[Bone Binding Iron Greaves]
Type: leg guards
Grade: Fine (Green)
Effects:
1. Durability +30%;
2. Enemy beasts with a Challenge Rating no higher than "1" have a chance to fall into a stunned state;
3. When you are about to be "knocked down," gain a slight Balance Bonus.
Description:
Even after fusing with steel, this hard bone still retains part of its owner's aura, like rotten wood deep in a quagmire.
Note:
"True civilization begins the moment you stop gnawing and start forging."
—Molten Throat · Red-Scaled Quencher · Kobold Forging Grandmaster · Zhik
This was a complete set of Leg Armor, including greaves for the lower legs, cuisses for the thighs, and knee guards.
Compared with the pale hardness and coldness of its main material, its surface still retained the fine texture that bone ought to have. But perhaps because of the metal mixed into it, its overall color was darker, a light gray shade.
Bone plates cut lengthwise were connected and reinforced with specially made metal rings, polished into smooth curves that fit the calves. Dark brown cowhide cords threaded between iron rivets that gave off a metallic sheen, with double-stitched, tanned hard leather serving as the lining.
The edges of the bone plates had all been carefully rounded, shaving away their originally sharp corners. The metal fasteners had also been treated against rust, their color even darkened to match the main tone of the bone armor.
At a glance, you might not notice this set of Leg Armor's defensive ability.
But through those bone plates, rivets, cords, and leather lining, you could feel the harmonious fusion of natural materials and artificial components under the superb craftsmanship of intelligent beings.
There was nothing jarring, nothing that made one feel irritated.
It was like a piece of bark,