Book 34. (7 results) Plunder of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | 82 | My own view is that it is a form of merchantry, and that its difference from other forms of merchantry is merely in the nature of the goods with which the merchants deal. |
| 49 | 83 | Ubars wisely refrain from making rulings upon such things. |
| 49 | 84 | As I may have indicated before, considerable differences may exist within a given caste. |
| 49 | 85 | For example, a given merchant, such as Mintar, of Ar, may be the master of a thousand enterprises and another may be an itinerant peddler; and one scribe may be a city's most esteemed jurist, selling his advice for gold, while another ekes out a living on some street in the Metellan district, reading and writing letters for tarsk-bits at the behest of the illiterate. |
| 49 | 86 | One of the most interesting castes is that of the Players, who live by means of a board game called 'Kaissa'. |
| 49 | 87 | In most cases, they will sell a game for a tarsk-bit, but, in certain cases, certain Players, such as Scormus, of Ar, or Centius, of Cos, may receive as much as a golden tarn for a single game. |
| 49 | 88 | The best players are entitled to set their boards on the highest bridges. |
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My own view is that it is a form of merchantry, and that its difference from other forms of merchantry is merely in the nature of the goods with which the merchants deal.
Ubars wisely refrain from making rulings upon such things.
As I may have indicated before, considerable differences may exist within a given caste.
For example, a given merchant, such as Mintar, of Ar, may be the master of a thousand enterprises and another may be an itinerant peddler; and one scribe may be a city's most esteemed jurist, selling his advice for gold, while another ekes out a living on some street in the Metellan district, reading and writing letters for tarsk-bits at the behest of the illiterate.
One of the most interesting castes is that of the Players, who live by means of a board game called 'Kaissa'.
In most cases, they will sell a game for a tarsk-bit, but, in certain cases, certain Players, such as Scormus, of Ar, or Centius, of Cos, may receive as much as a golden tarn for a single game.
The best players are entitled to set their boards on the highest bridges.
- (Plunder of Gor, Chapter )