ANSWERS - December 1999

Answer:

Returning in order was:

1. Phormio Fullpockets

2. `//olffe Grey

3. Kilronis Katchme

4. Stang Masterful

5. Pantheus Plentious who took it to have it real jewels placed into the settings, as his FC had no idea they were not already.

Trivia Answers:

1. How many differant types of tharlarions are found on Gor? Name the differant kinds.
      A. 3, Winged, the Ul, (page 1), water tharlarion (p13), and land tharlarion.

2. How many gills are found on the marsh shark?
     A. 9 (p13)

3. Why isn't the long bow popular among warriors? List disadavantages.
(HINT: There are at least 5, can you name 3 of them?)
      A. p. 2
          a.) Cannot be used except in standing or at least kneeling (making archer more of a target).
          b.) Difficult to use from a saddle
          c.) Impractical to use in close quarters (defensive fighting or room to room combat).
          d.) Cannot be kept set, loaded and at the ready.
          e.) Requires brute strength, crossbows being more favored as a result even though less accurate.

4. How many well placed arrows (placed within the area of a man sized target) are expected from a skilled, though not extraordinary bowman. Said arrows launched in a gorean ehn (80 earth seconds)?
     A. Nineteen (p. 2)

5. What is the length of the smallest tharlarions?
     A. (p. 1) The water tharlarion, 6 inches of teeth and tail.

6. Who were the four remaining Ubars after Henrius Maximus failed in his attempt to be the one Ubar?
      A. p. 150. Chung, Eleocles, Nigel and Sullius Maximus

7. What is a rush craft made of and how big?
      A. p.1 Light, narrow, scarcely large enough for one man. Made of pliant, tubular, lengthy vosk rushes, bound with marsh vine.

8. What is rence (description) and what are the uses it has?
      A. p. 7
        a.) paper
        b.) From the root (woody and heavy) can be carved out tools and utensils, also dried roots can be used for fuel.
         c.) From stem they can make reed boats, sails, mats, cords and a type of fibrous cloth.
        d.) Pith, is edible (both raw and cooked)
        e.) Pith is also used for caulking boat seams
      Description:
         Thick rooted plant about 4" thick that lies horizontally beneath the surface of the water. Small roots sink downwards toward into the mud while several stems (up to a dozen) rise up often to heights of 15' to 16' having a single floral spike.

9. What was the signal that was used to save the traitor of the rencers? And what was his name that betrayed his people?
      A. p. 61 A white scarf. P. 51 Henrak

10. Who was the first to accept the Home Stone of Port Kar? And why was it unusual?
      A. p. 252 Fish, a young slave boy

11. To whom did Talima once belong?
      A. p. 292-294 Samos

12. Who was Fish before he was slave?
      A. p. 173 Henrius Sevarius

13. Tab betrayed Bosk in what manner?
      A. p. 238 He was in love with Midice, the first girl of Bosk. They were lovers behind his back.

14. For whom did Bosk take revenge upon the raiders of the rencers?
      A. p. 88 For Eechius, a child who was kind to him as he was tied on the post, slave. He fed him a cake.

15. What is a zarlit fly? Describe it.
      A. p. 5 A large harmless insect. Purple in color about 2 feet in length with four translucent wings spanning approximately 1 yard. Much like our dragon fly, only bigger.

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