Ports of Gor

Bazi ~ A southern coastal port. (Explorers of Gor) A free coastal port which make commerce possible with Cos and Tyros and the land based cities. The people are brown skinned. It was struck by a plague for a couple years.

Brundisium ~ A coastal port south of Port Kar and west of the Sardar Mountains. One of the largest and busiest port cities of Gor and a commercial metropolis with 11 towers; it is 100 pasangs south of the Vosk Delta on the Thassa. The Genesian Road links it with other coastal cities. Brundisium served as the staging point for the Cosian invasion of Ar. Initially an ally of Ar but was conquered by Cos during the Cos/Ar war.

Port Cos ~ The first major town upstream of Tetrapoli and west of Tafa (Rogue of Gor, page 65). Located west of Tafa, it was founded by settlers from Cos over a century ago. It is a colony whose ties to Cos are largely historical and cultural. Many officers of Port Cos were native Cosians, mercenaries or veterans of the Cosian navy. It also has its own Home Stone.

Forestport ~A town downriver from Iskander (Rogue of Gor, page 62). It is located on the northern bank and is east of Ar’’s Station between Ar's Station and Whitewater.

Helmutsport ~ A northern coastal city. A free trade port on Thassa, coastal city in the north. (Described as being both north of Kassau and south of Kassau.)

Iskander ~A town downriver from Tancred's Landing (Rogue of Gor, page 62). This town is east of Ar’’s Station and Forest Port.

Jasmine ~A town along the Vosk River west of Ar's station (Rogue of Gor, page 63). It is located west of Ar’’s Station, Jort’’s Ferry and Point Alfred.

Jort's Ferry ~A town along the Vosk River west of Ar's station (Rogue of Gor, page 63).

Port Kar ~ A port city located on the shores of the Tamber gulf, at the coastal edge of Thassa, in the northwest portion of the estuary of the Vosk. Surrounded on the landward side by the vast Vosk Delta Marshes, it is virtually inaccessible except by ship or tarnback. It is very difficult to bring large armies through the delta. The nearest solid land is one hundred pasangs to the north and that land lays hundreds of pasangs from the nearest city. Known as a den of thieves and pirates, its raiding fleets are among the most feared upon Gor. Squalid and decadent, and often virtually lawless its name is a synonym for cruelty and piracy. Their fleets range from the Ta-Thassa Mountains of the South to the ice lakes of the north, and westward beyond Cos and Tyros. Famed for its Tavern dancers and the fact that it is the only city on Gor to have an organized Caste of Thieves.

Kasra ~ A desert river port on the Lower Fayeen, downriver from Kurtzal and west of Tor, it is at the junction of the lower and upper Fayeen Rivers, on the Lower Fayeen. Famed on Gor for its production of red salt which is brought in from secret pits and mines in heavy cylinders on pack kaiila.

Kassau ~ A northern coastal port, bordering on Torvaldsland. At what is commonly regarded as the northern edge of the Northern Forests as the forests reach Thassa, this town is an important trade site for those of Torvaldsland and to its south. "The main business of Kassau is trade, lumber and fishing." (Marauders of Gor, 27) located on the northern bank and is west of Ar’’s Station.

Laura ~ The best-known town of the Northern Forest region, it is a lumber & trade town not far upstream from Lydius along the Laurius River. (Hunters of Gor). A small trade town and river port 200 pasangs upriver from Lydius, on the banks of the Laurius River, and two hundred pasangs inland from the Thassa coast, northeast of Koroba. The city consists mostly of warehouses and taverns, a clearing house for many goods as it is the only civilized area in the region. Mostly rough goods are sold in the city as there is little market for the more exquisite goods of Gor. It is a major stopping point and restocking area for many who travel into the northern forests.

Port Olni ~The member of the Salerian Confederation located furthest upstream on the Olni River. (Rogue of Gor)

Schendi ~ A major port in the Rain Forests. (Explorers of Gor). The city is an equatorial free port on Thassa, governed by Merchant law and ships going to and from Schendi are safe, it is located on the edge of subequatorial rainforests and jungle. This is the infamous port of the black slavers of Schendi, the League of Black Slavers. They are pirates and known for their cruelty on shipping. The slaving is commonly restricted to the high seas and coastal towns well north and south of Schendi. Schendi has a population of about a million, most being black. Its waters are open to shipping year round. At the mouth of southern Cartius river, it is a major trade center for various spices, raw materials and trade goods of the jungle regions. It is similar to the ancient capital of Ethiopia.

Schendi Harbor: The harbor is 8 pasangs wide, 2-3 pasangs deep, and opens onto the Nyoka River at the harbor's eastern end. The Nyoka flows from Lake Ushindi into Schendi Harbor, then into Thassa.

Sulport ~A town along the Vosk River, far west of Ar's station (Rogue of Gor, page 63).

Tancred's Landing ~A town on the upper Vosk River, not far from Lara (Rogue of Gor, page 62). It is downriver on the Olni and near Lara, located east of Ar’’s Station, Forest Port, and Iskander.

Turmus ~ "Turmus, at the eastern end of the Vosk's great delta, the last town on the river itself." (Rogue of Gor, page 65) Last major river port on the Vosk River before the Vosk Delta, located on northern bank of the Vosk. It is the last major river port on the Vosk before the nearly impassable marshes of the delta.

Ven ~ "Ven at the junction of the Ta-Thassa Cartius and the Vosk" (Rogue of Gor, page 65) It is a river port on the southern bank of the Vosk, east of Turmus and the last town to the west on the south bank until the delta. Ven is at the junction of the Ta-Thassa Cartius and the Vosk.

Whitewater ~A town on the upper portion of the Vosk River and near Lara with which it is linked via a barge canal around the rapids (Rogue of Gor, page 62). It is downriver of the Olni and west of Lara and east of Ar's Station. It is the farthest eastern town and is on northern bank. Saleria - A Confederation on the Olni River from Lara to Port Olni