Nonono... females are opposite to males, so their armor work the opposite way as well. The less area covered, the better protection it gives.

Yeah, magic is just used to keep them from freezing to death in snowy climates.

i found KB:L to be boring and i stopped playing in the second area because there was neither roleplaying nor any stratgic depth in the battles.
sorry i still can only wonder why this game was praised so highly. it felt like a mmorpg without the muliplayer part.