Builders Caste Information

 Builder's Caste:  

This is one of the High Castes of Gor and third in line of importance.  Their caste color is yellow and their symbol is a metal angle square.  This caste includes such subcastes as Architects, Draftsmen, Stonemasons and others.  In general, they are the builders and inventors of Gor.  The Glass of the Builders, a telescope, is one of their inventions.  They also created the energy bulb, a special type of light bulb, over a century ago.  With help from the Physician's Caste, they also developed the slave goad.  In general, only free men are allowed to build on Gor.  Only the city of Port Kar was constructed by slaves.  The Builder's Caste can also verify the authenticity of gold.  Though this is an important Caste, little is told about it in the books. 

Ship Builders:   Shipwrights may form their own Caste though it seems logical that they could be a subcaste of the Builder's Caste.  Other craftsmen that contribute to the building of a ship, such as sail-makers, rope-makers, pulley-makers, oar-makers, sawyers, and carpenters are all not their own Caste or subcaste.  In Port Kar, they basically form guilds and not Castes.  This may apply to other port cities as well though that is not a given. 

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The third High Caste is the Builders. Their Caste Color is Yellow. The Builders are the engineers, physicists, and physical scientists of Gor. They developed the Energy Bulbs, co-developed the Slave and Tarn Goads with the Physicians, and have developed the telescope, which is referred to as the "glass of the Builders." They are also highly proficient civil engineers: the cities of Gor have good waste management, aqueducts, and impressively large buildings.

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CASTE OF BUILDERS: ~ Yellow ~ Included in this caste are architects, draftsmen, stonemasons, engineers, and other professions which are concerned with the physical creations and engineering works of Gor. Inventors and technicians who develop these types of physical creations are also included in this caste.