Oakheart Shield

Description

These valuable defensive items are most commonly made of wood polished with ambergelt varnish, inlaid with weltsilver. It is popular across the Empire, and of equal value to both warrior and civillian alike.

An oakheart shield is often marked with a rune such as Tykonus, or decorated with images of strength, permanence and endurance such as mountains, oak trees and the like.

Rules

• Form: shield (Talisman). You cannot make a burnished rampart that is a buckler.
• Effect: While you wield this shield you gain one additional rank of both the fortitude skill and the endurance skill..
• Materials: Crafting an oakheart shield requires nine ingots of weltsilver and nine measures of ambergelt. It takes one month to make one of these items.

Against the noise of the tavern., the scop cleared his throat, to sing of Skarsind.

"In Skarsind, in Wintermark, in our land now gone,
foe-faced Suaq-scout, proud Steinr-line, Kallevasi-wise.
By shield-smith all-aided, in ranks banner-marked,
ambergelt-shining, weltsilver-gilt, oak-hearted.

Stealth-skirting news-bringers, eyes and ears of thanes-all,
told of onrushing hoard, uncountable enemy, nemesis.
Light-armoured, swift-moving, never seen, death-bringing,
nights'-friends, coats ink-marked with fiercest foe.

Battle-brawned spear-ranks, stood hard against orc-threat,
sword-girt, mail-clad, rich in Courage, brave bannermen.
Serried-standing, heroes stepping forward, calling defiance,
celebrated in song, hard-faced, proud-helmed, shield-stern.

Wise-counselling storm-crows, oath-marking heart-bolstering
moving along lines orc-facing, ritual-weaving shamen.
No fighters, yet death-Loyal, with battle-magics staff-striking,
then weapons-taking, in death's knot, in last ditch standing.

Joining three-ring strength of mind, with strength of craft,
die-harder, bleed-longer, healer-waiting warriors all.
Outlasting other-men, heroes-all, yet for death-hall heading,
greater-hearted lines of graves-unmarked in staunch resistance.

In Skarsind, in Wintermark, in our land now gone,
foe-faced proud Steinr-line, Suaq-scout, Kallevasi-wise.
By shield-smith all-aided, in ranks banner-marked,
ambergelt-shining, weltsilver-gilt, oak-hearted."