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ANSWERS - November 1999

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Riddles:

answers: ;o)

I. mountains

2. wind

3. dark

4. an egg

5. Time

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word jumble - answers
  • 1. Kuurus (ukrusu)
  • 2. Cernus (renucs)
  • 3. mip (imp)
  • 4. Kajuralia (rajalaiku)
  • 5. Curulean (urucaenl)
  • 6. stadiums (diumstas)
  • 7. Pa Kur (ap ruk)
  • 8. assassins (sassissna)
  • 9. ubar (rabu)
  • 10. Marlenus (lemransu)
  • 11. Kazrak (zrakak)
  • 12. Matthew (tathwme)
  • 13. Cylinder of Justice (dylcienr fo tujcies)
  • 14. Hup (puh)
  • 15. dagger (greadg)
  • 16. second killing (nodsec lkilngi)
  • 17. Portus (rotusp)
  • 18. black dagger (calbk gadreg)
  • 19. mark (kram)
  • 20. Ho-Sorl (soroh-l)
  • 21. Relius (liuser)
  • 22. Vitner (tinvre)
  • 23. Saphronicus (shupciosra)
  • 24. Taurentian (enatautinr)
  • 25. Green Ubar (reneg ruba)
  • 26. Menicius (eicusimn)
  • 27. Melipolus of Cos (pieslomul fo soc)
  • 28. Festival of slaves (valtifse of sealsv)
  • 29. Minus Tentius Henrabius (nisum etntsui brahseuir)
  • 30. administrator (dimnsatortar)

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Trivia answers:

1. What is the meaning of Ko-ro-ba in archaic gorean?
      page 1. village market

2. What are the colors found among the factions (Tarn racing)?
      page 5. Greens, Reds, Gold, Yellow, and Silver.

3. Where did Tarl of Bristol defeat Pa-Kur, Master Assassin?
      page 6 Cylinder of Justice

4. Why was Hup, the fool, to be killed by the four hired warriors in the paga tavern?
       page 11. For speaking the name of Portus, and for begging a coin.

5. What is a use name, its purpose, and generally who uses it?
       p. 12 Goreans are extremely sensitive about names and who speaks them. Particularily those of low caste, have use names, concealing their true names lest an enemy use it to conjure spells against them.

6. What is the greeting given to an assassin that is taken as a term of respect?
      p. 14. "Welcome, Killer."

7. What is the signifigance of "taking money" and "the sign of the black dagger" (where is it worn)?
      p.7 When, he of the Caste of Assassins has been paid gold or "taken money", he affixes on his forehead that sign of "the black dagger." Once the money is recieved, he is bound to complete the assignment, the mark is placed as a sign that he is under contract and it is not removed until the target is found and disposed of.

8. When Kazrak was deposed as Administrator of Ar, who took his place as administrator?
      p. 16 Minus Tentius Henrabius

9. What is the significance of "first killing", "second killing"?
      p. 17 lst killing is taking initiative - 2nd killing is revenge, or hunting.

10. What does the actual word "Kaissa" mean?
      p. 26 game

11. What color are the squares found on a Kaissa board? And how many?
      p. 26 red and yellow, 10x10 = 100 squares

12. Define Kajuralia.
      p. 229 Holiday or Festival of slaves

13. What was the real name of Mip, the tarn keeper?
      p. 360 Melipolus of Cos

14. Who killed the Warrior of Thentis in an attempt to kill Tarl? And then, for whom did the hunt end with finally?
      p. 362 Menicius of Port Kar, ending in Cernus.

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