In the Alchemical Workshop, Renato changed back into his old gambeson.
Actually, calling it a "gambeson" was no longer quite accurate. A more fitting name would have been a dragon hide arming jacket.
His original gambeson had been almost completely destroyed by dragon breath, so Klauthsura had followed the structure of the ruined garment and used all the remaining Deep Dragon materials to make him a new suit of under-armor.
When Renato learned of the Mind Flayer's plans, he had explicitly told her not to skimp on the budget, but to pile on the materials.
After all, the Underdark had many rare materials unique to it, as well as others that were far easier to obtain here than on the Surface.
To escape this place, Renato intended to convert as much of his wealth as possible into combat power he could use immediately.
After receiving a substantial injection of gold for the Alchemical Workshop, Klauthsura had not disappointed him.
What the Mind Flayer presented was indeed an outstanding piece of work.
Once Renato had put on the dragon hide arming jacket, he donned the Mountain's Embrace plate armor and stood before a mirror formed from psionics.
He went through various sword movements, adjusting to his new equipment.
Made from the Deep Dragon's belly hide and tanned with psionics, the leather combined toughness with excellent flexibility. As he moved, there was far less resistance at his joints than with his old gambeson, as though this layer of dragon hide were part of his own body.
Renato rolled his shoulders a few times in satisfaction, then tested a twist of his waist. There was almost no stiffness.
However, because his old gambeson had been made before the plate armor was fitted, the Halfling tailor had not specifically reinforced areas the armor plates