Quote Originally Posted by jomoru View Post
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Yeah, such as Destrier class horses, ones notably bred to hold up a man in full armor when they go into battle. Like, maybe they can't run endlessly forever, but they definitely don't seem to have issues being used in battle. It's not a total win, shoot poison blowdarts kill no matter how big you are, but brute strength does help in battle, as there's a good bit of difference being hit with a weapon and being hit with a weapon backed by some serious power.

Only one specific male only tribe does that, but other tribes were noted for assimilating other tribes into them. I still think it's a little difficult to suspend your disbelief that much as to think the Burlaaq would survive for too long without also having physical advantages to cover weak points in the tribe's structure that just aren't present on their model.