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High and Low Caste; Caste
Topic Started: Oct 31 2010, 10:29 PM (189 Views)
Julalina

High Caste

Caste of Initiates
First of the High Castes. The supposed representatives of the Priest-Kings. They
are
responsible for guiding the spiritual life of Goreans though their rituals and
prayers to
the Priest-Kings. Their white robes, their shaven heads and faces, and their
refusal to
eat meat or drink alcohol recognize them. Color: White.

Caste of Scribes
Second of the High Castes. They are the scholars, the writers and the
historians.
In their scrolls are almost all of the accounting, records keeping, and writing
on Gor.
They tend to be studious and serious, with an attention to detail and a passion
for knowledge.
Color: Blue.

Caste of Builders
Third of the High Castes. This caste includes architects, engineers, draftsmen,
stonemasons,
and many others, which concern themselves with the creations of the physical
and
engineering marvels of Gor. Color: Yellow.

Caste of Physicians
Fourth of the high Castes. This is the caste of those who concern themselves
with the healing arts. Surgeons, apothecaries, medical researchers and health
practitioners,
are all member of this caste.Universally recognized as non-combatants during
time of war.
Color: Green.

Caste of Warriors
Fifth of the High Castes. This caste includes infantry, tharlarion cavalry, and
tarnsmen.
They are known to have the strictest set of caste codes on Gor. Members of this
caste comprise
the military branch of Gorean Government. Although not strictly fitting into
the caste system,
the fiercely independent Warriors of the Wagon Peoples are generally
acknowledged to be
numbered among the Caste of Warriors. Color: Scarlet.



Other caste

Caste of Slavers
This Caste deals in human merchandise. Color: Blue and Yellow

Caste of Sailors
This caste includes several sub-castes, each with their own specialty. Color:
Blue and Gold

Caste of Pot Makers
They are involved in the production of containment vessels. Color: Brown and
Green.

Caste of Saddle Makers
They produce the saddlery, harness, and tack used to manage all of the various
riding and draft
beasts of Gor. Color: Tan.

Caste of Metal Workers
They are concerned with the production of most metal items fabricated upon Gor.

There is also a subclass for the blacksmiths of Gor. Color: Steel Gray.

Caste of Woodsmen
This caste is concerned with protecting and managing the vast resources of
various
Gorean forests claimed by a particular city or village. They are experts in
various
forms of woodcrafts and are forest hunters, forest marshals, and forest trackers
of Gor.
Color: Brown and Black

Caste of Poets
Those who concern themselves with the creation of the poems of Gor. Color: Aqua
and Red.

Caste of Torturers
Not a common Gorean caste, found only among the Wagon People. Color: Black and
Red

Caste of Players
This caste is made of those who have dedicated their lives to the furtherance of
the Gorean
game of Kaissa. A rare caste but found and supported in almost any city. Members
of this caste
are granted blanket immunity to prosecution and slavery, and are highly
regarded based upon
there level of skill. They wear distinctive hooded robes in their caste color.
Color: Checkered, Red and Yellow

Municipal Servants
Concerned with providing various public services to a specific city or village.
Color: Gray

Guardsmen
This caste is responsible for patrolling the city or village streets, arresting
those that
disobey the laws and assuring the general well being of the citizens. They have
no specific
color, as they were the color of the city or village they work in.

Caste of TarnKeepers
This caste concerns itself with the care, feeding, and training of the Gorean
tarn,
the fierce winged saddle-bird of Gor. Color: Gray and Green.

Caste of Merchants
Those who are of this caste are concerned with the sale and trade of merchandise
for a profit.
There are almost as many sub-castes of the Merchants caste as there are
products to be sold.
Includes the Slavers. Colors: White and Gold.

Caste of Singers
This caste concerns itself with the performance of verbal entertainment set to
music.
Colors: Aqua and Red

Caste of Assassin
This caste is comprised of those who kill strictly for pay. Their existence has
long been
suppressed, though they still appear occasionally. They refuse to use poison to
dispatch
their enemies (they consider it the mark of an amateur) and are required by
their caste
codes to renounce all ties of friendship and family. In addition they claim NO
homestone.
Color: Black

Caste of Peasants
The lowest and most common on Gor, which is concerned with the maintenance,
planting and
harvesting of the vast lands surrounding most cities which have been divided
into plots
and set aside for agricultural use. They have rather strict caste codes, and are
considered
the masters of several forms of distinctive peasant weaponry, including the
quarterstaff and
the Great Bow, or "Peasant Bow." Color: Brown

Caste of Charcoal Makers
This caste concerns itself with the production of charcoal for use in Gorean
forges and ovens.
Color: Black and Gray
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