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Amazon Heritage Profile

Amazons are hard to miss with their brilliant purple cloaks, occasional missing breasts and oddly militaristic bearing. The word for family is “Skyle”, the same word for battalion. They carry crescent shaped shields and have a garrote called a “xaella” in their hair. They are fond of javelins and bows.

Amazons are often embarrassed by the everyday diminishment of Humans. They can be seen to avert their eyes so as not to bear witness to someone “lowering” themselves into conventional society. Freedom is what they are all about and they fight to the death for it. Marriage is a ridiculous concept for them as is rearing your own children. Amazons don’t haggle, don’t keep servants to chastise, and certainly don’t coddle. However, they are quick and generous with affection.

They form “Troika” or groups of three and these small groups hold special powers when operating together on a battlefield.  Any person caught within a Troika will experience extra damage from the back until they can manage to break out of the Troika. A Troika can also provide a small healing boon out of combat.

The original Amazons were women and only tolerated the presence of men for procreation purposes, often leaving behind children to be raised by the men until the girls became old enough to live with the Amazons. Over time, Amazons began to take the boy children with them as well and raise them into their society. Amazons are more well known for a nomadic lifestyle these days than for being only female.

Amazons are almost exclusively followers of Ares. Although they may visit other temples or altars occasionally, particularly Artemis.

It is unlikely that an Amazon would join a town guard or serve as a temple curator in a town. However, they may hire themselves out as caravan escorts or provide a contingent for a battle under their own leadership. Unless they are infirm in some way, they try to keep themselves always ready to travel on.