This device is not a shield in the traditional sense, but a masterfully crafted vambrace of polished, iridescent coral and a strange, non-corroding bronze alloy. Delicate channels are carved across its surface, humming with a faint, dormant arcane energy that emanates from a large, flawless pearl set at its center. The pearl seems to hold the shimmering, bioluminescent light of the deepest ocean trenches.
When the wearer speaks a command word and clenches their fist, the pearl flares with a soft, cyan light. Pressurized water and pure magical force hiss from the channels in the vambrace, instantly coalescing two feet before the arm into a shimmering, translucent shield of hardened, swirling water.
Roughly the size of a targe, the Tidal Aegis constantly shifts and flows, ghostly images of marine life—drifting jellyfish, small darting fish—seeming to swim within its vortex. The air around it grows cool and smells of sea salt and ozone, and it emits a low, resonant hum like the sound of a distant tide. Though it appears liquid, attacks that strike the shield impact an unyielding, solid surface, creating a spray of luminous mist and the sound of a powerful wave crashing against stone.
Shields require the Utilize action to Don or Doff. You gain the Armor Class benefit of a Shield only if you have training with it.
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