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| 77 | "In three SL's now I have seen debates over the fate of an Ubara when the Ubar no longer accepts her as a FC or he dies. Also when the Ubar is "missing" for an extended time. Some saythe Ubara takes over in event of death. Some say his eldest son (or daug
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Hello,
As the following passages show, there is no direct line of succession for a
Ubar. It is not similar to the linage of a king where the queen or a
descendant assumes rulership in the absence of the king.
I wish you well,
Fogaban
In times of crisis, a war chief, or Ubar, is named, who rules without check
and by decree until, in his judgment, the crisis is passed."
"In his judgment?" I asked skeptically.
"Normally the office is surrendered after the passing of the crisis," said
my father. "It is part of the Warrior's Code."
"But what if he does not give up the office" I asked. I had learned enough
of Gor by how to know that one could not always count on the Caste Codes
being observed.
"Those who do not desire to surrender their power," said my father, "are
usually deserted by their men. The offending war chief is simply abandoned,
left alone in his palace to be impaled by the citizens of the city he has
tried to usurp."
Tarnsman of Gor Book 1 Page 42
Most Gorean cities are governed by an executive, the Administrator, in
conjunction with the high council. Some cities are governed by a Ubar, who
is in effect a military sovereign, sometimes a tyrant, whose word is law.
The Ubar's power is limited institutionally only by his capacity to inspire
and control those whose steel keeps him upon the throne. Sword loyalty is a
bond of fidelity sworn to the Ubar. Gorean warriors seldom break this bond.
It is not sworn lightly. It is sworn only to those who are thought fit to be
Ubar. When the Ubar is thought to be unfit, it is thought, too, he has
dishonored the pledge of sword loyalty. It is not then uncommon for him to
die beneath the steel of his outraged men. Only a Ubar, it is said, may sit
upon the throne of a Ubar. Only when a true Ubar sits upon the throne is it
said the pledge of sword loyalty is binding.
Slave Girl of Gor Book 11 Page 114
Gnieus Lelius, it seems, had been deposed, and Seremides, in a military coup
he himself characterized as regrettable, had seized temporary power, a power
to be wielded until the High Council, now the highest civilian authority in
Ar, could elect a new leader, be it Administrator, Regent, Ubar or Ubara.
Magicians of Gor Book 25 Page 83
"Where is Marlenus?" I asked,
"In the Voltai," said the fellow. "On a jaunitive expedition against Treve."
That, too, had been my information.
"He has been absent for months, has he not?" I asked.
"Yes," he said.
"Does this not seem to you strange?" I asked.
"He does as he chooses," said the man. "He is Ubar."
"Is the city content that he should be absent in what may be perilous
times?" I asked.
"If there were any true danger," said the man, "he would swiftly return. He
has not returned. Thus there is no true danger."
"You do not think there is any real danger?" I asked.
"No," said the man. "Any one of our lads could best a dozen Cosians."
"It seems to me Marlenus should return," I said.
The man shrugged.
"Perhaps they have lost contact with him, in the reaches of the Voltai."
"Perhaps," said the man. "But the city does not need him."
"The Ubar is not popular?" I asked.
"He has held power in Ar for a long time," said the man. "Perhaps it is time
for a change."
. . .
"Is Gnieus Lelius interested in being Ubar?" I asked.
. . .
"What of Seremides, the high general?" I asked. "Might he not ascend the
throne?"
. . .
"Then there is another possibility," he said, "an interesting one."
"What is that?" I asked.
"A Ubara," he said.
Mercenaries of Gor Book 21 Pages 262 - 264
Lysias had been client to the house of Sevarius, it was said, for five
years, a period coterminous with the regency of Claudius, who had assumed
the power of the house following the assassination of Henrius Sevarius the
Fourth.
Raiders of Gor Book 6 Page 129
"You have had dealings," I asked, "with the Ubar Henrius Sevarius in Port
Kar?"
Chenbar smiled. "We have dealt with his regent, Claudius," said Chenbar.
"What of Henrius Sevarius himself?" I asked.
"He is only a boy," said Chenbar.
"But what of him?" I asked.
"He is a boy," said Chenbar. "He has no power."
"Whom do his men follow?" I asked.
"Claudius," said Chenbar.
"I see," I said.
"Mark well the name of Claudius, Captain," said Chenbar, "for he is to
become Ubar of Port Kar."
Raiders of Gor Book 6 Page 178
. . . and Henrius Sevarius, the last of which, however, had ruled in name
only, the true power being controlled by his uncle, Claudius, acting in the
role of regent.
Marauders of Gor Book 9 Page 283
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