Schendi was a free port, administered by black merchants, members of the caste of merchants. It was also the home port of the League of Black Slavers, but their predations were commonly restricted to the high seas and coastal towns well north and south of Schendi. Like most large-scale slaving operations they had the good sense to spare their own environs.

~Explorers of Gor~

The population of Schendi is probably about a million people. The great majority of these are black. Individuals of all races, however, Schendi being a cosmopolitan port, frequent the city. Many merchant houses, from distant cities, have outlets or agents in Schendi. Similarly, sailors from hundreds of ships and numerous distant ports are almost always within the city.

~"Explorers of Gor" Chapter 6~