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En’Kara Fair 2025 – Review
Saturday, April 19th, 2025
The En’Kara Fair 2025 tool place from March 10th to March 23rd, 2025.
Event Highlights:
Road to the Sardar: March 10-15th, 2025
Opening Ceremony: March 14th, 2025 at 4 pm SLT Friday
Merchant Caste Day: March 17, 2025 Monday
Physicians Caste Day: March 18, 2025 Tuesday
Scribe Caste Day: March 19, 2025 Wednesday
Builder Caste Day: March 20, 2025 Thursday
Warrior Caste Day: March 21, 2025 Friday
Closing Ceremony: March 23, 2025 at 2 pm SLT Sunday
Remembering our fallen.
In Memory of Vilmar Forkbeard, from Skjern, a dear brotherly friend inside and outside SL
Belshazzer Morningstar (called Master Bels), a Caer Cadarn Scribe HoC following Master Alex passing, as well as Builder Hoc. He was called the Compass Skald for his DJ shows on GCR. Master Bels was funny and kind, always active and helping to make Caer better.
Lady Leukothia (called Lady Leu), a founder of Caer Cadarn, Scribe HoC, and guiding light of Caer. She was honest, straightforward, and always willing to lend a hand. She’s greatly missed.
Master Alex was a long time Magistrate at Caer Cadarn, as well as stepping into the Scribe HoC role following the death of his Free Companion, Mistress Leu. He loved dance and hosted/ran/judged many dance expos.
[14:50] Tariq ibn Joshao al Samini (kitten.serpente) steps forward and raises his arms.
[14:51] Tariq ibn Joshao al Samini (kitten.serpente) shouts: Holy Priest-Kings, we, your faithful people of Gor, give you thanks that you have been with us through these busy days of the Sardar Fair, that you have guided us through the activities, and granted us welcome gifts to take back with us to the many different lands from which we came to these, your sacred mountains.
Holy Priest-Kings, we, your faithful people of Gor, give you thanks that you have been with us through these busy days of the Sardar Fair, that you have guided us through the activities, and granted us welcome gifts to take back with us to the many different lands from which we came to these, your sacred mountains.
[14:51] Tariq ibn Joshao al Samini (kitten.serpente) ruft: May you also be with us, as we journey homeward, and always. Hold us secure within your golden Circle, shielded from any dangers on the journey. Bring us all back safely to our native Cities. May we all go forward from this day in the favor of Priest-Kings, obedient to their Will, under their constant protection, successful and joyful in that life which they have given us.
[14:54] Feather (alarica.lutrova) shouts: As the final day of the En’Kara Fair unfolds, we take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared this past week. With over 100 events – from thought-provoking discussions and immersive classes to breathtaking dance performances and thrilling sword tournaments – this year’s fair brought together a record-breaking 250+ attendees, and by its close, we will have given away more than 150 prizes.
None of this would have been possible without the tireless efforts and boundless creativity of our coordinators, staff, marshals, builders, event hosts, radio stations, and, most of all, you – the attendees who brought this fair to life. Your passion, your stories, your characters, and your presence have filled these days with joy, learning, and connection.
Soon, we will return to our Home Stones, our cities, our camps and our docks – each of us a different voice in a shared song. But until we meet again, may we hold fast to the spirit of En’Kara: a celebration not only of spring’s renewal but of
[14:54] Feather (alarica.lutrova) ruft: the enduring power of imagination, of storytelling, and of the world we bring to life, together, inspired by the legacy of John Norman’s books and our own shared passion.
More pictures (around 600)
Sulport
Saturday, April 19th, 2025
The City of Sulport has been rebuilt. Sulport – the City of trade – lays between Hammerfest and Sais along the Vosk River, 1200 pasangs away from Port Kar.
In Memoriam Sana
Saturday, April 19th, 2025
The funeral service took place in Belnend.
A wonderful, extremely popular, and long-time Belnends player left us on March 15, 2025… Sana (danny1 Landar) died, leaving an unfillable void… her fun in RP and the joy with which she filled each day will be missed. She played with Pechmarie Junkers or Lumi for many years, and many knew her and miss her now… but she would be the first to say, “Stop crying for me and RP as much as you can, have fun…” We will never forget her.
Belnend, March 29, 2025
Ariane Askari aka Ari
Rescue Mission
Monday, March 17th, 2025
Caravan leaders had reported that an accident had occurred near the ruins of the Oasis of Mandara: One of the Guards of the Dunes, who protect the caravans to and from the Oasis of Klima, had fallen into a deep hole that had suddenly opened in the ground. A group of armed men gathered at the Oasis of Lame Kaiila to rescue the warrior.
The hole was found. They lowered themselves down using ropes they had brought with them. Hidden beneath the desert sand was a kind of labyrinth, which, judging by its construction, must have been very complex.
As they penetrated deeper into the facility, they heard the injured man’s cries. After a while, they found him. Although he could no longer walk, he had dragged himself into a room where a narrow trickle of water dripped from above.
He was taken upstairs on a stretcher and transported to the infirmary of the Oasis of Klima. There, two physicians from the Oasis of Two Scimitars treated him. His leg was put in a splint, and he was given crutches.
The rescuers refreshed themselves at the T’Zshal Inn and refreshed themselves before the long return march.
Tharlarion Race
Tuesday, October 29th, 2024
Se’Kara
Tuesday, October 29th, 2024
The Se’Kara Festival is celebrated by the Rence farmers in the Vosk Delta on the first day of the month of Se’Kara, the day of the beginning of autumn, as a harvest festival.
The festival is now also celebrated in other areas of Gor. A few days ago, many traders and other Goreans met in Jort’s Ferry and Halin. The festival was opened by Melampus, the initiate from Isfahan and a seeress who called herself Völva.
Negotiations in Pa-Kur (Vosk Delta)
Sunday, October 20th, 2024
The Hoy ship “Phaedra” anchors in the port of Pa-Kur. There were exhausting and lengthy negotiations with the merchants about Pa-Kur’s potential accession to the Southern Trade Alliance.
Finally we got a letter:
Honored Yuroki,
In the spirit of kinship and shared prosperity, we, the Council of Merchants, humbly extend our greetings to you, esteemed leader of the Southern Trade Alliance. The winds of fortune have guided our deliberations, and we are pleased to announce that the Council has convened in earnest, our hearts aligned in purpose.
After thorough discourse and the weighing of the scales of trade, we have reached a momentous decision. With the blessing of our esteemed Ambassador, whose wisdom shines like the morning sun, we formally apply for admission into the Southern Trade Alliance.
We understand the weight of this request and recognize the bonds that unite your Alliance—a fellowship forged in the fires of commerce, trust, and mutual respect. Our intent is to contribute our resources, skills, and unwavering commitment to the prosperity of the Alliance and its members.
May our joint endeavors strengthen the markets, enrich our peoples, and foster a spirit of cooperation that echoes through the sands of time. We look forward to your favorable response, and to the flourishing of our alliance, hand in hand.
In brotherhood and trade,
Al’Hakim Anbay
First Merchant of Pakur
Rank of Caste Tournament
Sunday, October 20th, 2024
Rank of Caste Tournament, Isfahan:
1. Liam Whitesong
2. Lady Luella of Isfahan
shared 3rd place: Bran, kajira of Liam and Neptune, admin of Jasmine
5. Hermes, Khan of Isfahan
Next tournament in Isfahan on 9th of November
For more ask Zane Kanze.
Free Companionship Ceremony
Sunday, October 20th, 2024
Free Companionship Ceremony, Oasis of Red Rock.
Policy on Gay Gorean, written by the legendary Administrator of old Vonda, Jarvis Quan (17th of February 2010):
There are two issues about gay men and Gor. One is; did gay men exist in Gor? The second is; was the openly gay man accepted in Gor?
On the first point, there is no question of any kind that male to male sexual contact existed in Gor. Anyone who says it does not exist is wrong.
“There is very little male-to-male sex on Gor, though it is not nonexistent. Its relative scarcity, presumably, is a function not of repression, which does not exist, but of neglect or disinterest, a function of the nature, and naturalness, of the Gorean milieu, the innocent, unabashed complexion and constitution of its culture, its sensual and biological openness, frankness and artlessness, the absence of pathological conditioning programs designed, by means of guilt and social pressures, to confuse, divide and alienate the sexes, and the abundance and availability of beautiful, needful slave girls,who are usually, for the most part, affordable. (Bloodbrothers of Gor pg 450)
And there are extensive quotes on the Gorean Master Appanius and his slave Milo.
So it can and does exist in Gor. The second question is was the openly gay man accepted in Gor?
This is open to debate. Also open to debate is the “naturalness” of it. After a very lengthy discussion of the issue with several authorities I have decided the following.
Master Appanius was openly and obviously gay and everyone knew it yet he still had a household of slaves and a position in the community. My conclusion then is that this is an example of:
“The swords of others will set you your limits.”
In other words, if his sword is mighty enough, then whether he is gay or not is irrelevant.
Vonda is now taking the following stand on consenting adult gay Goreans.
It is none of our business!
We don’t ask Masters what they do with their slaves on their own couches. We don’t ask who is on the couch. We are interested in good role play. We are interested in warriors who know how to fight, scribes who know the books, merchants who know gold and slaves who serve.
Therefore, any sim that has good role Gorean roleplay “By the Books” is welcome to role play with Vonda regardless of the percentage of gay men there are among them. We are Goreans first and that is the only thing that matters.
Vonda citizens who are uncomfortable with male to male contact should specify this in their profiles as a personal limit and others are expected to abide by that personal limit.
Meeting of the Gorean Merchant Association
Sunday, October 20th, 2024
Meeting of the Gorean Merchant Association (GMA), Oasis of Two Scimitars