Markets of Gor

Fort Haskins ~ A small trading outpost at the base of Boswell Pass before entering the Barrens. (Savages of Gor)

Ko-ro-ba ~ Ko-ro-ba is an archaic expression for a village market. High in the northern latitudes of Gor, below the Northern Forests, the city lies northwest of the Thentis Mountains, with the Sardar over one thousand pasangs away. It is also northwest of Ar, across the Vosk. The city is also known as the Towers of the Morning. The city was destroyed by the Priest-Kings once but was permitted to be rebuilt. The Free women of the city having more freedoms then many other cities on Gor.

Market of Semris ~A town between Samnium and Torcadino in the area of the Sardar Mountains.

Turia ~ This great city is called "the Ar of the south", it is the largest of the southern Gorean cities. It is located in the southern hemisphere, lying in the midst of huge prairies claimed by the Wagon Peoples. It is a high walled, nine-gated city said to be indolent and luxury-loving, a place where games and feasts are held quite often. An opulant trade center similar in many ways to Constantinople, Turian females are considered good slaves, very beautiful and obediant. It is ruled by Phanius Turmus. They calculate their years from summer solstice to summer solstice. The true power of Turia lies with the Caste of Merchants. Hundreds of caravans and thousands of merchants come here each year. It had never been conquered until recently by Kamchak, Ubar of the Wagon Peoples. Much of the city was burned during the conquest but the Wagon People departed Turia and allowed it to be rebuilt.

Victoria ~ A city on the Vosk River between Tafa and Fina (Rogue of Gor, page 65). This city is the capital of the Vosk League, located on the northern bank, east of Ar’’s Station, between Fina and Tafa. It once was a den of thieves, a market and slave town. Most of the pirates and thieves have been run out of the town. Tasdron is the Administrator.

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