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Stories had it that they rode within ships, but strange ships, round, flat ships, like disks, disks of metal, which moved like clouds, swift as thought, in silence. Some claimed to have seen them over the palisade of the Sardar. But such stories must be false, as they were denied by Initiates, the white caste, highest and worthiest of all the castes, as they were intermediaries between priest-kings and mortals. How wise they were, and how powerful they were, how sacrosanct and holy they were, to have the ear of priest-kings, to have at their disposal the prayers, the spells, the rituals, the devotions, and sacrifices by means of which priest-kings might be swayed, by means of which their favor might be garnered. It was no wonder that that they were consulted by Ubars bearing baskets of gold, and simple Peasants, with a handful of suls. They were celebrated by cities and villages. They were petitioned by Merchants embarking on bold, uncertain ventures, by gamblers with an interest in the summer tharlarion races. - (Mariners of Gor, Chapter )