A Gorean Homestone

A homestone is a lot of things it is anything a tent a building a cottage a
single home a small village or a large city. It is also a place you call
home a place where all your family and friends are.

So a homestone is a home there is a saying "every Englishman’s home is his
castle" this is really if you look at it an indication of what earth people
see as what is there to protect and defend with all they have. To a Gorean
that is too insular. Their home their castle is the city and village they
belong to the whole of it not just the building they call home at that time.

A homestone is more than that another earth saying is "home is where the
heart is" Well to the Gorean the homestone symbolises the heart. The heart
of the city or village they live in. and it is seen to be the centre, the
very core of each. In Gor people men and women a like would die for their
homestone would kill for it they had total loyalty and would defend all that
it encompassed as with a city that would be all in the land that belonged to
that city. Think back on what you know and have heard of what life was like
in medieval times the loyalty to the lord of the manor. That is Gor loyalty
to the homestone.

If they were attacked all would contribute with everything they had none
would back away and refuse none would lock themselves inside or run for the
hills to hide when troubles came. No matter what troubles hit that homestone
the people stood together side by side shoulder to shoulder the loyalty the
passion they felt is something not known to many people on earth and yet
they yearn for that kind of community. It is I guess akin to the fighting
for your country, each city in gor is a small country run autonomously from
the next each a small kingdom within itself. Women would take up a weapon in
some cities to defend the city and in others would cut their hair donating
it to the city

It is so difficult to explain what a homestone meant to the people of Gor
mostly because it was an emotion so deep an abiding love a loyalty when the
people of the city spoke of their homestone to those outside it, it would be
said with such emotion drawn from deep inside of them. They were proud to be
a part of it and yes I will repeat would die for it.

The women were respectful and behaved with decorum the men treated them with
the honor and respect they deserved. True they were only free at the mans
will but a true FW was held in high regard. Men did not do anything within
the city that would bring disrespect to it. They had honor and all citizens’
man, woman low caste high caste behaved with the honor, integrity and
loyalty to the homestone and their codes. Anything other would see them
ejected from their caste and in cases from their city they would be seen as
a pariah an outlaw not worthy and to a Gorean this was unthinkable.

Goreans weren’t fair-weather warriors or citizens there homestone was theirs
and if there was something wrong they worked to correct it. In times of
peace a city was ruled by an admin in times of war by an Ubar. Think of it a
little like martial law *smile* in times of trouble some one skilled in
battle strategy etc would be chosen in times of peace a man of diplomacy.

This is not to say there weren’t disagreements or squabbles amongst the
people, of course there were it is the natural order for people pulled
together in this way with a common love and differing perspectives to fall
out and disagree. But when time of need arrives they stick together
supporting defending and protecting each other in any way they can. A
warrior would stand alone day after day on guard ready to defend his city.
If a city was struggling or lost people in a raid or due to illness those
left would fight harder to ensure the homestone grew back and didn't
disappear into oblivion.

This is what TGG is a series of homestones as true as any on Gor. A place to be proud
of, a place to swear allegiance too. Its people honorable and with
integrity, people that hold the values of Gor in their hearts and
are proud to call it their home. People that will show respect and stand
strong and proud helping to uphold the laws protect and defend against all
trials battles raids illnesses or losses. People that don't give up belief
in the vision of what can be but stand by it no matter what.

If you can do all this if you can believe in a homestone a true Gorean
homestone show true honor integrity and loyalty then TGG welcomes you