SeverinR
Vala
It depends on the story.
If you are in places with few females it might be hard to plant a female. Most real battlefield stories won't have a long role for females. The men fight and move on, women would not be expected to stay with the warriors. MAybe a war-bride scenerio would work, but the woman would be left behind. The battle field nurse, another possibility.
Now, if you are in a nunery and have no female characters, there might be a problem.
Most common period beliefs had women in submissive role. So the outspoken female equal to a male would be a rarity. So a female main character might be a tough sell also. There has always been the rebel, so a female character is always possible.
If you are in places with few females it might be hard to plant a female. Most real battlefield stories won't have a long role for females. The men fight and move on, women would not be expected to stay with the warriors. MAybe a war-bride scenerio would work, but the woman would be left behind. The battle field nurse, another possibility.
Now, if you are in a nunery and have no female characters, there might be a problem.
Most common period beliefs had women in submissive role. So the outspoken female equal to a male would be a rarity. So a female main character might be a tough sell also. There has always been the rebel, so a female character is always possible.