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ArmorCombat
StackableEquipped
Small round wood-and-leather hand shield, gripped centrally rather than strapped. Light enough that a militia goblin can swing it on a club arm without slowing the swing. Stops a glancing arrow; nothing more ambitious.
Entry
Chronicle
The starting shield of every village watch from here to the river. Carpenters press them out by the dozen between the spring weapons-tax and the autumn harvest stand-down, and the watch sergeants accept them because losses to weather and woodworm always run ahead of replacements. A buckler that lasts past its second autumn is generally good for another five.