Now Open

As of this posting,  Arx Pagus is open for your Second Life Gorean RP enjoyment.

With the exception of the [G&S] production items, which is reserved for permanent Villagers, we have tried hard to insure all items are working for those with the Arx Pagus group tag.

You can join the Arx Pagus group at the landing zone.  When you land, you have the choice of joining the group and receiving our laws via note card.  Be sure to check this blog for the most current information.

I hope you enjoy our RP area and will visit us often. 

Revised-June 4th--Day or Two Delay

Revised June 4th
A Day or Two Delay

My deepest apologizes folks.  We had hoped to open Monday, June 3, 2013; however, the best laid plans always seem to go awry. 

We have been scrambling to finish a build, which is done for the most part, but a few other things have cropped up. Seems like it is always something *laughs*.

Rather than rush around like a bunch of fools without a definite direction, we have decided to delay our opening to this coming Saturday, June 8th. 

We thank you for your patience and, hope to see you soon.

Cerridwen

Welcome to Arx Pagus

Welcome to Arx Pagus

May 27, 2013

Arx Pagus will be open for Gorean Role Play beginning June 1, 2013. 

For those of you, who wish to safely visit before the opening date (without being punted by security if just popping in), please IM Cerridwen Magic In-World for an OOC viewing.

We have quite a bit of information on the blog.  Please read the information in the permanent Heading tabs at the top and the posted blog articles.  Pertinent information will be added or, updated as needed.  Keep Checking Back!

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Role Play Threads

Will be posted for the convenience of Village RPers from time to time.  You can incorporate the information into their storylines to enhance their personal stories or not. 

Such things that might be...

• What season it is in the Village
• Who has been arrested for what crimes
• Who stole what from whom
• Weather related events...storms, blizzards, droughts
• Births
• Deaths
• Free Companionship
• Manumitted slaves 
• New slaves
• Who has moved in
• Who has moved out

Arx Pagus Tavern Drink Serving Book

Arx Pagus Tavern Drink Serving Book

Preface

We have limited drinks we serve in the Tavern or, elsewhere in the Village for realism.  A village such as Arx Pagus would have limited supplies being in the wilderness and dependent on what it could produce.  Trips to Brundisium or Edgington would take weeks to travel to and from; thus, the village is only resupplied once or twice a year. 

Our drinking stock (prop drinks) are produced locally using the G&S Role Play products found in the RP area.  While the system is ingenious and adds to the role play experience, it is costly and slow to produce necessitating limits.

You Do the Math 

• 5 RL days to produce ONE bag/basket of grain, grapes, suls, honey,  Blackwine.
• 5 RL days more to create ONE cask of Sul Paga, Mead, ka-la-na 
• 5 RL days more for ka-la-na (wine) to age for Grand Reserve

We receive 2-12 servings per single final product, which is not much for the amount of labor and time to produce. Thus, prop drinks are limited for actual serving.

Tavern Sluts & Tavern Servers--Things You Should Know

• We do not have a Servery; we have a Kitchen.
• We do not have a Chilla, Chiller, or Cold Room.
• If someone requests a drink not on the "Available" list below, politely let them know what we do have available to serve.
• Unless it is Wintertime, we only have room temperature drinks.
• Anything chilled would be hung from a bucket inside the well in the Village, which is a considerable distance from the Tavern.
• If someone requests a drink served warmed or hot, serve as requested.
• Mead and Sul-Paga are stored in and served from casks sitting in the kitchen area.
• Ka-la-na is stored in and served from bottles kept in the storeroom off the kitchen area.
• Blackwine beans are stored in small sacks in the storeroom off the kitchen. 
• ALL drinks are served room temperature with the exception of Blackwine, which is served hot. 
• Limited quantity of drink props available to serve per day
• If the props run out, serve like you would without a prop.
• Prop drinks only available to Tavern Sluts & Servers.
• Must wear Arx Pagus Tavern Group tag to access the drink dispensers.
• Be polite, share service with other Tavern Sluts & Servers
• If a patron comes in with his or her slave, do not assume the slave will serve.  Always ask the patron if they wish you to serve them.
• Serve quickly, especially if there are numerous customers.  This may require you to alter your posting style to shorter posts.
• Free Men may be served showing "heat"
• Free Women are allowed in the Tavern. You are expected to serve them without "heat". 
• If both Free Men and Free Women in are in the Tavern at the same time, you may show some "heat" but be cautious and recognize the delicate sensibilities of the Free Women. 

 
Actual Serving
If you need actual serving ideas or information to assist you in your RP serving posts, consult the resources section of this blog. It has a direct link to the "Gorean Drink Bible" that provides more information about what you are serving.  You may wish to print the list out for future reference and make your own notes.

Drinks Available To Serve 

Alcohol based beverages  

• Sul Paga  
• Ka-la-na (Wine) 
• Kal-da (has no prop item)  
• Mead    

Non-Alcohol based beverages

• Blackwine-1st or 2nd slave  
• Bosk or Verr milk  
• Tea (has no prop item)  
• Various Fruit Juices when In-Season
• Grape Juice  
• Larma Juice (no prop item) 
• Mixed Fruit Juice (no prop item)
•  Ramsberry Juice (no prop item
•  Red Fruit Juice (no prop item) 
• Tospit Juice (no prop item)
• Water (no prop item)

Drinks Unavailable to Serve

• Ale 
• Beer
• Merlot Wine
• Rence Beer
• Sa-Paga
• Ta-Wine

Gorean Drink Bible

Gorean Drink Bible

Preface

For the convenience of everyone, we are posting the much used Gorean Drink Bible, created by Desire Night and freely distributed to so many kajirae over the years in SL Gor. We have also posted an URL in the resources page you can refer back to.

Please Note--We use an adapted form in Arx Pagus.  Not all drinks are available for serving nor served as listed below.  Both Free and Slave alike should read the Arx Pagus article posted on Drinks.

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Title: Gorean drinks and how to serve them
Post by: Laja DeCuir on 22. December 2007, 17:37:13

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Hereby some Gorean Drinks copied from “the notes of Desire Night” with thanks for their permission!

GOREAN ALE (chilled)
stored: storage room
kept in: keg
vessel: tankard or horn
texture: deep gold, slightly bitter dry taste
prep/pour: in chilla
misc: brewed from sa-tarna and wild grains

GOREAN ALE (warmed)
stored: keg near the hearth
kept in: keg (warm by fire)
vessel: tankard or horn
texture: deep gold, slightly bitter dry taste
prep/pour: at servery
misc: brewed from sa-tarna and wild grains

BLACK WINE
Desire Night: the beans are grown in the Thentis mountain regions
(always warm, ask 1st or second slave serve, 1st is With cream and sugar, second is served black)
stored: large pot warming over fire in hearth in the servery
kept in: kettle w/ladle inside
vessel: mug
texture: made from coffee beans
prep/pour: for 1st slave: serving tray, small serving kettle, mug, bowls of white and
yellow sugars, 3 small spoons
For 2nd slave: serving tray and mug
For Both: Get a small serving kettle from a hook over the hearth, ladle the blackwine into the kettle and set on tray, bring tray to feet and pour into mug.

BAZI TEA (ceremonial serve NOT meant to be  sexual in nature)
stored: leaves are kept in a small wooden box on the counter
vessel: 3 tiny cups (past, present, and future)
prep:
1.  Go to hearth and check that there is plenty of hot water in the kettle
2.  Get the Tea set from the top shelf (1 teapot, 2 small sugar bowls, 3 small cups, 3 small silver spoons)
3. Pour some hot water from the kettle into the teapot and swirl it about to warm the teapot, dump water into waste bucket
4. Fill the teapot 2/3 full with hot water and bring back to counter
5. Get the wooden box of tealeaves and add 3 pinches of leaves to the hot water in the teapot,  put cover on teapot and let it steep
6. Wipe and check remaining pieces of tea set for flaws, testing the rim of each small cup
7. Fill the two small sugar bowls with sugars white and yellow
8. Get a clean repcloth from the basket under the counter and set it to the tray, placing the 3 small spoons upon it
9. Add the 2 bowls of sugar and 3 small cups to the tray
10. Pick up the teapot and swirl it around again to ensure a consistent potency then set the tray
11. Carefully carry the tray to Feet and set it to your side
Pour:
1. Take the 1st small cup and add one small spoonful of yellow sugar (this cup represents the past, the bitterness of Youth, mistakes made)
2. Pour some of the tea from the pot into the cup (do not stir or prove) hold the cup to your heart and say a small prayer for the Free’s past, then offer it Up
3. After they drink the small cup you take it again in your hands and set it upside down on the tray
4. Take the 2nd small cup and add one small spoonful of the white sugar (this cup represents the present, the sweetness and happiness of middle age)
5. Pour some of the tea into the cup (do not stir or prove) hold the cup to your heart and say a small prayer for the Free’s present, then offer it Up
6. After they drink the small cup you take it again in your hands and set it upside down on the tray
7. Take the 3rd cup and add one scoop of each sugar (this cup represents the future and the contentment and wisdom of old age)
8. Pour some of the tea into the cup (do not stir or prove) hold the cup to your heart and say a small prayer for the Free’s future, then offer it Up
9. After they drink the small cup you take it again in your hands and set it upside down on the tray
10. After all 3 cups have been finished you may offer to read the tealeaves in the bottom of each cup if you wish, or you may simply end the serve as usual.

KA-LA-NA (chilled)
stored: wine rack in the storage room
kept in: bottle with a waxed seal from the city of Ar
vessel: goblet
texture: red is more typical though if white is asked for serve white ( there is great debate over the existence of white kalana, it was never mentioned in the books  but it was never stated that it did not exist either, when in doubt serve red)
prep/poured: get bottle from storage room, bring to Feet, peel away the wax seal, pop the cork and pour

KA-LA-NA (room temp)
stored: wine rack in the servery
kept in: bottle with a waxed seal from the city of Ar
vessel: goblet
texture: red is more typical though if white is asked for serve white (there is great debate over the existence of white kalana, it was never mentioned in the books  but it was never stated that it did not exist either, when in doubt serve red)
prep/poured: get bottle from storage room, bring to Feet, peel away the wax seal, pop the cork and pour

KA-LA-NA (warmed)
stored: hearth
kept in: kettle
vessel: clay bowl
texture: ruby red rich and delicate
prep/poure:
1. Get a bottle of Kalana from the wine rack remove wax seal and cork then pour into a kettle
2. Heat over the fire
3. Sprinkle nutmeg and cinnamon in the bowl
4. pour heated kalana into the bowl
5. set bowl to tray and bring to feet
KAL-DA (ask with or without garnish)
stored: hearth
kept in: copper kettle (heavy pot)
vessel: clay bowl Masters..footed bowl for Mistresses
prep/pour:
1. Get a bottle of cheap Kalana from the wine rack (no seal of Ar) and uncork it and pour into copper kettle
2. Get pitcher of citrus juice and a large to spit  from the storage room
3. add juice to the kettle and set to spit on the counter for now
4. Sprinkle nutmeg and cinnamon in the kettle then set kettle over the fire to heat
5. while the kalda is cooking slice the to spit and set to the side
6. Pour the kalda into the bowl and float a slice of to spit on the top, sprinkle with a bit more nutmeg and cinnamon

MEAD (chilled)
stored: storage room
kept in: Keg or Cask
vessel: Horn or Tankard
texture: fermented honey, water, and spice (similar to honey lager)
prep/poured: fill vessel in storage room, serve at Feet

MEAD (warmed)
stored: servery near hearth
kept in: cask or keg
vessel: Horn or Tankard
texture: dark, amber colored, fermented honey, water, and spice (similar to honey lager)
prep/pour: get from servery and pour at  feet

BOSK MILK
stored: storage room
kept in: pitcher
vessel: goblet
misc: available in powdered form

MERLOT WINE
stored: wine rack in servery
kept in: corked bottles
origin: made from merlot grape
texture: burgandy wine, less sweet than kalana
pour/serve: uncork bottle with teeth and pour at Master’s feet

SA PAGA (chilled)
(Brewed from Sa Tarna wheat, amber in color, similar to Whiskey)
stored: hanging in storage room
kept in:  dark verr skin bota
vessel: footed bowl or goblet for Mistress
pour/serve:uncork bottle with teeth and pour at Master’s feet

SA PAGA (warm)
(Brewed from Sa Tarna wheat, amber in color, similar to Whiskey)
stored: dark glass bottle on shelf in servery
kept in: dark glass bottle
vessel: footed bowl, goblet for Mistress
pour/serve:uncork bottle with teeth and pour at Master’s feet

SUL PAGA (chilled)
(Brewed from suls ( potatos), clear in color, similar to Moonshine/Vodka)
stored: hanging in storage room
kept in: white verr skin bota
vessel: footed bowl or goblet for Mistress
pour/serve:uncork bottle with teeth and pour at Master’s feet

SUL PAGA (warm)
( Brewed from suls ( potatos),clear in color, similar to Moonshine/Vodka)
stored: clear glass bottle on shelf in servery
kept in: clear glass bottle
vessel: footed bowl, goblet for Mistress
pour/serve:uncork bottle with teeth and pour at Master’s feet

TA-WINE (Chilled)
stored: wine rack in storage room
kept in: corked bottle
vessel: goblet
misc: deep purple in color
pour/serve uncork bottle with teeth and pour at Master’s feet

TA-WINE (warm)
stored: wine rack in servery
kept in: corked bottle
vessel: goblet
misc: deep purple in color
pour/serve uncork bottle with teeth and pour at Master’s feet

WATER (ask with or without ice)
stored: storage room
kept in: pitcher
vessel: goblet
prep/pour: if with ice, get ice from bowl of chipped ice on stool just inisde chilla door, pour water in storage room, serve at Master’s feet

JUICES
ramberry juice
larma juice
ta-grape juice
red fruit juice
tospit juice
mixed fruit juice
stored: cold room
kept in: pitchers
vessel: goblets
prep/pour: in chilla, bring to Master’s feet
kept in: bottle with a waxed seal from the city of Ar vessel: goblet
texture: red is more typical though if white is asked for serve white ( there is great debate over the existence of white kalana, it was never mentioned in the books but it was never stated that it did not exist either, when in doubt serve red)
prep/poured: get bottle from storage room,
bring to Feet, peel away the wax seal, pop the cork and pour
                                     
Note: Slaves must know the basics of serving because they will be expected to start serving the moment they become a slave here, no exceptions. You do NOT have to memorize this, however. Just use it as a cheat sheet for reference on what vessel to use and so forth.   
                   
NO SLAVE of Sand Sleen and/or of the Wastelands of Sand Sleen will be allowed to refuse service based on the “I don’t know how to do that yet” excuse….you will still be expected to serve and dance…just let the Master/Mistress know that you are just learning but will do your best. 

Arx Pagus--The Founding

The Founding of Arx Pagus

No one really knew where Falkinius came from before he began carving out his Homestone deep in the Gorean wilderness.  He had a grand vision for the place thinking it a...good fertile land... accessible well water...forests and stone...a good place for a man such as he. He chose to call the place, Arx Pagus, for it meant a citadel in the countryside...a place of safety far from the tyranny of other places and cities he had been.

Set between Brundisium and Samnium, to the north and west, and Edgington, to the south and east, Falkinius chose his Homestone well.  It was not too close to the corruption of the so called civilized cities.  Nor, was it too far off the beaten path that news, travelers, and trade goods didn't make it to the village every week or so.  Also, it was not overly far from the Market of Semris, in the north and east,  a man couldn't take his produce and stock to trade for those things not be crafted or grown in the village. 

The Gorean Map artwork was created by Necrella.  More of Necrella's Gorean related artwork can be found at http://gorean-art.deviantart.com/

It is rumored, he was man with a violent and seedy past. Unless you were  drinking in tavern during the wee dark hours and found him  him in his cups, you rarely saw the man.  Yet, his frequent absences and his rough looks caused many a whisper as the village grew.  Who was Falkinius?  Where did he come from?  Surely his true caste was not of a simple tavern master and merchant!

Some said he was a warrior for hire, his scarred and weathered face seemed to lend credence to such rumors...while others speculated he was of the Black Caste traveling in secret to carry out assassinations of corrupt Free Men across the lands.

There were a few silent men, who never engaged in such gossip.  They tended to stay to themselves or speak to a select few in whispers and low voice including the founder himself.  Such men, seemed to appear out of the wilds suddenly, singularly, in pairs, or, as a small group, who generally came alone, though a drug slaves with them.  These were rough and toughened men, better with swords than plows, who seemed  to have just as dark pasts as humored of Falkinius.

Whatever or whoever he was, Falkinius was free with sul paga and the use of his slaves, who quietly tended the fields and herds so the small place prospered. 

Fast forward two generations...

....the combination tavern and inn of Arx Pagus has come down into the hands of his grandson, Darius Trezuguet, who continues to be free with the sul paga yet just as mysterious and harsh as his grandfather.