Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 18 | 357 | The View more quotes about pani">Pani regarded this as barbarous, but looked lightly on crucifixion. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 18 | 354 | The Pani, it seemed, might take prisoners but seldom did so. |
| 18 | 355 | Sometimes prisoners were tortured, and crucified, presumably primarily as examples to terrify enemies, reduce the temptation to sedition, and such. |
| 18 | 356 | A common form of Gorean execution is impalement. |
| 18 | 357 | The Pani regarded this as barbarous, but looked lightly on crucifixion. |
| 18 | 358 | Such things apparently vary culturally. |
| 18 | 359 | Perhaps one reason the Pani are not prone to making prisoners is that it is thought that the prisoner might be expected, if honorable, to end his own life, to erase his shame at having fallen into the hands of the enemy, and thus, if this is so, he might as well be spared this indignity by being granted an earlier surcease. |
| 18 | 360 | Also, if heads are prized, and important with respect to advancement, and such, this militates against taking prisoners. |
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The Pani, it seemed, might take prisoners but seldom did so.
Sometimes prisoners were tortured, and crucified, presumably primarily as examples to terrify enemies, reduce the temptation to sedition, and such.
A common form of Gorean execution is impalement.
The Pani regarded this as barbarous, but looked lightly on crucifixion.
Such things apparently vary culturally.
Perhaps one reason the Pani are not prone to making prisoners is that it is thought that the prisoner might be expected, if honorable, to end his own life, to erase his shame at having fallen into the hands of the enemy, and thus, if this is so, he might as well be spared this indignity by being granted an earlier surcease.
Also, if heads are prized, and important with respect to advancement, and such, this militates against taking prisoners.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)