Some more character concept art from
the forthcoming Ubara of Gor book – this time a character study of
Yishana how she looks on board the Larl of the Thassa when she's not
leaping into battle with her Askari spearmen.
Yishana does not veil her features, and
is quite defiant on the matter, which is rare on Gor, but when you
are essentially a pirate captain with a ship full of loyal warriors,
there's not a lot anyone can do about it if they object. Exactly how
she gets away with walking about on deck unveiled, and indeed
displaying a scandalous v-neck of flesh and glimpses of her wrists
(shocking!) will be a central part of the overall plot. Suffice to
say her tribal warriors seem to hold her in almost mystical regard.
Kneeling beside her is one of the
shipboard slave girls who wear a uniform single garment which is
essentially a strip of white cloth wound about the hips with a loose
end then allowed to hang in front. It is an extremely brief garment
even by slave standards. There is no covering for the ass of the
girl.
Art as ever by the talented chloeK.
Hmm, not all that sure there's any need for Yishana to veil. Pirates may well count separately to free women? Presume she does have a veil to hand for 'emergencies'?
ReplyDeleteVeiling is of course culture specific on Gor, Master, and certain cultures (such as the jungle interior where Yishana was raised as a young girl) do not have a social expectation for women to veil themselves. Conversely certain cultures such as the Tahari take veiling to extremes and even veil their slave girls, though the veils they wear hardly conceal anything at all, so transparent are they.
DeleteYishana's reluctance to veil her features is covered quite a bit in the Ubara of Gor story. You can safely assume though that if she was to turn up in a city of central Gor where women are expected to be veiled, she would find a veil and wear it. Suicidal she isn't. Out on the ocean though she can pretty much decide her own rules.
But the issue of veiling is mentioned quite a bit in the book and a number of men express outrage at the way she comports herself.