Plate Armor

Plate Armour the primary armour of the knights of Araluen and Gallica.

Description[]

Plate armour consists of many plates of tempered steel, including a chest plate, greaves, bracers, a helmet and boot covers. It provides good defence against almost all attacks, including cutting, slashing, stabbing, and blunt force.

Plate armour is used primarily by the Araluen knights, both mounted and on foot, but is also used by Gallican knights and presumably others.

Plate armour protects the user's entire body, from head to toe, and is very difficult to penetrate. The only weak points are at the joints and in between plates. Plate armour can also cover the fingers and joints through a technique called articulation, where many plates, each the same shape, are put together into a flexible tube-like construction. Plate armour can also be used on horses to protect a knight's mount.