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Book 23. (7 results) Renegades of Gor (Context Quote)

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24 755 Most Goreans, save for occasional sacrifices, observations, donations to temples, and such, called for by the caste of Initiates, who claim to mediate between men and priest-kings, live their lives without much concern for priest-kings, and seem to hope that the priest-kings will return the favor, which they commonly do, save when various of their technology or weapons laws might be infringed, in which instances, if the departures are discovered, they are likely to react with an exactitude both fierce and devastating, the usual evidence of their displeasure being a blast of blue flame capable of melting marble.
24 756 Needless to say, the technology and weapons laws are, on the whole, scrupulously kept.
24 757 Concern with the priest-kings is usually most prevalent, when it is found, amongst the lower castes.
24 758 All Goreans, on the other hand, are expected to make at least one pilgrimage during their lifetime to the Sardar Mountains, taken to be the home of priest-kings.
24 759 This pilgrimage is recommended to, and expected of, its young people by most communities, from the high cities to the smallest villages.
24 760 Presumably this is to avoid incurring the disfavor of priest-kings.
24 761 Certainly Initiates commonly warn gravely of this possibility.
Most Goreans, save for occasional sacrifices, observations, donations to temples, and such, called for by the caste of Initiates, who claim to mediate between men and priest-kings, live their lives without much concern for priest-kings, and seem to hope that the priest-kings will return the favor, which they commonly do, save when various of their technology or weapons laws might be infringed, in which instances, if the departures are discovered, they are likely to react with an exactitude both fierce and devastating, the usual evidence of their displeasure being a blast of blue flame capable of melting marble. Needless to say, the technology and weapons laws are, on the whole, scrupulously kept. Concern with the priest-kings is usually most prevalent, when it is found, amongst the lower castes. All Goreans, on the other hand, are expected to make at least one pilgrimage during their lifetime to the Sardar Mountains, taken to be the home of priest-kings. This pilgrimage is recommended to, and expected of, its young people by most communities, from the high cities to the smallest villages. Presumably this is to avoid incurring the disfavor of priest-kings. Certainly Initiates commonly warn gravely of this possibility. - (Renegades of Gor, Chapter )