Baren Touhk Gazette - July 4, 2000

July 4, 2000 - Volume 2, Number 5

This is The Baren Touhk Gazette's 10th issue! Not bad for something that started a little less than a year ago. This issue, like all the rest, is chock full of the latest in news and informtation on the happenings in the city, as well as the works of poetry and wisdom provided by our fellow citizens.

Featured in this issue are transcripts from the Tri-Moon Festival. The city's first girl presents her from the first girl's desk column. We have another offering of insight from Around the Paga Keg with Thrain. The summer is bringing us two special events, a raffle and an auction. Information for that can be found at the Summer Event Information Page, and this issue has it's usual trivia, poems and humor for your entertainment. Read on and enjoy!

As of June 26th, our city is home to 177 citizens, among them are 93 Freepersons and 76 female slaves. Great going! Each day we see more people joining our ranks.

sulis has been keeping a running Members list going at http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/8283/CtCitizens.htm

brandy and Daireen got the two highest scores in the map contest. Well done!

Coming soon, a trivia test page from tia. Over 200 questions in the database so you can play again and again. Look for announcements when it's ready.

lale and a CRP named Cryptogram have been putting some fun puzzles out there for people to solve on the mailing list and in the city. serafina has been posting Gorean informational tidbits on room boards. aurora has some trivia questions about in her profile.

Bandits made a raid on the city. Brigette was attacked, aurora was wounded, Tuek fought one off. One bandit was killed in the initial attack, the other was dispatched after a botched slave-napping. Be on gaurd for attacks from a band operating somewhere outside the Plains of Turia and the Schendi forests.

bret created a wonderful feast for the Tri-Moon Festival

New User Orientations are being held daily, the schedule currently is:

Sundays - with sadira at 8 pm Eastern Time

Mondays - with lara at 10 pm Eastern Time

Tuesday - with cheri at 10 pm Eastern Time

Wednesdays - with sulis at 11 am Eastern Time

Thursdays - with rayne at 10 pm Eastern Time

Fridays - with lale at 9 pm Eastern Time

Saturdays - with sasha at 6 pm Eastern Time

special arrangements to have New User Orientations at other times can be made by contacting serafina, sulis, sadira, cheri, sasha, rayne, or lara to see if they are available at another time, but try to make one of the scheduled times if at all possible.

For those interested in learning about gorean foods and drinks serafina is available for help in the Practice_servery every Monday at 8 pm EST (subject to change, changes will be posted).

Congratulations to those Masters and Mistresses who have claimed new slaves this month and to those slaves who've been collared.

Please .smail any announcements, birthdays, collarings, silkings or anything else you wish to have included to the newsletter, to Daireen or Kaard.

A collection of transcripts from the recent Tri-Moon Festival - Check out the dance contest, auction, and other news from the Tri-Moon Festival
Information for the Summer Events - schedules, information on auctions and raffles.
Around the Paga Keg with Thrain - Thrain shares with us good thoughts on training slaves.
from the first girl's desk - tia brings us her regular column of thoughts.
Gorean Trivia VI - the sixth consecutive Gorean trivia challenge. (answers are included)
Editorial - Things in the city are going well. Kaard makes an unsolicited rant about civilized behavior. Some talk on the recent changes in our city.

We are immensely pleased to welcome new and returning Freepersons to the city!
- Scribe - Hassan
- Healers - Kitiara, Xmas, Marika
- Warriors - Stilgar, Sabban
- Merchant - Daireen, Jayla
- Assassin - Andren, Marliken
- Tarn Keepers - KirkPatrick, ShadowHawke
- Peasant - Daisha
- Sleen Trainer - Vitus
Tal and Welcome!

The city is pleased to welcome the newest slaves to the City and to all those who have studied and worked to new silk levels!
garden helpers
kiarda, lila, reshmaan, fenela, trini, zarah
Black Silks
mia, aiela, dina, darkness, rebecca, calena, camellia, yasmin, passion, mora
White Silks
areen and ayani
Yellow Silks
brandy (returned citizen) and tina

If you've recently joined our city (since the last edition) and are not mentioned above, or if you are a slave who has changed a silk level and it wasn't noted above, please send in the correction so we can update. Thank you.
The Baren Touhk Gazette always looking for input and contributions of time and/or writing. Anyone willing to take on a regular role in ensuring a steady update of the should contact Kaard@iron-rose.com for further info.
Anyone who has additions to any of the Gor help webpages can send Kaard the text file or html at Kaard@iron-rose.com
The room boards feature a lot of action and even their own stories. Note, last issue's Third Knowledge column discusses room boards in much detail.
Check out the help pages or one can read the help files online. Just type ".help show" for a complete list of files available.
The Council grants credit to all that bring visitors here (500 credits) or help newbies in the portal (300 credits), plus has been paying generously to others that have performed various services to the city
Request:--please do not use the Crimson_Tavern, Talender_Inn, or Home_stone as an entry point into the talker unless you plan to STAY once you log in. Slaves are reminded to use the slave_gathering for exit and entry. Freepersons could use entry sites such as the Ship, Dock, Portal, Tarn or simply the Freepersons_Hall.
The mailing list is seeing more use. Join in on the talk.
The website is constantly being updated. If you have contributions, contact Kaard.
Send your poetry to Kaard@iron-rose.com to get it added to the web scrolls.
Webpages-if you need help making a Gor webpage for your citizen character, see the help pages on the CT site. Please .smail your link to Kaard or send the html to Kaard@iron-rose.com and it will get loaded to the CT site. We encourage all citizens to make a Gor page, even if it is very basic it is much appreciated.
Past issues of the Baren Touhk Gazette can be reviewed if you missed it.
- August 29, 1999 - Features Kajuralia information, interview with Khim, and the legends of Baren Touhk
- September 29, 1999 - Features Kajuralia logs, Harvest Festival logs, and much more!
- November 8, 1999 - Features discussion on talkers, news, silkings, poetry and humor.
- November 30, 1999 - Features interview with Captain Fane, information on the Masquerade Ball, Gorean Trivia, silkings, poetry and humor.
- January 12, 2000 - Features info on the upcoming Winter Festival, transcript of the Masquerade Ball acution, .show files, Gorean Trivia, silkings, poetry and humor.
- February 21, 2000 - Festival info, interviews, news, trivia, silkings, poetry and humor.
- March 31, 2000 - Winter Festival Report, news, Message Boards talk, Collar talk, trivia, silkings, poetry and humor.
- May 27, 2000 - Anniversary Festival Report, news, wisdom from Thrain and Givur, trivia, silkings, poetry and humor.

We're pleased to be able to present some of the works of our citizens. They do their city proud.

lost in Your arms - by bret
Behold the puppeteer of her heartstrings - by camellia

Stories

Stories and tales for publishing in the Gazette are always appreciated. Send them in! Mail to Kaard@iron-rose.com.

Humor

A hungry sleen was roaming through the forest looking for something to eat. He came across two Scribes. One was sitting under a tree reading a scroll; the other was writing away with a quill.
The sleen quickly pounced on the Scribe reading the scroll and devoured him. Even the fearsome sleen knows that readers digest and writers cramp.

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As the verr came wandering out of the thicket she was heard to mutter, "That's the last time I'll do that for 2 bucks!"

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"Yes, I came face to face with a larl once. And as luck would have it, I was alone and without a spear or any other weapon."
"WHat did you do?"
"What could I do?" First, I tried looking straight into his eyes but he slowly came toward me. I moved back, but he kept coming nearer. I had to think fast."
"How did you get away?"
"I just left him and passed on to another cage."

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Two rich Merchants decided to rent a lodge in the forest and go hunting for sleen. While one stayed in the lodge, the other went out looking for a sleen. He soon found a huge sleen, shot an arrow at it but only wounded it. The enraged sleen charged toward him, he dropped his bow and started running for the lodge as fast as he could. He ran pretty fast but the sleen was just a little faster and gained on him with every step. Just as he reached the open lodge door, he tripped and fell flat. Too close behind to stop, the sleen tripped over him and went rolling into the lodge. The man jumped up, closed the door and yelled to his friend inside, "You skin this one while I go and get another!"

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A Huntsman visited another Huntsman and was given a tour of his home. In the sitting room was a stuffed larl.
The visiting hunter asked, "when did you get him?"
The host said, "that was three years ago, when I went hunting with my Free Companion."
"What's he stuffed with," asked the visiting hunter.
"My Free Companion"

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Next issue to come out by September 10.
Contact Kaard@iron-rose.com for submissions, ideas, comments and criticisms.

Last updated July 4, 2000