BINDING STRAP : a strap 3/4" wide and 18" long commonly used for binding the wrists and/or ankles of prisoners and slaves
BRANDING RACK : a device to which a new slave is chained for branding; the slaves hands are chained above their head, but the rest of their body is free to move, except for whichever thigh is to be branded, this being held motionless in a large vise
CZEHAR : musical instrument consisting of a flat, oblong box, having 8 strings which are played with a horn pick; similar to a Japanese koto
COFFLE : a method of chaining a line of slaves together for trekking; common methods are to link the slaves by the left ankle, left wrist, or throat; also, the line of slaves itself
COLLAR : any of several iron or steel devices that fit around the neck of a slave; in Torvaldsland, they are of iron, hinged, and fastened with a rivet
COLLAR, DANCE : a collar to which light- weight chain has been attached in order to set off the dancer; a common type consists of a large oval of chain roughly 3 yd. in circumference, to which wrist cuffs and ankle cuffs are attached; once the two sides of the oval have been attached to a ring on the collar, the chain gives about 36" of play for each hand, and 18" play for each foot; much used in the Tahari
COLLAR, FLAT : a hinged collar easily removed by the use of a key; usually of flat stock, c. 1-1/2" to 2" high; usually worn by trained slaves; the lock has one pin for each of the letters in the word 'kajira'
COLLAR, PLATE : collar of flat stock which is hammered about a slave's neck; usually worn by untrained slaves
COLLAR, TURIAN : a slave collar of cylindrical stock, rather than the normal flat stock of northern lock collars; fits more loosely that a lock collar, enabling it to turn around the wearer's neck
FORA : chain; pl. fori - chains
GIRL-YOKE : a narrow piece of wood c. 5' long with holes drilled in the middle and at each end; to secure a girl in this yoke, a thong is tied around one wrist, the end of the thong then being passed through the hole in one end of the yoke; the thong is then passed through the middle hole of the yoke, wrapped around the girl's neck 5 times, then passed back out through the same hole, after which it is passed through the hole at the other end of the yoke, so that her other wrist may be tied to the yoke;
shorter (2 1/2' long) versions are sometimes used while the girl is serving her master's pleasure; used mostly among the Red
Savages of the Barrens
HARL RING : a form of slave chain which consists of an ankle ring with a welded ring in back and a yard of in front; the chains
IRON PENS : the subterranean retention facilities in a Slaver's house where slaves are kept for training and prior to sale
KASKA : a small hand drum
KO-LAR : slave collar
KURT : the five-bladed slave whip
LEG-SPREADER : devices of various complexity designed to keep a slavegirl's legs spread while being used sexually by her Master(s); sometimes used on male captives as an indication of humiliation; used mostly among the Red Savages of the Barrens
PLANK COLLAR : a two-piece board hinged at one end and capable of being locked at the other, it has two or more semi-circular holes cut in each side so that it may fit around the necks of more than one slavegirl or slaveboy
PLEASURE RACK : a device, ranging in complexity from a grid of ropes in a wooden frame to a moveable, adjustable frame with chains, for the display and sexual use of slaves
SHIPPING COLLAR : a loose, generic collar worn by slaves when being shipped as cargo
SIRIK : a arrangement of chains used to display a slavegirl rather than confine her; it consists of a collar, to which about five feet of chain is attached; part-way down the chain is a pair of manacles, and the chain terminates in a set of shackles
SLAVE BELLS : tiny bells which give off a sensual shimmer of sound; threaded by the dozen on thongs or chains, they may be tied or locked around a girl's ankles or wrists, or attached to her collar; are worn or removed only at the whim of a owner
TERMI : nates in a locking device which can be attached to another Harl ring, around a post, or to itself in order the secure the slave who wears it; named for its inventor
