Introducing... Natala

I thnk one way to look at how women are used as characters in the stories, is simply to examine how they are described when they are intoduced. I will be listing all the introductions, making it easy to look at the language used when describing the various women from the CONAN tales and draw your own conclusion.

At his feet rested a girl, one white arm clasping his knee, against which her blond head dropped. Her white skin contrasted with his hard bronzed limbs; her short silken tunic, low-necked and sleaveless, girdled at the waist, emphasized rather than concealed her lithe figure.

From, "The Slithering Shadow"
Page 134 "The Complete Chronicles of CONAN"

I guess this is a classic to start with, CONAN is in the desert, clad only in a silk loin-cloth, lithe maiden hanging on  his knee in a classic Frazetta pose.