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An average day in a Gorean city
(The "room" may be empty at times, but the city is almost always
active, vibrant, and full of life.)
Notes on the information here.
Early morning hours
During the early morning hours before dawn, men drawing carts move through
the smaller cobblestoned streets of the city
making deliveries of various goods.
The grains &
flours needed for the days business are brought to the shops
of the
Bakers from the larger storage buildings of the
grain merchants.
Charcoal, needed in every home for warmth, is delivered from home to home by
the men of the
Charcoal Makers.
Peasant men deliver needed produce
to the public kitchens, inns, and taverns. Other produce they
bring to the
city markets, setting up their offerings as the sun rises.
As the sun rises, men emerge from their homes,
extinguishing the oil lamps that
light the common areas and
the shops
of the various castes begin to open.
The Chandler shops make & sell candles.
Metal Workers shops sell their metal goods,
Perfumers
sell their perfumes in their shops.
The Sun Gate opens.
Mid morning hours
The butchers offer meats to the city
residents at their stalls in the market.
The public laundries are open for
clothes to be dropped off and cleaned
Free Women, when moving about the city, proudly conceal all but the
bridge
of their nose and their eyes from the view of others.
The Initiates open the temples and many
men visit the temples to petition the Priest Kings for favors.
Tarn wire,
if the city is in danger, glistens overhead in the sunlight
The Library
opens.
Men visit the Barber shops near the city
square for hair cuts and to be shaved.
Some men spend time listening to the cases being argued in
the city courts.
Paga slaves wander the crowded areas,
searching for men to entice back to their Masters' tavern.
Through the day
The city's
Public baths open and throughout the day men and women gather separately
to socialize in the baths.
For the men of Gor, a 2 Ahn lunch
break is not uncommon.
Slave girls owned by Private Masters are seen
shopping, taking clothes to the laundry,
and traveling about the city.
Kaissa is played in the streets and on
the high bridges. Tournaments and competitions are sponsored by amateur
organizations. Men check the scores posted on the large boards near the
central Cylinder or square.
The Paga
Taverns are open, serving a
simple meal and paga.
Men discuss phiosophy & current
events in the city square and paga taverns.
Slave rentals are arranged in the
city square for service at evening dinners, parties & such.
Races & games, in summer months, are held
in the Stadiums in the afternoon sun.
Tarnsmen patrol the city
and surroundings in groups of three through the day and night.
Evening
The Paga
Taverns become more crowded and livelier. Many men enjoy
gambling in the taverns.
Coin girls
are sent to the streets of the city around dusk to earn coin for their
Masters.
Concerts and plays are held in the theaters and
amphitheaters of the city.
Private dinner parties are often held.
Night
Men direct male slaves through the streets to collect the large terra cotta
vats of waste, carting the refuse of the city on wagons outside the city
walls to be dumped in the carnarium
Drunks carouse & sing here & there
on their way home from the taverns.
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