"I considered the Barrens. They are not, truly, as barren as the name would suggest. They are barren only in contrast, say, with the northern forests or the lush land in river valleys, or the peasant fields or meadows of the southern rain belts. They are, in fact, substantially, vast tracts of rolling grasslands, lying east of the Thentis Mountains........
.......The absence of large bodies of water adjacent to or within the Barrens also has another significant effect on their climate. It precludes the Barrens from experiencing the moderating effects of such bodies of water on atmospheric temperatures. Areas in the vicinity of large bodies of water, because of the differential heating ratios of land and water usually have warmer winters and cooler summers than areas, which are not so situated. The Barrens, accordingly, tend to be afflicted with great extremes of temperature, often experiencing bitterly cold winters and long, hot, dry summers. "
"Savages of Gor" page 64

 

"First, understand that there exists the Kaiila River, flowing generally in a southwestward direction.".......
.........."At a given point, high in the territory of the Kaiila tribe, it branches into two rivers, The Northers Kaiila and the Southern Kaiila." ............
.........."The Snake, flowing in an almost southern direction, is a tributary of the Northern Kaiila."
"Blood Brothers of Gor" page 24

 

"Kailiauk is the easternmost town at the foot of the Thentis Mountains. It lies almost at the edge of the Ihanke, or Boundary. From its outskirts one can see the markers, or feathers on their tall wands, which mark the beginning of the country of the red savages."
"Savages of Gor" page 77

"This lay at the foot of the Boswell Pass. Originally it had been a trading post, maintained by the Haskins Company, a company of Merchants, primarily at Thentis. A military outpost, flying the banners of Thentis, garrisoned by mercenaries, was later established at the same point. The military and strategic importance of controlling the eastern termination of the Boswell Pass was clear. It was at this time that the place came to be known as Fort Haskins. A fort remains at this point but the name, generally, is now given to the town which grew up in the vicinity of the fort, primarily to the West and south. The fort itself, incidentally, was twice burned, once by soldiers from Port Olni, before that town joined the Salerian Confederation, and once by marauding DustLegs, a tribe of the red savages, from the interior of the Barrens. The military significance of the fort has declined with growth of population in the area and the development of tarn cavalries in Thentis. The fort now serves primarily as a trading post, maintained by the caste of merchants from Thentis, as interesting recollection of the origins of the area."
"Savages of Gor" page 76/7

 

THE TRIBES :

Dust Legs, Fleer, Kailiauk, Sleen,Yellow Knives, Kinyampi, Kaiila (Isbu, Casmu, Isanna, Napoktan and Wishami)

"The normal distributions, given food supply and such, of the bands of the Kaiila are usually rather as follows. First, understand that there exists the Kaiila River, flowing generally in a Southwestward direction. At a given point, high in the terriotory of the Kaiila tribe, it branches into two rivers, which are normally spoken of as the Northern Kaiila and the Southern Kaiila. The Snake, flowing in an almost southern direction, is a tributary to the Northern Kaiila. The land of the Napoktan, or the Bracelets band of the Kaiila, is east of the Snake, and north of the Northern Kaiila, and the Kaiila proper. The Wismahi, or Arrowhead and of the Kaiila, holds the more northern lands in and below, to some extent, the fork of the Kaiila. The Isbu's land are the more southern lands between the Northern and Southern branches of the Kaiila. The lands of the Casmu, or Sand Band of the Kaiila, lie to the west of the Isanna, and to the north and west of the Isbu, above the descending Northern branch of the Northern Kaiila."
"Blood Brothers of Gor" page 24

*Pls note that on the map the Kaiila's bands are placed following the description found in the quotes, while there is no clear mention of the real location of the other tribes in the books.