My Paladin Sophia Linprant! not a dnd character this time, this is a type of paladin i made for a project i had around when i finished university that “hasnt” gone anywhere but god dammit i will make it go somewhere at some point, i just need to finish so much stuff ;v;
REGARDLESS, paladins in this world are more like the elite guards/police of the kingdom, paladin are people who have reached the peak of military rank (or at least thats the idea) i hope you like it!
My paladin Neri! an eladrin elf, shes a character i use to play in oneshots, an absolute junkie for conflict and combat.
she takes as many guild jobs as possible that are just a straigth up -fight this thing/s- she does everything in her power to look threatening, extravagant and taunty to insite people who think they are hot shit to take shots at her, also going as far as pretending to not be as proficient as she is in combat, so the same people that would get interested, would dive head first thinking they have the upperhand.
(yes she has both arms, she puts a lot of concentration on moving it along with the wind to make it look like she doesnt)
While women have been fighting alongside men for all of history, they usually don’t get the same recognition as their counterparts. Here are some cases where women didget accepted into chivalric orders, though they typically got a separate title. Some of the women were combatants, and some were not (but non-combatant men have been accepted in chivalric orders for just as long!)
Order of the Hatchet (12th century Spain) Orde de l'Atxa|Orden del Hacha was an entirely-female order created after women defended the Catalonian town of Tortosa from invaders. With most adult men off to war, the women fought with hatchets and other tools. Women of this order were given social and financial privileges, including tax exemptions.
Order of Saint-John (12th century Malta) A military religious order, the Order of Saint-John had female soeurs hospitalières and male frères prêtres who had essentially the same role in the order.
Teutonic Order (12th century Jerusalem) The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem accepted women primarily as consororesandhospitallers, in charge of supportive and medical services. However, these women did follow men to war to perform battlefield medicine.
Knights Templar (12th-14th century Jerusalem) The members of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon admitted women for a number of roles. We know that when the final got around to writing down their rules, it included continuing the already standard practice of admitting women. Most Knights Templar were noncombatant, especially financiers.
Order of the Garter (14th-15th century England) Dedicated to the patron saint of England, Saint George, the Most Noble Order of the Garter admitted women regularly, often due to blue blood. However, women without high birth were admitted as well.
Order of the Ermine (14th and 15th century France) The L'Ordre de l'Hermine was directly inspired by the Order of the Garter and dedicated to upholding one’s personal honor. It openly admitted men and women of any social rank, including the only known instance in Medieval history of a woman serving as Officer of Arms. This woman, Katherine Potier, was titled “Espy Herault”.
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary (13th-16th century Italy) A unique order that took up arms to pacify cities in the fractured Italian states. It was centered in Bologna and would admit women as fighters called militissa(literally ‘female knight’).
DAMES IS FUNDED!! IN THREE HOURS EXACTLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!!!!
Now let’s try to unlock our first stretchgoal: Golden Armor! It includes gold foil for the zine cover and an enamel pin instead of wooden one for premium orders
With Golden Armor, now the zine has gold foil on the cover, as well as matte finished pages inside. Premium rewards include now an enamel pin made instead of wooden one by Foxflight Studio!
