Franzi finds his son

A few days ago, Franziskus was inspecting the Isle of Tidra, as suddenly an objects rushed to the ground in a blue flash. Franzi remembered that flash oh so well - He saw that once, when the Priest Kings abducted his twin-brother Testimo from Earth to Gor and he - Franziskus - followed.

Approaching the spot where the blue flash and the object hit the ground, he found the body of a young man in earthclothes drifting in the water, unconcious. Franzi rescued him and brought him to the cave.

It didn't take too long to find out, who it was: His son he left - newborn - 18 years ago to follow his twin to Gor. And now, like once Tarl Cabot, the Priest Kings reunited Dar Blackheart with his father Franziskus of Tidra. What a happy day!

The young warrior will have to learn a lot about Gor, but his father is sure, he will become a fine young warrior.

Here's the story:

[15:46] Franziskus Ninetails takes his control-tour and finds some of the cage-doors broken. He wonders, what happened here, but will have to wait, until one of his boys returns or til he meets one of the tribe to explain to him. As he leaves the forbidden cave he suddenly recognizes a blue flash at the horizon
[15:47] Franziskus Ninetails runs down to the river and jumps into a canoe
[15:48] Franziskus Ninetails's all senses are tensed. He knows, he has seen that blue flash before: At the day when the Priest Kings abducted his twin!
[15:49] Franziskus Ninetails's hand slides to the hilt of his blade as he carefully approaches the place where he seen the blue flash meeting the ground
[15:49] Dar Blackheart has entered chat range.
[15:50] Franziskus Ninetails stops in surprise as he sees a young man laying unconcious at the shore. he steps closer and frowns... The young man... almost a boy, as it seems, wears earth-clothes
[15:52] Franziskus Ninetails crouches next to the body, his hand approaching the boy's neck, feeling his pulse. He exhales relieved as he finds it slow, regular and strong.
[15:52] Franziskus Ninetails grabs the man's shoulder and pulls him a bit out of the water on the firm ground
[15:55] Franziskus Ninetails rolls the body over, looking into the handsome young face. A strange feeling arising in him as he looks at this face, but he doesn't know why
[15:55] Dar Blackheart coughs and spit sand and water from his mouth.... moaning unaudibly...
[15:55] Franziskus Ninetails mumbles to himself "What have the PKs brought to Gor this time?"
[15:57] Franziskus Ninetails smiles as the young man coughs, he whispers in English, his old language, now so unfamiliar to him "We will have to get you out of these wet clothes, young man!" - He grabs the wet body and easily throws him over his shoulder
[15:58] VGS Over-the-Shoulder Carry Walk: (Driver seated. Say '/5 menu' to enter tweak position menu.)
[15:59] Franziskus Ninetails lays the body into the canoe, rowing him over the river
[16:04] Franziskus Ninetails pants heavy after he carried the body up the stairs
[16:07] Franziskus Ninetails lays the body on his bed, not caring that the wet clothes messing the sheets
[16:08] Franziskus Ninetails starts to undress the boy, first taking off the wet shoes and socks
[16:09] Franziskus Ninetails opens the wet pants and pulls them down, tossing them into a corner to the shoes and socks
[16:10] Franziskus Ninetails finally grabs the hoodie at the waist-band and pulls it over the boy's head, mumbling "You have to get out of these wet clothes before you catch a cold!"
[16:11] Franziskus Ninetails tosses the hoodie into the corner also and grabs a towel to dry the body
[16:12] Dar Blackheart begins to take deep breaths, his body makes slow moves, he slowly wakes from his unconsciousness, a warm sensation passing his body, he moan deeply and very slowly wakes up
[16:14] Dar Blackheart feels like in his own bed, lays his head on the cushions by instinct
[16:15] Franziskus Ninetails dries the body down. He adores the good shape of the boy, but strangely doesn't feel any erotic desire for him
[16:16] Dar Blackheart moans deeply, he take deep breaths and slowly open his eyes, the forms are not precise around him and he still feels dizzy, a black form move around him and he makes a surprised move
[16:17] Franziskus Ninetails rubs the skin roughly to encourage the blood-circulation. As the boy starts to moan and move and jerk back, he makes a soothing sound "Shhhhhhht! All is fine, boy. You're safe"
[16:18] Franziskus Ninetails continues to rub the skin dry, up the body, the chest... as he suddenly hestitates
[16:19] Franziskus Ninetails glares at the necklace.. knowing it oh too well
[16:19] Franziskus Ninetails with a croaky voice "Where...? No, that cannot be!"
[16:20] Dar Blackheart moves his lips and tries to speak but the words stuck in his throat, he feels surprised and he shivers, slowly his eyes fully open to see a face with brown eyes. He whispers "where am I, whhoo..a...re.... yo..... ?" he asks with a weak voice
[16:21] Dar Blackheart slowly discover the face more cleary, he opens wide his eyes and feels the face familiar .. but he must wrong... a strange sensation pass in his body and mind
[16:22] Franziskus Ninetails shakes his head, telling himself it must be just one of those weird coincidences. He smiles at the boy as he tries to talk, looks into his brown eyes.. those eyes that look familiar... "You are safe, young man. You are on the island of Tidra"
[16:23] Dar Blackheart looks at the man sitting near him 2T.iii..drraa?... Isss... neear Hhh...aawaaii...?"
[16:24] Dar Blackheart his head still in the cloud he try to move to see the man better...
[16:25] Franziskus Ninetails glares at the face... the chin.. the nose.... those eyes! He shakes his head again. No, it cannot be! To chase away that thought that's arising in him, he stands up and walks to the crate in the corner, answering with a more rougher voice in his old language from earth "We answer questions later! First you need to get out of those wet briefs!"
[16:25] Dar Blackheart push at his arms and move slowly he finally sit on the soft cushion
[16:26] Franziskus Ninetails finally finds a kilt in the crate that would fit. One of his old ones as he was younger. He tosses it over the screen to the young man on the bed
[16:26] Franziskus Ninetails: Get out of your briefs and put these on!
[16:27] Franziskus Ninetails in a strange feeling of modesty turns his back to the boy so he can undress without being watched
[16:27] Dar Blackheart a bit under confusion, look at the clothes the man give to him, feeling his wet brief he stand and grab the cloth in his hand
[16:28] Dar Blackheart with a shy face covers is privates with one hand and slip out the wet brief
[16:29] Franziskus Ninetails looks in the other direction while the boy change his clothes, wondering about himself as normally he has no problem with looking at naked boys or men. Having seen many of them
[16:30] Dar Blackheart move one leg in the strange clothes and after the second leg, adjusting the clothes at his body
[16:30] Franziskus Ninetails over his shoulder "Ready?"
[16:30] Dar Blackheart fix the belt around his belly and look a bit shy of the new clothes he wear
[16:31] Dar Blackheart heard the man and say "yes"
[16:31] Franziskus Ninetails turns back to the boy
[16:32] Franziskus Ninetails looks at how he bound the kilt around the hips. He nods, then reaches for the belt to fix and adjust it a bit here and there, then steps back and nods again "Better! Fits you well!"
[16:32] Dar Blackheart stand and look the man, 'he can't be...', he thinks... 'he look... like..' Feeling confused he not say any words for seconds
[16:33] Franziskus Ninetails tries a cheerful smile "Are you hungry? Thirsty?"
[16:34] Dar Blackheart with a confused and shy voice "yes, very"
[16:34] Franziskus Ninetails nods "Come down! Follow me"
{Walking to the kitchen}
[16:36] Franziskus Ninetails points at the pillows at the low table "Sit!", then turns to the chilla
[16:36] Franziskus Ninetails mumbles "Hmmmmmmm, lets see, if the boys left something to eat"
[16:36] Dar Blackheart look around when he follow the man, reconize he is in a cave with furniture in, he apreciate the way of the decoration and at the invitation, he sit on a cushion
[16:37] Franziskus Ninetails beams as he finds some of the cold meat of tabuk his boy Wolf prepared so deliciously. He takes it out the chilla and grabs some fruits of the sideboard
[16:39] Franziskus Ninetails also reaches for a bottle of kalana, looks over his shoulder and puts the bottle back into the shelf again. He grabs a goblet and fills it with fresh water instead of the wine
[16:39] Dar Blackheart observe the man and more he look at him more the man feel familiar...
[16:40] Franziskus Ninetails returns to the table and places the roast, the fruits and the goblet on the table
[16:40] Franziskus Ninetails after a look at the boy... without weapons... reaches for his dagger, pulls it and hands the hilt to the young man for cutting the meat
[16:41] Dar Blackheart smiles politely at the man and looking at the food and drink on the table
[16:41] Franziskus Ninetails finally sits down opposite the boy, waiting for him to start to eat
[16:42] Dar Blackheart see the dagger, he take it slowly and move on the roast cut some part and begin to eat piece by piece, he chew the meat faste, hungry he is
[16:43] Franziskus Ninetails waits a while, watching the boy eating, then - just to make sure - he asks in Gorean "Lo?"
[16:44] Dar Blackheart stop to chew, he swallow the meat he have in mouth and ask politely.... pardon me ?
[16:44] Franziskus Ninetails smiles and repeats "Lo?"
[16:44] Dar Blackheart with a shy voice... sorry i don't understand you
[16:45] Dar Blackheart look surprise by the strange language
[16:45] Franziskus Ninetails nods, sure now, that the boy does not speak Gorean "What's your name?"
[16:45] Franziskus Ninetails: Lo means as well 'I am' or as question 'Who are you?'
[16:45] Dar Blackheart look often surprise to hear english after that strange language
[16:46] Franziskus Ninetails: So, Lo Franziskus of Tidra. Lo?
[16:46] Dar Blackheart clear his voice... my name his Darion, but my mother call me always Dar
[16:46] Franziskus Ninetails: Well met, Dar. That is a nice name
[16:47] Dar Blackheart take the cup and drink a sip
[16:47] Franziskus Ninetails: A beastmaster.... well, a bit like me, who is called after one who talks with animals also
[16:47] Franziskus Ninetails's suspect grows more and more in his chest
[16:48] Dar Blackheart: i think my mother give me that name because my uncle
[16:48] Franziskus Ninetails: your uncle?
[16:48] Dar Blackheart: i didn't know my uncle but he have feeling with beast my mother told me
[16:50] Franziskus Ninetails nods, then points at the boy's necklace "That is a nice necklace. Where did you get it?"
[16:50] Dar Blackheart: it come from my father
[16:51] Dar Blackheart: it is symbolic
[16:52] Franziskus Ninetails nods again, now sure. For a moment he remains silent, just watching the boy. His heart beating very fast, but outside he looks calm and relaxed
[16:52] Franziskus Ninetails smiles "Do you know it's meaning?"
[16:52] Dar Blackheart: the symbol mean about a animal the Tiger
[16:52] Franziskus Ninetails nods "Yes. The tiger."
[16:53] Dar Blackheart: also the nickname of my father
[16:53] Dar Blackheart: my mother told me about my father when i was old enough to understand
[16:54] Franziskus Ninetails nods and listens, not sure how to confront the young man, who's propably his son, with the news
[16:54] Dar Blackheart sighs at he feeling about his father his face become sad
[16:54] Franziskus Ninetails: Tell me more about your mother and your father
[16:55] Dar Blackheart: my mother told me my father was a Shikigami i never understand well the terms, but she...
[16:56] Dar Blackheart stop for secondes continue with a trembling voice.. she told me......
[16:56] Dar Blackheart: my grandfather and my father are Shikigami of the noble Clan y Byakko
[16:57] Franziskus Ninetails mumbles "Mmmmmhmmmmm"
[16:58] Franziskus Ninetails: And you never.. hmmm... felt, that you are.. uhm... different from others?
[16:58] Dar Blackheart: different huh sometime yes
[16:59] Dar Blackheart: camarade at school laugh on me.... because.....
[16:59] Dar Blackheart turn his face at the ground and look shy to speak about
[17:00] Franziskus Ninetails encouraging "because....?"
[17:00] Dar Blackheart moans and shyly open his mouth...
[17:01] Dar Blackheart close his mouth very fast
[17:01] Dar Blackheart: because i have special teeth
[17:02] Dar Blackheart look sad to remember all laughs the camarades have made on him, because his teeth
[17:02] Franziskus Ninetails smiles
[17:03] Franziskus Ninetails: You should be proud of those
[17:03] Franziskus Ninetails: And you never recognized anything else?
[17:03] Franziskus Ninetails: that your senses are better then others?
[17:03] Dar Blackheart: i have no shame about my teeth, i am angry on the laughs about them
[17:03] Franziskus Ninetails: you see better? hear better?
[17:04] Dar Blackheart: yes always be better of many with my sense
[17:04] Franziskus Ninetails: your instincts are better?
[17:04] Dar Blackheart: i smell better and i feel danger when he is not yet there
[17:05] Dar Blackheart: mother told me it a gift from my father blood line
[17:05] Franziskus Ninetails nods "And changes in your body? It normally starts at puberty...."
[17:05] Franziskus Ninetails grins "Well... I don't mean the USUAL changes at that time"
[17:06] Franziskus Ninetails looks to the entrance of the cave, recognizing the sun already downed and night broke in
[17:07] Dar Blackheart look surprise by that man who knows about his transformation
[17:07] Franziskus Ninetails smiles again at the surprised look. He takes a deep breath
[17:07] Franziskus Ninetails: Come, Dar! I will show you something...
[17:08] Franziskus Ninetails: Come outside
[17:08] Dar Blackheart stands up and follows
[17:09] Franziskus Ninetails: come up here
[17:09] Franziskus Ninetails: ... but don't fall down the cliffs
[17:10] Franziskus Ninetails: do you recognize, that gravity is low here? Don't you feel lighter?
[17:11] Dar Blackheart look surprise .... he have feel different but not really have focus on it
[17:11] Dar Blackheart: that why i feel so light ?
[17:12] Franziskus Ninetails turns and points to the three moons of Gor over the top of the hills
[17:12] Franziskus Ninetails: Look at that, Dar
[17:12] Franziskus Ninetails takes a deep breath "I'm afraid... you're not on Earth anymore"
[17:12] Franziskus Ninetails: And no, Tidra lies not near Hawaii
[17:12] Dar Blackheart: you have say Gor ????
[17:12] Franziskus Ninetails: Tidra is an island on the planet Gor
[17:12] Dar Blackheart look at the sky and see 3 moons, he feel confuse...... 3 moonsss? Gorrrr ???
[17:13] Dar Blackheart: you have say Gor ????
[17:13] Franziskus Ninetails steps a bit closer
[17:14] Dar Blackheart look confused more often .... he want to speak but be enable to say one word.....
[17:14] Franziskus Ninetails: The priest kings have brought you here for a special reason...." - adds whispering "... son!"
[17:15] Dar Blackheart: ....son..... yy.. o.. u ...are TT.I.G.ER!! he say with a trembling and crying voice
[17:16] Franziskus Ninetails looks at the young man, with pride in his eyes, but also worried to catch him if the news would be too much for him "I'm Franziskus, shikigami of the Clan Y Byakko... The white Tiger... And I think... I am your father!"
[17:17] Franziskus Ninetails takes a deep breath, then exhales
[17:17] Dar Blackheart feel tears falling from his eyes, and he raise his right hand.. with a full emotianal voice he say... this is the ring you give on mother for me ... Father
[17:18] Franziskus Ninetails looks at the ring, with a smile but the same time tears filling his eyes also. He nods, then grabs the hand of his son, pulling him into his arms
[17:19] MrZoe Ninetails shouts: TORUK SHOW YOURSELF AND GIVE ME BACK MY COINS!
[17:19] Franziskus Ninetails holds his son in his arms, tears of joy running down his cheeks
[17:20] Dar Blackheart hugs he father for the first time, whispers in tears " i have finally found you, father "
[17:20] Franziskus Ninetails: I'm sorry, that I had to leave you and your mother
[17:20] Franziskus Ninetails: I'm sorry, that I didn't see you growing up!
[17:21] Dar Blackheart: mother have never forget you, all days she talk about you, and until she last breath she want to see you again
[17:21] Franziskus Ninetails opens his mouth and shows his son his perly white fangs in a smile
[17:22] Dar Blackheart: when she died i have try to found you
[17:23] Franziskus Ninetails's hugging grip loosens a bit and he bends his head back, looking into his son's face "She's dead?"
[17:23] Franziskus Ninetails's face saddens "I'm sorry to hear that"
[17:23] Dar Blackheart: yes dad, she died 1 years ago, she did in a accident
[17:24] Dar Blackheart look sad and feel the tears fall again on his cheeks
[17:24] Franziskus Ninetails nods, then whipes his son's tears from his face with a soft motion
[17:25] Dar Blackheart purss like he always do when he feel happy
[17:25] Franziskus Ninetails: I thank the Priest Kings, that they brought me my son
[17:25] Dar Blackheart: i am sad to bring you bad news dad but i am happy to have found you
[17:26] Franziskus Ninetails: I hope they don't take you away from me
[17:26] Dar Blackheart: i have found you after a life time for see you, i don't want leave you again, dad
[17:27] Franziskus Ninetails steps a pace back, whipes with his gauntlet his own tears from his face "Well... look at you! What a handsome young warrior you are!"
[17:27] Franziskus Ninetails nods "Yes, but we never know the ways of the Priest Kings"
[17:27] Dar Blackheart: me a warriror dad ?
[17:27] Franziskus Ninetails: This is a wild planet, my son
[17:28] Franziskus Ninetails: You will have to learn a lot
[17:28] Franziskus Ninetails: how to fight
[17:28] Franziskus Ninetails: and the customs
[17:28] Franziskus Ninetails: and the language
[17:28] Dar Blackheart: a wild planet, he look curious
[17:28] Dar Blackheart: did you find my uncle Teso?
[17:28] Franziskus Ninetails looks around, slowly becoming aware of something "Didn't I hear someone shout some ehn ago?"
[17:29] Franziskus Ninetails: oh.. sorry... ehn is the Gorean minute
[17:29] Franziskus Ninetails nods "Yes, I found my twin brother"
[17:29] Dar Blackheart: i have heard a voice, yes, dad, come over there in the valley
[17:29] Dar Blackheart smiles at his father when he heard about his uncle
[17:29] Franziskus Ninetails: He is a slave now and he's happy with it
[17:30] Dar Blackheart: a slave.... dad ?
[17:30] Franziskus Ninetails: he wears the collar of my companion Kenshiro
[17:30] Franziskus Ninetails nods and smiles "Yes... you will have to get used to many things, my son"
[17:30] Dar Blackheart: compa..nion... Kenshiro.... he look confuse
[17:31] Franziskus Ninetails: I found a new love here. And it's...." - his voice lowers a bit shy - "... a man. Kenshiro"
[17:31] MrZoe Ninetails has entered chat range.
[17:31] Dar Blackheart: a man..oh ..that not offend me dad
[17:32] Franziskus Ninetails: I will never forget your mother, but I found my true destination
[17:32] Dar Blackheart look shy and at the ground... i have more feeling for man... myself... dad
[17:32] Franziskus Ninetails: and that's the arms of my Kenshiro
[17:33] Dar Blackheart turn a bit while he talk with his father.... whispers "dad, is someone there..."
[17:33] Franziskus Ninetails looks around again, still worried with the voice he heard. Suddenly he recognizes a shadow near the entrance of the cave. He whispers to his son <>, then jumps down the rock
[17:34] Franziskus Ninetails: HELLO?!?
[17:34] MrZoe Ninetails: tal sir
[17:34] Franziskus Ninetails turns to his son "Hm, maybe it was just a wild ani... oh!"
[17:34] Franziskus Ninetails: Tal!
[17:35] MrZoe Ninetails: i was looking for one called toruk
[17:35] Franziskus Ninetails's hand holds the hilt of his blade in a firm grip, protecting his son with his body "Who are you?"
[17:35] Franziskus Ninetails: Toruk?
[17:35] Franziskus Ninetails sighs
[17:36] MrZoe Ninetails: i am zoe, and i was captured by him last night
[17:36] Dar Blackheart "Tal.. what that mean?" he wispers at his Dad
[17:36] Franziskus Ninetails: The one savage who's insane?
[17:36] MrZoe Ninetails nods
[17:36] MrZoe Ninetails: with the mask
[17:36] MrZoe Ninetails steps away from the bad smelling barn
[17:36] Franziskus Ninetails frowns "Captured?" He takes a deep breath and mumbles "What has that son of a thalarion done again?"
[17:37] MrZoe Ninetails: he robbed me of all my coin
[17:37] MrZoe Ninetails: my other captors treated me fairly though
[17:37] Franziskus Ninetails explains to his son over his shoulder whispering "Tal means greetings."
[17:38] Dar Blackheart hear he father speak a strange language with the stranger, try to understand but do not able to reconize any words
[17:38] MrZoe Ninetails: he was fast fighter though, i didn't stand a chance
[17:39] Franziskus Ninetails: Well... I have not seen him.... and I'm not sad about that. I'm Franziskus of Tidra. This is my...." - He looks over his shoulder and smiles proudly at his new-found son "... son Dar. You must excuse him - The Priest Kings just dropped him in from earth today and he doesn't speak Gorean. - Lo?"
[17:40] MrZoe Ninetails smiles at the boy 'well met Franziskus. i am Zoe
[17:40] Dar Blackheart with a shy voice "Tal..."
[17:41] MrZoe Ninetails: and a fine looking son he is
[17:41] Franziskus Ninetails beams proudly "All like papa!"
[17:41] MrZoe Ninetails smiles and raises his eyebrows 'his papa is fine looking too?'
[17:41] Dar Blackheart beams at his father
[17:42] Franziskus Ninetails: I'm not?
[17:42] Franziskus Ninetails chuckles
[17:42] MrZoe Ninetails blushes
[17:43] Franziskus Ninetails: Or how many fathers should he have, as I just told you, it's my son
[17:43] MrZoe Ninetails: that is who i meant was fine looking
[17:43] Franziskus Ninetails smiles broadly, then gets serious again
[17:44] Franziskus Ninetails: So, you mentioned the others?
[17:44] MrZoe Ninetails: a man named snake
[17:44] Franziskus Ninetails: GRROWWLLLZZ
[17:44] MrZoe Ninetails: one called wolf
[17:44] Franziskus Ninetails beams
[17:44] Franziskus Ninetails: That's my first boy
[17:44] MrZoe Ninetails: and another named paradise
[17:45] MrZoe Ninetails: all were kind to me, one was very kind indeed
[17:45] Franziskus Ninetails nods "Paradise is one of the savages"
[17:45] Dar Blackheart look at the other man, notice a bow like his father have, thinking maybe weapons are important
[17:46] Franziskus Ninetails nods '"Well, at least my first boy better is. He's a jewel, but sometimes can also be a little devil"
[17:46] Franziskus Ninetails: Do you have any idea, where he went to?
[17:46] MrZoe Ninetails: the one called wolf?
[17:46] Franziskus Ninetails: Yes
[17:47] MrZoe Ninetails: i thought i saw him at Arad not too long ago
[17:47] Franziskus Ninetails turns to his son and explains in English "Wolf - that is my first boy"
[17:47] Franziskus Ninetails: Hmmm, so the savages released you?
[17:48] MrZoe Ninetails: you could say that
[17:48] Dar Blackheart look at his father " First boy" look confuse
[17:48] MrZoe Ninetails grins sheepishly
[17:49] Franziskus Ninetails mumbles to himself "Hmmm, my boy at Arad? I wonder, what he's doing there...."
[17:50] MrZoe Ninetails shrugs 'i only saw him a moment then he was gone'
[17:50] Franziskus Ninetails smiles for a moment, then gets serious again "And you returned? [...] Don't you think it's dangerous to return?"
[17:50] MrZoe Ninetails: more dangerous if toruk was here
[17:50] MrZoe Ninetails: but i want my coins
[17:52] MrZoe Ninetails: i was not afraid of the others here. i won't get much in a trade though as they found out
[17:52] Franziskus Ninetails: Hmm, about Toruk... again: I haven't seen him and I'm not sad about it. He brought us a lot of trouble already
[17:52] MrZoe Ninetails: that seemed apparent last night but he is a strong warrior
[17:53] Franziskus Ninetails: Well, the one called Snake... He doesn't like warriors that much after they killed his whole tribe
[17:53] MrZoe Ninetails nods
[17:54] Franziskus Ninetails: If he was kind to you, then you must have had his sympathy. That's better for you, I can assure you
[17:54] MrZoe Ninetails: i was once an etihad and know how they treat their captives--your men were much kinder
[17:54] Franziskus Ninetails growls a bit at the thought that this savage almost killed his companion
[17:54] Franziskus Ninetails: we try to live in peace here
[17:55] Dar Blackheart look at his father when he hear the growls and smiles
[17:55] MrZoe Ninetails: i had come in peace and not raised my bow when he began shooting
[17:55] MrZoe Ninetails: then i ran to escape and he took me down
[17:55] Franziskus Ninetails nods "Yes, that's the dilemma with him"
[17:56] MrZoe Ninetails: i do not know what he would have done to me if he had not had to leave the island suddenly
[17:56] Franziskus Ninetails sighs "He drags in captives like a larl drags in tobuks" ((or a cat mice))
[17:56] Franziskus Ninetails: even our friends
[17:57] MrZoe Ninetails: well sometimes one must put up with high spirited warriors
[17:57] Franziskus Ninetails: and I need all my skills of diplomacy to safe the situations and not getting into war with the whole mainland
[17:58] MrZoe Ninetails nods sympathetically, glad he has no burdens of leadership
[17:59] MrZoe Ninetails: i will not take up more of your time sir---thank you for listening to my sad story. i will miss those coins....
[17:59] Franziskus Ninetails: Well, it is late and we need to sleep soon. The events for my son here..." Pulls his son closer and lay proudly a hand on his shoulders "... were a bit much for his first day on this planet"
[17:59] MrZoe Ninetails: yes i'm sure. well met both of you and safe paths
[18:00] Dar Blackheart get closer to his father
[18:00] Franziskus Ninetails: Maybe you should find a safe place and take a rest, before you put up your travel back to Arad?
[18:00] MrZoe Ninetails: yes that might be wise
[18:01] MrZoe Ninetails looks over the handsome man's shoulder 'i wouldn't mind seeing that boy [savage!!!] paradise again'
[18:03] MrZoe Ninetails: rest weel my friend, perhaps we meet again soon
[18:03] MrZoe Ninetails turns and walks out of the clearing, turning to wave at the kind strangers before walking back into the jungle
[18:03] Franziskus Ninetails: safe paths, warrior
[18:04] MrZoe Ninetails has left chat range.
[18:04] Franziskus Ninetails turns to his son and talks in English again "You will have to learn the language soon, my son!"
[18:05] Dar Blackheart: yes Dad
[18:05] Dar Blackheart: seams a very lot to learn, daddy
[18:05] Franziskus Ninetails: come!
[18:06] Franziskus Ninetails: hmmmmm, where is it.....?
[18:06] Franziskus Ninetails searches the drawers of his desk
[18:07] Franziskus Ninetails's searching fingers finally find a small, round tool "Ah! There it is!"
[18:07] Dar Blackheart looking is father.... what my father ?
[18:08] Franziskus Ninetails switches the tool on and talks Gorean "Ja'ni tran dela" - A metal voice from the small tool says "My clan welcomes you"
[18:08] Franziskus Ninetails beams "It still works!"
[18:09] Franziskus Ninetails hands the tool to his son "Attach this to your belt. It's a translator. That will help you until you learned the language"
[18:09] Dar Blackheart look currious about the device
[18:09] Dar Blackheart takes the tool and thank his father
[18:09] Dar Blackheart: thank you dad
[18:10] Dar Blackheart attach the device at his belt
[18:11] Franziskus Ninetails ... the tool says "Jashi"
[18:11] Franziskus Ninetails: You must be exhausted, my son
[18:11] Franziskus Ninetails: We will continue to talk tomorrow
[18:11] Dar Blackheart: yes dad i am
[18:12] Franziskus Ninetails: I am sure you have many questions
[18:12] Dar Blackheart: yes i do, dad
[18:13] Franziskus Ninetails: The bed is big enough for now as long as my boys aren't here. But we will have to find a place for a fur for you soon
[18:14] Dar Blackheart: yes dad
[18:16] Franziskus Ninetails takes off his weapons, but keeps the loincloth on, which he is wearing under the kilt
[18:16] Franziskus Ninetails as he's taking off his weapons "We will soon need weapons for you also."
[18:17] Dar Blackheart: yes i have tought weapons are important here, dad
[18:17] Dar Blackheart: i am glad i have learned to use a bow on earth
[18:19] Franziskus Ninetails smiles "Oh, that would be a big advantage on this planet, son!"
[18:20] Dar Blackheart: on earth i use a bow for hunting
{Getting ready for bed}
[18:29] Franziskus Ninetails: Have a good night, my son
[18:29] Dar Blackheart: Have a good night, Dad
[18:30] Dar Blackheart close his eyes happy to have found his father, now he know what is to be with his father, and he fall slowly in sleep

Updates

I wanted to write about the events in a novel-style taking the chat-logs as foundation, but if I wait til I got time for that, it will take years! *sighs* So I just mention some events in the history of Tidra...

A few weeks ago a warrior from the mainland settled down with the tribe. Now he's called Toruk. He seems to be a wild creature, capturing everyone who crosses his way.

OOC we don't like that, because it's exactly what we find annoying at others: Shoting without reason and RP, yelling for help in group-chat, ignoring any progressional storyline, any alliances, any friendships.... Short: Playing GorCraft instead of doing RP. We think, he's a good and nice guy and he only wants to increase traffic on Tidra. But what's traffic worth, if it's only raiding and shooting and capturing?

I say it again: We prefer quality to quantity. We don't need 20 people standing around, holding small-talk.. OOC most of the times. Of course it would be nice to have some more savages on the island, some more brothers in the tribe, but raiding armies? Who needs that?

Well, we will talk to that member and try to convince him, that traffic and shoot and capture isn't everything. That there can be much funnier and nicer kind of RP, much more entertaining and challenging the ACTING-skills of a RPer, not his FIGHTING-skills.

So, what else happened in the last weeks? - Tyragon who's called "Snake" which means Ost, settled down with the tribe also, happy that he found a new camp after his long travels. He and Paradise went to Scimitar a while ago on the search for salt. An outlaw-girl was about to set fire on the taverne there and as Snake was about to stop the insolent wench, she attacked him and Paradise with a fire-bomb...

Well, OOC-comment: It was just the worst kinda RP ever. A fire-bomb which lets you no chance to escape, dropped on the floor and doing multi-damage is just invalid. To emote it in an ultra-long emote AFTER you dropped it, is even worse! And that girl was just annoying. Massive emotes with lots of typos, hard to read. And so busy with her own emotes, that she totally ignored the acts of others. Well, she was just a pain in the ass.

... and just as the confused savages jumped away from the fire, trying to understand, what just happened, there were slaves running out from the academy and attacking Snake and Paradise with slingshots....

And another OOC-comment: Okay, slaves attacking Free without the need of defending themselves or their Masters... the punishment is clear: Death! Snake and Paradise haven't even drawn their weapons, nor were they attacking anyone. It's bad enough, when Free run around and attack others with no reason, but slaves doing so? That's a no-go! - And especially slaves from the Mur-academy, which they have in the rules, that the Academy is neutral and SZ and the students and mentors are not to be attacked. So, they are protected by the rules, but themselves they run around and attack others with no reason? Hmmmmm....... *scratches his head*

Well, this incident was one of the reasons, why Kenshi and Franzi took three of their boys out of the academy. Another reason is, that there are taught many onlinisms. And the more books of John Norman I read, the more I recognize, what's so wrong in SL-Gor.

However, it was a bit strange. But the savages - not so familiar with Gorean codex and customs - did not complain much after the kajiri had recognized their mistakes and apologized a 1000 times. - But the case isn't closed for Franzi and Kenshi. After they heard about it from the savages, they travelled to Scimitar to find out more about the incident. Also there's still something to happen with that insolent slave-girl, as she was captued but set free later instead of being impaled for trying to kill Free and setting fire in the taverne. (But we have to admit, that - as she is so annoying - we're not in the mood to RP with her anyways)

Although all these events were confusing for our savages, they didn't loose sight of their aspiration: Finding salt! So they asked around and another helpful kajirus - the one they were about to rescue some days before - suggested, that they could look in the bakery.

Weeeeeeeelllll....... Do you think, savages know what a bakery is? Of course they did not and asked the boy about the "City of Bay Cary". - I think, the poor boy was a bit confused and had no idea, what they were talking of. But it was funny. Here's an extract of the chat:

[16:46] Paradise whispers to his tribe-brother, "maybe him know where good salt hide brother"

[16:46] Snake shakes his head at the boy's suggestion, regretting the head-shaking the next second and grimaces in the pain as if a tarn knock his beak on the back of his head again and again... and again

[16:47] Snake whispers back "Hmm, good thinking, brother. You ask boy"

[16:47] Kajrus glances back at the other Masters and the panther wondering

[16:48] Paradise looks at the kneeling boy, "boy, you know where they hide good salt here? you show us?"

[16:48] Kajrus: Salt, Master. Well, there is salt from Klima on the stand behind you.

[16:48] Paradise shakes his head, "that not taste good"

[16:49] Paradise: in castle, they keep good salt there?

[16:49] Kajrus: And i suppose there may be some in the tavern or servery, Master

[16:49] Paradise nods, or Taverne yes

[16:49] Kajrus: oh I do not know Master.

[16:49] Snake grimaces again and shakes his head like his tribe-brother... grimaces even more in the new pain

[16:50] Paradise: Taverne, or ser-very, you show us

[16:50] Snake: need good salt for meat.... lasting longer... drying meat of sleen. salt there not good for

[16:50] Kajrus: If it were in the fort only a warrior would be able to take you there

[16:50] Kajrus: yes Master

[16:50] Kajrus: Well, the tavern is right here. I will show you

[16:51] Kajrus: and here is the servery behind the tavern

[16:51] Kajrus: So, i think salt might be here

[16:51] Kajrus: of course, there may be salt in the bakery, or maybe in the tavern at the school.

[16:52] Paradise: bay cary

[16:52] Kajrus: There is a servery there as well

[16:53] Kajrus looks around for salt

[16:53] Snake: where bay cary is? big city?

[16:53] Kajrus: Scimitar is a small city, Master

[16:53] Kajrus: We are a small farming place

[16:53] Snake: Scimitar no. Boy said in Bay Cary

[16:54] Paradise: we go to bay cary

[16:54] Kajrus: oh. Well. Tabor is a big city

[16:54] Snake: where is homestone of Bay Cary?

[16:54] Snake: how many ahn with boat?

[16:54] Kajrus: on very few, Master

[16:55] Kajrus: you might even swim there!

[16:55] Snake nods to his tribe-brother, agreeing "We go Bay Cary!"

[16:55] Kajrus: I think they have a lot of salt there!

[16:55] Paradise nods, "maybe lots of good salt yes"

[16:55] Kajrus: yes Master

[16:55] Kajrus: And Klima is near Tabor. They are famous for salt

{just for the records: Klima is at the end of the desert, very far away}

[16:55] Snake: good salt in Bay Cary! Many warriors there? Mighty Ubar?

[16:56] Kajrus: yes Master. Many warriors

[16:56] Paradise: Kleee mah

[16:56] Kajrus: Their Ubar is very powerful and fierce, Masters

[16:56] Paradise: maybe lots of pains in heads at Bay Cary too brother

[16:57] Snake sighs as the boy seems to not understand "Not Klee M'ah! Bay Cary, brother" - frowns at the boy's words "Oh... powerful and fierce Ubar of Bay Cary... That not good"

[16:57] Snake: mmmmhmmm, brother

[16:57] Kajrus: yes Master

[16:58] Kajrus tries to think where there is salt

[16:58] Kajrus sighs and gives up

[16:58] Snake secretely takes another piece of the good bread and stuffs it in his mouth

[16:59] Paradise: maybe we find warrior to bring us inside castle, brother

[16:59] Snake munching "mmm, yeph, bropher"

[16:59] Kajrus sees the Master take the bread and thinks there is good breads and ramberry tarts at the bakery

[16:59] Kajrus: Masters, there is bread and pasteries at the bakery

[17:00] Snake: Pa'pherieph?

[17:00] Snake: Phat phat?

[17:00] Snake finally swallows the bread

[17:00] Paradise looks at his brother, "bay cery! want go there"

[17:01] Snake shrugs to his brother "But Tyragon not know where city of Bay Cery is!!! And boy not say!"

[17:01] Kajrus: I can give you a map, Master

[17:02] Snake nods enthusiastic "Aye! Map good!"

[17:02] Kajrus smiles and reaches into his pouch and takes out maps for both Masters

[17:02] Kajrus gave you Isle of Tabor

[17:02] Kajrus passes the maps to the Masters

[17:02] Paradise takes the map, and sniffs it

[17:03] Kajrus hopes there are no crumbs from his ramberry tart on the maps

[17:03] Snake takes the other map and holds it upside down, looking very important at it, nodding and mumbling "Mmmmhmmmm...." as if he would be able to read it, which is not the case

[17:04] Paradise mimics his brother, looking at the swirly lines, frowning

[17:04] Kajrus thinks he can explain how to get to the big city and says.:

[17:05] Snake points at a spot on the map and shows his brother "There! Bay Cery!"

[17:05] Kajrus: Masters, if you follow the rivers to the south, and west, you will find the big city

[17:05] Paradise nods, "yes, we go there!"

[17:06] Snake: yes, brother! Is long travel? First need rest"

[17:06] Paradise wrinkles his nose, thinking its probably many ahn to Bay Cary

[17:07] Kajrus: Masters,may this boy pass to attend to his Master?

[17:08] Snake: boy, you tell chief of this homestone to do with girl what want. Try to burn taverne. Attack Free... Tyragon not know law for it"

[17:08] Kajrus: yes Master. I will do as you say

[17:08] Snake smiles "You good boy"

[17:09] Kajrus blushes and says "thank you, Master"

[17:09] Paradise chews on the corner of his map, "Safe paths"

[17:09] Kajrus watches the Master chew the map hoping the ink is not toxic

[17:09] Kajrus: safe paths Masters

[17:09] Snake: We go travel to big city of Bay Cery after nap

[17:10] Kajrus: yes Masters

[17:10] Paradise yawns, nodding

[17:10] Snake: safe paths, boy

[17:10] Paradise: mainlands make Paradise tired

[17:10] Snake: and pain in head

So, the next days our savages were sailing around and searching for the big City of Bay Cary. Needless to say, that they had no success in finding it. Finally they returned frustrated back to Tidra.

Just as they came back, the savage Toruk had captured a slave from Tabor... even worse - one of the boys of the Ubar's brother. Though the relationship between the chain of Tidra and the warriors of Tabor isn't the best, they were always welcomed there. So it was a delicate situation to be solved. Franzi took care for the kajirus and negotiated with Tabor, so the tribe got even some salt from the Ubar of Tabor (which is a big price for just a slave).

It was a nice RP with that boy, he stood over night and it continued for several hours the next day. So, was very much fun. That's how it should be. You can read more about it on Paradise' blog.

While Franzi was still busy trying to handle the tricky situation, the savage Toruk brought the next captive. That was even more delicate, as that slaveboy was the slave of an outlaw-group we just had more or less befriended and especially this boy is a special friend to Tidra, was always welcomed there. And now he was dragged in like a tabuk dragged in by the houselarl...

So Franzi tried to care for the boy's safety and first put him in a cell in the dungeon, as it is the safest place on Tidra. While still trying to handle the relationships with Tabor, awaiting Paradise' return and considering how to handle with the outlaw-slaveboy, already the raiding-group from EtiHat - that outlaw-group - arrived.

... which made me very upset. It was against all rules of Tidra. There was no way for the captive to call for help. There was no clue that they would find him on Tidra. Especially as Tidra is very unknown. And then arriving with a raiding-party of four, one of them even wearing a tag as an Arad-Master... though Arad is on the same SIM as EtiHat, Arad and Tidra are befriended and one who's known as a Master of Arad therefore is welcomed as friend on Tidra, not supposed to start shoting without any warning and RP. - However, they arrived and started to shoot, the Free and the three slaveboys. At least Bear (Sorek) - an experienced RPer - tried some reasonable RP, but he had to leave for RL. Franzi didn't even defend, tried to RP with them first, but it's hard to RP, when you got shot with arrows from all sides. On the other hand I can not blame them too much for their behaviour as Toruk did exactly the same at their SIM.

However, we kept the "RP" after the shoting short, as I lost any mood to RP with them at all. Franzi traded the slave against captured Paradise. It took a bit longer because the slave didn't want to leave. Well, if you don't want to leave, then don't fucking yell for help in your group-chat! *sighs* This is exactly the kind of "traffic" we really can do well without it!

After these exiting days peace and silence returned to Tidra. - Until kajuralia! Franzi went with his boys Eagle and Wolf and with the savage Paradise to that slaves-festival in Tabor. Celebrating, dancing naked, drinking lots of Paga, being body-painted by the kajiri.... - It was a funny event. Franzi returned with Paradise that night to Tidra. Drunk, naked and colorful. - And met a panther with some of her slaves. For their luck it was a known friend from Silver Tree, otherwise in their condition Franzi and Paradise wouldn't have been able to defend to an attack.

For some reason the panther wanted to see the dungeon, and Franzi - too drunk - didn't wonder much about it. So he showed them. After a short exchange of gifts - arrows and paga - the panthers left, and Paradise and Franzi fallen asleep right there on the furs in the cells of the dungeon, too tired and drunk to find their way back to their own furs.

That's where a new story started... But that I will tell another day!

Video of Tidra (part 1)

News

I wanted to write in chronicle-form, but suffering again from lack of time, so just some OOC comments...

The tribe slowly comes out of their hideaways. They (well, of course me, but IC it's the tribe itself) built a camp between the docks and the lake, left the upper cave. So we slowly return to the upper cave, where we got more light and a better view of the whole island. It will be hard to build some doors in there to be safe in our sleeps...

A new savage is on the island: Paradise. He even has his own blog which is fun to read. Last week he milked the bosk-cow without telling me. I thought the cow is ill, so we brought it to the mainland to see a healer. It was fun to play though not much happened. - Which reminds me to mention a good article to read here.

We often have people coming to Tidra, telling us, how beautiful it is and that they want to join the tribe. But then they are never seen again. They sneak in from time to time, look around with the radar and tp out again. And then keep on complaining about the "low traffic". Well, if everyone just sneaks in for a few minutes, then of course they will never meet someone. It's not our task to care for their "entertainment". And we definitely prefer quality to quantity.
The best RPs I had yet were with about 1-3 people. As soon as it becomes more people it becomes a mess. Saw that yesterday again, when our boy Fox came exited from the academy of Mur to Tidra, telling me, that a brother of him from the academy has been captured. I tried to organize help, the savage Paradise joined me and we sailed to the mainland.... only to find a lot of Free again holding small-talk and discussing senselessly about this and that. As we finally after about a wasted hour were ready to rescue the boy, he just arrived at the docks, being freed already by others. Well, at least we had some fun then in the taverne, but only thanks to the present kajiri, not to the Free. Once again I feel confirmed, that on average the kajiri are the better RPers. They are better emoters and much more attentive then most Free.
So, I do not need that. I prefer the cornershop to walmart.

Better not write too much about it, as it only makes me angry, when people expect to be entertained, but are not willing to do their own share for it (There's a very lot to explore on Tidra. You would be busy for days, if you would only try! Of course, when you only tp in, look around with the radar and then leave, you will never find the hidden treasures...)

Started to make a movie with impressions of Tidra. It's fun to film though it's the first time for me. I hope the result will be fine....

Boys and Bows

The other day I had a conversation with my first boy Wolf about the sense or nonsense of the prohibition of slaves carrying bows.

Well, first of all you have to differ between a rule and a law. To make it a rule on a SIM makes no sense at all. - Rules are there for clearing the mismatch between "what would be (im-)possible on the planet Gor (or any other planet)" and "what is possible in SL-Gor".  For instance a laser-weapon - the Priest Kings would strike the user of it out with a blue flash. So it's a no-go! Or women fighting with heavy swords, axes and spears - No, no and no! Women are weak, Gorean men are strong. Eat it! If you don't like it, change your gender. Period! Or the annoying yelling for help in group-chats (as long as you can't RP it reasonable). etc.  All those are reasonable things to clear in SIM-rules. But it was never heard of a slave dropping dead, just because she or he touched a weapon. Not by laws of nature, not by reason and not by the power of the Priest Kings.

But what about the law? Well, first of all: Although "the Gorean law" is sometimes mentioned, except the merchant law and the edicts of Priest-Kings there is no international-Gorean law system. There is no International Court of Gorean Justice. Gor - That is city-states. And the laws of a city extend no further than its walls. Speaking of "Gorean law" means that the laws of the cities are often similar, but they differ in the nuances. And a big part of the planet Gor isn't even "explored" yet (=mentioned in the books. Most parts of the maps are blank), so you don't know about the laws in the outlands.
But yes, in most cities - probably all of them - normal slaves won't be allowed to be armed. That does not mean, that they would never ever touch a weapon. Slaves touching and using weapons are often mentioned. One book is only about that ("Fighting slave of Gor"). What's important is the intention and the circumstances. What's important is also to differ between male and female slaves. Female slaves in the books sometimes submitted by free will. Male slaves normally not. What's most important is to differ between Books and SL-Gor!

In the books male slaves would either be forced to work on the fields, in the mines, on ships. Or they would be used as silk-slaves for women, but those are very few. Some used as fighting slaves in the arena. And I heard of guarding slaves, but don't know much about them (but I assume, they carry weapons like a warrior, otherwise they won't be able to guard much). In war-times some male slaves gained their freedom to defend the city together with the warriors against enemies.
There are no gay cities in the books. There won't be so many male slaves used for pleasure by male owners. And male slaves wouldn't submit by free will. - So, things are different in SL-Gor. Whoever claims for himself to "be Gorean" and to  "be by the books", better get a therapist. (Personal note: In my experience those are the worst RPers at all; boring and using non-Gorean words like "Aii" and "servery" and "Urth" to show how "Gorean" they are.) We are all there to have fun and good RP. I think, someone who's in the role of a kajirus, don't want to spend his online time with working in the mines or on the fields the whole day long, although that would be Gorean.

But back to the matter of bows. - Male slaves would be freed in war-times. Male slaves in SL-Gor normally don't want to get freed. So, where is the problem to allow the slaves of a city in war-times to wear a bow? You can assume they would be freed, would fight and later they would accept the collar again anyways. You can make a difference between the slaves in the city and visiting slaves. It even could provide a nice RP, how the city-slaves are given bows from the city-armory in war-times and trained on it... some citizens becoming nervous seeing the slaves carrying bows... not only the shadow of a war lying over the city, but also the scent of fear of a slave-riot spreading out in the lanes... Use your imagination!
Outlaw slaves, which raid a city together with their Masters, as they are ordered to, would presumptively wear bows anyways. If they are captured, they are impaled, if with or without bow. So, what's the difference to them? And in this case you only harm your own city, when you prohibit your own boys to wear bows, while the others do.
And apart from that: Any slave devoted to it's Master/Mistress, wouldn't they, when the Master/Mistress is down, grab their owner's bow or whatever weapon they can reach, to defend their owner? Or would they  - like most SIMs seem to demand - kneel aside and watch someone slaughtering their Master/Mistress, just because they are "forbidden to touch a weapon"?

So, a rule to forbid slaves wearing bows and to call a RP invalid, if they do - that's just ridiculous and stupid. A law - like it is in the books - you can do, but allow exceptions. And always remember: Laws can be broken! Just because it is forbidden by law, it doesn't mean, that they can't!

Rules changed

Well, we finally drawn the conclusions: The Isle of Tidra is closed for Nekos and other non-human Avatars.

That's the consequence after half a year giving them a chance. I think that's a more then fair time. But we had to recognize, that nekos prolly are too busy with dancing and shopping to stay in a consequent Gorean RP.

So, we are too tired to defend the non-human rule against other Gorean SIMs for AVs who don't cherish it anyways. Other Goreans were coming, reading the rules and leaving. The nekos from the savage tribe weren't even coming anymore although they all said at the last meeting, they want the RP. Well, the visitor-counter says something else. Only 2 or 3 of them were sneaking in at all since the meeting 2 months ago.

Of course the jungle-theme will remain. And there's still room for a savage tribe. At the moment our status is neutral. Not outlaws, not citizens. Everybody is welcome, runaway-slaves will find shelter. What else to come will be seen in the new year.

Time for an update

Long time I haven't written here. Well, long time nothing happened on our island. We were busy decorating our earth-home for the holiday-season and to spend a quiet relaxed time in SL. Apart from that after the season we will change the rules. We have to accept, that kittehs are not made for Gorean RP. It's not a part-time-job you can do quickly between shopping and danceclub. So after the holidays the rules will be changed.

However,  shortly before earth-christmas the Isle of Tidra got to new life. We had the first raiders who successfully found the server and stolen two bags of salt. Congratulations! It's a challenge and an adventure if you do it valid. I think it's been Vikings ((OOC they sent the notecard with the RP like it should be, but IC of course we don't know, who it was)).

And a villain settled down somewhere on the island. A wild and dangerous guy. Called himself Tyragon and already captured my companion Kenshi and held him a while in our own dungeon, where my boy Wolf finally found him. He stole a bag of salt and Kenshi's boots. Nothing else (yet), but we are not sure, if he still is on the island. We are all on the alert!