It’s more common for women to be chosen by the Holy Score. So the Chosen of Song is traditionally seen as […] a delicate person, who should be guarded and cared for. The Chosen of Song is meant to be wise and supportive, rather than strong and inventive, like the Chosen of Dragon. The founders of Simurgh…embodied that father/mother dichotomy and it has always been seen as best when their descendants adhere as well. Our norms are very…nuanced—so while Simurgh is very egalitarian about who does what for the sake of the village, regardless of gender…some roles do not eschew tradition. It is like how women must not come into contact with the dead—only menfolk should attend the body; or how all children must be named by their mothers, and only womenfolk should attend births.