Bandolier

Bandoliers, also known as bandoleers or baldrics, were a type of belt in the Realms that one wore diagonally, slung around the body from one shoulder to the opposite hip. They were used to carry a variety of items, such as weapons, instruments, and even pouches. They were also used hold up garments and hang sheathes or scabbards.

Description
Functional bandoliers were typically made of leather and had nothing more than a buckle, for ease of use and practicality. Though more decorative varieties could be found made of fashionable materials such as brocade or silk. They also typically were decorated with bells or tassels along their bottom edge, as well as other adornments.

Notable Bandoliers

 * Gunman's bandolier, a bandolier designed to carry powderhorns and some firearms.
 * Khuumal's baldric
 * Melairkyn baldric, an enchanted variety of baldric developed by Clan Melairkyn.
 * Tamalar, a baldric with many pouches. These were sometimes designed to be removable, but more often were securely sewn on.
 * Xamar's baldric, a unique cursed baldric from the land of Calimshan.
 * Vial bandolier, a bandolier with ten padded holsters stitched on to it for the purpose of carrying elixirs, potions, poisons, and vials.

General

 * Among many aristocrats, baldrics were worn decoratively by both lords and ladies. Upper class women in particular were known to wear silk baldrics with golden bells for ornamentation.

Groups

 * Baldrics were a common article of clothing among members of the Iron Ring.
 * The goblin band known as the Noble Cavaliers typically wore baldrics as part of their uniform.
 * Baldrics were one of the many articles of clothing that the Waterdhavian guild, the League of Skinners & Tanners, were known to produce.
 * The City Guard of Waterdeep typically wore baldrics as part of their uniforms.

Individuals

 * Cadderly Bonaduce
 * Duvan
 * Giarrok
 * Ivan Bouldershoulder
 * The minstrel Llewellyn the Loquacious typically wore a bandolier in which he carried small scroll cases.
 * The tabaxi merchant Two Dry Cloaks typically wore a bandolier that carried various different wands.
 * Thazienne Uskevren wore bandoliers crossed over her chest that held her climbing and thieving gear.
 * Xhalth

Races & Sentient Creatures

 * Pterafolk were often known to wear bandoliers in order to carry small items.
 * The rastipedes that lived in Herdspace would often wear bandoliers.

Regions & Settlements

 * Baldrics were a common article of clothing in much of Faerûn.
 * All sentient races across Serôs were known to wear bandoliers to carry equipment or weapons. These were typically made of either woven kelp fronds or the treated skin of a sea snake or eel. The popularity of bandoliers was partially due to the need to have as little drag as possible while swimming.

Religions

 * Adventuring priests of Gond often wore baldrics.
 * The priests of Mielikki often wore little more than a green baldric and sash when in very hot weather or in the summer woods.
 * Within the Church of Tempus, acolytes typically wore baldrics as part of their priestly vestments.

Trivia

 * The year 1199 DR was known as the "Year of the Baldric."