As a highly militaristic, isolationist and traditionalist island nation, Arandolia developed a set of personal fighting styles whose main principles and codes of conduct are largely based on the greatest Goddesses of their pantheon. All of the military schools and training camps where the amazons learn how to fight adopt and teach one specific martial doctrine out of a total of 8 very diverse fighting styles, and each one of those unique doctrines have its own pros and cons.

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Some of the doctrines are more aggressive and ruthless, while others are completely defensive and chivalrous. Some are based on achieving victory through the quickest, surest and most pragmatic way possible, while others are based on fighting with honour above all else. While one doctrine might teach amazons to use cunning and self-balance at the battlefield, others do the opposite at trying to harvest courage and sheer power from strong emotions such as love and anger. There isn't such a thing as "the best doctrine to be followed", but each doctrine tends to focus on different battlefield roles, being better adapted for ranged or melee, or even to different terrains. In the end, what really matters is the warrioress and not the doctrine itself. Although knowing which doctrine the enemy follows is always good for anticipating what will be their fighting stance and how will they fight.

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Currently, those are the 8 Martial Doctrines of Arandolia:

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• Hera's Way of the Righteous

• Athena's Way of the Warrioress

• Artemis' Way of the Huntress

• Bellona's Way of the Warmaiden

• Amphitrite's Way of the Seafarer

• Nephele's Way of the Rider

• Eris' Way of the Wicked

• Persephone's Way of the Redeemer