Re: Djinnibad - Nomads and Genies
They may have had some leather under there, although I think it would've been a robe with (maybe) some kind of undergarments, and that's it.
This isn't universal, obviously - at various periods of history arab troops would have a variety of different types and styles of armor.
But for a desert marauder, the quantity of leather involved to actually provide any protection at all would've been a significant hindrance, and they mostly learned their warcraft while hunting or herding, an activity for which you generally would not wear armor.
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