Mail coif

A mail coif, also known as a chain coif or simply a coif, was a padded chainmail hood that usually came either with or built into chainmail or some other form of mail-based armor.
==Description==
The mail coif was snugly draped over the neck, shoulders, and head of the wearer, leaving only the face exposed. The protection it offered wasn't substantial, especially against impact weapons, and so it was typically worn beneath some form of helmet, such as the great helm worn by many knights.
==Notable Users==
* The devils known as merregons often wore mail hoods alongside studded leather armor.
* Some adventuring Sunite clerics wore mail hoods alongside chainmail.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
===Gallery===
Eltan.png|Grand Duke Eltan, founder of the Flaming Fist, wearing a fine mail coif.
Heat metal.jpg|A man wearing a coif while suffering from heat metal.
Dragon Magazine 237 Cover.jpg|A knight garbed in a mail coif standing triumphantly over a slain dragon on the cover of Dragon #237.
Phoenixanvil.jpeg|The cleric Phoenix Anvil standing confident with his mail coif.
Priest of Kelemvor.png|A priestess of Kelemvor decked out in a mail coif.
Spriggan1e.png|A spriggan ready for battle with his mail coif.
Purple Dragons 4 from cormyr.jpg|A trio of Purple Dragons decked out in mail coifs.
Svirfneblin.png|A svirfneblin stands menacingly in his mail coif.
Mantides mail coif.png|Fallen paladin Mantides of Westgate.
GIB RELTUB.png|The thief Gib Reltub poses in a very photogenic mail coif.
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===References===
Category:Armor
Category:Headwear
Category:Metal items
Category:0-24 gold pieces