Ashen Shield

While holding this shield, you have a +1 bonus to AC. This bonus is in addition to the shield's normal bonus to AC.
This shields grants you "Defensive maneuver" as a reaction, with one charge. The charge resets on a long rest.
Defensive maneuver
"When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding a shield"

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.

Notes: Bonus: Armor Class, wearing it for 3 days, and do a DC 11 STR save anytime they are hit in combat. If the save fails, the wielder takes 1d4 dmg and drops the shield. The soul of the tree will accept anyone that defeated it imediately., Combat, Warding