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Vor privilege referred to the benefit of being Vor on Barrayar, also called the "Vor power network". The benefits that came from being Vor were particularly great in the days of the Time of Isolation and Dorca, when it was not unfair to call the Vor a "closed caste of self-serving horse goons". With the reforms to the Imperial Service instituted by Piotr Vorkosigan, times changed: "Twenty years of Imperial service, and [anyone can] step out for all practical purposes an honorary Vor".

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  • Vor privilege referred to the benefit of being Vor on Barrayar, also called the "Vor power network". The benefits that came from being Vor were particularly great in the days of the Time of Isolation and Dorca, when it was not unfair to call the Vor a "closed caste of self-serving horse goons". With the reforms to the Imperial Service instituted by Piotr Vorkosigan, times changed: "Twenty years of Imperial service, and [anyone can] step out for all practical purposes an honorary Vor".
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  • Vor privilege referred to the benefit of being Vor on Barrayar, also called the "Vor power network". The benefits that came from being Vor were particularly great in the days of the Time of Isolation and Dorca, when it was not unfair to call the Vor a "closed caste of self-serving horse goons". With the reforms to the Imperial Service instituted by Piotr Vorkosigan, times changed: "Twenty years of Imperial service, and [anyone can] step out for all practical purposes an honorary Vor". By the time of Miles Vorkosigan, most of the benefits of being Vor were relatively intangible. Nevertheless, there were some tangible benefits that continued: * Free Vorhartung Castle museum visits * Could carry some weapons that proles could not - swords/knives, hunting weapons (but not nerve disruptors or plasma arcs) * Nepotism in government: "the whole Barrayaran Vor system runs on nepotism. It's not a vice for us, it's a lifestyle." Stunners appeared to be permitted for Vor and non-Vor - Illyan carried a stunner after he retired from Imperial Service. "Look," said Ivan. "You're a bleeding Vor lord in Vorbarr Sultana. We own this town. So live like one! Have some fun for a change!" ―Ivan tells Miles to be a Vor
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