continued Player (noun): a member of a caste-like society who plays Kaissa professionally; their caste colors are red and yellow Pleasure Garden (noun): an area in which wealthy Gorean men keep their slavegirls; roughly akin to the harem of the Arab countries of Earth pleasure rack (noun): a device, ranging in complexity from a grid of ropes in a wooden frame to a moveable, adjustable frame with chains, for the display and sexual use of slavegirls and captive free women pleasure silk (noun): sheer, clingy form of silk worn only by slavegirls; wraps like a pareau, with a disrobing loop at the left shoulder Pleasure Slave (noun): a slavegirl whose main function is sexual servitude to her master; traditionally, she kneels with her knees spread wide, and her hands either resting on her thighs or, in some cities, crossed behind her, ready for binding pot girl (noun): a slavegirl whose main function is cooking and other menial tasks; used disparagingly Pride (noun): a military unit consisting of 100 Warriors pride veil (noun): the third veil worn by free women; worn under the house veil and over the veil of the citizeness Priest-King (noun): the Earth translation of the Gorean term 'Sardar' Prition (noun): title of a treatise on bondage written by Clearchus of Cos. prostrate position (noun): the slave kneels, bows her head, leans forward and touches her forehead to the floor, stretches her arms out before her with palms face down and fingers spread.                                                                                   -Q- quala (noun): small, dun-colored, 3-toed mammal with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair; pl. qualae quiva (noun): pl. quivas; long double edge throwing/fighting knives of the Wagon Peoples.                                                                                  -R- ram-berries (noun): small, succulent berries ram-ship (noun): war galley, having up to 3 banks of oars as well as masts and sails; named for the battering rams on the prow rarius (noun; pl.rarii): warrior Raviri (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai ravishment lamp (noun): a small tharlarion- oil lamp, found in the chamber of a master; its soft glow is sufficient to illuminate a slavegirl as she is raped Red Hunters (noun): the peoples who inhabit the Gorean arctic; in appearance and culture, they are similar to the Eskimos of Earth Red Savages (noun): the peoples to inhabit the plains area (Barrens) of Gor; in appearance and culture, they are similar to the American Indians of Earth rence (noun): a tufted, reed-like plant that grows in the marshes; used for making paper; also has an edible pith. rence paper (noun): papyrus rep (noun): a fiber plant similar to cotton repcloth (noun): rough fabric woven from the fibers of the rep plant; analogous to cotton muslin? river shark (noun): a narrow, black, vicious, carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin, which inhabits the rivers of Gor Robes of Concealment (noun): the mode of dress favored by free women in some of the larger city-states (i.e. Ar, Ko-ro-ba, Turia, etc.); it consists of one or more hooded robes of heavy brocade, or other opaque fabric, plus up to five face veils round ships (noun): heavy cargo & passenger ships, having up to 3 banks of 10 oars to a side; not as swift or maneuverable as ram- ships, having a keel-to-beam ratio of 6:1; has 2 rudders, and 2 permanent, lateen-rigged masts; carries a crew of 20-25 free men, plus up to 200 oar-slaves.                                                                                  -S- sa (noun): life sa (noun): daughter Sa-eela (noun): one of the most sensual and erotic of slave dances; it consists of five distinct portions; belongs to the class of slave dance known as Lure Dances of the Love- Starved Slavegirl. sajel (noun):a drug which causes harmless pustules to erupt on the body; in combination with gieron, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague salt shark (noun): a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw, several rows of triangular teeth, a sickle- like tail, and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari. sand kaiila: (noun) see kaiila. san (adj.): one; fem. sana sa'ng (adj.): without sa-fora (noun; lit. 'chain-daughter'): slavegirl sa'ng-fori (noun; lit. 'without chains'): freedom Salerian Confederation (noun): an alliance of 4 cities - Ti, Port Olni, Lara, and Vonda - formed to rid the Olni River of pirates & to protect inland shipping sar (noun): king Sardar (noun): priest-kings, large (c. 8 ft. tall) intelligent insects who are the true rulers of Gor; the mountain range where the Priest- Kings live Sardar Fairs (noun): huge fairs held 4 times each year at the foot of the Sardar Mountains; they coincide with the equinoxes and solstices (En'Kara, En'Var, Se'Kara, & Se'Var); for the during of the Fair, the area is neutral territory: no one may be enslaved at the Fair (though slaves captured elsewhere may be sold), & no blood may be spilled; serves as a trading point for information and merchandise; every Gorean is required to visit the Fair at least once before the age of 25 Sa-Tarna (noun; lit. 'life-daughter'): grain, specifically wheat Sa-Tassna (noun; lit. 'life-mother'): meat; food in general Schendi (noun): a port city just south of the equator, having a population of c. 1 million citizens; is the base of operations for the League of Black Slavers Scribes, Caste of (noun): the caste concerned with history, accounting, record-keeping, etc.; one of the five High Castes which make up Gorean government; their caste color is blue se (adj.): second Second Knowledge (noun): the education available to the higher castes; it is more esoteric, and includes knowledge of Earth second slave (phrase): referring to the serving of black wine, it indicates that the consumer prefers to drink it without sugar or milk; from the fact that the sugar and milk are placed in the cup by one slave before the beverage is poured into the cup by a second slave second wine (noun): see breeding wine Se'Kara (noun; lit. 'second turning'): the seventh month of the Gorean calendar, that of the autumnal equinox, roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of September Selnar (noun): the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ko-ro-ba and some other cities) sereem diamonds (noun): a transparent mineral which is precious because of its rarity; is red with flecks of white Se'Var (noun; lit. 'second resting'): the tenth month of the Gorean calendar, that of the winter solstice, roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of December. she-quadrupled, modality of (noun): an instruction whereby the slave performs her regular duties upon hands and knees without benefit of the use of her hands. In this mode she may not rise to her feet and may only use her mouth and teeth to grasp and manipulate objects. she-sleen position (noun/position): also known as "assuming the modality of the she-quadrupled." In this position the slave falls to her hands and knees, her head down on the floor, her hindquarters upthrust for viewing and/or her Master's usage. she-urts (noun; short for 'she-urts of the wharves'): homeless free girls - runaways, vagabonds, orphans, etc. - who live near the canals in port cities, surviving by scavenging, begging, stealing, and sleeping with paga attendants; they sleep wherever they find space, and usually wear a brief tunic instead of Robes of Concealment shipping collar (noun): a loose, generic collar worn by slaves when being shipped as cargo shu (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from oriental calligraphy; represents the sh sound sidge (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from cuneiform side-block girl (noun): a slavegirl sold for a fixed price from the side block of a slave auction house, instead of auctioned from the main block; used disparagingly silk girl (noun): term used by those of Torvaldsland to denote a slavegirl from the southern cities; often used disparagingly silk slave (noun): a male pleasure slave; usually in attendance on a free woman sim plant (noun): a rambling, tangled vine-like plant with huge, rolling leaves, raised in the pasture chambers of the Nest sip root (noun): a bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine sirik (noun): a arrangement of chains used to display a slavegirl rather than confine her; it consists of a collar, to which about five feet of chain is attached; part-way down the chain is a pair of manacles, and the chain terminates in a set of shackles slave bells (noun): tiny bells which give off a sensual shimmer of sound; threaded by the dozen on thongs or chains, they may be tied or locked around a girl's ankles or wrists, or attached to her collar; are worn or removed only at the whim of a master slave belly (noun): the area of the abdomen around the navel; so called because only slavegirls expose their navels slave box (noun): 1) small, square (3x3') iron box, with a door having a viewing aperture of 7"x1/2" in the middle, and a pass-through of 12x2" at the base; a punishment device for slaves; 2) a small ventilated box, barely large enough to contain a slave, sometimes used in the transport & delivery of slaves after purchase slave bracelets (noun): manacles; there are 3 links between the wristrings slave cage (noun): a small cage, just big enough for a slavegirl to sit or curl up, in which she may be placed as cargo slave dance (noun): any of the sensuous and lascivious dances performed by slavegirls to entertain their masters; designed to display the sexual heat of the performer, and invite her use by masters; dances include the Belt Dance, Chain Dance, Dance of the 6 Thongs, Sa-eela, Tile Dance (performed on red tiles), Tether Dance. slave goad (noun): an electrical device, much like a cattle prod, used for controlling and disciplining slaves slave heat (noun): the intense need and passion of a slavegirl slave hobble (noun): a chain consisting of a wrist-ring and an ankle-ring joined by 7" of chainl it is fastned on one ankle and the opposite wrist slave hood (noun): a leather hood, having no opening for eyes, mouth, or ears, which covers a slave's entire head; usually has a gag attachment Slave Lips, or Lips (noun): the pursing of a slavegirl's lips as for kissing; often used as a command. slave mat (noun): a course mat to which area a slavegirl may be ordered for discipline or rape; the girl may not leave the mat unless permitted by her master slave oval (noun): a method of chain a slavegirl consisting of a hinged iron loop which locks around her waist, with two sliding wrist- rings and a welded ring in the middle of the back slave pole (noun): imaginary pole that 'transfixes' a dancing girl, by which she is 'held' during her dance slave porridge (noun): a cold, unsweetened mixture of water and Sa-Tarna meal, on which slaves are fed; in Torvaldsland, it is called 'bond-maid gruel', and often mixed with pieces of chopped parsit fish slave perfume (noun): perfumes designed to be worn by slavegirls; they are heavier and more sensual than those designed for free women slave rag (noun): see Ta-Teera slave rape (noun): the sexual use of a slavegirl; may be either tender or brutal, casual or deliberate slave ring (noun): a heavy iron ring, c. 1' in diameter, to which a slave may be secured for security, discipline, or any other reason; often found in floors, interior & exterior walls (either 1' or 3' above the ground), attached to the foot of a master's sleeping couch, etc. slave steel (noun): generic term for collars, chains, siriks, etc. worn by slaves slave strap (noun): heavy strap or belt which buckles behind the wearer's back; in front, there is a metal plate with a welded ring, through which passes the 4 hort (5") chain of a pair of slave bracelets; designed to keep the wearer's hand before his body slave veil (Noun): a small triangle of diaphanous yellow silk, worn across the bridge of the nose and covering the lower half of the face; it parodies the heavy veils worn by free women, as it conceals nothing and often arouses the lust of masters slave wagon (noun): a flat-bedded, barred wagon, like a large cage with a door in the rear, in which many slaves may be transported at one time, their ankles chained to a bar that runs down the center of the floor; tarpaulins are often used to cover the cage & hide the cargo; analogous to an old-fashioned Earth circus wagon slave wine :(noun) a black, bitter beverage that acts as a contraceptive; its effect is instantaneous and lasts for well over a month; can be counter-acted with a another, sweet-tasting beverage Slavers, Caste of (noun): the sub-caste of the Merchants, one who deals in human merchandise; their caste colors are blue and yellow Slaver's Caress (noun): a method of touching, without warning, a slavegirl who is being sold in order to exhibit her slave heat for potential buyers; also known as the Whip Caress, as it is commonly done using a coiled whip. Slavers, League of Black (noun): a branch of the Caste of Slavers; they work out of Schendi and its environs Slaver's Necklace (noun): fanciful term for a coffle of slavegirls slee (noun): a rodent which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi sleen (noun): a ferocious feline, some 20 feet long, having 6 legs and 2 rows of teeth; there are four types: the prairie sleen, which is tawny; the forest sleen, which is black or brown; the aquatic sea sleen; and the white snow sleen; can be domesticated for herding and tracking Sleen (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens slime worm (noun): a long, slow, blind worm which inhabits the caverns below the Nest in the Sardar; scavenges the remains of the Golden Beetles kills sorp (noun): a shellfish, common esp. in the Vosk river, similar to an oyster; like an oyster, it manufactures pearls Stabilization Serums (Proper name): a series of medical injections which, among other things, retards the aging process; an invention of the Priest-Kings, approved by them for use by humans; administered in 4 injections stimulation cage (noun): an ornate, fairly roomy cage, furnished comfortably with fabrics of all kinds, furs, cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry, etc. in which a naked slavegirl in training may be housed; its purpose is to awaken her senses, esp. the tactile senses, to everything in the world around her, so that she may be more pleasing to masters; in addition, it is just too short for her to stand upright, so that her head is always inclined in a gesture of submission Stone (measurement): a unit of measurement equal to 4 Earth pounds Stones (noun): a guessing game in which one player must guess whether the number of stones hed in the fist of the second player is odd or even Street of Brands (Place Name): the city or area in a given city where slavers conduct their business Street of Coins (Place Name): the street or area in a given city where banking and other financial transactions take place street veil (noun): the outermost veil worn by free women; worn over the house veil when leaving the house submission mat (noun): a scarlet mat, used in Tharna, on which a free woman, naked and bound with yellow cords, must submit as slave to her master, first hearing him recite a ritual poem, then yielding physically sul (noun): starchy, golden-brown, vine-borne fruit; principal ingredient in sullage sul (noun): a tuberous vegetable similar to the potato; often served sliced and fried sul paga (noun): alcoholic beverage made from suls; akin to vodka sula (command; lit. 'back'?): at this command, a slavegirl will lie on her back, her hands at her sides, palms up, and with her legs spread wide. Sula-ki (command): In this position the slave lies back on the floor with her hands along her sides, in the same position as sula, but this time the slave rises her hips off the floor offering herself for her Master's pleasure. sullage (noun): a soup made prinicipally from suls, tur-pah, and kes, along with whatever else may be handy. Sun Lances (noun): a warrior society of the Sleen tribe of Red Savages Swamp Spiders (Proper Name): man-sized acrachnids which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Cur-lon Fiber, which is used in the textile mills of Ar                                                                                   -T- Ta-Teera (noun): a one-piece, sleeveless, short slave garment; also called the slave rag Ta-Thassa (phrase; lit. 'to the sea'): ritual phrase invoked during a libation offering of wine, oil, and salt made to Thassa tabor (noun): a small drum tabuk (noun): a kind of antelope, being yellow in color and having a single horn Tajuks (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai Ta'Kara (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars Tal (noun): greetings; often accompanied with a salute performed by raising the right hand to shoulder level, palm inward talender (noun): delicate, yellow-petaled meadow flower, symbolic of feminine love and beauty; a crown of talendars is often worn by a free woman during the Companionship ceremoney; worn in a slavegirl's hair, it is a silent plea for her to be raped talmit (noun): headband talu (noun): a unit a measure equalling 2 gallons taluna (noun; lit. 'panther girl'): a free woman who lives as a hunter in small tribes of 15-100 members; they roam the southern jungles of Gor tar (preposition): to Ta-Sardar-Gor (lit. 'To the Priest-Kings of Gor'): ritual phrase recited during the pre- banquet libation in which a few grains of meal, colored salt, and a few drops of wine are placed in a fire; the equivalent of saying grace tarn (noun): crested, hawk-like bird large enough to be ridden; used in battle and in racing tarn cot (noun): building in which domesticated tarns are housed tarn disk, copper (noun): a unit of currency tarn disk, gold (noun): a unit of currency, of the highest value on Gor; also made in double-weight; many cities on Gor mint their own money, but the gold tarn disk of Ar is the standard for much of Gor tarn goad (noun): an electrical device, much like a cattle prod, used for controlling tarns; is c. 20" long tarn ship (noun): a type of ram-ship, being long and narrow, with a shallow draft, a straight keel, a single lateen-rigged mast, and a single bank of oars; at the prow, below the waterline, is a ram shaped like a tarn's head; it also carries light catapults, shearing blades, and other weaponry tarn wire (noun): razor wire strung between the walls of a city to protect it from aerial attack tarna (noun): daughter tarsk (noun): a) porcine animal akin to the Earth pig, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail; b) copper coin that is the whole coin of least value, equalling 10 tarsk bits tarsk, giant (noun): large cousin of the tarsk, standing 10 hands high at the shoulder tarsk, silver (noun): a coin worth 100 copper tarsks tarsk bit (noun): a copper coin worth from 1/10 to 1/4 of a copper tarsk, depending on the city which mints the coin Tashid (Proper Name): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai Tassa powder (noun): a reddish powder, usually mixed with red wine, which renders the consumer unconscious tassna (noun): mother tasta (noun): founding, as of a city Ta-Teera (noun): similar to a slave tunic, but more ragged and revealing; often referred to as the 'slave rag' Tatrix (Title): the female ruler of the city of Tharna tau (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'T' (?) tef (noun): a unit of measure, consisting of a handful of whatever produce (such as dates) is being weighed; 6 tefs equal one tefa tefa (noun): 1) a unit of measure equalling 6 tefs, or handfuls; 5 tefas equal 1 huda; 2) a small basket telekint (noun): a plant of the Tahari; its roots, mashed & mixed with water, provide a red dye tem (noun): a tree which produces a black wood that is very strong; ebony? tenth ahn (noun): tenth 'hour', the Gorean noon teslik (noun): a plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine tharlarions (noun): one of several types of large, carnivorous reptiles, some of which have been domesticated; it's fat is rendered to provide lamp oil; see also mamba tharlarion, broad (noun): sluggish tharlarion used as draft animals; herbivorous tharlarion, high (noun): agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding; like T. rex, they have very short, almost useless, forlegs; carnivorous tharlarion, river (noun): extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges tharlarion, rock (noun): a small reptile of the Tahari tharlarion boots (noun): high boots of soft leather worn by riders of high tharlarion to protect their legs from the abrasive hides of their mounts Thassa (noun): the sea Third Knowledge (noun): that which, if it exists, is reserved for the Priest-Kings; first theorized to exist by Tarl Cabot. Thieves, Caste of (noun): the caste of those who make their living by stealing, robbery, picking pockets, etc.; exists only in Port Kar Ti (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai tibit (noun): a small, thin-legged bird which lives on tiny mollusks found on the shores of Thassa; sandpiper? Tola, Feast of (noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Nuptial Flight of the Mother Tolam, Feast of (noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Deposition of the First Egg Tolama, Feast of (noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Hatching of the First Egg toos (noun): a crab-like organism with overlapping plating; inhabits the Nest and scavenges on discarded fungus spores tor (noun): light Tor-Tu-Gor (noun; lit. 'light upon the Home Stone'): the sun torvis (noun): fire tospit (noun): a bitter, juicy citrus fruit; two varieties, the long and short. The long variety is know to have an even number of seeds, while the short variety has an odd number. Tower Slave (noun): a state slavegirl in any of the cities of Gor; her duties in the apartment cylinders are largely domestic; traditionally, she kneels with her knees together & with her wrists crossed in front of her, as if for binding tu (noun): on; upon tu (phrase): you are; 2nd Person Singular. Tuchuk (noun): one of the four tribes of the Wagon Peoples; their standard is a representation of 4 bosk horns tufted fisher (noun): a waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi tumit (noun): large flightless bird, about the size of an ostrich, having an 18'-long hooked beak; carnivorous tun (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from demotic Egyptian tur (noun): a reddish tree having a large trunk Turia (Place Name): a major city-state of Gor, located south of the equator; named for the single Tur tree found at the bank of the stream by which it was built; celebrates the New Year at the summer solstice; often referred to as the 'Ar of the South' tur-pah (noun): an edible tree parasite with curly, red, ovate leaves; grows on the tur tree; a main ingredient in sullage twentieth ahn (noun): twentieth 'hour', the Gorean midnight                                                                                   -U- ubar (noun): war chief ubar san (noun, lit. ‘high ubar’ or ‘one ubar’): war chief chosen to be supreme commander of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples ubara (noun): the Free Companion (consort) of a ubar ubarate (noun): the territory governed by a ubar ul (noun): giant carnivorous pterodactyl urt (noun): a small, silken-furred rodent akin to the Earth rat; it has three rows of teeth, two tusks, and two horns urt, ground (noun): a small rodent which inhabits the floor of the rainforests inland of Schendi urt, leaf (noun): a small tree-dwelling rodent, having 4 toes, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; tree sloth? urt, tree (noun): a small tree-climbing rodent found in the rainforests inland of Schendi Urt Soldiers (noun): a warrior society of the Yellow Knife tribe of Red Savages                                                                                    -V- val (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from demotic Egyptian var (noun): resting var (conj.): where vart (noun): blind, bat-like flying rodent, about the size of a small dog vart, jungle (noun): a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi veck (verb): stand veil (noun): a covering or coverings for the face, worn by free women in many city-states; up to five are worn see also house veil, last veil, pride veil, street veil, veil of the citizeness veil of the citizeness (noun): the second of the veils worn by free women; worn under the pride veil and over the last veil veminium (noun): a bluish wildflower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes veminium, desert (noun): small, purplish flower found in the Tahari; used in perfumes verr (noun): a mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile, ill-tempered, with long hair and spiraling horns; source of a form of wool; it milk is potable, as well as being used for cheese viktel (noun): triumph Vosk League (noun): an alliance of 19 towns (Fina, Forest Port, Hammerfest, Iskander, Jasmine, Jort's Ferry, Point Alfred, Port Cos, Ragnar's Hamlet, Sais, Siba, Sulport, Tafa, Tancred's Landing, Tetrapoli, Turmus, Ven, Victoria, White Water) formed to keep the Vosk River clear of pirates & to promote trade Voyages of Acquisition (noun): voyages made to Earth by the Priest-Kings to gather biological samples; this perhaps accounts for the similarity in many animals, as well as in language and culture, between Earth and Gor vulo (noun): a tawny-colored poultry bird, similar to a pigeon, which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs                                                                                   -W- wader, ring-necked (noun): a variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi wader, yellow-legged (noun): a variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi Wagon Peoples (noun): four nomadic tribes that wander the Plains of Turia with their immense herds of bosk Waiting Hand (noun): the 5-day period between the 12th Passage Hand and the beginning of the New Year, which begins on the Vernal Equinox walking chains (noun): adjustable chains fastened on the ankles of a slavegirl to train her to walk with the length of stride preferred by her master. Walking chains can be spaced anywhere between two (2) and twenty-two (22) inches. May also be used to hobble a slave. Warriors, Caste of (noun): the caste which includes infantry, tharlarion cavalry, and tarnsmen; one of the five High Castes which make up Gorean government, and as such the military branch of the government; their caste color is red Warrior's Pace (noun): a slow jog that can be maintained for hours Weight (noun: a unit of measurement equal to 10 Stone, or 40 Earth pounds Whip Caress (noun): see Slaver's Caress Whip of the Furs (noun): a method of disciplining slavegirls by rape rather than by flogging; esp. popular in Torvaldsland Whip Knife (noun): a whip with razors embedded in the tip wingfish (noun): tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia                                                                                 -X-                                                                                 -Y- Yellow-Kaiila Riders (noun): a warrior society of the Kaiila tribe of Red Savages Yellow Knives (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens                                                                                 -Z- zad (noun): a large, broad-winged, black-&- white bird with a long, narrow, yellowish, hooked beak, found in the Tahari; they scavenge on carrion; similar to the Earth vulture zad, jungle (noun): a cousin of the Tahari zad; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi zadit (noun): a small, tawny-feathered, sharp- billed bird of the Tahari; insectivorous, feeding on sand flies and other similar insects; they often land a kaiila and spend long periods hunting the sand flies that infest the host animal Zar (noun): a boardgame of the Tahari; the board is marked like a Kaissa board, but the pieces - 9 per player and called 'pebbles' - are placed at the intersections of the lines; movement is somewhat like that of checkers, but without capturing of pieces the object of the game is to effect a complete exchange of the original placement of the pieces zeder (noun): a small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi, esp. along the Ua River; grows to c. 2' and weighs 8-10 lbs; is diurnal, can swim very well, & builds a stick-&-mud nest in the branches of a tree, where it spends the night Zevar (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai ___________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                            Back ___________________________________________________________________________________________________