Membership Requirements

 

1 Sooooooooooo you wanna join the Fjord eh??? Well here are a few things you need to know and understand. Read through this and if you still wanna join come see the Jarl, a Council Member, or the Jarl's Woman and We'll fix you up.

 

2 THIS IS GOR, not Avalon, or Vampire play, or Werewolves, or a room for Magic Bob the Shapeshifting Talking Dog *G*. This is NOT hardcore BDSM either, though there are elements of that here. If you cannot distinguish between Dom/sub and Master/slave, this is NOT the room for you. . If you wish to play in that type of room, great! There are many fine rooms on the sites for you. If you wish to play on Gor too, great...only choose a DIFFERENT character, and leave your non-Gor titles, avs and personalities at home.

 

3 Troublemakers: Any person causing trouble and disturbances in Our Room or that of another will be warned by a Council Member or the Jarl and the incident reviewed. If the problem continues, and it is determined that the member is the cause of the problem they will get an official warning. If the problem is not corrected, the Council will meet and determine a course of action that may but not necessarily result in that member's expulsion from the room.

 

4 Dual Personas: Means having two or more personas currently running in Gor rooms on any chat site. Dual Personas are basis for either refusal of Membership, or expulsion from Membership. This is not to say that you cannot successfully carry out two separate roles, simply that one’s loyalty cannot be given to two Gor rooms.

 

5 FW Rarius/Warriors: There is no such thing in Torvaldsland as a FW Rarius or Female Warrior.

 

6 Multiple Castes: Not recognized in Torvaldsland. A Free is born into a Caste. There are no Healer/Rarius/Builder/Initiate/Scribes here.

 

7 NOTE: We do not accept Any Frees from the Caste of Assassins or the Clan of Torturers. Assassins have no homestone, and Torturers are only in Cities or Wagon Camps. There are No FW Warriors in Torvaldsland so please dont ask.

 

8 For both Frees and slaves: visit and interact with the camp for regular visits over a two week probationary period. The slaves will have either a {VF*} collar (denoting you belong to Vanir's Fjord and the * means you are in training, so no heated serves or furring), and Frees will add the tags VF Probationary Member. If accepted, the * comes off the slave's collar after training and testing, then VF bond-maid or VF thrall will go under your name, and for Free, your station will go under your name (example: VF Warrior, VF Kaiila Trainer, VF Freewoman, etc). NOTE: VF Probationary Members may use any {VF} collared slave just like a full member may. For a slave who has a personal collar, as on most of Gor, ask the Owner of the slave first before you make sexual use of them. You would no sooner use another's slave without clearing it with the Owner first then you would use ANY piece of their propery without asking. This is simply Gorean manners.

 

9 Approach the Jarl, the Jarl’s Woman or a Council Member and state Your desire to become a member.

 

10 All new Warriors will spar with a Member of the Jarl’s choice to determine if You fully understand the rules and conduct of Gorean fighting.

 

11 The Council will meet to determine if You fit in comfortably with the Steading, and if You know enough of the basics of Gor and Torvaldsland, and will get back to You with an answer.

 

12 We expect you to speak as a Torvaldslander. No use of the made up Gorean language is permitted here. (ie: Jashi, rask, avana-she)However knowledge of Gorean terms from the Gor books is not only expected, but is required. Use of Earth terms is to be limited.

 

Once Membership is Approved

 

1 We expect you to show up at least three hours per week to play.

 

2 Any Frees new to Gor will receive a Mentor if they ask, a Member of Torvaldsland who will coach and help You through the transition. FW must attend FW class (taught right here) and be proclaimed a FW before getting their profession. All Frees will have a suitable occupation, which contributes to the running and prosperity of the Steading.

 

3 If you are a slave, you will undergo training and/or testing. Those slaves coming in and begging a collar can be collared to the steading by any Free Member. The collar is {VF*}, the asterisk denotes that the slave is in training. Any new slave brought in BY a Free Member may go into the {VF*} collar or that Free's personal collar (example: {KtH}). If into the Free's personal collar, that Free is responsible for training that slave. If into a {VF*} collar, the slave is owned by the Jarl and Jarla, and may be turned over to Atiya for training. (NOTE: ANY slave may be turned over to Atiya for training if the Free wishes it). ALL SLAVES WITH THE * WILL SERVE IN TOWER WITHOUT HEAT UNTIL THEY ARE TRAINED AND PASS THE TEST. The third type of collar is this {VF* Free's Name goes here}, which means the slave is a VF slave, in training, captured by the Free's whose name appears after the VF* and will be trained by that Free or turned over to Atiya for training. The main difference with this collar is that the Free has first option on whether or not to keep the slave depending on the slave's desirability.

 

4 All Frees are expected to use the bond-maids and thralls (in the capacity they are allowed), even if they are not Your personal slave. Remember, if the slave is personally collared and you wish to use them sexually, get the permission of that slave's Owner FIRST. Give them tasks to do, let them serve You food, drink and conversation. These slaves work hard at what they do, and to ignore them is not only an insult to their service, but reflects poorly upon You as a Master/Mistress.

 

5 All slaves, (bond-maids and thralls) are to ask to serve, even if it is not your Master/Mistress. Do not ignore Visitors and Honoured Guests, greet Each Free Person individually. If no Free requires service, make yourself useful. Ask a Free what you might do, or be creative and start a task. We want you to be able to play and have fun, not sit around being bored.

 

6 All slaves are required to come in even if your Master/Mistress is not here. Nothing lowers the value of a slave here quicker, than the slave who ONLY comes in when their Master/Mistress is in camp. If you do this often, don’t be surprised if others start ignoring you.

 

7 Remember, you now belong to the proud and mighty Torvaldsland Steading of Vanir’s Fjord. Ensure Your conduct reflects Our ways, and brings only honour to the good name of the people who live here.

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