Burnished Rampart

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Description

A burnished rampart, sometimes called an Undying Shield, a Brazen Shield or occasionally even an Orichalcum Shield is most often made of metal, with an ambergelt finish. The shield itself is extremely difficult to permanently destroy without the use of potent magic.

It was first devised by the runesmiths of the Steinr to test the resolve of young warriors. Many cocky youngsters would claim that if only their shields had not been shattered by the hammers of the trolls, they would have held the line until their deaths. Tired of such boasting, a Runesmith named Thyra created the first Undying Shields and offered them such warriors, telling him that if true heroism burned in their souls, then such a shield would never fail them. Some were worthy of the shields' magic while some fled with little but splinters.

A burnished rampart may be engraved with the rune Pallas, often inlaid in gold or a gold-orichalcum alloy. Some bearers will mark their shields with paint to show how often it had been broken and repaired, as a display of their determination and dedication to the Virtue of Pride.

Rules

• Form: shield (Talisman). You cannot make a burnished rampart that is a buckler.
• Effect: After 30 seconds of appropriate roleplaying you can spend a hero point to mend this shield.
• Materials: Crafting a burnished rampart requires twelve ingots of orichalcum, six measures of ambergelt and two measures of iridescent gloaming. It takes one month to make one of these items.