The Amazons of the Silent Forest:
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Type:
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Racial


Location:
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Silent Forest, Calia


Requirements:
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You must be human.
Must be female.


Rules:
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Joining:
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Leaving:
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Guild sign:
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Skills:
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Specials:
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Titles:
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Book:
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The Amazons are a band of semi-nomadic female warriors originally from East
Calia and noted in the Caliana's personal journal during The Passage as the
Shrews. They had a brief encounter with Caliana and her wandering Wolf Pack
when Caliana and her pack were fleeing from the warlord Masthron. Some of
Caliana's band were captured by the Shrews while scouting the bleak landscape
of East Calia. Caliana confronted the Shrews and earned her men's freedom by
passing a series of trials of strength, dexterity, courage, and cunning. In the
process, not only did Caliana establish a rapport of mutual trust and respect,
she became an adopted member of the Shrews' band. To mark their newfound
friendship, Caliana and Hermione, the leader of the Shrews, exchanged gifts.
Hermione gave Caliana a lance made from blue cypress found in the swamps of
East Calia and in exchange Caliana gave Hermione a fine military cutlass
provided by Caliana's lieutenant Hurn.

Caliana and her pack settled with the Shrews, however, the Shrews' territory in
the harsh environment of East Calia was not able to sustain the Wolf Pack. Soon
Caliana and her companions were forced to part ways with the Shrews partly due
to meager resources that were available and partly due to rising tensions
between her men and the all female Shrews. Caliana and her pack left East
Calia, never to hear from the Shrews again.

In recent times the already meager resources of the areas under the control of
the Shrews in East Calia dwindled even further due to desertification of their
land. Once semi-arid forests and chaparrals were rapidly becoming covered with
sand and salt blown in by dry hot wind from the Bleak Lands. Much of their
hunting grounds has become poisoned by the salt, turning the land into a barren
wasteland.

Discussions on whether they should stay within their lands or journey to seek a
new homestead occurred. After long debate Hermione decided that their bonds to
the area were too strong to give up that easily. She decided that the Shrews
should stay though they were all on the brink of starvation.

Azelia, one of Hermione's finest Shrews, was not very happy about the decision
to stay and disagreed with Hermione rather openly. With Hermione's blessing she
and a number of the Shrews that supported her left their home in East Calia to
seek a better home. Many perished on the journey, but those that remained
marched south through the petrified stone forest then west into the valley now
controlled by Argos.

When the Argosian first encountered the Shrews lead by Azelia, they found it
quite odd that there were no men among their ranks. Minor skirmishes with the
Argosian military earned Azelia and her Shrews a reputation for being the
fierce female warriors capable of marching in a phalanx and raining arrows on
their foes at will. However, with their numbers dwindling, Azelia quickly sued
for peace and agreed to settle her Shrews in the previously uninhabited Silent
Forest north of the river Argos known for its unfriendliness to those that
wander into the forest.

In the language of the Argosians, 'a' (privative) and 'masso' touch, implies
"not touching men". A-masso then evolved into Amazon and the band of female
warriors who left their home and wandered into Argos became known as Amazons of
the Silent Forest.