little time gathering that and I talked with Dareios at length. I felt one
DareiosVarro: seriously, Lele... she messaged me every so often to vent about how stupid sleens or tharlarions were, telling me she had 65 pages of notes on just that topic and had no idea how to order it
CaraClair: OMG....Tharlarions were the WORST!
DareiosVarro: "sleen" as an entry ended up having to be split into 7 parts because there were so many quotes
CaraClair: at least Norman was consistent with those....can’t say he did the same when inventing Tharlarions
LeorahMaliha: that’s very interesting.
LeorahMaliha: It’s my understanding that you found 300 different types of animals? Is that correct?
CaraClair: I found 298....so 300 is right on the money there. And look at other groups. They have 25 or 50 and few things that you wonder where they even found it....like mamba....it is NOT a snake. I get that we have Mamba's on earth, but to a Gorean it is the nickname of the tharlarion. It becomes so difficult to simply find what you want and when you need it. Now, with CEAP.....anyone in any place can locate an animal relevant to where ever they are and have enough basic info to inject some serious fun stuff in the role play
LeorahMaliha: nice. So, it sounds like you really dug deep into references and the books to find the facts.
CaraClair: Oh my gosh.....those 33 books were turned upside down and then some. Yet every single quote I personally verified was there and is true to what we role play. For example...a saru. It is a slave girls name, but if you read further it is also a breed of a monkey. I would have never realized that had I not had all the books available to comb through. I wanted something anyone could use at anytime....a tool. I hope that is how others see it and sure the group
DareiosVarro: There are 310 individual animal entries on CEAP. Some animals have more posts (like sleen that has 7). Others (a few) are listed under two names, meaning each name has its own entry though it is (likely) the same animal.
LeorahMaliha: Is there anything else you want the Gorean community to know about the group?
CaraClair: To the entire community, I think it is important to say that while we might not all get along, we do share a love for role playing in Gor. It does me no good to keep information to myself. Dareios and I were not always friends, but he taught me to rise above and share knowledge. In doing that we all become better people. This group, as well as others I hope to share, is just one small way I can give back to the community...be it good bad or indifferent.
NOTE: Through further conversation, Cara expressed that the goal in creating CEAP is to bring complete and correct information to the entire community without bias.
I look forward to seeing what other projects the GU has in store for us! On a personal note, I cannot express enough how excited I am about the CEAP- as I know for myself, I will find it to be very beneficial. If you are interested in finding out more about the animals of Gor, visit the CEAP group HERE If you would like to stay up to date on the new projects and groups of the GU, check out their group page HERE.