Book 31. (7 results) Conspirators of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1188 | These beings, it seems, encourage Gorean, perhaps that they might the more conveniently make known their will on this world. |
| 8 | 1189 | The caste of Initiates, it is said, act as the intermediaries between priest-kings and men, appointing festivals, prophesying, uttering oracles, accepting offerings, selling blessings, performing sacrifices, and such. |
| 8 | 1190 | Much remains unclear, however, as I understand it, concerning the actual relationship, if any, between the Initiates and the priest-kings. |
| 8 | 1191 | It is clear, however, that the priest-kings are not to be taken lightly. |
| 8 | 1192 | Violations of their weapon, transportation, and communication laws are often, when discovered, followed by sanctions of fearsome import, the destructions of cities, the seizures and flingings of tides, the melting of mountains, the geysers and floodings of fiery magma, inexplicable bursts of flame, and such. |
| 8 | 1193 | The standardization of Gorean is accomplished largely in virtue of the meetings of Scribes four times a year on the neutral ground of the great seasonal fairs held in the vicinity of the Sardar itself. |
| 8 | 1194 | This tends to standardize lexicons and prevent phonetic drift. |
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These beings, it seems, encourage Gorean, perhaps that they might the more conveniently make known their will on this world.
The caste of Initiates, it is said, act as the intermediaries between priest-kings and men, appointing festivals, prophesying, uttering oracles, accepting offerings, selling blessings, performing sacrifices, and such.
Much remains unclear, however, as I understand it, concerning the actual relationship, if any, between the Initiates and the priest-kings.
It is clear, however, that the priest-kings are not to be taken lightly.
Violations of their weapon, transportation, and communication laws are often, when discovered, followed by sanctions of fearsome import, the destructions of cities, the seizures and flingings of tides, the melting of mountains, the geysers and floodings of fiery magma, inexplicable bursts of flame, and such.
The standardization of Gorean is accomplished largely in virtue of the meetings of Scribes four times a year on the neutral ground of the great seasonal fairs held in the vicinity of the Sardar itself.
This tends to standardize lexicons and prevent phonetic drift.
- (Conspirators of Gor, Chapter )