New Slaves or Old - Return of an old friend

The First Girl watched on as the Head Slaver inspected the familiar looking blonde. Within several Ehn it became clear she was a slave who had been here before, gone and returned. As her name was removed, the En smiled at the thought of more profit to the slave house.

After a bath and a check over for lice, the girl was shown the nameless pit and welcomed back into the kennels.

Welcome back Lavinia!

Have a good week.
Nalani, First Girl of HoK

Hmmm...HoK Slaves wearing things they shouldn't...interesting

This week has been interesting in the HoK and the slavers have been busy. Their eyes have wandered over several slaves wearing items not of the Head Slaver.

One had the excuse it was forgotten to be removed from a rental - BOOM - She is now naked save for the very items she was found with until the rightful owner can reclaim them.

Another..well...I guess she forgot to remove her pretties from the weekly city gathering and slip back into the HoK livery - BOOM - Another naked slave in Haifa!

Slaves beware, nothing is missed.

Nalani laughs as she signs off.

House of Khon sluts...I mean slaves!!

Well, well, well...It would appear that several slaves have begged to have their iron belts removed. The Se, in fact, had a kurt wrapped around her neck and was ordered to beg for its use if she wasn't pleasing enough in the furs.

One master came to the central fire and spoke to this slave, a huge grin on his face, telling of his pleasure in using June.

So I guess it will be pleasing to the free men out there to know that the House of Khon has slaves that have now reached a point in their training where they will be pleasing men in all ways.

Come and grab a Paga, the pleasure slave comes with it!!

Kalea
First Girl of HoK

From a slave's eye - Stepping forward with change!

This past fortnight has been huge for the slave house. With the slave house having been bought, we have a new head slaver, Master Khon. There is new livery for each house slave and of course, new collars.

Well, I say new collars, but some of us will remember the HoK collars that once adorned our necks.

I watched closely as the head slaver, assisted by two other slavers, changed each girl's collar. First the new one was placed on their necks, then the old one was removed. Not for a fraction of an Ihn was any slave without metal encircling their throat.

The livery, well tunics is a much better description, comes in four colours, red, green, blue and yellow and proudly displays the House of Khon tag on the front. The usual rules apply, naked at all times within the slave house, livery to be worn outside, UNLESS, you are under punishment!

That's about it for today. As always serve well Kajirae!
,
Kalea
First Girl of HoK

The Merrie Inn

The thunderous crashing of hammer to stone rings through the small port of Haifa. The Merrie Inn is roaring to life in just a few short days thanks go the Builder's tireless efforts. Work gangs of free men lounge about as the vivacious Lady Merriel bustles about choosing tiles, fabrics, and instructing the cooks. 

I stopped in just to see how the Lady Merriel was throwing things together and ended up walking away with this juicy bit for my records. 

Curious, I ventured to see how exactly this woman would be running an inn, afterall, she looks so young in the eyes.

"I obviously come from parents of the merchant caste on the Isle of Thera. I have grown up watching and helping my father barter, sell land, slaves and produce, so I am not new to the business of merchants. I have been traveling with Khon of Haifa, as we made our way to the Port city of Haifa. We stayed in many Inn's along the way. When I arrived here and noted that this former tavern is in the perfect location for one, I started dreaming about owning it and converting it into a grand Inn for this city. It is my good fortune that Aiden the former owner was willing to sell her to me. So although I have not yet run an Inn, I am excited and ready for the challenge it presents."

Interesting, she's never run an inn before! This will surely be amusing to see. When asked about her vision for Merrie Inn, she had this to say....

"Port Haifa prides itself on welcoming those who are seeking Gorean knowledge. It is my hope that the Inn will be a place where that can start. Here there will be three rooms to begin with, where travelers may put down their knapsacks, be given a good meal, perhaps a good tour by our very pleasing slaves and be made to feel welcome. This building will also be a wonderful place for events, it can either be used for our usual Friday night gatherings or as a place to fetch food and drink for those who would prefer the warmth of House of Khon slaves nearer to the campfire. There is also the possibility of banquets, either for companionships or Port Haifa Graduations. There are really so many options opening up with the addition of this Inn."

The House of Khon, oh yes, that reminds me! She arrived with Khon at the Council meeting. Knowing Khon, she must be an extremely interesting woman to not yet be in collar. I've seen the looks cast between them. Perhaps it's a business venture, let's find out if she plans on working with the House of Khon.

"I have given that much thought. As a new resident of the city, I would like to see it prosper as much as I would enjoy putting silver into my own till, therefore I am going to give renting slaves from the kennels a try. There are several benefits to doing this. First, I may get a good sized discount if part of the bargain is that I will train the rented slaves while they are here. Second, I can see how pleasing these slaves are and perhaps in the future purchase them from the kennels. And third, let's face it even fully trained slaves can get bored after all of their kennel chores are done and they are also welcome to come help train the newer kajirae as long as they are back to the kennel before the slavers send out the sleen!" 

So she does plan on working with the House of Khon but what about private slaves? I wonder if she'll strike a deal where I can put my own slave to work in her establishment. I'd never turn down the extra coin.

"certainly! It is not only the House of Khon, that I wish to see prosper. I would be happy to strike bargains with the owners of well trained kajirae. There is so much to be done here and though I do not mind getting my hands dirty, I cannot do it alone."

Seems a rather solid goal for someone whom hasn't done this before. Perhaps there is hope for good food yet. Her sweet demeanor will hopefully transition into her meals. Though the inn is open now, I had to know what exactly was her best dish.

"I am rather biased, but I think my ram-berry tarts are to die for! The baking here is beyond great, it may even out do the baker at the market. He doesn't read, does he?" she asks looking over her shoulder as if Pat the baker might be lurking in the shadows.

I won't lie, I was hoping she'd say something of more Thassa acquired foods but I won't turn down a sweet! I'll make note here that I do intend to return soon for this ram-berry tart and will give further findings as it's 'to die for' quality.

Now that I have her a little more relaxed now though, let's get into the gossip. The grumblings of the men of the port had reached my ears with the news that the paga tavern was being torn down and relocated nearly a pasang away from their current favored location. Many are eying the woman with distrust and even repressed anger. I wonder how she plans to keep these men coming to her inn and appeased....

"This establishment is open to everyone, but it is a very public place. Just as you would not have dancing in the library, you would not have it here as it is not the proper place for that type of social entertainment. For the time being, the men are welcome to have the slaves perform for them on the stumps near the campfire and also have paga there. There is also the option of the Paga tavern on the wall, "The Stiff Kurt." she says a bit distastefully. "I am certain that the owner of said establishment will be pleased with this free advertisement. There are also talks about a ground level establishment being built, though I do not know the details about that yet. When I do get that bit of gossip, I'd be happy to pass the information along to you."

Thus far I'm pleased to report that all seems solidly at work within the Merrie's Inn. I'll continue to keep a watch on its growth and especially her food. Hopefully next time you're in that section of the city you'll stop in and see what the Lady has cooking in her pot, one never knows.

Signing off for now,

Lady Vika Turmis

Haifa Dancers - RFL Expo and Judges Panel

As usual, Port Haifa was well represented in the Gorean dance community.  This weekend held a special event to raise money for Relay for Life.  Organized by some esteemed Haifa Alumn - Master Nevar and his exquisite Maia, a set of dancers performed some of their finest work to raise coin for good cause.  They were followed by a group dance of Free and Slave alike, which in turn was followed by a Judges panel.  Port Haifa's own Koardan had the honor to sit upon this panel where all could as questions about the art of dance from a judges perspective.

Snow's Dance

 I will share and excerpt from her dance.

 Zarlit circles, humming to her ear, “I once had a dream of crystal streams and lavender skies. There drifts languid moons, as I gaze upon them, my head soon begins to swoon.”

Snow blinks, nearly stumbling at what she imagines but catches herself. With a soft moan of despair she pushes forward, willowy arms lifting through the warm air. Hand reaches out and fingers curl inward as if motioning the fly closer to satisfy a need to believe it is real. Smiling, doleful eyes acknowledge what her heart longs to hear.

Judges Panel

The Judges panel followed.  Ramius, Nevar, Koardan, and Lady Janette participated on the panel. Here is an excerpt from Koardan.

Maia: Master Koardan do you have any words for a new dancer?
Koardan: Don't get discouraged, take classes. Know the whole art, but focus on your special mojo, and be yourself.

Fit the theme.  Don't bring poetry to a BTB event, and don't give up on your poetry if that is your special niche. Bring it to exhibition.

Never discourage an organizer, sponsor, judge, or dancer - we are one community.  The work is hard, and pay is low. Only the art, our passion, and friendship to each other brings it life.

Koardan: #

janette Inglewood claps
Nevar  "Amen!"
ElieB "WOOT!"
Maia claps loudly

Venicus Sells the House

Master Venicus, a merchant of Port Haifa with many ventures, has sold the slave house to Master Khon.  Khon, who had previously been the Head Slaver and owned the house has returned to the shores of Port Haifa.  Venicus retains his signature markets, including the perfume specialties.  But with the loss of Crixus, who had previously bought the house from Khon, it was found to be taxing to manage such unruly beasts in addition to more profitable wares.  We remain in his debt for all the work he has done, and continues to do, especially at the deft hand of his free companion - Lady Auriel, who is also a slaver.  They are both responsible for much of the training of our fine Kajira, hand have carried a heavy load in Crixus's absence.

Khon, a deeply experienced slaver with deep knowledge of culture, customs, and merchant law will bring his iron discipline to benefit academy's training in 'By the Book' fashion.  You will see new labels on the collars of the house kajirae -... now bearing the inscription "Khon".

 

 

The blue and gold caste remains - an entire team en the employ of the House of Khon.