U to Z

GOREAN - ENGLISH DICTIONARY - ENCYCLOPEDIA
Letters U - Z

U Ua River (noun): a vast river found in the Ukanga Region of the Jungles of Schendi, it winds between Lake Shaba and Lake Ngao. It is navigable, and the splendor of it's scenery and the variety of life and resources around it are eloquently described. Ua is an inland word for flower. It's source is Lake Shaba.
ubar (noun): war chief
ubar san (noun, lit. '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
Ubrates, Village of(noun): A country of coastal villages surrounding Lake Ushindi. The central village is Nyuki.
Ugly Acts (noun): term for heterosexual sex used by the Sames, also known as the Waniyanpi, a collective slave community of the Red Savages. Sex is monitored by their owners and is performed, en masse, on an appointed day, the male and female slaves being hooded and brought to a maize field for breeding.
Ukungo, Villages of (noun): They lay on the northern coast of Lake Ngao. It is a country of coastal villages speaking the same or similar dialects inside the Empire of Bila Haruma. The central village is Nyundo.
ul (noun): winged, monstrous, hissing, predatory tharlarion, found flying over the deltas surrounding Port Kar. This reptile has a 25 foot wing span and a long, snakelike tail, terminating with a flat spade like structure.
ulo (noun): woman's knife of the Red Hunters. It has semicircular blade in a wooden handle which is not suitable for carving, but good for cutting meat and sinew.
umbrella bird (noun): bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near Schendi.
umiak (noun): a type of kayak used by the Red Hunters. It is made of tabuk skin, stretched over a framework of driftwood and long bows of bone and lashed together with sinew cords.
Upper Fayeen River (noun) : a tributary of the Cartius.
urt (noun): a small, silken furred rodent akin to the Earth rat; it has three rows of teeth, two tusks, and two horns
urt, canal (noun): rapid moving water mammal living along canals; particularly found in Port Kar.
urt, forest (noun): nocturnal animal living in the forests, hunted by the hook-billed night crying fleer.
urt, giant (noun): fat, sleek, and white, it has 3 rows of needle-like white teeth and 4 horns.
urt, gliding (noun): animal living in the canopies of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
urt, ground (noun): a small rodent which inhabits the floor of the rain forests inland of Schendi
urt hunter (noun): men who attach ropes to the necks of slave girls and swim them in the canals to attract canal urts. The urts are speared as they rise to the bait. The urt hunters are credited with keeping the urt population of the canals manageable.
urt, leaf (noun): a small tree dwelling rodent, having 4 toes, which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi; tree sloth?
urt people(noun): the urt people are narrow-shouldered and narrow-chested, measuring only three and a half feet tall when upright with a narrow, elongated face and rather large, ovoid eyes. They have long, thin arms and short, spindly legs along with a bent-over gait; often bringing the knuckles to the ground, and their head moving from side to side. They commonly keep inconspicuously among the large, migratory urt packs, and are capable of incredible stillness and sudden, surprising bursts of movements. They communicate with each through a series of hissing squeals but can learn Gorean. They are rational and can learn quickly; some people keep them as pets.
urt, tree (noun): a small tree climbing rodent found in the rain forests inland of Schendi
Urt Soldiers (noun): a warrior society of the Yellow Knife tribe of Red Savages
use discipline (noun): a punishment which avows the free man's prerogative to sexually use a house-owned girl as discipline. There are examples which state that these rights are governed by a Code, wherein a girl may not be used or disciplined without the permission of her owner.
use-master (noun): a master that is given temporary use of a girl by her owner
use-name (noun): a practice, apparently supported by First Knowledge, which is followed by members of lower castes. Their 'real' name is held privately. Their 'use-name' is public knowledge. The belief is that public knowledge of their real name allows someone to have power over them.
Ushindi fisher (noun) : a tufted waterbird of the rainforests. It has long white feathers and long legs.
V val (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from demotic Egyptian
vangis (noun): type of produce sold at market; detailed description unavailable.
var 1) (noun): resting 2) (conj.): where
vart (noun): blind, bat-like flying rodent, about the size of a small dog
vart, brown (noun): carnivorous animals that rest clinging upside down on branches.
vart, jungle (noun): a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rain forests inland of Shendi
Vask (noun): signifies south on a Gorean compass.
veck (verb): stand or awaken.
vegetables, common Gorean (noun): these are common Earth vegetables found on various parts of Gor, listed with their annotations: mushroom, beans, turnips, carrots, radishes, onions, peas, cabbage, peppers, and garlic.
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, freedom (noun): the second in the layer of veils worn by Free women also called the 'veil of the citizeness'.
veil, house (noun): the next-to-last veil worn by free women esp. when in the company of men not of her own family; worn over the pride veil and under the street veil upon leaving the house.
veil, intimacy (noun): a long, linear, diaphanous face veil worn by Free woman. It's opacity is determined by how many times it is wrapped about the face.
veil, last (noun): the innermost of the five veils worn by free women; it is worn under the veil of the citizeness and is often very sheer.
veil of the citizeness (noun): the second of the veils worn by free women; worn under the pride veil and over the last veil
veil, pride (noun): the third veil worn by free women; worn under the house veil and over the veil of the citizeness.
veil, rep-cloth (noun): a rough veil worn by Free women of lower caste.
veil, slave (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.
veil, street(noun): the outermost veil worn by free women; worn over the house veil when leaving the house.
veminium (noun): a bluish wild flower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes
veminium bird (noun): a bird with a beautiful song not otherwise described.
veminium, desert (noun): small, purplish flower found in the Tahari; used in perfumes
Veminium oil (noun): by-product of Veminium petals being boiled in water; a scented oil used in middle to upper-class homes to rinse hands before and after eating.
Ven (noun) : a small city, part of the Vosk League, a river port on the southern bank of the Vosk. It is the last town to the west on the south bank until the delta. Ven is at the junction of the Ta-Thassa Cartius and the Vosk.
Ven Highlands(noun): Home of jungle tribes in Equatorial Rain Forests, with descending plains drained by the Thassa Cartius River it is located in the extreme north center of the Jungles of Schendi.
Venna (noun) : a small, exclusive resort city, located about two hundred pasangs north of Ar, noted for its fine baths and tharlarion races. Venna has many small and fine shops, catering to the wealthy. The Telluria section, in the northwest part of the city, on a hill, is the preferred residential section.
vengence and contempt slavery (adv): one form of vengeance slavery is proxy slavery where one woman, totally innocent, is enslaved and made to stand proxy for a hated, but unavailable woman, even being given her name. Ironically, even though the original woman may be found, the proxy is not released from slavery. Ar.
Verl River (noun) : tributary of the Vosk that flows northwestward into the Vosk.
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
verr grass (noun): a type of common grass on Gor.
verr milk (noun): sometimes sold in open markets from a brass container, carried on a strap and served in tiny brass cups.
verus (adjective) : true
Victoria (noun) : a city, capital of the Vosk League, located on the northern bank, east of Ar’s Station. It once was a den of thieves, a market and slave town. Most of the pirates and thieves have been run out of the town. Tasdron is the Administrator.
viktel (noun): triumph
Viktel Aria (noun) : means “Ar’s Triumph” or “The Triumph of Ar” and is also known as the Vosk Road. Since it is the most direct route from Ar to the Vosk it is a military road. Wide and built like a wall set into the earth it is marked with pasang stones. There are deep ditches along much of the road except for crossroads and turn-offs, to make it harder to bring supply wagons onto the road from the east and west.
vine, liana (noun): a rainforest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water.
vint(noun): tiny, sand-colored insects found in the Tahari Desert.
Violet grass (noun) : patches of stalky grass, one of several hues used in pleasure gardens of Turia.
virgin bell(noun): single bell sometimes worn on a Free Woman's left ankle to announce her availability to swains.
Voltai Range (noun) : also known as the Red Mountains, located south of the Vosk and east of Ar. They are dull reddish cliffs due to large deposits of iron oxide and are the greatest mountain range on known Gor. The Voltai is home to several bandit cities and bands of outlaws including Treve.
Vonda (noun) : a city, part of the Salerian Confederation, located downriver of the Olni River, which has no tarnsmen.
Vosk Delta (noun) : delta, which is thousands of square pasangs long, is treacherous and difficult to navigate, having channels that change almost overnight. Often little more than a trackless marsh it's poor visibility is due to the rence plants and its sluggish, muddy waters which vary from a few inches deep to deep enough for a ship; quicksand can be found there as well. The average depth, after the spring thaws upriver, is three to five feet and is infested with insects, snakes and tharlarion. Marsh sharks even swim among the reeds. The eastern portion has fresh water. The delta is claimed by Port Kar which lies some hundred pasangs from its northwest edge, bordering on the shallow Tamber Gulf. Ships from Thassa cannot pass through the delta to the Vosk River due to the delta’s almost impassibility.
vosk gull (noun): a gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, it apparently has a loud or insistent cry, which is imitated by the rence people as a means of surreptitious communication at night. It's feathers are used on sheaf arrows. It winters on the prairies of the Wagon Peoples and flies north in the spring, when the ice breaks up.
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 and to promote trade
Vosk River (noun) : a mighty river, some forty pasangs in width, that passes by Ar and pours into the Tamber Gulf. Most towns on the river are free states and belong to the Vosk League. River ships of Ar and Cos battle here for influence over the river and its towns. The southern bank is much less populous than the northern bank.
Vosk Sorp (noun) : a giant clam that thrives in the seas and Marshes of Gor, the shell of which is large enough to be used as a throne.
Vosk turtle (noun): can grow to be gigantic, these animals are carnivorous, aggressive and persistent. Can be difficult to kill.
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 water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi
wader, yellow legged (noun): a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi
wagmeza(noun): Red Savage word for maize.
wagmu(noun): Red Savage word for corn.
wagon, cage(noun): used to transport both male and female slaves, this wagon has bars surrounding it that can be light or heavy in strength depending on the slaves transported; male slaves are commonly chained by neck, ankles and wrists to wooden stalls within.
wagon, common slave(noun): used to transport female slaves, it is covered in yellow and blue canvas with a single central bar running the length of the floor where the girl's ankles are attached; this bar is hinged on one end, near the wagon box, and locked near the wagon's gate.
wagon, display(noun): flat-bedded and used to transport female slaves, this wagon has a metal framework that allows girls to be chained in alluring positions and viewed easily by those passing; sometimes one end of the wagon is used as an auction block and girls are sold directly off the wagon.
Wagon Peoples(noun): four nomadic tribes that wander the Plains of Turia with their immense herds of bosk
wagon, ice (noun): a wagon specifically built to transport ice from ice houses to the residents of those Goreans wealthy enough to afford ice for the summer
wagon, justice(noun): a form of execution which involved tar and tallow, the contents from a wagon's grease bucket, and fire; a detailed description is not given, but it is noted as evidence of the Gorean's distaste of criminals.
Wagon Peoples helmet (noun): conical iron helmet fur-rimmed a net of colorful chains dangling before the face to protect leaving only an opening for the eyes.
wagon, road(noun): describes a heavier wagon in comparison to one used within a city.
wagon, slave (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.
wagon, springless(noun): A wagon commonly used for public transportation for a fee, it has a jolting ride but is chosen many times by Free Women over the leather-slung fee cart because of the relative comfort of its ride.
wagon, street(noun): a light weight wagon, used within a city.
wagons, Wagon Peoples(noun): square, the size of a room, brightly colored, each drawn by a double team of bosk. The black, lacquered tem-wood wagon box which stands six feet from the ground, supports a rounded, tent-like frame covered with taut, painted, varnished bosk hide. The wheels have a diameter of 10 feet, the front wheels slightly smaller than the rear. The interiors are often lushly appointed, filled with chests and silk cushions, and ankle-deep, intricately wrought carpets, lit by hanging tharlarion oil lamps. In the center of the wagon is a small, shallow, copper, fire bowl with a raised brass grating. Some cooking may be done here, but it primarily provides heat, the smoke escaping through a smoke hole at the dome of the tent-like covering.
Waiting Hand (noun): the 5-day period between the 12th PassageHand and the beginning of the New Year, which begins on the Vernal Equinox
walkingchains (noun): adjustable chains fastened on the ankles of a slave girl to train her to walk with the length of stride preferred by her master
Walk Command (command) : when this command is given, she turns in a graceful pirouette, her hair swinging. She then walks, gliding across the room, her feet hardly seeming to leave the floor, her hips swaying sensually, her body erect and proud. When she reaches her objective she halts and stands, her body erect, her shoulders back, her chest thrust forward, her belly in. She turns her hip out a bit, her hands at her sides, and points one foot. Her head is up and her eyes are lowered.
walking chains (noun) : used primarily in the Tahari. The chains tether the ankles and can be adjustable from two inches to twenty inches. A beautifully measured gait is thought to be attractive. Even Free women sometimes measure their stride, with either silk thongs or even the chain.
walled garden (noun): term used for the place highborn Free women are raised in until a suitable suitor is found.
wands, perimeter(noun): marking the boundary or Ihanke of The Barrens are hundreds of markers, seven to eight feet high made of peeled Ka-la-na wood, tipped with yellow, black-tipped feathers of the Herlit.
Waniyanpi(noun; lit. tame cattle): also known as 'The Sames', a community of slaves who exist in the domains of the Kaiila Tribes. They are owned collectively by the tribes within the lands they inhabit. They grow produce and furnish labor when required. They subscribe to a unisex ethos, bound by 'The Teaching' a cult-like dogma of 'sameness' which says that males, females, animals, vegetables, minerals and abstract concepts are all equal to one. Among the many oddities is their aversion to heterosexual sex. They breed publically, though anonymously, monitored by their owners at specified times. Homosexuality is tolerated.
war arrow (noun): the head of this arrow has an angled, wider base that is not as securely connected to the shaft; if the shaft is pulled to attempt removal, the head is more likely to break off and remain in the wound. Used by the Red Savages.
war arrow, Torvaldsland (noun): dark and more than a yard long, it's shaft is an inch thick. It is piled with iron and barbed. It's feathers of the black-tipped coasting gull are five inches long, set in the shaft on three sides. The arrows are carried in a cylindrical quiver.
warbler (noun) : bird found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest.
war club (noun) : a club use by the Red Savages which may have nails or blades in it.
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, Code of the (noun): a creed characterized by a rudimentary chivalry emphasizing loyalty to the Pride Chiefs and the Home Stone; warrior's are expected to know and live by it's dictates.
Warrior Societies(noun): societies within the tribes of the Red Savages that have many functions. They keep order in the camps and on treks, function as guards and police, keep the tribes apprised as to the movements of the kailiauk, and help to organize and police tribal hunts. They provide institutions through which merit can be recognized and rewarded, traditions can be maintained and renewed. Their rivalries provide an outlet for inter-tribal aggressions. Within the society itself, the members profit from the values of alliance, camaraderie, and friendship. Each society has its own medicines and histories.
Warrior's Pace (noun): a slow jog that can be maintained for hours
washing booth(noun): similar to showers, these use chemicals to cleanse muls in the Nest of the Priest Kings; they are placed within apartments and about the Nest.
wasnaphodi(noun): Kailla or Dust Leg term meaning pimples.
Wastes (noun): This is a desert area also known as the Wastes, or the Emptiness. It is shaped like a gigantic, lengthy trapezoid with eastward leaning sides, hundreds of pasangs deep, thousands in length.
Wastes, Deep (noun): This area east of Tor is still more barren yet. The deepest wastes are located southwest of Klima.
water clock (noun): mentioned, but not described. May also be called a clepsydra.
Weight (noun: a unit of measurement equal to 10 Stone, or 40 Earth pounds
wergild(noun): a ransom or bribe. A man who is an outlaw can redeem himself by paying a wergild to the official who sets it. Once paid he is 'pardoned' no longer an outlaw.
whales: There are several varieties of whales on Gor including the Karl whale; baleen whale; and the Hunjer Long Whale, a rare toothed black whale.
whale, baleen(noun): bluish white spotted whale with a blunt fin, hunted by the Red Hunters.
whale, Hunjer(noun): toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters.
whale, Karl(noun): four-fluked baleen whale hunted by the Red Hunters.
Whip Caress (noun): see Slaver's Caress
Whip Dance(noun): a girl dances under the whips of Masters.
whip knife (noun):a whip but set into its final eighteen inches, arranged in sets of four, are twenty thin, narrow blades. Their tips vary. Some have a double-edged blade of seven to eight inches at the tip while others have a stunning lead, this knife is unique to Port Kar.
Whip of the Furs (noun): a method of disciplining slave girls by rape rather than by flogging; esp. popular in Torvaldsland
whipping, initiatory (noun): the beating usually of about 10 strokes which a slave girl receives upon being brought into a new house-hold to remind her that she is a slave and under discipline. Sometimes called the lesson of the leather. A final blow delivered at the end of the initiatory whipping is called the gratis or mnemonic blslaves.
Whipping Position or Kneeling to the Whip (command): she first assumes the Nadu position, though with her arms crossed in front of her. She then leans forward and places her head to the floor, first sweeping her hair forward over her shoulders in order that her back might be utterly exposed to the whip.
whip, snake (noun): a whip made of heavy coil, laced with wire and flecks of iron, used primarily on male captive slaves.
whip, tharlarion(noun): a whip used to assist in the control and management of a tharlarion by it's rider. Though it rarely touches the animal, it is used as a reminder for the tharlarion to listen or pay attention to verbal commands.
whistling finch (noun): flighted bird found at the ground level of the rainforest it is insectivorous.
white-bellied grunt (noun): a large game fish which haunts the plankton beds in the Polar North to feed on parsit fish. It's eggs are considered a rare delicacy.
white larl (noun): seen in icy mountains of the Sardar they are the largest of the big cats standing 8 feet; upper canines extending below their jaws very similar to saber-toothed tiger; long tails are tufted at the endloaks.
white-silk girl(noun): a virgin or as is said on Gor, a slave who has not been 'opened by men'.
White Water (noun) : a town, part of the Vosk League, downriver of the Olni and near Lara. It is the farthest east town and is on northern bank.
Wicayuhe(noun): Kaiila and Dust Leg word meaning Master, see also Itancanka.
wicincala(noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg word meaning girl.
wihinpaspa(noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg word meaning lodge-pin or tent-pin.
wine, black (noun): described as a very expensive drink, even in Thentis, where it is grown on the mountain slopes. It is the same as coffee, and the original beans were probably imported from earth. Served steaming hot with creams or sugars as desired (See *second slave) or as a thick, bitter brew sipped from tiny cups.
wine, breeding (noun): a sweet beverage which counteracts the effects of slave wine making a slave girl fertile; also called second wine.
wine, ka-la-na (noun): a ruby red wine, fermented from the fruit of the yellow-wood ka-la-na tree, variously described as rich and delicate as well as 'bright, dry, and powerful'. Like the wines of earth the quality of ka-la-na varies from that of a common table wine to premium brands such as the very expensive 'Slave Gardens of Anesidemus' and 'Boleto's Nectar', a medium-grade wine. Ar is particularly noted for it's production of fine ka-la-na. Ka-la-na wine is reported to have an aphrodisiac effect on females.
wine master presentation(noun): in which the slave offers not only wine to the master, but herself and her beauty for his consideration.
wine, palm (noun): drink mentioned briefly; no description available wineskin.ine.
wine, second (noun): a breeding wine reverses the contraceptive effects of slave wine.
wineskin, greased(noun): item used in a carnival-type game that entails a Free Man balancing, for an allotted time, usually an ehn, on a filled wineskin that has the surface greased. Many times the prize is the full wineskin.
Wine, Turian (noun) : a thick syrupy wine so sweet and thick that is it said one can see a thumbprint on its surface.
wingfish (noun): tiny blue saltwaterfish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar;its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia
wingfish, cosian (noun): also known as songfish due to its whistling mating song; a 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 Turul in it.
Wismahi(noun): the Bracelets Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages.
wolakota(verb): Kaiila term meaning peace, friendship.
woodpecker, ivory-billed (noun): bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi.
Woodsmen, Caste of(noun): known also as Caste of Carrier's of Wood, individuals in this Caste are often very large and can frequently be seen carrying burdens of wood. This Caste, with the Caste of Charcoal Makers, provides fuel for the cities.
wopeton(phrase): red savage term meaning Trader or Merchant.
World's End(noun): This area of Thassa lies beyond Cos and Tyros. No one has ever sailed there and returned. Some say Thassa is endless while others say the end of the world is sheer and a ship might plunge over the edge, falling for days through emptiness, until fierce winds break it apart. Still others say it is protected by clashing rocks, monsters, and by mountains that can pull the nails from ships. Sometimes in the maelstroms southwest of Tyros, shattered ship planking is found. It is possible that another continent exists pass this area. Who knows what might be found there.
work chain(noun): work gangs ostensibly free but often 'conscripted' or 'drafted'. They are free labor but not slave. The chains are identified by color as depending on their purpose, such as 'black', 'red', or 'yellow'.
work sirik (noun): resembles the common sirik but the wrists, to permit work, are granted about a yard of chain. Like the common sirik, it is a lovely chain; women are beautiful in it.
work slave-(noun): a category of slaves consisting of field slaves, stable slaves, etc. These females are considered, like kettle and mat girls, to be low slaves.

Y Year Keepers (noun): those that keep in memory the year names for the Wagon Peoples sometimes on thousand consecutive names.
yellow cords, Tharna's (noun): all Tharnan men have 2 yellow cords about 18 inches long, commonly worn in their belt. These cords are presented to them as youth's as part of the Home Stone ceremony. They represent the mastery of men, and are suitable for binding a female hand and foot. In the same ceremony, young women are brought into the presence of the Home Stone, though they are not allowed to kiss it as do the men. They are stripped, collared, and bound by the young men. By virture of this ceremony, the females are now counted as slave.
yellow gim (noun): a bird related to the horned gim which inhabits the second level of rainforests inland of Schendi.
yellow-breasted hermit (noun): a bird of the Northern Forest, it beats with a sharp beak against trees, such as the Tur tree, to hunt for larvae.
Yellow-Kaiila Riders (a warrior society of the Kaiila tribe of Red Savagesaiilas.
Yellow Knives (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens.
Yellow Pool of Turia (noun): housed in a magnificent chamber in the House of Saphrar is a marble basin filled with a brilliant, yellow fluid. Beneath it's oddly shifting surface is a collection of threads and granules in a transparent bag of intertwined, writhing filaments and spheres, imbedded in a darkish, yellow jelly and walled in by a translucent membrane. The pool is a living, breathing monster that slowly digests it's victims. The Yellow Pool was destroyed by Kamchak after he conquered Turia.
yellow salt (noun): references to yellow salt as 'of the south' and on a table exist, but no other description has been found.
yellow-legged wader (noun): a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
yoke, girl (noun): a narrow piece of wood with holes drilled in the middle and at each end; to secure a girl in this yoke a thong is tied around one wrist the end of the thong then being passed through the hole in one end of the yoke; thong is then passed through the middle hole of the yoke wrapped around the girl's neck then passed back out through the same hole after which it is passed through the hole at the other end of the yoke so that her other wrist may be tied to the yoke.
yoke, silver (noun): In Tharna, male slaves are brought into the presence of the Tatrix in a yoke made of solid silver, presumably to show the Tharnan's contempt for riches. The yoke itself was valuable enough to be the ransom of an Ubar.

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 rain forest 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 board game 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.
zarlit (noun): large, harmless, purple insect about two feet long with 4 long, translucent wings, with a span of about a yard. It is able to walk on top of water because of it's padlike feet and feeds on small insects.
zeder (noun): a small, sleen-like,carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rain forests 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
Zever (noun) : a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai