Tabor is somewhat south of the island of Teletus
SEE ALSO Island of Teletus There were
several such islands. Three, which I encountereed frequently in my
voyages, were Teletus, and, south of it, Tabor, named for the drum,
which it resembles, and to the north, among the northern islands, Scagnar.
Raiders
Tabor is generally "across Thassa"
from Port Kar Weeping, Ilene, the Earth-girl slave, was dragged from my presence. She
would be sold in Port Kar, a great slave-clearing port. Perhaps she
would be sold south to Schendi or Bazi, or north to a jarl of Torvaldsland,
Scagnar or Hunjer, or across Thassa to Tabor or Asperiche, or taken
up the Vosk in a cage to an island city, perhaps eventually to find
herself in Ko-ro-ba, Thentis or Tharna, or even Ar itself. Perhaps
she would be carried south in tarn caravans, or by slave wagons of the
Wagon Peoples, the Tuchuks, the Kassars, the Kataii, the Paravaci.
Hunters
The island of Asperiche,
also generally "across Thassa" from Port Kar, is to
the south of Tabor Asperiche, incidentally, is an exchange island, or free island, in
Thassa. It is south of Teletus and Tabor. It is administered by
merchants.
Players
The island of Tabor resembles the shape of the drum Tabor is an exchange island in Thassa,
south of Teletus. It is named for the drum, which, rearing out of the sea,
it resembles.
Hunters
Tabor is an Exchange Island or Free Island, administered by the caste
of Merchants
SEE ALSO Exchange Islands for
information on the operation & culture of these places My four commercial voyages
had been among the exchange islands, or free islands, in Thassa,
administered as free ports by members of the Merchants. There were
several such islands. Three, which I encountereed frequently in my
voyages, were Teletus, and, south of it, Tabor, named for the drum,
which it resembles, and to the north, among the northern islands,
Scagnar.
Raiders
Caste system on Tabor
Tabor, an exchange island, operates within the caste systems of civilized
Gor.
SEE ALSO Caste System for information on
the caste system and detailed research on several of the castes
Caste of Leather Workers "Where are odds made on the Kaissa matches?" I asked a small fellow, in
the garb of the leather workers. He wore the colors of Tabor on his cap.
Beasts
Caste of Players I wondered what thoughts occupied these giants of Kaissa on the eve
of their confrontation. Scormus, it was said, walked the tiers of the
amphitheater, alone, restlessly, eagerly, like a pacing, hungry beast.
Centius of Cos, in his tent, it was said, seemed unconcerned with the
match. He was lost in his thoughts, studying a position which had once
occurred a generation ago in a match between the minor masters Ossius
of Tabor, exiled from Teletus, and Philemon of Asperiche, not even of
the players, but only a cloth worker. The game had not been important.
The position, however, for some reason, was thought by Centius of Cos
to be intriguing. Few masters shared his enthusiasm. It had occurred on
the twenty-fourth move of red, played by Philemon, Physician to
Physician Six, generally regarded as a flawed response to Ossius' Ubar
to Ubara's Scribe Five. Something in the position had suggested to
Centius of Cos a possible perfection, but it had never materialized.
"Here, I think," had said Centius of Cos, "the hand of Philemon, unknown
to himself, once came close to touching the sleeve of Kaissa."
Beasts
Caste of Scribes - Geographer “Calculations performed by the black geographer, Ramani, of the island
of Anango, suggested that given the elevations involved the two rivers
could not be the same. His pupil, Shaba, was the first civilized man to
circumnavigate Lake Ushindi. He discovered that the Cartius, as was known,
enters Lake Ushindi, but that only two rivers flow out of Ushindi, the
Kamba and Nyoka. The actual source of the tributary to the Vosk, now called
the Thassa Cartius, as you know, was found five years later by the explorer,
Ramus of Tabor, who, with a small expedition, over a period of nine
months, fought and bartered his way through the river tribes, beyond the
six cataracts, to the Ven highlands. The Thassa Cartius, with its own
tributaries, drains the highlands and the descending plains.”
“That has been known to me for over a year,” I said. “Why do you speak of
it now?”
Explorers
Merchants of Tabor are famed for the accuracy of their accounts “In that purse,” he said, “there were eighteen golden staters, from Tyros,
three golden tarn disks, one from Port Kar, and two from Ar, sixteen silver
tarsks from Tabor , twenty copper tarsks, and some fifteen tarsk bits.”
“You keep very careful records,” I said.
“I am from Tabor,” he said.
“Probably you are a merchant, too,” I said.
“Yes,” he said.
I had feared as much. The merchants of Tabor are famed for the accuracy
of their accounts.
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Coins of Tabor
The Administrators of Tabor mint their own coins
SEE ALSO Coin on Gor for information about
coins, the money system in general, and minting
Silver tarsk marked with mint of Tabor “I want my silver tarsk back,” he said.
“Of course,” I said, emptying my wallet into the palm of my hand. It
was not hard to do. “Perhaps that tarsk is it,” I said.
“I suspect so,” he said. “You only have one there, and that is stamped
with the mark of the mint of Tabor.”
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Gold tarsk marked with mint of Tabor - the drum of Tabor The girl put down her head, miserably. “Please let me go,” she begged.
“I was robbed of a golden tarn,” said the fellow with the blood at the side of
his head.
“There is a golden tarn in the pouch,” said a guardsman.
“On the golden tarn taken from me,” said the man, “I had scratched my
initials, Ba-Ta Shu, Bem Shandar, and, on the reverse of the coin, the
drum of Tabor.”
The guardsman lifted the coin to the praetor. “It is so,” said the praetor.
...
The praetor was now conversing with the fellow, Bem Shandar, from Tabor.
Papers were being filled in; these had to do with the claims Bem Shandar
was making to recover his stolen money.
Explorers
Those of Tabor, especially Merchants, are extremely careful with
marking & noting their coins “I see,” I said. To be sure, when Hurtha had seen this fellow a few
moments ago, he had referred to him not as his “creditor,” but rather,
now that I recalled it, warmly, as his “benefactor.”
“Shall I summon guardsmen from down the road?” he asked.
“I do not think that will be necessary,” I said.
“In that purse,” he said, “there were eighteen golden staters, from Tyros,
three golden tarn disks, one from Port Kar, and two from Ar, sixteen silver
tarsks from Tabor , twenty copper tarsks, and some fifteen tarsk bits.”
“You keep very careful records,” I said.
“I am from Tabor,” he said.
“Probably you are a merchant, too,” I said.
“Yes,” he said.
I had feared as much. The merchants of Tabor are famed for the accuracy
of their accounts.
“Well?” he said.
“Would you care to join us?” I asked.
“No,” he said.
“There is plenty to eat,” I said.
“I am not surprised,” he said.
“It is not my fault,” I said, “if you, of your own free will, decided
to make my friend a generous gift.”
“Shall I summon guardsmen?” he asked.
“No,” I said.
“Well?” said he.
“Do you have a witnessed, certified document attesting to the alleged
contents of your purse?” I asked. “Too, was the purse closed with an
imprinted seal, its number corresponding to the registration number of
the certification document?”
“Yes,” he said.
“Oh,” I said.
“Here,” he said. “I think you will find everything in order.”
I had forgotten the fellow was from Tabor.
“This document seems a bit old,” I said. “Doubtless it is no longer
current, no longer an effective legal instrument. As you can see, it
is dated two weeks ago. Where are you going?”
“To fetch guardsmen,” he said.
“It will do,” I said.
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Editorial
Based on what we DO know of Tabor, the society falls into what can be called
"mainstream gor" - castes and such. There is no reason to believe that
life on Tabor was vastly different than other such places in regard to
such things as :
The island of Tabor
