val (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from demotic Egyptian
vangis (noun): type of produce sold at market; detailed description unavailable.
var (noun): 1) resting 2) (conj.): where
vart (noun): blind, bat-like flying rodent, about the size of a small dog
vart, brown (noun): carnivorous animals that rest clinging upside down on branches.
vart, jungle (noun): a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rain forests inland of Shendi
Vask (noun): signifies south on a Gorean compass.
veck (verb): stand or awaken.
vegetables, common Gorean (noun): these are common Earth vegetables found on various parts of Gor, listed with their annotations: mushroom, beans, turnips, carrots, radishes, onions, peas, cabbage, peppers, and garlic.
veil (noun): a covering or coverings for the face, worn by free women in many city-states; up to five are worn see also house veil, last veil, pride veil, street veil, veil of the citizeness
veil, freedom (noun): the second in the layer of veils worn by Free women also called the 'veil of the citizeness'.
veil, house (noun): the next-to-last veil worn by free women esp. when in the company of men not of her own family; worn over the pride veil and under the street veil upon leaving the house.
veil, intimacy (noun): a long, linear, diaphanous face veil worn by Free woman. It's opacity is determined by how many times it is wrapped about the face.
veil, last (noun): the innermost of the five veils worn by free women; it is worn under the veil of the citizeness and is often very sheer.
veil of the citizeness (noun): the second of the veils worn by free women; worn under the pride veil and over the last veil
veil, pride (noun): the third veil worn by free women; worn under the house veil and over the veil of the citizeness.
veil, rep-cloth (noun): a rough veil worn by Free women of lower caste.
veil, slave (noun): a small triangle of diaphanous yellow silk worn across the bridge of the nose and covering the lower half of the face; it parodies the heavy veils worn by free women as it conceals nothing and often arouses the lust of masters.
veil, street(noun): the outermost veil worn by free women; worn over the house veil when leaving the house.
veminium (noun): a bluish wild flower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes
veminium bird (noun): a bird with a beautiful song not otherwise described.
veminium, desert (noun): small, purplish flower found in the Tahari; used in perfumes
Veminium oil (noun): by-product of Veminium petals being boiled in water; a scented oil used in middle to upper-class homes to rinse hands before and after eating.
Ven (noun): a small city, part of the Vosk League, a river port on the southern bank of the Vosk. It is the last town to the west on the south bank until the delta. Ven is at the junction of the Ta-Thassa Cartius and the Vosk.
Ven Highlands (noun): Home of jungle tribes in Equatorial Rain Forests, with descending plains drained by the Thassa Cartius River it is located in the extreme north center of the Jungles of Schendi.
Venna (noun): a small, exclusive resort city, located about two hundred pasangs north of Ar, noted for its fine baths and tharlarion races. Venna has many small and fine shops, catering to the wealthy. The Telluria section, in the northwest part of the city, on a hill, is the preferred residential section.
vengence and contempt slavery (adv): one form of vengeance slavery is proxy slavery where one woman, totally innocent, is enslaved and made to stand proxy for a hated, but unavailable woman, even being given her name. Ironically, even though the original woman may be found, the proxy is not released from slavery. Ar.
Verl River (noun): tributary of the Vosk that flows northwestward into the Vosk.
verr (noun): a mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile, ill-tempered, with long hair and spiraling horns; source of a form of wool; it milk is potable, as well as being used for cheese
verr grass (noun): a type of common grass on Gor.
verr milk (noun): sometimes sold in open markets from a brass container, carried on a strap and served in tiny brass cups.
verus (adjective): true
Victoria (noun): a city, capital of the Vosk League, located on the northern bank, east of Ar’s Station. It once was a den of thieves, a market and slave town. Most of the pirates and thieves have been run out of the town. Tasdron is the Administrator.
viktel (noun): triumph
Viktel Aria (noun): means "Ar’s Triumph" or "The Triumph of Ar" and is also known as the Vosk Road. Since it is the most direct route from Ar to the Vosk it is a military road. Wide and built like a wall set into the earth it is marked with pasang stones. There are deep ditches along much of the road except for crossroads and turn-offs, to make it harder to bring supply wagons onto the road from the east and west.
vine, liana (noun): a rainforest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water.
vint (noun): tiny, sand-colored insects found in the Tahari Desert.
Violet grass (noun): patches of stalky grass, one of several hues used in pleasure gardens of Turia.
virgin bell (noun): single bell sometimes worn on a Free Woman's left ankle to announce her availability to swains.
Voltai Range (noun): also known as the Red Mountains, located south of the Vosk and east of Ar. They are dull reddish cliffs due to large deposits of iron oxide and are the greatest mountain range on known Gor. The Voltai is home to several bandit cities and bands of outlaws including Treve.
Vonda (noun): a city, part of the Salerian Confederation, located downriver of the Olni River, which has no tarnsmen.
Vosk Delta (noun): delta, which is thousands of square pasangs long, is treacherous and difficult to navigate, having channels that change almost overnight. Often little more than a trackless marsh it's poor visibility is due to the rence plants and its sluggish, muddy waters which vary from a few inches deep to deep enough for a ship; quicksand can be found there as well. The average depth, after the spring thaws upriver, is three to five feet and is infested with insects, snakes and tharlarion. Marsh sharks even swim among the reeds. The eastern portion has fresh water. The delta is claimed by Port Kar which lies some hundred pasangs from its northwest edge, bordering on the shallow Tamber Gulf. Ships from Thassa cannot pass through the delta to the Vosk River due to the delta’s almost impassibility.
vosk gull (noun): a gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, it apparently has a loud or insistent cry, which is imitated by the rence people as a means of surreptitious communication at night. It's feathers are used on sheaf arrows. It winters on the prairies of the Wagon Peoples and flies north in the spring, when the ice breaks up.
Vosk League (noun): an alliance of 19 towns (Fina, Forest Port, Hammerfest, Iskander, Jasmine, Jort's Ferry, Point Alfred, Port Cos, Ragnar's Hamlet, Sais, Siba, Sulport, Tafa, Tancred's Landing, Tetrapoli, Turmus, Ven, Victoria, White Water) formed to keep the Vosk River clear of pirates and to promote trade
Vosk River (noun): a mighty river, some forty pasangs in width, that passes by Ar and pours into the Tamber Gulf. Most towns on the river are free states and belong to the Vosk League. River ships of Ar and Cos battle here for influence over the river and its towns. The southern bank is much less populous than the northern bank.
Vosk Sorp (noun): 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.
Vosk turtle (noun): can grow to be gigantic, these animals are carnivorous, aggressive and persistent. Can be difficult to kill.
Voyages of Acquisition (noun): voyages made to Earth by the Priest-Kings to gather biological samples; this perhaps accounts for the similarity in many animals, as well as in language and culture, between Earth and Gor
vulo (noun): a tawny colored poultry bird, similar to a pigeon, which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs
