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Whereas there are wealth discrepancies on Gor which would dwarf most of those on Earth, for example, merchants who own ten thousand slaves and a hundred villas, and whose resources can raise armies and intimidate cities, most Goreans are economically pretty much of a muchness. Accordingly, most girls are owned by men whose incomes are likely to be substantially equivalent, and the differences which exist are not likely to excite much notice or comment. For example, as Goreans go, given the recent events on the river, I would count as being very well fixed, and yet I did not think that my position or resources were such as to seem outrageously out of the ordinary. caste tends to be more important to most Goreans than riches. The slave of a high-caste Builder, for example, is likely to look down on the slave of a wealthy merchant, who may have a hundred times the riches. Gold is important on Gor, but it does not have anything like the importance that would be assigned to it on Earth. Choosing between illicit gain and a besmirchment of honor most Goreans would forgo the illicit gain. - (Guardsman of Gor, Chapter )