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Kanda
Mar 11, 2008 19:33:24 GMT -5
Post by Daubee on Mar 11, 2008 19:33:24 GMT -5
A shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots, while chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic effect. Nomads of Gor, page 43
“On the twentieth day of the siege there was great rejoicing in the camp of Pa-Kur, because in one place the wires had been cut and a squad of spearmen had reached the main siege reservoir, emptying their barrels of toxic kanda, a lethal poison extracted from one of Gor’s desert shrubs.” Tarnsman of Gor, page 179
“Mixed with the blood and fluids of the body there was a smear of white at the end of the steel, the softened residue of a glaze of kanda paste, now melted by body heat, which had coated the tip of the blade.” Assassin of Gor, page 42
“. . .I found a needle; I smelled it; it was smeared with kanda, a deadly toxin. . .” Tribesmen of Gor, page 132
“He folded his left hand into a fist and, with his thumb, pressed a tiny switch on the ring. The fang, of hollow steel, springing up, was then exposed.” Explorers of Gor, page 169
“On the first finger of his left hand he wore a fang ring, which, I had little doubt, would contain a poison, probably that of the deadly kanda plant.” Explorers of Gor, page 151
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