Overview of Chores


While not a complete listing, the information below offers an insight into the sorts of chores expected of our slaves.

Care of Animals: See the separate pages in this section for care of the bosk in particular and all of Camp's animals in general.

The Commissaries: There are always dishes to be done, and the commissary wagons are to be kept clean. Goblets, bowls, platters, plates, tankards, etc., are to be washed and checked for flaws (see the Cleanliness page for more specific instructions from Ubar on dish care), then returned to the shelves. Any broken crockery is to be taken out to the box behind the commissary and smashed so it is not useable. The floor is to be swept out and washed down, and the counters need to be scrubbed and cleaned. Also, slaves are to check the supplies in the wagons and refill them as necessary or possible from the camp stores located in the freight wagons. Obviously some things cannot be replenished easily, such as special bottles of wine or rare earth spices. However, bread can always be baked, butter churned from milk and cream, and foods prepared for camp consumption. See also:The Commisary Area page for a detailed decription of the commissary wagons.

The Cold Storage Wagons: Often overlooked, they need regular cleaning and straightening as well. Stocks of butter, milk, eggs (and all other stuff that will spoil) need to be rotated so that the oldest is used up first. During warmer seasons, highly perishable items may need to be stored in nets hung in the nearby river and/or cold springs. Check the Current Conditions thread on our message board to determine if the Cold Wagon is in use! See also: The Commisary Area page and its detailed description of the cold wagons.

Preparing Food: See 'Butchering: From Plains to Platter,' located elsewhere in the chore section, on how to dispatch various beasts for food. There are also baskets, bushels, and containers of vegetables, fruits, and such in the commissaries. Be creative!

Milking Bosk and Verr: There are buckets in the freight wagons to be used for bosk and verr milking. This must be done every day since Camp relies on these milks for cheeses, drinking, cooking, butter, etc.

Gathering Vulo Eggs: Eggs must be gathered every day from the vulo coop wagon. Use a bucket or basket to gather the eggs from the nesting boxes, then carry them to the large bowl designated for eggs which can be found in every cold storage wagon. Please wash the eggs before storage as roosting boxes are often messy! And don't forget to hold a lit candle to the egg to make sure there's not a baby vulo inside!

Gathering Fuel: There are dung sacks to collect the dried bosk dung which is used as fuel for the Camp's fires. Also, since we do live along a river, driftwood can sometimes be collected from its banks. Fuel must be gathered every day, as the Camp's fires should never be allowed to burn out. Slaves are to stack the sacks of dung or armloads of driftwood by each of the Camp's fires for easy access. Please note: if these sacks are large enough to tie a slave within them, they will take a while to fill.

Furs: Fireside furs should always be kept clean, brushed out, and ready for Camp free members and guests. No free person should ever have to arrive at our fires and sit upon a mess. Slaves are responsible for making sure the furs are shaken clean of dust and gently brushed every day. If a free person requests that a slave clean his/her wagon furs, the slave is to do that as well. (Note: Some free have restricted their slaves from entering another's wagon, so this would be considered an acceptable reason for RESPECTFULLY declining the request to clean wagon furs.)

Refilling and Lighting Torches: There are torches around the Camp's parimeters (see the map *grin*). These must be kept filled with tharlarion oil so they do not go out. The oil is kept in small casks in the freight wagons. Torches are lit with Gorean lighters, called fire-makers, described in the quotes below:

"I then felt about for the lamp. I located it almost immediately, and swirled it a bit. There was a tiny bit of oil left in it. I relit the lamp with the lighter, or as the Goreans say, 'fire-maker,' from my pouch. It is a standard flint-and-wheel device, with its tiny wick and reservoir. Goreans do not smoke, of course, but, as they commonly use natural flame for cooking and light, they find such a device, and others like it, utilizing springs and pyrites, with cartridges of oil-saturated tinder moss, and such, of great utility. The common sulfur match, on the other hand, so common on Earth, I have never met with on Gor. The chemistry involved in such a device, interestingly enough, is forbidden on Gor. It is regarded as constituting a violation of the Weapons Laws imposed on Goreans by Priest-Kings. This is not as farfetched as it might sound at first. Sulfur, for example, is one of the primary ingredients in the composition of gunpowder."--Mercenaries


"I shall light the lantern," said Samos. He crouched down and extracted a tiny fire-maker from his pouch, a small device containing a tiny reservoir of tharlarion oil, with a tharlarion-oil-impregnated wick, to be ignited by a spark, this generated from the contact of a small, ratcheted steel wheel, spun by a looped thumb handle, with a flint splinter."--Savages


The Freight Wagons: The freight wagons must be kept straightened and organized so that we have easy access to supplies and are kept aware of stores on which we have run low. Please notify camp of any supply shortages by posting in the appropriate location on our message board system.

Greasing Wagon Wheels: Tuchuks are nomadic people. It is important that all the wagons have well-greased wheels and axles. Under each wagon, there is a bucket of grease and a brush for slopping it on. These buckets can be refilled from the small barrels of grease stored in the freight wagons.

The Tub: The bathing tub for free persons is up and useable, so it is important that kettles of water are kept heating on the fires at all times. Although the tub may not see frequent use if the bosk have led us to an area of the plains where there are hot springs, it must be kept clean in the event that any free person wishes a more private bath.

Hauling Water: There are barrels throughout Camp, many by various wagons, which are to be kept filled with water. They are placed at regular intervals so that fires can be extinguished easily and quickly in the event of raids. (Not to mention that it is much more fun to be tossed into a barrel of water than an empty one should the Frees become engaged in a kajira tossing contest!) Again, there are leather buckets to haul the water and yokes capable of holding 4 buckets at a time which can be found in the freight wagons.

Medical and Surgical Wagons: These wagons need to be cleaned regularly, and supplies noted and replenished according to the Camp Healer. See the Medical page on the Main Camp pages for more info on PROPER supplies.

Slave Kennels: Each slave is responsible for the cleanliness of his/her own kennel.

Making Candles: Tallow from the bosk and tarsk (scented perhaps with talender and flaminium oils for the FW) can be melted and formed into candles, the wicks made from rep... Candles are always something that can be used.

 

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