Gender roles are culturally diverse but overall patriarchal:

• Hearthland is matriarchal, where women hold clan leadership and reproductive authority, though this often results in utilitarian pressures on childbirth.

• Most other nations are patriarchal in structure, particularly in military and noble systems (e.g., Stormhold, Bravenorth).

• The Shrine Tower promotes gender equality in doctrine, allowing female priests and warriors, but institutional barriers and social bias remain widespread.

• The world reflects realistic medieval norms, where gender expectations are rigid, and exceptions are rare.