Order of the Raven/Armoury

What sets Raven Equipment apart from other armours is it's dedication to a hybrid style of fighting. While based on armour dedicated for melee and ranged fighters, the materials used tend to lean in a way that promotes the use of magic in the wearer while halting it in the opponent.

All Raven Armour is made by Nathan, or a few others within his circle of crafters. Most of the materials are either made at home, or retrieved by slayer tasks Zarin sends the Ravens onto.

Lino5front.jpghorax
A common style within the Renderra for lighter armour, is a Linothorax cuirass. Originally made by layering flax linen, the Linothorax is made of anywhere between 8 and 18 layers of linen and glue. This creates fairly thick armour, able to stop arrows in a worse-case scenario and halt some melee attacks.

The Raven Linothorax, is careful enough to use glue coming strictly from Unicorns they have slain and brought back to be worked with. This is done entirely to aid in magical defenses. The linen is cut into sheets, glue hardening between the layers stiffening it. The bottom part of the armour is made into a skirt-like design, strands cut into it that allow flexibility, and only slight discomfort while sitting (It's fairly stiff, so it keeps your back straight). For those who are more magically inclined, the very outer layer is silk, enchanted as robes are to aid in casting.

Traditionally speaking, Linothorax are white with bronze scales worn over the chest region. On Raven designs, the white linen's outer layers are dyed black, with leather worn as lower chest protection. Though the armour typically uses two ties, Ravens have upgraded it to three on the sides to close a gap made in production. Also breaking tradition, is the use of lower-body clothing with it, typically some form of skirt or trousers.

Gambeson
In contrast to the layered linen of the Linothorax, the Gambeson is made by quilting instead. While offering more protection overall, the Gambeson is somewhat uncomfortable due to a lack of breathability spread all over the protected areas. Typically, a Gambeson is able to be worn under plate armour to prevent chafing, but these will be thinner than those used as dedicated armour on their own.

The Ravens tend to stuff the quilted material with everything from animal hair to varying cloth, with an outer and inner layer of enchanted silk to aid in the casting of magic.

Splinted
Splinted Armour is a staple for cost-effective but durable protection among the Ravens. Made by taking strips of metal, leather, bone, or wood and attaching them to either leather or chainmail, they work well to cover parts of the body that don't move such as the forearms and lower legs. It has a large symbol to show the mutli-cultural background of various Ravens, with the armour design used by them typically implementing the Wushanko and Third Age warrior's splinted design with the materials used by Wizard's Tower men and the Fremennik Seer-Warriors.

Raven Splinted armour is used strictly for the limbs, and typically only mid-weight to heavier fighters. The material under the splints is usually some varying form of leather or chainmail, while the splints themselves are made of Splitbark wood, Wallasaki bone, Lunar ore, or Mithril (for cost effective use.)  Lighter weight versions do exist, using various bones and wood on leather purely for the sake of structure and weight.

Weaponry
Pollaxe

Spear

Bastard Sword

Falchion

Staff

Wand

Orb

Bow

Thrown Axes