ANSWERS - April 2001

ACROSS
 3 These are taken very seriously by the red savages.
 9 This, when done with slaves, is not a haphazard or tentative thing
11 Another term for Pte
13 This speaks of blatant bondage to a Gorean
15 This is acknowledged in the Barrens, even though it be in an enemy
17 A slave may be this
18 In one sense the slave has none of this, and in another sense she has the most of this.
19 Siptopto

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 1 Free women of the red savages do this to their hair
 2 This may not be a vice, but a hope of a race
 4 These type of markings might be paintedon the flanks and forequarters of an animal
 5 This world if very real to the Red Savages
 6 This emotion, along with humiliation is allowed to slaves
 7 The _________ of a task has a plausible rationale.
 8 This type of sign migh be painted on the flanks and forequarters of an animal
10 This is an emotion that is only allowed to free women
12 These hold significance and meaning in the codes of the Kailla tribe
14 What type of animal is the kailiauk?
16 This has a role in honing and sharpening the reflexes of a child

Kryptoquizz Solutions:

Matching:

Match the description with the correct word

Takiyuhawi     Moon when the tabuk rut
Canpasapawi     Moon when the chokecherries are ripe
Kantasawi     Moon when the plums become red
Pte     Kailiauk Cow
Tatanka     Kailiauk Bull
Iwoso     Pouting Lips
Bloketu     Summer or Summertime
Petuste     Firebrand
Canka     Firesteel
Wakapapi     Pemmican
Akihoka     One who is skillful
Akamda     Fringe


Unscramble the quote:

1) How pernicious can be the infected, poisonous heirlooms of madmen.  (page 44)

2) In one sense, of course, the slave has no freedom whatsoever.
  She has no rights, and is totally and absolutely owned.  
  In another sense, of course, she is the most free of women.
        (page 44)

3) It is cultural for red savages to look out for one another.  (page 49)

TRIVIA: Solutions:

1)  Besides war, what are the duties of the Sleen Soldier?
    1a)  Police power in the capm, scouting and guarding, supervising
    the camp and settling minor disputes, planning, organizing and
    policing of the hunt.  (page 8)

2)  What does Tarl refer to as a natural phenomenon?
    2a)  The migration of the Pte (page 8)

3)  What role does the Pte play in the lives of the Red Savages?
    3a)  It is regarded by them with reference and affection.
      It is a central phenomenon in thier life, and much of their
      life revolves around it.  The mere thought of the kailiauk
       can inspire awe in them, and pleasure and excitement.  (page 8)

4)  What is it that one cannot expect in diverse linguistic communities?
    4a)  Identical regularities in meaning and usage (page 9)

5)  Name the five bands which make up the Kailla tribe
    5a)  Isbu, Casmu, Isanna, Napoktan, and Wismahi (page 10)

6)  What are the penalties for illicit hunting?
    6a)  Publicly denounced and abused, beaten.  Weapons broken.
     Lodge, robes adn possessions taken away or cut to pieces
     and scattered.  (page 11)

7)  Why are such stiff penalties enacted for illicit hunting?
    7a)  The red savages believe that the welfare of the whole takes
     precedence over the welfare of the individual.  (page 11)

8)  Removal of a beaded collar by a slave would result in what punishment?
    8a)  Death (page 15)

9)  This is accepted from free females of their own people by the red
    savages... though if she is too irritating what may be done?
    9a)  Bold Speech;  she may be beaten (page 17)

10)  What three offices make up the leadership of each band?  
    What restriction is placed on these offices?
    10a)  War Chief, Medicine Cheif, and Civil Chief;  One may only
     be one sort of chief at a time.  (page 18)

11)  What are the "checks and balances" of the tribal government?
    11a)  Restriction of the Chiefs; Rotation of the police power;
     Tradition and custom; Closeness of the governed and the governors;
     Mutliple-family interrelatedness;  The election fo chiefs; The
     submission of significant matters to a council; and the 
     feasibility of simply leaving the group.  (page 18)

12)  This type of slave is considered to be "almost free"
    12a)  A girl's maiden (page 31)

13)  What nickname is given the Kailla tribe within the Barrens?
    13a)  The cutthroat tribe (page 37)

14)  Why is the number three considered to be a very special number?
    14a)  It probably has to do with the triune nature of
      the male genitals.  (page 38)

15)  When Winyela dances, to what does Tarl equate the dance with?
    15a)  Dominance and Submission  (page 42)

16)  What things does Tarl attribute to being the symbolism in the dance?
    16a)  Glory of life and natural order; submission to the might of men
     and fulfillment of femaleness; desire to be owned, feel passion,
     give of herself, to surrender herself, rejoicing to service and
     love. ( page 42-43)

17)  What does the medicine of the pole and dance affect?
    17a)  Hunting, fertility, and manhood (page 43)

18)  For what reasons might a collar be removed from a slave?
    18a)  If she is sold or given away or on the whim and will
      of a free person  (page 45)

19)  What are the "hidden" traits of the red savage?
    19a)  Outspoken, good-humored and animate.  He likes practical jokes
     and telling stories.  Great visitors and great hosts.  One of his
     great pleasures in life being the giving of gifts and the feasting
     of friends.  (page 51)

20)  These two things, for better or worse, are characteristic of the
      life of the red savage.
    20a)  Family and communal closeness  (page 51)

21)  This is tantamount to an offer of marriage
    21a)  A male asking a female to ride behind him on his
     kailla (page 54)

22)  What does Tarl say is a superb punishment?
    22a)  A slave being given to a male slave for a time (page 78)

23)  Canka's love for winyela did not matter when it came to him 
     giving her to Tarl to further her punishment.  Why?
    23a)  He wanted her sent back a better slave (page 80)

24)  Tarl says it had been a long time since anyone had accused him of this
    24a)  Being tender-hearted (page 81)

25)  This is a time of truce and peace
    25a)  During the summer festivals and great dances (page 86)

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