nadu (command; lit. 'kneel): at this command, a slave girl will kneel back on her heels, with her knees spread wide, back straight, hands on thighs with palms up, head up, eyes lowered; ie: to assume the position of a Pleasure Slave
Napoktan (noun): the Bracelets Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages.
needle fly (noun): also known as sting flies, these originate in the delta and similar places. Its sting is extremely painful but it is usually not dangerous unless inflicted in great numbers.
needle-tailed lit (noun): a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of rainforests in the Schendi area.
needle tree (noun): a tree of the Thentis region, whose oil is used in perfumes
Nest (noun): the colony and home of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar; the ruler of the Nest is the Mother, from whose eggs the Priest-Kings are hatched
nestle position (noun): ''Nestle ' I told her. 'Yes Master ' she said. She nestled obediently in the crook of my left arm.'
Nest Trust (noun): the Priest-King equivalent of 'friendship'
Ngao, Lake (noun): an equatorial lake of the Jungles of Schendi, the Ua River enters it's eastern extremity, connecting this Lake to Lake Shaba in the NE corner of the rainforest. 'The Falls of Bila Haruma', named for the famed explorer of this region, lies 100 pasangs to the east. The villages of Unkungu are located on the NE shore. Nyundo is the central village of the Ukungu region.
night gate (noun): a gate or gates
monitored to allow passage of bona fide citizens to and from the
city after dark.
noon, gorean (noun): 10th ahn is the gorean
noon.
northern bow (noun): a short bow, with short, heavy arrows, heavily headed, it is accurate with a short range of a hundred and fifty yards. It somewhat resembles the Tuchuk bow of layered horn in it's accuracy and striking ability, which is about a hundred and fifty yards. It is useful for close combat on a ship, and can easily be fired through a thole port with the oar withdrawn.
northern collar (noun): a utilitarian sounding collar made of black iron with an iron ring to be used if a chain is attached. It is rivited around the neck of the bond-maid.
Northern Forests (noun): North of Laurius River and far northeast of Ko-ro-ba, it covers hundreds of thousands of square pasangs. This is the largest forest area on Gor and is also called the High Forests. They are north of Laura, extending north to Torvaldsland, past the northern ridges of the Thentis Mountains. They also extend east, past the northern ridges of the Thentis Mountains, and no one knows how far they extend. They extend on the west to the shores of Thassa. The forests are a vast uncharted wilderness, containing a multitude of different types of trees and vegetation. The most typical tree is the lofty, reddish Tur tree that may grow to two hundred feet or more. Tur trees bear some similarity to the great redwoods of Earth. The forests are also the home to many animals, including panthers, sleens, tabuk and hith. In addition, the forests are the refuge of various outlaws, forest people, panther girls, and is frequented by slavers from Port Kar. The forests can be a very dangerous area to visit.
northern helmet (noun): conical shaped with a nose guard that can slip up and down; about the neck it usually has chain mail dangling from rings.
Northern islands (noun): numerous but small islands, extending in an archipelago like a scimitar northeastward from Cos. The islands are not united. Their governments are usually no more than a village council. They usually possess no vessels larger than clinker-built skiffs and coasters.
Northern Salt Line (noun): an east/west road; Torcodino is on this road.
Northern shield (noun): round and wooden, variously painted, they are reinforced with iron bands, or leather, or small bronze plates. Hung, overlapping over the side of a ship, they are an indication of peaceful intent.
Northern Silk Road (noun): a north/south road, Torcodino is on this road.
Northern tabuk (noun): massive tawny and swift is much larger than its smaller southern variety; standing ten hands at the shoulders. They have a single spiralling ivory horn, which at it's base can be 2 1/2 inches in diameter and over a yard in length. The Red Hunters are irrecovably tired to the tabuk for sustenance and the devices of daily living much like the Wagon Peoples and the bosk, and the Red Savages and the kailiauk.
nose ring (noun): fine, gold ring fitted into a hole pierced into the septum of the nose. Among the Wagon Peoples, all females, slave and free wear such rings, as do their animals.
notched stick (noun): musical instrument played by sliding a polished tem-wood stick across its surface.
nu (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'N' (?); apparently adapted from the Greek alphabet
nykus (noun): victory; from the Greek nike
Nyoka River (noun): river that flows into Schendi harbor from the rainforest, and then on to Thassa.
Nyundo (noun): A village located northeast of Lake Ngao, the central village of the Villages of Ukungo.
