Description
The last fraction of The Dragon God left behind while the rest of her body was sent to the stars to watch over the world forevermore. A single, "small", scale fashioned into an unbreakable kite shield, it is said to offer incredible protection against threats both physical and magical, and yet for a while it seemed more a relic of the past than a godly artifact.
In myths the Bulwark is a shining shield with the radiance of the dawn and the shifting colours of a prismatic storm. When found however, it seemed more like a chipped and dull slate of grey iron, barely holding onto any remaining power. In recent days, it seems to be reclaiming its past glory, shining once more with light and magic.
History
Lost to the Ages
According to
The First Battalion,
Champion Zia used the shield during The Archonomachy. What happened to it afterwards was completely unknown, as the Bulwark seems to have completely disappeared from world history.
Finally Found
After centuries in darkness, Bulwark was discovered within the treasure hoard of a Yuan-ti Lord deep below
Katarn. Battered and grey, it was almost unrecognisable, but was discovered all the same.
The Exotics, with the help of friends and allies, destroyed the cultist cell found within the lair, and claimed the shield as their own.
Stats
Guardian's Scale
This shield grants a +2 magical bonus to your AC in addition to a standard shield's +2.
You can add the +2 magical bonus from this shield to any saving throws you make against magical effects, as a scintillating aura of warding light surrounds you.
Adamant Hide
The shield grants its wielder a 5ft aura of ultimate protection. While inside this aura, any critical hits a creature suffers are instead treated as normal hits.
Legendary Resistance
If you would fail a saving throw while holding this shield, you can choose to succeed instead by expending all remaining charges (minimum of 3).
Divine Spellcasting
This shield has 18 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: Absorb Elements (1 charge, uses reaction instead of action), Protection From Poison (2 charges), Dragon's Breath (2 Charges), Protection From Energy (3 charges), Fire Shield (4 charges), Summon Draconic Spirit (6 Charges), Illusory Dragon (10 charges). The shield regains 1d12+6 expended charges daily at dawn.
Draconic Blessings
If you are a worshiper of
Kiderha, you gain all the following benefits for which you have the required piety:
- Piety 3: If you are not proficient with this shield, you become proficient.
- Piety 10: The shield has 1 randomly determined minor beneficial property
- Piety 25: While wielding this shield, you gain resistance to your choice of Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Poison damage. You may choose which type each day at dawn.
- Piety 50: The shield has 2 randomly determined major beneficial properties.
If you aren't a worshiper of Kiderha, the shield has 2 randomly determined minor detrimental properties
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