VanaheimrLandfall ATorvaldslandRoleplaysim ***NOTREADINGTHESERULESISNOEXCUSE*** IfYoucantbeassedreadingtherulestheselittletipsmaygetyouthrough! a)BeGoreanorBeGone! b)Unaccompaniedslaveswillbetreatedasrunawaysandcouldbekilledtosetanexampletothe holdslaves.IfyouwanttojointhesimIMagroupmemberandwewillworkastoryout. c)WeallliveintheHallApartfromthefreeholdfarmersIfthatoffendsyou,thenmaybewe arentforyou! d)KurriYouwillbeattackedandkilledwithoutwarning.YouareInTorvaldsland.Hatedanda threatDealwithit! e)AssassinsandInitiatesYouareinTorvaldsland,understandwhatthatmeansasWEdo! f)Meleeonlyinsidethewalls!!(Unlessyouareabeastthenyourfairgameanywhere) g)HaveFunthatswhywearehere! METER:WeusetheGCMmeter,andyouwilltoowhileyou'rehere.

here. Youwillbeallowed15minutestooreadtheserulesonthedocks,unlessyouengageinroleplay. Thistimeisconsideredsafezoneaslongasyoustayonthedocks. Thelawsofthelandsareheredefineandclarifyforallthatcometothissimconductandbehaviors expectedanddemanded.Breakthemandfacereprimand,ejectionorbanningfromthesim.This isn'tathreat,it'sapromise.Thisistobeconsideredyouroneandonlywarning. 1.***STANDARDS*** VanaheimrisaGoreansimandcontenthereismature.Youmustbeatleast18yearsold.Ifyouare easilyoffendedbygraphicallysexual,violent,orslaverycontent,werecommendthatGorandthis simarenottheplaceforyou.Ifyoucontinueinwithsuchreservations,knowfullwellwhatyou're

gettinginto.Wewillnotmakeexceptionstoourroleplaybecauseofyourpersonalreservations. YourpersonallimitationsWILLNOToverridethelawsofthissim.Ifitsdecidedyouneedyourhead shavedtoolearnyourplace,itsgoingtoohappen.Ifyouareoffendedbythis,donotplayhere, simple.Though'FadetoBlack'willbeaccepted. TheregionisaForceCollar/Capture/Killsim.Youmay,andmostlikelywillbecollared,captured,or killedinroleplayifyourcharacterisactinginamannerthatwouldrealisticallyendinoneofthose things.CapturesareconsideredPERMANENTunlessarrangementshavebeendiscussed. ****Anotetolifestylers.Vanaheimrhasthegreatestrespectforyou.Youareverywelcomehere. However,atVanaheimritisassumedthateverycitizenisaroleplayer.WhichmeansinIM communicationthatnobondneedscallyouMistressorJarl.Plainspeechisperfectlyacceptable.No bondwillbepunished,norwillyourwhinypleadsforpunishmentfordisrespectwillbe acknowledged. VanaheimrexpectsrealisticbelievableroleplayusingthebooksofJohnNorman'sGorparticularly book9MaraudersofGORasourbasisforrules,behavior,andactions.Ifyouthinkbelievableis steppingoffaboatinasmallclosekintcommunity,walkinginandstartingtroubleonyourownor grabbingawomanorslavefromunderthenoseofTorviesthenyoumaywanttorethink.RPyour surroundingsnomatterwhoisonsim1or21playersifyoucantthenleaveasyourRPraping, beating,spuerherofightingandallotherpishwillnotbehonored.Alsoattackersweareonanisland withonewayinyouwouldhavebeenseenenteringsobanggoesyoursurpriseattack!!! 2.***VISITORS*** Wedonotbelieveinobserverstatusofourhomes;ifyoucome,comeincharacterandbeGorean. Visitorsthatcomewithoutpropermeters,properclothesnotonlyforGorbutalsoforthe Torvaldslandregionandwithoutproperincharacteractionswillbeejectedfromthevillage,Thismay comewithorWITHOUTwarning. WedounderstandhoweverthatnewpeopletoGormaybeabitlostatfirst,andwearewillingto helpsolongasitdoesn'tinterferewithourroleplay.Ifyouhavequestions,comeintothevillageIC andask. 3.***FREEMEN*** ItisexpectedforyoutobeFreeMen.YouareJarls.YouareMarauders.Youtakewhatyouwantand keepitbythesword.Usetheforceofyourwill.Bestronganddoasyouplease.Theswordsofothers willsetyourlimits.Gorisyourworldmakeitasit'ssupposedtobe.Gorisharsh,treatitthatway. Rememberthereisfinelinebetweencruelandharsh,keepthebalance.Donotcometothissim

andconfuseGorwithBDSM,therearesimsforthat.Ifyouaretoldmorethanoncetostepback intoGor,youwillbeaskedtoleave.Nofurtherdiscussionneeded. 4.***WOMEN*** FreeWomen,veilsnotneeded.Dressmodestly!Dressesshouldbefloorlengthorifnotthenyou shouldbewearingunderpants,withsocksandhighboots.Theterrainisrugged.Slippers,highheels areunacceptablefootwear.Glovesareoptionalbutrecommendedwhenweatheriscold.Women areexpectedtoobserveallgoreancustoms.Youareallowedadaggerfordefense.Poisonpinsinhair andclothingtobeunderstoodasinvisiblebutpresentroleplayitems.Youwillnotfightalongside men.Youwillnotattackamanunprovoked.Youmaynotattackunlessyouhavebeenattackedfirst. Anyotheractionisconsideredaggressionandyouwillbeinthebondcircleforit,collared.Donot slapamanevenifhesayssomethinginsulting,thatisacommontrapinwhichonewillclaimheator aggressionbotharecollarableregardlessifyouareTorvaldslandborn.Yesourwomenarefeisty,hell evenmouthyonoccasions,buttheystillknowtheirplace.Andno,wedontsetouteverydaytoo collarourownwomenifthatsyourplanhere,youwillbedealtwithswiftly.Youwillnotbewalked uptoandclaimed,menwillapproachyourkinandasktohaveyouasmate,theymaydothiswithor withoutyourconsent. Panthers,realisticallyyouwouldnotbehereunlessyoustowedawayonaship,werecapturedand broughthere.Orunlessyoucomeindisguisedasbondmaidorfreewomanonalegitimatetrade mission.Butjustwanderingaroundclimbingmountains,huntinggameandmen.No,yourbody wouldhavefrozenlongbeforeyoumadeitthisfar.Pantherswillbeacceptedonlyonpreapprovalof storylinebydirectlycontactingoneofthesimmods,listedbelow. Sheurts.ThisisTorvaldsland,it'smiserablycold,survivalisdifficulthereevendressedwarmly. Ferals,youdon'texist!Youwouldbecalledamamba.Mambas,thesamethatappliestoothe pantherswouldalsoapplytooyou.Don'twasteourtimewithyourcutesydistractions. FemaleOutlaws/Pirates/Assassins/WarWenches/Warriorsorwhateverthenewtitlewomenwho wishtofightunderwillnotbeacceptedhere.VanaheimrisastrictBtB(BytheBook)sim,andour roleplayisguidedbyJohnNorman's9thbookMaraudersofGor.ThoseofyoufromtheGE(Gor Evolved)simswillnotberecognized,andgroupsthathavethesetypeswithinthemwillalsonotbe recognizedaswell. 5.***IMPORTANTFORFEMALEROLEPLAYERS***

Ifyouarefemale,andunescortedyouaresubjecttocaptureandbondage.Haveareasontobehere, youmaybeallowedescapewithyouneckandthighunadorned.WhileweDOrecognizeNPCEscorts, berealisticaboutitandusecommonsense,ortheywillbeoverlooked.Wehavemanyplacesthat yourescortcouldfindhimselfdistracted,nottomentiontheallureofaheatedbond.Thinkabout yourstorylinebeforeyoustepoffthedocks.Haveareasontobehere,elsewemaygiveyouone. Understandwhereyouare,Wearemarauders,aswellasfarmers.Piratesaswellasfishermen,and warrior's,everyone!AlonewomanwouldbeseenasagiftfromOdinandwillbeswiftlycollared,or recollaredandbranded,afteraquicktriptothecircle. Childavatars,HELLNO! Primbabies?Yes.Primbabiesareperfectlyacceptableprovidingtheyaretreatedrealistically.Ifyou aren'tusingthemthentakethemtoinventoryandhaveitbeunderstoodthatthechilddoesexist. ChildrenwereinGor,thereareseveralquotesinthebookssupportingtheirroleindailylifeamongst Goreans.Respecttheplayersthatchosethislineofroleplay. Though....awoman'sbellydoesn'ttalk,thereforenotalkingpregnancybellywillbeallowed.Please turnoffthisfunctionwhenyouareinVanaheimr.Ifitcannotbeturnedoff,removeitplease.You willnotbeaskedmorethanonce. 6.***BONDS*** Bondsarespirited,vibrant,joyful,andhappyslaves.Theyworkhardalways!Theyareallowedto showmorelustandlifethenthesouthernkajirae.Donotconfusethisbehaviorwithinsolenceor beingbrazenbondswouldneverdare.ThepunishmentintheNorthwasveryrough.Ifyouwishfor yourcharactertobedifficultbrazenorinsolent,youmustbereadytotakethepunishmentoreven bethrowntothesleen,withnooocdramaconnectedtothat. SomethingstonoteaboutbondsoftheNorth: ~Bondsneverkneelinthesnowunlessitsapunishment. ~TheydoNOTstopandkneelinthepresenceofafree. ~TheydoNOTaskpermissiontooleaveyourpresence.Bondsarebusygirls. ~Theywillbeheatedwhentheyserveyou.Freewoman,closeyoureyes,yourmanmaytakeheron thetableifsheserveswellenough. ~IfyouarevisitingfromtheSouth,(EI:TheThing)andyoubringyoursilkiewithyouexpectthebonds heretogiveherhell.Silkiesarenotlovedbyeveryone. ~Ifyourbond/silkieisrestricted,youbestbelther.Wewilluseherifsheisnt.

~Privatelyownedslavesaretooobeytheirownersfirstandforemost,butsheWILLserveallfree.A slaveisaslave,andshewillserve. 7.***GENERALBEHAVIOR*** NOTAG/PROFILEREADING.Ifyouneverseenthembefore,orcannotseebehindtheirmask, chancesareyouwouldnotgreetthembytheirfullnameandknowwheretheyarefrom. GODMODDING/POWERGAMING.DonotRPwhathappenstoanothercharacter,meaningifyou emotepunchingthemintheface,donotRPthattheyareknockedoutfromit.However,ifyouare tiedup,chancesareyouwouldnotbedodgingeveryattack. DonotuseOOCinformationinyourRP.IfyoudidnotfindoutInCharacter,thenyourcharacter wouldnotbeawareofit. NoCrossAlting.Usingdifferentcharactersisgreat,butusinginformationfromoneonanotherisa problem. HandleasmuchofadisputeIClyasyoucan. 8.***COMBATRULES*** !!!!!BEFOREYOUDECIDETORAIDIFNOT4VANAHEIMRMENONSIMFORGETIT!!!!! NoBowsinsidethewallsattackersordefenders!*UnlessyouareaKurthenyouarefairgame anywhere* NOClimbingMountains,unlessyou'respiderman,andIhaveyettoreadaboutspidermaninthe serieswrittenbyNorman. Noaimassistorcheathuds,thatwillgetyouaninstantban. Maxdrawdistanceistobe100M.Anycombatover100Misjustplainrudeandcheating.

 AllmeteredweaponsMUSTBEVISIBLEonyouravatar,evenifcoveredinrpbyacloakorskirt.RP weaponsmaybeconsidered"hidden". Nojumpingincombat. Acceptedweaponsformeteredcombat: MaleWeapons:ALLGoreanweapons FWWeapons:dagger,stones,broom,potsandpans,yourfingernails...becreativeanddefendyour home. Slaves:Brooms,sticks,pots.Theywillnotkeeporhaveaccessto'weapons'forcombatpurposes. Thoughitwillbeexpectedandyoushouldexpectthataslavewilldefendherowner'sproperty,beit herorhisholding,howeverslavesthatcomeinwithraiderswillnotberecognizedforsuchbeing Freedidnottravelwiththeirslavestofight. Allactionsmustberoleplayed:binding,grappling,sailingoranythingyoudo,youmighthaveto proveafterwardsifitcomestoamodsdecision.Thefollowingisexpected: Binding3posts Disarming1postperweapon Unbinding1post Selfunbinding5postswithintheframe10minutesbecauseinrealityitwouldtakeforevertounbind yourselfinacaptureknotwhichtightenswhenyoustruggle Grappling3posts Lockpicking5SHOUTED(Holdcrtlwhenyoupost)posts Aiding3posts Eachpostneedstoconsistofatleast10wordsinordertobevalid.Wedonotexpectnovelauthors inthemidstofbattle,butunderstandthisisaworldbuiltfromthecontentofyourroleplay,give ussomethingworthrespondingtoo.

Noonebesideamodcancallanythinginvalid.Pleasecontinueroleplayifthereisasituationyoufind doubtfulandcontactoneofthemodsinIM.Avoidatallcostoocaccusingorinsulting,wewon't toleratethatandwillreactswift. Youcannotreturnafteraraidforarescueoratradebeforetwohours(120minutes)havepassed. Thisalsoappliestotpingoutduringthemiddleofaraid.Useyourbrain,realisticallyitwouldhave takenyousometimetogethere.Weareisolatedandremote,onlypassageinisovertheThassa. NoTarnsareallowed. Shouldbementionedthattheuseofperformanceenhancingdevicesisprohibited.Noillegalshields, nodisplacementAOs,noAOsthatmakeyouwalkorrunfasterthantheregularslwalkorrun.No weaponscanbeusedthatarenotmentionedontheweaponslist.Alsowedonotallowspyhudsand simscanners. 9.***DEATH*** WehaveveryclearstipulationsregardingtheuseofthekillbuttoninVanaheimr.Killsmustbe emotedin5fullemotedlinesandmuststemfromatleast120minutesofroleplayprior.This120 minutesstartsfromtimeoflastmetercapture.Deathisnotsomethingtotakelightly,norshalldeath inthesimoccurmorethanonceper7daysbythesameavatar.Theonlyexceptiontothe120 minuteruleiswhenbothpartiesagreeooctogothatdirectionBEFOREHAND.Thisdiscussionmust beincludedinNotecard(NC)foradmin. AllkillsmustbenotedonnotecardsandsubmittedtotheModsforformalapprovaldirectlyafter theyhavebeencarriedout.IfnoModisonline,submissionshalloccurandtheroleplayshall continueasifthedeathoccurred. BlackcasteswillNOTberecognizedhere,showingyourmarkwillgetyouattacked.Castes,in general,didnotexistintheNorth. Yougetthisasyouronlywarning.Ifyoulazilyemotekillingsomeone,itwillbecalledinvalid. Peoplespendmonths,evenyears,buildingtheircharactersstory,andsomeofuswillabandonthat characteronceithasdied.Respectthatcommitmentifyoumustkillthem.

10.***JoiningushereatVanaheimr*** Idonotbelieveinapplicationsandaspewingofallyou'learned'fromanotecardyoupickedupat thegorhub.Ifyoudecidethisisaplaceyou'dliketoocallhome,findtheHolding'sJarlandroleplay him.Showhimhowyou'dbeanassettoohisholding.Makehisbondslustforyou.ShowtheVanir howyoucouldmakethisabetterplaceforthemwithyouhere.Inlayman'sterms,roleplayyour wayinifyouwantin. OnSimModsRabcResident ImnakaBirdsong AmberlightCitron OffSimModsHeavenDemina