Offering significantly more protection than light armor, this medium armor incorporates many elements - metal rivets, articulated leather, and fur-trimmed cloth - to balance protection and agility. The large pauldron on the right shoulder is designed to protect the main arm during combat, while keeping the armor flexible and relatively light. Full plate would be impractical for their daily duties, but this armor represents a compromise between the demands of protection and the ability to perform regular patrols on foot. The common guardsmen of Aquilonia are some of the best equipped warriors in the world.
This was no plumed and burnished palace guardsman.
Crafted at Armorer's Bench Description “Ī dully glinting, mail-clad figure moved out of the shadows into the starlight.
