da there should be bread and meat. I thought of the yellow Gorean bread, baked in the shape of round, flat loaves, fresh and hot; My mouth watered for a tabuk steak or, perhaps, if I were lucky, a slice of roast tarsk, the formidable six tusked wild boar of Gor`s temperate forests. (Outlaw of Gor, page 76)

Mead(horn or tankard)
The preferred drink of the Torvaldslanders (far northern region of Gor). The Jarls  will ask for a 'horn of mead'.  Brewed from fermented honey, thick, sweet and much like a dark lager of earthern pubs.  Served from caskes of mead, either room temp (the norm) or cold from the cold room.  Can be simmered upon the hearth.

"Bera went to the next man , to fill his cup with the mead, from the heavy hot tankard, gripped with cloth, which she carried. " (Marauders, page 278)

Paga(three-legged paga bowl (the norm) a cup or "pot")
Served from a large steaming kettle if desired hot, or a bottle from the racks if room temp. A strong, fermented drink brewed from the yellow grains of Gors staple crop, Sa-Tarna. Perhaps like the earthen 'moonshine' or '100 percent grain alcohol'.

"Does Master desire ought?" asked a black girl, kneeling before me, a paga slave of the establishment. "Paga" I said to her. She rose to her feet and went to the vat behind the counter. I sat down, cross legged, behind a low table, from which vantage point I could see the girl lying on the floor, she covered in the beggar's aba." (Explorers of Gor, page 132)

Slave wine(glass or goblet)
As same as earthen wine with the variation noted below:
"Slave wine is bitter, intentionally so ... its effect lasts more than a Gorean month. I did not wish the females to conceive. A female slaves is taken off slave wine ony when it is her Master's intention to breed her." (Marauders of Gor,pages 23-24)

Sul Paga(cup or three legged bowl)
Served from the bottle... clear liquid alcohol and very strong as described below:

"Sul paga is, when distilled, though the Sul itself is yellow, as clear as water. The Sul is a tuberous root of the Sul plant; it is a Gorean staple. He could have been commenting only on the potentcy of the drink, for Sul paga is almost tasteless. One does not guzzle Sul paga."(Slave Girl of Gor, page 134)

Ta wine(goblet)
Served from a bottle and either at room temp from the racks or cold, found in bottles  in the cold room.  Reddish in color and made from ta-grapes.

"It was Ta wine, from the Ta grapes of the terraces of Cos...In the last year heavy import duties had been levied by the high council of Vonda against the wines of certain other cities, in particular against the Ka-la-nas of Ar." (Fighting Slave of Gor, page 306)
 

Positions
Below are the most often used positions of a slave in a Gorean channel:
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NADU
The slavegirl kneels with thighs spread wide, back held straight or arched slightly, breasts thrust forward, head held high with eyes lowered, sitting back on heels, hands resting palms up or palms down on thighs. Palms up was considered a plea for rape in some circumstances.

"Come now, my pretty slaves"; said Ginger, "kneel straight, back straight, heads up. Back on your heel there! Spread those pretty knees. Yes, that is the way men like it. Put your hands, palms down, on your thighs, Good. Good. Excellent! The girls now knelt in the coffle as pleasure slaves.
Savages of Gor, pg. 155
 

TOWER
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 an 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.

BARA
This position is used for a variety of reasons, sometimes as punishment. On stomach, face down and turned to the left with wrists crossed behind back. Ankles are crossed, as well, as if for binding.

"Bara!" he snapped. I flung myself to my belly in the grass, putting my hands behind me, wrists crossed, and crossing my ankles, too. I lay there in confusion, in obedience. He went to pick up the binding fiber which had been removed from my ankles by Tupita, from my wrists, a bit before, by himself. I had been spared! He returned to crouch over me. Tightly then were my wrists and ankles tied. He knew well how to tie women. "Oh!" I said, my ankles were pulled up and fastened to my wrists. He then pulled me to my knees and I knelt helplessly, closely and perfectly bound, before him. "
Dancer of Gor, pg. 415

BELLY
Slave falls to the floor face down, forehead resting flat on the surface, arms at sides, legs widely spread, crawls to the Master on belly.

DISPLAY
Stands, feet about shoulders width apart, fingers laced behind the neck with elbows back, head up and eyes lowered.

HEEL
The slave goes to the Master's left if He is right handed, right if left handed and about one and a half paces behind Him. She follows His movements from that point staying the measured distance behind Him.

LESHA/LEASH
The slave kneels, thighs well parted, back straight or slightly arched, head held high, chin tilted to the left, hands at back with wrists crossed. This position is used to clip a leash onto the collar or for simple display/inspection of a slave girl.

"Lesha," snapped the second officer to the blond girl. She spun from facing him, and lifted her chin, turning her head to the left, placing her wrists behind her, as though for snapping them into slave bracelets.
Explorers of Gor, pg. 76

SUBMISSION/COLLAR
Sometimes referred to as the collaring position or posture of female submission. In this position the slave kneels at the Master's feet and leans her body back, sitting upon her heels, with her arms extended upward, crossed at the wrists, and her head beneath them lowered in supplication.

"Assume the posture of female submission," I told her. She did so, kneeling back on her heels, her arms extended, wrists crossed, her head between them, down. She was weeping.
Tribesmen of Gor, pg. 359

WHIPPING /KNEELING TO THE WHIP
The slave quickly drops to knees, and place forehead to the floor, hips raised high, cross arms across belly, fingers gripping your sides.

I went to Targo, trembling, and knelt at his feet... I crossed my wrists beneath me and touched my head to the floor, exposing the bow of my back. It is the submissive posture of a slave girl who is to be punished. It is called Kneeling to the Whip."
Captive of Gor, pg. 200
 
 

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