Dar-Kosis:
Dar-Kosis is a dreaded and highly contagious disease without
a cure. It is considered heresy to shed their blood though they can be stoned. It is also considered heresy to try to seek
a cure for this disease. It is unknown if this has been enacted as a law in any Gorean city.
"Those who contract the disease are regarded by law as dead." From Assassin of Gor Thus, a person who contracts Dar-Kosis will lose all of their possessions, which shall then pass either by will
or by the intestate laws.
Punishment for Thievery:
Thievery is illegal and harshly punished. In most cities,
a first offense is punished by an ear notching. Penalties for subsequent offenses will vary by city and gender. In most cities,
a free women found guilty of a second offense is enslaved. If a free man is found guilty of a second offense, he often will
lose one of his hands. For a third offense, a man might lose his other hand, or in some jurisdictions, his other hand and
both feet.
Rite of Knives:
There is a method of dispute resolution called the "rite
of knives." Unfortunately, there is little information on its application. It is essentially a fight to the death and is used
in place of a trial. The fight may be just with daggers. As it is called a rite, it may not have any true legal effect but
may instead be an ancient custom. This might even be a part of the Warrior Code. We do know though that a freed Panther Girl
asked to participate in this rite against another woman. Tarl Cabot granted her request. Thus, this rite apparently may include
female participation.
Adoption:
Adoption is legally practiced on Gor.
Smuggling blackwine beans:
It is illegal to smuggle the beans used to make black
wine out of the territory of Thentis.
These beans are only grown within the territory of Thentis.
Stablilization Serums:
It is the right of all people, free and slave, to receive
the Stabilization Serums, the Gorean life extension treatment. This may be one of the only rights that a slave possesses.
It is unknown whether a slave owner could deny the Serums to his own slave, though there would seem to be little reason for
such a denial.
Father as Debtor:
If a father cannot pay his debts, his daughter will become
a slave of the state. She will then be put up for sale at a public auction. The proceeds of her sale will be used to equitably
satisfy her father's creditors.
Initiate’s
temple and weapons:
Weapons are not
prohibited from being carried into an Initiate's temple.
Entering an Initiate’s
temple:
Non-Initiates may not enter the
sanctuary area of an Initiate's temple unless they have received the chrism of temporary permission. This is considered to
be an inferior anointing and of temporary efficacy.
Forest fires:
Forest fires are considered to be terrible disasters and the penalty for anyone who starts such a fire is to be burnt alive.
FC and Marriage:
A Free Companionship, the Gorean form of marriage, lasts for a single year. If it is not renewed by the twentieth Ahn
of the anniversary date, it will automatically dissolve. A Free Companionship will dissolve earlier than one year if one of
the parties is either enslaved or dies. The books do not state if the contract can be legally dissolved prior to the year
end if the parties so agree. It seems likely most Goreans would simply wait out the year. A woman does not change her name
in a Free Companionship. The "gens" name is the clan name (derived from an ancient Roman term). The gens can only pass through
the male line. Females can keep their gens in a Free Companionship, if it is part of their contract, but they can never pass
on the gens. A person may have only one Free Companion at a time. In the equatorial jungles, men may possess multiple companions.
For example, Bila Huruma possessed over two hundred companions.
