Gorean Animals
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color key:
yellow - animals that are commonly found in the Northern Forest
red - animals that are found at the edges of the forest and nearby areas
green - animals that are never found in the Northern Forest
• armored gatch : a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• bint : a small carnivorous freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi. a large school of bints can strip a carcass in minutes. the bint similar to the piranha of Urth.
• bosk : though similar in build to the yak of Urth the bosk bears the heavier form of the Urth buffalo and like him, provides food, leather and many of the needs of the people of Gor. the meat may be roasted or broiled, dried, stewed or served in myriad ways.
• cosian wingfish : tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia.
• dock eel : a black freshwater fish that is about 4 feet long and weighs 8 to 10 lbs. the dock eel is carnivorous and inhabits the shallow waters around the dock and wharves of river ports.
• fleer : large, hook-billed bird which hunts at night.
• 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 rainforests of the Schendi area.
• gant, jungle : a bird, related to the marsh gant, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• gant, marsh : a long-legged marsh bird with a piping cry; similar to a curlew.
• giani : a large mammal of solitary habits which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi
• gim, horned : a small owl-like bird, only around 4 ozs. in weight, which inhabits the forests of northern Gor.
• gim, lang (long?) : an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi
• gim, yellow : a bird, related to the horned gim, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• gint : a tiny (6 inches) freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests 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.
• gint, giant : 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.
• golden beetle : an insect, roughly the size of a rhinoceros, which lives in the caverns below the Nest of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar Mountains; its prey is the Priest-Kings themselves.
• grub borer : an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• grunt : a large, carnivorous, salt-water fish which inhabits Thassa; is often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature; similar to the shark of Urth.
• grunt, blue : a small, voracious, carnivorous freshwater fish, related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood.
• herlit : Gorean eagle, has wingspan of 6-8 feet; is carnivorous, and has yellow feathers tipped with black; also called 'Sun-Striker' or 'out-of-the-sun-it-strikes', from its habit of striking with the sun above and behind it; inhabits the Barrens
• hinti (noun, plural) : small, flea-like insects; unlike fleas, they are not parasites
• hith : huge python-like snake
• hook-billed gort : a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts
• hurt : a kangaroo-like animal whose wool is used for cloth
• jard : a small, yellow-winged scavenger bird of the rainforest inland of Schendi
• jit monkey : a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi
• kaiila : large (20-22 hands high), carnivorous mammal with long neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is vivaparous, has incredible stamina, and can be domesticated for riding in spite of its vicious temper; in the Tahari, its long hair is used for rope. its milk is potable by humans.
• kailiauk : stocky ruminant, tawny with red and brown markings on haunches, having 3 horns; stands around 20 to 25 hands at the shoulder.
• Kur (lit. 'beast'; pl. kurii; a corruption of their name for themselves) : a large (8-9') furred, mammal having 4 legs, which can stand upright or on all fours; each paw has 6 multiply-jointed digits with retractable claws and an opposing thumb, so that it can grip; it has 2 rows of teeth; they are incredibly strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous, even to eating humans
• larl : a large (7 ft. at shoulder) feline, tawny red or black in color, having a black mane; carnivorous; similar to a lion.
• lelt : a small (5-7 inches) 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.
• lit, common : a bird found in the rainforests of the Schendi area
• lit, crested : a bird found in the rainforests of the Schendi area
• mamba : large, predatory river tharlarion which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi; they have long, log-like bodies, with short, powerful legs + a long snout + tail; similar to Urth crocodiles
• marsh shark : Deadly fresh water hunter of the Gorean Marshes. similar in shape to the shark of Urth. shark meat is sometimes served as filets or steaks.
• mindar : a short-winged, yellow + red bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; with its sharp bill, it digs in the bark of flower trees for larvae + bugs
• ost : tiny snake, about 12 inches long, bright orange in color; its venom causes extremely painful death within seconds; the ost of the rainforests inland of Schendi are red with black stripes but other varieties are found throughout Gor
• panther, forest : a large feline, tawny brown or black in color; carnivorous.
• parsit fish : a silvery fish having brown stripes
• quala : small, dun-colored, 3-toed mammal with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair; pl. qualae.
• 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.
• salt thassa fish : a small fish from the gleeming Thassa, served baked or broiled.
• slee : a rodent which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi
• sleen : like a cross between a weasel and a komodo dragon furred, with double fangs, some 20 feet long, having 6 legs; there are four types: the prairie sleen, which is tawny; the forest sleen, which is black or brown; the aquatic sea sleen; and the white snow sleen; can be domesticated for herding and tracking. tencious they can track a trail days old as if it were fresh, rending and killing the object of the hunt. sleen are pack animals and cared for only by thier Masters so that they are not befriended by the slave who may try to escape.
• slime worm : a long, slow, blind worm which inhabits the caverns below the Nest in the Sardar; scavenges the remains of the Golden Beetles kills.
• sorp : a shellfish common to the Vosk and other rivers. the sorp is similar to an oyster; and like oysters, it produces pearls and is frequently used in making soups and stews.
• swamp spiders : man-sized acrachnids which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Cur-lon Fiber, which is used in the textile mills of Ar.
• tabuk : A swift gazelle like animal, having a yellow in color and a single horn. Known for their sweet meat, the Tabuk is generally served roasted.
• tamber gulf oysters : found in the Tamber Gulf, they are served raw or baked.
• tarn : enormous relatives of the Urth golden eagle, some with a 50' wing span, they are bred in two types: 1) war tarns - heavier but agile, trained to aid in battle. 2) racing tarns - slender, lighter birds bred for speed and endurance. racing tarns are also used by messengers to go from one city-state to another.
• tarsk : 1) porcine animal akin to the Urth pig, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail. they are not a favored food, being carrion eaters, but, are a staple amoung the rence growers.
• tarsk, giant : large cousin of the tarsk, standing 10 hands high at the shoulder.
• tharlarion : one of several types of large, carnivorous reptiles, some of which have been domesticated; it's fat is rendered to provide lamp oil; see also mamba.
• tharlarion, broad : sluggish tharlarion used as draft animals; herbivorous.
• tharlarion, high : agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding; like T. rex, they have very short, almost useless, forlegs; carnivorous.
• tharlarion, river : extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges.
• tharlarion, rock : a small reptile of the Tahari
• tibit : a small, thin-legged bird which lives on tiny mollusks found on the shores of Thassa; sandpiper?
• toos : a crab-like organism with overlapping plating; inhabits the Nest and scavenges on discarded fungus spores.
• tufted fisher : a waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• tumit : tumits are large, flightless carniverous birds of the plains, often hunted and eaten by the Nomadic people of Gor. Traditionally hunted with bolos, the sport lies in whether you or the bird gets to eat that night.
• ul : giant carnivorous pteradactyl which ranges from the swamps of the Vosk delta.
• urt : a small, silken-furred rodent akin to the Urth rat; it has three rows of teeth, two tusks, and two horns.
• urt, ground : a small rodent which inhabits the floor of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• urt, leaf : a small tree-dwelling rodent, having 4 toes, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; tree sloth?
• urt, tree : a small tree-climbing rodent found in the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• vart : blind, bat-like flying rodent, about the size of a small dog.
• vart, jungle : a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• verr : a mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile, ill-tempered, with long hair and spiraling horns; source of a form of wool; its meat can be eaten and milk can be used for drinking or the making of cheese and butter.
• 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.
• vulo : a tawny-colored poultry bird, similar to a pigeon, which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs, served roasted and spiced or baked in spice leaves.
• wader, ring-necked : a variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• wader, yellow-legged : a variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
• wingfish : 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 in Turia.
• zad : a large, broad-winged, black and white bird with a long, narrow, yellowish, hooked beak, found in the Tahari; they scavenge on carrion; similar to the Urth vulture.
• zad, jungle : a cousin of the Tahari zad; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi.
• zadit : a small, tawny-feathered, sharp- billed bird of the Tahari; insectivorous, feeding on sand flies and other similar insects; they often land a kaiila and spend long periods hunting the sand flies that infest the host animal.
• zeder : a small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi, esp. along the Ua River. the zeder grows to around 2' and weighs 8-10 lbs; it is diurnal, can swim very well, and builds a stick-and-mud nest in the branches of a tree, where it spends the night.
