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Book 1. (21 results) Tarnsman of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
4	88	The Lower castes, incidentally, commonly believe that the names of the High castes are actually use-names and that the High castes conceal their real names.
3	70	For example, the population as a whole, the castes below the High castes, were encouraged to believe that their world was a broad, flat disk.
4	86	At the level of the Second Knowledge, of course, the High castes, at least in general, recognize the baseless superstition of the Lower castes and use their own names comparatively freely, usually followed by the name of their city.
3	57	Religious matters on this world tend to be rather carefully guarded by the Caste of Initiates, who allow members of other castes little participation in their sacrifices and ceremonies.
3	72	On the other hand, the High castes, specifically the Warriors, Builders, Scribes, Initiates, and Physicians, were told the truth in such matters, perhaps because it was thought they would eventually determine it for themselves, from observations such as the shadow of their planet on on...
3	73	I wondered, however, if the Second Knowledge, that of the intellectuals, might not be as carefully tailored to preclude inquiry on their level as the First Knowledge apparently was to preclude inquiry on the level of the Lower castes.
3	86	"The High castes in a given city," said my father, "elect an administrator and council for stated terms.
3	141	It was still too rigid, in my opinion, particularly with respect to the selection of rulers from the High castes and with respect to the Double Knowledge.
3	144	A man who refused to practice his livelihood or strove to alter status without the consent of the Council of High castes was, by definition, an outlaw and subject to impalement.
4	81	For themselves, particularly among the Lower castes, they often have a real name and what is called a use-name.
4	128	The Chamber of the Council is the room in which the elected representatives of the High castes of Ko-ro-ba hold their meetings.
4	132	Benches of stone, on which the members of the Council sat, rose in five monumental tiers about the walls, one tier for each of the High castes.
4	163	"Then," said my father, placing his hands solemnly on my shoulders, "in virtue of my authority as Administrator of this city and in the presence of the Council of High castes, I declare you to be a Warrior of Ko-ro-ba".
5	52	Certain portions of the ceremonies, however, are often allotted to members of the High castes.
5	54	Most significantly, while these members of the High castes perform their portions of the ritual, the Guards of the Home Stone temporarily withdraw to the interior of the cylinder, leaving the celebrant, it is said, alone with the Priest-Kings.
14	34	Where others could see no more than the codes of their castes, where others could sense no call of duty beyond that of their Home Stone, I dared to dream the dream of Ar—that there might be an end to meaningless warfare, bloodshed, and terror, an end to the anxiety and peril, th...
17	22	It was Ar's misfortune, at this most critical time in its long history, to be in the hands of the bleakest of all castes of men, the Initiates, skilled only in ritual, mythology, and superstition.
17	48	Ubars have always employed the Initiates as tools, some of the boldest even contending that the social function of the Initiates is to keep the lower castes contented with their servile lot.
20	21	Marlenus, in spite of his heroic role in the victory, submitted himself to the judgment of Ar's Council of High castes.
20	28	His appointment was confirmed by Ar's Council of High castes, and his popularity in the city is such that it seems probable that in the future the office will be his by free election.
20	33	There was shouting and laughter, and the glorious colors of the castes of Gor mingled equally in the cylinders.

Book 2. (12 results) Outlaw of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
8	9	I wondered if men in this city were not proud of their castes, as were, on the whole, other Goreans, even those of the so-called lower castes.
2	37	This was as it should be, as I was of that caste, and had been since that morning, some seven years ago, when in the Chamber of the Council of High castes I had accepted weapons from the hands of my father, Matthew Cabot, Administrator of Ko-ro-ba, and had taken the Home Stone of that ...
3	35	The weight the man was carrying was prodigious, and would have staggered men of most castes, even that of the Warriors.
3	39	In rare cases, one might have been permitted by the Council of High castes to raise caste.
3	40	None of course would accept a lower caste, and there were lower castes, the Caste of Peasants, for example, the most basic caste of all Gor.
3	83	Indeed, a cringing whelp of a man, who would never think of lifting his eyes from the ground in the presence of a member of one of the high castes, a crushed and spiritless churl, an untrustworthy villain or coward, an avaricious and obsequious peddler often becomes, in the place of hi...
3	92	Members of low castes often call themselves by a use-name, reserving the real name for intimates and friends, to protect it against capture by a sorcerer or worker of spells who might use it to do them harm.
6	6	Similarly men of such castes as the Physicians and Builders make use of the fairs to disseminate and exchange information pertaining to their respective crafts.
8	110	Now many assassins roamed Gor, fearing to wear the somber black tunic of their caste, disguised as members of other castes, not infrequently as warriors.
9	68	I did not care much for this mouth-burning concoction, but it was popular with some of the lower castes, particularly those who performed strenuous manual labor.
19	96	And it seemed strange to me that this rebellion, this willingness to pursue the right as they saw it, independently of the will of the Priest-Kings, had come not first from the proud Warriors of Gor, nor the Scribes, nor the Builders nor Physicians, nor any of the high castes of the ma...
19	139	Perhaps both of us wondered that friendship should exist between members of such different castes, but perhaps both of us knew, though we did not say so, that in the hearts of men arms and song are never far distant.

Book 3. (9 results) Priest-Kings of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
5	155	Those of the High castes of Gor are permitted by the Priest-Kings only the Second Knowledge, and those of the lower castes are permitted only the more rudimentary First Knowledge.
33	42	There were men in that crowd from Ar, from Thentis, from Tharna, recognized by the two yellow cords in their belt; from Port Kar; from Tor, Cos, Tyros; perhaps from Treve, Vika's home city; perhaps even from fallen, vanished Ko-ro-ba; and the men in that crowd were of all castes, and e...
1	38	Further, members of castes such as the Physicians and Builders use the fairs for the dissemination of information and techniques among Caste Brothers, as is prescribed in their codes, in spite of the fact that their respective cities may be hostile.
6	92	In one of the chests against the wall I had found, among the garments of various other castes, a warrior's tunic.
7	31	The second girl was tall, fragile and willowy, with slender ankles and large, hurt eyes; she had dark, curling hair that fell about her shoulders and stood out against the white of her garment; she may have been of High Caste; without speaking to her it would be hard to tell; even then it might be d...
8	140	"We have all the High castes in Treve," she said, angrily.
33	37	Behind the Initiates, standing, as befits the men of other castes, I saw men of a hundred cities, joined here in their common fear and plea to the denizens of the Sardar.
33	41	I was pleased to see that the men of other castes, unlike the Initiates, did not grovel.
33	90	Their codes forbade them to kill but I knew that they hired men of other castes for this purpose.

Book 4. (8 results) Nomads of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
2	82	They do not have castes, as Goreans tend to think of them.
2	84	When I speak of Year Keepers and Singers it must be understood that these are not, for the Wagon Peoples, castes, but more like roles, subsidiary to their main functions, which are those of war, herding and the hunt.
2	85	They do have, however, certain clans, not castes, which specialize in certain matters, for example, the clan of healers, leather workers, salt hunters, and so on.
5	13	The Tuchuks and the other Wagon Peoples reverence Priest-Kings, but unlike the Goreans of the cities, with their castes of Initiates, they do not extend to them the dignities of worship.
7	74	Although there were risks involved I tried to translate as exactly as I could, letting Miss Cardwell speak as she would, though her words must often have sounded fantastic to the Tuchuks, for it was largely of a world alien to them that she spoke—a world not of autonomous cities but of huge n...
9	12	It might be mentioned, for those unaware of the fact, that the Caste of Merchants is not considered one of the traditional five High castes of Gor—the Initiates, Scribes, Physicians, Builders and Warriors.
9	13	Most commonly, and doubtless unfortunately, it is only members of the five high castes who occupy positions on the High Councils of the cities.
9	17	Indeed, secretly among themselves, I have heard, they regard themselves as the highest caste on Gor, though they would not say so for fear of rousing the indignation of other castes.

Book 5. (16 results) Assassin of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
1	20	He was surprised for, judging from the colors of the garments of those who marched, it contained men of many castes, perhaps all castes of the city, only that he did not see among them the white of the Caste of Initiates.
2	254	"Without the gold of this house, how could the Administrator and the High Initiate have sponsored the races and the games that won them the favor of the lower castes?" "But the lower castes do not elect the Administrator or the High Initiate," said Kuurus.
1	44	At last, when the wood burned only here and there, and what had been the pyre was mostly ashes and glowing wood, the men of a dozen castes, each carrying a jar of chilled wine, moved about, pouring the wine over the fire, quenching it.
1	69	The Assassins, unlike most castes, do not carry pouches.
2	180	The Initiates, in their interpretations of sacrifices and in their preachments, primarily to the low castes, had led many of the city to fear that Kazrak might not long enjoy the favor of the Priest-Kings.
2	184	It was from this time that Kazrak might clearly have been said, particularly among the lower castes, to have lost the confidence of the city.
2	256	"These councils," said Portus scornfully, "know well the way the lower castes yelp in the tiers".
3	29	It might be mentioned that the game, as I shall speak of it, for in Gorean it has no other designation, is extremely popular on Gor, and even children find among their playthings the pieces of the game; there are numerous clubs and competitions among various castes and cylinders; caref...
3	33	He was a man who would be respected by all the castes in Ar; he was a man who would be recognized, most likely, not only by every urchin wild in the streets of the city but by the Ubar as well; he was a Player, a professional, one who earned his living through the game.
3	35	They are made up of men from various castes who often have little in common but the game, but that is more than enough.
3	62	Age, on Gor, interestingly, was regarded, and still is, by the castes of Physicians as a disease, not an inevitable natural phenomenon.
4	106	"It is unlikely though," said Cernus, "for those who favor the Greens are numbered in the thousands and come from all the castes of Gor.
12	80	I knew that there were many in Ar who had not wished for the exile of Marlenus, particularly the lower castes, which he had always championed.
15	405	Many castes, incidentally, have branches and divisions.
21	391	Among them, shouting orders, were dozens of men, apparently of all castes, each with a scarf of silk of imperial purple wrapped about his left arm.
24	151	The room was filled with men in the robes of many castes, both high and low.

Book 6. (4 results) Raiders of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
1	35	Further, the heavy, bronze-headed spear and the short, double-edged steel sword are traditionally regarded as the worthy, and prime, weapons of the Gorean fighting man, he at least who is a true fighting man; and, similarly traditionally, archers, who slay from a distance, not coming to grips with t...
2	19	Rep is a whitish fibrous matter found in the seed pods of a small, reddish, woody bush, commercially grown in several areas, but particularly below Ar and above the equator; the cheap rep-cloth is woven in mills, commonly, in various cities; it takes dyes well and, being cheap and strong, is popular...
10	166	The organizations, such as the sail-makers, almost guildlike, not castes, have dues, and these dues tend to be applied to a number of purposes, such as support of those injured or their families, loans, payments when men are out of work, and pensions.
18	392	That was reserved, generally, for the high castes on Gor.

Book 7. (2 results) Captive of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
8	204	The new girl had been Rena of Lydius, of the Builders, one of the five high castes of Gor.
12	439	Various cities, through their own Merchant castes, lease land for these stockades and, for their fees, keep their garrisons, usually men of their own cities, supplied.

Book 9. (4 results) Marauders of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
2	95	Whereas Initiates tend not to be taken with great seriousness by the high castes, or the more intelligent members of the population, except in matters of political alliance, their teachings and purported ability to intercede with Priest-Kings, and further the welfare of their adherents...
2	97	This is particularly true of civic leaders who do not wish the power of the Initiates to turn the lower castes against them.
2	116	Initiates, though often feared by the lower castes, are also regarded as being a bit odd, and often figure in common, derisive jokes.
2	123	But the Initiates, like many Gorean castes, were tradition bound.

Book 11. (9 results) Slave Girl of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
9	1008	The caste system is not inflexible and there are opportunities for altering caste, but men seldom avail themselves of them; they take great pride in their castes, often comparing others' castes unfavorably to their own; a Gorean's caste, by the time he reaches adulthood, ...
5	190	Many of the daughters of merchants are proud sorts, for the merchants themselves, by virtue of their power, tend to vanity and pride, and agitate, justifiably or not, for the inclusion of their caste among the high castes of Gor.
5	195	In taking companionship with one of the Warriors she would raise caste, for the Warriors on Gor are among the high castes, of which there are five, the Initiates, Scribes, Physicians, Builders and Warriors.
5	196	In many cities only members of the high castes may belong to the city's high council.
5	211	I supposed he was not too pleased at being matched with a girl who was not of the five high castes, but surely he could appreciate the commercial and political significance of the match, and would be pleased to serve his city by doing his part.
9	1012	For example, in a given clan there may be, though often there are not, individuals of different castes.
12	229	Why should a slave be taught to read and write? Indeed, many slaves, particularly those harvested from the lower castes, are illiterate.
12	230	Many Goreans, particularly of the lower castes, cannot read or write.
28	132	Sets may also be composed of girls once of complementary castes or those marked with diverse, representative brands.

Book 12. (4 results) Beasts of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
3	192	Their castes are precious to them.
3	299	During En'Kara, at the Fair, many of the distinctions among men and castes are forgotten.
7	32	Little love is lost betwixt the castes of warriors and assassins.
35	916	The strange common project of two men, of diverse and antagonistic, yet strangely similar castes, an Assassin and a Warrior, had failed.

Book 13. (3 results) Explorers of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
27	238	Many Goreans, even those educated to the second knowledge, that afforded the higher castes, find it hard to believe that the delicious Earth women who show up in their markets could possibly have been free on their native world.
32	239	And yet here, in the rain forest, the natural architecture of sun, and shade, and growth, seems a vital celebration of life and its glory, not a consequence of aberrations and the madness of abnegations, not an invention of dismal men who have foresworn women, even slaves, and certain vegetables, an...
53	94	"There are brave men in all castes," said Shaba.

Book 14. (6 results) Fighting Slave of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
16	14	To be sure, certain skills tend to be associated traditionally with certain castes, a fact which is clearly indicated in caste titles, such as the leather workers, the metal workers, the singers, and the peasants.
16	40	Similarly, caste lines tend sometimes to be vague, and the relation between castes and subcastes.
16	47	It is, too, recognized that all, or most, of the castes perform necessary, commendable or useful functions.
16	51	Most Goreans are quite content with their castes; this is probably a function of caste pride.
16	54	If one may judge by the outcome of Kaissa tournaments, amateur tournaments as opposed to those in which members of the caste of Players participate, there are brilliant men in most castes.
20	175	"It is only that the Lady Melpomene and I thought it might be amusing, for the afternoon, to see how some of those of the lower castes see fit to spend their time".

Book 15. (1 results) Rogue of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
33	202	And the independent ships, like the Tina, are not manned by warriors, but by volunteers, stalwart but untrained fellows, mostly of lower castes.

Book 18. (4 results) Blood Brothers of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
2	55	Many Goreans, incidentally, particularly of the lower castes, and particularly in rural areas, are illiterate.
2	62	In the high cities, of course, in an urbanized environment, literacy is far more common than in the countryside, even among the lower castes.
2	102	On the other hand, statistically, Gorean free women, particularly of the lower castes, are less given to such adornments.
2	103	On the streets this is understandable, given the common veiling of women, particularly of the upper castes, but what of more informal situations, and such? The usual explanation given is that the necklace is reminiscent of the slave collar.

Book 19. (4 results) Kajira of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
33	785	For example, the second knowledge, while required of the higher castes and not of the lower castes, is not prohibited to the lower castes.
33	782	The classical knowledge distinctions on Gor tend to follow caste lines, the first knowledge being regarded as appropriate for the lower castes and the second knowledge for the higher castes.
8	415	We had seen the baths and the sales yard, which is also used for exercise; we had seen various holding areas, ranging from silken, barred alcoves for superb pleasure slaves, through cells and cages, and such, of various sorts more fit for medium-priced women, to incarceration chambers that were litt...
33	787	Gorean libraries, like the tables of Kaissa tournaments, tend to be open to men of all castes.

Book 20. (1 results) Players of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
1	91	It is also, for many Goreans, particularly those of the lower castes, a time of uneasiness, a time of trepidation and apprehension.

Book 21. (4 results) Mercenaries of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
3	342	It is not difficult to infiltrate spies into mercenary troops, incidentally, where the men come from different backgrounds, castes and cities, and little is asked of them other than their ability to handle weapons and obey orders.
13	224	Similarly, you may not make inquiries pertaining to such things as their families, stations and castes, nor reveal to others, even if asked, any such information pertaining to yourself.
19	38	They regulate their numbers and craft in much the same way that, in many cities, the various castes, such as those of the metal workers or cloth workers, do theirs.
21	174	The lower castes are fond of him for he frequently, at his own expense, distributes free bread and paga, and sponsors games and races.

Book 22. (5 results) Dancer of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
20	154	Accordingly, because of this commonality of the Home Stone, love of their city, the sharing of citizenship, and such, there is generally a harmonious set of economic compromises obtaining between the upper castes, and classes, and the lower castes, and the labor force, in...
11	713	Most Goreans are proud of their castes and the skills appropriate to them.
17	22	They count as one of the five high castes, the others being the Physicians, Scribes, Builders and Warriors.
17	37	The teachings of the Initiates, their recommendations, exhortations, and such, seem to be taken most seriously by the lower castes.
20	153	Besides, the free laborers share a Home Stone with the aristocracies of these cities, the upper castes, the higher families, the richer families, and so on.

Book 23. (8 results) Renegades of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
15	542	"The first is that you feared that the high castes and the richer castes, such as the Merchants, might be less likely to be spared by the enemy, that they might be the subject of more resentment, perhaps because of envy, or perhaps that they would be particularly sought o...
1	17	Such signs are not untypical of Gorean hostelries, as many Goreans, particularly those of the lower castes, cannot read.
1	354	Some of the lower castes, however, particularly that of the peasants, and particularly those in outlying villages, do entertain the possibility that such phenomena may be the signs of disunion among Priest-Kings and their conflicts, the striking of weapons, the rumbling of their chario...
15	284	"The question may be easily enough decided, of course," I said, "by seeing whether or not these garments, unlike the garments of free women, can be easily, swiftly and provocatively removed, and, say, whether or not, in the typical fashion of free women, even of the lower castes, you a...
17	105	But the thousand were nourished and strong, and soldiers, not an aggregation of half-starved scions of a hundred castes, not one in ten of the warriors, not one in five trained in arms.
21	350	The traditional high castes of Gor are the Initiates, Scribes, Builders, Physicians and Warriors.
24	576	Even the lowest of castes is then undreamt-of heights above them, for in such houses, as in any house, they are only animals.
24	757	Concern with the Priest-Kings is usually most prevalent, when it is found, amongst the lower castes.

Book 24. (2 results) Vagabonds of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
36	38	But, too, it was surely the sort of garment that would be likely to be worn only by a woman of the lower castes.
36	48	"I am of high caste!" Ina was, I had learned, of the Builders, one of the five high castes on Gor, the others being the Initiates, Physicians, Scribes and Warriors.

Book 25. (9 results) Magicians of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
3	898	Mostly, as I have suggested, these folks were of the peasants, but, among them were representatives of many other castes, as well, mostly refugees from Torcadino and its environs, in the west, and from the vicinity of Ar's Station, in the north, folks who had fled before the marches of...
8	508	"Not the higher castes," I said.
12	487	"Do you think that in castes other than your own there are no men?" "I would have scorned them even if I were a confectioner," said Marcus.
12	544	"There are brave men in all castes," smiled Marcus.
13	43	"I am serious! That is the same thing, but for the intellectuals, the scribes, the high castes!" "And will they bring back the marbles from Cos for the art center?" I asked.
19	75	Rich free women, and women of the upper castes, on the whole, do not perform such tasks, viewing them as beneath them.
19	76	It is quite common for a recently enslaved free woman, particularly one of the upper castes, to be put immediately and lengthily to domestic tasks, cleaning, laundering, cooking, sewing, and such, that she may begin as soon as possible to learn her collar.
24	164	The status of free women on Gor, particularly those of the upper castes, I note, is extremely high.
27	563	One of the things which is a part of a Gorean free girl's education, once she has reached puberty, and particularly if she is of the upper castes, is the intricate couture of the free woman's wardrobe.

Book 26. (18 results) Witness of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
11	1608	The Initiates are sometimes thought of as the highest of the five high castes, and the Warriors as the least of the five high castes.
12	470	Why should I not, in virtue of my beauty, attain to the highest of castes, assuming the Merchants was not already regarded, correctly, of course, as such—yes, to the very highest of castes, saving only that of the Initiates, of course".
11	1607	The high castes are normally accounted five in number—the Warriors, the Builders, the Physicians, the Scribes, and the Initiates.
11	1621	Some may not have been raised "in caste," some may decline or flee their castes before the initiations, and so on.
12	286	The Peasants were generally regarded as the lowest of the castes, though why that should be I have never been able to determine.
12	290	In any event, it would seem to me that the Peasants is surely one of, if not the, most significant of the castes of this world.
12	291	So much depends upon them! Too, I am sure they do not regard themselves as being the lowest of the castes.
12	292	In fact, I doubt that any caste regards itself as being the lowest of the castes.
12	294	Perhaps many castes regard themselves as equivalent or, at least, as each being the best in diverse ways.
12	296	One needs, or wants, it seems, all the castes.
12	466	What other choice have they? "And it did not matter," said she, "what his caste might be, assuming it was high, for I was of the Merchants, one of the highest of castes, there being none higher, I insist on that, saving perhaps that of the Initiates".
13	93	"She was not even once of the lowest of castes?" inquired the free woman, puzzled.
13	100	How natural then that we should be put in collars! And even if we had caste our castes would doubtless not be respected by these men.
13	109	In the end, it seemed, there were no castes, only men, and women.
19	268	These were, I gathered, "Initiates," supposedly the highest of the high castes.
19	272	Why would the Priest-Kings, I wondered, if they really required intermediaries, and were unable to deal directly with men, and, indeed, if there was any point in them dealing with men at all, have chosen to achieve this end with so eccentric and improbable a caste? Why would they not have chosen som...
25	30	"Is it not something for the upper castes?" asked the peasant.
37	1100	"Why?" "castes differ," said the officer.

Book 27. (13 results) Prize of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
13	549	To be sure, these considerations are based largely on legal fictions, for, in fact, free women do have tangible values, the higher born being valued better than the lower born, the upper castes over the lower castes, the more intelligent over the less intelligent, the mor...
7	109	Indeed, women of a status, or station, above her own commonly veiled themselves when appearing in public, particularly those of the high castes.
9	48	In Gorean society, with its emphasis on locality and neighborhood, with its diverse Home Stones, each with its own history and traditions, with its many castes and subcastes, each with its acknowledged privileges and rights, and obligations, respected by all, political up...
16	528	She had washed street himations frequently enough, however, of the sort which were sometimes worn by free women, particularly those of the lower-castes.
16	531	Gorean free women, at least in the high cities, almost always wear veils in public, although some women of the lower castes are occasionally careless in this particular, permitting lax arrangements, and such, especially the maidens.
16	784	It impressed her as a crowded, dirty, low market, presumably frequented primarily by the poor, or by those of the lower castes, individuals who must carefully guard even their smallest coins.
16	829	Though this was not known to Ellen at the time, the scarlet denoted the caste of Warriors, one of the five high castes of Gor, the others being the Initiates, Physicians, Builders and Scribes.
19	704	There was nothing untoward in this, or unique to her condition, which was that of slave, for Gorean women in the high cities, and particularly those of high caste, commonly eat kneeling, or reclining, at low tables, as Gorean men in the high cities, particularly those of the higher castes<...
22	206	Indeed, many seem to regard reading as an accomplishment ill befitting decent, serious folks, an accomplishment more appropriate, at least, to the high castes than to theirs.
22	317	But, too, as has been noted, illiteracy is not that uncommon on Gor, particularly amongst the lower castes.
25	426	It is said, interestingly, that some of the higher castes, for example, the Scribes and Builders, have a secret notation which facilitates their calculations.
26	1598	Complex veiling and the Robes of Concealment are most common, of course, in urban areas, and particularly so amongst women of the higher castes.
27	2651	Goreans, of all castes, are skilled at thonging, braceleting, binding and such.

Book 28. (2 results) Kur of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
45	145	"Even free women of the upper castes often work.
45	147	Too, work is quite common with free women of the lower castes".

Book 29. (13 results) Swordsmen of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
23	172	The typical Gorean male, particularly of what the high castes think of as the lower castes, tends to be direct, open, uninhibited, unrestrained, high-spirited, exuberant, and emotional.
2	56	Too, there may be economic constraints, as well, for if the challenge is not accepted, one is sometimes expected, depending on the city, the castes, and circumstances, to pay for the slave, with a purse several times her value.
2	167	At that time, long ago, there were few, if any, castes in Port Kar.
2	187	Goreans tend to be extremely devoted to their castes.
2	191	Surely the peasants, supposedly the lowest of all the castes, have this view.
2	193	On the other hand, where would any of the other castes be, or civilization itself, were it not for my own caste, that of the Warriors? "You are pleased with the forests?" I said.
5	43	"One must allow all castes their vanities," he said.
5	93	The favor of Priest-Kings is not easily obtained, and Initiates, as other castes, must live.
5	1137	This is a common way in which Gorean slave girls, and, indeed, free women of lower castes, carry boxes, baskets, bundles, and such.
7	27	Too, in the Gorean high culture, certain colors tend to be associated with certain castes, for example green with the Physicians, red, or scarlet, with the Warriors, yellow with the Builders, blue with the Scribes, white with the Initiates, and so on.
13	97	For example, the robes of concealment, prescribed for, and almost universally accepted by, Gorean free women, certainly of the higher castes, were not uniform, drab garmentures imposed on them by, say, an oppressive society which regarded women as inferior, unclean, and morally dangero...
25	205	A mystery did remain, of course, to the west, even for those admitted to the Second Knowledge, usually those of the higher castes.
38	135	The great majority of women on Gor are, of course, free women, of many diverse castes.

Book 30. (9 results) Mariners of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
1	280	To be sure, it was a high-caste name, rare amongst the lower castes.
1	281	But even so, it was not unknown in the lower castes, and I have encountered it even amongst the Peasants, the fundamental caste, the "Ox on which the Home Stone rests".
2	199	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.
10	34	Even the higher castes are uneasy at such a time.
34	231	I thought of her, in her way, as being also of the Scribes, though, in her world, I gather that that caste is unknown, despite the fact that it is one of the five high castes.
36	186	Many free women, for example, and some men, concerned with respect to their appearance, do not care to limit their wardrobes as narrowly as their castes might seem to recommend.
36	493	Many Goreans, particularly of the lower castes, and some of the Warriors, a high caste, cannot read.
36	494	Literacy is accepted in the lower castes, but not encouraged.
37	931	"One lacking civilization, or derived from some civilization which is unnatural and inferior, perhaps one which is complex, selfish, polluted, crowded, and uncaring, one unfamiliar with suitable customs and proprieties, with codes and castes, with literature, music, and poetry".

Book 31. (15 results) Conspirators of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
12	10	The Builders, the "Yellow Caste," one of the five castes commonly regarded as high castes, engineered these remarkable constructions, and are charged with their supervision, upkeep, and repair.
4	104	We were not to date beneath our station, for, just as you have castes, we have social divisions which, in their way, are also strict.
7	744	Indeed, it was often thought that lower-caste women, for all their jollity and looseness, or perhaps in virtue of it, commonly tended to live a more genuinely satisfactory life than their sisters of the higher, nobler castes.
8	218	I would learn that some members of some castes even reveled in a deliberately barbarous or vulgar Gorean, as though this were some badge of quality or superiority by means of which they might distinguish themselves from their despised "betters".
8	219	It was sometimes said that the power of Marlenus, the Ubar himself, rested ultimately on the lower castes, whom he cultivated and flattered.
8	221	Each Gorean caste, interestingly, regards itself as equal to, or superior to, all other castes.
8	225	Even the Peasants, commonly regarded as the lowest of castes, regards itself proudly, and with justification, as "the ox on which the Home Stone rests".
8	1488	Gorean free women of the lower castes tend to be less fastidious, or strict, in such matters.
10	191	This is, of course, not different from the usual custom of free women, those of the lower castes.
10	260	On the other hand, many are literate, as free women, particularly of the higher castes, are commonly literate.
10	261	Free women of the upper castes, taken in war, and such, exposed on the block, often bring nice prices.
10	262	Gorean men enjoy having former free women, particularly those who were formerly rich, or of the higher castes, in their collars.
10	663	The five traditional high castes are the Initiates, the Scribes, the Builders, the Physicians, and the Warriors.
13	63	Many Goreans, too, I understood, particularly of the lower castes, had "use names," to conceal their real names, lest their real names, it seemed, might supply ill-wishers with grist for spells and sorceries.
49	173	In any event, the Gorean free woman, even of the lower castes, is accorded considerable respect.

Book 32. (13 results) Smugglers of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
7	282	The Merchants regard themselves, with justification I would think, as a high caste, but few Goreans number them amongst the high castes, which, traditionally, are taken to be five in number, the Initiates, Builders, Physicians, Scribes, and Warriors.
9	280	From what I had heard there were few of the lower castes on the proscription lists.
14	213	It had become clear, after the attack, that this wilderness was not only a remote, miserable, dangerous venue in which we, far from civilization, were for most practical purposes incarcerated, and, under discipline, were put to manual tasks befitting the lower castes, but was, in addit...
14	378	"Initiates," said he, "are frauds and hypocrites, living off the superstition of the lower castes".
15	686	Perhaps this evaluation, insofar as it might pertain to anyone, pertained only to certain tree women of the high cities, and, perhaps then, of the higher castes.
20	228	It is not that unusual to find individuals, particularly in what are spoken of as the "lower castes," who cannot, or do not, read.
20	229	Indeed, some Goreans are too proud to read, even some of the "higher castes".
25	142	Slave wine has been developed by the green caste, the caste of Physicians, one of the five high castes of Gor, the others being the Initiates, the Builders, the Scribes, and the Warriors.
37	40	There are some free women of the upper castes, wealthy women, who from childhood have never dressed themselves, who do not even know the intricate clasps and closures of the robes of concealment they wear, let alone their blendings and drapings, the best colors for the time of day and ...
41	22	How different we are, I thought, from those precious, glorious free women, at least of the high castes, in the cities, of whom I had often heard, who might faint with mortification should a sudden breeze disarrange a veil, or attack a fellow suspected of considering an ankle, or hire p...
42	28	I had gathered that free women, at least of the upper castes, were commonly useless in the domiciles.
43	1171	Whereas cities have laws, and most castes have caste codes, there is only one law which is generally respected, and held in common, amongst Gorean municipalities, and that is Merchant Law, largely established and codified at the great Sardar Fairs.
50	400	Barbarian slaves, and illiterate slaves, usually extracted from the lower castes, are commonly kept illiterate.

Book 33. (2 results) Rebels of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
25	316	On the continent, free women, in public, particularly those of the upper castes, are muchly concealed.
29	54	I recalled how dismayed I had been when, en route to the palace road, to free Haruki and his fellows, if possible, I had seen the two tarns streaking northward, and one mounted doubtless by dangerous and pertinacious Tyrtaios, who, I feared, possessed the subtlety, training, and weaponry of the dark...

Book 34. (30 results) Plunder of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
31	157	Little love was lost between the higher castes and the lower castes.
8	21	Many of the women of Earth, for example, think little of baring their features, and their ankles, in public, an exhibitionism which would be unthinkable for most Gorean free women, and certainly for those of the higher castes.
9	129	The colors of the five high castes were white, yellow, blue, green, and red, for the Initiates, Builders, Scribes, Physicians, and Warriors, respectively.
9	140	Indeed, he may look down upon, or pity, other castes.
9	578	The Merchant class is undoubtedly the richest of the Gorean castes, which doubtless has played its role in its pretensions to constitute a high caste, but there are low merchants as well as high merchants, poor merchants as well as rich merchants.
11	21	How it pleases a man to have a slave at his feet, and how it pleases a slave to be at the feet of a master! I used such occasions to deepen and broaden my knowledge of Gor, of its castes, customs, terrains and cities, governances, Ubarates, clans, beliefs, plants, fruits and vegetables...
13	7	Administrators, in the high cities, are usually appointed by the Council of castes; to which body, in theory, they are responsible.
20	29	Goreans, both slave and free, at least the free of the lower castes, sometimes carry coins so.
20	31	The upper castes commonly carry coins in a purse or wallet.
20	110	"It is not unknown for some women of the lower castes to slacken, or omit, veils," said Lita.
40	188	A potter such as Epicrates, as many in the lower castes, would usually deal in tarsk-bits, or copper tarsks.
40	189	Indeed, much transaction amongst the lower castes was done in terms of barter.
40	190	A member of some of the lower castes might seldom see a silver tarsk.
40	191	Even amongst the lower orders of the high castes some of the Builders and Scribes might see a year's wages in terms of a handful of silver tarsks.
41	75	In such districts it was not unusual to note the veiled palanquins and upholstered sedan chairs of women of the higher castes.
49	27	Many Goreans of the lower castes could not read and write.
49	28	Interestingly, some Goreans of the upper castes, notably the Warriors, prided themselves on their lack of "letters," regarding reading and writing as scribes' work and beneath their dignity.
49	34	I saw no members of the lower castes present.
49	35	Commonly, popularly, there are five high castes, the Warriors, which claims sword right to the status, and who would deny that right to armed men, the Physicians, Builders, Scribes, and Initiates.
49	36	Of the five "high castes," I saw no representative of the Initiates.
49	37	They regard themselves as the highest of the high castes, presumably in virtue of their claimed relationship, a very privileged relationship, apparently, to the Priest-Kings, the "gods" of Gor.
49	51	Initiates do sometimes have, however, a certain political power in various municipalities, largely in virtue of their influence on the lower castes, in virtue of their hints, warnings, demands, exhortations, denunciations, and so on.
49	54	Many individuals, particularly in the lower castes, need, or think they need, their Initiates, which view, it seems, is encouraged by the Initiates.
49	70	I have spoken of the five high castes, as they are usually understood, the Warriors, Physicians, Builders, Scribes, and Initiates.
49	86	One of the most interesting castes is that of the Players, who live by means of a board game called 'Kaissa'.
49	115	We have introduced him to colleagues and compatriots, to representatives of diverse castes, herein publicizing his presence and the nature of his charge.
60	2	To our left, as we emerged from the chute, and into the light, we saw a small set of tiers, on these tiers, bright with festive regalia, mostly in the colors of the upper castes, but subdued, and restless, were perhaps two hundred men, doubtless mostly those who had been at the feast.
62	74	There is a "Second Knowledge," to which intellectuals, and the higher castes, have access.
62	84	Also, it should be noted that it is not unprecedented for an individual of one of the lower castes to be apprised of the "Second Knowledge".
63	319	An interesting exception to this, sometimes encountered, is male laborers, free men, commonly of the lower castes, who might be engaged in heavy tasks.

Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
8	342	To be sure, they were generally accounted the richest of castes.
12	58	On this day, in Year Eleven of the Council of Captains, the Palace of Captains, actually a rather fortresslike structure, had been completed by the men of the Builders, one of Gor's high castes, the caste color of which is yellow.
12	59	Generally it is taken that there are five high castes, the Initiates, Scribes, Physicians, Builders, and Warriors, whose colors, respectively, are white, blue, green, yellow, and red.
12	60	The Merchants often claims to be a high caste, which claim, if accepted, would bring one to six high castes.
33	500	The Black Caste is the noblest and most essential of castes.
37	123	This exchange will be better understood if it is understood that many Goreans cannot read, particularly in the lower castes, and, interestingly, in the scarlet caste, the caste of Warriors, as well, a high caste.
37	126	So why should bakers and metal workers be expected to be skillful or adept at reading and writing, the expertise of the scribe? Indeed, some castes rather look down on the scribes.

Book 36. (10 results) Avengers of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote
3	86	The Peasants, in its way, might be the humblest of castes, but, in another way, it was amongst the proudest of castes.
20	1	The Meeting in the Long Tent "Dear friends," said Aktis, "caste brothers, members of the first and greatest of castes, members of the mightiest of castes, members of the caste upon which the Home Stone rests, be welcome".
2	19	"Aktis," I said, "as is Thurnock, is of the peasants, the most fundamental of all castes, the ox on which the Home Stone rests".
8	78	The caste of Peasants, usually ensconced in remote, isolated settlements, tends to be wary and suspicious of other castes, commonly suspecting them of an impressive variety of ill doings, ranging from subtle deceit to outright chicanery, particularly in the spheres of fraudulent bookke...
13	177	An inability to read is common amongst the Peasants, and not that uncommon in the lower castes.
19	131	Whereas the main colors about were the peasant browns, in their variations, brightened with pins, ribbons and sashes, the colors of several other castes were visible, as well.
19	204	"Peasants," I said, "have their codes, like other castes.
20	27	Are we truly ignorant, naive, simple, thoughtless fools, just as the other castes think we are?" "Beware!" cried several men.
20	28	Many castes do tend to look down upon the Peasantry, particularly in the larger cities.
59	169	Also, apparently unwilling to be left out, certain castes had contributed their own floats to the parade, among them, the Shipwrights, Bakers, Distillers, and Metal Workers.