Turia the high-walled, the nine-gated, was the Gorean city lying in the midst of the huge prairies claimed by the Wagon Peoples. It seemed a lofty, fine city, white and shimmering, rising from the plains. The towers situated around the perimeter of the wall are unreachable except by the footbridges which connect them to buildings approximately 70 feet away.  The towers are constructed of solid stone and have no doors at ground level and are approximately 50 feet in diameter.  It is said that a Tur tree was found on the prairie, near a spring, planted perhaps long before by someone who passed by and it was from that Tur tree that the city of Turia took its name.

The Wagon Peoples, though enemies of Turia, needed and wanted her goods, in particular materials of metal and cloth, which are highly prized among the Wagons.  Indeed, even the chains and collars of slave girls, worn often by captive Turian girls, are of Turian origin.  The Turians, on the one hand, take in trade for their goods--obtained by manufacture or trade with other cities--principally the horn and hide of the bosk, which naturally the Wagon Peoples, who tend to be fond of the raid, goods looted from caravans perhaps a thousand pasangs from the herds, indeed some of them even on the way to and from Turia itself.  From these raids, the Wagon Peoples obtain a miscellany of goods which they are willing to barter to the Turians, jewels, precious metals, spices, colored table salts, harnesses and saddles for the ponderous tharlarion, furs of small river animals, tools for the field, scholarly scrolls, inks and papers, root vegetables, dried fish, powdered medicines, ointments, perfume and women, customarily plainer ones they do not wish to keep for themselves...

Amongst the many shops within Turia may be found paga taverns, gaming rooms, granaries and public buildings. Until the Tuchuks returned to Turia, the city had never fallen in battle.  The palace of the Administrator, the Ubar and the city's champion, were taken even before the alarm bars announced the Tuchuk attack.  

Although there is an Administrator of Turia, the true power of the running of the city lies with the Caste of Merchants. There is a saying on Gor, "Gold has no caste."  It is a saying of which the merchants are fond. The attire of the free men of Turia, aside from those of the Caste of Warriors who wear leathers, are silk robes the colors of their Caste and sandals.  Free women wear the Robes of Concealment, fashioned out of silk, brocade and other materials, the colors of their Caste, along with veils and slippers. The common attire of the female slaves of Turia, is the Turian camisk.

Some pasangs distant from Turia, is the Plains of a Thousand Stakes where the Love War is held.  Girls who are free, both of the Wagon Peoples and of Turia, stand and are secured to tall poles, the Wagon Peoples girls facing the Plains and the Turian girls, facing Turia.  A champion is assigned to each girl and should her chosen chamion lose, she leaves the stake no longer free but as a slave of the winner. The games are held every spring. 

According to Gorean civic law, the properties and titles, assets and goods of a given individual who is reduced to slavery are automatically regarded as being transferred to the nearest male relative, or if there is not one, the guardian of said individual.

Turia is most famous for its public baths which are drained, cleaned then refilled each night from a number of tile-lined wells filled by underground streams, guarded by warriors to prevent the theft of the water.

The city of Turia is also well known for their feasts.  They normally consume the better part of the night and may have up to as many as 150 courses at any given time.  A golden eating prong is used which is said to be unique to Turia.

There is also the infamous Yellow Pool of Turia.  The yellow of the pools liquid was rich, with whitish, luminescent spheres and filamentous strands which entangle the prey.  The pool, itself, being very much alive, allows its prey to be deceived that it is harmless until deep within its liquid before the liquid begins coagulating and tightening around the victim. The liquid then begins digesting the prey while the spheres and filament strands hold the victim, captive.