Always seemed a lot like the John Carter of Mars stuff but with a perverse twist...
Posted on 05/23/2006 12:30:46 PM PDT by Borges
Durham Police are investigating a sex slavery sect operating in a north-eastern suburban town, whose members model their sado-masochistic relationships on a series of 1960s science fiction novels.
The suburban home where Kaotians gather
The bizarre cult came to light when police raided an address in Darlington after complaints that a woman was being held against her will.
But it transpired that the Canadian concerned was a willing participant and police had no grounds to act against the so-called Kaotians sect.
It is understood the 29-year-old had voluntarily attended the sect after an internet chat, but later contacted a friend in America, who then contacted police, saying she wanted to leave but couldn't as she had burned her passport.
Police helped to arrange her return home, but a spokesman said there was no criminal activity discovered and that people involved were all "consenting adults".
Officers also investigated claims by a man in Essex that his 18-year-old son had joined the quasi-medieval sect, but police spoke to the teenager and he confirmed he was at the property voluntarily and police said they again had no grounds to get involved.
The Kaotians are a splinter group of the Goreans, which according to estimates number 25,000 followers nationwide.
Both groups base their slavery and dominance beliefs on a series of novels written by John Norman, an American philosophy academic. The Chronicles of Gor depict a society, called the land of Gor, which is divided into castes, and where women are kept as slaves.
Fascination in the international sect has grown since the advent of the internet.
Lee Thompson, 31, lives at the address that was investigated, and describes himself as a master who trains slaves, and that while they must cook and clean as part of their duties, there is an element of sexual domination.
In an interview with the Northern Echo, Mr Thompson, said: "I have been called sick but I don't think what I do is bad.
"There's no reason for people to be afraid of me. I'd die before I see anyone get hurt."
Mr Thompson, who was once banned from one shop for turning up with a girl on a leash, said that as many as 350 followers regularly meet in pubs and clubs around the North East, in an area from Berwick to York.
Mr Thompson, who has been a follower for 15 years, and says he has enjoyed slave relationships with about eight girls, added: "It works on the system that some women have a desire to serve.
"Most people think it is a very sexual thing, but it is about every action that they make, they do it for their master."
Because I'm also a CRPGer and I couldn't fit two Ls in the old 80s games when they asked for a name for my main character. (8 letters, max)
"Mr Thompson, who was once banned from one shop for turning up with a girl on a leash....."
They had a problem with that?
(Tongue in cheek.)
Axis and Allies here
I know of them, but never got to play. Did you know that at one point Gary Gygax was trying to get the guys from GDW to buy DnD?
Always seemed a lot like the John Carter of Mars stuff but with a perverse twist...
Kingmaker is a great game, but not with the original rules. The land combat rules are annoyingly complex, and the ban on combat at sea is ridiculous. Me and a buddy of mine re-did the combat rules and added more nobles, mercenaries, titles, and events to make it more interesting.
My favorite new title was, of course, "Duke of Earl", and the best new mercenaries were the "100 Barbarian Berserkers", even though they had a tendency to switch sides at exactly the wrong time. After reworking it we renamed it "Kingslayer".
I was a big Traveller fan (see my comment to DeuceTraveler). Really liked the artists, in particularly David Deitrick and Liz Danforth. Not sure Deitrick's art was right for Space: 1889, though.
"That's some bad hat, Harry"
Wow. I think your explanation was even geekier than my quesiton. :-)
Bump and bookmark for the coolest thread since I became an FR member (and I've been here a while.)
What a pathetic bunch of losers. It's almost the exact mental image I get when thinking about what a convention of DU members would look like.
I once read that an unnamed science-fiction author wrote a book with the intention of proving there was no bookso bad it couldn't be sold. Not only did he sell it, but he sold over two dozen sequels (~20 years ago). Sound familiar?
Dirty old man, ping. BTW, Triumph was my first thought, too. My son participates in role playing games but has nothing but contempt for the folks who have to dress up and take it to the real world. He calls them Larpers...
Could have been one of several...but his writing was a lot better than some of the stuff before 65 that was selling...went back and read some of them a couple of years ago...amazed that I spent money to read them. But I was just a kid. Amazed that adults spent money to read them!
Good to know. I like the concept, but it's disappointing to hear about the bad rule system.
My Wife's got the hots for (now get ready for this one....)
Elijah Wood
Someone please kill me now.
Sounds like something Richard Gere would do. Or Shatner's toupee man.
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