Also it needs to be considered that they live in quite possibly the most dangerous area of any settlement. They are right next door to the Amaj, in Ifrit's stomping ground, and have no serious walls or defenses. It's also a giant desert full of sandworms and undead. Yet, they seem to be doing alright, and the village never seems like it's in peril. This is with a 1 to 10 gender ration.
So regardless of what they wear, or how much they like to flirt with PC's, clearly they are martial enough to survive there. The adopted sister of ash in the Beast tribe quests is also quite competent, despite her silly outfit, and she's not represented as being an anomaly. An entire tribe of women like that is nothing to fuck with, clothes aside.
So regardless of what they wear, or how much they like to flirt with PC's, clearly they are martial enough to survive there. The adopted sister of ash in the Beast tribe quests is also quite competent, despite her silly outfit, and she's not represented as being an anomaly. An entire tribe of women like that is nothing to fuck with, clothes aside.