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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr Simon" data-source="post: 1874583" data-attributes="member: 21938">Fun with Gender rolesI like to vary it with society. In my Conclave setting:The Empire of Splendour - theoretically egalitarian, with the notion that all citizens are able to serve the Empire equally as well. Institutional male bias amongst the bureaucratic and judicial castes of Magisters.Salsham'ai (tree folks) - a non human matriarchal society, run almost like a big boisterous extended family. Ambassadors to the official residence of the Great Trunk Mother tend to be surprised that "art" by favoured grandchildren nestles side by side with expensive works.Denra-Lyr - men and women are equal halves of one whole. Roles are distinctly divided, but neither gender is considered better or worse than the other overall, even if there are some things that one sex does better than the other.Vaarta - deeply patriarchal. A rigid feudal social structure and a puritanical church. Of course, the head of the church's anti-magic inquisitorial branch is both a woman and a mage.Plains Tlaxu ("lion men" if you must) - patriarchal, although females outnumber males 4 to 1. The worth of a male is judged by how many wives he has, and he is allowed (and expected) to also marry his daughters (but not any daughters by those daughters - that would be wrong!).Sisterhood of Hurriat - wierd matriarchy. Women form the ruling caste, and children are allotted a place in society according to auguries conducted at birth. Men are sent to Brotherhoods - occupationally based guilds. Some women are raised as part of the ruling Sisterhood who protect the society through complex and powerful rituals. Head of the society is a triumvirate of Girl Sister, Mother Sister and Wise Sister. Other women become the Chesu-Akuli, both exalted and revered. The Chesu-Akuli are state prostitutes who keep the society replenished with children, who are secretly part of breeding experiments conducted by the Sisterhood and who provide the magical energy manipulated by the Sisterhood using tantric magic.Perhaps because I'm a biologist by trade, but when I invent a race or culture I tend to start at the loins and work upwards!</blockquote>

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