Difference between revisions of "Shardplate"

'''Shardplate''' is ornate armor that covered the entire body. It is powered by [[Stormlight]] through the use of gemstones located at key points inside the armor, but the breastplate is said to be a focal point. Since the plate has no visible joints it fits itself to its wearer. Related to [[Shardblade]]s, it is nearly indestructible, though Shardblades or constant attacks against it could eventually break it down, whereupon, it would need to be recharged and repaired by letting it draw Stormlight from infused gems. With that Stormlight the plate would "regrow" in the same way a wound heals, but at a much more rapid rate{{disputed|really?- after the battle of the Tower, Dalinar is riding back to the war camps, and it describes the state of his plate, I'm paraphrasing, but it says something like, "His plate had been fed stormlight to mend it's major cracks, but it still bore the scars of battle. It would take much more time and more infusions to completely restore it, but it was battle ready again." I would assume since it only took the time from him to ride from the battlefield to the war camps to repair that would justify my statement. I'll find the exact quote though to be certain. - snote85}} (depending on the damage sustained and amount of Stormlight). The plate can be regrown from any piece as long as the flow of Stormlight is constant, but two sets cannot be regrown from one suit. It's implied that the larger of the remaining pieces will take precedence as stated by [[Dalinar]] after the [[Battle of the Tower]].{{ref|b|twok|c|69}} People wearing

Shardplate, referred to as Shardbearers, were gifted with advanced strength and speed, though it was no substitute for skill. If the Stormlight runs out, or you lost a piece that is a focus point, the armor becomes very heavy and can hinder the bearer by weighing them down.