Gerudo

The Gerudo are one of the main races of Hyrule. Believed to originally be an offshoot of the Hylian race, the Gerudo are known to be fearsome warrior who live in Gerudo Desert. Their capital is the city of Anku, the Hold of the Gerudo region.

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Characteristics
Gerudo, in general, have the following traits: generally darker skin, green or amber eyes, red hair, and a tall muscular appearance. However, rarely, Gerudo women will have olive-green skin.

The Gerudo are a desert-dwelling folk, being indigenous to the Gerudo Desert. A rather peculiar aspect of the Gerudo is that the race consists almost entirely of women, with a male being born only once every hundred years. The exact nature of this phenomenon is not known. The Gerudo are, however, able to breed with other Hylian races to get around this biological limitation. Every female born to a Gerudo will share the Gerudo traits, while male born to a Gerudo might share few if any of those characteristics (and is not considered a Gerudo).

Society
The Gerudo are led by a chief with the position passed on from mother to daughter. Generally, they have been shown to be a reclusive race that does not take well to outsiders on their territory, to the point of not allowing any males inside their capital, Anku. In spite of this, the Gerudo appreciate talent when they see it and do accept non-Gerudo among their ranks if they manage to prove themselves.

Archery and skilled horseback riding are highly regarded in Gerudo society. They also use Sand Seals, animals native to the Gerudo Desert, to get around.