Runed barding
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| Name | runed barding |
| Appearance | runed barding |
| Base price | 900 zm |
| Weight | 125 |
| Material | metal |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
Runed barding is a type of tool that appears in EvilHack. It is a set of barding that has a base object material of metal.
Runed barding is the base item type for the artifact Ithilmar.
Generation
Runed barding is not randomly generated, though it can be wished for or found in bones levels.
Description
A hero can apply runed barding to a pet that is eligible for riding to equip them with it, though they can resist as with an applied saddle - the hero can enchant their steed's barding by reading a scroll of enchant armor while mounted on the steed; a prompt will appear to confirm whether or not the steed's barding is the intended target.
While worn, runed barding grants 6 base AC and covers the steed's head as a helm does, and additionally prevents instadeath from digestion attacks the same as spiked barding.
Strategy
Runed barding offers the same additional level of longevity for steeds: its head coverage can block the illness-inducing bite of a zombie like other barding, it prevents the steed from being unceremoniously eaten alive and digested, and it offers more AC at a much lower weight of 125 aum. However, it is incredibly rare to obtain since it can only be found by wishing or in bones.
Encyclopedia entry
Barding (also spelled bard or barb) is body armour for war horses.
The practice of armoring horses was first extensively developed in
antiquity in the eastern kingdoms of Parthia and Pahlava, and
after the conquests of Alexander the Great it made its way into
European military practices via the Seleucid Empire and later
Byzantine Empire. Though its historical roots lie in antiquity in
the regions of what was once the Persian Empire, barded horses have
become a symbol of the late European Middle Ages chivalry and the
era of knights.
