Name: The Gorean Banner of the Free
Proposed Use: Standard to be flown or displayed by Gorean Free persons, households, and gatherings; signifies allegiance to the societal structure of Gor and honors the High Castes.
Description of Design:
Stripes (from top to bottom, representing the hierarchy):
- White β Initiates: spiritual authority, the voice of the Priest-Kings
- Blue β Scribes: law, record-keeping, preservation of knowledge
- Yellow β Builders: engineering, architecture, creation of form and order
- Green β Physicians: guardians of health, life, bodily wisdom
- Red β Warriors: discipline, protection, enforcement of caste law
Central Charge: Three black crescents in descending arc across the stripes. Representing the Three Moons of Gor: Laros, Braxos, and Val. Signify cycles of control, change, and order, binding the castes under the gaze of the moons.
Symbolism & Meaning: This banner proclaims the presence of the Free. It recognizes that Gorβs strength lies not in the chain alone, but in the full structure of its castes β spiritual, intellectual, structural, medical, and martial. The caste color stripes are layered horizontally to signify the hieratical order of the high castes. The crescents remind all that the sky itself witnesses and sanctifies these roles, and that the Free stand beneath the moons as stewards of order.
Statement of Purpose: This is not a collar sigil. It is not the mark of submission. It is the declaration of the Free β to be flown above tents, at gatherings, in halls, and upon the gates of Households. It honors those who command, protect, heal, build, record, and guide. It does not replace the collar, but frames it within the greater law of Gor.
Adoption & Rights: May be used by any Free individual or House who accepts the caste structure and honors Gorean law. Not to be used in place of personal House sigils or collar brands.
Optional Supplement: House Variant A personal House may add a small unique mark or rune in one corner (traditionally lower fly end), representing family, clan, or individual lineage, provided it does not obscure the primary design.