This shield is a remarkable piece of forge work combined with some clever clockwork, producer by Brannur of Brannu's Dependable dfences, with the assistance of an unknown artificer. It can be worn as a heavy bracelet on one wrist whose function will likely evade casual notice. When activated using a bonus action, the spring-loaded mechanism within the bracer will swiftly unfold the bracer to form a functional shield adding the standard 2 to AC for a proficient wielder.

Folding the shield back up into its bracer form requires one minute of interrupted time to re-seat it properly and tension the springs, and generally a minimum of three curses.

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.