Free Woman of Gor
Attire



The Robes of Concealment which Free Women upon Gor wear while subject to fashion dictates are always made from thick, opague cloth. In high cities the robe often starts with a brocade gown that reaches ankle-length from a high collar. Another, looser robe is worn over it. A quilted or brocade headpiece in the style of the Arabian kajirae is pinned or buttoned in place to cover Her head, draping over Her shoulders. Veils are then attached with pins and ties.
Slippers or close-fitting boots may be prefered by some Free Women, but others seek the up to ten inches of additional height in platform shoes. However, the platform shoes are extremely difficult to walk over uneven surfaces in so are often worn only in the indoors.
While brooches, medallions, rings, and armlets are popular with wealthy Free Women, they are very careful of wearing wristlets and bangles of precious metals or even decorative chokers that might be interpretted as a ko-lar or slave bracelets. The left ankle of a Free Woman, being considered the "slave ankle" is completely avoided with adornment of any kind. Among the Wagon Peoples, small gold nose rings are common.
The reason for such concealment of form & features is described in "Tarnsman of Gor" where John Norman writes, "In the barbaric world of Gor, the Robes of Concealment are deemed necessary to protect the women from the binding fibres of roving tarnsmen. Few warriors will risk their lives to capture a Woman who may be as ugly as a tharlarion. Better to steal slaves, where the guilt is less and the charms of the captive are more readily ascertainable in advance." "The women of rence growers, when in their own marshes, do not veil themselves, as is common among Gorean women, particularly of the cities." (Raiders of Gor, page 18)
There are five veils for different levels of intimacy in settings. They donned one over another to a certain level. The veils are known as the Modesty Veil (also known as Privacy Veil or Last Veil), Veil of Citizeness, Pride Veil, House Veil, and Street Veil. These veils are part of common Gorean attire everywhere except in the northern city of Torvaldsland, and by the Wagon Peoples Who wear Their hair bound in braids instead. The one nearest the skin is the Modesty Veil and is worn everywhere outside the FreeWoman's private chambers and is often very sheer. The Veil of Citizeness is obtained upon reaching the age of majority and pledging Citizenship, it is worn whenever She leaves Her Chambers. Basic Gorean law forbids ever stripping this veil from a citizen of One's own HomeStone. The Pride Veil is worn even within Her house, and is the first that truly conceals Her features as it is opague. The House Veil is worn if in the company of men not of her own family or when guests are within the walls of Her house. The Street Veil is typically thick brocaded or quilted cloth attached with numerous pins and fasteners.

Etiquette



Even the women that are free, are still Gorean; hence, they are still submissive to the men of their city if not owned as property by them. Their manner is frequently subdued and genteel, though a few cultural variations such as the self-sufficiency and directness among the rence growers, do exist. "are quite capable of cutting rence, preparing it, hunting for their own food and, on the whole, of existing, if they wish it, by themselves. There are few tasks of the rence communities wich they cannot perform as well as men. Their intelligence, and the work of their hands, is needed by the small communities. Accordingly they suffer little inhibition in the matters of speaking out and expressing themselves." (Raiders of Gor, page 19) It is even said that their mouths are as large as the Vosk delta (Raiders of Gor).
Gorean Free Women are expected to be attractive, witty, graceful and, of course as are all Free Persons, to act with Honor. This is how Respect is earned within their roles. Most Gorean men will protect the Free Women from those seeking to turn her into a slave as long as she does not provoke or encourage such attempts with Her behavior. Unless in self-defense, Free Women are not expected to draw a weapon, display a weapon, or in any other way provoke combat.
While Free Women are permitted to own weapons, it is rare for Them to carry other than a dagger or poisoned needle as concealment and surprise in the use of weapons is a virtue for Women, Who in open combat would likely be overpowered. Her hair comb may also be bladed, or She may use one of the sharp pins from Her veil if need arrises.

Submission



While most Free Women would rather die than fall into slavery, upon occassion One becomes enticed by the freedom found in submission. So while some FreeWomen-turned-slave are captured, a few invoke the right known as "Rite of Submission." But it is never invoked lightly or in haste: the result is likely to be either enslavement or disgrace (death, if offering self to a Warrior Who does not accept Her as slave but will act to preserve Her Caste, Family, and prior Personal Honor).
To invoke the Rite of Submission, a FreeWoman would facestrip Herself, and publicly announce that she willingly submits to the One she has chosen, and then kneels at the His feet, sitting back upon her heels, and crosses her wrists with arms reaching over her lowered head.
If the woman is accepted to slavery, she immediately loses all property, rank, and titles. If not, there is still no turning back and it is the end of her Honorable life.



Above You have read the outlines set up by MOST Online Gorean Homes.....Read them well, not following will get You captured or caged if not face stripped. Bellow You will read Tancred's Landing FW Rules. Failure to follow them WILL have You collared, caged or Face stripped and Property of the Landing



(1) ALL FW will have an avatar/picture/avie/av etc that shows discretion, nudity will get You a collar!

(2) ALL FW will add to Their TL Members Tags "TL FW".

(3) ANY exploitation that a FM THINKS warrants a collar WILL get You one. Examples ARE!!!!....flirting, couching unless it is Your FC and in PM or in His cabin, being disrespectful, an overly extered mouth, an attitude unbecoming a "FREE" Woman, speaking that a FM is "WRONG"...etc

(4) FW DO NOT TRAVEL without an OFFICIAL TL FM Escort.....You will be left in the Stone captured and left to THEIR will. IF YOU are brought back You will be punished to the extent of the High Jarl's LAW He chooses at the time....UNQUESTIONABLY!!!!!!

(5) FW will kneel in a "Free Tower" if the FW does not know this position *EG* ask a slave...they know it, .

(6) FW will maintain the duties of serving FM when a slut is not present in the Home.

(7) FW are NOT permitted weapons that are equal to what and FM uses. You have your hair pins, small dagger, wooden staffs, *L* frying pans and poison darts...that is enough and the ONLY ones ACCEPTED.

(8) FW may cage an owned slave BUT NONE are allowed to punish Another's Property, You will get ahold of the Owner and have a kept script of the incident...No script....do not waste an FM's time.

(9) PANTHERS!!!!! You ARE slaves!!!!!! YOU WILL BE TREATED AS SLAVES AND YOU WILL BE COLLARED, YOUR WEAPONS REMOVED AND YOUR DIGNITY WILL BE TOSSED TO OUR FIRES!!!!!You are a Gorean RUNAWAY...out to be an FM equal.....THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

(10) Visiting FW WITH PROPER (NO NPC*S) ESCORT, those with guest tags of the High Jarl, and those on the guest list in the boards WILL! be treated with respect...as long as the same is given in return



More can and WILL be added as This Home grows! FW....Remember.....Gor is the Land of FM....run by Man...controlled by Man....You can be collared if a FM so chooses, whoever You are, wherever You are.


Skald, High Jarl
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