PLAYER 1 - Semblar the Great

The Life of an Maazonian warrior is not the meaningless stereotype of wielding a bow at all hours of the day for the sole purpose of persuading the men-folk to dally for a while in the evenings... Even the youngest amongst us gets tarred with the same brush, but we have more between the ears than is usually surmised. However, the way that this unfortunate impression has come about is perhaps an unfortunate loop of causality.

 

1. Amazons like to live their productive lives in the peace to which they are accustomed.....

   This is not really a SURPRISE, is it?

2. Many people think we are evil, uncaring bitches, out to steal their men from under their noses

when all we really want to do is farm, hunt and raise a family

 

3. These people try to destroy any poor, defenceless amazon settlement they come across

   Without giving a thought to "Innocent until proven Guilty"

    

4. So, to avoid any possibility of such misconceptions resulting in mortality for them selves, most Amazons have ascribed to the following plan:

• Teach each other self defence.

• Move on from merely choosing the nearest tree for a place to find a good weapon: Most of we ladies have heard of metal, after all, and a lump of metal hurts much more than a bow when you're whacked over the head with it..... especially if it's sharp! Amazon blacksmiths, with their very own smithys are now an area of the economy that is growing strongly. (although we still use our bows to good effect at longer range...

• Give those that may be innocent the benefit of the doubt. In practise, a cry of "Run, Before you Die!" is considered sufficient warning. If they aren't planning to kill the noble amazons they have encountered, then they will almost always take good advice when they hear it.

• If the aforementioned warning fails to work, then the person involved is most likely GUILTY of wishing to harm an amazon- a crime in our society.

• The punishment for wishing to harm an amazon is one of deliberate deterrence. The warrior who has issued the warning must, though it hurts her gentle nature and tears at her immortal soul, catch the offending being (bows and swords are considered acceptable tools for doing so), and then ensure that their heads arew displayed prominently around the town borders

 

This is something that many find hard to do, and is by no means a pleasant task. We much prefer peaceful existence. However, if beings persist in tormenting a gentle,funloving folk, then no wonder we feel forced to defend ourselves! Those who come into our presence in genuine friendship find warmth and loyalty, which lasts in eternal friendship. We have no need to quarrel with any that do not wish to quarrel with us. Our lands may be dank and dark under the jungle canopy, but many would judge them beautiful, especially our capital of Vascelonsos. We have much that could be traded or bartered, if only other nations would treat with us rather than treat us as monsters. While we love peace, we know from bitter experience the need for a strong deterrent force. Couple this with the fact that we recognise that we should aid our friends in all that we may, and you find us allies to be proud of.

 

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