Kite shield

Kite shields, also known as body shields or large shields, were a large-sized style of shield in the Realms that were sometimes conflated with tower shields.Some sources, such as the Baldur's Gate series and Icewind Dale series, refer to kite shields as being another name for tower shields. Other sources, such as Player's Option: Combat & Tactics, contradict this claim. Because the two are distinct types of shields out-of-universe, it is assumed the two were lumped together due to being similarly large shields. Also of note, the icons used for large shields in Baldur's Gate and the Icewind Dale series depict a tower shield, while the icons used in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn depict a kite shield.
==Description==
Kite shields were long in shape, with wide tops and narrow pointed bottoms, providing their wielders more coverage than a buckler shield. The pointed bottom edge of these could be driven into the ground to provide their users a stable defense against assaults.
==Availability==
* A number of merchants in Athkatla's market Waukeen's Promenade commonly sold kite shields, including the armorer Arnolinus, the fruit merchant Enge, the merchant Mira, and Ribald Barterman from his store Adventurer Mart. In the Bridge district, one could find them for sale from the innkeeper of Delosar's Inn and at the street-side stalls of Bel Dalemark and Sio'chaire. And in the Wave District, one could find them for sale by the merchant Jahaboam.
* A number of general stores in the southern districts of Baldur's Gate sold kite shields.
* Candlekeep Inn.
* The inn within the hamlet of Friendly Arm sold both mundane and +1 kite shields alongside a variety of armor and weapons.
* A small armaments store in Nashkel was known to sell kite shields.
* The Tankard Tree, a tavern in Saradush, sold both mundane kite shields and ones with generic +1 or +2 enchantments.
* Thunderhammer Smithy, a blacksmith shop in Beregost, sold kite shields.
* The Ulgoth's Beard inn's owner sold kite shields on the side, alongside a variety of general adventuring equipment.
* The Zephir's owner Zakee Rafeha sold kite shields in his inn on the side, alongside a variety of general adventuring equipment.
==Notable Owners of Kite Shields==
===Individuals===
* Fflar Melruth, a captain of the Akh'Velahr, wielded a stout kite shield.
* The Shepherd of the Damned.
===Regions & Settlements===
* Kite shields found use in the Vast.
==Appendix==
===Notes===
===Gallery===
Paladin's Shield.jpg|A paladin wields a kite shield emblazoned with the holy symbol of Helm.
===Appearances===
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===References===
Category:Shields
Category:Items from Amn
Category:Items from Athkatla
Category:Items from Baldur's Gate
Category:Items from Beregost
Category:Items from Imaskar
Category:Items from Mirabar
Category:Items from Tethyr
Category:Items from the Sword Coast
Category:Items from the Vast
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Zakhara
Category:Items from Toril
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