Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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Kazrak's remark was in accord with the strange warrior codes of Gor, codes which were as natural to him as the air he breathed, and codes which I, in the Chamber of the Council of Ko-ro-ba, had sworn to uphold.
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One who has shed your blood, or whose blood you have shed, becomes your sword brother, unless you formally repudiate the blood on your weapons.
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It is a part of the kinship of Gorean warriors regardless of what city it is to which they owe their allegiance.
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It is a matter of caste, an expression of respect for those who share their station and profession, having nothing to do with cities or Home Stones.
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As I stood tensely, ringed by the lances of the caravan guards, the wall of tharlarions parted to allow the approach of Mintar, of the Merchant Caste.
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A bejeweled, curtained platform slung between the slow, swaying bodies of two of the broad tharlarions appeared.
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The beasts were halted by their strap-master, and after some seconds the curtains parted.
Kazrak's remark was in accord with the strange warrior codes of Gor, codes which were as natural to him as the air he breathed, and codes which I, in the Chamber of the Council of Ko-ro-ba, had sworn to uphold.
One who has shed your blood, or whose blood you have shed, becomes your sword brother, unless you formally repudiate the blood on your weapons.
It is a part of the kinship of Gorean warriors regardless of what city it is to which they owe their allegiance.
It is a matter of caste, an expression of respect for those who share their station and profession, having nothing to do with cities or Home Stones.
As I stood tensely, ringed by the lances of the caravan guards, the wall of tharlarions parted to allow the approach of Mintar, of the Merchant Caste.
A bejeweled, curtained platform slung between the slow, swaying bodies of two of the broad tharlarions appeared.
The beasts were halted by their strap-master, and after some seconds the curtains parted.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )