Opinion towards is generally acceptable - so long as you're in a nation that finds the idea of a female paladin or warrior in the first place acceptable (basically, anywhere but Lancereaux). The most common places to get paladins of Tyaus is Andermark, and the most common paladins of Aethon are from Damryn. Both countries are able to respect women who are capable of stepping forward and seizing power. A female paladin of Aethon in Damryn is likely to be perceived with great respect; the notion of her being 'masculine' wouldn't come up so much as her being, hmm, a worthy match for a man? Damryans have a soft spot for women able to kick ass. Such an identity would have her seen as a great wife and mother in potentia, but also worthy of respect in her own right. Especially serving Aethon would be seen as holy duty where any 'neglect' of the home would not be considered - 'cos serving Aethon's awesome, like.
Serving Tyaus (I'll here use Andermark for a generic overview) would be slightly harder for a woman. But the church does accept women, as priests, and women warriors exist in Anderian culture, so for the two to over-cross would not be unusual. There might be a bit more of an expectation for a female Tyausian paladin that, eventually, she'll settle down and raise a family, but holy work's as good as any other in the meantime. And, again, a competent woman can keep too much of negative public opinion at bay with results.
The paladins themselves are happy to serve both. Tyaus is a masculine figure only in that he is a male figure of authority for very patriarchal societies. He himself does not really teach anything about gender roles; there is no religious statement saying men should rule and women should stay at home. As such, aside from what society imprints upon Tyaus and the fact that he is a man, there is no reason for a woman to worship him as much as a man might.
Aethon DOES espouse a certain amount of masculine virtue, but sifting through records would indicate he never directly describes the virtues he champions AS masculine - there is a lot of reference to this being how a 'man' should behave, but a valid interpretation would be that this is how the 'head of a household', 'defender of the people', 'warrior and champion' should behave. And society TYPICALLY pins these roles onto men, rather than women. The Aethonite church WOULD be a boy's club, but their competitive spirits means that they'll respect a woman who can put them in their places.
I've written that from the perspective of an Anderian Tyausian and an Damryan Aethonite, as those are the 'defaults'. By all means ask if you have more questions or if you'd rather know the attitudes for a female paladin from, say, Calavria or Ibarran.
Opinion towards is generally acceptable - so long as you're in a nation that finds the idea of a female paladin or warrior in the first place acceptable (basically, anywhere but Lancereaux). The most common places to get paladins of Tyaus is Andermark, and the most common paladins of Aethon are from Damryn. Both countries are able to respect women who are capable of stepping forward and seizing power. A female paladin of Aethon in Damryn is likely to be perceived with great respect; the notion of her being 'masculine' wouldn't come up so much as her being, hmm, a worthy match for a man? Damryans have a soft spot for women able to kick ass. Such an identity would have her seen as a great wife and mother in potentia, but also worthy of respect in her own right. Especially serving Aethon would be seen as holy duty where any 'neglect' of the home would not be considered - 'cos serving Aethon's awesome, like.
Serving Tyaus (I'll here use Andermark for a generic overview) would be slightly harder for a woman. But the church does accept women, as priests, and women warriors exist in Anderian culture, so for the two to over-cross would not be unusual. There might be a bit more of an expectation for a female Tyausian paladin that, eventually, she'll settle down and raise a family, but holy work's as good as any other in the meantime. And, again, a competent woman can keep too much of negative public opinion at bay with results.
The paladins themselves are happy to serve both. Tyaus is a masculine figure only in that he is a male figure of authority for very patriarchal societies. He himself does not really teach anything about gender roles; there is no religious statement saying men should rule and women should stay at home. As such, aside from what society imprints upon Tyaus and the fact that he is a man, there is no reason for a woman to worship him as much as a man might.
Aethon DOES espouse a certain amount of masculine virtue, but sifting through records would indicate he never directly describes the virtues he champions AS masculine - there is a lot of reference to this being how a 'man' should behave, but a valid interpretation would be that this is how the 'head of a household', 'defender of the people', 'warrior and champion' should behave. And society TYPICALLY pins these roles onto men, rather than women. The Aethonite church WOULD be a boy's club, but their competitive spirits means that they'll respect a woman who can put them in their places.
I've written that from the perspective of an Anderian Tyausian and an Damryan Aethonite, as those are the 'defaults'. By all means ask if you have more questions or if you'd rather know the attitudes for a female paladin from, say, Calavria or Ibarran.
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