Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 19 | 30 | "But who is about here?" asked Boabissia. |
| 19 | 31 | "Some thief," I said, "one who is highly skillful, one worthy even of the thief's scar of Port Kar, though I doubt he wears it". |
| 19 | 32 | The thief's scar in Port Kar is a tiny, three-pronged brand, burned into the face over the right cheekbone. |
| 19 | 33 | It marks the members of the caste of Thieves in Port Kar. |
| 19 | 34 | That is the only city in which, as far as I know, there is a recognized caste for thieves. |
| 19 | 35 | They tend to be quite proud of their calling, it being handed down often from father to son. |
| 19 | 36 | There are various perquisites connected with membership in this caste, among them, if one is a professional thief, protection from being hunted down and killed by caste members, who tend to be quite jealous of their various territories and prerogatives. |
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"But who is about here?" asked Boabissia.
"Some thief," I said, "one who is highly skillful, one worthy even of the thief's scar of Port Kar, though I doubt he wears it".
The thief's scar in Port Kar is a tiny, three-pronged brand, burned into the face over the right cheekbone.
It marks the members of the caste of Thieves in Port Kar.
That is the only city in which, as far as I know, there is a recognized caste for thieves.
They tend to be quite proud of their calling, it being handed down often from father to son.
There are various perquisites connected with membership in this caste, among them, if one is a professional thief, protection from being hunted down and killed by caste members, who tend to be quite jealous of their various territories and prerogatives.
- (Mercenaries of Gor, Chapter )