WELCOME TO
PORT TALIS

       Port Talis stands as the beating commercial heart of northern Gor—a free port where the tides of Thassa meet the currents of global commerce. Nestled along a pristine natural harbor, this merchant city operates beyond the grip of warlords, governed instead by the Merchant Council whose word is bond and whose coffers fund both prosperity and protection.

      Unlike the warrior-dominated city-states that rise and fall on the edges of swords, Port Talis rises and falls on the ledger book. Its neutrality is legendary; here, enemies conduct business across the same marble counters, their conflicts temporarily suspended by mutual thirst for profit. The city’s mercenary defenders ensure that trade flows uninterrupted, making it the trusted middleman for merchants from Turia to Torvaldsland.

      The skyline tells the story: warehouses dwarf temples, counting houses outshine barracks, and the slave markets—operating with brutal Gorean efficiency—move labor as readily as any other commodity. Status is measured not in bloodlines but in cargo holds filled, contracts honored, and gold tarns accumulated.

      In Port Talis, freedom means the freedom to trade. Everything else is negotiable.