Geography

The planet of Gor is a spheroid, shaped like a rounded, inverted top. It is heavier in the southern hemisphere. The planet is smaller than the Earth, is a small distance closer to the Sun, and possesses a lesser gravity. Thus, the Sun looks a fraction larger from the viewpoint of Gor. The angle of the axis of Gor is also somewhat sharper than the Earth. Gor has two polar regions and an equatorial elt, similar to the Earth. It is in the same plane of or it as the Earth and maintains such an or it that it keeps the Sun etween the two planets, thus locking visual detection y the Earth. Gor!s average temperatures tend to e somewhat stronger than those of Earth. This may e due to its larger land masses as Gor has more land area than Earth, which is covered y a out "#$ water. The air of Gor is also far cleaner than Earth, free of industrial toxins and pollutants. The planet of Gor is not indigenous to our solar system. It was transported here, y the %riest& 'ings, a out two million years ago and set into its present location. Its location was chosen to hide it from the Earth and it is thought that the highly advanced technology of the %riest&'ings also conceals the existence of Gor from Earth!s other detection capa ilities. The %riest&'ings are known to e a le to control gravity. Gor also has three moons, a large one and two smaller ones. They appear white and swift moving through the sky. (nly the name of one of the moons has een identified so far in the ooks. It is one of the small moon and it is called the %rison )oon. There is no explanation given for the origin of its name. The ooks do not specify if these moons were transported with Gor or if they were taken from elsewhere in our solar system to e used y the %riest&'ings. *e also do not know if the %riest&'ings have any purpose for the moons. (n maps of Gor, most of the planet appears lank and unexplored. Gor is sparsely populated y humans ut animal life is rampant throughout Gor. +ew people know a out the lands that are east of the ,oltai and Thentis )ountain -anges. There are significant sections of the equatorial .ungles, north of Schendi, that are largely uncharted. /o one knows what lies west on Thassa past the islands of 0os and Tyros. Ships generally do not travel more than a hundred pasangs west of 0os and Tyros. This area is known as the *orld!s End. 1nyone who has sailed there has never returned. Thassa is the name of the sole known ocean. It forms the western ody of the primary landmass of Gor. The following information on the geography of Gor is some asic information only. It does not include all of the information a out several of the cities or regions listed. It is meant solely as an overview of Gor. )any of these locations receive greater detail in other Scrolls and the links are given here to those Scrolls.