::WG:: Bina & Bana Slave Trade

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[Mattie Lefavre]

Welcome to the ::WG:: Bina & Bana Slave Trade.

This started after a discussion with a group of slaves on some forums and because I’d like to add some more dynamic to my RP and hopefully yours. This is way for slaves to interact and build up their “precious” beholdings RP.

I’d like to model this after the 7seas concept, (i.e. the general population has/recieves generic bina’s, and rare “bana’s” will be added). A bina is like an everyday bead, made of polished rock, wood, clay, etc. A bana is like a pearl, a precious rock, or a unique build. All can be combined into a necklace to wear proudly and show off your desire.

Slave beads
Eta lightly lifted herself to her feet and went to the cave. In a few moments, she emerged. She carried, in her hands, several strings of beads, simple necklaces, with small, wooden, colored beads. They were not valuable.
She held the necklaces up for me to see. Then, with her finger, moving them on their string, she indicated the tiny, colored wooden beads. "Da Bina," she said, smiling. Then she lifted a necklace, looking at it. "Bina," she said. I then understood that ‘Bina’ was the expression for beads, or for a necklace of beads. The necklaces and beads which Eta produced for me were delights of color and appeal; yet they were simple and surely of little value.
I took from the chest a string of pearls, then one of pieces of gold, then one of rubies. "Bina?" I asked, each time. Eta laughed. "Bana," she said, "Ki Bina. Bana." Then, from another box, Eta produced another necklace, one with cheap glass beads, and another with simple, small wooden beads. She indicated the latter two necklaces. "Bina," she said, pointing to them. Bina, I then understood, were lesser beads, cheap beads, beads of little value, save for their aesthetic charm. Indeed, I would later learn that bina were sometimes spoken of, derisively, as Kajira bana. The most exact translation of ‘bina’ would probably be "slave beads." They were valueless, save for being a cheap adornment sometimes permitted imbonded wenches.
Slave Girl

How to start:

BINA’S
You’ll be given a folder of 12 no copy/no mod of bina’s. The colors will be random. It’s up to you in which colored bina’s you hold most valuable. Perhaps a rare color is more valuable than an ordinary color. But also keep in mind that the slave you could be trading with sees the value of a bead differently.

How you trade the bina’s is up to you. Does a slave do a task for you? Help you out? Do you just get together in down time and trade for colors you desire? Do you beat up a slave for a desired bina?

Note that we have started with 25 different color beads, so you don’t have all the colors. And more could be added as time goes on.

BANA’S
Bana’s are rare finds. More precious than the bina’s as they are unique in size, texture and design. This is where the 7seas idea comes in. If you are a builder, or dabble in building, or want another way to get your business name out there, here’s your chance. Create a bana (a flower, a unique design) and talk to Mattie Lefavre about introducing it into the market. Clearly, they should not be accessible to everyone, and should be introduced with a small story based on the part of Gor the slave is from.

Group
We do have a group! ::WG:: Bina & Bana Slave Trade. IM Mattie Lefavre for an invite (this will help me keep organized who’s received the starter packet of beads.)

Future:
We already have some of Gor's most amazing designers planning their Bana creation. Ideally, in a few weeks once the group grows some more, you will be able to turn your binas and banas (in groups of 6 or more) back to me and receive a wearable necklace or bracelet with those items. Eventually, you'll be able to link your own together, too.

We are also working on a starter kit ofr panthers (stones, rocks, claw, teeth, etc).

Update:
7 feathers have been slipped into the market in two different cities, RP to find out who has them and how you can get them or steal them.

If you have any further ideas, or are better at market demand statistics and think I need to change the numbers, feel free! It's our hope this group can serve as the steward for the trade so the market isn't over flooded, and the stories behind the bana's is dispersed easily.

I wish you well.

Mattie

"Wagon Girl"

[Mattie Lefavre]

Okay Sluts! Laura, Venna and Salernum has some major bina swapping going on...where's the rest of you at?

Tell your sisters! (kidding about the sister part...please don't hit me.)

Update:
25 colored bina's
about 9 feathers are in the market place
1 animal tooth was released this morning to a new girl.

More to come...but for now! Swap em, steal em, and work for em (and I don't mean just da Masta's!)

IM me for a group invite.

[Mattie Lefavre]

::WG:: Bina & Bana Slave Trade

An updated list of all the bina's/bana's in the marketplace as of Sept. 6,2009

Bina (beads) colors:

Rose
Plum
Pumpkin
White
Navy Blue
Slate
Brown
Pink
Yellow
Purple
Black
Green
Deep Green
Lilac
Light Blue
Sea Blue
Deep Red
Peach
Lime Green
Gold
Aqua
Blue
Red

Dark Scallop Shell
Facetted Bead-Yellow
Facetted Bead - Silver
Smooth Bead - Obsidian
Snail shell - small
Whorl Shell - small
Smooth Bead - Jasper
Smooth Bead - Moonstone
Red Feather
Light Stripped Feather
Blue & Orange Feather
Conch Shell - Small
Brown Tooth
Karian Fish hook
Karian Shell


Also, there is rumors women of the wilderness near Laura may have found jade.

Finally, I passed out a modifiable bina pouch the other day, if you are new, and didn't get it, look in past notices or IM me.

I wish you well!

Wagon girl

[Mattie Lefavre]

**NEW**
Amber Drop Venna
Amphora Bana Venna
Lava Homestone Venna
Jade from Laura
Bone Kur Necklace (prize pack only)
Green Sea glass (prize pack only)
Purple Sea Glass (prize pack only)
Talendar bead - changes colors (prize pack only)

I am working on a way for you to make your own bracelets and necklaces. Also, if your city is hosting kajira tournaments, let me know and I'll forward a prize pack.


I wish you well!

Wagon girl

[Mattie Lefavre]

It's not just the bina's and bana's that are being traded, but the rumors and scandals are at large! Each girl with each bina has a story to tell of how it was found, or how it came to be. The House of Tarrant and Dryssen are no different! The rumors begin on the ::WG:: Bina & Bana Slave Trade.


The House of Tarrant Sapphire Bana

Rumored to have first belonged to Tarrant the Sun-Striker, it had been passed down through the family along with other family heirlooms. Rumored to have been gigantic in size, now all that are left are shards, discarded as worthless by the wealthy family after the gem shattered into pieces during a fight between Cor and Molaesol. Both believed they deserved to have the gem, as it had been left in the care of their mother and passed through her to her children. Molaesol angrily threw the sapphire at Cor, jealously telling him to keep the gem as he was the Tarrant in the family and had claim over the precious gem, Molaesol having been born of a later companionship. A slave swept up the precious shards of sapphire and traded them with her fellow sisters in bondage.


The House of Tarrant & Dryssen Bina
Custom made for their slaves as gifts or to be worn at special gatherings, these beads have found their way into the trade of bina between slaves. Collected for their connection to the wealthy house, these bina are simple, yet somewhat more valuable than ordinary bina.

Are you part of the ::WG:: Bina & Bana Slave Trade?

From the whispers of girls.

((IM Mattie Lefavre for entrance into the trade, or if you're hosting a slave event, we do have prize packs with never before released bana's))

[Mattie Lefavre]

::WG:: Snow Angel

Winter has come to the harsh lands of the north. As my Master and I arrived in the city of Skjern, the days were long and cold, the nights longer and colder. The crispness of the air reminded me of home. As the first snow fell it reminded me of the hours my cousins and I would spend playing in the snow on the family farm. The memories flooded back as I remembered making snow angel beaded ornaments with my aunt for the family tree. Taking some bone and my own bina, I created these limited Snow Angel Bana to give away!

[Mattie Lefavre]

There are underground whispers of the ::WG:: Bina & Bana Slave Trade Group that city bina and bana's are being made with natural resources. The whispers float about the following.

Amber Drop of Venna: The city of Venna is known for a few specialites, one such being the perfume shops, famous the world over. Scents heavenly, exotic, delicate, flowery, gaudy, the scents wafting across the light breezes of Venna. When the best of the perfumists creates his musks, shavings of real amber are used, creating the finest scent, used even by the Lady Admin. The leftovers of amber the perfumist uses are useless for anything, not even in jewerly, and thus handed out to the girls as trinkets.

Lava Homestone of Venna: Generations and generations ago, when the city of Venna was founded, an unusual rock was found by some farmers. Since no other rock of its size and coloring existed in the river island community, it was chosen as their Homestone. Over the years, small bits of rocks have washed up on the river's edge, kajirae collecting it for the strange red and black coloring unlike anything they had ever seen. One Free, walking by the river's edge one day saw a kajira pick up the small stone and quietly whispered to her, "Take pride in that bina you will carry, for it is the cousin to the great Homestone of Venna" Now kajirae the city over, secretly hope for the day they find such a piece.

Amphora of Venna: In the center of the low caste green of Venna, there is a large tree, producing shade all day....In the shade is a small old rug laid out, pottery pieces arranged artfully on its textures. An old Gorean man, hundreds of years shown in his face and worn fingers, sits in front of the rug, his soft voice hawking his wares to the meandering Free. He no longer owns a kajira, his favorite died in his service years ago, never wanting to replace her in his heart, he simply continues on alone. But his heart and eyes are ever soft for the lovely kajirae who pass him all day long, some of them occassionally leaving cookies for him to munch on during the day. When times are slow, his weary hands work at small amphoras, passing them out to the kajirae as he sees them, a toothless grin crossing his face as he sees them smile.


Rumors are also had that Laura, Salernum, Venna, Port Kar have a large market share and rising to the top a select slaves who are using all means to keep their profit of bina and bana's secure. A cry has gone out that more cities and slaves join so a Donald Trump of the ::WG:: doesn't rise.

Submitted by the silent voices of the ::WG:: Bina & Bana Slave Trade.

((IM Mattie Lefavre for a invite))

[Mattie Lefavre]

::WG:: Karian Fish Hooks

While the dregs are dangerous, she found them peaceful. The smell of the fish reminding her of home and time with her family. Strolling the docks, something sparkly caught her eye, bending down she lifted up the hook. Looking around, not seeing anyone about she pocketed the object, putting in the pouch around her waist.

[Mattie Lefavre]

It was on a warm,sunny summer day that Ursula had decided to go for them. She had been sitting on that flat rock every day for one ahn or two now, watching the glimmering surface of the beautiful Thassa, dreaming about adventures if only she could reach the mysterious mainland. How did they speak about the south, with its women covered up completely in their long robes of concealment, the beatiful sheer silks wrapped about the curvaceous waists of the graceful kajirae, the spices and perfumes, carpets and fabrics of all kinds... how she wanted to see these, inhale their aromas, feel their touch under her bare hands.

She was sure such beautiful things could be found not far away, if it was winter, she knew she wouldn't want to exchange the pure, naive snow coating of the land to anything else, that sight being one of the most amazing things she could ever think of. With a sleepy,soft yawn she remembered of the tales her Jarl used to tell her near the bonfire he would make Ursula set at cold nights, before he passed away to the Valhalla. He would tell Ursula about the sea that she could only see at the distance from the top of the mountain they roamed, the mighty, scary beasts that could swallow Ursula or tear her into pieces within ihns, the girls attached to oars as punishment while the sea-sleen try to get a bite of them, the beautiful pearls and other lovely things one could find only under the water.

She stopped imagining further, the image of those enchanting things in her mind, she repeated to herself as if in a trance, " Pearls.."

Suddenly she was vivid and energic again, she leaped to her feet and stretched her body, extending her long arms into the air, gazing at the sea. She would get them!

She took in a deep breath and dived into the still cool water, shivered as she flipped her feet, going down deeper. She knew she wouldn't find them immediately but she was going to... one day. As she reached the bottom of the rocks, she opened her eyes wide in the water, moving scrubs and underwater herbs with her hands, watching the scared little fish swim away quickly slipping out through her fingers. She smiled to the view and rose to the surface to refresh the air in her lungs.

Ursula didn't have to wait so long before she took the first mollusk in her hand. It had been only a few hands that she kept on diving until she saw them hidden between round, mossy rocks in the water. She had tried different spots each time, continuing her research as far as possible from the wilderness beneath the surface. She has collected as many as she could of those living mollusks, putting them into a fishnet bag dangling at her waist, tied to her rope belt.

It was exciting to part the shells with the sharp stone and look at her foundings, among other things, such as the shapeless, smaller binas, rarely she had found what she searched for. So few were they! Nacreous and magical, she would hold them in her palm, laying on the grassy soil and look at them for hours, turning the iridescent, beautiful pearls between two fingers, one eye narrowed she would take the simple pleasure the nature offered to her. She would count them, over and over and over; "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten pearls" she had, all banas for sure.

[Mattie Lefavre]

She stood in the crowded arena seating mixed with Free, slaves, urts and the like. Her Master nearby, chatting with Ania as the Warriors of all over Gor warmed up for the Port Kar Sword tournament. Her smile and eyes greeted the kajirae she knew, and those same eyes looked over cautiously those she didn’t. No longer used to crowds, the wary wagon girl kept to herself save for a few passing comments, that is until the wagers began.

Hearing the loud scratchy voice of a Karian Free looking for tarsk wagers, the wagon girl jingled her bina pouch. It could have been the competitive nature in her, but her voice soon rang out over the Karian wager taker calling on the sluts of Gor to wager their bina.

“Karian slaves! Are you not proud of your Masters in arms? Will you not wager your precious bina for a Karian victor?” she cried, trying to entice these proud beasts to let go of their bina in a state of game.

The wagers poured in!

“A Blue Bina on Master Blue!” one shouted.

“A purple on Master Lex!”

All shapes and colors of bina were offered on the hopes of a victorious Master. Slaves from all around got into the mix, haggling and trading, the Wagon girl even threw in bana’s from the House of Tarrant, City of Venna and Salernum she had collected on her travel’s.

With the duals winding down, a significant spar occurred which peaked the interest of a kajirus to wager in. The wager - - - His loin cloth! Of course the Wagon girl turns not wager down, what isn’t collected in profit surely will show its value in embarrassment. And that it did. The kajirus of a prominent Head Physician was seen leaving the arena without his loin cloth.

So you sluts of Gor, are you proud enough, slave enough to trade your bina?

[Mattie Lefavre]

Hi girls!

So some more news. We have a blog! www.wgbina.wordpress.com

Here you will find a variety of things. Most importantly, pictures of the bina/bana! I am still updating pictures, but a good majority are up. They also include the stories that came with them.


Next, you will find where and when bina events are happening. Cities need to drop me an NC with the information and I’ll post it. Or individuals, if you want to do something on your own.

Finally, I want to hear your stories. They can be actual RP logs, or paragraphs of what you want to happen.

I’ll be fiddling around with the blog over the next week to get the right look, but wanted to give you all a chance to start using it as a resource. I’ll also post random quotes from the books about bina/bana. Or if you all have the same question(s) we can draft a question, and post your responses in the comments.

Right now, it’s easiest to search by category on the right hand side:

City of Laura – pictures and stories of bina/bana from this city
City of Venna – pictures and stories of bina/bana from this city
City of Salernum – pictures and stories of bina/bana from this city
Port Kar – pictures and stories of bina/bana from this city
Random Bina/Bana – those that don’t belong to a city
Events  - upcoming bina trade and prize events
RP Stories – your RP logs, or stories
Quotes – book quotes

If you want to be a regular contributor to the blog, please IM me. I’m only going to allow a few people, and only one from every city. But I am more than happy to post things for you.

Any questions, I’m always open to chat with you.

Happy Trading,

Wagon girl

[Mattie Lefavre]

Bina's in the City of Laura this weekend!

Saturday, December 12 :: Winter Dance Competition at 5:30pm SLT in the Arena.
The rustic beautiful City of Laura invites you to a Winter Dance competition on Saturday, December 12th at 5:30 PM SLT within its Arena just outside the gates. For this event, and just prior to and after, the sim will be considered OOC and a safe zone. Please remove your meters, huds, scripts and any un-needed prims to cut down on lag.
Contact Larne Ashbourne for this event if any questions.
Prizes to be awarded ::
Prizes to all who enter, (we thank Gutterpup and ::WG:: Bina & Bana !!)
(TBD - gift from WG:: Bina & Bana to all place winners)
1st Place - 3,000 L (+ gift certificate to The Perfumed Rope)
2nd Place- 2,000 L
3rd Place- 1,000 L


December 12-13th: Bina Bracelet Scavenger Hunt - Market/City-wide
The City of Laura is pleased to bring you the Bina Bracelet Scavenger Hunt. The first token and clue will be posted in the city market with additional tokens and clues spread throughout the market and city. Thanks to some scripty magic created by Markos Binder, once you’ve turned in all your tokens, you will get one of Lela McKeenan's creations pictured below! If you have any questions or problems, please contact Lela McKeenan. Happy Hunting!!

[Mattie Lefavre]

THE STORY:

The Wagon girl had been traveling extensively this past Winter, the dried goods and the live bosks herds were a hot commodity these days. Seeing new and some old lands, she used the travels to expand the news of the ::WG:: Bina & Bana Slave Trade. Instead of just the normal trade, she was actually building up an underground slave network, one that was close knit to pass along much needed news, rumors and whatever else when the time was needed.

In each of the 7 cities she traveled through, she left behind a set of bina’s with one girl there who had earned her trust to help her build this network deeper. These bina, would be a symbol of things to come. But the wagon girl left the 8 girls with instructions,

“Give to only those that seek you, and you will know who they are when they either show you or tell you the code word.”

Each girl was given her set of bina’s and the Wagon girl moved on.


YOUR MISSION (should you choose to gather and build your bina collection):

From Sunday January 3 to Sunday January 17 Identify at least 6 of the 8 girls and RP getting a bina from them. Collect 6 of the 8 sets, and turn them into Mattie Lefavre for a wearable bina bracelet. (And I promise, my building skills are way better now).

In order to connect with the girls, visit the below sims, RP and when you think you have recognized her, use the code word “tospit.” You can either show them a tospit, or say the word in your conversation.

THE SCREW BALLS I’M THROWING:

*There is a limited number of bina’s to each set

* You have a choice, you can collect the 6 and get your wearable bracelet….or…you can try to take over this game by collecting as many as of the bina as you can and hold them ransom for girls who need to finish their collection. How many each volunteer is willing to give you is up to them. Totally up to you, and feel free to use the group to make note if you have more from one set.

*When the bina’s are running out, I’ll make posts to let you know.

THE SIMS:
Dregs of Port Kar (this is not Port Kar sim) (2 girls)
City of Laura
City of Midas
Salernum
Axe Fjord Holding
Village of Iskander
Tancreds Landing


Any questions, IM me. I’m open to help you make this fun! And send me NCs of your RP, I'd love to see the stories and share then with the Vonda Voice, if you allow.

Happy Hunting!

Wagon girl