Marine Life
Baleen whale Blue in color this whale is hunted by the Red Hunters.
Bint small carnivorous freshwater fish, which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi; a large school of bints can strip a carcass in minutes; similar to the piranha of Earth.
Dock eel a black freshwater fish,4' long and weighing 8-10 lbs.;carnivorous;they inhabit the shallow waters around the dock and wharves of river ports
Eel a voracious animal which can maim or kill a slave in moments. Some varieties are edible and considered a gorean delicacy. Varieties include: river eel, black eel, and spotted eel.
Gint a tiny (6") freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi; it has bulbous eyes and flipper-like fins; is amphibious, having both lungs and gills; is capable of walking on its pectoral fins; often found in the company of tharlarion, feeding off the scraps of their kills.
Giant Gint a large cousin of the gint found in western Gor, similar in appearance, but with a 4-spined dorsal fin; is also amphibious and capable of walking on its pectoral fins. Grunt A large,carnivorous,saltwater fish, which inhabits Thassa; is often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature; similar to the shark of Earth.
Grunt, blue a small,voracious,carnivorous freshwater fish, related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood.
Grunt, Great speckled a fish inhabiting the Thassa and caught as food for sailors.
Grunt, white 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
Hunjer whale Large black, toothed whale, hunted by the Red Hunters.
Whale, Karl Four-fluked baleen whale hunted by the Red Hunters.
Lelt a small (5-7") blindfish with fernlike filaments at either side of the head which are its sensory organs; white, with long fins, it swims slowly, and is the main food of the salt shark; inhabits the brine pits such as those at Klima in the Tahari.
Mamba large, predatory river tharlarion which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi; they have long, log-like bodies, with short, powerful legs and a long snout and tail; similar to Earth crocodiles.
Marine Saurian Fish like reptilian in which there are two types. One harmless with a long neck and rows of teeth that feeds on garbage and small fish. The other is fish-like predator with long, toothed snouts. Silent and aggresive, the sailors fear them as do the long-bodied sharks.
Marsh Shark deadly fresh water hunter of the Gorean Marshes, similar in shape to the shark of earth.
Oysters Presumably the same as earthen oysters they are found in the delta of the Vosk.
Parsit fish A silvery fish having brown stripes, the follow the 'parsit current' in the polar basin. In Torvaldsland, it is smoked and dried, stored in barrels, and used in trade to the south. River Shark A narrow, black, vicious, carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin, which inhabits the rivers of Gor.
Salt Shark a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw, several rows of triangular teeth, a sickle-like tail, and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari.
Sea Sleen long, sleek, mammal with flippers and six legs, and double fanged jaws, can weigh as much as 1000 pounds and as much as 20 feet in length, hunted by the Red Hunters for food and pelts. There are four varieties of sea sleen in the north including the black sleen, brown sleen, tusked sleen, and flat-nosed sleen.
Sea Sleen, Rogue rare broader headed more dangerous variety of sea sleen found in the Polar North.
Sorp a shellfish, common esp. in the Vosk river, similar to an oyster; like an oyster, it manufactures pearls
Vosk Sorp 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.
Wingfish 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
Birds of Gor
Finch A bird found living in the rain forests
Whistling Finch Bird found on the ground level of the rain forests that eats only insects
Fleer Large, hook-billed bird which hunts at night.
Fleer, Long billed Inhabitant of the rain forest.
Fleer, Prairie Yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill; sometimes called the'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it is usually the first bird to find food.
Fruit tindel A bird which inhabits the canopy zone of rain forests of the Schendi area.
Gant, Artic Migratory bird that nests on cliffs in the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs are eaten like apples.
Gant, Jungle A bird, related to the marsh gant, which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi.
Gant, Marsh A small but long legged marsh bird with broad wings and bill, whos cry is like the music of pipes often immitated by rense people for secret communication.
Gim, Horned A small bird similar to the owl. Purple in color, it inhabits the forests of north Gor.
Gim, Lang A insect eating bird which inhabits the ground level of the rain forests inland of Schendi.
Gim, Yellow A bird, related to the horned gim, which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi.
Grub borer A insect eating bird which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi.
Gull, Coasting Found in Torvaldsland, broad winged with black tips on wings and feathers. Similar to the vosk gull. Feathers used for war arrows.
Gull, Schendi Inhabits the area of Schendi around the Thassa, nest at night on land.
Gull, Vosk From the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, feathers sheaf arrows. Winters with the Wagon people but flies North when the ice breaks up.
Herlit Gorean eagle with a wingspan of 6-8 feet, it is carnivorous, and has yellow feathers tipped with black, inhabits the Barrens. Also called 'sun striker' or 'out of the sun it strikes' because of the habit it has of striking when the sun is above and behind it.
Hermit, yellow-breasted Bird of Northern forest, sharp beak that is used to search for larvae in trees like a woodpecker (beating).
Hook billed Gort A carnivorous hunting bird of the rain forests (ground zone) inland of Schendi, prey on ground urt.
Jard A small, yellow-winged scavenger bird of the rain forest inland of Schendi, found near Lydius.
Lit, Common Bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi.
Lit, Crested Bright feathered bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi.
Lit, Needle tailed A bird found in the highest level of the rain forests.
Mindar Yelow and red, short winged bird of the rain forests inland of Schendi with a sharp beak used to drill into flower trees for larvae and grubs.
Parrots A bird found in the rain forest, there are several varieties.
Tanagers A bird found in the rain forests
Tarns Enormous relatives of the earth Golden eagle..some with a 50' wing span..they are bred in 2 types... War Tarns are heavier but agile, trained to aid in battle. Racing Tarns are slender, lighter birds bred for speed and endurance. These tarns are also used by messengers to go from one city to another.
Tarn, Racing Smaller and lighter than a regular tarn, shorter and broader wings and narrower beak. It is used for racing.
Tibit A small, bird with thin legs that lives on mollusks found on the shores of Thassa.
Tufted fisher A waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi.
Tumit Large flightless bird having an 18' long hooked beak about the size of an ostrich, carnivorus.
Umbrella bird A bird found in the lower canopys of the rain forest.
Ushindi Fisher Long legged, wading bird near the Schendi. Long white feathers used for headdresses.
Veminium Bird A bird with a beautiful song that is not else described.
Vulo A brownish-orange colored poultry bird, very small in size. also exists in the wild, used for meat and eggs.
Wader, Ring necked A variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi.
Wader, Yellow legged A variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi.
Warblers A bird found in the rain forest
Woodpecker, Ivory billed A bird found in the rain forest.
Zad A large black and white bird that has broad wings with a long, narrow, yellowish, hooked beak. it's found in the Tahari, scavage on carrion.
Zad, Jungle A cousin of the Tahari zad, it's found in the rain forest inland of Schendi, less agressive.
Zadit A small, brownish orange, sharp billed bird of the Tahari. Eats insects, land often on kaiila and spend hours eating the sand flies off of them.
