Argent Shield

The Argent Shield was one of the enchanted shield created in the Seldarine's Hand citadel on the Spine of the World.
==Description==
This silver shield bore markings of the Seldarine's Hand and was designed to protect its wielder physically and magically.
==Powers==
The Argent Shield possessed a potent defensive +3 enchantment and granted the wielder limited resistance to magic. Its magics were attuned exclusively to elves, rendering the shield unusable by anyone else.
==History==
After completion of construction of Seldarine's Hand circa the , the inhabitants of the citadel lived in a close alliance with the dwarves of Dorn's Deep. The troops of the elven citadel were outfitted with the best armor and weapons created by the crafters of both races. By the , the Seldarine's Hand had been ruined for centuries and came to be known as the Severed Hand. After the citadel's fall, the Argent Shield remained within the ruins, discard by invading orcs and goblins as trash due to its magical attainment. Maiden Ilmadia Bariel, who served Ilmatari priest Revered Brother Poquelin, reclaimed the enchanted shield from the Hand's ruins and bore it until her death in 1281 DR at the hands of the Heroes of Icewind Dale.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
:;Video Games
::Icewind Dale • Icewind Dale: Trials of the Luremaster
===References===
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Category:Silver items
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Category:Armor
Category:Magic shields
Category:Magic armor
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Category:Items from Toril
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Icewind Dale
Category:Items from Dorn's Deep
Category:Items from the Severed Hand
Category:Items from the Spine of the World
Category:Plus-3 items
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