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<\/a><\/p>\nIn the years Our tribe has existed we have been guided by a philosophy set
\ndown at the beginning. A year or two after I became En’ as Tarsha had asked,
\nI spoke with Her about the direction I had set Our tribe on. I was new, as En’
\nand I wanted to be sure I was guiding Our tribe as was intended.
\nIn the following years We have adapted to many things. Watched Our tribe grow.
\nSeen the land prosper and new lands be added along with new Sisters from other
\ntribes and new Friends from all over Gor. It pleases Me no end that in even the
\nmost distant lands, We are greeted with “Sawubona”. Evidence of the far reaching
\ninfluence of Our tribe. But now is a time to look back and be reminded of what
\nWe were and are now.<\/p>\n
Myself, as En’ also needs to be reminded.<\/p>\n
The Philosophy of Our tribe was written by En’ Tarsha and revised by 1st Girl Jazz.
\nLet Me review for some and share with others
\nWa Ngao Taluna – Tribal Philosophy
\nI will speak now both IC and OOC
\nGor, in the medium which we know as Second Life, provided a rich visual
\nenvironment that brought this universe that we’ve come to embrace closer to
\nlife. The Gorean communities that popped up in SL ranged from lifestylers, RPers,
\ncombatants or Gorcraft.
\nIts mode of interaction spans from being an online extension of a lifestyle to mere
\nshoot, capture, rape and kill. These players range from being lifestyle Goreans
\nwho are never in character or out, as they are what they are.
\nAnd there are those left mouse button mashers, who are in it for the the gaming
\naspect. Who also do not know or took time to learn of the universe that they play in.<\/p>\n
. . . pauses . . . many in Gor have lamented that!<\/p>\n
There are many interpretations of Gor. There is not one that will suit all. We do . . . . turns to the kajirae and nods with a gentle smiles<\/p>\n The Wa Ngao was never meant to be a D\/s tribe. The only reference to D\/s the Wa Ngao . . . pauses and repeats . . . . what it means to Our hearts<\/p>\n In a RP environment, there are those who play a character cleverly written out like an . . . smiles softly and repeats<\/p>\n We demand that our members, through knowledge, reciprocate to the environment that As such We pledge to these things seven promises to Ourselves and each Other:<\/p>\n First . . As a Wa Ngao I am true to myself. Second . . . As a Wa Ngao I am true to my tribe Third . . . As a Wa Ngao I will honor my Sisters. Fourth . . . As a Wa Ngao I will honor my home. Fifth . . . As a Wa Ngao I will protect my heritage.<\/p>\n Sixth . . . As a Wa Ngao I will honor Gor. Seventh . . . As a Wa Ngao I will build on the future. . . . smiles softly.<\/p>\n It is these things I ask My S\/sisters to pledge again in a renewed dedication OUR TRIBAL BOND<\/p>\n Two fluids are essential for life<\/a><\/p>\n
\nnot demand that ours is the best. For each of us Gor is about what we believe in
\n – in the core of a Gorean it is about respect and loyalty. And as a taluna, our courage
\n and our will to survive in the harsh environment that we live in.
\nThe Wa Ngao could not be defined as a lifestyle tribe. For if we were, we would have
\nlived according to Gorean ideals. There will be no characterization. Our AVs is an
\nextension of our RL personalities in SL. We would have lived in the balance of Gor’s
\nnatural institution of slavery. And in this, we would have treated our slaves differently for one.<\/p>\n
\nhas are its sensibilities – being safe, being sane and most importantly with consent.
\nThe members of Wa Ngao are roleplayers first and foremost. When we shoulder a bow,
\ncall upon a kajira, trap fish, milk a verr, hunt some vulo, raise a bowl of paga to our lips,
\nwe are roleplaying.
\nFor these things do not exist in our RL. We, as a group, are interacting in a common
\ncreated universe of Gor and what it means to our hearts.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nactor in a movie. At times, we come across Xena, who knows close to nothing of the role
\nthat she portrays as a panther of Gor. But she exists in SL Gor for the excitement of
\nroleplaying a warrior princess, raped, escaped and seeking revenge.
\nWhat makes the Wa Ngao unique, is that our members do not play a make believe
\ncharacter. A back story is not required to determine the actions of your character in any
\ninteraction.
\nWe encourage the merger of our members’ personalities in their SL roles. But we
\ndemand that the person is true to herself, as a taluna or as a kajira of Wa Ngao.
\nWe respect the real person behind the avatar
\nBut our heart and soul is still taluna. A strong, loyal woman with respect for all living
\nthings around us. This defines us. This is the core of our being.
\nThe Wa Ngao was founded to provide an immersive environment for a unique group of
\npeople to play the roles of a band of outlaws, living on their own means to survive the
\nharshness of this world, in the Jungles of Schendi, in the universe of Gor.
\nWe may not demand that a member’s character should come to being from events that
\nmay have happened in the books. We demand that a member be knowledgeable, or
\nbe in pursuit of such knowledge, to be part of our environment.
\nTo immerse themselves into our environment, to live the lives of a few Gorean outlaws,
\nwho have banded together to survive, to being invisible to the rest of the Gorean world,
\nto avoid return to the cities that we have escaped from and to avoid the rules of men.
\nYou have created and enrich it with your roles, your vision of how you, as a taluna of Gor
\nlive your lives amongst us and partake in a communal story.
\nOne moment . . .<\/p>\n
\nwe have created and enrich it with your roles, your vision of how you, as a taluna of Gor
\nlive your lives amongst us and partake in a communal story.
\nThis defines the Wa Ngao, that we immerse in our roles in our environment. That we
\ncarry ourselves as taluna in everything that we do, with strength, courage, respect
\nand loyalty to the woman who stands or kneels beside us and respect for them and
\nthe land that we live in.
\nAs we move through the environment we create together we ask and hope that you
\nremember these founding philosophies of the Wa Ngao.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nI will play my role in the tribe to the best of my ability. I carry my weight in the tribe.
\nBe it slave, Huntress, or En, I am the best I can be.<\/p>\n
\nI will never disrespect my tribe. The honor of the Wa Ngao is great and I will never
\ntarnish it willingly or intentionally.<\/p>\n
\nBe them slave, Huntress, or En, I respect them all the same. Roles are stations
\nin life or jobs but the Sisterhood transcends that. I would never do anything
\nintentionally to make my sisters uncomfortable, embarrassed, or dishonored.<\/p>\n
\nThe lands of my home are the homes of my sisters. Our homes are sacred and
\nare respected. Our home provides shelter and sustenance. I will fiercely protect my home.<\/p>\n
\nI understand that what Gor means to others is as important to them as it is to
\nme. While I may not share every idea others may have, I respect their rights
\nto theirs. I do not weigh my values above the values of others and will decline
\nto judge.<\/p>\n
\nI understand that education is the basis of growth in general and not just
\npersonal. I will do my best to project a better understanding of myself, my tribe,
\nmy sisterhood, my home, my heritage, and Gor.<\/p>\n
\nto Ourselves and each Other. And on this pledge Our true strength is based<\/p>\n
\nWithout either one, a person perishes
\nOne is water
\nThe other blood
\nSuch is also true with families . . . such as Ours
\nTwo are required for a full and complete life. To keep from perishing
\nOne is Our “Family of Blood”, those who We are bound to by birth
\nThe Other is Our “Family of Water”, those We meet and bond with in Life
\nTwo Families, both essential to a successful and happy life
\nTo this I, as En’ and Sister pledge Myself to My Family of Water . . .
\nYou that are the Wa Ngao Taluna tribe of the Schendi region of Gor
\n***Wewtwewt ***
\nThat’s for you Guli!<\/p>\n