One of the quirks of the Leidangr system which was often remarked on by other civilizations was the fact that it was typically open to females. In the early days of small colonies that generally had limited external support threatened by natives, rivals and the occasional thrall uprising occasionally every set of hands would be required to defend against aggressors. While not as common as some accounts said they were, they were still common enough. Most female Leidanger levies were employed defensively, guarding towns and forts, though many Jarls would send women out on campaigns when there was a dirth of fighting men.

This woman was from the Norse Kingdom of Svensmark (OTL Southern Texas, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas) during the first Japanese Invasion and as that nation faced major casualties it was unsuprising that thousands of women saw action. She is armed with a gonnestaff, an older type of firearms that had begun to decline in use in the decades leading up but remained common due to it's low cost and ease of manufacutre. Basically it was a trio of simple iron barrels on a long pole which required a match on a holder to fire. Penetration was good and it could be used as a mace in close quarters, but the range and accuracy was poor and reloading was more of a hassle and it was soon found to be inferior to the matchlocks commonly used by the Shogunal forces. That said, they could still be useful defensively or from wagon forts, which allowed for a few bastions of Svensmark to hold out until significant reinforcements arrived from the east.