The world of Elysene is a realm of breathtaking grandeur and absolute, unforgiving law. Across its sweeping landscapes, society operates under an ironclad feudal hierarchy where one’s birth, estate, and gender define the precise boundaries of existence. There are no sumptuary dress codes—a peasant woman may wear fine silks and armor if she comes by them—yet no clothes can strip away the cold reality of the law. Here, women exist under the strict legal parameters of their marital state and lineage. Unmarried, a woman is a ward under the total authority of her father or lord. Upon marriage, her legal identity is submerged into her husband’s under coverture, transferring all her property, income, and legal standing directly into his hands. Only in widowhood does a woman gain independent legal agency, inheriting her dower rights to manage property and trades. Across all classes, a woman’s primary duty is defined by her estate: noblewomen are expected to secure dynastic alliances, preserve reputation, and produce legitimate male heirs, while common women must balance heavy labor with domestic survival. Positions of civic, legal, and military authority remain strictly closed to women, keeping the levers of formal state power firmly in the hands of men.