The Amazons are warriors that emphasize the strength of the individual, in contrast to societies that defend themselves with large armies of hoplites and mounted cavalry. A typical Amazonian conclave will outline its territory, usually an island, and fight viciously to drive away trespassers. When the territory is threatened, they may band together into war parties, whose collective battlecries are said to strike fear into enemies up to a mile away.
Amazonian conclaves are ruled by women, and huntresses are almost exclusively female. Men are generally
regarded as the weaker sex, but they may be trained in
the arts on occasion—for example, when a mother who
wishes for a daughter is given a son instead