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Lara
Lara lies
between the Olni and the Vosk, at their confluence. It is regarded as
being of great strategic importance. It could, if it wished, prevent Olni
shipping from reaching the markets of the Vosk towns, and, similarly, if
it wished, prevent shipping from these same towns from reaching the Olni
markets. Overland shipping in this area, as is generally the case on Gor,
is time consuming and costly; also, it is often dangerous. It is
interesting to note that the control of piracy on the Olni was largely a
function of the incorporation of Lara in the confederation. This made it
difficult for the pirate fleets, following their raids, to descend the
Olni and escape into the Vosk....Fighting Slave of Gor, pages
171-172
Laura
He was bound,
traveling over the hills and meadowlands east and north of Ko-ro-ba, for
the city of Laura, which lies on the banks of the Laurius river, some two
hundred pasangs inland from the coast of the sea, called Thassa. Captive
of Gor Pg 59
We passed great piles of rough goods, which,
later, would be loaded on barges, for transport upriver to Laura, tools,
metals, woolens. We passed, too, through goods which had been brought
downriver from Laura, and would pass through Lydius, bales of sleen fur,
and bundles of panther hides and tabuk pelts. There would be better prices
on sleen fur, of course, in Laura itself. Too, from Laura, much in
evidence, were great barrels of salt, stacks of lumber, and sleds of
stones, on wooden runners, from the quarries to her east. We also saw
cages filled with the blond village girls, taken on raids to the north,
they too, in their cages brought on the barges downriver from Laura.
Hunters of Gor Pg 44
Laurius, River of
do not know,"
said Arn. "But from Lydius, he was to follow the river to Laurius, two
hundred pasangs upstream. Afterwards, he was to enter the forest. Hunters
of Gor Pg 24
We were fifty pasangs north of Lydius, which port lies at the mouth
of the Laurius River. Far above the beach we could see the green margins
of the great northern forests. Hunters of Gor, page 18
Lower Fayeen, River of
...From Kasra I had taken a dhow upriver on the Lower Fayeen, until
I reached the village of Kurtzal, which lies north, overland, from Tor....
Tribesmen of Gor, page 41
Lydius
"Lydius is a
bustling, populous trade center located at the estuary of the Laurius
River. Many cities maintain warehouses and small communities in Lydius.
Many goods, in particular wood, wood products, and hide, make their way
westward on the Laurius, eventually landing at Lydius, later to be
embarked to the south on ships of various cities, lines and associations.
The population of Lydius, as one might expect, is a mixed one, consisting
of individuals of various races and backgrounds." Players of Gor
Pg 12
I shrugged. Much of Gor was
terra incognita. Few knew well the lands on the east of the Voltai and Thentis
ranges, for example, or what lay west of the farther islands, near Cos and
Tyros. It was more irritating, of course, to realize that even considerable
areas of territory above Schendi, south of the Vosk, and west of Ar, were
unknown. Explorers of Gor Pg 16 |
