Kite shield

The kite shield is both a shield and a symbol.

Shield

A kite shield was either a reverse teardrop shape or later on, flat-topped. The tapering point extended down to either a distinct or rounded point. Believed to be an evolution of the simple round shield purely to guard one whole flank of a rider when in combat, the shield gained popularity amongst professional soldiers as it allowed them to guard their foreleg when in a mêlée. It was either flat in section, or featured a gradual curve, to better fit the contour of the human torso, much in the style of a scutum.

Variations

Item	Source is	Rare item	Is incomplete
Barnacle-encrusted bronze kite shield	Armaments by Sqinth (2)	true	true
Black ironwood kite shield stenciled with the image of tumbling white dice	Field of Shields	true
Black kite shield painted with a single flame	Griniel's Cottage	true	true
Black kite shield painted with the image of a strutting heron	Faithful Defender (1), Faithful Defender (2)	true
Blue ironwood kite shield embossed with a gold-plated crescent moon	Field of Shields	true
Bronze kite shield inlaid with silver curlicues	Wise Weapons (1), Wise Weapons (2)	true
Burnished kite shield	Theren Keep Armory	true
Crimson kite shield embellished with a trio of blood-red teardrops	Field of Shields	true
Crimson kite shield painted with a fearsome warrior turnip	Terrific Turnip (1)	true	true
Eight-sided kite shield	Hvairn's Showldh Stal, Hvairn's Shields	true
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Symbol

The kite shield is the symbol for the Albarian interpretation of Tamsine.

Items

Item	Source is	Rare item
Battered copper repair kit emblazoned with crossed forge hammers	Bacon Man's Birthday Bash 419 Auction	true
Black leather war belt adorned with a crested medallion	Hollow Eve Festival 406/Raffles	true
Black silk cord strung with a gold kite shield	Idon Abide the Ten (1), Idon Abide the Ten (2), Idon Abide the Ten (3)	true
Cambrinth Tamsine idol	Idon Abide the Ten (1), Idon Abide the Ten (2), Idon Abide the Ten (3)	true
Damite plate gauntlets embedded with shards of kertig-laced granite	Hollow Eve Festival 414/Auction	true
Item:Black leather war belt adorned with a crested medallion	Hollow Eve Festival 406/Raffles	true
Item:Black silk cord strung with a gold kite shield	Idon Abide the Ten (1)	true
Item:Cambrinth Tamsine idol	Idon Abide the Ten (1)	true
Item:Pearlescent pendant shaped like a kite shield	Idon Abide the Ten, Idon Abide the Ten (1)	false
Item:Rawhide cord strung with a minute kite shield	Idon Abide the Ten, Idon Abide the Ten (1)	false
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