Shields

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Shields are a good thing for all melee users, except those who use two-handed Blunt Arms and Axes of course. They all can be held up by holding your attack key, or held at your side. When held up, they will subtract damage off every hit you take, and the Health total of the Shield will decrease with the damage taken. When passive, they will deflect attacks at a fixed chance.

Buckler - A small, cheap, shield. It will absorb some damage and has somewhere around 500 health.

Iron Shield - An iron shield. This shield is better than the buckler, but still only has 1000 health or so; thus it isnt very good for prolonged fighting.

Large Iron Shield - This shield will stand up to most any map, with a large ammount of health and absorbing quite a deal of damage it will keep you alive much longer than usual.

Rune Shield - This shield has no health value, it is immortal. When an enemy attacks you it has a chance to freeze that enemy, a frozen enemy will attack much slower than normal. This shield will keep you alive in areas you wouldn't dare go without it.

Urdulian Shield - This massive shield is forged from the doors of a fallen Urdualian temple. Its size makes it very unweildly, but it provides far better protection than any of the above shields.