Kingfisher Clerical Armor
Warrior and Mystic armor inspired by the temples in T. Kingfisher’s paladin novels.
The Warrior set is colorful but functional Temple Armor: a sleeveless quilted aketon, leather leggings, and tall boots. I’ve taken liberties with the tabard, turning it into a front-opening sleeveless surcoat. Tier 2 adds a color-accented chain mail hauberk. The tabard and chain accents are in your primary color; the aketon is in the secondary color.
The Mystic set is practical Vestments: a long robe falling away from the shoulder, which has drawstring sleeves, a foldover collar, and a generous side pocket. Underneath are sturdy traveling clothes, consisting of a side-laced bodice and long skirt for the female body, a kilt over breeches and a front-laced waistcoat for the male. Both bodies wear a high-necked undershirt in a light tint of your secondary color, while other garments are dyed in the primary color. Tier 2 adds epaulets and an attractive design tooled into the bodice/waistcoat layer.
Did I discover the reason that layers in the armor usually show at joints, not everywhere? Yes, yes I did. Whew.
These copy the crafting recipes and buffs from the Gard and Drab sets, respectively, to avoid creating balance issues, but the game does track type! That means a warrior wearing Temple Armor when added to the Legacy will be wearing the Temple Armor when recruited again — and same for the Vestments.
