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"He conceives himself to be in the presence of the medicine helper," said Kog. - (Savages of Gor, Chapter 1, Sentence #1135)

The typical act of war is the raid, conducted usually by a small group of men, some ten to fifteen in number, which enters enemy country, strikes, usually at dawn, and makes away, almost as soon as it came, with scalps and loot; sometimes, too, a woman or two of the enemy is taken; men of most tribes are fond of owning a woman of the enemy; male prisoners are seldom taken; because of their camaraderie and the sporting aspect of their warfare a group of red savages will usually refuse to follow even a single enemy into rock or brush cover; it is simply too dangerous to do so; similarly the red savages will almost never engage in a standing fight if they are outnumbered; often, too, they will turn their backs on even an obvious victory if the costs of grasping it seem too high; sometimes, too, a large number of red savages will retreat before an unexpected attack of a small number of enemies; they prefer to fight on their own terms and at times of their own choosing; too, they may not have had time to make their war medicine. "Even with the small bow," said Samos, "surely he cannot expect to best five men". "It does not seem likely," I admitted. "He conceives himself to be in the presence of the medicine helper," said Kog. "He is undaunted". "Turn the hide," I said. The creature rotated the hide on the heavy table, in the light of the unshuttered dark lantern. - (Savages of Gor)