Black Urchin

Black Urchin was a type of enchanted shield forged in the Underdark in the likeness of blackblood urchins.
==Powers==
Black Urchin was designed by the duergars to resemble a blackblood urchin, a species of venomous shellfish found in the seas of the Underdark. Such shields were made of iron and often appeared black and strained with rust. The shield's front was covered in rusted barbs. Each time the shield bashed a target or an attacker pricked themselves, its barbs injected the target with harmful toxins.
==History==
As of the , one Black Urchin shield was wielded by Harhord Dorm, a duergar bodyguard of Barud Barzam, who was placed in charge of an old duergar stronghold in the River Caves, where the Black Raven River emerged and ran south in northwest Faerûn.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
:;Video Games
::Icewind Dale II
===References===
Category:Duergar items
Category:Iron items
Category:Magic items
Category:Items from the Underdark
Category:Items from the Spine of the World
Category:Items from Northwest Faerûn
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Toril
Category:Shields
Category:Magic shields
Category:Armor
Category:Plus-1 items
Category:Year of Manuscripts