Isle of Tyros

Welcome to the Isle of Tyros!!!

Welcome to the Isle of Tyros!  This is a Roleplaying SIM which strives to follow John Normans "Gor" as closely as possible.

INTRODUCTION:

Tyros is an island of the Thassa, 400 pasangs west of Port Kar and one hundred pasangs south of Cos. It's capital city is Kasra. Another major city is Tentium. As the western border of known Gor, those who have first knowledge refer to the waters beyond it as 'the World's End'. To those Goreans with second knowledge, who are taught that Gor is spheroid, the expression is merely a figure of speech. Tyros is a rugged mountainous island known for it's vart caves. The varts are trained to be used as weapons. The island of Tyros is known for its great fleets of raiding ships. It is similar in certain respects to the ancient Earth island of Crete. Tyros is also known for growing red olives and cherries.

Tyros is a rugged island, with precipitous mountains. It is most famed for its mazes of vart caves. Varts are blind, bat like fierce flying creatures. Some have been said that they can become the size of a small dog and can strip a carcass in minutes and some are rabid. The people of Tyros have been known to train varts, primarily to use them as weapons. The Island of Tyros is also well known and famed throughout Gor for its scrumptious cherries and red olives. It is said that Upon Tyros the meaning of Family holds much importance to its people.