women in Northport
The depopulation caused by the plague, and the resettlement by mercenary companies left
a great gender imbalance within the city. One of the Baron's initiatives to correct this
was an advancement of the laws protecting the rights of women, affording
them equality in terms of property ownership, positions of authority and also severe
penalties including indenturehood and death plus hard labor for those convicted of
crimes against women such as rape. This did diminish the Baron's popularity in some
circles but has helped to repair the imbalance. The influx of refugees from the orc
ravaged Hetlands contributed as well, and speaking of orcs, there is a fairly high
population of mixed bloods of varying ancestry in the city, be they the war children of
Shevnia, the varied offspring of dissolute elves or simply the result of privation and
the love of the new.
Two of the mercenary companies are exclusively female, Litha, which is known for
facial tattoos, axe mastery and the buying of indentures to keep women from unpleasant
professions, and the Sisterhood of the Sword, who train rigorously with blades and
shields, but keep no indentures.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:06, Sun 02 Mar 2014.