Studded leather

Studded leather armor, also known as brigandine, was a type of armor used on Toril.

Description
Studded leather armor was made from tough yet flexible leather (unlike leather armor, it was not hardened). It was reinforced with numerous close-set rivets or spikes. Studded leather provided slightly more protection than regular leather armor. Each set was fitted with hundreds of rivets. It tended to rot and fall apart faster than most other sorts of armors in the Realms. Because of this it was quite common to find repaired, secondhand sets.

Variations

 * Brigandine: The spacing between the metal rivets in brigandine was smaller, making it a slightly less flexible variant.


 * Spiked leather: Studded leather with sharp spikes mounted upon its rivets. Typically seen in use by gladiators, barbarians of the North, some hill giants, and battleragers.

Groups

 * Ondonti
 * Yuan-ti purebloods
 * Yuan-ti halfbloods
 * Studded leather was the preferred type of armor among pirates and seafarers. Being a seafaring group, it was typically the heavy armor of choice for Northmen.

Individuals

 * Gaedynn Ulraes
 * Brenvol Whitebrow
 * Rindon Wasatho
 * Pratcus
 * Paelinn
 * Smile
 * Levia Shadewalker

Regions & Settlements

 * Armorers capable of making brigandine or modifying garments into it could be found in nearly all cities and towns in the Realms, as well as in many places along trade routes. Armorers capable of making it were also common in dwarf, gnome, and orc communities.