Kite shield

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Name	Shield
Size to wear	small to big
Shield Value	8
Base shield penalty	-3
Maximum Enchantment	+3
Grants	nothing
Time to Wear	6
Maximum Blocks	?

A piece of metal, to be strapped to one's arm. It is cumbersome to wear, and slightly slows the rate at which you may attack.

A shield is a piece of armour which can be carried by any species but felids and spriggans to provide some degree of blocking defense (SH). They benefit equally from both strength and dexterity, making them a versatile choice for many characters, but without a decent Shields skill, you'll find that they can significantly slow your attack speed. They can be found with the following egos:

• Protection
• Reflection
• Fire resistance
• Cold resistance
• Negative energy resistance
• Resistance

	Random Shields
Mundane
Magical
Artifact
	Unrandart Shields
Shield of Resistance
Shield of the Gong
"Bullseye"