LawCastePage

Subjects covered herein:

Deceit regarding Caste

Change of Caste

Caste of Medal Workers and keys

Green Caste and Female Physician

Assassins

Players

Poets

Musicians

Singers

Caste of Thieves in Port Kar

Slave claiming a Caste

Slaver’s Caste

Caste and regarding Enslavement

Women and Caste of Players

Deceit regarding Caste:

There is a crime of "attempting to deceive with respect to caste." This encompasses such actions as engaging in business under false pretenses and claiming explicitly to be of a caste other than your own. Such deceptions most often occur when people pretend to be Physicians. This crime does not apply to all actions that are part of a Caste's primary focus. For example, anyone, and not just a member of the Slaver's Caste, can legally sell a slave. But, that same person cannot claim to be a member of the Slaver's Caste if he is not.

Change of Caste:

It is legally permissible to change one's Caste though most Goreans would not willingly change their Caste, being proud of their Caste no matter how low it might be. In a Free Companionship, the woman can take the Caste of the man though the man cannot do the same. Otherwise to change caste, the High Council of the city must approve the change, based on your qualifications for the new caste and the willingness of the new caste to accept you.

Caste of Medal Workers and keys:

It is a capital offense for a locksmith, usually a member of the Metal Workers, to make an unauthorized copy of a key.

Green Caste and Female Physician:

Women in the Physician's Caste cannot engage in the full practice of medicine until they have first bore two children. In many cities, at age fifteen, women of the Physician's Caste will place two bracelets on their left wrist. One is then removed for each child that she bears. When both bracelets are removed, she can then engage in the full practice of medicine.

Assassins:

Assassins, when bearing the mark of the black dagger on their forehead, are permitted entrance into a city without interference.

Players:

Members of the Caste of Players may freely enter any city.

Poets:

Members of the Caste of Poets may freely enter any city.

Musicians:

Members of the Caste of Musicians may freely enter any city.

Singers:

Members of the Caste of Singers may freely enter any city.

Caste of Thieves in Port Kar:

There is a Caste of Thieves in Port Kar, the only one of its type on Gor. Thievery is still illegal in Port Kar, though the penalties are different. It is legal to slay a male thief, or enslave a female thief, if the thief is caught within one Ahn of the theft. Once an Ahn has passed though, then the thief must be handed over to the Arsenal police for a hearing or trial. If then found guilty, a male thief will be sentenced to hard labor in the Arsenal or on the wharves for a period ranging from one week to one year. A female thief would be sentenced to serve in a penal brothel for a period ranging from one week to one year.

Slave claiming a Caste:

It is a capital offense for a slave to claim caste.

Slaver’s Caste:

By law, the Slaver's Caste is a subcaste of the Merchant's Caste. The Slaver Caste though often prefers to consider themselves a separate Caste. It is unknown whether this determination is part of Merchant Law or not.

Caste and regarding Enslavement:

No Player, Musician, Poet or Singer Caste member may be enslaved within a city's limits. This does not mean they are immune from prosecution from violating city law. They can still be arrested, imprisoned, tortured and executed. They are simply immune from enslavement. "There is a saying to the effect that he who makes music must, like the tarn and the Vosk gull, be free." From Kajira of Gor

Women and Caste of Players:

Free women are rarely, if ever, permitted to play Kaissa. It also does not appear that women may belong to the Caste of Players.






		Subjects covered herein: Deceit regarding Caste Change of Caste Caste of Medal Workers and keys Green Caste and Female Physician Assassins Players Poets Musicians Singers Caste of Thieves in Port Kar Slave claiming a Caste Slaver’s Caste Caste and regarding Enslavement Women and Caste of Players Deceit regarding Caste: There is a crime of "attempting to deceive with respect to caste." This encompasses such actions as engaging in business under false pretenses and claiming explicitly to be of a caste other than your own. Such deceptions most often occur when people pretend to be Physicians. This crime does not apply to all actions that are part of a Caste's primary focus. For example, anyone, and not just a member of the Slaver's Caste, can legally sell a slave. But, that same person cannot claim to be a member of the Slaver's Caste if he is not. Change of Caste: It is legally permissible to change one's Caste though most Goreans would not willingly change their Caste, being proud of their Caste no matter how low it might be. In a Free Companionship, the woman can take the Caste of the man though the man cannot do the same. Otherwise to change caste, the High Council of the city must approve the change, based on your qualifications for the new caste and the willingness of the new caste to accept you. Caste of Medal Workers and keys: It is a capital offense for a locksmith, usually a member of the Metal Workers, to make an unauthorized copy of a key. Green Caste and Female Physician: Women in the Physician's Caste cannot engage in the full practice of medicine until they have first bore two children. In many cities, at age fifteen, women of the Physician's Caste will place two bracelets on their left wrist. One is then removed for each child that she bears. When both bracelets are removed, she can then engage in the full practice of medicine. Assassins: Assassins, when bearing the mark of the black dagger on their forehead, are permitted entrance into a city without interference. Players: Members of the Caste of Players may freely enter any city. Poets: Members of the Caste of Poets may freely enter any city. Musicians: Members of the Caste of Musicians may freely enter any city. Singers: Members of the Caste of Singers may freely enter any city. Caste of Thieves in Port Kar: There is a Caste of Thieves in Port Kar, the only one of its type on Gor. Thievery is still illegal in Port Kar, though the penalties are different. It is legal to slay a male thief, or enslave a female thief, if the thief is caught within one Ahn of the theft. Once an Ahn has passed though, then the thief must be handed over to the Arsenal police for a hearing or trial. If then found guilty, a male thief will be sentenced to hard labor in the Arsenal or on the wharves for a period ranging from one week to one year. A female thief would be sentenced to serve in a penal brothel for a period ranging from one week to one year. Slave claiming a Caste: It is a capital offense for a slave to claim caste. Slaver’s Caste: By law, the Slaver's Caste is a subcaste of the Merchant's Caste. The Slaver Caste though often prefers to consider themselves a separate Caste. It is unknown whether this determination is part of Merchant Law or not. Caste and regarding Enslavement: No Player, Musician, Poet or Singer Caste member may be enslaved within a city's limits. This does not mean they are immune from prosecution from violating city law. They can still be arrested, imprisoned, tortured and executed. They are simply immune from enslavement. "There is a saying to the effect that he who makes music must, like the tarn and the Vosk gull, be free." From Kajira of Gor Women and Caste of Players: Free women are rarely, if ever, permitted to play Kaissa. It also does not appear that women may belong to the Caste of Players.