Splint mail

Splint mail (or simply splint) was a type of armor used on Toril.
==Description==
Splint mail was made up of several vertical strips of metal (known as splints) that were riveted to a backing of leather. Splint was worn over cloth padding. The joints in splint mail were often protected with chainmail. 
==Availabity==
* In Faerûn, splint mail was common in Cormyr, Turmish, and Vaasa.
* Splint mail was rather rare in Kara-Tur.
==History==
Splint mail was believed to have been first developed by dwarves.
==Notable wearers==
===Groups===
* Red Plumes
===Individuals===
* Rathan Thentraver
===Religions===
*Arahars of Tempus.
* Splint mail was one of two types of armor that chaos knights, a variety of specialty priest of the Church of Talos, generally favored. However, the splint mail of chaos knights was notably black in coloration and decorated with barbs.
* Splint mail was among the types of armor that glorybloods, a variety of specialty priest of the Church of Tempus, most often wore.
* Moon Knights, a variety of specialty priest of the Church of Selûne, wore splint armor that had a silver or white coloration and the twin eyes of Selûne emblazoned across the chest.
* Splint mail was among the types of armor that swords of Cyric, a variety of specialty priest of the Church of Cyric, most often wore.
==Appendix==
===Gallery===
Splint mail.png|Two types of splint mail side by side.
Splint mail iwd.png|A set of splint mail armor from Icewind Dale.
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Category:Heavy armor
Category:Armor
Category:Items
Category:75-99 gold pieces
Category:200-299 gold pieces